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Former GTA dev says Rockstar had so long to make San Andreas that it "went crazy" with the amount of stuff added

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Carl Johnson rides a motorcycle and fires a submachine gun into the night in GTA: San Andreas.

A former Grand Theft Auto developer has said Rockstar had so much time to make San Andreas that it "went crazy" with all the features that were added.

In the interview with SanInPlay below, former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij reflected back on an extensive career making GTA games, including, in particular, San Andreas. Vermeij recalls how Rockstar had "a lot of time" to make San Andreas, roughly three years, and so the developer "went crazy in the features" for the follow-up.

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