Pager messages?

[piko]

Does anyone have a list of all the pager messages in these games? Some seem pretty random and only appear at certain playing time, some may also reference movie quotes, for example this (taken from IMDb):

 

2010 (1984)

The player eventually receives a pager message that says "My god... It's full of stars..."

 

 

Would be interested to hear any other ones like this, from London-games too.

Edited July 12, 2017 by piko

[Sektor]

The english text from GTA1 (includes mission text): http://gtamp.com/GTA1/gta1-english.fxt.txt

 

I think these are all the pager messages. The starting number may also be a reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2600_hertz but the player would only see those numbers if they edited the files or looked it up on a fan forum in 2017.

 

[2600]HELLO T!

[2601]WHERE THE HELL ARE MY JOGGING BOTTOMS? SYE.

[2602]REMEMBER... THIS IS ROAD SAFETY WEEK!

[2603]IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU'RE NOT WATCHING THE ROAD!

[2604]IMPORTANT MESSAGE! CRAIG LAING'S HAIR IS OFFICIALLY GINGER!

[2605]HI GORGEOUS. I'M OFF TO PERU. I'LL CALL YOU FROM IMPELTEPEC. LARA.

[2606]GET DOWN AND DO THE CARPET FITTERS DANCE!

[2607]LAST NIGHT WAS DEFINITELY X-RATED. LET'S DO IT AGAIN. CALL ME. DANA XXX.

[2608]HEY YOU SCHMUCK! YOU STILL OWE ME TWENTY. PAY UP OR IT'S YOUR KNEECAPS. JACK.

[2609]IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN...

[2610]MAN GIVES BIRTH TO DOG. SHOCKED WIFE HAS KITTENS. FILM AT ELEVEN.

[2611]AT LAST. A MAN WHO DOESN'T WEAR TIGHTS. YOU WERE GREAT TIGER. TERI.

[2612]CHEAT MODE ACTIVATED

[2613]THE WINNING NUMBER IS 9424047

[2614]PLEASE IGNORE THIS MESSAGE.

[2615]GOD MODE ACTIVATED

[2616]BLOOD, BLOOD, STICKY CLOTTED BLOOD, RUNNY BLOOD AND GUTS. GRATUITOUS FILM AT ELEVEN.

[2617]RANCID DRAGON CHINESE TAKEAWAY. OPEN 7 DAY. FREE DELIVERY. 555-597845

[2618]ANYONE EVER READ THIS sh*t?

[2619]GEORGE COATS FOR SALE! CALL 555-373839

[2620]I NEVER WANTED TO SEND PAGER MESSAGES. I WANTED TO BE... A LUMBERJACK!

[2621]WHERE'S MY TWENTY? I'M GONNA TEAR YOU A NEW ASSHOLE WHEN I FIND YOU. JACK.

[2622]I'LL BE AT THE RED CLAM BAR ALL NIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME? BURRO XXX.

[2623]I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU... BURRO.

[2624]WHY DON'T YOU COME ROUND TO MY PLACE TONIGHT... BURRO.

[2625]HEY THERE, PRETTY BOY, I'M MISSING YOU... BURRO.

[2626]IF I DON'T HAVE THAT TWENTY BY TONIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA EXPERIENCE A NEW KIND OF PAIN! JACK.

[2627]YOU BETTER HAVE GOOD MEDICAL INSURANCE PAL! TWENTY BUCKS! BY TONIGHT! JACK.

[2628]MY GOD... IT'S FULL OF STARS...

[2629]STAY OUT OF TROUBLE M'LAD. YOU KNOW HOW YOUR MOTHER WORRIES. FATHER O'MALLEY.

[2630]KEITH SAYS: OBSERVE THE PROPER SPEED LIMITS!

[2631]I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE... CALL ME... BURRO.

[2632]KEITH SAYS: OBEY THE RULES OF THE ROAD!

[2633]STOP MESSING WITH MY PARTNER OR I'LL MAKE YOU DISSAPPEAR. FOX.

[2634]I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT DOING THAT! DON'T ASK LOUISE.

[2635]QUIT STALKING ME YOU PERVERT! SARAH.

[2636]PRESIDENT SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTS. CIA DENY INVOLVEMENT. FILM AT ELEVEN.

[2637]FIRST LADY ADMITS FIVE KILO-A-DAY HABIT. CIA DENY INVOLVEMENT. FILM AT ELEVEN.

[2638]THAT KRYPTONITE WON'T SAVE YOU FOREVER. STAY AWAY FROM MY CHICK! S.

[2639]I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN ANDREAS...

 

Keith Hamilton was the lead programmer and is also mentioned in the mission text:

 

[2178]One of our leaders, Keith Ham Yel Tun, has failed us. Honor demands that he kill himself, but he must be questioned first!

 

GTA London 1969:

http://gtamp.com/GTA1/gta1-london-1969-enguk.fxt.txt

 

Telegrams:

 

[3000]I've got the results of the test back. It's yours.

[3001]Telegrams. The communication of the future.

[3002]Do the right thing by my daughter.

[3003]Call me. I've heard about you. Albert.

[3004]I hope you've got insurance.

[3005]Go to Southwest Westminster if you're bored.

[3006]There is fun to be had in Southeast Hyde Park.

[3007]My daughter's in the club, and you've scarpered.

[3008]Got any blues or purples? I need them badly.

[3009]Good looking, aren't you? A.C.

[3010]I need a favour. Go to Northeast City.

[3011]There's a spot of bother down in Southeast Bow. Sort it out.

[3012]You've shamed my family, you ruffian.

[3013]Bored? Lonely? Isolated? No? Then stop reading this drivel!

[3014]She was a nice girl before she met you!

[3015]Go to Northeast Battersea, if you are man enough!

[3016]Fancy making a killing? Go to Central Angel.

 

GTA London 1961:

http://gtamp.com/GTA1/gta1-london-1961-enguke.fxt.txt

 

Does 1961 have any telegram messages? There aren't any in the fxt file.

Edited July 21, 2017 by Sektor

[piko]

Wow, there's certainly a lot of them.. Is there any way to know when will a certain message appear though like after a certain time or what?

[Sektor]

They are triggered based on locations but they are on a delay so you could have moved far away in any direction from that location by the time they appear.

 

Some tutorial here that is confusing to me since I forgot everything about GTA1 mission code: https://projectcerbera.com/gta/1/tutorials/random-pager

 

All the trigger locations would be in mission.ini, maybe someone will document them one day but I don't think there's much significance. I'm more interested if any of the messages are quotes or references.

 

I tried entering the phone numbers into phone to word converters but they didn't come up with anything. It would be awesome if they used those 555 numbers in later games.

 

9424047 is most likely a Monty Python reference. It's mentioned in episode 24, about 7 minutes in:

 

 

 

I only know that because google found this http://www.ibras.dk/montypython/episode24.htm

Edited July 21, 2017 by Sektor