Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 20 Years Later

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  • @fuzzyslippersyt
    @fuzzyslippersyt  ปีที่แล้ว +75

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    • @BertKreisinger
      @BertKreisinger ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The helicopter mission was hard at the time because we as children had never flown in games like this before, it was new and therefore hard. I also 1st tried it as an adult semi recently, it's because we're good now and we were shit back then.

    • @emperortrevornorton3119
      @emperortrevornorton3119 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hate when a game that just removes music when the soundtrack is just as iconic as the characters it still pisses me off that my favorite 2 GTA soundtracks are ruined San Andres and Vice City in the defective editions and San Andres all it needed to take to annoy me was Ozzy Hellraiser being removed on the 30th anniversary year of said song

    • @centrevezgaming4862
      @centrevezgaming4862 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trivia: the film company inter global used in the game is an actual film distribution company for low budget 80’s movies.

    • @watsonthumb4997
      @watsonthumb4997 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wait so your saying newer versions of this game dont have I ran by flock of seagulls? I played this game so much on ps2 and was thinking i might pony up $5 to play on my phone but without the music it would be a hard pass.

    • @reymonsalvador5626
      @reymonsalvador5626 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      3r

  • @ZZTopRockman
    @ZZTopRockman ปีที่แล้ว +363

    Played this with my Dad when I was about 8/9. Probably influenced all my taste in music even today. He was mad, he used to go from when he got home (6/7pm) till 3am, printing out the internet guides for the secrets and trophies. And the worst was our TV was so far from our sofa, we had to sit on a straightback metal dining chair the whole time or else on the floor. But they were probably the best times of my life

    • @Itz_Chloe_619
      @Itz_Chloe_619 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I share memories like this but with wooden dining chairs

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Wholesome af

    • @VagPoop_
      @VagPoop_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      same. played with my dad and listened to all the 80's songs. my dad turned out to be a chomo, but we had fun.

    • @mattdrake2065
      @mattdrake2065 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Dads are the best

    • @RellshouldBsleep
      @RellshouldBsleep 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@VagPoop_what’s a chomo did he mean he is gay or something

  • @chickendrawsdogs3343
    @chickendrawsdogs3343 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    It was about 2 hours into playing Vice City for the first time that I realized I could go nuts and started causing chaos all over town. We all went through that phase. 🤣

    • @MultimediaJay
      @MultimediaJay ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Yup. Especially on PC with the tank cheat and weapons cheats. Bad day at work? Oh just take it out on cartoon 80s Miami when you get home. 😁

    • @harveyanimations8974
      @harveyanimations8974 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I learned that in gta 4, ans my favorite thing to do was shoot drivers while their car was moving(usually cops during a chase) and watch them veer off the road due to there being no driver

    • @tensevo
      @tensevo ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Did you not play the original GTA?

    • @seanblessed1322
      @seanblessed1322 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts 😂

    • @BlackFlash7
      @BlackFlash7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Phase? Lol

  • @Jonnykushboy
    @Jonnykushboy ปีที่แล้ว +490

    Rip ray liotta my favorite protagonist out of all gta games

    • @volodymyrbilyk555
      @volodymyrbilyk555 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      he's literally the first one to have an actual character and they knocked it out of the park

    • @quarreneverett4767
      @quarreneverett4767 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah its a shame like alot of the reedt of the caste was being petty actor drams but i heard he was okay guy

    • @beeftestosterone4355
      @beeftestosterone4355 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rip tear

    • @tapset
      @tapset ปีที่แล้ว

      @@volodymyrbilyk555 we know it's literal

    •  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes and Tommy is favorite GTA protagonist of all time

  • @tylertheguy3160
    @tylertheguy3160 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    I miss Ray Liotta. He was a great actor with no shortage of great roles, but he'll always be Tommy Vercetti to me.

    • @enoyna1001
      @enoyna1001 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow didn't know he died last year

    • @Jiub_SN
      @Jiub_SN 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It sucks that we won't be appearing in GTA VI 😢. Having him as an old mafia boss in Vice woulda been fuckin amazing and I'm like 90% they would've actually done it despite no physical CJ in V or Claude in IV

    • @Generationalwealth94
      @Generationalwealth94 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He'll always be Henry Hill from Goodfellas to me 😁

    • @_cyborktv
      @_cyborktv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@Jiub_SNwe don’t technically know that since the game has been in development for ten years so he could have done some voice acting sessions within those years so I wouldn’t give up on that idea just yet

    • @Rad-Dude63andathird
      @Rad-Dude63andathird 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@_cyborktv
      I would, Rockstar fucking hated working with the guy and he's part of the reason they're not big on big name actors anymore.

  • @Jolgeable
    @Jolgeable ปีที่แล้ว +443

    I played Vice City recently and did the Demolition Man mission easily. I found it super hard when I first played the game in 2005 because, at that time, I had never played a game with this kind of controls, spinning in 3 axes. Now I have many hours playing games with helicopters. In my opinion, this is why it was so hard at that time and today is hard to understand why people say this was the hardest mission.

    • @fuzzyslippersyt
      @fuzzyslippersyt  ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yeah that's ultimately the conclusion I came to as well. Alot of posts and articles discussing the missions are several years old, so I think it's just the unfamiliarity that makes it feel tough. As no one brings up the bombing missions for the haitians and that has some iffy controls too.

    • @aboutsoundandvision
      @aboutsoundandvision ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Also you can actually kill all the guards with the helicopter first without starting the timer, then you go back for the bombs

    • @Tyranniod
      @Tyranniod ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It's the same with the train mission in San andreas. These missions are way easier than people remember.

    • @emperortrevornorton3119
      @emperortrevornorton3119 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I used to have a horrible time with that mission oddly enough when I got older and was drinking I just took the advice of Burt Reynolds in the cut scene even though Tommy doesn't take a bit of old Kentucky I pour myself a glass take a few deep breaths and a couple sips and finish it first try

    • @Pugging
      @Pugging ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@fuzzyslippersyt the bombing mission for the haitians has to be the most single annoying mission in GTA VC. When I did my playthrough of it I was stuck for almost an entire day trying to figure out the why every time I would fly for a while I'd lose control and nose dive into the water. After enough agony I looked up a playthrough for guidance and saw the person playing use the plane as a car and just drive them over, I was so mad that the flying was so bad that I had to resort to driving them over to finish it.

  • @matthewpotter8491
    @matthewpotter8491 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Hands down my favourite GTA game. Love everything from the characters, to the art direction and man… that soundtrack. The soundtrack was so so good.

    • @Davincicode6
      @Davincicode6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes my favorite as well. I had to defend it against my co worker over GTA:SA. 😭 Difficult

    • @rochitgurung9090
      @rochitgurung9090 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Davincicode6 well no wa vice city edges except for the preferences

    • @23GreyFox
      @23GreyFox ปีที่แล้ว

      Vice City Stories is a better game.

    • @Rayer24
      @Rayer24 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      shit ending

  • @b.msabol8551
    @b.msabol8551 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Vice City stories is severely underrated. It's almost a mix of San Andreas and the classic Vice City. It's probably the perfect version of the 3D era GTA with the grab controls that let you snap necks, swimming, and the empire control submenu. It's just a very short game considering it was a PSP title

    • @frizzyrascal1493
      @frizzyrascal1493 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's a 20 hour game if you take it slow...if you wanna complete everything you're in for 30-40 hours depending on your skills.

    • @HSimon1981
      @HSimon1981 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I fully agree it's actually a very good game and it's worth playing despite the very slow loading times in between missions

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      seeing San Andreas stuff in Vice City straight up nuked my mind back when i was a kid playing this, it felt so surreal
      but god damn the game was a bomb of fun

    • @Generationalwealth94
      @Generationalwealth94 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It's not as good as San Andreas but it's definitely a nice game, and much better than Liberty City Stories.

    • @b.msabol8551
      @b.msabol8551 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Generationalwealth94 considering it took all the best from the first two 3D games and was built for the PSP it's still impressive. I'd argue that it's the only GTA game (to date) that you actually let you feel like the crime boss by the end. And until recently with GTA online it was the only GTA game that let you sell drugs.

  • @domasavpedzivin
    @domasavpedzivin ปีที่แล้ว +220

    *Vice City stories is even more 80s - esque* ❤️
    *It's an underestimated classic*

    • @Luckas9
      @Luckas9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Much better than the unfinished Vice City from 2002

    • @Kaelioscope92
      @Kaelioscope92 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Both soundtracks are legendary

    • @bammo1988
      @bammo1988 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ballad of Gay Tony is one of the top gta games

    • @wtd12121
      @wtd12121 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@Luckas9Nah. VCS sucks.

    • @DomPeriod
      @DomPeriod 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Objectively wrong.@@wtd12121

  • @BAIGAMING
    @BAIGAMING ปีที่แล้ว +78

    7:25 Yep exactly, the original release had such good music. I was in school when I played this game in 2002 and my parents were so mad about me playing this kind of game. But my mom watched me play once and heard the soundtrack and made an agreement with me, she wouldn't mind me playing the game if I let her play the soundtrack while I was at school. So sometimes I'd come home afterschool and I'd see the TV on with high volume and Vercetti sitting in a car listening to the soundtrack lol! This was before you could just easily listen to music on TH-cam and she didn't want to pay for music.

    • @helllllloworld
      @helllllloworld 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      i know this comments kind of old, but man this is so sweet! what a beautiful memory

    • @bazingacurta2567
      @bazingacurta2567 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is so funny, lmao

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your Mom has good taste in music

  • @ShaulDawg
    @ShaulDawg ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Can't believe it's been 20 years. I remember convincing my grandmother to buy me this because I was underage and the look the guy gave me at GameStop 😂

    • @coolioso808
      @coolioso808 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hah, yeah, it's also funny, looking back at that era of blocky, cartoony graphics that some adults were concerned about underage teens playing the game. Look at the GTA games of recent and now those graphics hold up. GTA games aren't even the most gory or explicit games out there.

    • @mariobudal8850
      @mariobudal8850 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@coolioso808 I still get it, though. No matter how blocky or not… well… maybe when you have kids you'll get it, too. I certainly remember thinking more along your lines. But now that I have kids, I wouldn't want my kid playing any games before the recommended age limits. I'll certainly play them all (and laugh along) with him eventually, though!
      But yeah, you don't want your kid having his mind filled with violent or sexual shit before you can't avoid it.
      The things I got away with getting my mom and grandparents to buy me growing up, though, lol... man! I straight up got away with robbery! I'll never forget convincing my mom to buy me "Carmageddon" when I was like 14. Or tricking my grandma to buy the album "Fuck the System" by "The Exploited" (seriously, Google that album) a couple years later. I got pretty wilded out looks from the store clerk in both of those cases, too 😅
      Those days they couldn't really understand. But these days, we - parents - just know better.

  • @prajwaljayaraj5887
    @prajwaljayaraj5887 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Getting your hands on the original version is the best way to experience the game.

    • @Tyranniod
      @Tyranniod ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Definitely. The only downside is performance being a bit bad sometimes but I can live with that because it's the game as they intended.

    • @josephbacon7493
      @josephbacon7493 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Controls for fps is difficult but the album and originality is worth it

    • @sqly3129
      @sqly3129 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And you can mod it to take some player hostile shit out without sacrificing the original feel
      And you can mod in more neons from vice city stories to make it even more VICE CITY

    • @Jaaayzen
      @Jaaayzen ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sorry, but it's by no means the best way to experience the game.
      Play the PC version of this game just once and you will immediately change your opinion. The load times, graphics/draw distance and controls alone are multiple times better than on PS2.
      I also emotionally connect Vice City and San Andreas with the PS2, but why someone would play the PS2 version nowadays is beyond me.
      And yes, you can use a controller on PC, all you need is a plugin for that.
      And no, getting your hands on the original PC version with Billie Jean included is not hard. You can literally google it and download a 1.3GB image of the game within minutes.

    • @prajwaljayaraj5887
      @prajwaljayaraj5887 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Jaaayzen I meant the original version as in the one that came out in 2002-03 era in comparison to the re releases. I played the PC version as well.

  • @BWSBwoi
    @BWSBwoi ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Your channel has a lot of depth. I like to listen/watch retrospective videos when I'm also doing something else, and it's nice to see that old games still get attention. You definitely deserve more subscribers!

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      listening to these vids while grinding 100% completion in them old gta games

  • @86scatterbrain
    @86scatterbrain ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Vice city was the reason I really appreciated 80’s music.

    • @Autobotsown
      @Autobotsown ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here and 80’s culture along with it. Gave me a big love for Miami too

    • @armouredjester1622
      @armouredjester1622 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy shit, is this why I love the 80s?

  • @greenhowie
    @greenhowie ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is a great game for just driving about listening to the radio. Something about it just feels safe and comfortable.

    • @bensmithkent22
      @bensmithkent22 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      K chat i listened for it on repeat id pull over and just let it play.

    • @hundun5604
      @hundun5604 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      👍🏻Sometimes I just park my car and listen to the music.

  • @dynasty2638
    @dynasty2638 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Looking forward to a Vice City Stories Retrospective. It's one of my favorites because you can take over gang businesses.

    • @shaungreer3350
      @shaungreer3350 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i agree, it’s probably also because i played it the most as a kid because i couldn’t always use my family’s 360 / my ps2

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      only downside to the businesses is that you eventually end up building the one with the highest revenue all over the place

    • @garden0fstone736
      @garden0fstone736 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wish they’d add it to iOS they have lc stories

  • @jamesrothwell8693
    @jamesrothwell8693 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The song for me that always reminds me of Vice City is 'One Thing Leads To Another', I can't even listen to it without hearing "Flash FM" during the intro.

    • @ASpooneyBard
      @ASpooneyBard ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I heard 'Run to You' by Brian Adams the other day, and I still half-expected it to stop on "oooohhh when the feeling's right now."
      'Owner of a Lonely Heart' will never not be "the song from Vice City" either.

    • @coolioso808
      @coolioso808 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Iconic GTA radio songs and the clever quips and lines from the DJs before and after songs is almost permanently etched in my mind, and reactivated again anytime I hear those songs in real life, like "Turn Up The Radio" or "Out of Touch."

    • @adawg3032
      @adawg3032 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@coolioso808 "Out of Touch" for me is the Vice City theme song in my mind. Every time I hear it, I am in a tank using the vehicles can fly cheat and firing the gun as a means of propulsion, flying above the height limit of aircraft.

    • @coolioso808
      @coolioso808 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@adawg3032 I feel ya dawg. Right on, man. Takes me back, too!

    • @justinaysien1204
      @justinaysien1204 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mine was Africa I heard that song every time I got in a car so to me that was the theme of the game

  • @GaryHarrison-i6i
    @GaryHarrison-i6i 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It's crazy how the map was so small but didn't feel small.

  • @avace917
    @avace917 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This was a beautiful game. The soundtrack took me back to my childhood. The visuals took me back to my trip to Miami in 86 at the age of 15 during the holidays. Crazy that for New Year's Eve, the hotel we stayed at, the Hyatt in Downtown Miami, had a party complete with a Synthpop cover band. I didn't know it then, but they were coked out of their minds.

    • @mariobudal8850
      @mariobudal8850 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm pretty sure there were more people on a steady stream of coke than not, in Miami, in that era. Lol... anyway, I dig the story. Thanks for sharing. Wish I'd experience the same, too!

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless หลายเดือนก่อน

      Miami still on those nose beers

  • @sage1682
    @sage1682 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I remember being a 5yr old and walking into Sam Goody with my parents, Vice City just came out and my dad was trying to convince me to get it.
    I looked at the boats and cars on the front and insisted it be a dumb racing game.
    That weekend I went to my dad's and he was shooting people and stealing cars, I begged and begged for a turn and he said, "Nahhh this is that game you said you didnt want"
    I started playing it and it was a core memory for me. RIP pops❤

  • @davidb4150
    @davidb4150 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Blows my mind that at the time Vice city was released, a game that came out 20 years ago were games where you play as a shape like Pong, space invader, etc.
    Now a game 20 years ago looks like vice city. Could say the same about MGS2

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless หลายเดือนก่อน

      Games of the late 90's and early 00's were great. I remember playing the first two GTA games on my Mom's college computer and I was in middle school. I have seen the entire evolution of the series. I knew it would turn into what it did. Same with Metal Gear. Been around for the majority of the series' history and saw the entire evolution of it.

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless หลายเดือนก่อน

      (My Mom went back to college in her 40's, hence why I was in school at the time also)

  • @ardent9422
    @ardent9422 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Vice City taught me an important lesson that I carried with me for the rest of my life since playing it "It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from the mistakes of others." I heard that on the radio station from one of the DJs and I never forgot it. Years later I went back and played again and I heard another DJ say "If you listen, one day you might be heard." That was another wise statement I took with me, anyone who says these games have nothing to teach you, is totally wrong.

  • @yarr_bro
    @yarr_bro ปีที่แล้ว +28

    With having fully watched the video, I would have to say Vice City is still my favorite PS2 title. I can’t deny the level of content in San Andreas is more diverse, and it’s an excellent game on it’s own right, providing more than Vice City for the same price. But the simple pastiche and respect that Vice City pays to the era leads to a product that is undeniably one of the best portrayals of video game art, in my opinion.
    If you grew up with the game, you know what I mean.

    • @fuzzyslippersyt
      @fuzzyslippersyt  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Totally agree, the outfits, the music, the characters all fit in with what the 80s was and what movies in the 80s were like. Compare it to that 80s/90s nostalgia you see in shows and movies nowadays, and it feels superficial. Like they know things about that era, but don't really understand what the era actually was.

    • @XanVicious
      @XanVicious ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it was the first video game i ever played! (i was an unsupervised 4 year old.) greatest of all time tbh.

  • @TV-Tony
    @TV-Tony ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Sunshine Autos also has street races. You could also get some of the strongest weapons by finding all the hidden packages. They also unlock the Rhino and Hunter at the army base, which you can safely get into after the Cop Land mission, when you can change into a police uniform to use to avoid being shot at by the soldiers. You can also use the Hunter or a Sea Sparrow helicopter to get into the Leaf Links golf course in order to keep your weapons as well.

    • @MaynardCrow
      @MaynardCrow ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went on rampages that lasted hours, getting into dogfights with police helicopters with the sea sparrow and landing on rooftops with the minigun. Could probably remember where all 100 hidden packages are to this day.

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      at the golf club entrance, you can park a car near the ramp and just jump over, no need for helicopters

    • @TV-Tony
      @TV-Tony ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hundkebab2433 I often do that too. Helicopter saves me time though with travel back and forth.

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TV-Tony the helicopter is probably the best vehicle in vice city, makes collecting hidden packages and stuff a real blast

    • @TV-Tony
      @TV-Tony ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hundkebab2433 Although you can only get to a helicopter in the second half of the game, unless you're using cheats or glitches/mods.

  • @electricoj2765
    @electricoj2765 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    So many cool details and unique things in this game. I love how after you do the mission where you drop flyers, promoting your movie, you can find the flyers on the ground, replacing the newspapers that were there before

  • @Hip-Gnosis1134
    @Hip-Gnosis1134 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Banged out raking all the leaves in my backyard while keeping an eye on my 2 year old with this in my ear, great job dude. Brought me back. I remember playing this at a friends house back in elementary school and getting in trouble talking about it in class 😂

  • @hypex1257
    @hypex1257 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Thank You for this beautiful video. I first played Vice City on the PS2 in 2013 when i was 6, but i still play it on my PC today. Maybe it isnt the most beautiful game in the world, but it has one of the best stories. Its just a beautiful game and you made a beautiful video for it!

  • @burgerbody8659
    @burgerbody8659 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I played Vice City on PC as a kid. It made the last fight easy mode with the minigun and the mouse aim. Also, I’m surprised you didn’t mention Gary Busey as Phil lol.

  • @draesynesofficial
    @draesynesofficial ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Can’t believe you haven’t played VCS! Definitely one of the best GTA’s out there trust me you need to play it.

    • @jimmy-rm3cl
      @jimmy-rm3cl ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It has Phil Collins concert

  • @luissantos7343
    @luissantos7343 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Never realized or knew how talented the voice cast actually was.
    Something they eventually started to reduce, and I understand, the name GTA is the only name they need to sell millions and millions.
    (And I’m not criticizing the recent voice cast, just saying they are less known names).

    • @creepbg
      @creepbg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The reason Rockstar started working with lesser known actors is BECAUSE of Mr Liota - apparently he was a bit of a diva in the booth.

  • @tomastoth4018
    @tomastoth4018 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've played "Vigilante" up to level 50 in the beginning and earned a total of 2.6 million, then completed "Paramedic", "Pizza Boy" and 100 fares as a taxi driver. So, I've already collected 3.8 million, more than enough for anything you'd ever want to buy, including unlimited firepower. Kinda smart preparation.

  • @img00
    @img00 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow.. I knew about Ray Liotta voicing Tommy of course, but the rest of the cast is awesome as well! I really must replay this one!

  • @bidvision
    @bidvision ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The main thing to know in the mission where you have to beat Hilary in the car race is that his car accelerates faster, but your car has a higher top speed. So if you can keep your speed up in the straight sections, you'll gradually catch up to him.

  • @srm79
    @srm79 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The RC copter mission *was* hard AF in the first print run of the game, because they accidentally shipped the wrong version. It was fixed for the second print run and all downloadable versions later

    • @hundkebab2433
      @hundkebab2433 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, what was wrong with the first version?

  • @daniellejasper2877
    @daniellejasper2877 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I miss this game so much was the first game I ever played and will always hold a special place as the game that got me into gaming

  • @pikengren1
    @pikengren1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That was a great trip down memory lane for me. What a great and relatable take.
    The only thing I felt was missing was mentioning Lee majors.

  • @emperortrevornorton3119
    @emperortrevornorton3119 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It is funny how you can much easier identify your surroundings in Vice City and they give you a map seriously most places are kinda easier to navigate even without the map were if I didn't have multiple copies of GTA III posters/map I would sometimes have trouble finding stuff that wasn't marked

    • @bryanhenna4265
      @bryanhenna4265 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why did you skip cherry poppers ice cream and the cab business?

  • @oussamaml4161
    @oussamaml4161 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I still haven't watched this video.
    But I'm already excited.
    Gta VC is my favorite game of all times.

  • @doctorrobert1339
    @doctorrobert1339 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Excellent video mate. I haven't played Vice City Stories in a long time, but I can confirm to you that yes, Victor Vance also had to deal with Lance's shit and that game sorta foreshadows Lance's end with his attitudes and recklessness. He causes a lot of problems for Victor, but won't get into spoilers if you plan on also playing VCS and I'm looking forward to that if you do.

  • @MCHuang
    @MCHuang ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never played these games on console and only on PC. With keyboard and mouse controls, these games were quite a cake walk. Interesting to see from this perspective, and it's probably how the creators intended for it to be played

  • @ThisIsMeAD
    @ThisIsMeAD ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was astounded playing the game now at 22, in comparison to being a little kid, at how easy I found demolition man, flew through it first try, this game felt so tough when I was younger, it had this level of mystery to it cause i had only got so far

    • @Gamesta100
      @Gamesta100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're only 3 years older than I was when VC released lol
      Watching GTAVC videos and reading comments makes me feel ancient lol

  • @genuinesaucy
    @genuinesaucy ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always love the asset buying missions, and I think they're in exactly the right spot in the game; now that Tommy's taken over Diaz's empire and got the transition settled, he's expanding it aggressively. Buying up new properties and morphing them into illegal businesses always gives me the feeling that I'm taking over the entire town one racket at a time. It's _really_ satisfying.
    Also, do a pit maneuver on Hilary to easily win that awful fucking bullshit race. If you can sideswipe his back wheels enough to spin his car out, you can get a huge lead on him right away.

  • @Kmwildride
    @Kmwildride ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "there's no up North anymore, its all down south"
    Love this game, easily my favourite GTA

  • @justamanwithanopinion
    @justamanwithanopinion ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember sitting in my best friend's bedroom trying to complete the helicopter mission. We were teenagers and video games were a central part of our lives, after football. But we struggled and struggled and swore and swore. I loved the game, though. I have very, very fond memories of playing it and I miss those days.

  • @ArniesTech
    @ArniesTech 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    GTA Vice City made me get involved with real estate, motovated me do buy my first property (followed by 7 more) and my first Rolex to celebrate all that. Never has a computer game brought me so far in life 😂😂😂❤ thank you Rockstar Games studios

  • @Hucksss_92
    @Hucksss_92 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game inspired a love of 80s music for me and my friends (we were all born in the 90s)

  • @BangBang-hk4rg
    @BangBang-hk4rg ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This game was the reason I bought a PS2 back in the day.

  • @spacemonkey0809
    @spacemonkey0809 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I recommend you to play the ps2 version of GTA Vice City Stories in PCSX2 since the PSP version is a little buggy. It has a very good story and some of it's mechanics are amazing like the Empire Building side missions and also many new vehicles and the ability to swim.

    • @sqly3129
      @sqly3129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or mod the stories content into PC vice city and have the best of both lmfao

  • @jamesgatz5301
    @jamesgatz5301 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Halfway through, great video, can’t wait to replay this again

  • @SlothyTendecies
    @SlothyTendecies ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fantastic work. What a well put together retrospective, you definitely deserve more attention. Thanks for this.

  • @irq433
    @irq433 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember back in 2002 how huge impact this game has. Internet cafe.. 15 PC's and every of my pals playing GTA VC...and i don't even think Ray Liotta knows how much great work he's done with voice of Tommy. Rip Ray aka Tommy Vercetti.

  • @Hazzard_Genji
    @Hazzard_Genji ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can't wait to visit Vice city again in GTA 6.
    It's about damn time for a comeback!

  • @PabbyPabbles
    @PabbyPabbles ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An old trick from back in the day was to wait for Hillary near the finish, line up a shot, and snipe him in the head. This fails the mission, of course, but he will slide down the usually locked door of his Sabre, as sniped people do in GTA 3/VC/SA. You can then grab his everything-proof Sabre, save it in a garage somewhere, and then actually attempt the mission normally.

  • @Magnificential
    @Magnificential ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another great video! You do such a great job breaking everything down, and explaining details. I really enjoy your work!

  • @leevonrobinson7166
    @leevonrobinson7166 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so glad someone finally said he’s from Carlitos way I been saying this for years but most reviews or overlooks of this game it’s never mentioned what a true legend for making that known

  • @Smarties.
    @Smarties. ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Vice City Stories Is not just my favorite GTA but my favorite game of all time I hope you play that one too while it's pretty divisive among fans if this game or Vice City Stories has the better storyline Stories has a really great slightly darker storyline with most major characters from VC making a appearance and the gameplay itself has also improved a lot from VC since it adds a lot of features and improvements San Andreas added to the series

  • @johnmoore3504
    @johnmoore3504 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love how half way thru the game it flips the script and you go from the guy messing up businesses to owning them. The auto business is great because you get access to the best and rarest cars in the game. The 80s music and Miami vibe made this one of my favorite games. Plus having Tommy talk was so much better than GTA3s mindless drone where your character was emotionless.

  • @MrHappyDuckie
    @MrHappyDuckie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can't believe you are only at 55k subs man. Great content. Thanks for taking me back in time to my childhood!

  • @jeffreymalinowski4091
    @jeffreymalinowski4091 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recently played Vice City and the only way I wound up beating Hilary in the race was by getting a 3 or more star wanted level before starting the race, then letting the cops hit his car and derail him and blow his tires trying to get to me. Still took me a few tries.

  • @mastergame1311
    @mastergame1311 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Demolition Man is much harder on PC due to horrible controls (using the numpad in a non-standard way ain't fun), although missions that require manual aim are a cakewalk. It is quite amusing to see people on different platforms having difficulties with different missions and overall aspects of these games.
    Cool video, by the way.

  • @alexequillex
    @alexequillex ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Such a great video for one of my favourite GTA games, you’re incrediblely underrated and deserve more subscribers! keep up the great work! 😁

  • @nj39
    @nj39 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wish you 10 million subs because someone who makes this much quality videos deserves it. Good luck.

  • @dorenjackson1166
    @dorenjackson1166 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had to read the title like 5 times. “20 years”, I can’t believe it! I can remember when I first played this like it was yesterday. I was a kid myself but I remember being so happy just staring at the case when my uncle brought it to our house on Christmas. Tekken 4 had just dropped that year so my family & I played tekken all day but it was gta VC later that night

  • @jordanford9320
    @jordanford9320 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Luiz Guzman in my personal opinion, his best role was in the show OZ an HBO show from the '90s and is super underrated and I recommend to anyone who has hbo max

  • @andywarda1481
    @andywarda1481 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Demolition man was actually one of my favorite missions. Anything that involves driving through checkpoints I find harder.

  • @BirdGang6
    @BirdGang6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “I trusted you Tommy, I would have had you made”
    *has been a made man for more than 20 years by now* LOL

  • @jordanmurray410
    @jordanmurray410 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I spent so many hours playing Vice City when I was a kid, most of the time just messing around with cheats and rampaging as much as possible til I'd get killed or busted

  • @GreenDinoRanger
    @GreenDinoRanger ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved Vice City. My first and still my favourite GTA game. Although my copy had all the music, the crusty old Australian censorship board had the film studio cutscenes altered or trimmed to remove the sexual activity from Candy (although the spotlight image of her tits was unedited).
    Since you asked, I struggled A LOT with Hilary's race as a kid. I don't ever remember how I beat him. Replaying as an adult I didn't struggle with any of the missions, although getting the high score in the gun range for 100% completion on a clunky old PS2 controller that made manual aiming jerky instead of smooth was an incredibly frustrating experience.

  • @kinglydagon6035
    @kinglydagon6035 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sunshine Auto's was my favorite thing to do as a kid, since it was the only thing my little mind could actually understand at the time XD

  • @nickthelonewolf9909
    @nickthelonewolf9909 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    20:46 I see you had a very nice childhood show as well...

  • @user-hm4yi7um9d
    @user-hm4yi7um9d ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really don't consider Phil to have been retconned. He tells Tommy if he had more people like him in Nicaragua then he might still have both arms. In a part where Tommy just saved him from his own bad decisions. Maybe he got the boomshine recipe in Nicaragua

  • @NorthernWind_Vlll
    @NorthernWind_Vlll ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The game is literally my favourite. The feeling this City gives me is surreal. I feel nostalgic for times I didn't live in. Btw i really enjoyed this trip down the memory lane, was a great ride watching this video.
    Few notes:
    - Diaz had a real with Courtez's right-hand man where he was selling him info about Courtez and his deals, meaning Diaz might've known about the deal from him and ambushed it.
    -When you play shots from cutscenes or movies, try keeping the audio level the same as your voice, if I'm eating a snack, I can't hear the cutscenes if they aren't as loud, don't wanna change my volume every few minutes lol (this is a first world problem i know xD)
    -Vice City Stories has about the same feel but maybe better gameplay. Equal or better soundtrack, great story and features from both old and newer titles like San Andreas. I recommend the PSP version emulated. Its graphics will look updated because of the system they were made for, much better than the ps2. The looks of it are incredible and i dare even say breath-taking for such an old game. They really killed it, especially with having Phill Colins and his concert.

  • @TayRich93
    @TayRich93 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Still get a refreshing feeling when starting up at the beginning of vice city, it’s been feeling nostalgic for the past couple days especially with god of war releasing again and sonic also I even been watching The Godfather gameplay vids

  • @avace917
    @avace917 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For the mission where you race the driver for the bank heist, my friend used to park a Turismo near the starting point and get into it to finish the race. I just did it the way you did.

  • @thetgomes6322
    @thetgomes6322 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Vice City is more of a Scarface game than the Scarface game itself

  • @edwardoflynn7094
    @edwardoflynn7094 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic video in-depth and entertaining

  • @KingDingus23
    @KingDingus23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fun fact: if you get too far ahead of hilary, the bridge he drives on will unrender and he'll drive into the water and die. the funny thing is, you can still finish the race but the mission will fail at the end and the game will freeze or crash, depending on if you're on pc or ps2. thanks rockstar.

  • @prajwaljayaraj5887
    @prajwaljayaraj5887 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I actually found Hilary's mission easier than the RC Helicopter one.

  • @PyraTheAegis
    @PyraTheAegis ปีที่แล้ว +1

    During the racing mission with Hilary, you can steal another car that's faster since you won't get a mission fail if you leave the Sentinel the game provides.

  • @emperortrevornorton3119
    @emperortrevornorton3119 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you decide to watch a video that reminds you that the first time you played Vice City you were probably not old enough to buy M games I am thirty something now and I remember playing it when it came out I played Vice City before I played III

  • @cookedbacon24
    @cookedbacon24 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude, it's a toss up between vice city or san andreas as my favorite gta game. Still hold up to this day. Yea the controls were...ass, it still takes me back to 2002 when this game came out. I still have the 1.0 version for the ps2 and I have to say either that or the xbox version. I only include the xbox version because it has a mod for it called the radmod. The music was awesome and truly added to the 80's atmosphere that I still play to this day. I do suggest you play Vice City Stories but I know the price of that game has gotten ridiculous so I wont blame you if you dont play it, unless someone offers you to borrow it for a video.

    • @fuzzyslippersyt
      @fuzzyslippersyt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably just emulate it honestly, but I hate that I never played it back in the day. Had a PSP. And loved liberty city stories on it

    • @cookedbacon24
      @cookedbacon24 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fuzzyslippersyt it also did come out for the ps2, which is just an upscaled psp port. Same thing with Liberty City Stories.

  • @markheywood5626
    @markheywood5626 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20 years old wow that went fast. Loved Vice City probably my favourite GTA game and had it on PC.

  • @BennyTheBuff
    @BennyTheBuff ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been enjoying your content. It’s been helping me get through this flu season. Please keep up the good work!

  • @mennis9736
    @mennis9736 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bro's got 3k subs and look at the quality of these vids. You'll probably hit a mill before the end of next year.

