Here's every last thing you need to know about GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
It’s real. It’s real. It’s ridiculously real and amazing. First off - huge salute to the powers at Rockstar Games on coming through with the must-play game of 2021 - it’s deeper than Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042 - from the nostalgic vibes to getting enhanced everything with Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
It’s a masterpiece - well, it’s three masterpieces masterfully put together in one epic rollout. This is the equivalent of an old head putting you up on JAY-Z’s remastered Reasonable Doubt or even when the “Victory” remastered version dropped in 2004 during my short-lived days of working at BestBuy in high school.
Once again, this is most likely a feature which deserves to be placed in the ATC Previews, Reviews + More but since myself and Big T (mystery man) run this show, I am flexing a little executive muscle and highlighting the biggest news of the day - and a salute to the Veterans around the nation - and digging deep into what you need to know. This is jam-packed with facts - and we do mean BIG FACTS - so for all the GTA heads out there, enjoy the tidbits and make sure to grab your copy right now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and especially the Nintendo Switch.
Overview
Three iconic locations, three epic stories: Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition encompasses the genre-defining titles of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, each enhanced for a new generation and available together for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Bringing the classic locations of Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas to the latest platforms, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition features new GTAV-inspired modern controls, plus across the board graphical enhancements such as higher resolution textures and environmental upgrades, alongside platform-specific features from Gyro aiming on the Nintendo Switch to 4K- resolution support with up to 60 FPS performance on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, NVIDIA DLSS support on PC, and much more.
The undisputed pioneers of immersive three-dimensional open worlds, Grand Theft Auto III and its sequels introduced unprecedented freedom and nonlinear gameplay combined with rich, cinematic storytelling to critical and commercial acclaim. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition honors the experience of the original titles while updating the experience for new generation s of fans.
Following on from the 20th anniversary of the original release of GTAIII earlier this year, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition celebrates the legacy of the series that redefined interactive entertainment and helped propel video games to the center of culture.
Features
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition features across-the-board enhancements to all three titles, featuring:
An updated player experience, making it easier than ever to play these classic games, including:
A GTAV-style controller layout
Updated Weapon and Radio Station selection wheels for quick switching
Updated Mini-Maps with enhanced navigation allowing players to set waypoints to destinations
Improved gunplay and targeting controls, with upgraded drive-by controls in GTA: San Andreas
The ability to immediately restart failed missions
Updated Achievements and Trophies
New Rockstar Social Club Accomplishments for members
Plus newly supported languages; including Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Korean, in addition to English, Spanish (Spain + Mexico), Italian, Japanese, French, and German
Enhanced visuals, with improved graphics and fidelity across all three games, including:
Higher resolution textures from characters to weapons, vehicles to roads, and more for greater detail
A completely rebuilt lighting system, with enhanced shadows, reflections, and more
Improved environmental effects
such as water and weather effects
including rain and fog, plus more
distinct changes to highlight
different times across the sky, sun, moon and starsEnhanced detail in trees and foliage, plus newly added three-dimensional detail to buildings and windows
Increased draw distances to provide a new level of depth and definition
Plus platform-specific features, including:
4K-resolution support with up to 60 FPS performance for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X systems
NVIDIA DLSS Support for PC
Touch screen camera zooming, pans and menu selections as well as Gyro aiming for the Nintendo Switch
Grand Theft Auto III
It all starts in Liberty City. With the revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips – if you have enough guts to take it.
Originally released on October 22nd, 2001, Grand Theft Auto III first
pioneered Rockstar Games’ approach to building highly immersive and detailed, fully 3D open worlds, delivering unprecedented freedom and nonlinear gameplay combined with rich, cinematic storytelling.
Within the living, breathing world of Liberty City, Grand Theft Auto III also elevated the series’ now signature radio stations, each with a thoughtfully curated playlist and DJ host to match.
The highest-rated PlayStation 2 game of all time, Grand Theft Auto III was also the number one selling video game on consoles the year of its release – ushering in a new era of gaming and gaming fans, catapulting the series into the center of culture in the process.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.
Delivering heightened levels of immersion, detail and
humor in its satirical take on '80s America, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City debuted a fully-voiced protagonist in Tommy Vercetti, the ability to build your criminal empire through property and business
ownership across the sprawl of the city, and one of the most iconic fully-licensed soundtracks in the history of games, and was the highest-selling game of its original release year of 2002.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Five years ago, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson escaped the haze of Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs, and corruption. Now, it's the early 90s. CJ’s got to go home - his mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of cops frame him for homicide, forcing
CJ on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets in the next iteration of the series that changed everything.
