5 crazy reminders of why we want Grand Theft Auto V on PC

Rockstar Games has a ton of creativity and vision. The Grand Theft Auto developer is capable of creating living, breathing open-worlds with tons to see and do.

On Sept. 17, Rockstar will release Grand Theft Auto V on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 … but not the PC. That’s a damn shame. You know why? Because of motorcycle-riding elephants, Sonic the Hedge-Hog, and Iron Man.

As brilliant and expansive as the official Grand Theft Auto games are — and as much as I can’t wait to play GTA V — Rockstar just can’t compete with what its fans do to the game with mods after its release. Those mods are only possible on PC, and they add an extra layer of insanity to the already pretty crazy franchise.

I’ve gone ahead and collected some of the most insane examples of why we love Grand Theft Auto on PC as a way to remind Rockstar what the PC crowd is capable of. Here’s why we love GTA on PC:

Animals

The aforementioned elephant riding a motorcycle is probably my favorite thing ever, but it’s also only the beginning. Humans love animals, and so it’s only right that we put our four-legged friends in the starring role of some of the best GTA mods.

The Grand Theft Auto-modding community created add-ons that feature an elephant, a horse, and a shark. Check them all out and more below:

An elephant riding a motorcycle. Can you even handle it?

That’s a horse driving a car and then I don’t know.

You can also play as a giraffe and team up with your elephant buddy. This is the best buddy comedy I could possibly imagine.

You can recreate Jaws in GTA IV with a shark mod.

“Tornado, this is shark. Where are you?!”

Superheroes

“I’m Batman.” Michael Keaton struggled to say those words to Vicki Vale in the 1992 Tim Burton film Batman. I, however, do not struggle to scream those words at my monitor as I drive around Liberty City in the Batmobile and bust up criminals. To live like I do, you’ll of course need a Batman character mod, a Batarang, and the Batmobile itself.

Batman isn’t the only superhero you can gallivant about as in Grand Theft Auto. Check out some of the best below:

Iron Man

Superman

Batman

Movie, television, and video game characters

Again, Rockstar does great work. It makes interesting characters that I love spending time with. Occasionally, however, I do get a bit tired of the Nico Bellics and the Tommy Vercettis. Sometimes I’d rather just play as Solid Snake, Link, or Sonic the Hedgehog. Others might enjoy exploring the world as Naruto or one of the WWE superstars. Thanks to the modders, we can play as any of those and more:

Link will strike you down with great vengeance and a furious anger.

Link is also capable of just chilling with a sword on a sidewalk. Although, when I think about it, I would find this individual incredibly disturbing in the real world.

An alternative version of Juliet from Lollipop Chainsaw.

The coolest villain in film history is also playable in Grand Theft Auto.

Cabs never stop when Sonic hails for them. Sonic really hates taxis.

A Japanese Rockman mod, better known as Mega Man in North America. This one is for San Andreas and enables gamers to play as Mega Man or Zero.

That’s Solid Snake from the original Metal Gear Solid in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He’s still capable of sneaking around and the enemies are just as dumb as the super spy is accustomed to.

Finally, the moody, realistic Mario we’ve all been asking for.

WWE Superstar and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

The Undertaker is another wrestler. Both he, The Rock, and a bunch more are included in the WWE Superstar character pack for GTA IV.

The masked anti-hero from The Watchmen. Players can finally look down and whisper “no” to Liberty City as it looks up and ask for help. He comes in a pack with Master Chief, Snoop Dogg, and Lee Everett from The Walking Dead game.

The prince of Persia from the Ubisoft adventure patformer Prince of Persia.

For those of you that hate Cristiano Ronaldo, maybe you’ll like FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. He’s pretty good too, I guess.

In some parts of the world, soccer players are really, really famous. Those people might enjoy playing as Cristiano Ronaldo, forward for Real Madrid.

The hero of Dragon Ball Z for those of you who like to run around Liberty City as a Saiyan.

Back to the Future

Batman is cool, and I like Sonic, but the Back to the Future mods for Grand Theft Auto IV deserve their own section. This is a series of mods that enables gamers to play as Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox’s character from the classic films. It also gives players a functioning Delorean time machine … as in it will really travel through time when you hit 88 mph.

These mods feature the following:

Delorean with full interior modeling
Functioning time circuits
Plutonium controls
Date control with number pad
Delorean leaves fire trails

Check it out in action below:

This requires a series of mods to get fully working with the time traveling and everything. Here’s the full list:

Amazing graphics

When Grand Theft Auto IV launched, it wasn’t an awful looking game. The world looked alive but also just a bit cartoony as well. You can see in the original Grand Theft Auto IV trailers that the world looks a bit stale and stiff, which makes sense since the game is five years old.

Of course, you don’t have to live with those half-decade-old visuals if you don’t want. Instead, you can install the latest photo-realistic mod to make GTA IV look nearly as good as Grand Theft Auto V:

Stupid abilities

You know, I’ve always wanted to take a leak in a Grand Theft Auto game. I just want to get San Andreas’ C.J. super-drunk and then make him stumble out into the alley to take a pee. That would really tie the whole world together for me. Once again, the modders have answered my prayers and created a plug-in to make that dream come true. In fact, players can do all kinds of stupid things: