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Episode 112:

Isn't Theft Grand?

Runtime: 58 Minutes

We talk about the beginning of the Grand Theft Auto series. Starting from a computer club in 1984, we follow its creators through the creation of Grand Theft AUto in 1997 into the current day. We'll take a look at Grand Theft Auto's original design document, and talk about how it evolved into the game we know today. Our discussion also includes a relative mixed bags of reviews, and we touch on our own experiences with the game. Stick around and join us for today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Grand Theft Auto

References:

Grand Theft Auto Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - Grand Theft Auto Cover Art

Additional Sources:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Zynaps

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Psygnosis

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Hewson Consultants

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Menace (video game)

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Blood Money (video game)

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Lemmings (video game)

The Complete History of DMA Design:

  Chapter 1, Part 2

Original Grand Theft Auto design docs:

  EuroGamer.net

Race'n'Chase: Original GTA design docs posted:

  Engadget

Original GTA developer says game was 'almost canned':

  Emgadget

Grand Theft Auto Review:

  IGN

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Schoolbell Sound:

School bell.wav by 13FPanska_Stranska_Michaela

Link: https://freesound.org/s/378394/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/