Friday, October 29th, 2004
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OCTGrand Theftendo
Grand Theft Auto III - Community News | @ 05:21 PM CST | By rappo

So, you're stuck in the 80's and the only console you have is an NES, right? Well, if you answered "yes" to that question, the folks working on Grand Theftendo are here to help you out. This project was kept quiet until yesterday, mainly to go along with the releases of San Andreas and GTA Advance. Grand Theftendo is basically a remake of Grand Theft Auto III, for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Although it is purely a fan project, the game doesn't look that bad.
Grand Theftendo is a remake of Grand Theft Auto III for the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is Grand Theft Auto III running on an 8 bit, 256x240 resolution, 2 bit colour x 2 bit palette, 1.79 Mhz system, written entirely in 6502 Assembly Language! It includes the entire Portland city!

So, if you're waiting for the PS2 price to drop down to $50, wipe the dust off of your NES and follow the makers of Grand Theftendo throughout the building process! For more information and several other screenshots of Grand Theftendo, visit the newly released official website.

Note: This is not an official GTA game from Rockstar Games. It is made by a fan of the Grand Theft Auto series.

If some of you are still confused about this project, here is a quote from the website that will help clarify some things:
Just thought I would clarify that this game is not going to be for sale! It will be available for download for free when it is done. I am not violating copyright, nor making profit from Rockstar's game. All of the code, graphics, etc. are done from scratch by me. The dialogue will be original as well when it's released, so it will not infringe on GTA. I did not reverse engineer anything to create it, trace any graphics, convert any audio, it's all original. Grand Theftendo is simply a spare time, fan project for fun, and to pay tribute to Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto.


Thanks to RedBoy and mastersin for their submissions.
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mrdie
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 What the....Hell?
10-29-2004 05:45 PM
gta guy
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 wat the is right man
10-29-2004 05:48 PM
Generation_Terr
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 well thats a bit random
10-29-2004 05:54 PM
ballagrl23
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 That's weird, too bad it ain't out for Super Nintendo... cuz I still got mine :D
10-29-2004 06:20 PM
Sdarts
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 That's because, the weaker the console, the easier it is to change and write the codes, still, i wouldn't mind giving a 5-10 minutes run.

:)
10-29-2004 06:36 PM
McReynolds
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 i'd love to play that although i don't have a NES, but even if you do have a NES, how do you play it?
10-29-2004 06:39 PM
wojtek666down
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 there are emulators for computers. NES ,super nes and others like gameboy etc. so maybe they will make it like that.you wil.l need an emulator of the NES and then just download thew game .then load it and your finished.
10-29-2004 07:08 PM
Sleepernaut
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 That look's S.W.E.E.T
10-29-2004 08:22 PM
matt__jon
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 Pretty sad really, that a couple of fans can make a game of equal quality on a system two generations before a very similar game. (GTA on PS1)
10-29-2004 08:46 PM
Dj aligator
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 somebody help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
does this game play on PC or not?
please tell me?
i cant understand please keep me informed.
l9f4@yahoo.com
10-29-2004 08:50 PM
Sleepernaut
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 Lol, not even close.Its for the first nintendo.
10-29-2004 09:39 PM
Morbid_Florist
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 Look on the site.

[quote]Just thought I would clarify that this game is not going to be for sale! It will be available for download for free when it is done. I am not violating copyright, nor making profit from Rockstar's game. All of the code, graphics, etc. are done from scratch by me. The dialogue will be original as well when it's released, so it will not infringe on GTA. I did not reverse engineer anything to create it, trace any graphics, convert any audio, it's all original. Grand Theftendo is simply a spare time, fan project for fun, and to pay tribute to Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto.[/quote]
10-29-2004 10:41 PM
Sdarts
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 Then i guess i was wrong.

:)
10-29-2004 11:46 PM
Loto_02
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 Heh. This is pretty interesting, I might even transfer this to my ROMing cart.
10-30-2004 06:34 AM
Mike22k
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 Hey that's pretty cool. Shame I don't have a NES.
10-30-2004 07:26 AM
Evan
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 It's good to see something original.
10-30-2004 08:17 AM
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 cool, awsome job there guys, incredible we had no idea...
10-30-2004 08:44 AM
JMR
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 Wow....didn't expect that. Glad to see it's something no one's even thought of.
10-30-2004 09:50 AM
vanilla_ice
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 Thats really cool ant wait to give that a try i wonder if theyll make vice city also LOL
Word to your mother
10-30-2004 11:38 AM
terry_de_rohan
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 guys how can still in SA??
10-30-2004 12:36 PM
FBallLB90
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 That is awesome, I would buy that for like $5, be fun
10-30-2004 06:19 PM
matt__jon
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 I can't wait for them to make the graphics of GTASA to run on SNES. 3 more years maybe?

Well, I guess it is a 3 gen gap when you count that it is GTA3, however I meant the graphics of GTA, so theres only two gens in there.
NES to SNES, then SNES to PS1. It doesn't matter though.
10-30-2004 07:26 PM
Teh uiif
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 Time to take the ol' dusty NES out from the basement...Maybe.
10-30-2004 07:49 PM
zombienm
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 how could they release this to the public? maybe go into a deal with Rockstar and Nintendo?
11-02-2004 08:40 PM
McReynolds
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 shouldn't this news item be in the topdown gta section too??
11-05-2004 10:40 AM
 

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