Ex-Mob Boss REACTS to GTA Vice City
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- In this captivating episode of Gamology, we are thrilled to welcome our special guest, Michael Franzese, who brings his unique perspective and real-life experiences to the world of gaming. As a former member of the American mafia, Michael is the perfect fit to react to the iconic game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which immerses players in the gritty and glamorous underworld of organized crime. With his insider knowledge and fascinating stories, Michael will take us on a journey through the virtual streets of Vice City, drawing parallels between the game's depiction of the mafia lifestyle and his own experiences in the real world. From the power struggles and alliances to the high-stakes heists and daring escapades, Michael will share his thoughts on how the game captures the essence of the American mafia and what it gets right (or wrong) about this complex and intriguing subculture.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, a beloved classic for many late '90s kids who spent hours exploring its vibrant and dangerous open world on their old PCs, is just the beginning of this episode's deep dive into the Grand Theft Auto series. Michael will also be reacting to the groundbreaking sequel, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which takes players on an unforgettable journey through the fictional state of San Andreas. Released in 2004 and developed by Rockstar North, this action-adventure game follows the story of Carl "CJ" Johnson, a former gangster who finds himself drawn back into a life of crime after returning home for his mother's funeral. As Michael explores the game's vast and immersive open world, he'll share his thoughts on CJ's struggles with corrupt authorities, powerful criminals, and the challenges of navigating the complex web of gang politics. With his unique blend of gaming commentary and real-life anecdotes, Michael Franzese is sure to provide an entertaining and enlightening look at one of the most influential and controversial game series of all time.
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Ex-Mob Boss REACTS to GTA Vice City - Hry
Rest in peace Ray Liotta. He did very good as Tommy.
He was good fella. And he stole my bike.
And RIP Dennis Hopper who played Steve Scott.
Yes I like this Mafia dude took this so serious.
@@markoz673bajen8 What?!
wtf
They used the original version, THANK GOD!
The one and only… but skipped the part of the ambush. 😔
The remaster was the real crime 🤣
The Definitive Edition was organized crime indeed
I am impressed they actually used the original.
Yes, I'm glad too. I loved the expert analysis. It reinforces how amazing this game was and why (in my opinion) was the best in the series.
"You tell someone you're gonna kill 'em, you do it on the spot."
The matter-of-fact tone made it chilling.
I got some cement blocks I want you to try on, I want to see if they fit you
Sometimes it just happens and also you can't just kill just anybody it takes time
Pretty normal thing.
@@theq6797 wow ur coool
@@pierreo33 I was joking. When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
Michael should react to GTA IV.
In multiple parts. Why?
It's set in fictional New York, where he did business.
There's Italians and Russians involved, so a group that Michael was a part of and a group he did a lot of business with.
But it's a BIG GAME with a lot of content. One 15 minute video wouldn't be enough to cover all interesting facts and stories that Michael could tell us while watching it. Multiple crime families, gangsters from different places and eras, thus - different mindsets.
Michael should also have the ability to pause a cutscene when he hears something really interesting.
PLEASE. Make it happen
“Pecorino is a type of cheese”
see website from my banner !
I was just thinking about that. GTA 4 was the best one as well.
He would probably find Peggirino hilarious. Jimmy is pathetic as a mob boss
Absolutely brilliant idea!!
For a 71 year old guy he looks like he's doing well.
genes. His father passed away at age 100 or smth.
Know people in their late 40s who look older
71?? I thought he was barely pushing 50
He looks like a 40 year old I didn’t even know he’s that old!
Tommy Vercetti is Italian and the Mafia are the main antogonists but Vice city doesn't really give you that Italian-American Mafia vibe honestly. It reminds me much more of scarface or south American drug cartels in the 80s.
I think he might find more connection with GTA IV but I appreciate his take/view on Vice City (and the storyline still holds up too after all these years!)
Is not your game ok?
