I've finally played: Grand Theft Auto - Vice City

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[@pencilquest9409]

Vice City literally changed me. I was just starting college at the time, and my whole wardrobe became pastel. All I listened to was 80s pop. I don't know if another game has affected me that much. Great video as always, Beav!

[@BlooTeg]

hell yeah haha

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

Vice City got me into 80s Music! Before VC I only got to listen to 80s stuff here & there on KROQ & I was too young to tell which songs were from that era! 😃

[@dmmpg]

The whole vibe of this game alone made it my favorite GTA ever. I even have the entirety of some radio stations on my phone in mp3 format.

[@shioq.]

neon at night. heat waves in the day.

[@niewbieparadise8376]

There's no way you've never played Vice City, It's an all time classic and my personal favorite GTA!

[@BlooTeg]

now I have!

[@GodOfWarConnoisseur]

You really think there aren't people that haven't played a game before? You need to take a statistics class.

[@gameboyadvancedsp6727]

I don't. Even if I own the game, I would still be banned to play it...

[@PLMacflyPL]

Better is Vice City Stories but second place is for classic Vice City.

[@antbobtyler2381]

​@BlooTeg rockstar games also released liberty city stories and Vice city stories in 2005 and 2006 in between gta san andreas and gta 4 so it's more like 6 games in 7 years

[@mindaugas49ccm]

Vice City has a special place in my heart. Me playing as kid in cold winter nights really warms my soul. So many hours driving, exploring the city while listening to awesome radio or just lookin at ladies in polygon bikinis.

[@KhakiCap]

The "OG" GTA: Vice City and GTA:SA (the physical ones sold around the release dates) were the best teachers that taught me English and overall made me interested in that language. I can't blame anyone who get's stuck on the RC helicopter mission. That mission is stressful! (P.S: Hall & Oates' - "Out of Touch" is included in the soundtrack too. It is now sung by famous Engineer from Team Fortress 2)

[@SudeennnSam]

Love the 80s vibe. I’m nostalgic about an era that I wasnt even born in

[@BlooTeg]

this game can definitely make you feel that way

[@Leonstrife1999]

Same I was born in the late 90's myself and I feel the same way about this game "self control" is one of my favorite songs specifically because of this game, also Ray liotta was amazing in this game as Tommy Vercetti

[@markfuckerberg9859]

Oh boy, you're 21 years too late my man. Playing this game during its heyday was a life-changing experience for me. This game is what made me fall in love with gaming in general

[@BlooTeg]

that must have been sick!

[@derekcurtis818]

Same! I remember going to my brothers and pulling GTA three for the first time. It was awesome to be able to experience it back then!

[@shifty1927]

The lawyer character was based on the lawyer from Carlitos Way played by Sean Penn. Its a good al Pacino movie id recommend if ya havnt seen it.

[@shifty1927]

8:00 was sick!!! The way you rode the bike after crashing was great.😂

[@BlooTeg]

hahah calculated

[@jesusserrano8769]

I played this around 2006 when i was 9, i didnt even know about San andreas till a year later , so i played this for hours exploring the city, and inventing stories in my head, it wasnt just the game it was our imagination too the thing that made it so special

[@Shaibuli]

I really don't remember any game having as big of a hype amongst way under-aged kids as Vice City. Some random kids I didn't even know came and asked 12'ish year old me in a grocery store if I had Vice City. They were visually jelous of the fact that my parents didn't check age limitations. Back then Vice City really felt limitless. Like you could do everything and anything.

[@acev3521]

It was basically cyberpunk but actually lived up to the hype

[@minekize]

Now its time to play vice city stories because is underated and very good

[@alansaviojijo9592]

10:40 the office they are in is almost exactly the same as al Pacinos in scarface.

[@tinodiwanashemaguta5953]

yo those who played the game remember the mission where you had to street race the gateway driver and how hard it was just for him to die when he was supposed to drive

[@S15phil47]

Feel like we had the same childhood lol, sunk countless hours into san andreas and just spent time driving around vice city i dont think i even did a single mission

[@BlooTeg]

hahha exactly!

