Pat Kerr releases playable demo of GTA 1 driving physics
The JavaScript demo remasters the original Grand Theft Auto driving system, and Rockstar veteran Obbe Vermeij says it feels remarkably like GTA 1.
Pat Kerr has released a playable JavaScript demo that remasters the original Grand Theft Auto driving system, according to gamesradar.com.
The demo recreates the handling of Grand Theft Auto 1 in a remastered form and can be played in a browser.
Obbe Vermeij, a Rockstar Games veteran, said the demo feels remarkably like Grand Theft Auto 1, singling out the handbrake.
Kerr wrote a 2D physics simulation in late August 1996 that became the basis of the Grand Theft Auto vehicle system. In the early days of Grand Theft Auto 1 development, he contributed driving code that fixed the game's vehicles, according to Vermeij.
Quick answers
What is the Pat Kerr GTA demo?
It is a playable JavaScript demo that remasters the original Grand Theft Auto driving system.
What did Obbe Vermeij say about the demo?
The Rockstar veteran said it feels remarkably like Grand Theft Auto 1, especially the handbrake.