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# ----- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ----------------- #
# ------ Bus Stop Locations FAQ --------------------- #
# ------- Written by GameFAQs User "Falkner" -------- #
# -------- Copyright 2004 Joshua Brewer ------------- #
# --------- Version 1.59b --------------------------- #
# ---------- Last Updated: 09/26/04 ----------------- #
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QuickFind System:
Implemented as of 9/25/04, v1.59. Hold CTRL+F and type the name of any section
or subsection with {}'s around them. It will go directly to the section or
subsection that you requested, so you don't have to scroll through the entire
document (this document isn't large in retrospect to others, but it still
helps).
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Table of Contents:
I. Version History
II. Introduction
III. Bus Stop Locations
a. Ocean Beach
b. Washington Beach
c. Vice Point
d. Downtown
e. Little Haiti
f. Little Havana
g. Vice Port
h. Escobar International Airport
i. Prawn Island/Starfish Island/Leaf Links
IV. Other Stuff
a. Coach Locations
b. Bus Driver Rewards
c. Coach Capacity Limit?
d. Other Stuff
e. Special Thanks
V. Legal Stuff
a. Copyright Notice
b. How You Can & Can't Use This Guide
c. Where You Can Find This Guide
VI. Contact Information
a. Email Address
b. MSN Messenger
c. AOL Instant Messenger
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I. Version History (in decreasing order):
v1.59b Added NeoSeeker.com to "Where You Can Find This Guide." Submitted to
NeoSeeker.
v1.59a Implemented QuickFind System. Added 6 more detailed descriptions.
v1.51 Added neat little box around top of page. Might add ASCII art later.
Added 14 more detailed locations, which is 1 more than the total for last
time. It's more, like I promised. Updated Contact Information section in order
to repel spam. Resubmitted to GameFAQs.
v1.27: Whoo, big update. Well, maybe not. But it took much over an hour to
write these 13 more detailed descriptions. I'll try to get more done
tomorrow. Added subsection breakers between all subsections in all sections.
Just to clarify, the -=-=- breakers seperate sections, while the -----
breakers seperate subsections.
v1.07: Added two detailed descriptions to the second bus stop location and one
to the third one.
v1.03: Rejected from GameFaQs. Small update. Tweaked Special Thanks
subsection. Added section dividers. Added two detailed descriptions to the
first bus stop location.
v1.00: Merged formerly seperated relative and detailed bus stop locations
because GameFAQs considered it to be oversaturation. Added the rest of the
bus stop locations. Reordered some of the subsections in the Bus Stop
Locations section. Added subsection "i" in the Bus Stop Locations section just
for the sake of completeness. Added "Other Stuff" subsection in the Other
Stuff section. Lots of cool little tricks and stuff. Resubmitted to GameFAQs.
v0.53: Rejected from GameFAQs. Added seven more relative bus stop locations.
Added "Special Thanks" subsection. Tweaked the Copyright Notice subsection.
Tweaked Contact Information section. Filled the entire Other Stuff section
with content.
v0.31: Setup layout in Notepad. Wrote Table of Contents, Introduction, Legal
Stuff, Contact Information, started on the relative bus stop locations, and
created "placeholders" for the other sections. Submitted to GameFAQs.
v0.01: Began writing known bus stop sign locations on notebook paper.
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II. Introduction:
Well...hi. This is my first time submitting a guide. I've attempted to begin
guides for other games, such as Metal Gear Solid for PS1, but I never got the
gumption to finish them and/or type them up. For some reason, I like stealing
a Coach and taking it around acting like a bus driver, stopping at all of the
bus stops and picking people up. This guide will attempt to list all of the
locations where bus stop signs are...well, located. I hope it's helpful to
you guys out there who find fun doing weird things in this game, like me.
This guide is written assuming that you know the basics of Vice City, assuming
that you know most major landmarks that are not on the pause screen map
(hospitals, pizza places, parking garages), assuming that you remember the
locations where you started missions with people (Avery Carrington, "Big"
Mitch Baker, etc.), and assuming you've beaten the majority of the missions
offered in the game. (yes, I know what happens when you assume.) If you
haven't, I recommend you do so, because this is basically something to do once
you've beaten the game and maybe have gotten 100% completion. If not, I have
also now added a detailed bus stop locations guide, so everyone can be
included, not just those who have beaten the game.
