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{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/grand-theft-auto/en
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://thirteenag.github.io/widescreen_fixes_pack#gta1 ThirteenAG's fix]
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|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://thirteenag.github.io/widescreen_fixes_pack#gta1 ThirteenAG's fix].
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = Incompatible; see [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]
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|multimonitor notes        = Use [http://thirteenag.github.io/widescreen_fixes_pack#gta1 ThirteenAG's fix].
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [http://thirteenag.github.io/widescreen_fixes_pack#gta1 ThirteenAG's fix].
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===[[Glossary:Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]===
 
Two error messages appear if you have more than one active monitor:
 
* CreateSurface failed (DDERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY)!
 
* Error 303.502 Display Error: Selected Video mode not supported
 
 
The only option is to disable secondary monitors to play Grand Theft Auto.<ref>[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1244839 GTA 1 exits when I want to play]</ref>
 
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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# Go to the <code>{{P|game}}\WINO</code> and paste the files in there.  
 
# Go to the <code>{{P|game}}\WINO</code> and paste the files in there.  
 
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===Crash with multiple monitors===
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Two error messages appear if you have more than one active monitor:
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* CreateSurface failed (DDERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY)!
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* Error 303.502 Display Error: Selected Video mode not supported
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The only option is to disable secondary monitors to play Grand Theft Auto.<ref>[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1244839 GTA 1 exits when I want to play]</ref>
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

Revision as of 00:29, 2 October 2015

Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto cover
Developers
DMA Design
London 1969 Rockstar Canada
Publishers
BMG Interactive
ASC Games
Take-Two Interactive
Release dates
DOS October 1997
Windows October 1997
Grand Theft Auto on Wikipedia
Grand Theft Auto 1997
Grand Theft Auto 2 1999
Grand Theft Auto III 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2005
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City 2010
Grand Theft Auto: iFruit 2013
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary 2014
Grand Theft Auto V 2015
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2021
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (series)

Key points

Downloadable versions removed for unknown reasons.[1]

General information

Rockstar Games's Official site
Rockstar Games's Official Grand Theft Auto site
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Forum - Grand Theft Auto series
GTAForums - Grand Theft Auto Discussion
GTA Network - A huge network of fansites all dedicated to the Grand Theft Auto series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All downloadable versions of Grand Theft Auto have been modified by Rockstar to run better on modern PCs

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
DOS
Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 Free. Requires London 1969
DOS

Game data

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12170/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12170/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

300px
In-game resolution settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

300px
External options screen.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 2300-2400, 47624
UDP 2300-2400, 47624
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Low FPS on Windows 8 and later

If you are using ThirteenAG's WS fix then first rename the ddraw.dll to dsound.dll to make them work together
Instructions

Crash with multiple monitors

Two error messages appear if you have more than one active monitor:

  • CreateSurface failed (DDERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY)!
  • Error 303.502 Display Error: Selected Video mode not supported

The only option is to disable secondary monitors to play Grand Theft Auto.[2]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 6.0, Windows 95, Windows 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 MB
Video card (GPU) VESA-compatible SVGA
1 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References