It's fair to say that the Grand Theft Auto titles have been some of the most ambitious video games in the history of the medium. This is due to how they pushed the technical boundaries of every machine they were released on. It took years to build the massive game world of Grand Theft Auto V, which required the work of hundreds of artists and programmers to make come to life.

The Grand Theft Auto games have a lengthy development process which can lead to various weapons and vehicles being left on the cutting room floor. There are many reasons why this happens, such as an item not working correctly or its effect being considered too offensive, even for a Grand Theft Auto game.

The fans of the Grand Theft Auto series have gone through the file of each game in a search for hidden secrets. They might have gone looking for Bigfoot, but they found lots of other treasures instead. We are here today to look at the items that were created for the Grand Theft Auto games but were sealed off at the last minute by the developers. From the Skater Boy of San Andreas, to the secret robot car that can carry a surprisingly large load.

Here are Fifteen Items In Grand Theft Auto That Are IMPOSSIBLE To Get (And How To Get Them)

15 Skating To Victory

Your epic adventure in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas starts with CJ being forced to use a pedal bike in order to get to a safe neighborhood. This was the game that truly opened up the travel options available to the player, with CJ being to fly in planes and use toy vehicles to complete missions.

A skateboard was once planned to appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This would have had the unique ability to be used as both a vehicle and a weapon, with CJ being able to jump off the board and wield it like a club. This feature was scrapped from San Andreas and the skateboard was left unused. Fans have managed to restore it to the game through the use of a mod in the PC version of the game.

14 Shooting Some Pool

The later Grand Theft Auto titles included a multitude of minigames that had nothing to do with being a hustler who occasionally went on a rampage and blew up cars. These minigames included sports and bar games, which simply existed to pass the time while hanging out in the game world.

Grand Theft Auto IV allowed the player to travel to bars and play games of pool. This meant that Niko would have to use a pool cue to play the game, which meant that models had to exist for him holding and pushing the cue.

It's possible to use the pool cue as a weapon, though the ability to do so was dummied out of the game. It can be restored through the use of a mod.

13 I'm Tearing Up

Tear gas has been featured as a weapon in many Grand Theft Auto titles. Its main use is to incapacitate the enemy, rather than killing them. Any enemy who is within the radius of the tear gas will stop what they are doing and start choking, which will give you the opportunity to take them down before they can respond.

It was once possible to use tear gas in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for the PlayStation Portable. The weapon was removed from the game for unknown reasons, even though it has a completed HUD icon and is fully functional. It's possible to use the tear gas by modding the game or using a cheat device to hack it into your inventory.

12 Don't Mine Me

The land mine is unique in that it has been implemented and cut from several different Grand Theft Auto titles. The land mine was once planned to appear in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is a fully functional weapon and can be easily modded back into the game using cheat devices.

The reason why the land mine was cut from the series might be due to the controversy over the use of the weapon in real life. There are many organizations dedicated to banning the use of land mines, due to the damage that they have dealt to innocent civilians over the years. Rockstar Games are no stranger to controversy, but it seems like there are some places even they won't go.

11 Launching Them Away

The grenade launcher is a weapon that has been featured in numerous Grand Theft Auto titles. It is one of the most destructive and satisfying weapons in the game, which is why it is commonly used for when players decide to go on a rampage and start destroying the city.

The grenade launcher was supposed to appear in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, but it was cut at a late point in development. The files for the weapon can still be found in the PlayStation 2 version of the game, but they were removed from all later ports of the title to other systems. The grenade launcher was also supposed to appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas but it was cut during development. The files for the weapon can be found within the game.

10 It's The Law

It won't take long for a Grand Theft Auto player to become acquainted with more powerful law enforcement vehicles than just cop cars. As soon as they hit three or four stars, they will see helicopters circling overhead and S.W.A.T. vans bearing down on them. It is at this point that most player rampages are ended, as they are unable to stand the concentrated fire that is levied upon them.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was once planned to have an FBI truck that had a ton of defense, which likely would have been used on the player during a rampage. It is unknown why this vehicle was cut, as pictures of it appear in the BradyGames guide for the game, which suggests that it was cut at a late stage in development. It's possible to spawn an FBI truck in the Windows version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by using console commands.

9 Looking Cool In Fingerless Gloves

The Grand Theft Auto games have been known for their deceptive advertising. This often manifested in the form of the attractive ladies that were shown in the commercials for the game and also featured on the loading screen... yet they never actually show up during the story. These ladies were created for a promise of fanservice that is never followed up, as all they do is adore the screen you watch while waiting for the game to boot up.

The commercials for Grand Theft Auto IV showed Niko wearing fingerless gloves while committing crimes. These gloves aren't among the numerous clothing options for Niko in the game. The only way the player can wear Niko's iconic outfit is by modding the PC version of the game.

