Pre-Release GTA: San Andreas Footage Discovered
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0In August 2004, just a few months before the release of GTA: San Andreas, the developers sent a series of videos from a pre-release version of the game, with a combined runtime of five minutes, to the editors of kikizo.com.
Years later, this footage came to be regarded as lost media, but yesterday it was uploaded to YouTube by the website’s founder following a request from a fan. While the footage shown in the compilation differs only slightly from the final version of the game, there are still some notable changes. For example, building entrances are marked with a completely different icon — a red cross instead of the familiar inverted yellow cone that players know. However, the clip does not reveal any new information, as these details were already known.
Years later, this footage came to be regarded as lost media, but yesterday it was uploaded to YouTube by the website’s founder following a request from a fan. While the footage shown in the compilation differs only slightly from the final version of the game, there are still some notable changes. For example, building entrances are marked with a completely different icon — a red cross instead of the familiar inverted yellow cone that players know. However, the clip does not reveal any new information, as these details were already known.
Red X markers were known since forever, and the reflections are just PS2-like. There are *some* new clips here, but most interesting stuff isn't new.
— Silent (@__silent_) June 1, 2026
