THIS is How GTA 3 Originally Looked in ALPHA

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  • Опубліковано 26 тра 2024
  • Today we look at the GTA 3 alpha mod, this is what Grand Theft Auto 3 originally looked like in its beta / alpha evolution build, Rockstar Games definitely made the right decision altering the games graphics. #gta #evolution
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  • @THRACIA776ISTHEGREATEST
    @THRACIA776ISTHEGREATEST Місяць тому +447

    This is gta 3 for the dreamcast

    • @DrModGTA
      @DrModGTA  Місяць тому +75

      Pretty much yeah. It has the dreamcast intro

    • @RacerCat97
      @RacerCat97 Місяць тому +20

      More like the Nintendo 64 and game cube

    • @Maximus20778
      @Maximus20778 Місяць тому +39

      ​@@RacerCat97the GameCube would never look like this 😂

    • @johnstamos5948
      @johnstamos5948 Місяць тому +24

      honestly a not the best description, the dreamcast looked better than everything at the time

    • @Loader2K1
      @Loader2K1 Місяць тому

      @@johnstamos5948: Actually, there was an Internet article from a few weeks ago that basically said that the project that would evolve into _Grand Theft Auto 3_ originally began as a pitch for an open-world game on the Dreamcast.

  • @the_troll309
    @the_troll309 Місяць тому +235

    GTA if was released on n64

    • @malinalungu407
      @malinalungu407 Місяць тому +15

      Funny to think that Rockstar actually planned to make an N64 version of the original GTA called GTA 64, which it was later canned.

    • @the_troll309
      @the_troll309 27 днів тому +7

      @@malinalungu407 "canned" 💀

    • @the_troll309
      @the_troll309 27 днів тому +5

      @@malinalungu407 yeah , there's n64 cartridge pictures of it with Spanish obviously, i wish they done it

    • @BenHughes81
      @BenHughes81 17 днів тому +3

      We sort of had that as Body Harvest. It was made by DMA Design, which became Rockstar.

    • @applesandgrapesfordinner4626
      @applesandgrapesfordinner4626 17 днів тому +1

      Needs more framerate issues

  • @paulgambro4264
    @paulgambro4264 25 днів тому +81

    This is a modded reconstruction based on early screenshots, it is mostly built upon speculation

    • @JAMESYQ24
      @JAMESYQ24 10 днів тому +16

      I’m glad someone mentioned it. I’ve been looking for a real Beta/Alpha release for 15 years. The most likely thing is all builds are long gone and weren’t kept.

    • @OfficialSnyd
      @OfficialSnyd 6 днів тому +3

      ​@JAMESYQ24 the alpha 1997 version of pokemon gold and silver leaked 20 years after it was shown at the spaceworld convention, never say never

  • @nikobelic25000
    @nikobelic25000 Місяць тому +138

    The art style feels like a blend of GTA 1, 2, and Advance, it's interesting it transformed from a comic book-inspired look to a more realistic urban environment. This retro aesthetic raises intriguing questions about how the game would have been received by the media if it had retained this style, especially given the intense scrutiny Rockstar faced over the game's controversial content. Also the 'Darko' mission, which involved blowing up an ice cream truck, was in fact reworked and incorporated into the final as a side mission for 'El Burro, I Scream, You Scream'. However, instead of targeting innocent pedestrians, the revised mission involves taking out mobsters.

  • @marclurr
    @marclurr Місяць тому +32

    Art style aside, the title "alpha" is given to software that is nowhere near finished. Things like low draw distance and missing mini map are really because this is no more than a debug build.

    • @channe3049
      @channe3049 Місяць тому

      It's a Dreamcast version of GTA3.

    • @marclurr
      @marclurr Місяць тому +9

      @@channe3049 which was scrapped after only a few months of work, so what I said is valid.

    • @Jolyne19
      @Jolyne19 23 дні тому +6

      Thank you!
      It was bothering me that the original uploader was complaining about certain details of the alpha without recognizing the fact that we ate looking at an unfinished game.
      It's misleading to frame such details as "what the game would have been".

    • @jekw23
      @jekw23 10 днів тому +1

      @@Jolyne19same, you’re never meant to see alpha builds anyway (feel free to correct me) so judging it seems pointless. It’s more out of interest to see stages of game development.

