Grand Theft Auto
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Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games. The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one of the three cities in the game. In each level, the player has a target number of points to achieve, and five lives to attain the score. The score counter doubles as a money meter; the player can spend this money on paint jobs and various other things. However, any money spent i
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- Developer
- DMA Design
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games · Take-Two Interactive · BMG Interactive · ASC Games · Syscom Entertainment
- Release · DOS
- Worldwide — Feb 28, 1998
- Worldwide — Oct 21, 1997
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