History Trivia / GrandTheftAutoViceCity

** In the UsefulNotes/Playstation3 re-release, both Music/MichaelJackson songs got removed from the soundtrack. When starting a new game, the player will now hear "Self Control" by Music/LauraBranigan instead of "Billie Jean" when they enter a vehicle for the first time.

** The game was initially intended to be an ExpansionPack for ''Grand Theft Auto III'', adding new weapons, cars, missions and locales to the Windows version of ''GTA III'', but was made as a standalone game that acts as a distant prequel as the amount of new content is immense and at the time, the ''UsefulNotes/Playstation2'' user base was still very high.

* AllStarCast: This game's cast is a who's who of both 80's cult favorites and contemporary character actors: The late, great Creator/RayLiotta, Creator/WilliamFichtner, Philip Michael Thomas, Creator/TomSizemore, Creator/LuisGuzman, Creator/RobertDavi, Creator/BurtReynolds, Danny Dyer, Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/DannyTrejo, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/LeeMajors, Creator/FairuzaBalk, Creator/KevinMcKidd, [[Music/BlondieBand Debbie Harry]], and Jenna Jameson! Reportedly the bulk of the game's budget went to the voice cast, and that list shows.

* NoPortForYou: This and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' were originally [[http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_gamecube_grand_theft_auto.htm going to be released]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, but were quietly scrapped for unknown reasons. It was likely due to the [=GameCube=] not selling as well as its competitors, along with the system's third-party support being rather lackluster. Not to mention Rockstar likely still harbored some animosity towards Nintendo due to the ExecutiveMeddling they'd done with VideoGame/BodyHarvest. With these factors in mind, porting both games over to it wouldn't have been a worthwhile effort.

* AllStarCast: This game's cast is a who's who of both 80's cult favorites and contemporary character actors: The late, great Creator/RayLiotta, Creator/WilliamFichtner, Philip Michael Thomas, Creator/TomSizemore, Creator/LuisGuzman, Creator/RobertDavi, Creator/BurtReynolds, Danny Dyer, Creator/GaryBusey, Creator/DannyTrejo, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/LeeMajors, Creator/FairuzaBalk, Creator/KevinMcKidd, [[Music/{{Blondie}} Debbie Harry]], and Jenna Jameson! Reportedly the bulk of the game's budget went to the voice cast, and that list shows.

* TheOtherDarrin: Phil Cassidy and Donald Love are voiced by Gary Busey and an unidentified actor, replacing Hunter Platin (who still [[YouSoundFamiliar voices the Psycho]]) and Creator/KyleMacLachan, respectively.

** Played straight on the UsefulNotes/Playstation3 re-release. Both Music/MichaelJackson songs got removed from the soundtrack. When starting a new game, the player will now hear "Self Control" by Music/LauraBranigan instead of "Billie Jean" when they enter a vehicle for the first time.

** Liotta wasn't the only belligerent actor that they had to deal with. Creator/BurtReynolds was described to be very hostile to deal with during the recording, the crew had such a hard time with Reynolds that [[spoiler:in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoLibertyCityStories'', Reynolds character Avery is brought back in a silent non speaking role where they DroppedABridgeOnHim by immediately getting killed by Toni. They also give his character a HumiliationConga on the way out by having his body cannibalized by Donald Love who, while examining Avery, discovers he wore a wig]].

** Creator/RayLiotta has stated that he did the game purely for the money. Thankfully, he earned his paycheck. Although Tommy was meant to have a (voice only) cameo in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', since Ray Liotta was under the impression he was underpaid, he refused to return.

* NoPortForYou: This and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' were originally [[http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_gamecube_grand_theft_auto.htm going to be released]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, but were quietly scrapped for unknown reasons. It was likely due to the [=GameCube=] not selling as well as its competitors, along with the system's third-party support being rather lackluster. With these factors in mind, porting both games over to it wouldn't have been a worthwhile effort.

** Briefly, [[http://www.destructoid.com/gta-vice-city-pulled-digitally-from-steam-other-outlets-238752.phtml the game was pulled from Steam]] and other outlets, as apparently ''Wanna Be Starting Something'' is, all of a sudden, [[JustForPun starting something]]. Everything was worked out and the game's back on Steam, song intact.

** Rockstar, in an interview with gaming magazine PSM2, stated that they didn't give Tommy the ability to swim because [[https://youtu.be/fqeErGMoHII?si=ZHVu1lFEn8D_vGDF&t=331 it would take a long time to program and swimming missions wouldn't look cool for a gangster like Tommy.]]

* NoPortForYou: This and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' were originally [[http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_gamecube_grand_theft_auto.htm going to be released]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, but were quietly scrapped for unknown reasons. It was likely due to the [=GameCube=] not selling as well as its competitors, ergo porting both games over to it wouldn't have been a worthwhile effort.

** The game was initially intended to be an ExpansionPack for ''Grand TheftAuto III'', adding new weapons, cars, missions and locales to the Windows version of ''GTA III'', but was made as a standalone game that acts as a distant prequel as the amount of new content is immense and at the time, the ''UsefulNotes/Playstation2'' user base was still very high.

* NoPortForYou: ** This and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' were originally [[http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_gamecube_grand_theft_auto.htm going to be released]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, but were quietly scrapped for unknown reasons. It was likely due to the [=GameCube=] not selling as well as its competitors, ergo porting both games over to it wouldn't have been a worthwhile effort.