San Andreas, here I come mofos!
 

Cannot wait to finish work today. I spent the morning fitting carpets in a new place I'm renting out this Friday. Rushed through so quick, I fucking hate to think how it looks. Now my fingers are going across this keyboard at lightspeed. Hoping to finish by 8pm or so, I can hit the San Andreas hills.

If anyone's got any good cheats for it, this is the place to add them. I'll post some as soon as I can.

Played it for the first time yesterday and I'm already addicted.|rasta|

I'm scared to play it :D

I heard them playing it on Opie & Anthony & just the sounds made me damn near fall out of my chair.

When Vice City came out, I got it for Xmas & played it straight for about a week until we left for the convention in Vegas - had it not been for the convention, I'd probably still be playing it now :D

Mate all I can say is DAMN this is the SHIT. The sounds don't scare me, but the time I'm gonna be off playing does!

So far there is just so much I could say, but the first thing that hits you is the story. You really do feel part of a very decent story.

The way vice city has that cool 80s feel, this one feels like you've been transported to bad boys or boyz n the hood. I'm actually shitting myself in the hood, I need to keep looking out the window to reasure myself :D

OK, my homes need me!

I got to play it yesterday. Really fun game. Tempted to buy it, but I have a nasty habit of getting bored with games quick :(

kristian, are you playing that on ps2 or pc?

I went into my pc store today but they don't have it yet :(

I'm playing it on PS2. No way I'd get anything done if it was on PC. I have 3 rockweillers and a rabbid 300lb transvestite guarding it until 9pm each day. :D

Guess I will have to wait until it gets released on pc...if these games just wouldn't steal so much time :D

POst a link to the game, I'm lazy. :)

Here is the official site
http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/

I love it!!! It was a family affair when we got it. The language was a little bit of a shock though (especially when my 5 year old was in there with us). Everybody loved Vice City, and since my wife was out of town, my 5 year decided to tell her about it. He asks me if he can tell he what it says. I didn't know what he was really talking about so I said "Sure!". The next thing I hear out of his mouth is "Fuck the Bitches!". My wife nearly freaked out when she heard him say that! I'm surprised I didn't get put on restriction by her for allowing him to hear that! :)

P.S. - I don't think it is supposed to be out until June of 2005 for the PC. Sony has some lock on it until then.

UPDATE: Been playing it for a few days, and I can see this game taking weeks or even months to finish. It's like Vice City X5, and I fuckin' love it! I've barely scratched the surface and the guys at Rockstar have really outdone themselves with the complexity and depth of play.

Been busy as a motherfucker lately. Was so excited about playing SA and have literally only had a couple of hours.

Here are some cheats I came across. I haven't tried these yet though.

Unlock Romero Down, R2, Down, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, Left, Right
Unlock Trashmaster Circle, R1, Circle, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right
Raise Wanted Level R1, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left
Lower Wanted Level R1, R1, Circle, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down
$250,000, full health and armor R1, R2, L1 , X, Left , Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Weapons 2 R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left
Weapons 3 R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left , Down, Down, Down
Weapons 1 R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Pedestrian Attack (cannot be turned off) Down, Up, Up, Up, X, R2, R1, L2, L2
Spawn A Rhino Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Pedestrians have weapons R2, R1, X, Triangle, X, Triangle, Up, Down
Pedestrian Riot (cannot be turned off) Down, Left, Up, Left, X, R2, R1, L2, L1
Cars on Water Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Square, R1, R2
Destroy Cars R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, Square, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1
Slower Gameplay Triangle, Up, Right, Down, L2, L1, Square
Slower Gameplay Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R2, R1
Faster Clock Circle, Circle, L1, Square, L1, Square, Square, Square, L1, Triangle, O, Triangle
Sunny Weather R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X
Rainy Weather R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Triangle
Rainy Weather R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Circle
Overcast R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Square
Spawn Hotring Racer R2, L1, Circle, Right, Up, Circle, R2
Spawn a Stretch R2, Up, L2, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right
Spawn Caddy Circle, L1, Up, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, Circle, X
Spawn a Hotring Racer #101 R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1
Spawn Bloodring Banger Down, R1, Circle, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, Left, Left
Spawn Rancher Up, Right, Right, L1, Right, Up, Square, L2
Black Traffic Circle, L2, Up, R1, Left, X, R1, L1, Left, Circle
Aggressive Traffic R2, Circle, R1, L2, Left R1, L1, R2, L2
Pink Traffic Circle, L1, Down, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, Right, Circle
Flying Boats R2, Circle, Up, L1, Right, R1, Right, Up, Square, Triangle
Commit Suicide Right, L2, Down, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, L2, L1
Perfect Handling Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1
Faster Cars Right, R1, Up, L2, L2, Left, R1, L1, R1, R1
4 star wanted level R1, R1, Circle, L1, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down
Random NPC Skin Right, Down, Left, Up, L1, L2, Up, Left, Down, Right

Have any of those for GTA3? I'm still struggling with that one :)

Here are some dude. If I can dig up any more, I will. :)

L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Triangle = Clear Weather
L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, X = Foggy Weather
L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Square = Cloudy Weather
L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Circle = Rainy Weather
Circle, Circle, Circle, Square, Square, Square, Square, Square, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle = Faster Time
Right, Down, Left, Up, L1, L2, Up, Left, Down, Right = Change Outfit/Skin
R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up = All Weapons
R2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up = Full Health
R2, R2, L1, L2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up = Full Armor
R2, R2, L1, L1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up = More money
R1, L1, R2, L1, Left, R1, R1, Triangle = Improve Car Handling
R2, R2, L1, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down = Lower Wanted Level
R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right = Raise Wanted Level
Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, R1, L2, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle = Tank
Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L2, L1 = Peds Fight Each Other
Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L1, L2 = Peds All Hate You
R2, R1, Triangle, X, L2, L1, Up, Down = Crazy Peds
Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1 = Low Gravity
Square, L1, Circle, Down, L1, R1, Triangle, Right, L1, X = More Gore
L2, R2, L1, R1, L2, R2, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1 = Blow Up All Cars

I believe the following are the shit. Not that I'm gonna spend $2k on one but they look cool nonetheless :

GamePod GT1 in leather

GamePod GT1 in blue with Rockingham seat

GamePod GT2 in black with Rockingham seat

That last one is actually my favorite and the cheapest.

