query: When was Grand Theft Auto the video game first released?
passage: Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto, the first game in the series, was released for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS in October 1997, ported to the PlayStation in 1998 and the Game Boy Color in 1999. Grand Theft Auto 2 was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, later receiving ports on the PlayStation, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color.[12]
passage: Grand Theft Auto III
"Grand Theft Auto III" has been frequently included among the greatest video games of all time. In 2007, GamePro called "Grand Theft Auto III" the most important video game of all time, explaining that the "game's open-ended gameplay elements have revolutionized the way all video games are made". Similarly, IGN ranked the game among the Top 10 Most Influential Games, and GameSpot listed among the greatest games of all time. In 2009, "Game Informer" wrote that "Grand Theft Auto III" "changed the gaming landscape forever with its immersive open world sandbox", and in 2016 GamesRadar named it "the most important game of the decade". "Time" named it one of the greatest video games of all time in November 2012 and August 2016.