Playing Vice City for the First Time

Uh-huh! That's right! 😎 Only 23 years late to the party, but I am finally playing GTA: Vice City.

This isn't to say that I haven't played any GTA games. My first experience being in this universe was actually GTA: V, and of course, that was great!
I know that GTA was a revolutionary game for its time, and I may not understand what the appeal is for everyone else, but for me, it's the driving. That is the point, right?! 🥴 Like, I get that the content was also revolutionary -- drug dealing and gang bangers -- missions are fun and everything, but I love being able to drive for hours, taking in all of the details. Blasting the tunes, observing the store fronts, watching NPC interactions, seeing the sky shift from day to night...

Vice City did a wonderful job of capturing that 80s vibe. The neon lights are my all-time favorite aspect of the game, along with the old-fashioned iridescent street lights.
There are so many details that make you nostalgic for a simpler time... Listening to Japanese Boy, driving around in a Honda CR-X Gen I. Watching people rollerblade -- nobody does that anymore!! 😵 Dry pressing clothes at the laundromat for a dollar?! 🙏

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So anyway, here are some of the screenshots that I have managed to capture so far! I hope you enjoy the universe of Vice City...

(The iconic Washington Mall with its sick neon lights 😎)

(Watching pedestrians rollerblading -- look at this 💩! Sucha vibe...)

(Enjoying some of the views...)

(Speaking of views... The Ocean View Hotel! I love driving down this strip at night and taking in all of the lights)

(Car Wash 👍)

(Just a pileup that I created lol 😶)

(Doing a sick jump, with the door wide open and the sun in my face 🌞)

(Observing the billboards, like in any GTA game, is pure gold. This is the guitar shop, offering air guitars for $200 and wank booths!?)

(The Rockstar Games store, doing my part to complete the lineup lol)

("Eating brains in the land of the brainless" -- sums up modern society pretty well)

(The Pizza Store is also sucha vibe -- $5 meal deals! 😱)

("The Well-Stacked Pizza 🍕" also taking a moment to appreciate the old-school candy vending machines)

(The famous Vice City pen🍆s! 😀 I even circled it this time, in case anyone misses it lol)

(Little Haiti's "Welcome To Hell" sign)

(Doing some boating! 🛥️ I actually quite enjoy driving the boats, I'm really good at it)

(It might be my first time playing Vice City, but you can't fool me -- I knew that was my man, Danny Trejo, the second I saw him 😄)

(Grocery store packed full of anything you may need!)

(Checking out the pharmaceutical menu while tripping out lol)

(Bitch 'N' Dog Food lol classic)

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Anyway, that will do it for today's post 😄 I'm having a really great time playing, and I hope to share some more screenshots in the future! Thanks for reading, and enjoy the weekend 🙏