Before the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, there were features that were removed from the final product. These changes range from deleted vehicles and player skins to the removal of entire characters and mission strands.
Characters[]
- Bryan Forbes originally didn't have a bag over his head after being captured by Lance & Vic
- Lance Vance is shown wearing his outfit from the beginning of the game instead of his blue soiree suit on certain missions such as Burning Bridges, Blitzkrieg Strikes Again and Last Stand as seen on the 1st and 2nd trailer.
- In a very early screenshot, Victor Vance has a different appearance, like with hair on his head and a tattoo on his upper right arm.
- In the first trailer, Louise Cassidy-Williams originally had black hair with a different hairstyle instead of brown hair.
- Victor Vance originally had much lighter skin tone and looked more like his brother and himself in GTA Vice City. His beta model can be found inside game files.
Weapons[]
Vehicles[]
Missions[]
- In a trailer[vague], a scene in Jive Drive was shown, where Lance and Vic jumped the last ramp. Instead of a red Stinger, it was a maroon Stallion being driven.[ref?]
- A mission called Faking It was cut.
Clothing[]

Two of the Beta casuals.
- The casual clothes were originally yellow and light blue.
- The Army Fatigues originally read "USMC" on the shirt, meaning that originally, Vic would join the Marines instead of the army.
- The Wetsuit was originally light blue.
Others[]
- Victor wore the Pastel Suit in the mission D.I.V.O.R.C.E., even though it is not unlocked until Brawn of the Dead.
- Victor wore the Cuban Style in the mission Got Protection?, even though the Cuban Outfit is unlocked after completing all of Umberto's missions which is after killing Marty Jay Williams.
- Ionic Real Estate was supposed to be called Mpirian Real Estate as seen on Rockstar's official website on the news article called "Criminals building empires, investing in city infrastructure.".