[@ratshy2359]

Thanks for recommending this graphics mod, I've intalled it for gta san andreas and it looks amazing, and installation was also very simple. Great video as always 👍🏼

[@tespenkr9924]

I thank San Andreas for the flight school. It helped me beat the RC Goblin and RC Baron missions, allowing me to actually enjoy the game to its fullest.

[@shioq.]

PS2 was the golden era. The perfect mix of science and art. We'll never get that again. rip

[@AyeSupQT]

Sweet! Gta3/VC/SA were my childhood, but vice city got most of my time. My step dad used to egg me on in rampages and always wanted me to steal the tank or the attack heli. So fun

[@AyeSupQT]

Im so glad you found a way to play it as it was made, not that ridiculous mobile port that they called a remaster..

[@VicariousNickGaming]

I'm so surprised this is your FIRST time playing Vice City!! Such an underrated game in the GTA series. I truly hope we get a FULL remake of this one day

[@BlooTeg]

hopefully not made by Grove Street games LOL

[@VicariousNickGaming]

@@BlooTeg PLEASE GOD NO

[@RafaelCruz814]

0:03 Holy shit, that Mario Paint music, this shit still gives me chills

[@BlooTeg]

love it!

[@crystalclearMSA]

This is my favorite game of all time, ever since that ps2 startup to now, for 15 years since the day i started playing this game as my first game ever, no game can replicate the same atmostphere, the same character,.. even the release date lines up with my birthday! (27th of October) a once in a liftime experience.

[@misjomen6742]

I love 3D era GTA games the most, Vice City is my fav next to San Andreas. Vice City is a special place for me because it has developed my music taste the most. Fun fact, there is a mod that changes the game into Need for Speed Underground 2, although I don't know what is the quality of the said mod (I used to play it for a while when I was small+ it was all written in Russian). Keep making great videos pal!

[@AcerSense]

Absolute shocked you never played GTA Vice City. The game still timeless to this day. And hoo boy i can relate for you at the start, never play much back at internet cafe, probably first 3 missions and dipped.

[@BlooTeg]

Never played 3 either!

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

Oh man, I have some serious memories attached to VC. It's easily my favourite of the series by a landslide. Ray Liotta kills it as Tommy Vercetti, and he is still my favourite protagonist on all the games. I had to 100% the game twice. I couldn't get past 99% the first time because I had to cheat to beat the race with Hilary (that shit was so hard) but I got him legit the second time and mastered VC. I still have my original physical copy. This game came out shortly after I finished high school and it took far too much of my time back then. I 100% San Andreas as well, but I completely lost all interest in it after the first time and never played it again. It's great too, but I just could not get back into it

[@BlooTeg]

I never knew he was the one to play Tommy, that's really cool!

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

@@BlooTeg Mhmm, many of the characters are voiced by some big name actors of the time. Sean Penn iirc plays Ken Rosenburg, and Tom Sizemore plays Sonny Forelli, for a couple examples

[@AJ6spd]

Vice city is my favourite game. Been playing this on and off for almost 20 yrs.

[@PoisonPrince1]

Vice City is my favourite GTA game, I'm getting back to it more often than to San Andreas, IV or V. Music, 80's vibe is perfect in it. Even just driving around and listening to music is extremely entertaining.

[@AceD500]

:D About that mission with bike on rooftops, here my tip make mission finish faster and without stress if you fail jump correctly abandon motocycle and switch to police helicopter behind police HQ at downtown and fly toward spotlights

[@ItsLelingTime]

BTW, the DE modpack adds a mod that makes the combat a lot more like San Andreas, the original version of the game didn’t have free aim.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

That RC helicopter lever was the bane of every playthru I tried. Beating that level felt better than beating the game

[@ovidiusurubaru9281]

I have nostalgia about this game. But i don't remember a lot about this game .

