GTA San Andreas trophy guide
The GTA San Andreas trophy guide will help you hunt for all the trophies Rockstar Games added in the 2004 title. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas was one of the most influential games of its era and it is still wildly popular. Although the original version was replaced with the remastered Definitive Edition in 2021, veteran fans continue to play the 2004 version. The game is currently playable on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
Since trophies are only related to the PlayStation consoles, this guide will stick to that version only. Nonetheless, Xbox players can also follow this guide as the achievements and their unlock conditions are the same. The only thing different on the Xbox is the reward values and an extra achievement named ‘Trickster’.
Note: Some parts of this GTA San Andreas trophy guide are subjective and only reflect the writer’s opinions.
GTA San Andreas trophy guide: An introduction to all the trophies
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (2004) offers 33 trophies for PlayStation gamers. All of these are offline trophies that you can unlock by playing solo. Even though Rockstar Games included a multiplayer mode in the game, it did not include any trophies. However, you will need to keep your PlayStation console connected to the internet so that your progress and trophies can be registered to your account.
San Andreas was one of the biggest games from the 3D Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series, with 100 missions in the main storyline itself. Completing these missions will take you around 12 hours, considering you play without a break. During this playthrough, you should unlock a few trophies if you fulfill their related conditions. However, it will take more time and effort to unlock them all.
Here is a list of all 33 trophies GTA San Andreas trophy guide readers should know about:
- The Key to San Andreas
- Getting Started
- Represent
- The End of the Line
- Hustle some
- A Legitimate Business
- The American Dream
- Get a Pump
- Pay 'n' Spray
- Bike or Biker
- Beat the Cock
- Metrosexual
- School's Out
- Serial Offender
- Freight Date
- Horror of the Santa Maria
- Assert Yourself Next Time
- What the City Needs
- Savior
- Rescue a Kitten Too?
- Yes I Speak English
- Time to Kill
- What happens in Las Venturas…
- All Dressed Up for San Fierro
- Home Run
- What are the Odds
- Double or Nothin'
- Assassin
- Original Gangster
- The Los Santos Slayer
- Public Enemy No. 1
- Chick Magnet
- Grove Street War Lord
Players should note that Rockstar Games listed 11 of these trophies as secret trophies. They are as follows:
- The Key to San Andreas
- What happens in Las Venturas…
- All Dressed Up for San Fierro
- Home Run
- What are the Odds
- Double or Nothin'
- Assassin
- Original Gangster
- The Los Santos Slayer
- Public Enemy No. 1
- Chick Magnet
- Grove Street War Lord
The GTA San Andreas trophy guide will briefly discuss the conditions to unlock all of these trophies below. But first, let us understand their classifications.
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Classification of the trophies in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Rockstar Games divided the 33 trophies of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas in four categories. They are as follows:
- 1 Platinum trophy
- 4 Gold trophies
- 12 Silver trophies
- 16 Bronze trophies
The following is the classification of all the trophies in the game:
Platinum Trophy:
- The Key to San Andreas
Gold Trophies:
- The End of the Line
- Original Gangster
- Chick Magnet
- Grove Street War Lord
Silver Trophies:
- A Legitimate Business
- School's Out
- Serial Offender
- What the City Needs
- Savior
- Rescue a Kitten Too?
- Yes I Speak English
- Time to Kill
- What happens in Las Venturas…
- All Dressed Up for San Fierro
- The Los Santos Slayer
- Public Enemy No. 1
Bronze Trophies:
- Getting Started
- Represent
- Hustle some
- The American Dream
- Get a Pump
- Pay 'n' Spray
- Bike or Biker
- Beat the Cock
- Metrosexual
- Freight Date
- Horror of the Santa Maria
- Assert Yourself Next Time
- Home Run
- What are the Odds
- Double or Nothin'
- Assassin
Conditions to unlock the trophies in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
One of the main reasons why Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is remembered even now is its gameplay. It was an ambitious project by Rockstar Games' most at that time and the studio left no stone unturned to provide a great gaming experience. GTA San Andreas trophy guide readers will certainly have a good time playing the game, and will also unlock several rewards without even realizing it.
The following are the conditions to unlock all the trophies in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas:
- Getting Started: Complete the Big Smoke mission.
- Represent: Purchase a Grove Street tattoo.
- Hustle some: Win a game of pool.
- The American Dream: Purchase any house.
- Get a Pump: Do a barbell curl or bench press at any gym.
- Pay 'n' Spray: Use a Pay 'n' Spray shop with a wanted level.
- Bike or Biker: Complete the BMX or NRG challenge.
- Beat the Cock: Win the Beat the Cock! marathon.
- Metrosexual: Spend $6,969 on clothes, hair, and tattoos.
- Freight Date: Use the train to travel between cities.
- Horror of the Santa Maria: Get wasted by drowning.
- Assert Yourself Next Time: Fail a mission.
- Home Run: Cross the “final base” with a girlfriend.
- What are the Odds: Bet on a horse and win at the Inside Track.
- Double or Nothin': Put all your money or the maximum bet on red or black and win.
- Assassin: Kill someone with stealth.
- A Legitimate Business: Export all listed cars to the Easter Basin Docks.
- School's Out: Fully complete a vehicle school side mission.
- Serial Offender: Get arrested 50 times.
- What the City Needs: Reach level 12 in the Vigilante side mission.
- Savior: Reach level 12 in the Paramedic side mission.
- Rescue a Kitten Too?: Reach level 12 in the Firefighter side mission.
- Yes I Speak English: Complete 50 taxi fares.
- Time to Kill: Watch the credits to the end.
