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Secrets in GTA IV: Difference between revisions
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[[File:RIP graffiti (GTA4).png|thumb|right|256px|The graffiti found on certain run down apartment corridors. Scribbled text that read "[[Claude]]", "[[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]]", "[[Carl Johnson|Carl]]", "[[Toni Cipriani|Toni]]" and "[[Victor Vance|Victor/Vic]]" are visible.]] | [[File:RIP graffiti (GTA4).png|thumb|right|256px|The graffiti found on certain run down apartment corridors. Scribbled text that read "[[Claude]]", "[[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]]", "[[Carl Johnson|Carl]]", "[[Toni Cipriani|Toni]]" and "[[Victor Vance|Victor/Vic]]" are visible.]] | ||
* On the staircases in most apartment blocks in the game, some graffiti pay homage to past protagonists set in GTA III canon ([[Claude]], [[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]], [[Carl Johnson|Carl (CJ)]], [[Toni Cipriani|Toni]], and [[Vic Vance|Vic]]) in the form of scribblings of their names on the walls. | * On the staircases in most apartment blocks in the game, some graffiti pay homage to past protagonists set in GTA III canon ([[Claude]], [[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy]], [[Carl Johnson|Carl (CJ)]], [[Toni Cipriani|Toni]], and [[Vic Vance|Vic]]) in the form of scribblings of their names on the walls. Writings such as "''remember tommy, u r still my hero''" or "''we always remember u bro''" may be a possible reference to the gamer fandom towards the characters. | ||
* Numerous companies from the GTA III era (for example [[Sprunk]], [[Burger Shot]] and [[Maibatsu]]) return [[:Category:Businesses in GTA IV|in some form or another]] in GTA IV. | * Numerous companies from the GTA III era (for example [[Sprunk]], [[Burger Shot]] and [[Maibatsu]]) return [[:Category:Businesses in GTA IV|in some form or another]] in GTA IV. | ||
* One of the [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV shows]] is a program called ''The Venturas Poker Challenge''. It features a casino in [[Las Venturas]] from GTA San Andreas. When shown, the commercial doesn't have GTA IV graphics and art, it features GTA San Andreas graphics, the most obvious being the Taxi. | * One of the [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV shows]] is a program called ''The Venturas Poker Challenge''. It features a casino in [[Las Venturas]] from GTA San Andreas. When shown, the commercial doesn't have GTA IV graphics and art, it features GTA San Andreas graphics, the most obvious being the Taxi. | ||
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*On the road that takes you on the East Borough Bridge from Dukes to Charge Island, the first building on the left has graffiti with paintings of past GTA character such as Misty,8-ball in his convict outfit,the women in a bathing suit on the front cover of Vice City game box,and more. | *On the road that takes you on the East Borough Bridge from Dukes to Charge Island, the first building on the left has graffiti with paintings of past GTA character such as Misty,8-ball in his convict outfit,the women in a bathing suit on the front cover of Vice City game box,and more. | ||
* A [[Fruntalot]] billboard in Algonquin shows a man who is said to be [[Carl Johnson]], the protagonist of GTA San Andreas. | * A [[Fruntalot]] billboard in Algonquin shows a man who is said to be [[Carl Johnson]], the protagonist of GTA San Andreas. | ||
* During a multiplayer race in GTA:IV if the player equips a certain Female face (possibly 2) then hits a car in traffic or another player's car while pressing the talk button (L1 PS3), the character will sometimes exclaim,"This isn't [[San Andreas]] you hippie, DRIVE!" | * During a multiplayer race in GTA:IV if the player equips a certain Female face (possibly 2) then hits a car in traffic or another player's car while pressing the talk button (L1 PS3), the character will sometimes exclaim,"This isn't [[San Andreas]] you hippie, DRIVE!" in reference to the wreckless AI driving found in the streets and nearly all intersections of San Andreas, such as the area where accidents happen the most, the Las Venturas sign. | ||
* In multiplayer, if one player kills another with a vehicle, the HUD may say that they "''gouranga'd''" the other player. This is a reference to [[GTA 1]], where if the player runs over a line of [[Hare Krishna]]s, they get a Gouranga bonus. | * In multiplayer, if one player kills another with a vehicle, the HUD may say that they "''gouranga'd''" the other player. This is a reference to [[GTA 1]], where if the player runs over a line of [[Hare Krishna]]s, they get a Gouranga bonus. | ||