In 2002, Rockstar took Grand Theft Auto to 1986 Miami: neon, pastel Art Deco, speedboats, Ray Liotta as Tommy Vercetti, and one of the greatest soundtracks in gaming. Twenty-four years later, GTA VI is taking us back to Vice City.
This documentary goes back to how the original was built in about a year after GTA III, the cast and missions that made it, the radio that defined it, and the landmarks fans think are returning. Then it looks at what Rockstar is changing for 2026.
Which Vice City would you rather live in: 1986 or 2026?
0:00 1986
0:45 The Year After
1:34 Iconic Locations
2:35 The People
4:47 The Missions
6:42 The Sound of the Eighties
7:55 Why It Lasted
8:21 Vice City, 2026
CREDITS
Official game footage and trailers: Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive
Vice City gameplay and cutscenes: GTA Series Videos, Gamer’s Little Playground, NRMgamingHD, Altered Psycho, unrealPCgaming, dRow28, Played it Before, KatzenwagenTV, Cycu1, Justice_Kiss
GTA V FlyLo FM footage: Onur Kartal
Miami Vice intro: Leo RetroRottweiler
MUSIC
“Final Girl” by Jeremy Blake
“Night Ride” by TrackTribe
“Decimate” by Jeremy Blake
“Doctor Momentum” by Slynk
“Cruise control” by Patrick Patrikios
“Cued For Liftoff” by Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz & Tone Seeker
“Singularity” by The Grey Room / Density & Time
“Event Horizon” by The Grey Room / Density & Time
Music from the YouTube Audio Library.
Brief excerpts are presented for criticism, commentary, education and historical context.
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What was your favorite part about Vice City and what do you hope they bring back?
I still think Lucia is Tommy's daughter who was left behind in Liberty City while he was in prison. Which is why she isn't named Vercetti, because Tommy doesn't know that she existed throughout the story of GTA Vice City. There is way too many parallels with Tommy and Lucia to be coincidence.
My favorite radio station in the grand theft auto vi is the dirty south classic radio station
1986… cause of the radio 🔥🔥