Liberry city stories
Vice City was set during Michael’s heyday of being a mobster, and a lit of the game is based on guys like him. Michael was a captain in the family and spent a lot of time working on financing films with his production company. The guy had a helicopter and personal jet, this game couldn’t be more based on him if it tried (minus machine guns and rocket launchers of course lol)...
hes bot a frigign gamer lol "more connection with gta iv" hahahahahahah
@@goti4no820 true like he predicted that gonzalez going to whack the sharks after that failed drug deal that was intreppted by the haitians
"Diaz had to die"
That is indeed a universal truth.
I would watch Michael reacting to any and all video games. Truly entertaining just to see his takes.
Indeed,
Yeah, he's as fun to watch as Chris the Cop and Lamar's voice actor.
Michael Franzese reacts to Crash Bandicoot
@halfblooddutchprince YES!
"Now this wouldn't be realistic, you wouldn't see this animal wearing pants like that however..."
Well, that's clearly what he's aiming for.
Guarantee, if Rockstar gave Vice City a full remake it would easily make a billion dollars in the first week of release.
look at the leaks
I wish they did it well… better get R* studio on it, and not some wannabe game studio…
The next GTA is literally gonna take place in Vice City
exactly with rdr2 graphics the 80's miami would look so great
@@yousifassar4275 and 5 took place in San Andreas. that doesn't make it a remake.
This dude is 71 years old, looks better than I.
71? No way
@@breza222 yep its true he was born in 1951
The guy looks like he’s in his mid 50s, can’t believe he’s 71
His father passed at the age of 102 I believe, this guys got amazing genes along with a life of no drugs, no smoking and alcohol in moderation..his own words.
@@marcuskoolrt He looks better now than when he was young in the mob lol
it's weird looking back at the graphics now. They were so good at the time lol. Still my favourite GTA, just loved the era, the music, the vibe and and the sunshine visuals.
Reviews were like "CARS become low-poly, now these really are CARRIERS on wheels".
@crystallize Game was built for PS2 which had 32MB ram. They still managed to pull off an open world game, and pushed all the power the PS2 had with gta san andreas.
To be fair, Vice City looked A LOT better on CRT TVs we had back in the day. It concealed a lot of the graphical flaws and blockiness
@@k-force8325 The complaint was in comparison to gta3 car polycount.
Best GTA. I don't get the people who say SA is the best. They don't even compare IMO.
My only guess is SA is what a lot of people had as their first GTA experience and that's why they love it. First-time experience bias.
I've been doing GTA since the very first PS1 release when the whole controversy started. 3 was great for it being their first time in 3D but VC is easily my favorite. Storyline, voice acting, music choices, car choices, world layout...everything was done RIGHT.
if GTA Online wasn't a script-kiddie infested hackfest, it might take first place.
Oh how I waited for someone to react to Vice City, love that game to death
see website from my banner !
same, I still play it
It's my favorite guy again! Glad you're featuring him so soon since the last video
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Man it feels different to play Vice City now considering the VA for Tommy passed away last year. R.I.P Ray Liotta for voicing one of gaming's best and unique protagnists. I hope Micheal reacts to the crime world of GTA IV. Best one in the GTA universe in my opinion considering it takes place in a fictional New York City.
So does GTA 3
RIP Ray Liotta. He was amazing in everything he had a part in, especially this amazing game. :)
Holy shit I had no idea he passed away. RIP Legend 😢
Definitely would love to see his reaction to GTA liberty city stories. It's the GTA that focuses all about the Mafia
Most underrated GTA ever.
I like hearing about this man's experiences. Obviously Vice City is a bit exaggerated, but it's nice that he got a chuckle out of it
Do you like hearing him lie about never commuting murder???
“A bit”? Lol. I wonder what Europeans/Brits think the U.S. is like, do you think there are tanks in the streets?
