GTA was pretty underground until the third game came out. I first heard about the series in '99 when a buddy introduced me to the first one, then shortly after that GTA 2 came out. They were fun for awhile but got old fast. For comparative purposes, games like Driver 1 & 2 and the Twisted Metal series were much more popular at the time.
Then I remember seeing previews for GTA3 in late '00 / early '01, and I remember thinking damn, this game looks ridiculous. And I remember all the controversy surrounding the game leading up to its released (being pushed back by about a month or so because of 9/11, among other things). But I don't think anyone could have predicted how huge the game would be in terms of both sales and impact on the industry.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