8 Flying Around In Style

The first game in the Grand Theft Auto series was seen from a birds-eye-view, due to the original PlayStation not being able to handle a full 3D city yet. This made it exceedingly difficult to actually play the game, as you couldn't see that far ahead in any direction. You would often crash into other vehicles, simply because you only saw them a nanosecond earlier.

Grand Theft Auto doesn't have mechanics that can handle helicopters, due to all of the characters/vehicles interacting on the same plane. A helicopter is programmed into the game, but it acts as a regular car and cannot actually fly. You need to use a mod or a console command to summon the vehicle in the Windows version of the game.

7 Fighting Fire With Fire

The fire axe has appeared as a melee weapon in numerous Grand Theft Auto games. Like most of the melee weapons in the series, it never saw much use outside of the first few hours of gameplay when ammo was scarce. The vast majority of Grand Theft Auto players will pick up a pistol and never look at the close-range weapons again.

The fire axe was originally planned to appear in Grand Theft Auto V, but it was cut during development. Icons and models exist for a usable version of the fire axe within the files of the game. You can actually see the fire axe used in certain cutscenes involving firefighters and one can also be found hanging in Michael's garage.

6 A Visit To The Hardware Store

Nailguns have been a popular weapon of choice in video games for years now. The most notable example is the first game in the Quake series, as the ammo boxes for the Nailgun featured the logo for the band Nine Inch Nails, who performed the soundtrack for the game.

A nailgun was meant to appear in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, but it was scrapped during development. The textures for the weapon can still be found in the files for the game. A fully-functional nailgun exists within the files of Grand Theft Auto IV. It can be edited into the game using mods, where it will act as a machine gun. The nailgun will replace the pistol when hacked into the game.

5 I Believe I Can Fly

The ability to fly fighter jets was one of the best additions to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This functionality was removed in Grand Theft Auto IV, as the developers claimed that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 couldn't handle all of the loading that needed to be done when getting too high at a fast speed, which is why you could only fly helicopters.

Grand Theft Auto V brought the fighter jets back to the series and featured them prominently in some of the best multiplayer modes in the game. An unused version of the Hydra jet exists within the files of the game, known as the Vulkan, which possesses the ability to fire two missiles at once. It's possible to restore the Vulkan Jet into Grand Theft Auto V through the use of mods.

4 Your Friendly Neighborhood School Bus Driver

You may have noticed that children don't appear in the Grand Theft Auto series, with the exception of cutscenes. The reason for this is the same as why you don't see many children in games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the later Fallout games, as it relates to the ESRB. The depiction of directing harm towards a child is a guaranteed high-rating which will prevent your game from being sold in most major outlets.

This is likely the reason why the school bus vehicle has been cut from several Grand Theft Auto titles. Rockstar didn't even want to hint that you could be performing violent acts on kids, so they took them out of the game. These can mostly be restored using mods or console commands.

3 Hidden Due To Licensing Issues?

The cars that appear throughout the Grand Theft Auto series have been a mixture of original designs and famous brand name vehicles that Rockstar was given permission to use. The massive success of the later Grand Theft Auto titles has meant that we now see more real kinds of cars than original designs.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories has a car hidden within the files of the game called the Tommy. This is a vehicle that is based on the Mini Cooper, with the name being a reference to Tommy Cooper, who was a famous British comedian. It's possible that the Tommy was cut from the game due to fears of a lawsuit from BMW, as the developers might not have been able to get permission to use the design. It's also possible that they were worried that BMW was just opposed to one of their cars appearing in the controversial series in the first place.

2 No Way To Get This Normally

The AK-47 might hold the record for being the most popular firearm in video games. This might be due to the fact that the AK-47 is the most widely-used assault rifle in the world, so it's not unusual for it to appear in the hands of video game gangsters.

The assault rifle has appeared in numerous Grand Theft Auto games and it has used a design similar to that of the AK-47. The exception to this is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which has the model for the assault rifle from the previous game within its code, but you can never actually acquire it legitimately. You have to use mods to restore the assault rifle in the Windows version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. 

1 Driving A Flower Pot

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas featured several missions where you control toy vehicles. This resulted in a mission called "Supply Lines" which is often regarded as being the hardest level in the Grand Theft Auto series. You had to fly a small toy plane across the city in order to end couriers and then return before the fuel ran out. This mission was so difficult that it was actually toned down in later games.

It seems that there were more toy vehicle missions planned for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as an unused RC car exists within the files of the game. The RC Cam is a toy car that looks like a plant pot, which suggests that it was meant to be used in a spying mission. You can restore the RC Cam in the Windows version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with the use of mods. It is also possible for CJ and a passenger to use the car as a regular vehicle, which involves them floating in the air above a moving flower pot.