Lolypop Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Now that i come to think of it..why are is the gta story set in the 80's and not in present times? before i realised the time it was set in, i already thought it was in modern day settings. And i also think it would be much cooler to have it in the present anways All the cars look modern and all the weapons do to. i just think its odd. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styxx Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 diversity, there is soo many games that take place in todays time...but i heard that san andres is going to be present time.. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1778402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
/yourself Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Because 80's Miami was chaotic, perfect to base a game like GTA on. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1778437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartleby Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 The only reason I can think of is the one that Styxx pointed out. Why not make a game based on the past? It was a pretty good reason to make a Scarface-like game too. but i heard that san andres is going to be present time.. San Andreas is taking place in the early-to-mid 90s as far as we know. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1778448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styxx Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 oh, ehehe Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1778689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demarest Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 That time in that location was a huge opportunity for starting the drug game. Which is after all, the basis of the VC storyline. The LC mafia expanding to try to catch a piece of the VC drug scene. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1780678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijiwang Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 sorry if too many of yall weren't even born in the 80's but for those of us who grew up in that era, well i was more fond of that decade than i was of the 90's and no 'real' rap stations.. that's a plus all in it's self (the reason i say this is because that san andreas main influence for radio stations is going to be rap from what i've read) i guess i'll be making my own radio stations immediately. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1801984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 sorry if too many of yall weren't even born in the 80's but for those of us who grew up in that era, well i was more fond of that decade than i was of the 90's and no 'real' rap stations.. that's a plus all in it's self (the reason i say this is because that san andreas main influence for radio stations is going to be rap from what i've read) i guess i'll be making my own radio stations immediately. Ya, i know, I hate rap too. I think the game would be much better without it. Id much rather listen to rock. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1802348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
puubert Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I'd like to see a Grand Theft Carriage set in 1784. Seriously. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1803430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwitchBladeJones Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Coming off of the huge success that was gta3 Rockstar was in their Glam Rock period. There wasn't a better way to follow up gta3 than to express all of their success, than with excess. Parties, fast cars, nude women, and plenty of available narcotics. Vice City in the 1980's was the perfect expression. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1803511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 why is the gta story set in the 80's Why not, i mean it was the perfect place to put it. Like SwitchBladeJones said follow up success, with excess. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1803586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demarest Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I'd like to see a Grand Theft Carriage set in 1784. Seriously. There was hardly any crime back then Not to mention that if you DID do anything worthy of cop attention, you were hanged. Game over. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1803921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wijiwang Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 well i hope rock* keeps the grand theft auto franchise secure, in the same styling as 3, vc, and san an but it would be cool if they used rw's engine to make a futuristic 'fifth element' style game that you steal cars in and have missions with.. i think it would be able to pull it off well, and it would help secure the franchise until gta4 comes out on ps3 (if it ever does) Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1804453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
puubert Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I'd like to see a Grand Theft Carriage set in 1784. Seriously. There was hardly any crime back then Not to mention that if you DID do anything worthy of cop attention, you were hanged. Game over. There's hardly any crime, so the story would be have you starting the first organised crime gang in whatever city they placed you, somewhere in Europe I would assume. And since it would be a GTA game, whenever you get caught or died, you'd be disarmed, robbed and left to your own devices outside the nearest Doctor/Guardhouse. I like that period in time, and I'd like to see a virtual world based on it. The only real problem would be the lack of vehicles. It's walking, a horse, or a carriage, maybe a pushbike. Not a stunning variety. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1806212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagamaynila Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Those were great times. I wouldn't mind living through the 80's again. It was also the reason why i love VC's soundtrack, those were the songs i grew up with. Some of those songs i even hated before, but after being exposed to them for hours because of playing VC, i ended up liking them because of the feeling it brought back. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1806277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Marcus Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Simple, GTA: London 1961, GTA: London 1969. (In the sixties London was the place to be) GTA: Vice City (Florida was mad in the eighties, just watch Scarface) GTA: San Andreas. Set in California in the early nineties, Boyz N the Hood was a cool movie in the early nineties with Ice Cube. Also NWA, Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog etc. They're just basically setting them in places when it was hot. I think their next game though won't be based in America, maybe somewhere else. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1809443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanS Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 If you have seen the masterpiece movie Scarface you would know why. Vice City runs along by the Scarface storyline as in you go from an average petty criminal to the top of the Vice City (Miami) crime chain. It's a good storyline in my point of view. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1809923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn B. Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I agree with Evan and Brother. When I first got VC and started going through the missions, I just couldn't help but notice the similarities between the game and the movie Scarface. Miami is the '80s was, like, the drug capital, full of corruption and gangs. The main difference between Tommy and Tony Montana is that you didn't come on a boat from Cuba, and you don't die in the end. Heh. I would say Ricardo Diaz is more like Tony; considering the fact and fashion that he was taken out when he was at the top. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1810489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehCriminalMastermind Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I always thought Ricardo Diaz was based on Tony Montana... you have to storm his mansion, and he shows up at the top of the stairs and you kill his stupid fat ass. It was a lot like Scarface... except you had less backup, and Tony Montana wasn't fat. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1810605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigs Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Simple, GTA: London 1961, GTA: London 1969. (In the sixties London was the place to be) GTA: Vice City (Florida was mad in the eighties, just watch Scarface) GTA: San Andreas. Set in California in the early nineties, Boyz N the Hood was a cool movie in the early nineties with Ice Cube. Also NWA, Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog etc. They're just basically setting them in places when it was hot. I think their next game though won't be based in America, maybe somewhere else. Exactly. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/138864-why-in-the-80s/#findComment-1811114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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