Damn, i really liked all part of this game |rasta| |afro|

Me too, it rocks. I've completed a few missions, but mainly I've been working on myself. Got a badass pink mohawk, covered in tats, and my muscles are up 100%. I'm just chilling now, stealing choppers, and messing around in the hills.

Hey, BTW, welcome to the board! :)

|cheers|

Okay so i get back from a couple of weeks away from home kinda a working break, expecting my copy of San Andreas that i reserved to be waiting for me in the shop when i get back.

I arrive back early to make sure the shop is open... go to the shop and the bastards have sold it!!!!!

I then go on a trek for 2 hours trying to find the game in all the shops i can think of. Guess what it's sold out *everywhere* so no san andreas for me |verysad

It wouldn't be as bad if i hadn't pre ordered and it was out of stock, but i did as i knew this would happen... So i'm stuck with no san andreas until next week - even amazon say it'll take 1 to 2 weeks for delivery.

bwaahahahahaha - whining over :)

I was lucky here. The town is stuck in the dark ages. I expect most local citizens past San Andreas on the shelf not even noticing it. I think, should any of them know I even own a playstation, I'd have them lined up at the drive with burning torches, wanting to burn me at the stake for witchcraft. :)

Seriously it's worth the wait. In the meantime, I suggest you go jack a nice sports car, and do a couple of drive byes. Not quite as good as GTA, but it'll give you a taste. :)

Just finished completely annihilating the Ballas and Vagos gangs entirely....the whole first island is MINE, ALL MINE!! MWAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHA

For anyone curious, when your "Respect" is at 100% you can recruit up to 7 gang members to roll with you.

And the cash comes rollin' in!

Fuck this game is cool.

Holy crap! I might be asking you for walk-throughs soon! I'm still getting my ass killed on catalyst |couch|

I'm stuck on Catalyst too

but I've only tried it twice, I need to limit my playing time or I won';t sleep or work or eat etc.....

Thank god I',m not the only one!

I screw up when I have to throw the boxes off the train. Main problem is that i tend to play it when i'm totally monged at 2 am :)

www.gamefaq.com ---best walkthroughs on the net. I only use them when I'm really stuck, but I'm glad they're there when I need them.

I've got the gang war thing pretty much down though, if anyone needs some tips just shout.

When throwing the boxes off the train you've got to account for movement just like you would in real life, so if the car is next to the train aim just ahead of the guy to catch the boxes, and remember that just like with grenades the longer you hold the circle button the farther your throw the boxes...that's where I had the most trouble.

Great link, MadMax! |bow|

Catalyst is one of the first missions. You have to defend the train. Climb on as it starts rolling. Throw boxes of ammo/guns into the car driving behind. I think its pretty easy really. I'll just have to improve my aim when throwing the boxes.

I'll probably take you up on offers for help. :)

ooops my bad

I'm on the next mission, the national goard base one,

I did do the train one

thanks for the link! |greenguy|

Aaaaa, you're just showing off now :D

it took me three or four tries to do it, but I did it :-)

another mission I've been getting stuck on is killing Freddy? I think thats the name

I'll have to read more of those walkthroughs :-)

If i put my hands on gta san andreas |smooch| i will never work until i finish the game....|angry| I'm addicted to that thing...
And btw www.dlh.net --- is the best walkthroughs on the net.

{off topic} Do you like first person shooter games |raygun| like doom 3?

Hi seven and thanks for the great link |waves|

I'm going to be getting into shooter games this christmas on the xbox. After getting my daughter an xbox I couldn't resist getting myself one too, especially with halo 2 coming out. I've ordered a few shooter titles : doom3, halo2, return to castle wolfenstein. If you have an xbox and want to get an ass kicking, we'll have to arrange something! |raygun|

I haven't done a first person shooter since Quake 1 :-)

I think Quake was the top shooter game, right? I seem to recall seeing this docu about a quake convention in Austin with a big price tag for the winner.

|lightsabe |raygun| |buddy|

Yeah, driving that forklift is a pain in the ass. I actually knocked a couple crates over on their sides accidentally then couldn't pick them up at all...the first two times I tried that mission....DOH!


Once you get to the point where you're into the gang wars, I highly recommend taking a break from missions and taking over all the territories...if you have the patience, that is. Every 2 days or so in game time a rival gang tries to take over one of your territories and you have to go defend it, so it becomes a real pain in the ass. It took me quite a while to work out a good gang-war system, then another long while to take over all the territories, but good cash is rolling in and you can pick up a lot of SMGs and AK47s earlier than you could otherwise (from killed gang members). Plus respect is now at 100% and my skill level is at Hitman for the SMG and AK47.

So SA is now in stores for PS2 ? I played and finished GTA3 and ViceCity and they were fucking good. Cant wait to get my hands on SA.

They'e even talking about SA on Ynot right now. :)

I was kinda lucky with catalyst... with 5 seconds to go i had 5 boxes still to go, and i managed to pull it off!

was fucking hardwork though, need to work out how to start owning neighbourhoods now though cos it's a pain in the ass getting shot when driving through every hood lol.

i finally did it last night too |bananna|