Modder runs GTA III inside GTA: San Andreas on an in-game TV
A modder has successfully nested multiple Grand Theft Auto titles, enabling players to play GTA III and Vice City on a television within GTA: San Andreas.
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A modder enabled GTA III and GTA: Vice City to be playable on an in-game television within GTA: San Andreas. The project eventually evolved to allow GTA: Vice City to be played inside GTA III, which was itself running inside GTA: San Andreas.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
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What happened
A new mod allows players to run GTA III and GTA: Vice City inside GTA: San Andreas. The games are played via an in-game television, with some coverage noting that Vice City is played on a GTA III texture.
Reports from Kotaku, Tom's Hardware, XDA, and VideoCardz.com emphasize the ability to revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving the San Andreas environment. Hacker News and ixbt.games also covered the technical feat of nesting these titles.
Future updates may clarify the specific technical requirements for the mod, as coverage currently focuses on the functional capability of the nested gameplay.
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Sources (7)
- Modder Makes GTA: Vice City Playable Inside GTA 3 Inside GTA: San Andreas Hacker News · 46d ago
- Modder Runs GTA III Inside GTA: San Andreas on an In-Game TV Hacker News · 47d ago
- Modder Played GTA: Vice City on a GTA III Texture, Launched Inside GTA: San Andreas ixbt.games · 48d ago
- This GTA: San Andreas mod lets CJ play GTA 3 and Vice City on an in-game television XDA · 48d ago
- GTA: Vice City Made Playable In GTA 3 In GTA: San Andreas Kotaku · 48d ago
- GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas Tom's Hardware · 48d ago
- Modder runs GTA III inside GTA: San Andreas on an in-game TV VideoCardz.com · 48d ago broke it first
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Which games are playable in this mod?
GTA III and GTA: Vice City are playable within GTA: San Andreas.
How are the games accessed in-game?
The games are played on an in-game television.
What is the specific nesting order for Vice City?
According to some reports, GTA: Vice City is played on a GTA III texture, which is then launched inside GTA: San Andreas.
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