After each location is given, in both the relative and detailed location
descriptions, you'll notice the words "facing -direction-". What I mean by
facing is the direction you should be going in the Coach when driving on the
right-hand side of the road. For example, if you're driving north along some
road and there is a bus stop sign on your right, I would consider that sign
facing north because you're headed northbound as you approach it driving on
the correct side of the road.
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III. Bus Stop Locations
Here lies the entire list of relative locations of all bus stop signs in Vice
City. By relative, I mean very simple descriptions that experienced players
should be able to locate with relative ease. If you're not able to follow
these instructions and successfully succeed in finding the bus stop signs, or
already know that you won't be able to or that you're not experienced, go
ahead and go to the detailed bus stop locations section.
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a. Ocean Beach
1a. From the Pay'n'Spray, go north. Pass the first right, then just as you pass
the second right, the hospital is on your left, the Washington Mall is on your
right, and the bus stop is in between them, facing north.
1b. From the lawyer's office & 1102 Washington Street (hideout), go west. Take
the first left. The hospital is on your right, the Washington Mall is on your
left, and the bus stop is in between them, facing north.
2a. From Ammunation, go south. Turn left. On your left, next to some bushes
that have a gap that leads to a door is the sign, facing west.
2b. From Ocean Heights Apartment, which is west of the Pole Position Club, go
south. Turn right. On your right, next to some bushes that have a gap that
leads to a door is the sign, facing west.
3a. From Ammunation, go north. After you pass the first right turn, the sign
is on your right, facing north.
3b. From the Pay'n'Spray, go south. the sign is on your left, facing north.
Point of interest for #3...east of this sign is an apartment complex. One of
the apartments is able to be entered, and it is called Apartment 3c. It has
a bloody bathtub with a chainsaw in it, just like in "Kill Bill."
4a. Right between 1102 Washington Street & Ken Rosenburg (the lawyer)'s
office, facing north.
4b. From the "Bunch of Tools" hardware store, go south over the bridge. After
passing over the bridge and passing the first left turn, the sign is between
a hideout and where you meet your first boss, facing north.
5a. From the Ocean View Hotel (where you do the first mission), go south and
take the first right. Go left at the "T" intersection. On your right, next to
the underground clothes mall is the sign, facing south.
5b. From the Ple Position Club, go north. Just before the right turn, on your
left, is the sign, facing south.
6a. Go north from the Ocean View Hotel. Take the second left. At the 4-way
intersection, on your left, is the sign, facing south.
6b. From the Pole Position Club, go north. Just before the second left is the
sign, facing south.
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b. Washington Beach
1a. Go to the road east of the police station entrance. Go north a bit and
the sign is there next to a bench, facing south.
1b. From the Ocean View Hotel, go north until the road curves west. Take the
first left, which is before you cross the bridge. After that, before the
first left, is the sign, next to a bench on your right, facing south.
2a. The sign is on the road west to the entrance of the "Bunch of Tools"
hardware store, facing north.
2b. Going to the east island coming from Starfish Island, take the first
right. On the left, next to the "Bunch of Tools" hardware store is the sign,
facing north.
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c. Vice Point
1a. From the Malibu, go east to the road. Just north of here, next to a
parking lot, is the sign, facing south.
1b. From El Swanko Casa, go east to the long road. Go south. Just before you
reach the Malibu, the sign is on your right, next to a parking lot, facing
south.
2a. From the Malibu, go north. Take the first left. You should be heading
southwest. Go over the bridge. Once over the bridge, turn left. On your left
is the sign, facing north.
2b. From the "Bunch of Tools" hardware store in Washington Beach, go north.
After you pass the second right, the sign is on your right, next to a light
pole, facing north.
3a. From the Pay'n'Spray, go north. Take the first right. Then take a right
again. After you pass the first left, the sign is on your left, facing north.
3b. From Leaf Links (golf island), go east over the bridge to the east island.
Take the second left. Before you pass the first right, the sign is there,
facing north.
4a. From the Pay'n'Spray, go north. Take the third right. Then go right again.
The sign is on your left, facing north.
4b. From the Malibu, go north. Take the fifth left. Yes, fifth. Then turn
right. The sign is on your right, facing north.