[@cold4240]

For anyone having aiming problems, the version of classic axis is a bit old, so I'd replace it with an updated version.

[@skavossis5377]

Its a must to have the OG soundtrak for this game!

[@BlooTeg]

true!

[@GeneralProfessor]

Vice City is one of the few games I 100%'d. I even spent time grinding for the Godfather crime rating. Coming after GTA3 which was dark and gloomy it had a really different vibe to it which, in addition to Scarface like you mentioned, was also inspired by Miami Vice (for example when you hit 3 stars (if memory serves) you get Crockett and Tubbs coming after you in a Testarossa) which alone made the whole pastel suits with rolled up sleeves a fashion trend. So many guys used to rock that look back in the day in an attempt to mimic Crockett that it was bordering on comical. And the soundtrack is just perfect. Pop - US and European, rock and hair metal, hip hop in its emergence, love and power ballads, even Latin music gets a spot, all packed with some of the best hits from the era. Not to mention the dumb conversations from the talk radio stations. When it comes to gameplay San Andreas has it easily beat (as a sequel should to be honest) but I personally think that when it comes to the music selection and art-style (not to be confused with graphics) Vice City is at the top of the GTA list.

[@ramonrcm9236]

Vice City is probably my favorite game in the GTA series to this day. I do love San Andreas and IV and V are great, but the overall vibe of Vice City still makes me want to go back and play it all again every couple of years. Combat really shows it age, but just driving around that huge street with the hotels while listening to the soundtrack feels like home to me. Most NPCs feel very charismatic, probably because the voice cast was AMAZING (look it up, many legends worked in it) I also like that Tommy is probably the most financially successful GTA protagonist. Dude basically owns THE CITY by the end of the game.

[@Verchiel_]

This was an awesome video The slight lisp (? i'm not certain i'm sorry if i'm assuming wrong) with the beaver character is absolutely charming Vice city was a game i played ever since i was 5 on our family's WinXP computer. For many years i just played a few of the early missions, then spawned a tank and tried reaching 6 stars which i always struggled to. Then i finally decided to play through the 3D era gta games as i was a mature 13 year old who could grasp a story and play through the game further than the third mission. I played most of the early gta games on the mobile versions first as a phone was all i really had. Had an absolute blast and once i got a pc of my own, i soon played through vice city and san andreas multiple times, several times at 100%. I love the gta franchise and especially vice city because i absolutely love the setting with a heavy dose of nostalgia. I don't think i ever got into a situation where i didn't have any money for the required assets, but i also didn't spend all the money i had on guns. Overall i really enjoyed the video. There's some fair criticisms and i'm glad you didn't fall for Defective edition as your first vice city experience. Tho i personally couldn't ever find myself playing vice city with a controller. Even touchscreen controls are more intuitive to me due to fine aiming.

[@BlooTeg]

thank you so much!

[@Leahi84]

Vice City is still my favorite GTA game. I have so many fond memories of it from when it came out. The 80s aesthetic, music, and hilarious talk radio (This is Pressing Issues with Maurice Chavez!) just make this game so freaking great! Love it.

[@xxunluckymexx8883]

GTAVC is my all time favorite GTA completed the story over 7 times

[@SuenTV]

1:35 same, i agree. I LOVEDDDD SA. I couldnt even get past the first 2 quests for VC / 3, i did play 4 when it released alot though, but loved SA more. Even gta 5 cant beat sa for me.

[@V1VISECT6]

Christ, one of the best video games I ever played. They don't make em like they used too.

[@emaheiwa8174]

I never played the missions on this game either. I just left the radio on lol. Simpsons hit & run is in my backlog too. Self Control is such a nice song ❤

[@Jorgemagottnumber9]

This was the first GTA i've ever played, i remember being in the cyber cafe near my home and the only thing everyone played was Counter Strike 1.6, but one day i decided to play something different, i couldnt believe just how big vice city was at the time i played it, its was my firt time playing a game so big that let me do almost anything, then i got it for my ps2 and it was also the first game i've ever downloaded in my PC, i remember it was a badly ripped version of the game without any music, at the time i just thought my Intel Celeron D PC with Windows XP just couldnt handle a game so big

[@BlooTeg]

good old times of ripped games, sucked to get a copy missing all the music

[@cykacircus903]

Well good job on giving it a go. By what I've seen the only negatives mentioned are due to it being old and new players not having the experiance of things not being handed to them.