- What happens in Las Venturas…: Unlock the map portion of Las Venturas.
- All Dressed Up for San Fierro: Unlock the map portion of San Fierro.
- The Los Santos Slayer: Kill a total of 4000 NPCs.
- Public Enemy No. 1: Achieve a six-star wanted level.
- The End of the Line: Complete the End of the Line mission.
- Original Gangster: Reach maximum respect.
- Chick Magnet: Achieve maximum sex appeal.
- Grove Street War Lord: Capture 30 territories.
- The Key to San Andreas: Unlock all trophies.
While some of these trophies are directly associated with the story missions, others require you to do certain side activities. To unlock the ‘Home Run’ trophy easily, you can follow the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas girlfriends guide.
Things to avoid during the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas trophy hunt
The trophy hunting process is long, and it will certainly keep you engaged for several weeks. Therefore, try to avoid making any silly mistakes during the process and focus on the game and the task. The GTA San Andreas trophy guide advises you to avoid the following at all costs:
- Do not use any cheat codes during the trophy hunt. Rockstar Games disables all achievements and trophies as soon as you activate a cheat code. While you can still play the game, trophies will not be rewarded until you do it clean. Therefore, if you don’t want your effort to go in vain, the GTA San Andreas trophy guide advises you not to use cheat codes.
- Do not use speedrun techniques during the trophy hunt. Speedrunning is a completely different way to approach games, and you should not combine it with trophy hunting. Speedrunning Grand Theft Auto 5 requires you to skip through various missions and activities. As a result, you will miss out on many rewards. Therefore, the GTA San Andreas trophy guide advises you not to speedrun the game.
- Do not use any glitches during the trophy hunt. Since the game was developed and released in the early 2000s, there are many glitches that the player base frequently uses for its benefit. However, the GTA San Andreas trophy guide advises serious trophy hunters to avoid this path as it can cause glitches in progress as well.
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List of all the vehicles for the ‘A Legitimate Business’ trophy in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
It takes a long grind to unlock the ‘A Legitimate Business’ trophy in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. You need to find and deliver 30 "wanted" vehicles to the Easter Basin Docks. The vehicles are divided into three lists, which will mention the vehicles and their spawn locations that you should look for:
List 1
- Admiral: Doherty, San Fierro, or Queens.
- Buffalo: Catalina's Hideout and Easter Basin.
- Camper: Atop of Mount Chiliad, Hashbury and Juniper Hollow.
- Feltzer: Vank Hoff Hotel, Downtown, Los Santos, Flint County and Santa Maria Freeway Extension.
- Infernus: Richman, Paradiso and Prickle Pine.
- Patriot: Easter Basin Naval Base and Area 69.
- Remington: Unity Station.
- Sanchez: Hashbury, Hunter Quarry, Angel Pine and Whetstone.
- Sentinel: Vinewood and Doherty, San Fierro.
- Stretch: Vinewood and Richman.
List 2
- Blista Compact: Easter Bay Airport.
- Cheetah: Prickle Pine and The Strip, Las Venturas.
- Comet: Avispa Country Club and Prickle Pine.
- FCR-900: Bike School and Roca Escalante.
- Rancher: Bone County and Blueberry Acres, Red County.
- Sabre: Doherty district, Jefferson and Little Mexico.
- Slamvan: The Strip and El Corona.
- Stafford: Queens and Garcia.
- Stallion: Juniper Hill, Garcia, Doherty, King's and Paradiso.
- Tanker: Bayside and Flint County.
List 3
- Banshee: Las Venturas, Cobra Martial Arts Gym and Come-A-Lot casino.
- BF Injection: The beach in San Fierro, Angel Pine, Verdant Meadows and Santa Maria Beach.
- Blade: Near Zero RC shop and El Corona.
- Euros: The Camel's Toe casino.
- Freeway: Whetstone, Bike School, Queens and Temple district.
- Journey: Atop Mount Chiliad, Vinewood Studios complex and El Quebrados Safe House.
- Huntley: Driving School.
- Mesa: At the base of Mount Chiliad.
- Super GT: Driving School, Easter Bay Airport and Royal Casino.
- ZR-350: Las Venturas Airport, LVA Freight Depot and The Clown's Pocket casino.
GTA San Andreas trophy guide readers should note that they will also earn money delivering these cars. The missions offer $10,000-$105,000 depending on the vehicle. Side activities like this are the reason why San Andreas is still popular among gamers.
How to complete Grand Theft Auto San Andreas to 100 percent
Completing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas to 100 percent is a mammoth task. The story missions will alone take you weeks, considering you play one to two hours every day. Therefore, players should be prepared for the journey beforehand. The following is an outline of the 100 percent journey that GTA San Andreas trophy guide readers should know:
- Complete all 100 story missions.
- Complete all asset missions.
- Complete six vehicle sub-missions.
- Win 25 race tournaments.
- Win four stadium events.
- Complete three vehicle challenges.
- Complete all three export vehicle lists.
- Win at least a bronze medal in all School Challenges.
- Complete four Ammu-Nation Shooting Range Challenges.
- Purchase all properties, including 29 Safehouses and three assets.
- Learn all three gym fighting styles.
- Spray all 100 gang tags.
- Click 50 images with your camera.
- Collect 50 horseshoes.
- Collect 50 oysters.
- Get at least 35% girlfriend progress with Millie Perkins.
Once you complete all these story missions, side activities, collectible missions and miscellaneous tasks, your game will be completed 100%. GTA San Andreas trophy guide readers will also unlock the legendary ‘The Key to San Andreas’ Platinum trophy, considering you have unlocked all other trophies beforehand.
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