GTA Vice City Stories - PSP VS PS2 [Text video]

[@NationalPepper]

*Do you have a magazine with a GTA series article?* I would be very grateful if you could scan or photograph me your issue. These GTA articles usually have a lot of interesting stuff inside. If you think that your article is uninteresting, contact me anyways. Be aware, that I don't care if your issue is not written in English. If I use your scans or other materials in a video, I will give you a shout-out. This would be my special thanks to you. If you have something awesome or a lot of articles, I would be happy to give you an early access of my upcoming video (or even videos) absolutely for free. Do you have GTA press kit or non-English GTA version? Contact me here *([e-mail])* Thanks in advance!

[@kevwb8236]

when i play gta vcs on my psp the vcn building is glitching out

[@felixmendonza6593]

Me too

[@tavellclinton9256]

When I think that GTA Advance, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories and GTA Chinatown Wars were never released on PC (and won't be), I really feel like crying!

[@felixmendonza6593]

@@tavellclinton9256 gta advance is not best but physic are best

[@tavellclinton9256]

@@felixmendonza6593 I truly wish these games were released on PC. All GTA games should have been released on PC, without any exceptions.

[@yFilex]

I find it really ironic how gta 3 is the first 3D universe game but chronologically it takes place last, but Vice city stories is the last 3D universe game but chronologically it takes place first.

[@hiukasgaming]

😂

[@Jayfym912]

Fr

[@melvyngirard4260]

Good point i never had thought about that

[@pedraodoinga]

In the GTA part, you're right. If you consider the WHOLE 3D universe, Manhunt 2 is actually the last chronological game.

[@NationalPepper]

Please *DON"T* compare the graphics in this video. Both of these games were played on various emulators. That's why the picture on PS2 looks rather dull.

[@GTAtrailerOfficial]

you forgot chainsaw sfx

[@VaunaKiller]

But I still would mention that it looks like PS2 has a superior lighting, ofcourse if this is not result of different emmulator configuration.

[@nicaalex5836]

Vadim M i want music of final this video

[@Macho_Man_Randy_Savage]

That was Liberty City Stories.

[@robinmathew9029]

what emulator should I need to play VCS & ps2 games on pc or android ?

[@DanielClear2]

I still don't understand why Rockstar didn't release a PC version.

[@TKsh1]

It was developed by Rockstar Leeds, in the time Leeds was a small dev, also it would be complicated to port it.

[@ibrahimozturk7]

I am pretty sure the unofficial fanmade port still exists, and it runs well, from my own experiences a while ago anyway.

[@Roxor.Z]

if i am not wrong, Sony did a contract with Rockstar to make the GTA Stories a exclusive for PlayStation

[@GrumpyCat97]

its a PlayStation exclusive

[@I_hu85ghjo]

grumpy cat But lcs is also on mobile

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Fun fact: it is actually possible to run and aim with certain small guns in the PSP version. Just start running and get into aiming mode without stopping. You will be running in one direction only, but that is still very useful, and you do get to choose what direction to run in, of course.

[@wslilsoldier575]

So do I hold the joystick up run and then aim ?

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

@@wslilsoldier575 It does not matter where you point it. Just experiment until you get it.

[@thedrbat9572]

you can do that on the pc version of gta 3 and vice city aswell (actually all versions besides mobile and definitive edition) you tap the sprint button and shoot, this works with all the one handed guns but the issue is that on ps2 you cant use auto aim with this little trick

[@jak8430]

man you are everywhere

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

@@jak8430 I try.

[@Macho_Man_Randy_Savage]

4:23 PSP sounds sound like GTA IIIs... It's amazing how 'clean' the PSP versions of LCS and VCS look.

[@BavarianM]

They look like dogshit compared to the PS2

[@gabrieleriva651]

of course, it's emulated. try playing it on the PSp screen.

[@smoovkilla]

@@gabrieleriva651it looks even worse on a psp screen. This game is literally unplayable on the psp.

[@pinospin9588]

and you both literally comparing the handheld with the big console it's kinda unfair to compare their graphic, they did their best to make the game look good enough while smooth enough to be playable

[@1HRBNGR1]

Wow, I was just expecting a side by side comparison, and here you are going in-depth with all the finely detailed and nuanced differences. Well done!

