The concept of the game itself.
The concept of the logo, taken from the 1997 Take2 EPK.
Race'n'Chase was the original concept of what would become the first installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. It was developed by DMA Design, set for release on the PlayStation, Windows 95, DOS, Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64.
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The game consisted of an open world where the player would either take the role of a cop or a criminal in multiple game modes that, hence the title of the game, ranged from races to police chases.
Similar to the first two Grand Theft Auto games, (and London 1969 & 1961) it was developed to be from a top-down perspective and would've been set in multiple cities the player could play in. The game went through many changes before release and the project ended up evolving into the first Grand Theft Auto, which was released in 1997.
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- In GTA Online: The Diamond Casino Heist, there is a arcade game franchise called Race and Chase, which is a clear reference to the original Grand Theft Auto concept. The logo of the arcade game bears a strong resemblance to the original Grand Theft Auto logo.
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| Cancelled Grand Theft Auto games | |
|---|---|
| Main titles | Race'n'Chase • Grand Theft Auto 1.5 • Grievous Bodily Harm • Grand Theft Auto 2.5 • Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo • Grand Theft Auto: Bogota • Grand Theft Auto: Sin City • Grand Theft Auto III (Game Boy Advance - Crawfish Interactive) |
| Ports | Grand Theft Auto (Sega Saturn) • Grand Theft Auto 64 • Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (PlayStation) • Grand Theft Auto 2 (Nintendo 64) • Grand Theft Auto III (Game Boy Advance - Destination Software) • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR • Grand Theft Auto III (Gamecube) • Grand Theft Auto Vice City (Gamecube) • Grand Theft Auto V (Wii U) |
| Multiplayer | Grand Theft Auto: Online Crime World • Grand Theft Auto: Online • Cancelled Multiplayer in GTA III • Cancelled Multiplayer in GTA V (The CnC Heist) |
| Downloadable Content | Grand Theft Auto 2000 • Grand Theft Auto 2: Berlin Mission Pack • Mission Packs in GTA San Andreas • Unnamed GTA Liberty City Stories downladable content • Grand Theft Auto V: Story Mode DLC ("Agent Trevor" Episode & Assassination Pack • "Zombie Apocalypse/Norman" Episode • "Alien Invasion" Episode • The "Be Lucky: Los Santos" Casino Heist • North Yankton Prologue • Liberty City Expansion • Manhunt Pack • Enterprise • Relationship Pack) • Cancelled Grand Theft Auto Online Updates (Army • Cops'n'Crooks (2013) • Fixes • Heists 2 • Intel And Surveillance • Jobs • Promoter • Relationships • Sports • St. Patrick's Day • Thanksgiving • Summer • Cops'n'Crooks (2020)) |
| Tech Demos | Godzilla Takes America (GTA III Tech Demo) |
| Spin-offs | ZTA |