Guest The Ghost of Inept Pig Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 You can now download the original version of Grand Theft Auto for free, it's a 328MB download and has been updated to run on modern Windows systems.In 1997, a band of developers that would come to be known as Rockstar North and Rockstar Games released the original Grand Theft Auto on an unsuspecting public. The groundbreaking non-linear urban crime game shook up a complacent game industry with its irreverent gameplay, humor and style- and a phenomenon was born. We are now offering this classic progenitor of the Rockstar Games lineage as the first in a recurring series of Rockstar PC game downloads, absolutely free of charge. It's a chance for new fans to experience the roots of Rockstar as well as our way of saying thank you to our long-time supporters feeling that pang of nostalgiaGet it from here, also now mirrored at Gamers Hell.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Just for a laugh I thought I'd see what the projected d/l time would be for me on dial-up ? 5 minutes later still got no response from the site ! Then gateway time out !Don't think I'll bother. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 no response on b/b boris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 ellasI would have thought that in the 13 minutes between our 2 posts you would have- downloaded it, - burnt it, - and got it into the post for me ! :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 1 hr 20 mins for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 do you really want it boris,if so I will burn it to cd for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Everytime I've tried the servers have been full :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Now downloading about 45 mins to go :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 do you really want it boris,if so I will burn it to cd for you.ellasThanks for the offer :D - I've never played it ! - Is it any good ?Before you do - what minimum spec does it need to run ? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Damo Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 i think the Minimum spec for the original GTA is something like: A scientific calculator!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Oh ****** ***** I'll have to get my abacus upgraded then ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Damo Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 :lol: :lol: Seriously tho.....the game was a lot of fun when it first came out.....and all the controversy it caused in the papers was great! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 may not work on yours boris cannot get exact specs needed except this This version of Grand Theft Auto is modified from its original version to enable support for modern PC's and current Microsoft ® Windows ® platforms. However, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that Grand Theft Auto will work correctly on your PC. Installation and execution of this software is entirely at your own risk. Grand Theft Auto Important Notes - Please read the following before downloading and installing: The size of this file is 328 MB. This game requires the latest version of DirectX to run. If you do not have the latest version of DirectX installed on your system, you may download it from http://www.microsoft.com/directx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ghost of Inept Pig Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 On it's first release the requirements were...• Minimum System CPU: 486/100• RAM: 16 MB• CD-ROM speed: 2X• Video Mode: SVGA with 512K of video memory• Hard Drive Space: 61 MB• Sound Board: Yes• Operating System: DOS, Windows 95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 If thats all - I should be OK then with this ?Pentium II 350288 MB SDRAM (192MB provided by ellas)CD-ROM speed: 24X Video 8 meg ATI AGP2Hard Drive Space: >2 gig freeSound Card YesO/S Win 98DirectX 8.1Wow - I haven't had a new game since I found Gunman Chronicles @ 1.99 in the MVC sale bin last year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I think you should be ok Boris, unless they mean DX 9 then I'm stuffed :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 well thats where the link leads mark2 to dx9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Maybe I feel like a turkey then :D Not sure of the benefit of DX9 on either of my comps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 who knows about the benefits but all new games are going to be written for it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ghost of Inept Pig Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 There's also other official downloads, editors & different styles of cars available to download from GTA Center.comIf that kind of thing takes your fancy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ordep Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I've still got GTA Boris, and theres no mention of Directx., Its kind of like a platform game, nothing like GTA3.I never played it, didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 well thats where the link leads mark2 to dx9.Oh well - back to reality ! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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