10 Video Games You Loved As A Teen (But Should Never Play Again)

4. Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III is one of the most important and acclaimed video games of all time, a milestone for gaming which helped popularise open-world sandbox game design, while elevating the GTA series to a monolithic level of popularity.

It's also perhaps the quintessential "edgy" game that every teenager on the planet had to get their hands on, because back in 2001 the prospect of a video game allowing you to bang a hooker, murder her and then recoup your money afterwards was basically a "this is next gen" moment. Indeed, it was a different time.

And while its esteem in gaming history can never be denied, playing GTA III today, in the wake of Rockstar's many technical leaps during the near-20 years since, is tough.

With the game's at-times unfair difficulty - made worse by the absence of mid-mission checkpoints - and the total lack of a pause menu map, missions often feel like more of a busy-work chore than they really should.

Though the series has never been massively revered for its gunplay, the shooting is especially iffy here, and fans might've forgotten that the much-loved bail-out mechanic wasn't introduced until the next game, Vice City.

In light of every subsequent main GTA game, GTA III seems like an enticing-yet-rough first draft, with its frustrating limitations and general lack of intuitive features making it a frequently infuriating experience.

Do yourself a favour and let the memories be good ones: don't go back to it and tarnish them.