The Backpacker has a PlayStation 2-exclusive spawn location at Corvin Stadium in San Fierro that doesn't exist in any other port of San Andreas — a strange platform-locked secret for a pedestrian already rare enough that most players never encounter him.
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The Backpacker himself — decked out in hiking gear, already one of San Andreas' rarest pedestrians before you even learn about his platform-locked stadium secret.
Corvin Stadium on the map — ground zero for a PS2-only spawn that Rockstar quietly locked to one console, leaving every other port in the dark.
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