[@vp999]

*leaves everything behind to watch vadim's new video*

[@hommeboy]

Geometry Dash vp999 Yep.

[@DeadPixel1105]

Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories were both so awesome. I wish they'd be ported to Steam.

[@OkachaWasTaken]

You mean PC?

[@jytvreal]

@@OkachaWasTaken same thing

[@OkachaWasTaken]

@@jytvreal not really

[@ldhiya23]

I mean. Emulator is still useful

[@TheRedFoxMcCloud]

@@OkachaWasTaken yes it is the samething have you not use steam before?

[@ProjectV6]

I can't help but noticed you didn't point out that the PSP version almost ALWAYS has your car missing from the garage but it's fixed on the PS2 version. No one points that out.

[@NationalPepper]

Didn't know that.

[@Butcher.]

Played and play on my PSP USA version VCS and always garage was ok - saved cars aded no problem. So what is a problem. I have USA UMD day one version box Also played my own dumped iso image on PPSSPP emulator - a year ago compleated on it game and also worked garage perfect. Car aded to it was to end of game

[@NationalPepper]

Butcher Bay I can't recal having this on my PSP as well.

[@Butcher.]

Tested now on PSP - launched GTA VCS saved in garage car - runed random mission done it back to save hause - opena and was . So whats problem ?

[@ProjectV6]

I hope I understand you well enough since your English isn't so good but no worries :-) Yeah, I had the UMD and PSN version on my PSP and only on RARE occasions does the car save in the garage which kind takes the fun out of it for me, I like the Voodoo and Greenwood in VCS but they are so rare and it really frustrates me lol But at the same time, I understand given the amount of detail and mini games they crammed into the PSP version but I'm glad they fixed it for the PS2 :-) Your car you drive to the location vanishes after the cinematic type cutscenes, sometimes a taxi or police car can appear in for shits and giggles but other than that, the game is one of my all time GTA favorites. It's just a LOT of fun :-)

[@adammars1438]

Man, can't wait for GTA VCS Mobile to come out. EDIT: I can’t believe people are still replying to this knowing that the mobile version of VCS will never be made by Rockstar

[@TKsh1]

Me too, the only 3D era GTA that I never had the chance to play.

[@filosofepictetos9678]

It's a cool game. Icouldn't finish the game too. It was cool to play Lance's big brother.

[@Officialchristophermorris]

Takeshi Never??? Well I think u need to hear this Fun Fact... U Can Swim! :3

[@arizonaflex3634]

ADAM MARS ikr that's what I'm thinking about

[@filosofepictetos9678]

But you can only swim for a while, then you dying on the water ofc.

[@NotAvailablexd]

ooooh yeah, new vadim video *grabs popcorn*

[@bennybouken]

If you guys haven't noticed in both versions, they had car reflections. It actually reflects some stuffs like the lamp posts.

[@Xegethra]

Vice City Stories had the best version of the city for me, so much neon.

[@Ty-bu3mp]

can you do one on GTA lcs PSP and ps2 differences

[@LaSanya2001]

I remeber playing GTA: VCS and GTA: LCS on my PSP...... good times man. I miss them

[@darrenraphael]

Busta Yeah I played them 8-10 years ago. I also played gta san and adreas, gts 3 and vice city a while back to. How old are you by the way? I'm turning 21 this year lol

[@darrenraphael]

@Ulises Lopez-Mendez I know lol

[@gonacci1692]

​@@darrenraphael how old are you now?

[@darrenraphael]

@@gonacci1692 28

[@Salgaditos]

2:14 "I always get my man" isn't a dialogue from one of the inspectors in Bully?

[@12345timm]

Salgaditos it is. It’s a prefect phrase.

[@TommyVercettivicecity]

It is

[@RedVGFox]

I guess the multiplayer option alone makes the PSP version worth it.

[@kris24_lawson]

I can't tell what's better, the actual content, or the background music

[@CarlosJose-yw4mj]

I wish this game was released on mobile

[@Officialchristophermorris]

Carlos José Just keep waiting, probably b4 Christmas kinda like LCS

[@kazuman2000]

it will, one day...