@@gasstationpeanuts1814 Have you ever seen US police forces? XD
It's weird how he said his mob wasn't involved in the drug trade. Yeah, I figure it would be a very dangerous business, but then... What WAS his mob actually involved in, if not drug trading?
@@Kamina.D.Fierce things like fraud. He himself was about to fraud the government out of tax money on gas and he made millions
At least you guys had the decency to put the old version and not the DE version to Michael to react, lmao!
There’s only one Definite Edition and it is THIS. The latter, that’s the DEFEctive Edition. Hahaha.
@@TaikaJamppa wow. how mildy clever.
@@TaikaJamppa why is DE so hated on? I appreciate the better graphics, lol. Do they remove some features?
@@nextlvlroy Just some of the better songs, due to copyright expirations. I don’t know, I personally dislike the graphics too; GTA Vice City was my first GTA, and it just feels wrong playing ”HD” VC over the original… maybe it’s just me? 🤔
@@TaikaJamppa ah damn, yeah the music definitely adds to the fun of the game. I own the original and have played it so many times. I don't mind trying out the "updated" version, but my heart will always be with the originals
Got a lot of respect for these guys, all that messy work but still remained dignified and professional about it. Much appreciated getting Micheal onboard for this.
One of the biggest mistakes the government made was gutting organized crime in this country.
Now, instead of five or six major families running things in a manner that had morals and a strict code of ethics, we have 50k+ smaller organizations with no such morals or ethics and it's a free-for-all with a lot more violence and innocent people getting literally caught in the crossfire.
"Professionals have standards" - sniper tf2
He die break the code his dad is the real deal
@Just a turtle I saw you on a vaush video
I wouldn't say so they were thugs most of them weren't eloquent that's just a stereotype but if your extorting someone yes good manners help but you are still an extortionist.
It's amazing that you could literally put Mike in there and he could be a part of the story
Ex gang member reacts to GTA San Andreas next.
They did that, in a way, with the Voice Actors for Franklin and Lamar reviewing San Andreas.
Yeah they already did it
I imagine Michael wouldn't have much different to say compared to here given he wasn't involved with drugs or apart of gang wars given the last big mafia war was before he even got into the life.
More Michael Franzese!
More Michael Franzese!
More Michael Franzese!
Wow, I usually don't like these "Bank Robber watches GTA V" style of videos, BUT this time it's totally different this guy is super chill and explains it in a way that's understandable, and I may be biased because I love VC haha
I have a lot of respect for him for saying that it looks like a good game and it's pulling him in and respects it for the entertainment value aspect. There's been so many times where there's been similar videos to this with different experts on something and all they can do is tear it apart when it's clearly there for entertainment purposes It's just nice that he's found an awesome balance between pointing out that it's not realistic while also praising it
Michael is being such a great guest on here with some of the most unique, and fascinating input on these games. I would really love to see his reactions to Mafia III, Mafia I definitive edition, Yakuza Kiwami, GTA IV, Cyberpunk 2077, LA Noire, Scarface the game and Sleeping Dogs.
Some additional suggestions or mentions, even if they aren't quite AS relevant as these crime driven or mob related games above would be: A Way Out, The Getaway, Driver, Max Payne, Blood and Truth, and the True Crime LA.
Great video. It’s good to see Mike. A little background on Mike, for all you young guys, or those that don’t know anything about him….
Mike was a “Caporegime” (which is basically like a Director, in corporate terms) in the Mafia’s Colombo Family. So, he was A Boss (by dictionary definition), but he wasn’t THE Boss of the family.
Mike was very highly-respected, and still is by the guys in the Mafia, today. He ran the largest money-making scheme in Mafia history, called the “gas tax scheme,” where he basically siphoned a few cents away from the government taxes on each gallon of gasoline.
He left the Mafia to take care of his real family in the early 1990’s. He had an awakening and wanted to put them first, which is not possible when you’re a Made Member in The Mafia secret society brotherhood.
He moved himself and his family out to California and didn’t have anything in his or their names and was very careful for many years.
