Rockstar Games Betas Question

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  1. DownDuckling

    DownDuckling Active Member

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    Has anyone seen a beta game from Rockstar Games, preferably the GTA series, just curious.
     
  2. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Not GTA, but Smugglers Run. Not nearly as interesting, but it came on a cool Rockstar disk
     
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    rso Gone. See y'all elsewhere, maybe.

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    geluda <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    Manhunt 2 "beta" was leaked before the game was released. People say it was the final build just before the censor was put in place, but the build actually contains bugs not found in the final game, it was probably about 90% - 95% complete, very close to final but without all the creases ironed out.
     
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  5. stranno

    stranno Enthusiastic Member

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    I remember the beta of MH2 for PSP

    The Smugglers Run beta should be intersting, one of the most underated games on PS2
     
  6. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    I sold it years ago. I should still have a video backed up, Ill try to get it up eventually. Had a framerate counter, and a bunch of early text. Cant recall if it had a debug menu.

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    kiff <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    I have had a few Rockstar discs in the past but this was the only GTA disc

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    Not sure why it started life as College Hardball 2k9 but meh...
     
  8. geluda

    geluda <B>Site Supporter 2012</B><BR><B>Site Supporter 20

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    Actually I was reffering to the PS2 version, never realised the PSP was leaked also, I thought it was just hacked.
     
  9. stranno

    stranno Enthusiastic Member

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    Ummm i've seen a lot of betas of PSP in the days. Ratchet and Clank, GPS stuff, Loco Roco, etc. I bet one was Manhunt but i'm not 100% sure

    And yeah, i remember the infamous hack, it showed almost nothing (just rid off the shake, blur and so, but no so gore)
     
  10. Jamtex

    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    I have a couple of PS2 Memory card dongles for various betas but not the betas themselves.
     
  11. arnoldlayne

    arnoldlayne Resolute Member

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    I remember someone posted (here) about owning a beta of the first GTA on the playstation - Sadly, the promise of some screen shots never materialized. Of course it was DMA Design then, before they became Rockstar North but still...

    I'm curious to know if anyone has ever seen a beta of the later GTA games, particularly GTA3 and Vice City.
     
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    JamesMichael Light Hearted Drunk

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    Theres quite a few pictures on the net of GTA 3 during its development cycle and the changes it went through from the final.
     
  13. Cyantist

    Cyantist Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    I had that! It was a Russian only build I believe. Encountered a bug where Leo couldn't be killed, a reset fixed that though.

    I'd like to see the build of San Andreas that has the see through windows at the safehouse in Mulholland.
     
  14. DownDuckling

    DownDuckling Active Member

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    Yeah I like all of your posts. I am wondering if there was any gta betas available.
     
  15. Cyantist

    Cyantist Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    Nothing 3D AFAIK has been released.
     
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