  • @CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn
    @CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn 29 днів тому +48

    Claude looks like a teenage football player 😂😂😂 but the infernis car sound 😮

  • @MIDNIGHT_W0LF125
    @MIDNIGHT_W0LF125 Місяць тому +50

    if im not mistaken the ice cream truck mission was the only one of darkels missions that made it into the final game

    • @kingvector1198
      @kingvector1198 Місяць тому +7

      The only major difference being you took the ice cream van and parked it near a warehouse of 4 Leones in Atlantic Quays, the mission from El Burro "I Scream, You Scream". Kinda makes the mission less hostile towards terrorism-based actions to be honest.

  • @WllKiedSnake
    @WllKiedSnake 28 днів тому +17

    Kinda has that Body Harvest look.

  • @F1RST_BLUD1
    @F1RST_BLUD1 Місяць тому +44

    It was almost planned to be released in ps1 dreamcast at that time

    • @DrModGTA
      @DrModGTA  Місяць тому +10

      Yes and fun fact the intro to the mod features a dreamcast intro

    • @cool3865
      @cool3865 27 днів тому +2

      it was never planned to be released for the PS1 just the Dreamcast

  • @Defy248
    @Defy248 28 днів тому +12

    Would of been weird to see healthbar at the bottom left and ammo at top right?
    *Laughs in GTA V HUD*

  • @MrLyosea
    @MrLyosea Місяць тому +54

    Early 1960s looking Liberty City!

  • @geroldgrimel4811
    @geroldgrimel4811 22 дні тому +4

    5:52 I recognize that ice cream truck tune from Body Harvest (N64 - 1998). That was a title released by the same company, when they were called DMA Design Limited.

  • @vieri031
    @vieri031 Місяць тому +54

    It looks like Vice City. Thanks god GTAIII have this dark ambient, less colours and also fog which it makes this game much more realistic and gloomy.

    • @malinalungu407
      @malinalungu407 Місяць тому +4

      It's funny because Vice City would enter development at the time GTA 3 was released

    • @dudemp4
      @dudemp4 26 днів тому +1

      ​@@malinalungu407 and was planned to be an expansion

  • @zombiewarrior225
    @zombiewarrior225 Місяць тому +8

    I am really glad that they made all the changes they did. But the brighter colors did look pretty nice

    • @DrModGTA
      @DrModGTA  Місяць тому

      Definitely interesting

  • @CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn
    @CARLJOHNSON-ny8sn 29 днів тому +8

    I love this color palette reminds me of gta London 1960s anyone but I'm glad we got the gritty look in the final release and i love bright colors

  • @Errand_chip
    @Errand_chip 25 днів тому +2

    this is why its called alpha. it was never meant to look that bad

  • @malinalungu407
    @malinalungu407 Місяць тому +1

    Just one question, was the Furore GT an actual GTA III car that got cut or is it just an unofficial vehicle they just added

  • @CrackerBoy13
    @CrackerBoy13 25 днів тому +3

    I mean honestly, the concept of GTA III starting off as a modded version of the prior 2D games really makes sense. In the OG versions they even had a top-down camera angle for both controlling Claude and driving cars. I think it’s safe to assume GTA III was originally going to be played top-down and continue the story of 2 with Claude Speed as protagonist, but the premise of an all-new 3D game (and the events of 9/11 happening during then-late development) ultimately took it in an entirely new direction.

  • @Rxyimm
    @Rxyimm 3 дні тому

    Where is that gta 3 theme backround music from it sounds so chill and calming! Also great showcase of the alpha footage :)

  • @AyyBet
    @AyyBet 27 днів тому +2

    it was revolutionary in a time like 2001

  • @akjeproductions4751
    @akjeproductions4751 26 днів тому

    Which mods did you use and links?

  • @BoredToDeath182
    @BoredToDeath182 11 днів тому +1

    First of all an Alpha Version was never meant to be released, so that is not what it was supposed to look like. Second even if it came out like this this would still have been an absolute game changer compared to the 2D Birds view from GTA 2...

  • @thecausalgamer7916
    @thecausalgamer7916 25 днів тому +1

    I think the ice cream truck was used for one of the El Burro mission in the final release because you have to rig one to explode to kill the target.

