The Mysterious One Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 By "original," I mean the one with the black label and the not-so-friendly content towards Haitians. Are you glad you kept it? I will say that despite buying this game for the PS4, I still have the original PS2 version, which not only has the original content involving the Cuban/Haitian storyline, but also all of the songs, including "Running With The Night." Also, is this version rare? Not that I've been looking online for it because I don't need to, but it seems that I see at some local mom-and-pop game stores, I find the Greatest Hits version or the Double-Pack version of this game. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtafaninwest Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I wish I still had the original 2002 version. I regretfully lend it to someone years back, never returned. Don't know where to get the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gts. Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I wish I still had the original 2002 version. I regretfully lend it to someone years back, never returned. Don't know where to get the original. Check on Ebay or Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lock n' Stock Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Proud owner of the original PS2 version here, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I could kind of understand the outrage regarding the Haitian/Cuban stuff. In the end though, you're dealing with a game where violence, sex, foul language and drugs are the norm anyway. Also shame about 'Running with the Night' being axed, one of my favourite songs on Flash FM personally. I guess one way to be sure you're getting the unedited PS2 version is to just look on eBay for a copy with the original box-art, which of course has none of that ugly Platinum/Greatest Hits sh*te plastered around it. Edited February 23, 2018 by Lock N' Stock Ivan1997GTA and Wolff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanzant Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 GTA Vice City for PS2 the original release isn't rare nor difficult to find. It's practically worthless in terms to value due to it's insane amount of sales. A copy used even in near perfect condition is worth less than $10.00 and a sealed ORIGINAL copy can be a bit tough to find....but typically sells around $50-$60. I have my original copy with sales receipt which I have already posted pics around the board. I still prefer the Xbox version. mde2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtafaninwest Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I wish I still had the original 2002 version. I regretfully lend it to someone years back, never returned. Don't know where to get the original. Check on Ebay or Amazon. Where do I check the version number on the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonDolphin Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Wait, they removed Umberto & Aunt Poulet missions from some versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanzant Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I wish I still had the original 2002 version. I regretfully lend it to someone years back, never returned. Don't know where to get the original. Check on Ebay or Amazon. Where do I check the version number on the cover? The original game's UPC US copy is 7 10425 27145 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmmm nice bike Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Wait, they removed Umberto & Aunt Poulet missions from some versions?No, but some of Umberto's dialogue was changed because it was considered to be offensive against Haitians and there were complaints from Haitian American groups about it. Basically, according to the book Jacked by David Kushner, the controversey began after a local newscaster in New York noticed that the game ordered you to kill Haitians in one of the missions and he ran a story about it. Soon, the Haitian community complained and Rockstar made the changes to later versions released. I'm pretty sure dialogue in another mission was changed as well. I think part of the problem stemmed from them never giving these gangs names other than "Cubans" and "Haitians." It set things up to be pretty awkward later on in the game when you start doing their missions. Edited February 27, 2018 by Hmmm nice bike Lioshenka and FleppyFace 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helegad Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Australian v1.0 had a unique OFLC tag with "MA restricted". I haven't seen this design on anything else. Edited February 27, 2018 by Helegad Lock n' Stock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mde2 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Australian v1.0 had a unique OFLC tag with "MA restricted". I haven't seen this design on anything else. IIRC all the 3D era GTA games had that rating symbol, I didn't see it on any other game case though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonDolphin Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Do PC 1.0 version have restricted dialogues or original ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKSTAR MANIC Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Do PC 1.0 version have restricted dialogues or original ones? No, just dont update the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian51399 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Does anyone have the very original version of Gta Vice City? What I mean is the PS2 version that has the Tear Gas and un-renamed guns. Ex) Ruger became Kruger, Uzi 9mm became Uzi, Colt Python became .357, PSGI got renamed to .308, etc etc. This video explains that I'm talking about. If anyone can help me find the very original version/pre-order version of Gta Vice City, that'd be awesome! If you happen to have one, I will gladly buy it off you. I know the PC and Xbox versions of Vice City are better than the PS2, but what makes the PS2 version special is 1) It was the first platform Gta Vice City got released on. 2) The very original/pre-order version of Gta Vice City on the PS2 has the features that were later removed when porting to the PC, Xbox, and later PS2 versions of the game. In some ways, the very first copy of Gta Vice City on the PS2 has "exclusive" stuff that the other versions don't have. I'm a big Vice City fan. It was my first Gta game ever. Again, if anyone can hook me up with the pre-order version/the original release for the PS2 with all the features I was talking about, I will be forever grateful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljalu Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Played the original version a long time ago when i was 9-10 At my best friends house he introduced me to the gta serie and i loved it. Got the original version back in 2012 from another friend who got rid of his ps2 and was extremely happy. sadly enough it was scratched (already was scratched when i got it take good care of my disc) and couldn’t get past the mission where you are in the speed boat with lance since it froze. then i got version 3.0 platinum version from my partents and couldn’t use my save anymore. by 2017 my best friend decided to give me the orginal firts release of vice city and gta 3 (both pal) and i was so happy i could finnaly walk trough the tear gas again XD Wolff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FadeAway Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 2/17/2018 at 2:37 PM, The Mysterious One said: By "original," I mean the one with the black label and the not-so-friendly content towards Haitians. Are you glad you kept it? I will say that despite buying this game for the PS4, I still have the original PS2 version, which not only has the original content involving the Cuban/Haitian