Picking up GTA San Andreas for PC on Monday after work,

[TheMightyFavog]

Can anyone give me some pointers?

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. clear your schedule for about a week...

because you will do nothing but play that game...that's what happened to me!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

3. Same here

And I'm not even close to being a hardcore gamer by any means.

[Kraklen]

2. Yeah, take a right outside the house.

Follow the sidewalk to the big culvert. I don't know what it's called exactly, I think it's supposed to be the Las Angeles river (?), from the big chase scene in Terminator 2. You know what I mean.

Anyway, head left, under the bridge there's body armor. It's really convenient.

Don't feel you need to go on mission right away. Drive around, explore the neighborhood, get comfortable with a map.

There's an AR-15 at the west end of the airport. One of the best weapons in the game. I usually get it early then build up my skills with it.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

4. Also, with regards to music

Apparently, you can use your own mp3's (or wav's) in the PC version so you can customize the radio to your particular tastes.

However, I would hold off on doing so for a while. The soundtrack for that game is absolutely amazing. I heard a lot of old faves that I hadn't heard in years and discovered a lot of really good new music that I had never heard of before.