  • @AAKalam
    @AAKalam 29 днів тому +3

    7:19 poor NPC

  • @youngemu3949
    @youngemu3949 Місяць тому +14

    “This would have sucked!”
    What?!? 🤯🤯🤯 the “Alpha” version would have sucked‼️‼️

    • @DrModGTA
      @DrModGTA  Місяць тому +1

      Just the overall tone

    • @Fatih_M177
      @Fatih_M177 8 днів тому

      Looks a bit cheap for 2001 standards, the art style ia charming but the lighting is a bit uneasy on the eyes.
      Which is why I'm thankful we got the more dark and gritty GTA 3

  • @LaurenceReeves
    @LaurenceReeves 14 днів тому

    It’s amazing what a colour palette can do!

  • @1rz2rz3rz
    @1rz2rz3rz Місяць тому +24

    Still better than Defective - I mean Definitive edition.

    • @lilskrrby
      @lilskrrby Місяць тому +1

      on god

    • @lilskrrby
      @lilskrrby 29 днів тому

      @DPJDW2024 why you trippin yu fool? which generatin you talking about. you dont kno shit about anything in life. xD

  • @DanteDevilTrigger653
    @DanteDevilTrigger653 Місяць тому +6

    Can't quite explain it but this gives me the Megaman Legends vibe lol

    • @adamderosa9142
      @adamderosa9142 Місяць тому

      I think it's the streets! Thought the same thing haha

  • @Evanx4
    @Evanx4 Місяць тому +3

    great video (:

  • @xlovingstonx
    @xlovingstonx 24 дні тому +15

    Ah yes, waits 7 minutes into an 8 minute video to finally announce that it’s just a recreation of the alpha and not the real thing. Cool!

    • @jekw23
      @jekw23 10 днів тому

      This is what the alpha build might have looked like? Seems a strange thing to critique as it’s an interpretation of what an early build may have been.
      Looks good for alpha imo.

    • @djuberfog6344
      @djuberfog6344 3 дні тому

      I shit it's a mod

  • @therealkolid
    @therealkolid 8 днів тому +1

    Hey i like your video, but before this video, i watched ZacCocksTV video on same topic, it was fully same, im confused, who stole or it was idea of both

  • @aneekes.
    @aneekes. 5 днів тому

    Guess textures from gta1-2 were used as a blueprint for making the map. Even here you can see some photo textures on the buildings and showcases they focused on realism.

  • @user-qu9zn3kx6d
    @user-qu9zn3kx6d Місяць тому

    This seems special to me Featured video ❤❤

  • @RedPolarBearRanger
    @RedPolarBearRanger Місяць тому +3

    Not to mention the police cars and taxi cabs look more like 4th generation Chevrolet Caprices the 93-96 models.

  • @carscollection17carsgaming16
    @carscollection17carsgaming16 27 днів тому +2

    I wonder if they were more areas in the game like more islands and I want to what is the other two islands look like somebody should do a game play of that if not even better than Portland

  • @xDivorex
    @xDivorex 21 день тому

    1:53, GTA’s IV, and V both had their health indicated in the similar style. Never heard of anyone having a problem

  • @Crockett1986
    @Crockett1986 Місяць тому +2

    What shoreside vale, looks like in the beta version of GTA 3?

    • @presidentkiller
      @presidentkiller Місяць тому

      The only change was the airport I think. It was originally planned for Staunton Island and then it was moved to Shoreside Vale.

  • @kingvector1198
    @kingvector1198 Місяць тому +3

    One thing I found incredibly painful about this version.. the Cartel carry around M16's :/ (Which would change to AK's as of completing The Exchange)

    • @DrModGTA
      @DrModGTA  Місяць тому +1

      So true they are super OP

    • @kingvector1198
      @kingvector1198 Місяць тому

      @@DrModGTA Yep hehe until you get Ray's hum vee or drive a bullet proof Barracks that always spawns in the Arms Shortage mission :3

  • @austinl4915
    @austinl4915 29 днів тому +1

    Looks very similar to body harvest on the n64, which was also made by Rockstar before they changed their name to Rockstar

  • @BobbyCarillo
    @BobbyCarillo 27 днів тому

    I like this beta Infurnus more than the one we ended up with, it looks alot like the Infurnus classic in gta online.

