Grove Street Games/Errors

This article documents the many errors and oversights made by Grove Street Games in their ports and remasters of Grand Theft Auto titles.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
Similar to the first "remastered" version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, numerous graphical bugs and glitches, physics glitches from the GTA San Andreas mobile port, and a number of other issues plagued the titles. Switch users found the Definitive Edition unplayable due to framerate issues.

The remastered games are packed with several spelling mistakes (particularly in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas), presumably due to the AI upscaler that has been used to enhance the visuals from the original game.

Several Grand Theft Auto V props and businesses logos were used by Grove Street Games in the remastered games, causing countless lore-breaking issues and anachronisms, such as smartphone advertisements in 1986 and 1990s cars used in the Hyman Memorial Stadium in GTA Vice City, and the FIB logos from the HD Universe timeline being used in the three remastered 3D Universe titles. Despite this, the FBI agents and other characters will still refer to the agency using its original name.

From November 12, 2021, to November 15 , the Definitive Edition was pulled from Rockstar's store and made inaccessible on PC Rockstar Games Launcher after it was found that files, allegedly for the infamous Hot Coffee Modification, were found in the GTA San Andreas source files, as well as 20 songs from the original GTA San Andreas release that were supposed to have been deleted due to licensing issues.

Patches
On November 19, 2021, Rockstar posted a notice on their newswire responding to the criticism, apologising for the issues and promising to update the Definitive Edition. .

Grand Theft Auto III
{| class="lightdarktable" style="width: 100%; margin: auto; " !Title/Description !Comparison !Status

Deli & Pizza
Staunton Island - Sign texture spelling errors: Patch Notes "Fixed a spelling error on the Deli and Pizza storefront on Staunton Island"
 * Flavored > Raden
 * Espresso > Depresso
 * Soups > So ps
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated

LCPD Logo
HD Universe LCPD logo replaces original NYPD-based GTA III logo. Patch Notes N/A
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated

Radio Station Wheel
Some radio stations have their logos taken from GTA Liberty City Stories, K-JAH has the logo of K-JAH West from GTA San Andreas, and Chatterbox FM's logo is misspelled as Chatterrox FM. Patch Notes N/A
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated

Big Puff Hand Dryer
"Big Puff Hand Dryer" replaced by "Big Hand" (Appears during Ray Machowski mission cutscenes.) Patch Notes N/A
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated
 * }

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
{| class="lightdarktable" style="width: 100%; margin: auto; " !Title/Description !Comparison !Status

Avec Moi Holidays
Signage texture error(s) Patch Notes N/A
 * Tenerife > Tenerifea
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated

Escobar International Airport
Welcome to Vice City Billboard texture spelling error Patch Notes: "Fixed a spelling error on the Welcome to Vice City billboard near the airport"
 * Welcome > Welcom
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated

Hyman Memorial Stadium Billboard
Patch Notes N/A
 * The Hotring Racer on the billboard has been replaced by an R33 Nissan Skyline, manufactured 7 years after the game's setting.
 * Notice also the "Presents" typo.
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated

Laundry & Ironing
Mirrored texture on right side of shopfront Patch Notes N/A
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated

Maivis Bestsellers
Issue with texture. Patch Notes: "Fixed a spelling error on the Mavis(sic) Bookstore window"
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated

Screamin' Colins Guitars
There are several spelling mistakes due to the use of AI upscaling. Patch Notes: "Fixed a spelling error on a guitar store shop front"
 * Screamin' Colins > Screamin Colins
 * Guitar Wank Booths Available > Guitarhenk Booths Avaiable.
 * Air Guitars > AR Guitars
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03*

*Note: Patch notes incorrectly included under GTA: San Andreas DE section.
 * Updated

Shaft Hot Dogs
Issue with texture. Patch Notes: "Fixed an error with the Shaft Hot Dog stand logo"
 * The Taste of a Real Man's Meat > The Taste of a Real Man's Heat
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated

Starfish Island
Rockstar Games logo swimming pool on minimap has a 6-pointed star on the minimap Patch Notes: "Fixed an issue on the mini map where the swimming pool shaped like the Rockstar Games logo was incorrectly reflected on the mini map for Starfish Island"
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated

Top Fun
Day 1 patch (un-notified) 1.01
 * Typo Top Fun > Top Bun
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched
 * Updated
 * }

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
{| class="lightdarktable" style="width: 100%; margin: auto; " !Title/Description !Comparison !Status

Aldea Malvada Sign
Road sign typo Patch Notes N/A
 * The Lost Pueblo > The Lost Poeblo
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated

Fam3
Cutscene model shirt front typo In-Game model shirt number texture overlap Patch Notes: "Fixed an issue where NPC’s who wear numbered jerseys no longer had a random number overlapping the number 7"
 * Rimmers > Rimios
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched
 * Cutscene: Day 1 patch (un-notified) 1.01
 * Ingame:

- 1.03*


 * Updated

FleischBerg
Issue with sign texture. Patch Notes: "Fixed a spelling error on the FleischBerg factory sign"
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03*


 * Updated

Mount Chiliad
Some "low poly" models have been updated, but their collision model were not updated to match the new ones. Patch Notes N/A
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Unpatched
 * Unpatched
 * Updated



Las Venturas Police Headquarters
HD Universe Los Santos seal replaces original LVPD logo. Patch Notes "Fixed an issue where the incorrect police station sign did not appear in Las Venturas"
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated

Old Reece
Character model/texture made younger. Day 1 patch (un-notified) 1.01
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched
 * Updated

Sayonara Restaurant
Issue with texture. Patch Notes: "Fixed a spelling error with the storefront Sayonara"
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03*


 * Updated

Tuff Nut Donuts
Nut-shaped prop sign converted to a circle Patch Notes "Fixed an issue with the shape of the Donut and Nut props at the Tuff Nuts donut shop"
 * Original
 * Original
 * Definitive
 * Patched
 * Patched

- 1.03


 * Updated
 * }
 * }