The Music
The best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was the first in the Trilogy
to feature three distinct, wholly featured cities, each with a lush, natural environment separating their borders. In addition to the now standard behind-the-wheel shooting of the series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas introduced in-depth character progression, making it possible for players to impact CJ’s look and abilities by partaking in certain activities and missions, lending new meaning to their character.
The Music
The best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was the first in the Trilogy
to feature three distinct, wholly featured cities, each with a lush, natural environment separating their borders. In addition to the now standard behind-the-wheel shooting of the series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas introduced in-depth character progression, making it possible for players to impact CJ’s look and abilities by partaking in certain activities and missions, lending new meaning to their character.
From the classical motifs of GTAIII’s Double Clef FM and the heavy-hitting drum and bass of MSX; to the melodrama of Vice City’s Emotion 98.3 and quintessential 80s pop powerhouse, Wave 103; to the West Coast rap of Radio Los Santos or Chicago house of SF-UR and debut of hosts such as Chuck D, Axl Rose and George Clinton in San Andreas, the radio stations of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition deliver the thoughtfully curated and wide-ranging selection of hits and hidden gems.
With more than 200 songs across 29 pioneering radio stations the series has become known for, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition’s iconic listings match the most recent release of the original versions (from 2014) – with no new changes, all detailed below.
In addition to higher quality audio at 16bit 44hrz for all the source music from the stations as well as original ambient effects, players will also be able to experience the game in 5.1 Surround Sound.
Double Clef FM | DJ – Morgan Merryweather (Gerry Cosgrove)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Non più andrai farfallone amoroso
Giacomo Puccini – O mio babbino caro
Giuseppe Verdi – Libiamo ne' lieti calici
Gaetano Donizetti – Chi mi frena in tal momento
Giuseppe Verdi – La donna è mobile
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Finch'han del vino
K-Jah | DJ – Horace ‘The Pacifist ’Walsh (Herman Stephens)
Scientist – Dance of the Vampires
Scientist – Your Teeth In My Neck
Scientist – The Corpse Rises
Scientist – The Mummy's Shroud
Scientist – Plague of Zombies
Rise FM | DJ — Andre “The Accelerator” (André)
Chris Walsh & Dave Beran – Shake (Revolt Clogrock Remix)
Shiver – Deep Time
R.R.D.S. – Innerbattle
Slyder – Score (Original Mix) (2000)
Slyder – Neo (The One) (2000)
Lips 106 | DJs — Cliff Lane (Ed McMann) and Andee (Shelley
Miller)
Marydancin – Wash Him Off
Fatamarse – Bump To The Music
April's In Paris – Feels Like I Just Can't Take No More
Lucy – Forever
Boyz 2 Girlz – Pray It Goes Ok?
Da Shootaz – Grand Theft Auto (1997)
Funky BJs – Rubber Tip
Game Radio FM | DJs – Stretch Armstrong (voices himself) and Lord Sear (voices himself)
Reef – Scary Movies (Instrumental)
Royce Da 5'9 – We're Live (Danger)
Nature – Nature Freestyle
JoJo Pellegrino – JoJo Pellegrino Freestyle
Royce Da 5'9 & Pretty Ugly – Spit Game
Royce Da 5'9 – I'm the King
Rush – Instrumental Bed 1, Bed 2
Black Rob – By a Stranger
Agallah & Sean Price – Rising to the Top
MSX FM | DJ – MC Codebreaker (voices himself)
Calyx – Quagmire
Rascal & Klone – Get Wild
Ryme Tyme – Judgement Day
Hex – Force
Omni Trio – First Contact
Aquasky – Spectre
Rascal & Klone – Winner Takes All
Ryme Tyme – T Minus
nCode – Spasm
D. Kay – Monolith
Dom & Ryme Tyme – Iceberg
Head Radio | DJ – Michael Hunt (Russ Mottla)
Dil-Don't – Stripe Summer
Whatever – Good Thing
Craig Gray – Fade Away
Conor and Jay – Change
Frankie Fame – See Through You
Scatwerk – Electronic Go Go
Dezma – Life Is But A Mere Supply
Flashback 95.6 | DJ – Toni (Maria Chambers)
Debbie Harry – Rush Rush
Elizabeth Daily – Shake It Up
Paul Engemann – Scarface (Push It to the Limit)
Amy Holland – She's On Fire
Elizabeth Daily – I'm Hot Tonight
Chatterbox FM | DJ – Lazlow (voices himself)
• No music tracks (talk radio)
Wave 103 | DJ – Adam First (Jamie Canfield)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes
Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter
Kim Wilde – Kids in America
Blondie – Atomic
A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
The Human League – (Keep Feeling) Fascination
Nena – 99 Luftballoons
The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
Spandau Ballet – Gold
Thomas Dolby – Hyperactive!