  • @anunnacy
    @anunnacy 29 днів тому +1

    2:28 Tbh, I think for me it would've been cool enough as top-down one. It's still a graphic upgrade from GTA2, looks nice. THe only downside maybe would've been if it wouldn't have been successful enough and the series would've never gotten as big as it is today.. but who knows. :D

  • @ghost_emre_a7710
    @ghost_emre_a7710 Місяць тому

    The car sounds seem off I think the final one was used in the alpha version.

  • @agropolygon1853
    @agropolygon1853 24 дні тому

    Literally what the game would've released like if Early Access was the same then as it is today. Only for it to look good in 5 years

  • @Carah-sq6lh
    @Carah-sq6lh 16 днів тому

    I remember reading about this game in Game Informer magazine before it was released and the hype was so crazy.

  • @sanderhackerhd8369
    @sanderhackerhd8369 Місяць тому +3

    I think this mod made it look too cartoonish, the actual sceenshots were a little bit less cartoonish

  • @Super-my9ob
    @Super-my9ob 28 днів тому +2

    2:06 that explains whyin the Alpha Version the Draw Distance was Dogwater

  • @theguyinthere
    @theguyinthere 29 днів тому +1

    I remember like late 2000/ early 2001 i was at a carshow an some dude was playing a PS2 in his car and there was a dude in the game that had a hoodie on and it vaguely looked like this. the dude in the car shoot someone in the head in the game and was all like woah!! i asked if could play, he said no but i never got an answer of what that game was. i'm wondering if it was early 2000's rockstar boy's club ya know cause it looked and played just likethis only on a PS2 controller.

  • @KamikazeKid
    @KamikazeKid 20 днів тому

    Wow I never seen the alpha lol. Thanks for showing us mate! GTA 3 was so ahead of its time. Rockstar truly made a beautiful masterpiece with the actual release.

  • @NewOrderOfAlexandria
    @NewOrderOfAlexandria 20 днів тому

    Love the arcade look of this version, especially at night. Looks like a racer game I'd play for $1 each go at the cinema arcades

  • @Kotbaum
    @Kotbaum 29 днів тому +1

    Honestly, I like the alpha Rhino better than that horrible looking thing in the finished game.

  • @bullet5977
    @bullet5977 16 днів тому

    Seeing this game on birds eye makes sense - the graphics was most likely designed for the birds eye view and was changed because of the 3rd view point. Good choice to make it 3rd point view :D

  • @ChrisGuzmanS
    @ChrisGuzmanS 28 днів тому +1

    It would have looked cartoonish, reminds me to N64 body harvest

  • @danberry20
    @danberry20 20 днів тому

    Don't know where the "this game could of been top down view" came from. Rockstar always planned GTA 3 to be a 3D third person game since the start.
    Oh & the alpha sirens don't sound closer to NYC sirens at all. They reused the sirens from GTA 2. It's in fact, the opposite. In the final release, they sound almost identical to NYC sirens from the 70s & 80s.

  • @Larry
    @Larry 20 днів тому

    The art style ki da reminds me of another Rockstar Games PS2 title, State of Emergency.

  • @Outside998
    @Outside998 22 дні тому

    Darkel's missions were not cut because of 9/11. The time window for that is way too short to not risk breaking anything. They were removed way before, as Rockstar themselves stated in that AMA you mentioned, for just not being that good.

  • @none-ml2fv
    @none-ml2fv 12 днів тому

    You can actually see, in GTA 3 it's so dark it's impossible to make anything out clearly.

  • @Brainstorm893
    @Brainstorm893 29 днів тому

    In this state, there are definitely some shades of Body Harvest (their first open-world game) to be seen here.

  • @s3dms_pepsi
    @s3dms_pepsi 27 днів тому +1

    cartoony adult ahh game💀 (still remember that game that was released by nintendo?)

  • @BenHughes81
    @BenHughes81 17 днів тому +1

    Looks like Bad Day LA.

