Confirmed: Sex minigame in PS2 San Andreas
Cheat unlocks preexisting code in controversy-rocked Grand Theft Auto game, undermining Rockstar Games' claims of hacker mischief.
This week saw a Grand Theft Auto game once again at the center of a nationwide controversy. The point of contention this time was the so-called "Hot Coffee" mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which had everyone from anti-game crusader Jack Thompson to US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) percolating with outrage and/or calls for federal game regulation.
The Hot Coffee mod first surfaced last month, when the PC version of San Andreas was released. The mod, which is available on numerous Web sites, adds a bonus sex minigame as a reward for the numerous "girlfriend" missions in San Andreas.
Previously, when game hero Carl "CJ" Johnson successfully wined and dined one of several girlfriends a certain number of times, she would ask him into her house for "coffee." After entering, the game shows an external shot of the house with muffled sounds of a couple emitting moans in flagrante delicto. PC versions of San Andreas with the "Hot Coffee" mod installed show what goes on inside the house, treating players to a sexually graphic minigame of CJ fornicating with his girlfriend.
According to its creators, the Hot Coffee mod merely unlocks hidden, preexisting code inside San Andreas. The game's publisher, Rockstar Games, appeared to vehemently--but carefully--deny that charge in a statement earlier this week. "So far we have learned that the 'Hot Coffee' modification is the work of a determined group of hackers who have gone to significant trouble to alter scenes in the official version of the game," the company said. "In violation of the software user agreement, hackers created the 'Hot Coffee' modification by disassembling and then combining, recompiling and altering the game's source code."
Rockstar's statement also claimed that the mod was the product of complex technical tampering. "Since the 'Hot Coffee' scenes cannot be created without intentional and significant technical modifications and reverse-engineering of the game's source code, we are currently investigating ways that we can increase the security protection of the source code and prevent the game from being altered by the 'Hot Coffee' modification," read the statement.
However, Rockstar Games' argument has been undermined by an increasing number of reports that claimed the sex minigame is in the PlayStation 2 version of San Andreas. Since the PS2 version comes on an unmoddable DVD, it cannot have any content added to it, although cheat codes--created either by the publisher or third parties--can unlock preexisting code on the disc. While devices such as GameShark and Action Replay Max can tweak preexisting variables in system memory with cheats, they cannot inject new models, animations, and/or code into a game.
To prove or disprove rumors that the PS2 San Andreas contains a sexually graphic minigame, GameSpot decided to test the cheat codes circulating around the Web on a sealed, first-edition copy of San Andreas. After acquiring the "Uncensored Hot Coffee" codes from the respected tech-blog Kotaku, we entered them into an easily obtainable Action Replay Max cheat device. After entering the "Enable all Girlfriends" cheat, we began the game and then gave CJ maximum sex appeal, via a cheat from GameFAQs that requires no external code.
After saving, our test editor had Carl visit the house of his nearest girlfriend, Denise in Los Santos. Carl then took Denise on a series of dates to the nearest bar. After a few complications--including being busted for two-timing by another of CJ's girlfriends--we completed a fourth date with Denise, after which she invited us into her house for "coffee."
The next screen proved that the PlayStation 2 edition of the game does indeed include a sexually graphic minigame, which plays almost exactly the same as the Hot Coffee mod. It begins inside a bedroom with Denise, wearing only a pink thong and a cutoff T-shirt bearing the Rockstar logo, performing simulated fellatio on CJ, who is fully clothed in jeans and a "wife beater"-style tank top.
After a few seconds, the minigame proceeds to semi-explicit simulated copulation. Although players can change the camera angle with the circle button, as well as cycle though three sexual positions with the square button, no genitalia are ever seen. To win, players must maintain a steady rhythm with the left analog stick to build up an "excitement meter" on the right of the screen. Fill the meter and Denise becomes very excited, telling CJ he is "the man" before the game congratulates you with the words "Nice guys finish last!" Let the meter drop to empty and the game admonishes you with "Failure to satisfy a woman is a CRIME!"
Given that the minigame is about as raunchy as an episode of Sex and the City, cannot be accessed without entering a long string of cheat codes, and takes several hours of effort to access, charges that San Andreas is "pornographic" may seem extreme to some. However, its existence does appear to contradict Rockstar Games' carefully worded statement blaming hacker mischief for the existence of the Hot Coffee mod.
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Developer: Rockstar North
Genre: Modern Action Adventure
Platform: PS2
Release Date: Oct 26, 2004
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wow i dont expect to have a scene like that
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never knew that
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WoW I always thought it was only the hot coffe mod now I know the truth
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great
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Really, it is highly pixelated, and much less explicit than what The Sims 2 is capable of. If you want high quality pixel porn, go play TS2. I can't believe anyone would 1: stress about it in the first place, and 2: want to bother looking at it. The whole scandal was a waste of time and tax dollars over something that was less explicit than most prime-time tv shows. Not only that, you HAD to go out of your way to actually see the graphically lacking so-called "sex mini-game." I can't believe people are still commenting about this 3 years later. One reason I actually took the time to comment.
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a sex scene in gta mad i want to know where it is but i can just watch SBS every friday night and get the same thing lol
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hwhwhw
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were can i find the cheats
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wat the f im ten and i play this game and no one gives a damn!!!!!
