Beta Releases in Grand Theft Auto: Advance

Before the release of Grand Theft Auto: Advance, there were features that were removed from the final product.

Removed content and changes

 * At the beginning of its development, GTA Advance was mean to be a portable version of Grand Theft Auto III for Game Boy Advance. This possibly means that the protagonist would be Claude, the story would be the same as that of GTA III missions, characters and vehicles.
 * One of the possibly removed characters, Joey Leone, was reused in one mission in the final game as a mafia member in Staunton Island.


 * The barrel was supposed to appear in the final version of the game. Its function was to throw it and make it roll and crush people and vehicles that crossed in his way. This weapon was removed from the game for being unrealistic.
 * The BF Injection was different and had different colors, but in the final game there are only painted blue. Also the police car and the Borgnine was a bit different.
 * Some GTA III's vehicles names can be found in the game's line codes.