GTA San Andreas

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GTA San Andreas is one of the GTA games. It released in 2004 and was pretty cool and is also known for really upsetting moral watchdog groups from the era even though they ignored the other games in the series for whatever reason.
== Synopsis ==
Hey, Uh. Isn't there already a Wiki about the game? Go check that out if you want the plot spoiled.
== Reception ==
The game was really well liked by a lot of people and helped propel the series into being more mainstream but in the good way. I highly doubt that The Simpsons would have referenced the GTA series if not for this game. Lots of people enjoyed it even in spite of constant pickets and protests done by moral watchdog groups.
== The Tenpenny Apparition Incidents ==
A day after the game was released, It was quickly found that all original launch day copies of the game were possessed by fractions of a demonic entity of some kind which would henceforth be known as "Tenpenny" (Named after his more popular appearance in most copies of the game) who manifested inside the game in different ways depending on who was playing the game. This was a huge PR scandal at the time which lead to the game being recalled and the rating being changed for these original copies in particular.
=== Tenpenny ===
Tenpenny is commonly agreed upon name of the demon who possesses original copies of GTA San Andreas. However, His role in the game and what he appears at can vary greatly depending on who's playing and what their greatest likes/fears are. Future editions and rereleases of the game appear to be based on a version where he appears as a character named "Tenpenny" which was a common appearance for him anyway so everyone just calls him that unless he is appearing as a different character with a different name in particular.
==== Appearance as Tenpenny ====
In quite a few personalized copies of the game, It manifested as a character named "Tenpenny" who was a bit more antagonistic towards the player character but also offered some missions at certain parts of the game that tied into the ingame story.
There are multiple variations of the game's ending in these original copies, Some of which have the player defeating Tenpenny and others have reported that Tenpenny was an "Unbeatable boss fight" who told the player that he "[is] GOD" before crashing the game and deleting all save data from the console. Most modern releases of the game are derived from a more "Normal" version that had the Tenpenny apparition and he is essentially seen as a canon character now.
==== Appearance as "Cursed" Johnson ====
A small handful of players from 2004 also reported that the demon appeared in their game as "Cursed" Johnson, An evil clone of the player character CJ. These players said that he had uncanny animations that didn't fit the game at all and was "Always changing" in ways such as "The amount of fingers on his hand changing every second" and his textures glitching out at random intervals. His voice lines were apparently not CJ's voice either and only consisted of "Shut up, [Character he's talking to]."
The game would proceed as normal except it would have random segments where the character had to run from "Cursed" Johnson. Being caught by him would result in the game crashing instantly. These segments were able to start during cutscenes where he would also go after the characters in those, Resulting in various game breaking bugs if he got to one of them.
==== Appearance as the Hotdog Salesman ====
Some users of GameFAQs claimed that there was a "Hotdog Salesman" in their versions of the game. You could buy hotdogs from him.
==== Appearance as Carter from Family Guy ====
Yes, The guy from Family Guy. Some players said that Carter from Family Guy was a character in their versions of the game. He would offer the player some missions and afterwards, Carter would start replacing various important NPC characters, Leading to players not being able to finish the game.
==== The Spongebob Missions ====
Some copies of the game were changed so drastically that they were near unrecognizable. A dozen players who played the game on the PS2 reported that their version of GTA San Andreas took place entirely within Bikini Bottom and that all the characters were various fish. The game's title screen was also different, With the words "Spongebob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab" on the title screen, Replacing the GTA San Andreas logo. A few of these players uploaded "Let's Play" videos showing off their version of the game.
==== Appearance as "Randall" ====
In some versions of the game, The demon appeared as a character named "Randall". Randall would be a character who followed and helped the player out in battles and missions. This would go on until the last mission where Big Smoke would punch him into a nearby wall and you would have to finish the game by yourself. The final mission was also said to be much much more difficult after this happened.
==== Appearance as Various ====
There are countless more variations and appearances reported by various players to the point where if this list was even close to finished, It would be much much longer.
== Relation to Genwunners ==
Genwunners tend to like GTA San Andreas. It's a good game. You don't HAVE to like it to be a Genwunner, But a lot of Genwunners like the game is all.