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About GTA Advanced

GTA Advance is the Game Boy Advance entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, released in 2004 and set in Liberty City a year before GTA III. It returns the series to the top-down view of the first two games: you drive, you take missions from a cast of criminals, and the city is open between them.

This page runs it through a browser Game Boy Advance emulator, so it's the actual handheld game rather than a remake. It's compact by GTA standards — the missions are short and the map is a fraction of a modern entry — which suits a browser session well.

How to play GTA Advanced

Move / drive

Arrow keys

A / B buttons

Z and X

L / R buttons

A and S

Start / Select

Enter and Shift

Save state

The emulator's save controls

1. Drive around Liberty City and take missions from contacts marked on the map.
2. Complete missions for cash and to advance the story.
3. Wanted stars rise as you attract police attention; lose them by escaping or repainting your car.
4. Use the emulator's save states — the original relies on battery saves between missions.

GTA Advanced tips

• Steal a fast car before starting any timed mission; the one you arrive in is rarely good enough.
• Wanted levels drop faster if you break line of sight rather than outrunning the police in a straight line.
• Save state before a mission you expect to fail — it's the emulator's biggest advantage.
• The top-down view hides oncoming traffic; drive on the correct side of the road.

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