Romeo Void – Never Say Never
Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night
Flash FM | DJ – Toni (Maria Chambers)
Hall & Oates – Out of Touch
Electric Light Orchestra – Four Little Diamonds
The Outfield – Your Love
Talk Talk – Life's What You Make It
Bryan Adams – Run to You
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
Go West – Call Me
Laura Branigan – Self Control
INXS – Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
Wildstyle Pirate Radio | DJ – Mr. Magic (John Rivas)
Grandmaster Flash-The Furious Five – The Message
Zapp + Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce
Davy DMX – One For the Treble
Mantronix – Bassline
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)
Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
Cybotron – Clear
Run DMC – Rock Box
Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
Whodini – Magic's Wand
Emotion 98.3 | DJ – Fernando Martinez (Frank Chavez)
Toto – Africa
Jan Hammer – Crockett's Theme
Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms
Foreigner – Waiting For a Girl Like You
Mr. Mister – Broken Wings
Roxy Music – More Than This
Squeeze – Tempted
REO Speedwagon – Keep on Loving You
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
Fever 105 | DJ – Oliver "Ladykiller" Biscuit (Julius Dyson)
The Whispers – And the Beat Goes On
Fat Larry's Band – Act Like You Know
Oliver Cheatham – Get Down Saturday Night
Pointer Sisters – Automatic
René & Angela – I'll Be Good
Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
Rick James – Ghetto Life
Evelyn Champagne King – Shame
Teena Marie – Behind the Groove
Mtume – Juicy Fruit
Kool & the Gang – Summer Madness
Indeep – Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
V-Rock | DJ – Lazlow (voices himself)
Judas Priest – You've Got Another Thing Coming
Motley Crue – Too Young to Fall in Love
Megadeth – Peace Sells
Rockstar's Lovefist – Dangerous Bastard
Autograph – Turn Up the Radio
Twisted Sister – I Wanna Rock
Anthrax – Madhouse
Iron Maiden – 2 Minutes to Midnight
Slayer – Raining Blood
Tesla – Comin' Atcha Live
David Lee Rose – Yankee Rose
Radio Espantoso | DJ – Pepe (Tony Chiroldes)
Cachao – A Gozar Con Mi Combo
Alpha Banditos – The Bull is Wrong
Tres Apenas Como Eso – Yo Te Miré
Deodato – Latin Flute
Mongo Santamaría – Mama Papa Tú
Mongo Santamaría – Me and You Baby
Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra – Mambo
Mucho Mambo
Unaesta – La Vida Es Una Lenteja
Lonnie Liston Smith – Expansions
Deodato – Super Strut
Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra – Jamay
Benny Moré – Maracaibo Oriental
Tito Puente – Mambo Gozón
VCPR | DJs – Jonathan Freeloader (Patrick Olsen) and Michelle Montanius (Kelly Guest)
• No music tracks (talk radio)
K-Chat | DJ – Amy Sheckenhausen (Leyna Weber)
• No music tracks (talk radio)
Playback FM |DJ – Forth Right MC (Chuck D)
• Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Road to the Riches
Big Daddy Kane – Warm It Up, Kane
Spoonie Gee – The Godfather
Masta Ace – Me and the Biz
Slick Rick – Children's Story
Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
Eric B. & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two
Gang Starr – B.Y.S.
