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Three cities, endless possibility, and radio stations you'd sit in a parked car to keep listening to. The PS2 Grand Theft Auto trilogy — III, Vice City, San Andreas — turned the open-world game into a cultural phenomenon: a world that said, "do whatever you want," back when that freedom felt genuinely revolutionary.
Yu Suzuki's Dreamcast epic put you in 1986 Yokosuka as Ryo Hazuki, avenging your father one conversation at a time: shops that close for the night, buses on timetables, a forklift job at the docks, and half the town asked where the sailors hang out. The most expensive game ever made at the time, it sold 1.2 million copies and still lost money.
A drivable, explorable Springfield with missions, kickable cars, and the show's actual writers and voice cast — "GTA for kids" was the fan shorthand, and it was said with love. Over 3 million copies sold, no sequel, no remaster, and a cult that has only grown since 2003.