[@kazuman2000]

Pure Wisky i give them 3 months... (march 2017)

[@Kevin-tt5ym]

Pure Wisky it should come this month cuz they did the same shit with GTA LCS it was suppose to be released on October 24 (2015) but they ended up releasing it on December 17 (2015) on iOS...

[@ozgurozturk3174]

I think R* have some license issues with Phil Collins stuff or some radio songs.

[@A-G-F-]

man, i felt so acomplished when i nanaged to do "Boomshine Blowout" and "Hose the Hoes" at my first atempt on my second playtrough

[@Gravarty]

Finally a classic Vadim M. video. It's a lot more entertaining to listen to the music and reading through all the facts.

[@andreallawi]

I have already noticed some differences between the two devices, especially in this game, and there is something else, such as: the sound of hunter is different, but I thank you very much that you have highlighted these differences...

[@BiIlDipperIy]

For whatever reason I always got the "stories" version of these games as a *kid* lol. I wonder if my mom thought "stories" meant I wouldn't be blowing shit up.. Or maybe she didn't really care. I never ended up getting GTASA tho, only played it at friends houses.. But I did have VCS on PSP and ho-ly shit it was the best ever as a teenager. Going on a road trip? Play some gta... Man, the PSP was soo far ahead of its time. I honestly wish they'd bring something back like that. I would much rather have that, than these garbage mobile games today.

[@frizzyrascal1493]

Yup. I hoped they'd make a mobile port just like they did for LCS, but thats out of the window now.

[@dariosandoval3608]

@@frizzyrascal1493 they cant be because of licensing issues with Phil Collins

[@minignoux4566]

i mean if you got it on psp you couldn't really get the originals

[@BiIlDipperIy]

@@minignoux4566 I had LCS on ps2.....

[@mertturker3765]

Okay so you may not see this comment but your videos are amazing. I absolutely love learning about GTA games and you your videos so high quality and soothing, it blows my mind

[@doomeR_007]

gta liberty city stories psp vs ps2 please

[@tonymontanaltu69]

5:53 Good because that side mission will be a tiny bit less boring.

[@hitzkopf9639]

I'm so glad they released it for the PS2 too. But I'd be more glad if they also released it for PC.

[@MondoMurderface]

The biggest and only reason to play on the PS2 is the duel thumbstick controls. I actually think PSP looks nicer, especially with the texture upscaling on emulator.

[@BubulinisAntonAdrian]

GTA Vice City Stories on PS2 i choose because it's obviously it looks like original Vice City '80 without Trails also and just brings SA cars almost and SA animations (diffrent animations walk run sprint similar to SA) and it has more features!

[@maribelbetancurgonzalez3544]

The review is very complete, Congratulations! (Sorry for the english)

[@NikkiWrightVGM]

Hope we get Vice City Stories and LCS in HD on PS4 soon ^.^

[@motley17cru]

Nikki Wright yeah I second that!!

[@GrumpyCat97]

what you cant get the classic version on ps4?

[@NikkiWrightVGM]

Right now you can only get VCS and LCS on PS3 (possibly PS4, I didn't look that hard) but they are a direct port of the PS2 version. Horribly messy 480p graphics and no analog control.

[@RicardoSpunkyMonkey]

Nikki Wright If they brought VCS and LCS with trophy support onto PS4 my life would be complete

[@ozgurozturk3174]

It won't happen, sorry.

[@ShigeruKanmuri007]

Looks like you're using stable build of PCSX2 which still leaving graphical bugs in GTA games (mostly in HUD area, GTAIII and Vice city has overlapping text shadows, while VCS and LCS has some problem rendering the text as shown on your video, most noticeably around 0:35 . SA has a problem too but not in HUD, but more to post-effect problems). You should consider using these nightly builds (yeah I know it's unstable but never had a problem with these builds so far and most graphical bugs in all GTA games already been fixed.): buildbot.orphis.net/pcsx2/index.php (just download the most latest ones). and using OpenGL renderer for those builds fixes the text rendering in LCS and VCS, respecively.