storyline, but also all of the songs, including "Running With The Night." Also, is this version rare? Not that I've been looking online for it because I don't need to, but it seems that I see at some local mom-and-pop game stores, I find the Greatest Hits version or the Double-Pack version of this game. What do you think? I have the PS2 version that has the gangs/Haitian missions and the song. I'm still glad I kept it throughout all these years. I also have the playbook. I'm in the middle of playing lll but when I'm finished with that I'm heading over to VC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSoul 301281 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 It's been a few years since I was active here, and I have a quick question regarding original copies of both Vice City and GTA 3 What is the SLES number on original, V.1 versions of VC? I stupidly traded my day one copy years ago and have since managed to get hold of another, but I'm not sure if it is the newer, edited version or not. Printed on the disc, the SLES number of the copy I currently have is SLES-51061. On a similar note, I seem to have an original, V.1 copy of GTA 3, with SLES-50330 on the disc. Can anyone confirm if these are original, V.1 copies? I've tried having a look online, but I can't seem to find out 100%. GTA 3 seems to be original V.1, but I'm not 100% sure on VC. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehambone Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) On 3/16/2019 at 10:45 AM, LostSoul 301281 said: What is the SLES number on original, V.1 versions of VC? I stupidly traded my day one copy years ago and have since managed to get hold of another, but I'm not sure if it is the newer, edited version or not. Printed on the disc, the SLES number of the copy I currently have is SLES-51061. There’s a good FAQ over on GameFAQs that contains information about identifying different versions of GTA:VC on PS2. Edited March 21, 2019 by thehambone Meet the GTA 3 players who've spent a decade playing pass-the-pad to 100% the game - GamesRadar GTA:LCS Save Editor - Supports Android, iOS, PS2, and PSP saves! GTA3 Save Editor - Big update in the works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSoul 301281 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 From the looks of things, that's just a breakdown of what's different. What I'm trying to find out, without having to play through the hole game(or both) is how to identify the games via the SLES numbers printed on the disc. These numbers identify when the game was produced and the version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehambone Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, LostSoul 301281 said: From the looks of things, that's just a breakdown of what's different. What I'm trying to find out, without having to play through the hole game(or both) is how to identify the games via the SLES numbers printed on the disc. These numbers identify when the game was produced and the version. See the sections titled “PLS3. Disc Differences” and “PLS4. The Disc Ring”. They give information about differences in the artwork and numbers printed on the disc that help identify the version. Edit: Just realized that you're looking for the SLES version, not the SLUS version. I think that guide only covers the SLUS numbers, so it may not be of much help to you. Based on this site, you're probably looking for either SLES-51061 or SLES-51316. These versions were released on 8 November 2002 and 21 November 2002 respectively. the -316 version appears to be English only, so that might've been the UK release. The other version listed (SLES-51595) was released in April 2003 so it is probably patched. Edited March 23, 2019 by thehambone LostSoul 301281 1 Meet the GTA 3 players who've spent a decade playing pass-the-pad to 100% the game - GamesRadar GTA:LCS Save Editor - Supports Android, iOS, PS2, and PSP saves! GTA3 Save Editor - Big update in the works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSoul 301281 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thanks! That was the best I could find myself regarding SLES-51061. So it seems my copy of Vice City is an original release version. And as far as I can tell with GTA 3, that too may also be original release. thehambone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabez Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 And btw i just realized that now i got every original GTA games for ps2 and couple later copies as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmiller4642 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Original PS2 versions are the best IMO as far as GTA 3, VC, and SA goes. 3 might be the only exception, but it just feels "right" to play those 3 GTA games on a PS2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Lilina Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I have the original version on Emulator. But I wish I could find the disc as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm-9 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) I bought an NTSC black-label copy last year expecting v1.40. However, when I played it, it was clearly v2.01. I confirmed this by checking its version on my PC. So black label copies of v2.01 exist. It's not exclusive to the double-pack version. I like what SCEE did regarding game versions. The original version of Vice City (V1.50 in PAL regions) has a disc ID of SLES-51061. V2.01 has a disc ID of SLES-51061#, which is the same as the platinum release, SLES-51061-P. V3.00 has a disc ID of SLES-50161-P#. If v3.00 was a non-platinum release, it would have a disc ID of SLES-51061#2. This way, by looking at the disc ID printed on the disc, you can tell for the most part which version it is, with the only ambiguity being which version the first platinum version is. Edited December 19, 2019 by jm-9 psxdriverplayer and thehambone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gts. Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHouser Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I still have this version. Not sure why they changed it in the first place. DHouser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyricMode Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Still got it. I enjoy playing things as the authors intended, plus I find it a piece of history, so yes I am glad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrill Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Still got it. Even have two of the german first releases. Don't know why i end up with two of them, but i am happy to own them. I will never give one of my gta collection aways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCA Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) On 2/26/2018 at 9:58 PM, Hmmm nice bike said: No, but some of Umberto's dialogue was changed because it was considered to be offensive against Haitians and there were complaints from Haitian American groups about it. Basically, according to the book Jacked by David Kushner, the controversey began after a local newscaster in New York noticed that the game ordered you to kill Haitians in one of the missions and he ran a story about it. Soon, the Haitian community complained and Rockstar made the changes to later versions released. I'm pretty sure dialogue in another mission was changed as well. I think part of the problem stemmed from them never giving these gangs names other than "Cubans" and "Haitians." It set things up to be pretty awkward later on in the game when you start doing their missions. "Kill all the haitian dickheads." I remember that was gone when I was watching a playthrough years ago. Sadly, I only have my original release of San Andreas left out of all my PS2 games. Edited February 4, 2021 by TCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