Biz Markie – The Vapors
Brand Nubian – Brand Nubian
Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Beatdown
K-DST | DJ – Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith (Axl Rose)
Foghat – Slow Ride
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River
Heart – Barracuda
Kiss – Strutter
Toto – Hold the Line
Rod Stewart – Young Turks
Humble Pie – Get Down to It
Grand Funk Railroad – Some Kind of Wonderful
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
America – A Horse with No Name
The Who – Eminence Front
Boston – Smokin'
David Bowie – Somebody Up There Likes Me
Eddie Money – Two Tickets to Paradise
Billy Idol - White Wedding – Pt. 1
Bounce FM | DJ – The Funktipus (George Clinton)
Dazz Band – Let It Whip
Kool & the Gang – Hollywood Swinging
Cameo – Candy
MFSB – Love Is The Message
Johnny Harris – Odyssey
Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
The Isley Brothers – Between The Sheets
Zapp – I Can Make You Dance
Rick James – Cold Blooded
Ronnie Hudson and The Street People – West Coast
Poplock
Ohio Players – Funky Worm
Maze – Twilight
Lakeside – Fantastic Voyage
SF-UR |DJ – Hans Oberlander (Lloyd Floyd)
Joe Smooth feat. Anthony Thomas – Promised Land
808 State – Pacific 202
A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
Frankie Knuckles feat. Jamie Principle – Your Love
Raze – Break 4 Love
Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bey
Jomanda – Make My Body Rock
CeCe Rogers – Someday
Nightwriters – Let The Music Use You
Mr. Fingers – Can You Feel It?
Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body
Maurice – This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze) (K & T Mix)
The Todd Terry Project – Weekend
Fallout – The Morning After (Sunrise Mix)
Robert Owens – I'll Be Your Friend
The 28th Street Crew – I Need A Rhythm
Radio Los Santos | DJ – Julio G (Julio Gonzalez)
Compton's Most Wanted – Hood Took Me Under
Dr.Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg) – Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang
Too $hort – The Ghetto
N.W.A. – Alwayz into Somethin'
Ice Cube (feat. Das EFX) – Check Yo Self (The Message Remix)
Kid Frost – La Raza
Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill a Man
Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg & RBX) – Fuck wit Dre Day
The D.O.C. – It's Funky Enough
IceCube–ItWasaGoodDay
Eazy-E – Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn
Above the Law – Murder Rap
Dr. Dre (feat. Snoop Dogg) – Deep Cover
Da Lench Mob (feat. Ice Cube) – Guerillas in tha Mist
K-Rose | DJ – Mary-Beth Maybell (Riette Burdick)
Jerry Reed – Amos Moses
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – Louisiana Woman, Mississippi
Man
Hank Williams – Hey Good Lookin'
Juice Newton – Queen of Hearts
Asleep At The Wheel – The Letter That Johnny Walker Read
The Desert Rose Band – One Step Forward
Willie Nelson – Crazy
Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
Statler Brothers – Bed of Roses
Mickey Gilley – Make the World Go Away
Ed Bruce – Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be
Cowboys
Merle Haggard – Always Wanting You
Whitey Shafer – All My Ex's Live in Texas
Eddie Rabbitt – I Love a Rainy Night
Statler Brothers – New York City
Radio X | DJ – Sage (Jodie Shawback)
Helmet – Unsung
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
Danzig – Mother
Living Colour – Cult of Personality
Primal Scream – Movin' on Up
Guns N' Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
L7 – Pretend We're Dead
Soundgarden – Rusty Cage
Jane's Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
The Stone Roses – Fools Gold
Alice in Chains – Them Bones
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
CSR-103.9 | DJ – Phillip Michaels (Michael Bivins)
SWV – I'm So Into You
Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin'
Samuelle – You Like What You See
Johnny Gill – Rub You the Right Way
Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity
Guy – Groove Me
Aaron Hall – Don't Be Afraid
Boyz II Men – Motownphilly
Bell Biv DeVoe – Poison
Today – I Got the Feeling
Wreckx-n-Effect – New Jack Swing
Bobby Brown – Don't Be Cruel
En Vogue – My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
K-Jah West | DJs – Marshall Peters (Lowell "Sly" Dunbar) & Johnny Lawton (Robbie Shakespeare)
Shabba Ranks – Wicked Inna Bed
Buju Banton - Batty Rider Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Dennis Brown – Revolution
Willi Williams – Armagideon Time
I-Roy – Sidewalk Killer
Toots & The Maytals – Funky Kingston
Dillinger – Cokane In My Brain
Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop
Pliers – Bam Bam
Barrington Levy – Here I Come
Reggie Stepper – Drum Pan Sound
Black Uhuru – Great Train Robbery
Max Romeo & The Upsetters – Chase The Devil
Master Sounds 98.3 |DJ - Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson (Ricky Harris)
Maceo & The Macks – Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
Harlem Underground Band – Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba
The Chakachas – Jungle Fever
Bob James – Nautilus
Booker T. & the MG's – Green Onions
Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
War – Low Rider
Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul – So Much Trouble In My Mind
WCTR – West Coast Talk Radio | DJs - Various
• No music tracks (talk radio)