His former Boss, Carmine “The Snake” Persico, had a contract on his head for many years, but Persico was in jail, and Michael just ended up outliving most of the guys he dealt with, by being cunning, and things just kind of died down after many years of nothing happening.
Michael’s dad (Sonny Franzese) was also like the Babe Ruth of Mobsters, so I personally think his father quietly stepped in, talked to Persico, and asked him to leave Mike alone.
4:40 The only time subtitles are needed in a Michael Franzese video. He knew, or at least his editor did.
I have so many questions. Not about being a MOB boss. But about him as a person. I'm like totally interested in him as a person. I just wanna sit down with him and do nothing but talk about him, life or anything else. He looks so sympathic and like someone who would really listen and give you a good advice
Check out his 2 hour-conversation with Jordan Peterson. As well as his own CZcams channel. Very interesting content.
I agree. Dari komentar pertamanya, aku merasa bahwa, ia sudah melewati banyak rintangan dan dia benar-benar boss mob. Dari suaranya pun, terdengar benar-benar seperti mob boss. He has been through a lot ! It's amaze me, masyaallah..
I would like to having some advices from him and I think, I can be a part of his family. Like someone really cares to me. Like an uncle or big brother to me. ☺️💗💕💕💖💖💖
@@fluffybunny0124 yeah. The big Uncle that you don't call often (Maybe because you see him often or whatever) but when you do. You know games on and hell's gonna be risen
You can get great advice from someone who's done a lot of things they regret.
Pretty convenient how Mike starts cutting out and you can't hear whatever he says about politicians
Lmaoo whats the time stamp
@@dunf 3:17
@@Chaka2225 lool thanks man
Right ✅ 🤣
Not a conspiracy, just a shit connection. You can still hear what he says, its not like he name drops or says something we don't already know
4:42
"You catch more flies with honey than you do with niggas "👀😂
He said vinegar
@@rodrickwatson2086 Yeah "vinegar"
I enjoyed that his callouts weren't condescending. He pointed out which parts weren't realistic, but he doesn't make me feel like an idiot for enjoying them, and even said he enjoyed some of them himself.
im sure to someone experienced the parodies or whatever was so far wrong was still very amusing to him since he knows how it really goes.
Hey, mad respect for Gameology posting this video on my birthday and about an ex mob boss reacting to one of my all time favorite games, GTA VC
I honestly never really thought about the evolution of technology taking the toll it did on the Mafia back in the 80s. Never really occurred to me how unlikely it was that the mob took technology seriously enough to keep up with it. They certainly wouldn't have anticipated it taking off as quickly as it did, even back then.
It's well known that RICO, the advancements in technological surveillance, and the falling from the good graces of the US government was the beginning of the end of the American Mafia.
The belief that they were untouchable regarding the technology was one of their own undoings.
Makes sense. All the bosses were old men.
“Catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar.” Always with the good lines. Michael seems very well read for a so called “criminal”.
Those Italian Mobsters are cunning and intelligent. You don’t survive in that life day-to-day without being those things.
@@truthteller4442 most of them weren't, Michael was one of the most prolific mobsters of his time, of course he's intelligent
I wouldn't assume that a criminal is dumb just because they're a criminal, intelligence varies in every walk of life.
@@yungmetr0135 Source: I made it the fuck up.
He wasn't a street guy he was a money maker for the mafia, the majority of the guys on the street who do all the crazy shit you hear about usually aren't the smartest.
"You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar"
Shit...I'm gonna remember that. That's good.
Vice City is what started getting me interested in the maffia, back in the day
This is really cool to hear someone react when they have real life experience.
I could listen to this dude for hours with his stories. I could also have him commentate a full playthrough of this game. The immersion would probably kill me.
I played Vice City a very, very long time ago and I found it nice that the video recaps mostly the important parts of the story. Michael's commentary over it was great, his experience and knowledge was very cool to listen to along side the game. Great video!
