Secrets and Easter Eggs in Grand Theft Auto III

The following is a list of secrets, easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in Grand Theft Auto III.

General[]

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	The Billboard There is a billboard which reads "See you in Miami!" hinting at where the next game would take place: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, based on Miami.
	The Ghost Town If the player leaves the city limits of Liberty City by using the Dodo and flies straight north for a few minutes, they can see various Rockstar Games programmers' names edited to look like town names on the mini-map, e.g. Obbeburgh (Obbe Vermeij), Aaronsville (Aaron Garbut), Woodcunty (Alisdair Wood), Les County (Leslie Benzies), Garystown (Gary McAdam) and Adamton (Adam Fowler or Adam Cochrane). However, these towns don't physically exist within the game world, and only their names can be seen on the radar.
	The Hidden Sign In the very south-western block of Bedford Point lies a parking lot (notably featured in the Kingdom Come mission) where an Easter egg can be located, known as The Hidden Sign. To reach it, the player needs a small-sized car. Going up the stairs leading to an overlooking platform to the north of the lot (near the entrance to an underground parking in the same area), the player must jump from the car to reach the top of a building to the west, jump down on the wall, and from there, drop down to an otherwise inaccessible alley behind it. At the end of the alley, on the wall, there is a posted notice that states "You werent supposed to be able to get here you know" [sic]. Near the poster is a ramp that allows the player to leave again.

References to Previous Games[]

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	Top Down City Top Down City is a fictional film in GTA III. Ads can be spotted all over the city. The film refers to the top-down perspective of Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2.
	TW@ Inside of the TW@ Internet Cafe, there are computers on the first floor displaying screenshots of GTA and GTA 2.

References to Other Games[]

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	Driver In the mission "Two-Faced Tanner", the character that the player has to kill is named Tanner, protagonist of the Driver series. Humorously, he was given a female walking animation due to the criticism that Tanner in Driver walked like a girl.
	Manhunt On the in-game radio, the player can hear references to Carcer City, a city later used in Rockstar's Manhunt.

Real-World References[]

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	Famous Actors Chuck Schwartz, an unseen movie actor, is a reference to famous action movie actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris. Arnold Steelone, an unseen movie actor, is a reference to famous action movie actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
	Goodfellas Badfellas is another film advertised in GTA III. It is a parody of the film Goodfellas which Frank Vincent, the voice of Salvatore Leone, starred in.
	Rockstar Logo Rockstar Games are known for hiding their logo in secret places in their games. There is, however, a poorly disguised Rockstar Games logo on top of an unusable helicopter on the roof of Kenji's Casino. The logo is poorly disguised because it even reads "Rockstar Games" below it. The logo can also be found on a hat of the pedestrian that wears headphones (and is famous for the mysterious tune heard through them).
	Self Advertisement In Staunton Island, there is a store called "Music Movies" with a news ticker above its entrance. One of the messages is Rockstar Games' self-advertisement banner as it reads "GTA 3 OUT NOW" and "WWW.ROCKSTARGAMES.COM."
	YMCA There is a particular construction worker pedestrian that can be found in the game, who when bumped into, will quote lyrics from the song "YMCA" by Village People. This is an Easter egg, as the lead singer in that song is dressed as a construction worker in the music video. The man is heard speaking various phrases such as "Young man", "There's no need to be down" and "I'm in the YMCA".