DEALUX Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) So I've been playing the definitive edition of this game and one thing I did different this time was to use noise isolating earphones and I've been noticing a bunch of new sounds, or at least sounds that I've never heard before (like NPCs whistling or random lines I've never heard before), and one of those things I noticed was in the DJ commentary on Flashback FM (at ~ 4:04): She says: Quote This one reminds me of waking up on the Du[...] *white noise* [...]an tour bus. If you listen closely she's meant to say Duran Duran but for some reason the name was censored. Maybe they didn't like having a namedrop like that given that their music never ended up being featured in the game. I've always found that cut to be odd but perhaps there is no real reason behind it other than to make you feel like you're actually listening to the radio and the signal dropped out, which would be more annoying if it were placed in the middle of a song. Edit: Ah, so the GTA Wiki entry mentions the DJ dialogue not being censored on the old site for the game. I've never listened to the uncensored line haha but I figured she must've been referring to Duran Duran. Edited March 10, 2022 by DEALUX Martin4004 1 The Audiophile Thread XB271HU | TESORO Gram XS | Xtrfy MZ1 | Xbox Elite v2 | Hifiman Sundara | Fiio K9 Pro i7 4790K 4.4 GHz | GTX 1080 Ti | 32 GB Crucial DDR3 | ADATA 256GB | Samsung 860 PRO 2TB Xbox | Xbox 360 | Xbox Series X | PS2 | PS3 | Google Pixel 6 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 It was censored on the original game as well. Odd considering Duran Duran were mentioned in Vice City by the Love Fist and yet their music never made it to that game either. NightmanCometh96, DEALUX, H-G and 3 others 6 Did you see the frightened ones? Did you hear the falling bombs? Did you ever wonder... ...why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) I think I read once that an uncensored clip from the radio existed somewhere, I think it was the GTA 3 official website back in the day, but I can't remember exactly. Sorry. Would be nice to restore it to the radio file so that it plays it in the game. //Edit: Found a mod that says it adds the Duran Duran thing: https://libertycity.net/files/gta-3/161278-gta-3-beta-radiostations-v2.html Edited June 22, 2022 by No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthbound Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 10:39 AM, Nico said: It was censored on the original game as well. That is mad. I was so confident it wasn't censored - I had to check my original audio files, and yep, it's censored. I'm surprised I never noticed after playing for 20 years. Yinepi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzermann11 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) Link to the uncensored line. Another thing to note is that in the audio clip, She's on Fire was playing instead of Shake it Up. Edited November 24, 2022 by Panzermann11 universetwisters and Ivan1997GTA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2L8 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 3/11/2022 at 1:39 AM, Nico said: It was censored on the original game as well. going off topic here but why iii songs are censored? (its more noticeable in game radio) its a freaking gta game, a series that have more f bombs then the entirely of scarface, i wasn't born in 01 and didn't live in the usa but i can't recall radio stations censoring songs lyrics, if i am wrong correct me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Vice Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, 2L8 said: can't recall radio stations censoring songs lyrics, if i am wrong correct me They did though, that's why many songs have a Clean and Explicit version. GTANet | Red Dead Network | 🌲 black lives matter | stop Asian hate | trans lives = human lives the beginning is moments ago, the end is moments away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Games Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Yep, I remember hearing an uncensored version of the "Duran Duran tour bus" line on the official GTA 3 website a while ago. I also find it rather strange that they censored lyrics in GTA 3, especially considering the fact that GTA 1 and 2 had uncensored songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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