  • @platinumpagoda3079
    @platinumpagoda3079 Місяць тому +31

    Damn I thought you were playing the definitive edition based on the graphics.😂

    • @r3zmodz
      @r3zmodz Місяць тому +12

      I think it's better than the definitive edition

    • @JesseVenturaHat
      @JesseVenturaHat Місяць тому +4

      ​@@r3zmodz yep definitely better

  • @ControlAllDa1337
    @ControlAllDa1337 21 день тому

    Low-key I kinda like it, with the brightness and vibrant colours

  • @Kakascrot
    @Kakascrot 17 днів тому

    Tbf I probably still would've loved this back in the day

  • @VE-gw2sq
    @VE-gw2sq Місяць тому +9

    Greetings to you from Central Africa🤜🏾

  • @AaronAirstrike
    @AaronAirstrike 15 днів тому +1

    This low key looks cool

  • @Dannyvas3
    @Dannyvas3 19 днів тому

    Basically midtown madness 2 with Nicholas J. Fuentes as the main character.

  • @PlasticCogLiquid
    @PlasticCogLiquid 21 день тому

    I love how it looks, it just lacks lighting from first glance.

  • @mariuszmoraw3571
    @mariuszmoraw3571 24 дні тому

    Actually eerie and dark atmosphere fit this game in the end. Betas are always funny insight at possibly disastrous decisions.

  • @filibuster1995
    @filibuster1995 6 днів тому

    Ice cream mission was actually in the final game

  • @abstraction6212
    @abstraction6212 17 днів тому

    i feel like the HD timeline gtas would still remain the same

  • @2mi1881
    @2mi1881 4 дні тому

    i kind of liked this version but again were way better with the version we got the alpha version fells like it shoud have in ps1,dreamcast and n64 actually the dreamcast has gta 2 and n64 had a planned gta 1 version but it was scrapped for unkown reasons and also there was also a version for gta 3 for gba it was almost fiished but it was also scrapped for unkown reasons aswell also i forgot to mention that the sega saturn almost got a gta 1 port but it was also scrapped cause the saturn sold poorely and also another thing that i noticed is that in gta 3 is that it dosen't inculed the statue of liberty cause of the 911 events but it was added in gta 4 instead also a detail that i noticed is that if the 911 events never happend the statue of liberty would probably appear in gta3 ant the twin towers aswell in gta 3 and gta 4 and also a great video keep it up i watched you since 2023

  • @Nittaaja
    @Nittaaja Місяць тому

    Remember work in progress, they probably havent fixed the textures and the other crap
    (I think)

  • @UltimatelyEverything
    @UltimatelyEverything 23 дні тому

    I like how much more clear the game looked in it's ALPHA version and the fact that it was more vibrant and had more colour.

  • @Rodrickheffely0011
    @Rodrickheffely0011 22 дні тому +1

    Man thats gta on nintendo 64

  • @connordzn
    @connordzn 21 день тому

    I recommend you play GTA3D (Grand Theft Auto 3D). GTA3D is a mod for GTA 3 that completely recreates the Alpha version to look like what we see in the earliest screenshot :)

  • @yousefslimani99
    @yousefslimani99 23 дні тому

    I feel like this alpha version can be simulated in the Dreamcast so we can have gta 3 on the Dreamcast

  • @paweskotnicki8969
    @paweskotnicki8969 29 днів тому

    6:21 - Now I'm confused, isn't this art style for covers was designed after 9/11? There is the question mark in the description (July 2001?) and exploding plane is definetly pre 9/11 🤔

  • @Thesmoothestoperator
    @Thesmoothestoperator Місяць тому +1

    Kinda looks like they were gonna make it like the first 2 and thankfully changed their minds

    • @DrModGTA
      @DrModGTA  Місяць тому

      Exactly! I think firstly they wanted to make a top down game again but in a rendware engine so It would be more 3d but still the same gameplay. Good thing they decided to change that

  • @DJSprings
    @DJSprings 21 день тому

    Guys should I get this alpha mod or the gta 3d mod

  • @KenMasters.
    @KenMasters. 17 днів тому

    I would be cool if this game were released as "Grand Theft Auto 64".