It still blows my mind that this man is 71 years old
"They wouldn't torture him with a chainsaw"
But Tommy would lol
Props for using the original version of the game
Glad to see Michael reacting to this! I love his content and have been following him for years.
08:37: The absurd scene and then the real former mafia boss stating "yeah... none of this would ever happen." - funniest shit I've seen in a long time.
Michael if the coolest ex mafia boss I've ever seen.
Man this brings back memories!!
Just started playing this again last weekend.
GTA is so over the top but but it’s a fun way to live vicariously
Mr Franzese has a CZcams channel where he talks about the life and reacts to mafia related movies. Highly recommended.
This is so cool. His commentary about how it’s actually accurate in some of the situations that play out during the game from being formerly personally involved in the mob. It would be cool if he was an consultant for a future game or even yet a actual voice actor for a character.
They should have him as a consultant in Mafia 4
If Hangar 13 didn't go bankrupt, there would have been a Mafia 4. Would have been fantastic to do a 1960s/1970s/1980s mafia game in NYC from the Mafia team's perspective. @@domingorubies656
I woke my son up laughing so hard when Tommy said “That stupid QUACK Lance”. 😂
I'll never forget how proud I was when I was eleven years old and I realized how loved we Italian Gangsters are. Everyone was crazy over this game and I lived it from a young age on up! 🇮🇹
The video we didn't ask for but one that was definitely needed great job to mike and gamology!!!!! I played this game so much its great to see an actual mob boss taking a look at this and giving his views
I had a buddy obsessed with the mob and Yakuza. He was intelligent, pretty cool guy, took you under his wing if nobody else did, he was half Italian, half Japanese.
Dressed well, spoke well, and the few fights he got into he ended it quickly and helped the guy up and told him to get out of his face and never screw with him again...
Definitely had the mentality and I don't know where he is today or if his dream of being in something bigger than himself ever came true but he was a very awesome friend.
Sounds like a sociopath but ok
@@bldontmatter5319 Some of the best people are sociopaths.
A sociopath will run into a burning building to save people, a regular person would just call the Fire Department.
@@OkamiNation420 not really sure you know what a sociopath is
@@bldontmatter5319 Not really sure you ever looked at people like human fucken beings.
God the fact that the mafia had controversies in their own network is wild to me, like a taboo in their world is wild to just a regular person
This is the video I never thought I wanted. Michael talking about Vice City.
YES!!!
This was awesome. Loved it. Loved his reaction. This is my all time favorite video game.
You can really tell how disgusted he is by all the backstabbing in the drug business. His input here is so interesting, thanks for doing this.
It does raise the question: If his mob wasn't in the drug trade what did it actually DO? Or what was it actually involved with? (Shakedowns? Assassinations? Human Trafficking?)
@@Kamina.D.Fierce He talks about that in several other videos.
@@MrReese And? (That doesn't answer my question)
Yes! This is a good episode!
props for this dude
talking about the real stuff and always talking about gta games
he needs to go help rockstar and give them tips for
missions and do voice overs
Thanks for the video! Love Michael!
"You catch more files with honey than you do with vinegar"-Michael Franzese
Lotta insight in this one, knew the drug business was bad but holy cow it started off with a high bar in violence from the get-go
I love your commentary on this. I love your insight.
truly fascinating. honestly to have a drink with this dude would be beyond epic
The mafia must’ve seen how el chapo had a whole army 😭
You could hear the admiration in his voice speaking on Al like that. Good times he had really living it.
Haven’t seen this guy for awhile when this popped up I thought man good to see this guy is still reacting to things and what not
A big fan of Michael and a huuuge fan of GTA:VC (my favorite amongst all). So this video is a dream come true. Thank you!
I can't believe Michael is 71 years old!!! He looks like 10 years younger at least.
