Gameplay of GTA III on actual Dreamcast hardware
For years, Grand Theft Auto 3 was a missed opportunity for Dreamcast, having been developed for it but eventually cancelled due to the demise of the last SEGA system.
Years later, dedicated fans have painstakingly ported GTA 3 for the Dreamcast, so fans can rectify the past!
Earlier this year, Twitter user Stefanos Kronilios posted a GIF showing a glitchy GTA III menu.
Many were confused on what it could be, but it was later revealed Stefanos was indeed working on a port of Grand Theft Auto III for the Dreamcast!
Over the year, the Dreamcast port slowly improved, with a sizable progress jump shown off by The SEGAGuys back in August:
Finally as a late Christmas gift, Frogbull, Stefanos, and Falco Girgis have released what they refer to as an Alpha build, but feels more like a complete version over on https://dca3.net/
While there are still a few audio glitches and places in need of improvement, the game is very playable and can be played to completion on the Dreamcast!
To get the game compiled to run on Dreamcast, you need to own a copy of GTA 3 on PC to create the .CDI image. The guide to compile the image can be found here.
Also be sure to check out the latest SEGAGuys’ video on the release of GTA III on Dreamcast:
Big thanks to the following people for making this a reality:
Frogbull: https://x.com/Frogbull55
skmp: https://x.com/Poiitidis
Falco Girgis: https://x.com/falco_girgis
