#Open World

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Video thumbnail — Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PlayStation 2 Trailer (IGN)
Video Games 2001–2008

Grand Theft Auto (PS2 Era)

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.

Video thumbnail — The Simpsons Hit & Run Trailer (2003)

The Simpsons: Hit & Run

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.