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The mission "Weekend at Florian's" is a reference to the comedy movie "Weekend at Bernie's". Not only is the name similar, but during the mission, Florian insists that he has changed his name to Bernie.
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In the golf course located in Firefly Island, one of the holes has a scaled-down model of the Ocean View Hotel from GTA Vice City.
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On the road between Dukes and Charge Island that passes over East Borough Bridge, the first building on the left has graffiti with paintings of past GTA characters such as Misty and 8-ball in his convict outfit.
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Triads can be heard to say "My cousin owns a casino in Las Venturas; maybe we should go sometime", which is likely a reference to Wu Zi Mu and his casino in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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Niko is referenced in an episode of the TV series "Criminal Minds". In the episode, a criminal states that his name is "Niko Bellic" in his personal information. An agent catches on, and tells his superiors: "Niko Bellic is the name of the main character of Grand Theft Auto IV."
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The "Pager" ringtone on Niko's cell phone is the pager sound from Grand Theft Auto III.
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In the mission "Three Leaf Clover", it is possible to kill Luis before escaping the bank, which would logically make the events in The Ballad of Gay Tony impossible, as in the mission "Not So Fast", Luis ambushes the diamond exchange. Moreover, the player receives no penalty for killing Luis, unlike most other missions where it is possible to kill other playable characters.
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In the DLC, The Ballad of Gay Tony, Yusuf claims that the Gold SMG is solid gold, but this would make the gun very heavy, and gold would be too soft for the internal workings of the gun.
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There were plans to include a Silenced 9mm Pistol in the game, but it was cut from the final build.
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In The Ballad of Gay Tony, the ejection port on the Automatic Shotgun is on the wrong side in the HUD icon.
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The beta version of the Assault SMG, seen in the debut trailer, lacks the suppressor and has a different firing sound. Additionally, the filler/foam in the Assault SMG's gun case in Armando's SUV does not have a cut out for the suppressor.
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Despite the fact that the player gets a Combat Shotgun upon entrance in an LCPD or NOOSE vehicle, the LCPD and NOOSE officers use Pump Shotguns, with the exception of the mission The Snow Storm.
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The Assault Shotgun is based on the Cobray Street Sweeper. When it is being reloaded, Johnny or the multiplayer character will be seen removing the magazine. In reality, the Cobray Street Sweeper's magazine is fixed to the gun and each shell must be loaded individually into it.
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A revolver was originally going to be featured in game, and can be vaguely seen in a pre-release screenshot.
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By standing next to Packie and correctly positioning the camera, it's possible to see that he has a box with skulls inside his head.
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In an early version of GTA IV, a wooden baseball bat appeared. In the final game there are only aluminium bats.
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The bullet casings of the Assault SMG do not fall out from under the grip of the gun like its real life equivalent, the Belgian FN P90. Instead, they fly out of an invisible ejection port on the right of the gun.
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Both sides of GTA IV's MP5s feature "MADE IN SCOTLAND" markings (mirrored on the left side), alluding to GTA IV's Scottish developer Rockstar North.
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Songs from a couple of radio stations in Liberty City Stories also appear in Grand Theft Auto IV in the form of ringtones. Six ringtones originate from the Lips 106 radio station, and three are from the Head Radio station.
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In the Underground Cage Fighting minigame in the downloadable DLC, The Ballad of Gay Tony, spectators can be heard saying, "Sweep the leg, Johnny!" This is a reference to the movie, "The Karate Kid."
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