Grand Theft Auto — Launch Release release, SLES-00032. Full Jewel PAL.

Grand Theft Auto

SCES/SLES:SLES-00032
Disk Code:SLES-00032
EAN:0768964239521
Type:Launch Release
Date:14 December 1997
Publisher:
Developer:DMA Design
Case:Full Jewel PAL
Hologram:Hologram Hologram BHologram B
Languages:English, French, German, Italian
Countries:UK

Grand Theft Auto is DMA Design’s groundbreaking top-down open-world crime game, published by BMG Interactive and released in December 1997. This is the UK market Original pressing, released on 14 December 1997, distributed solely in the United Kingdom with English, French, German, and Italian language support.

Presented in a Full Jewel PAL case with Hologram B on the case, the release contains a single disc. No loose paperwork or case stickers are documented for this variant, and no bundled demo was included. Research notes indicate that the disc logo text on this pressing is white, a subtle but useful physical detail for collectors differentiating between the UK original and later pressings.

As the standard UK launch edition of one of the most culturally significant games in PlayStation history, this pressing is a staple of any serious PAL collection, and the white disc text detail provides a reliable identifier for the original run.

Collector Notes

The original release of Grand Theft Auto had a disk with the logo in white (see images) Do remember it has two maps! One with Liberty City and Vice City on alternate sides. The second has San Andreas and a poster.

Disc Images

Grand Theft Auto - Disc 1 - PAL PlayStation 1

Manual Images

Loose Paperwork

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We are currently researching what loose paperwork items are included with this release. Information will be updated once verification is complete.

Case Stickers

This release does not include any case stickers.

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Last updated: 16 March 2026