Oh, the comedy

Posted by Scrimpnut on Sunday, August 3, 2003

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Down here in m***** f***** rainy New Orleans (seriously, it rains 3 inches every day - it’s like Seattle except with 350 more murders per year), we had the Grand Theft Auto marathon on Saturday night and my, my, the hilarity. I would like to take another impromptu poll. Bascially, we said screw the missions, and for 6 hours we tried our damdest to get as many stars as possible to get the police to chase us. We got up to four a few times but whenever we got to that point we would be gunned down in a line of bullets by about 50 squad cars and a few helicopters and roadblocks. Poll question A: has anyone gotten to 5 or 6 stars and Poll Question B: favorite vehicle in the game - mine is the bus (although one of the cops actually hopped in the passenger side and busted me - bummer).

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Comment by TimF

8/4/2003 @ 3:19 am

I’ve gotten 7 stars by using a weapons cheat and blowing up cop cars with a rocket launcher. There’s also a cheat that makes a tank appear (probably my favorite vehicle.) When you get to 6 stars the Feds show up and at 7 stars the Army shows up. You don’t last long against the Army - just long enough to see a swatch of camouflage.

By the way, nice screenshot!

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Comment by Staque

8/4/2003 @ 8:10 am

The guys at my second job [www.filmburn.com] can do it all the time, almost without thinking about it. Their trick seems to be keep moving with a working vehical.

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Comment by BobKylan

8/4/2003 @ 9:43 am

Maxing out the stars is all about the tank! If you can get the tank and keep it moving, you can go through almost anything.

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Comment by Jeff

8/4/2003 @ 10:20 am

Question A: Yes, I’ve gotten all stars. Each island has a couple of spots where you can make the law come to YOU. Gun em down and take what they’ve left behind to ready up for the next wave.

Question B: My favorite car by far is the Mr. Whoopie ice cream truck. It plays music, it’s fun to drive, and it fulfills many childhood dreams.

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Comment by BobKylan

8/4/2003 @ 1:58 pm

One other tip: Cover from above! If you stand underneath something, you can shoot down helicopters with the rocket launcher. Very satisfying!!!

Favorite car: It is not in this game. Go out and get Vice City. The motorcycles, helicopters, and seaplanes are much more fun. But in this game, my favorite would have to be the Lobo. The hydraulics are great. Get the car rocking from side to side and see if you can roll it sitting at a stop light.

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Comment by staque

8/4/2003 @ 2:44 pm

Dave and Todd [my co-workers at FilmBurn] wanted me to add…

1. You a whimp if you have to use the tank.
and…
2. You are not a real man unless you can get up to six stars, grab a bike and start doing jumps.

They can provide video tape to prove it, if there are those which doubt it.

I am just the messenger…

Staque

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Comment by Ryan

8/4/2003 @ 2:57 pm

I think I like the idea of getting up to six stars with the ice cream truck. I’ve only played the game a couple of times so almost all the shit in the previous posts I haven’t even seen yet but hopefully that will change in the coming days. I’m doing some research on sleep and how much we humans really need it. Because, really, think about how much more bomb eating could be had if it weren’t for those pesky sleep intervals.

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Comment by Chris

8/5/2003 @ 4:26 pm

Getting six stars with the tank is like kicking a quadriplegiac in the nuts: it’s easy as sin, but it’s just not satisfying. Ditto for jacking the army chopper - but that may be Vice City specific.

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