  • @nicwilson89
    @nicwilson89 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    30:05 My favourite thing to do in the tank was put flying cars cheat on. Whilst most cars just fly up and fall back down to earth, you can point the turret backwards on the tank and fire it for forward thrust, enabling you to fly a goddamn tank around the map as long as you please

    • @phillipholland6795
      @phillipholland6795 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Surprised more people don't talk about this, I thought I was the only one! Dodo cheat and walking on water cheat so it also functions as a boat and aircraft which can reach any altitude.

  • @thegreyestofblueskies
    @thegreyestofblueskies ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone else notice TH-cam changing and showing more videos from channels with less subs? Love the variety I'm starting to see in my TH-cam recommended. Nonetheless great video, super thorough!

  • @gumball2960
    @gumball2960 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This video was great, making me wish to re-experience Vice City all over again. The art for your character is also great! wondering who's the artist that made them? but anyways excited for your future videos!

    • @fuzzyslippersyt
      @fuzzyslippersyt  ปีที่แล้ว

      I have two artists, @plaguebirb on Twitter does most of my poses (the one's in the sweater). While @JGdraw did the Tommy variants

  • @JAYDOG1337A
    @JAYDOG1337A ปีที่แล้ว +3

    18:10 yeah, I've never had a problem with that mission, and I actually like the controls for the helicopters in this.

    • @fuzzyslippersyt
      @fuzzyslippersyt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right? Part me wonders if it's a an inexperienced thing, like you played it when your 8 and just assume it's the hardest thing in the world. Then when you replay it as an adult, it's like "Oh its not so bad"

    • @bipstymcbipste5641
      @bipstymcbipste5641 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fuzzyslippersyt Most of us didn't play much games and were children. I went back to it as a teenager and it was eayyy. It's still easy now cause you're used to it

  • @fritzkaraldo8452
    @fritzkaraldo8452 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    GTA VC is my favourite GTA of the PS2 era, and probably my favourite of them all.
    The Video? It's amazing mate, love it, keep them coming. I was shocked to see the numbers of subscribers. Your content has the quality of a much bigger chanel.

  • @JophisJoe
    @JophisJoe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don’t usually comment but I just wanted to say your videos are awesome my guy. Hope your channel blows up

  • @everettsims1928
    @everettsims1928 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great vid 👍 this was my first Gta game, I remember playing it for the first time back in 2003 when I was 5 lol

  • @audoinxr6372
    @audoinxr6372 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive 100% VC on xbox, ps2, and the new defect edition.
    The only mission that all 3 times I struggled with was The Shooter. The crazy sensitive aiming was a nightmare. Defect edition fixed it a bit though

    • @MaynardCrow
      @MaynardCrow ปีที่แล้ว

      GTA VC was the first game I got 100% completion on and all I got was a lousy T-shirt....and 3 hired goons....and better vehicle durability....but the t-shirt was the best perk.

  • @r390gt1lm
    @r390gt1lm 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this was such a fantastic nostalgia trip back to my childhood, love it

  • @ams4621
    @ams4621 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Vice City was the first time I heard Quiet Riot's Cum On Feel The Noize... I remember driving down "Miami Boulevard" at top speed in an Infernus blasting that song. Can't wait to go back to Vice City in GTA 6!

  • @rayvenkman2087
    @rayvenkman2087 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    According to the Defective Edition’s leaked source files by the ever professional GSG, the French Agents in the Cortez missions were meant to be Shining Path Rebels. A real life organisation.

  • @sylent_viper
    @sylent_viper ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I played vice city on release and I never had trouble with the RC helicopter, like you said after a couple of retries I had the controls down and completed the mission easily, and regarding the zero missions they were easy as well, there was only one mission with an extremely tight and frustrating timer (fuel) but the trick is to fly conservative, the more you move the more fuel you consume.

  • @eftiprwtopapadakis9310
    @eftiprwtopapadakis9310 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was a amazing video and a proper tribute for a such masterpiece classic game that holds so much childhood memories!
    So interesting also some facts that i dint knew like that Cuban gang leader was voiced by Danny Trejo aka Machete character and Janet Jameson also was a part of voice acting!! Love this kind of detail they put on the game!
    About this mission of having 32:38 of your video its so funny because i had as well to leave the area and come back with health/armor to make it through...
    I loved how old gtas dint hold your hand much

  • @erincummins2695
    @erincummins2695 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact: I'm from New Zealand and some of the music featured in this game and even in Vice City Stories (particularly the stations that play pop, ballads and the new wave/disco music) plays rather frequently on a radio station here, branded as an Easy Listening radio station called The Breeze (it also plays music from the 70s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s and current hits from this decade)

  • @Faceplay2
    @Faceplay2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I know it’s a small thing, but one of the most annoying things with the game to me was the fact that when you died at force you into the standard starter outfit.
    I’m glad no newer game ever did that again because it was quite annoying.

  • @CommanderQool
    @CommanderQool ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video! You deserve way more subscribers