We're delighted to be able to announce the completion of a project by Recalbox user and active member of our Discord, Frogbull. Frogbull is a member of the development team known as ‘The Gang’, led by SKMP, well known to Dreamcast fans for having developed nullDC and Reicast, two emulators dedicated to SEGA's latest console.

Frogbull has announced the availability of the Dreamcast port of GTA 3, an unofficial fan project called DCA3. To guarantee the legitimacy and legality of this port, you need to own a PC copy of GTA 3. You can also purchase a digital version of the game from Rockstar's official website, which offers a ‘Trilogy’ bundle including GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas.

Once you have the game, you can create an image in .CDI format and follow the compilation instructions available on the project site. This will allow you to play the game on your Dreamcast, provided it can read burned CDs or is equipped with an optical drive emulator. Note that this port is not compatible with Recalbox.

The game is fully playable, allowing you to rediscover the streets of Liberty City, just as you did in 2001. The Dreamcast controller is fully supported, and saves work seamlessly on the VMU memory card. However, given that this is an alpha version, it is possible to encounter a few bugs, although early feedback on the internet suggests that they are infrequent.

The project even attracted the attention of Obbe Vermeij, original developer of GTA 3, last September:

"The first months of GTA 3 development (in 1999/2000) were done on the Dreamcast. For commercial reasons, we switched to the PS2. At the time, we thought it was technically possible to do it on the Dreamcast, and these guys are doing it right now."

This port is a vibrant tribute to the Dreamcast and to the development history of GTA 3. Rockstar's title was originally designed for SEGA's console, with a planned release on that platform. However, the worldwide success of the PlayStation 2 led Rockstar to redirect its plans to develop the game for the black monolith, which was distributed en masse across the globe. GTA 3 will sell 12 million copies** (18 million including ports).

If you own a Dreamcast (models VA0 or VA1) and want to relive the adventures of Claude, go to this address.