[@darkprincesora8091]

Vice City was a very fun game, loved the setting, the soundtrack and the gameplay was alright one thing i didn't like that came back from GTA 3 was if your character fell into the ocean you'll die instantly. also if you want there is a prequel game to Vice City and GTA 3 called Vice City Stories and Liberty City Stories. these two were originally released on the PSP and later got a PS2 port. if i remember Vice City Stories takes place 2 years before the events of Vice City and you play as Lance Vance's brother Victor Vance (he was the chubby guy who had the briefcase and was killed in the intro cutscene to Vice City)

[@Gruntvc]

Definitely my favorite GTA of all time. The soundtrack alone made this game GOY when it originally released. Wish this Rockstar still existed today.

[@lilforkk9656]

I love that self control by Laura brannigan was playing in the background, I’m not sure if it’s part of the soundtrack I can’t remember it’s been years since I’ve played this on my PS2

[@BlooTeg]

it is!

[@lilforkk9656]

@@BlooTeg that’s amazing! No wonder when I heard it on my shuffles I was like YOOOO Also thank you man! I would’ve been left wondering all day

[@andrefncduarte]

The music of this were amazing ❤

[@gustavofernandes1532]

I recently finished GTA 3, VC and SA on PS2, and I felt San Andreas is the most playable of the three, it still fun and not so different from what we have today. GTA 3 was very frustrating. The gameplay is very outdated and some missions are horrible to do. VC is nice most because of the vibe. The radios are amazing and I still listen to them today. But the gameplay is still ass and the missions are a bit less horrible. (I had to buy a original PS2 controller cuz it was impossible to aim with some weapons, and it still shit!) SA is amazing, like almost 100% of the time. Is incredible how diferent SA is from the others, even with the same engine and just little time after.

[@BlooTeg]

can't go wrong with San Andreas

[@erxer1]

9:17 I believe they only said they'd remove them and actually didn't. Unless there's been another update since. I remember there was a video which said that Vice City is the only 3D era GTA game that hasn't been downgraded.

[@BlooTeg]

according to forums, they did remove some of the songs with Billie Jean being one of them AND the way you find out which version of the game you have haha

[@demontamerbf18]

I just finished playing Vice City for the first time in my life and I really liked it, the ending was a bit underwhelming comparing it to the one in GTA III or of course the one in GTA San Andreas but it was still lots of fun, I played the Steam version without mods and it was fine, it had a bit too few missions though, I felt it was shorter than GTA III.

[@Pan_Troll]

This is the last dance for Lance Vance!

[@junginys]

I've also played GTA Vice City for the first time this summer and I'm glad I played it for the first time as an adult, especially when I'm fluent in English now, so I could get the full first-time experience of the game with the references and the story with only minor known details before. I agree with the asset part of the game since I'm not a side mission guy either, and while the asset missions were fun, they kinda ruined the experience with the story, especially when they take over the entirety of 2nd half of the game.

[@edothebad]

The game that was set in 1986, released in 2002 and You just got to play it in 2023 . Cool.

[@BlooTeg]

oh damn you're right!

[@Yungbeck]

I held the world record for longest wheelie on a dirt bike in VC for a while. Classic!!!!

[@davikra]

YES!! Now please play the sly games week 16!

[@moloantti]

twin sister is my favourite band for sure ;)

[@TwinkieCakey]

Bruv these intros are absolute gold. Smaller YT channels is what makes a bro like me laugh. :D

[@kt249]

my brother in christ, playing old pc games with controller is the last thing you should do, I'm astonished you've even decided that's a good idea lol that being said, VC is the goat. I have the most fond memoried with it, the atmosphere the music... it was great.