  • @GreenLeefMusic
    @GreenLeefMusic 25 днів тому

    This is GTA III if it was made in Roblox. Especially Claude's face. @4:20

  • @worawatli8952
    @worawatli8952 26 днів тому +1

    The game is in 4:3 aspect ratio, if your screen has 4:3 option, try it, it make this looks a bit better, but it's still pretty bad compared to what was released.

  • @theguyinthere
    @theguyinthere 26 днів тому

    I might be able to address the this in a way. in early 2001 i was at a car show and i swear the dude said grand theft auto 3 but it looked just like this except the playable character was wearing a hoodie but if i remember right he used a cheat code or something. anyway i know this was playable on PS2 cause he had that in the car. i feel like that was what dude was talking about in this video.

  • @noel_996
    @noel_996 Місяць тому +1

    GTA: hit and run!

  • @nikto7297
    @nikto7297 Місяць тому +1

    It properly made like this becomes gta 3 was originally planned to be released on old consoles at that time like ps1.

    • @cool3865
      @cool3865 27 днів тому

      it was never made for the PS1, it was going to be released for the Dreamcast until the announcement of the PS2

    • @nikto7297
      @nikto7297 26 днів тому

      @@cool3865 Dreamcast ? Sorry My bad.

  • @javierblac2782
    @javierblac2782 16 днів тому

    This would have been sick in the 90s

  • @Sugarbombsdestroyer
    @Sugarbombsdestroyer Місяць тому

    I just beat this game at the start of the month

  • @melodicsatisfactionproductions
    @melodicsatisfactionproductions 27 днів тому

    4:20 Claude’s last name isn’t Speed.
    Claude Speed is the protagonist of GTA 2, GTA 3’s Claude isn’t the same guy.

    • @cool3865
      @cool3865 27 днів тому

      yep because the GTA2 Claude Speed is set in 2015 and not 2000 like GTA3

  • @vermillion_FLEX
    @vermillion_FLEX Місяць тому

    ...but had it came out looking exactly like this we still would have gave it a go at that time

  • @RINGMAST
    @RINGMAST 3 дні тому

    imagine if this is
    what lt look like on n64 but thats not possible cuz you know family friendly console.

  • @bobsnow6242
    @bobsnow6242 22 дні тому

    Just as an aside, there was NO mini map in the actual final release of GTA III. You had to navigate using a physical map that came with the box until you familiarized yourself with the city.

  • @draculastraphouse7863
    @draculastraphouse7863 26 днів тому

    I love that GTA has a really dark feeling to it but honestly i wouldn't mind if it would have looked like the alpha version, it still looks good in my opinion

  • @xlixity
    @xlixity 26 днів тому

    I mean, it fits the colorful and stylized art direction more than the gritty final version, I'll give them that.
    But it's hard to judge a rough draft as the final product when it was exactly that; an alpha. One step above a proof of concept.

  • @GeorgeValentineIV
    @GeorgeValentineIV 29 днів тому

    GTA is a parody of rl (mostly rl America) and the first 3D titles (until VC Stories) looked comic-like which was charming in a sense! I wouldn't have minded GTA III looking like this but the atmosphere they created with the final version makes it look like Mickey Mystery (the comic NOT the novels) becoming a videogame! To this day GTA III is my favourite and that version of Liberty City is the one I love the most

  • @supa_cold_ninja
    @supa_cold_ninja 22 дні тому

    could have done some side by sides

  • @LukeSolo-One
    @LukeSolo-One 20 днів тому

    you are off your head son!! you must have been all of 2 when this game was released lol

  • @sebettichains3178
    @sebettichains3178 27 днів тому

    Zajebatsu boxes on the way

  • @MrDeano-eu9rg
    @MrDeano-eu9rg 4 дні тому

    It still would habe been sick for the time

  • @DevinRyanVitek
    @DevinRyanVitek 27 днів тому +1

    No wonder Manhunt 0.69 looked like this too. Very cartoony and lacking the grit we know in both GTA 3 and Manhunt 1

  • @phaseshift943
    @phaseshift943 24 дні тому

    Damn I'm happy they went for the Dark & Gritty look! Sucks that VI is in Vice City- I'm so tired and sick of bright and sunny settings -.-

  • @gordonfreemen1920
    @gordonfreemen1920 29 днів тому

    “The alpha version is almost how the game originally looked”