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Grand Theft Auto

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Grand Theft Auto
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Developers
DMA Design
Publishers
BMG Interactive
ASC Games
Take-Two Interactive
Release dates
DOS October 1997
Windows October 1997
Grand Theft Auto on Wikipedia
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Grand Theft Auto III 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2005
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City 2010
Grand Theft Auto: iFruit 2013
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary 2014
Grand Theft Auto V 2015
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2021
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (series)

Key points

Downloadable versions removed for unknown reasons.[1]

General information

Rockstar Games's Official site
Rockstar Games's Official Grand Theft Auto site
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Forum - Grand Theft Auto series
GTAForums - Grand Theft Auto Discussion
GTA Network - A huge network of fansites all dedicated to the Grand Theft Auto series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
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Though not mentioned, it is still available as part of the Complete GTA Bundle.[2]
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All downloadable versions of Grand Theft Auto have been modified by Rockstar to run better on modern PCs

Game data

In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12170/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12170/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:GTA Resolutions.png
In-game resolution settings.

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Multi-monitor

Two error messages appear if you have more than one active monitor:

  • CreateSurface failed (DDERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY)!
  • Error 303.502 Display Error: Selected Video mode not supported

The only option is to disable secondary monitors to play Grand Theft Auto.[3]

Input settings

File:GTA Options.PNG
External options screen.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 2300-2400, 47624
UDP 2300-2400, 47624
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 6.0, Windows 95, Windows 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 MB
Video card (GPU) VESA-compatible SVGA
1 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References