Modder Runs GTA III Inside GTA: San Andreas on an In-Game TV
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#2That is wild lol. I used to play GTA:SA a lot, especially online, through GTA:SA-MP and was always amazed at what modders managed to get out of this game.
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#3"Why did you create it?"
"Because I can."
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#5GTA 3 + GTA 3 = GTA 6!
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#6Up there with Morrowind: Pipboy Edition[1], which as a tangentially hope will support running Morrowind in the Elden Ring engine[2] when that mod is more mature.
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#7GTA 3 + GTA 3 = GTA 6!
So, is that how we unlock HL3? Play HL1 in HL2..
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#8Now if only Rockstar Games could mod GTA V to run on the steam deck.
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#9That is wild lol. I used to play GTA:SA a lot, especially online, through GTA:SA-MP and was always amazed at what modders managed to get out of this game.
Writing custom scripts in PAWN and then later mods, hacks and cheats for CLEO was my personal gateway into coding. Most RP servers were so nepotistic, so that was my way of getting back and fighting the "system". Fun times, do not miss it tho.
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#10> The demonstration builds on Dryxio’s earlier mod that ports GTA III and GTA: Vice City into GTA: San Andreas. That version was released in February 2026 and runs each game as an independent engine inside the San Andreas process
> with both games sharing the same Direct3D device. GTA III renders directly into the television’s live GPU texture.
That's the basic plumbing, for anyone curious. Cool project, game modders are awesome.