I guess we could say "crime pays"
youre awesome mike...my favorite game ray liotta was the voice of tommy
Love this dude lmao such a genuine person. His CZcams content is great too
My mom got this the night it dropped. It was big when it was released. She was in line from 12-4am, man, the memories.
A charming guy, I’d love to see more of his reactions
Check out his channel! He’s got a whole playlist reacting to mob movies and such it’s “Micheal Franzese”.
As someone that grew up around this stuff, these videos give me a chuckle.
Love this reaction vid from Michael Franzese!
If I recall, this guy is a former capo, not a boss. A capo is a made man who is in charge of a crew.
This is different from a boss, which is the highest position and acts as the head, followed by the underboss who acts as second in command. There is also the consigliere who acts as an advisor to the the boss and underboss.
If vice city ever gets a remake i hope the mission where you take out diaz gets a stealth option it makes more sense to go in quiet than guns blazing, atleast use a suppressor
Lol
This ain't call of duty bro
@@matthewrock4725 In GTA 5 story mode heists they give you the option of doing it smart or loud and if you look back further san andreas used stealth for a few missions
Happy New Year's, Gamology
Subscribed to your channel, looking forward towards your content here this year
Great video , thanks. Love that guy.
I'd pay top dollar to watch Michael play through GTA III, Vice City, IV, V.
They really got in and out of cars fast back in the day.
I can say good video and really went into insights and also can agree with that about the mobsters not looking out for you too.
Michael should react to GTA LCS. LCS actually shows the working of a mafia while playing as Toni and rising up the ranks of Leone family
Vice City is a classic
Wow Michael is such a clever man. He really knows how to grow his channel and make people watch considering his age and background. Its pretty respectable to grow channel to such a size at age of 70!
Well the public interest in the mafia has been ongoing for decades. Fact of the matter is that he is the real deal. He is also pretty high up in the mafia hierarchy that he knows so much about the inner workings of it, more than your basic low level grunt or disposable thug would. The other fact of the matter is his alluring presence and way he carries himself, you just want to keep listening. He isn't pushy or abrasive or anything. Just tells it how it is. Great storyteller.
Love these series with Franzese !!!
Has anyone noticed that all the people who took down the deal in the first cutscene have the same face texture as Tommy’s (protagonist or main character) face?
Next episode:
Serial killer REACTS to Manhunt
This is the most interesting guy on this channel. Please have him back soon.
The old phones you could listen to with a scanner back in the day
Oh, they used the og game footage. I still haven't bought the remastered trilogy, to hell with music licensing.
Some criminals have used video games to speak to other criminals. Just imagine trying to separate an actual conversation about crime from a normal convo in GTA Online. I've also heard of people using counter strike (and other games) to write out messages by shooting walls and spelling out words. The FBI has also had agents in WoW trying to leech data from players.
This guy came to my church years and years ago. Bought a copy of his book. Thought he looked familiar and had to click the vid. Love GTA and respect this guy.
Late 90s kid for sure and I do remember my older brother loving the 3d GTA games. But I love the London one they did its one of the mission packs before they went 3D with GTA for good :D
He was 35 during 1986. same as Tommy
I'm surprised this guy ain't been wacked yet
Didn't expect he'd react on this again, its one of those not necessary but totally needed..
I like seeing the love many people are showing Ray Liotta R.I.P. Ray
Michael Franzese is awesome. Thank you for having him react to this. Be cool to see his take on other Grand Theft Auto Games, like GTA III and GTA IV. Great job!
You should react to Only Fools and horses. Miami twice episodes. Beloved UK sitcom, this particular feature length episode involves the two main characters unknowingly getting involved with the Mafia with really funny results.
The thing Michael is talking about that can be pointed at someone from 100s of feet away and eavesdrop on conversations is called, i think, a parabolic microphone. Agent Lipari mentions them in an episode of The Sopranos talking about where Tony will have sensitive "business discussions", and mentions Tony won't have them on his backyard because he fears parabolics