5a. From the Pay'n'Spray, go north. Take the first right. Go right at the "T"
intersection. About halfway down this road is the sign, facing south.
5b. From the Malibu, go north. After you pass the third left, the sign is
there, facing south.
6a. From the Pay'n'Spray, go north. Take the third right to the end of the
road. Then go right at the "T" intersection. The sign is on your right, facing
south.
7a. From the east entrance of the North Point Mall, go south. On your right is
the sign, facing south.
7b. From 3321 Vice Point (hideout), which is northeast of the North Point
Mall, go south. Just before you come to the walkway that leads to both of the
southern entrances to the North Point Mall, the sign is on your right, facing
south.
8a. From the northeast entrance of the North Point Mall, go north to the road.
The sign is on your right, facing east.
8b. From 3321 Vice Point (hideout), which is northeast of the North Point
Mall, go west. The sign is on your left, facing east.
9a. Go west to the road from the southwest entrance of the North Point Mall.
North of here is the sign, facing north.
9b. From 3321 Vice Point (hideout), go west. Follow the curve south. After
you pass the North Point Mall Parking Garage, the sign is there, facing north.
10a. From El Swanko Casa, go east. Follow the curve northwest. Next to very
wide stairs is the sign, facing northwest.
10b. From the Pay'n'Spray, go north. Take the first left. Follow the curve
northwest. Next to very wide stairs is the sign, facing northwest.
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d. Downtown
1a. Go west to the road from the Hyman Condo. Go north. Before you pass the
left turn onto the northern road-entrance to the Hyman Memorial Stadium
oval-shaped road thing, the sign is on your left, facing south.
1b. From Ammunation, go west. Go right at the "T" intersection. After you pass
the first left turn, but before the second left turn, is the sign, facing
south.
02. South from where you meet Love Fist for missions, facing south.
03. From the Greasy Chopper & Howlin' Pete's Biker Emporium, go north until
just before you go under the bridge. The sign is there, facing north.
04. Go east to the road from the Hyman Condo and follow the road easternbound.
As it curves south, the sign is there, facing north.
05. Go east to the road from the Hyman Condo and follow the road easternbound.
A little past halfway down the straight part of this road is the sign, facing
west.
06. Go east from the Hyman Condo. The sign is there, facing west.
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e. Little Haiti
There are no bus stops in Little Haiti. Surprised? I wasn't. The Haitians
would probably graffiti the buses and even shoot them up. Why wouldn't they,
if they all visit Ms. Cleo...I mean Auntie Paulet and drink her tea?
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f. Little Havana
01. Go southeast from the Print Works down the very short road. The sign is on
your right, facing east.
02. Go north through the alley from Robina's Cafe. Halfway down the northbound
road in front of you is the sign, facing north.
03. Just south from Little Havana Streetwear & Tatoo Parlor is the sign, facing
south.
04. Just south from the last sign is another one, facing north.
05. Go north from the "Screw This!" hardware store and take the first left.
After you pass the right turn on this road, the sign is on your left, facing
east.
06. West from the Donut Shop & Police Station is the sign, facing east.
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g. Vice Port
01. Next to the Sunshine Autos' driveway, facing northwest.
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h. Escobar International Airport
01. On the straight road out front of the Airport Terminal (with the sloping
roof) is the sign, facing west.
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i. Prawn Island/Starfish Island/Leaf Links
There are no bus stops on any of these islands. I added this subsection just
for the sake of completeness.
Well, that's all of them. I will add more detailed descriptions and multiple
descriptions/ways of finding the signs.
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IV. Other Stuff
a. Coach Locations
The Coach, unfortunately, does not have a place where it is parked (didn't
they think to include a bus station somewhere in the city?). However, it is
usually found parked at a bus stop sign! How convenient! I usually find that
if you find a bus stop and there isn't a Coach there, go as far away as you
would usually go to make a car disappear, then come back to the same sign and
a Coach will usually be there.
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b. Bus Driver Rewards
Yes, you get a reward for doing something so pointless! For every passenger
which boards your bus, you get a whopping five dollars! You also get the
reward of knowing that you've done a good service to the city.
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c. Coach Capacity Limit?