[@FilipVeliki94]

Rifaldy Ramadhan Thanks for this info, it helped me. Can you tell me what other settings do you use, texture filtering?

[@ShigeruKanmuri007]

well, just leave texture filtering to Bilinear (PS2) or if your graphics card could handle it, step up to Trilinear (There are 3 variations of Trilinear, bottom ones are most heaviest), for resolution 2x native is fine, again if your graphics card could handle it, step up to 3x native or higher

[@FilipVeliki94]

Rifaldy Ramadhan gtx 970 here, trilinear sounds good. Do you know if there is a way to measure FPS in OpenGL hardware renderer?

[@ShigeruKanmuri007]

just checked the PCSX2 wiki, looks like the only way to measure FPS is playing it on windowed mode (the FPS is visible on the window title) or using 3rd party apps like fraps or dxtory

[@adeelamjad5024]

guys this game is on mobile port I downloaded it on play on my tablet from the ps2 emulator

[@gopikrishnannair2384]

2:14 is that a Prefect dialogue from Bully?

[@DarkMythHunter]

SO SICK!

[@cheesywedges7680]

Hi there!

[@thearmoredman8319]

Hi there!

[@Satrumt]

People 4 years ago: i can't wait for VCS in mobile. Me in 2021: yeah... Me neither...

[@la912]

Great comparison dude!

[@miteenpullover9190]

I would have love that they made Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories on a PC version!

[@allmightyjesse6334]

2:17 I’m a Solider!! (Dies) 🤣😂

[@JasonBoon02]

Another interesting video, Vadim M!

[@TidusSora1991]

better to play it on the emulator, because the resolution is higher and the textures are more defined. In the physical version ps2 if you enter too many codes there is a risk that the game will be damaged and no longer starts on the emulator instead you can put the tricks you want without the game being ruined.

[@Zkanero1257]

Is psp Version better?

[@TidusSora1991]

@@Zkanero1257 The PSP version is brighter, you can see the image better, while the ps2 version the image is darker and less sharp.

[@SuperDuperNick]

Also several car engine sounds have higher pitch on PS2, like the Freeway, Idaho and Taxi and all the other vehicles in the same category that make those sounds

[@moumibhattacharjee3862]

I have also this came in my PSP and I feel good when I play this and when I get bored I will very good when I play this and it just passed the time of my in the day

[@zebracherub]

Man you always pick the best soundtrack for your vids.

[@Aonna97]

As Always perfect video! You are the best youtuber of GTA content 🔝🔝

[@Nudux]

If only they added the crouch ”feature”

[@fl00der3]

Ps2 takes the cake! 💪 ( one of my favorite console ever )

[@n7kie269]

Having 5 gta on one console as a kid would've been heaven

[@deyarbradosti3369]

Please guys Email rockstar games support for this game we need Tell to rockstar games ok we want Gta vice city stories anniversary Edition.

[@CryptidWubz]

I guess the side mission rush was inspired by the traffic attack mode in burnout revenge. Just my thought though.

[@mihailviloev8662]

Потрясные видео, просто потрясны. Классный монтаж, музыка, да всё просто супер!

[@neoanto9345]

Can you please make an GTA Vice City PC vs Mobile comparison???

[@PhaseControlDNB]

Great video! Ara you going to do also for LCS?

[@apc9681]

Love these videos and love the channel

[@CaptainPeanut]

5:37 what is the difference here? I don't notice anything?

[@ibrahimozturk7]

WANTZiN Trails just brightens the game and makes lights flashier, nothing big to be honest

[@k.cooper8816]

Well, why don't you make a video about GTA Liberty City Stories? Especially the PSP and PS2 comparison.

[@NationalPepper]

Not in my plans.

[@kobejanvicente1686]

I tried the PS2 emulator with this game and the experience was terrible, it was glitchy, whenever I pass the Ferris wheel, my fps drops to 30 below...

[@crashfan9997]

That always happened in the ps2 version believe it or not. Also when you have a higher wanted level the framerate tended to tank.

[@mistera2834]

Well, that's not the case with the current latest nightly build of PCSX2, even with my potato pc the game was able to run smoothly when near the ferris wheel

[@saze5660]

Stories games deserves PC version :D

[@SocialistFinn1]

How the hell do you not have over a million subs?!

[@TheTriangle444]

I didnt know VCS was a PSP-first game. Incredible.

[@pinospin9588]

that explain why on ps2 version the game sound compressed (and load faster than any other ps2 gta)

[@SuperDuperNick]

Hunter also sounds different and the hunter rockets and tank explosions also have the different explosion sound effect

[@TinkerbellTheGreat]

At 2:14 when the npc on the boat says “I always get my man” it seems like it’s straight out of Bully when the prefects incapacitate one of the students or Jimmy.

[@Mouritogaia]

Fantastic video 😉 👍

[@albadude1922]

2:15 was that also a line from Bully?

[@diethster]

Went thru the video, wasnt the businesses also more fleshed out in the PS2 version?

[@blockman9961]

Hey Man Did You noticed at 2:15 it said "I always get my man" this is one of the quotes of a prefect if you get busted in the game bully another game of rockstar

[@ricardoistudla8641]

Damn good job man!!

[@curtis8516]

You haven't done a comparison video for Liberty City Stories 😢

[@FreeAimDog]

vadim M, will you make a video on vcs mobile if it comes out? i want to know if songs get removed because i love wave 103 or whatever its called and if they remove any songs i will be upset. btw in vcs theres a glitch where the sniper dot does not change size but in the original vice city the sniper acts like it has a real lazer. and in remaster of vice city on mobile the scope is a weird color for both snipers

[@ozgurozturk3174]

Elite GamingWolf VCS will not be released for mobile my friend, sorry.

[@thetrashman5258]

a new video. finally!

[@kbbbbb]

My first Gta which I owned and not borrow from a friend very underrated game loved it.. :D

[@zazaguerilla]

good times when games would get extra content when ported no questions asked nowadays you have to curse the devs family to recveive a patch

[@theplayajam7654]

I know these were meant to be Console Exclusive games, but I feel like GTA LCS and VCS both deserved a PC port. (Knowing Rockstar, if they did it now, they'd most likely botch them up like they did with GTA SA Remastered.)

[@TheOne69]

@Paul Bell they chose to have a shitty mobile studio do it. they oversaw the project. it's their responsability

[@DaveSimonH]

The GTA Stories games on PSP were great, but there was something about those games that highlighted how bad the PSP's motion blur issue could be (at least orig model, if I'm remembering correctly, later models screens had an interlacing issue?). I had a lot of fun with the PSP, despite it's issues, so picked up a Vita. It's a shame Sony support of Vita dropped like a stone, but if you buy games like GTA Vice City Stories (psp) on PSN, you can play them on the Vita. Between the better screen and the improved analogue sticks, it makes the Stories games a much better experience. I think I got the Stories games bundled with 'Chinatown Wars', which was a very different GTA game (PSP ver was a port from DS), but definitely worth trying. I liked how it handled escaping the police chases, you basically had to run them off the road.

[@DaveSimonH]

@Paul Bell I don't think I ever played 'Chinatown Wars' on the PSP, I had it on the DS and always found it funny that on the family friendly DS, you were using its touch screen to do drug dealing across its city. The PSP game plays well on the Vita, just a shame that the main PS Store removed Vita, PSP etc games. You can still get them from the Vita's store, for now at least, but it's store app is pretty clunky. It does make me worry, sectioning them off to the Vita store only, it felt like the first step before closing off Vita downloads completely. When I bought 'Chinatown Wars' for my Vita, I think it was part of a Vita bundle with the 'City Stories' games. I got it in a sale and I only knew they'd been reduced because I'd added it to my wishlist, a function which was also removed...

