On their website, Rockstar has what is titled as "Rockstar Classics," and apparently this is the third volume in the series.
"In 1999, Rockstar Games and Rockstar North (then known as DMA Design) furthered the groundbreaking gameplay concepts established just two years prior in the original Grand Theft Auto - with the release of GTA2. GTA2 expanded on the top-down, open-ended crime world gameplay formula with a host of new features including the advent of multiple rival gangs – seven, to be exact, including the Yakuza, Scientists, Looneys, Rednecks, Zaibatsu, the Russian Mob and Hare Krishnas. Earn your respect with each gang. Reap the benefits with all manner of shady work-for-hire gigs contracted your way. And climb your way to the top of the criminal pile.
Now, longtime Grand Theft Auto fans can revisit this classic entry in the series - and new jacks who missed out on this early franchise title can further discover Grand Theft Auto's roots - absolutely free. GTA2 has been completely optimized for play on modern PCs and is available gratis for all registrants to the Rockstar Games mailing list (rest assured your information will not be shared with any third parties, you will only receive information from Rockstar). Simply fill out the form below and check your email for a direct link to the file (353 MB .zip file, includes install .exe, readme .txt file, and a .pdf of the original PC game manual)."
GameSpew: Here are some games that released in the year of our lord 1999, making them 20 years old this year, and making all of us feel very old.
I think I was playing Madden and a Konomi NBA game a lot back then on ps1, tried to play RE but felt convoluted and not worth the trouble even though for the time it had the best gfx and presentation.
Later in the year Dreamcast released and I'll never forget watching the demo loop in Gamestop of 2k nfl and thinking it was the holy grail, I had to have one.
After my friend seen it, they got one and we friggin connected a dial up cable to it and played online 2knba against each other for the first time in history! We even got out our pc keyboards and connected it to the Dreamcast and could chat during the game. All huge deals for consoles at the time.
Also had fun picking our nfl plays in secret from the controller that had a LCD screen while we tried to sneak a peak. Hehe
Drive like a maniac with GTA2-style vehicles and MOBA-style skills. Do your worst in insanely fun single-player, online co-op, and PvP modes that harken back to the golden years of PC gaming.
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downloading GTA 2 right now!
What a cool thing to do. Rock on, RockStar :)
I hate to say this, but I downloaded GTA2 from RockStar's website a little over a year ago. It has been up there for a very long time.