The possibility of Phantom Files might be a factor in why the creature still cannot be discovered.Your current IP address has been blocked due to bad behavior, which generally means one of the following: None of these attempts have returned any results. Several crucial attempts have been made to find textures, models and other assets for Bigfoot in the game's files. Many people take Donovan's message as a hint, and search for Piggsy and other similar creatures in the San Andreas countryside. However, there is a small, but vocal group of supporters of the creature's existence. In an official interview with Terry Donovan released in 2005, he stated, "There is no Bigfoot, just like in real life." This statement spurred a large debate within the GTA community about what Donovan was referring to. Sometimes genuine in-game captures of unofficial modifications or edited images and videos can fool players. Several screenshots and videos have been posted claiming to show the creature in the game. The most popular reported sighting locations are near the Mount Chiliad Natural Arch on the side of Mount Chiliad, the Shady Cabin area and Back O' Beyond. The whole idea of Bigfoot's existence fits nicely into the diverse world of the San Andreas countryside, especially its Flint County and Whetstone areas, with large virgin forests and "spooky" locations. There are many supposed in-game references including evidence that supports that Bigfoot can be found.
The same name can also be found in the manual for GTA Vice City, in the "Thanks To" section, but it still does not serve as any proof to lead towards Bigfoot. In the brochure that came with the game, an individual named "Big Foot" is credited in the "Thanks To" section, although this is just a nickname for a Rockstar Games employee. Nevertheless, the majority of video or photo evidence that proves Bigfoot's existence is either faked or a mod. Rarer accounts say that Bigfoot attacks the player, or that the player could get close to the creature.
Players generally say that they have seen Bigfoot from far away, usually as a burly figure walking through the forest which would flee if the player got too close. The debate that Bigfoot exists in San Andreas is still active to this day.ĭue to the vague photos and descriptions of this myth, Bigfoot's behavior remains largely unknown.
It is impossible to determine the start of these rumors. The existence of Bigfoot in GTA San Andreas has been the focal point of many internet-based rumors since the game was released in 2004. The Bigfoot myth established a certain allure to GTA San Andreas that gave the impression that there was more beneath the surface than just the storyline. Years passed, and still, no one was able to definitively say whether Bigfoot was ever in the game. This only intensified search efforts that seeked to discover the truth once and for all.
Full fledged hoaxing became a problem compounded by the notion that Bigfoot might have been removed in the relaunched edition of GTA San Andreas when the Hot Coffee Mod and other game files were dumped.
Modders took notice and began to cash in on the hype, offering up Bigfoot mods for gamers to use to fool their friends. Videos and screenshots that claim to depict the legendary Bigfoot saturated the web. In the weeks following the re-released game, gamers went into the woods searching for the illusive creature. Almost immediately the existence of Bigfoot in GTA San Andreas became huge news and to an extent overshadowed the game itself. In the midst of the confusion and chaos Hot Coffee created, internet forums and gamers were abuzz with rumors of a creature that inhabits the dark gloomy forests of the San Andreas countryside. When GTA San Andreas was first released in 2004, the Hot Coffee Mod stirred huge controversy and was hastily removed and the game was relaunched. Before the Bigfoot myth emerged, the only side topics in GTA games were about Easter eggs or beta material that had been removed from the game. Bigfoot is widely credited as kick starting the discussion of myths in the GTA series.