[@DaveSimonH]

@Paul Bell I totally forgot about the PSP Street. I only ever had an original model PSP 1000, which I got in '05, I ended up installing custom firmware on it but not to pirate PSP games. You could rip PS1 games and then play them on the PSP, so one of my most played games on PSP was the original 'Gran Turismo'. Some games, like GT, ran flawlessly but I think 'Tekken 2' looked like it was running in slow motion, 'Tekken 3' worked well though. It's weird that I went to all that trouble to play PS1 games on PSP, but I've owned the three PS3 models since '08 (80GB phat lasted about 4 years, 12GB super slim lasted about 5yrs & finally a 160GB slim) and don't think I ever played a PS1 game in any of my PS3s. I also used to fill my PSP memory card with MP4s of films or TV I'd ripped from my DVDs, although in the early days you couldn't play native res (480x272) videos, it was limited to 368x208 and the files needed to be named a certain way. I imagine the UMD film format delayed native res support, but it was added eventually and the files could be named normally (plus a more user friendly VIDEO folder to drop files into). I had/have a decent collection of PSP games, but can't remember them all off the top of my head. I know I've got the City Stories games on UMD, 'Lumines' (which I think was how I got the custom firmware), 'Loco Roco', Tekken Dark Resurrection, Ridge Racer etc.

[@maksymalnybul6145]

How do you play so smooth on HD resolution? Talking about PCSX2

[@Claude3854]

Psp in stubby shotgun GERNADE and rocket launcher seems to use gta 3 explosion sounds PS2 uses vice city ones

[@KarnageKabuto]

That grenade and rocket launcher one is not from gta 3

[@CopyTheCat.]

u forgot one thing in psp if u kill soldiers in the start of the game they wont fight back but in ps2 they kill u

[@gabrieloliveiravargas8268]

bom video Vadim M falando das diferenças de gta vcs entre psp e ps2 que tal um video da verçao de ps3 do game

[@wizz_uca]

will you also do LCS?

[@MariaSowa-x6f]

VCS is such a great game. I just finished 100% run of LCS on my PSP and PS2. I finished VCS on ps2 long time ago and Now i need to buy VCS for PSP and play it for 100% :] aww sweet memories. Shame it was removed from ps3 store :(

[@Topgear2006]

Is it me, or does the PSP version look of 'Higher" quality graphically than the PS2?

[@jakob3313]

Because he used an emulator to show the PSP scenes and those polish the image quality, if wanted.

[@Topgear2006]

Ah alright. Reason i asked because it made me a little hesitant on grabbing the PS2 version knowing the quality was worse than the PSP end.

[@alejandrotechreviews]

@@Topgear2006 PSP is too bright compared to PS2 and PS2 has more detailed textures and better draw distance

[@jacobcadiou8452]

If you recorded VCS on the PPSSPP emulator, how are you able to play multiplayer mode?

[@kaidos123]

i didn't understand the "trails" thing. what does it do? make the image more vibrant?

[@NationalPepper]

Nope, just blurry.

[@opubobita2650]

hey man can someone explain to me why there is no map in the ps2 showcase I saw that in the first section of the video

[@scornax]

The truth... I have no idea why I did a translation into Spanish.

[@frankcarter6240]

Nice man i like it 👍

[@NismoRacer00]

I notice in the video that "I Always Get My Man" Is From Bully

[@Rydro]

Great video

[@FostersHomeFG]

idunno but i swear the psp version looks better than the ps2 version in this video

[@CapnFlappyJaw42]

Will there be a Liberty City Stories comparison?

[@magxel]

Vadmin you are amazing...

[@ghivifahmi4252]

Making games using a real person's likeness is a recipe for licensing nightmare. Best examples of this would be GTA VCS with Phil Collins and FF7 Crisis Core with GACKT.

[@TKMachine007]

hey u big convince gta series videos to make beta analysis for gta vcs

[@Vocarenicum]

They still haven't fixed the garage bug in the PSP version

[@Hatemichaelcera]

2:14 that quote is from bully

[@jakemccormick6958]

The chainsaw has different sounds in the ps2 version.

[@ibrahimozturk7]

Why are these so fun and interesting to watch? 👏😂

[@eazy-e2168]

Enes Ozturk Good question........good question indeed

[@chuckygames6666]

I don't know that vice city stories was on ps2 i know that liberty city stories is but vice city stories this is my first time i heard about it on the playstation 2

[@potatogod9134]

Anybody notice the bully sound effects/dialogue in the video? If you did, tell me

[@Gumer2137]

Vadim please, can you make a video about Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, PS2 vs PSP comparison. (Not graphics comparison)

[@marlongoco4605]

Woah! I didn't know have gta vcs remastered edition