GRAND THEFT AUTO 1996 Making Of - GTA - | Retro Gaming | BBC Archive

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A BBC Archive segment from 1996 on the making of the original Grand Theft Auto, filmed with the small Scottish team behind it. It shows the developers at work on the game.

HN people post it as a charming period record of a small team of nerds having fun making a game that became huge.

“it seemed like a chill place with nerds having fun making something”

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I just remembered this video ▶ this video and it seemed like a chill place with nerds having fun making something. (Actually they were still DMA at this time, not Rockstar). And as for the achievement, the product turned into a franchise with the biggest entertainment products ever made (GTA 5/6).