[@mcflurryXD96]

+1 for the D.E.P. Absolutely the best way to play the games today in my opinion.

[@RetroJank]

BTW You do not have to grind so much for money to finish the story if you are careful not to waste it on re-buying weapons when you die. Make sure to save a lot and then whenever you die, load the save instead of continuing the game and re buying your arsenal. Try to pick up as many free weapons from dead bodies or secret locations. It is more than possible to beat the story without experiencing this grind for money you get stuck in as a beginner and without having to do all the side missions or grinding mini game stuff.

[@TheRetroEngine]

Commodore 64 loading in Vice City. Now that's interesting.

[@shifty1927]

Damn I remember playing the shit out of vice city when it came out. (I might be your oldest subscriber @35) but I never played gta4 or san andreas. Did play 5 in 2013 on my ps3 and I enjoyed it.

[@BlooTeg]

oh they're both very good games too! I might go back to make a video on them too!

[@gargulecthc7363]

I can feel your point with the whole „side mission” part of the game. I’ve been trying to beat Vice City at least several times for the past 15 years and always ended up getting stuck with boredom that those side missions gave me. Surely the worst thing about this game.

[@misterjersey5460]

"i just die in your arms tonight"

[@redesredes1097]

This game will be 100000 times better with a brazilian radio with Ronaldinho soccer remix.

[@IamcountachYT]

You should review mad bullets, it's like an arcade game

[@thatsval9946]

I like that nice detail of the ps2 in the background

[@JesperYouTube]

Vice city is one of the best GTA games ever, 1980s Miami with 80s hits on the radio, amazing story, and many movie stars playing as characters like Ray liotta and Burt Reynolds’s, amazing game and a classic you can’t forget

[@RyuusanFT86]

The notification cut out at "I played Grand Theft Auto VI-" and had a heart attack

[@BlooTeg]

GTA VI early access

[@Atrus999]

It makes me sad to think I'll only see maybe 1 or 2 more GTA games in my lifetime and I'm almost 40.

[@BlooTeg]

I totally get that, games keep taking longer and longer to come out, but at least we'll have great experiences! (hopefully)

[@pawewawrzyniak4343]

i feel same in this game, i dont know how to continue carrer, but still its a good game

[@alansaviojijo9592]

Play it with nuttertools fannymagnet, panzer and millions of aspirin. Playing without cheats can be a bit hard

[@Miltypooh2001]

I won't forget the first time my dad took me to gamestop to buy vice city, the employee was trying so hard to encourage my dad not to buy it because he said its violent and my dad bought it anyways and watched me driving around beating up npcs with a hammer good times,,

[@MartinTravis-to1dl]

Duuuude! I just started playing the game 3 days ago. There are some parts of this game that haven't aged properly but it is still fun and only amazes me how many good things the devs were able to achieve in that era. P.S.: I am a music lover and have many great songs in my playlist. especially 80s songs. all thanks to the GTA games' radios and their ability to portray the lore and background of the culture and events of each GTA game.

[@Fox0814]

This game is the reason why I suck when it comes to music from the 2000s to the 2020s and also why I excel when it comes to the 1980s and 70s artists. I'm '99 by the way I believe you had the classic axis mod. In the vanilla game free aim is only available with rifles (and you can't lock on with them)

[@Tanky-II]

bluetag: a squirrel beaver... sqweaver? riggy (dannodraws): a blue rabbit monkey.. mabbit? now i want to see them in a video casually playing games

[@BlooTeg]

I might start streaming games for fun here and there!

[@Tanky-II]

@@BlooTeg nice. im joining your discord server btw

[@BlooTeg]

hell yeah

[@Tanky-II]

im in

[@FarawayG-LP]

Yeah, that heli was a terrible mission. But sometimes I played VC just to listen to the radio 😂

[@BlooTeg]

I can definitely understand that haha

[@shif01r]

Hey bluetag i recommend to use pcsx2 a ps2 emulator for pc all you need to set up the application is to download a ps2 iso and adjust your settings that's it you can use a ps2 controller it's optional and good video too !