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why cant they make decent games so i can get them-i mean all the good open world games have crap like this in em
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umm... i wasnt listening... is there ANY possible way to play it on the ps2?
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wow..i guess its really hard 2 get dat minigame....
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This is stupid, cuz the game is for Mature Audiences only, so why is there so much drama about that mini game, is not like they show anything
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stupid things but i agree 2 that
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"damn a ps2 porn game.. " heh
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haha, never heard of this until today... awesome.
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DAMN!! a ps2 porn game..
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it does get a gameshrak or somin like that
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why dosent ps2 get sex!
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its a bloody 18+, they can put sex in there if they want. wtf is all the bother about?
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2 ppl 1 fully clothed neither with genitals going on this ke nd barbie should get banned
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There is a simple TRICK to use this without the CHEAT CODES !!
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It's 18+ what teh ****
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Roflmao, time to get out GTA again me thinks... ;D
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In response to Kotake, breasts WERE seen, and nothing else, they were not used in an extremely sexual manner which is allowed. Why do you think Bart Simpsons' cock n balls are in a PG film? Cos non-sexual nudity is allowed.
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wow so i bought a porno game,sweet
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Rockstar produced a great game. They wanna deny they placed this nifty mini game is kinda weak though. Be man enough to take full credit of this since whether or not it was done with the publishers knowing. Its not as bad as its all hyped up to be since its targeted for mature gamers. God of War I and II have sex in them accessible without a game shark so what gives?
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It is considered pornographic even though no genitals are shown? Thats bull! Is the movie Titanic a porno? I mean the scene in not that explicit and the only "children" that play it are usually 14 and 15 year olds and they know what breasts look like. Am i right?
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It's an M RATED GAME DESIGNATED TOWARDS ADULTS AGES 17 AND UP. At age 18 you can legally watch porn so this mod is like the same thing. Then they get upset because there are children playing this game. It's up to the parents wheter or not their own children can play these games or not.
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Don't call it old news two years after it came out.
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Old news!
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and what about pokemon! you breed animals! thats beastality and stuff!
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the Hot coffee mod was just a nude skin
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petey is telling the truth
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in god of war you have sex with ladies and that game never recieved any of this crap!
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Am i mistaken if i think that this i completely ridicules???
We are talking about a game that CONSISTS OF KILLING STEALING, AND SHOOTING you way trough 3 different town....
And then they call dressed people performing mtv dancing moves in a bed pornographic?? doesnt that make u wanna beat up justin timberlake, kylie minouge, elvis and the rest off the gang for being pornographic???
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nicccceeeeeee....... i have to try that out one of these days.
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it wouldve been better if it wasnt a secret.then i wouldnt have to run the risk of my game messin up using the game shark.dont be shy rock*...it is afun awesome game and an opposite relfection to thompson whos sad that a videogame character gets more booty than he does.
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how you get gamesherk cheat device????
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I Can´t believe it was SEX in PS2 San Andreas i know the codes but they need a Gameshark Cheat Device
Normal Game 206B32FC 00000001 HotCoffee/Sex Mini-Game V1.0 Standard Half Naked Girls 206B32FC 00000000 Hot Coffee / Sex Mini-Game V2.0 Mod 200C0400 8E430014 200C0404 10600001 200C0408 24630001 200C040C 3C02000C 200C0410 90410440 200C0414 A0610000 200C0418 24420001 200C041C 1420FFFC 200C0420 24630001 200C0424 0807DC80 200C0428 00000000 2030CCFC 0C030100 206B32FC 00000000 Note: You must also choose and activate one of the codes below. Denise Naked 200C0440 474e4147 200C0444 00314c52 Denise Half Naked 200C0440 474e4147 200C0444 00324c52 Denise Clothed 200C0440 474e4147
200C0444 00334c52 Michelle Naked 200C0440 4743454d
200C0444 00314c52 Michelle Half Naked 200C0440 4743454d 200C0444 00324c52 Michelle Clothed 200C0440 4743454d 200C0444 00334c52 Helena Naked 200C0440 474e5547 200C0444 00314c52 Helena Half Naked 200C0440 474e5547 200C0444 00324c52 Helena Clothed 200C0440 474e5547 200C0444 00334c52 Barbara Naked 200C0440 47504f43 200C0444 00314c52 Barbara Half Naked 200C0440 47504f43 200C0444 00324c52 Barbara Clothed 200C0440 47504f43 200C0444 00334c52 Katie Naked 200C0440 4752554e 200C0444 00314c52 Katie Half Naked 200C0440 4752554e 200C0444 00324c52 Katie Clothed 200C0440 4752554e 200C0444 00334c52 Millie Naked 200C0440 474f5243 200C0444 00314c52 Millie Half Naked 200C0440 474f5243 200C0444 00324c52 Millie Clothed 200C0440 474f5243 200C0444 00334c52
well here they are
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This game ROCKS!!! I agree that the game mods can be a bit too graphic, but hey the kids learn it from the streets anyway, or from their pets. The bottom line is why don't all this crusaders grow-up anyway! Immorality is in the eye of the beholder. So if the crusaders think it's immoral? Ooooohhhh! There you go... How sexually flooded minds the crusaders have. lol. Did ya find Jacky's mommy?
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is there any way u can get it on ps2?
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lol sex.
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i completely agree with XJumboX
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