I am pretty sure there is a limit to the number of passengers you can pick up
(which sucks). I had the "Tommy Groupies" (women follow you) cheat on, and I
picked up a bunch of groupies. Then, there were like 5 of them outside my door
waiting to get on, and when one of them got on, the others "lost interest" and
walked away as if I didn't have the cheat on. I'm going to try it again
tonight and try to count how many can fit inside.
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d. Other Stuff
When you're in the Coach, if you're moving even the slightest with a wanted
level and a policeman tries to bust you, all that will happen is you will lose
control of the Coach and it will come to a stop (eventually) and you and the
policeman will get off of the Coach just as if you had manually exited.
There is no code to spawn a Coach. I wish there was, since there isn't one
parked anywhere either. Oh well, no use crying over nonparked Coaches.
This thing is great to use as a gas-powered battering ram. Charge down the
"freeway" (not the bike, the really long road on the west island) on the west
island and when you're at full speed, move over into oncoming traffic and hit
a small car (Mananas work best) and watch it fly. Whee!
When picking up passengers, having each one open and close the door can get
quite annoying. So knock it off! (literally!)
When you exit the Coach, all the passengers stay on. If you want to, blow it
up with a lot of passengers on it, which will increase your "Pedestrians
Killed" stat and your criminal rating. It's also very fun!
Go to "8-Balls" (in Vice Port). It's near where a hidden package was and where
you went to pick up Mercedes in a Kaufman Cabs mission. Turn your Coach into a
bomb and do all sorts of things with it!
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e. Special Thanks
Here is basically the credits for this guide.
Thanks to myself for writing this guide. Yay, me!
Thanks to R* (Rockstar) for making suck a rocking game (no pun intended).
Thanks to everyone who read this guide.
Thanks to everyone who emailed/IM'd me with questions, suggestions, and praise
for making the FAQ.
Thanks to my mom for buying my computer, my PS2, my copy of GTA:VC, and paying
for internet access each month.
No GameFAQs users have contributed yet, but when they do, they will go here.
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V. Legal Stuff
a. Copyright Notice
This guide may not be used without express written consent. Placing this
guide on any webpage without express written consent is a violation of
copyright and is punishable by law. This guide may not be altered in any way
except by the original author.
Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, "Kill Bill," and other trademarks, copyrights,
and logos are owned by their respective owners.
This document is Copyright 2004 Joshua Brewer.
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b. How You Can & Can't Use This Guide
I'll make this as simple as possible. You can print this guide out for
personal use ONLY. You'll probably end up having to because it'll probably be
hard to remember all the locations. (I still haven't memorized them all yet,
and I probably won't.) You can tell your friends about it or give them [a copy
of] it at no charge. This guide may not be distributed for money and you may
not place this guide on your webpage without my consent. Even with my consent,
you may NOT, under any circumstances, place this guide on a paysite and make
money off of it (if I give you my consent to do so then consider me legally
insane).
If you do somehow con your friends into paying money for this guide, I
probably can't do anything about it because I can't find out about it. If I
do, however, somehow find out that you've made a profit off of my guide, I
will demand compensation (I.E. all of the money you made off of my guide).
Do not, in any way shape or form, alter, deface, or otherwise corrupt this
text or the file which holds it.
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c. Where You Can Find This Guide
You should only find this guide on the following sites:
-GameFAQs.com
-NeoSeeker.com
If you find it on any other site, please report it to me so I can take the
appropriate action.
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VI. Contact Information
Feel free to contact me through any of these online means, ask me any
questions or give me any suggestions about the guide, such as bus stop sign
locations that I've missed or better detailed directions to get to them,
though I ask that you do not contact me through means of rural route or P.O.
Box (and I'm 99.99% sure that you won't, because I haven't provided you with
those addresses :P).
I would be thrilled to have people IM me saying thanks or something, it'd be
nice to know that someone has used and made use of my guide.
a. Email Address
Falkner310NOSPAM@hotmail.com (remove NOSPAM)
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b. MSN Messenger
Falkner310NOSPAM@hotmail.com - Same as my email address. (remove NOSPAM)
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c. AOL Instant Messenger
Falkner SRC - This is my preferred method of contact for anything. If I am
online, I ask that you contact me through AIM if you have it. If you don't,
send an email to Falkner310@hotmail.com. Please only message me through MSN
Messenger if you don't have AIM.
Copyright 2004 Joshua Brewer