The Big Ear's creepy radio static is a direct nod to the most famous alien signal in history.
GTA VI Iran
ReferenceGTA: San Andreas0 views

The Big Ear's creepy radio static is a direct nod to the most famous alien signal in history.

The Big Ear in GTA San Andreas is modeled after Ohio State University's real SETI telescope, which on August 15, 1977 detected the legendary 'Wow! Signal'—a narrow-band radio burst from deep space that remains unexplained. Rockstar even reused this same signal in GTA V's 'Beam Me Up' alien sculpture, creating a decades-spanning easter egg across two games.

Source: The Big Ear — CC BY-SA

The full story

1

2

3

More facts

GTA San Andreas predicted the 'think of a random object' privacy trick decades before it became a meme.

GTA San Andreas predicted the 'think of a random object' privacy trick decades before it became a meme.

GTA: San Andreas

Rockstar hid a farming detail so obscure most players never noticed — the harvester actually works on specific fields.

Rockstar hid a farming detail so obscure most players never noticed — the harvester actually works on specific fields.

GTA: San Andreas

Rockstar knew planes were kamikaze-ing into buildings—and left it in on purpose.

Rockstar knew planes were kamikaze-ing into buildings—and left it in on purpose.

GTA: San Andreas

The 'Drive Thru Confessions' booth in the woods — praying to nothing, or something listening?

The 'Drive Thru Confessions' booth in the woods — praying to nothing, or something listening?

GTA: San Andreas