Dan Houser Recalls When Grand Theft Auto’s Success Brought The US Gov’t Down On Rockstar Games
They were the good old days for us gamers, not for Rockstar.

They were the good old days for us gamers, not for Rockstar.

To be clear, Take-Two Interactive is a different company today.

We absolutely could be living in a world that didn't have Grand Theft Auto III or open world games.

It's fun to speculate on, but Dan is doing fine with how things actually played out.

It's a miracle that video games even got this far.

Let's get it in the air tonight.

Kids who were born when this game released can now play it, if they can get it.

This game had such an impact that Rockstar was prompted to give out a rare apology.

In hindsight, Rockstar's veterans believe they should have asked for more from Sony.

This story reflects how impactful the game has been to pop culture.

From a document of the 1990s LA zeitgeist to 2010s meme, San Andreas continues to be relevant today.

A classic story of desperate men determined to survive retold four times over.

Jimmy kind of looks like Dan with his shaved head, I guess.

Even Rockstar had its modest beginnings making their biggest games.

Lazlow Jones is definitely part of what made Grand Theft Auto III special.

Houser evoked some of Take-Two's truly ancient history.

As it turns out, Rockstar's success was not guaranteed.

It's interesting to remember a time when Rockstar needed Capcom's help to come to Japan.

And he had that over the rest of us this whole time.

One fan took it upon themselves to translate the game.

There's more reason to believe than ever that Nintendo will keep supporting the original Switch.

Hideki Kamiya would rather you didn't play the Wii version.

Some of the best superhero games we've ever played.