[@tommyvercetti5112]

👏 👏 👏 There's an Easter egg at the top of the VCN building, jump from the helipad corner into the adjacent building's wall

[@BlooTeg]

it's tommy himself!

[@evandaymon8303]

You and me both. I only played gta3 4 and 5 although did played vice city stories which is fun time too. Playing vice city i missed out on a fun game. Do give other games a try whenever you can.

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

Good! Vice City is a Masterpiece!

[@palico76]

Dude , if liked the original Vice City , you should definally take a look on its prequel, Vice City Stories, it has a even more involving story , this time with lance, the updated gameplay from San Andreas, no grid , a few complicated but not frustating missions plus a hole criminal empire system where you build your own criminal empire like in gta online except for grind of course, its a very underrated and unknown game and might like it , especially if you played Vice City. (note:you will need a emulator). Oh, and great video as always.

[@hbgamer429]

Vice city is my favourite GTA game

[@Americansn1per]

Love the vibe of the game

[@BlooTeg]

saaaame

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

I not recommend playing these games on PS2 (imo). Some weapons dont even autoaim and are unusable in this version like the Minigun or the assault rifles. While they are probably the best versions in terms of lightning effects, the controls are horrible outdated, probably because both GTA3 and VC came out in a time where dual analog controls were still a new thing, both games plays like if they were PS1 games at times. Is funny how even the PSP spinoffs controls way better despite the lack of a lot of buttons. Although im surprised how polished the driving and flying vehicles are, like is night and day compared to the on foot gameplay. VC may ever been the first or one of the first open world games where you can fly around the map and the fact that the flying vehicles controls good on PS2 at least, that deserves a medal.

[@supermaster1325]

About the controls... yeah, if you playing 3 and VC on controller, you're more handicapped than the PC players, because of that stupid auto aim, i died soooo many times on the PS2 i dropped the games for a long time because of that BS, PC controlls is way easier in my opnion (except in RC missions). Anyway, good review my guy! ❤

[@vladalexan]

Yo, my fav gta, but damn is it a bastard to get 100% in it

[@Mpuh4o]

I can not even describe how big impact this game have on me, how many hours I've spend in vice city. Still it's my favorite game!

[@InternetMouse]

Yo let's go. I love gta vice city so much. Glad you managed to play this masterpiece. Any chance you will give Saints row a shots some day in the future? 😊

[@BlooTeg]

definitely!

[@InternetMouse]

@@BlooTeg 👀

[@stevelenox152]

I actually enjoyed vice city stories it's worth a play

[@BlooTeg]

true!

[@issyahboii28]

After comparing Vice City's ending to Scarface, you need to review Scarface: The World Is Yours. Great review by the way Tag.

[@TheCringeofTheCentury]

omg he just like me fr. I never played vice city too

[@BlooTeg]

now I have!

[@scottjackson369]

It took you that long to play the best Grand Theft Auto game

[@Nobodylikesme246]

As a child, I detested san andreas and played vc on a daily basis Edit: I bought all the propeties in vc and somehow counldn't progress.... even played their missions

[@oSh3Wolfo-]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Leonstrife1999]

0:22 there were actually seven games released in this time, the other games were GTA Advance, GTA Liberty City Stories, and GTA Vice City Stories

[@thecausalgamer7916]

Vice City was the first GTA game i ever owned lol

[@ezequielhermoso5954]

Seems like those combat issues are on the mods side; because on mouse it just becomes a 3rd person shooter without good movement

[@Who_is_HAISEA]

I literally just played it on my switch

[@Bardia006plus1]

1:47 why on earth this mission was not a side mission?! well at least the toy ariplane mission in san andreas was a side mission.

[@BlooTeg]

haha true