Games that can be modded likeSkyrimandMinecraftoften allow for additional challenges, changes to characters, and the possibility of more fun to be had in the game by putting copyright-protected characters fromSpider-Maninto numerous titles. One image takes inspiration from mods over multiple generations of gaming to show how gaming has come full circle with the latest appearance ofSpider-Manon PC.
Grand Theft AutoandSpider-Mangames are often modded when they make it to the PC platform, with modders adding things like a web-slingingKermit the Frog toMarvel’s Spider-Man, and Motorhead’s Lemmy toGTA 5. Sometimes there’s overlap between games thanks to the creativity permitted with modding which can result in Spider-Man exploringGTA 5’s Los Santos orGTA San Andreas' CJ being added to games likeYakuzaandStray. Reddit user Luckysury333 recently posted an image that brilliantly splicesSpider-ManandGrand Theft Autotogether to prove a point about going full circle that has accumulated over 62,000 upvotes.
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Luckysury333’s mixedSpider-ManandGrand Theft Autoimage shows the Marvel hero dropping from a low-resolution building inGTA San Andreasin a new modto a classic game, with the more recent CJ mod that replaces the web-slinger with theGTAhero inMarvel’s Spider-Man.GTA San Andreashas a lengthy history on the platform, butMarvel’s Spider-Man’s recent addition to PC made the full circle image possible, an encapsulation of a moment that some modders may have been waiting for. While there are many characters that have been replicated in multiple games thanks to mods such as Shrek and Thomas the Tank Engine that may have been used for such a meme, the use of CJ and Spider-Man is fitting given the regularity of their appearances over the years.
Rockstar Games has shut down some mods in the last couple of decades as they deem certain changes toGTAorRed Dead Redemption 2to be inappropriate, but modders continue to find the sweet spot which primarily involves visual changes. There are mod teams working on entire new sections of existing games likeFallout 4orDoom, and other modders attempt to create entire remasters likeSkyblivionandHalf-Life 2, but replacing single characters in new games is often a change that gamers can find quickly as it requires less work. This may be whyMarvel’s Spider-Manmodders have already put knowncharacters like Stan Lee, CJ, Daredevil, Kermit, and more into the game in just one month.
ManyGTAandSpider-Manfans alike have taken to Luckysury333’s post to express enthusiasm for characters like CJ and various Marvel superheroes being modded into countless games in the last several years. Other moddable games that were applauded in the response to Luckysury333’s imageincludeGenshin Impact,Baldur’s Gate,Crusader Kings 3, andElden Ring, while others simply celebrated the general modding community.
