Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Passing "All Hands on Deck!" whilst obtaining the EC/EC2 (Exclusive Color and Exclusive Secondary Color) Black Washington
14:20 - Showing off the EC/EC2 Washington
This Method will ONLY WORK on PS2 Version 1.40/1.50 as far as I know because it's the ONLY PLATFORM that allows you to get off the Yacht as shown in the Video! This DOES NOT WORK on Xbox, PC, Mobile, or Definitive Edition! The EC/EC2 Washington is obtainable but you will get off the Yacht DIFFERENTLY when playing on other Platforms and Versions. Note that there are VARIOUS PS2 Versions. You can't possibly expect me to know what happens on each and every single one of them. Though, perhaps, there might be OTHER PS2 Versions out there in which allow Tommy to sprint on the Yacht's deck which in return gives him the momentum allowing him to jump over the back railing of the Yacht. I personally HAVE TRIED it on the Japanese Version 1.02 of Vice City and was NOT able to sprint. There IS a Version 1.00 in the Japanese Region that I have yet to try, but I have my doubts.
If you're playing the Definitive Edition on Version 1.02 or below, the Washington featured in the Mission will be Black as it should be. However, if you're on Version 1.03 or higher, the Washington will actually spawn in Traffic Default Colors and APPEAR to not be special. If you were to obtain one of these and allow the Garage to close down on it, you'd see something very bizarre take place. The Traffic Default Colored Washington will be some kind of Bright Neon Green or Hot Pink Color! Both Colors would be EC/EC2, but I'd imagine this is some kind of BUG and this is the side effect caused by it! Even if you obtain the EC/EC2 Washington on Patch 1.02 and below and have it Black and then update your game to 1.03 and above, the same thing would happen and your EC/EC2 Washington will not be Black anymore!
Note that sometimes the Speeder just doesn't show up during the Mission, thus resulting in you having to reload and try again. I am not sure what the cause of this is, but to help counter it is to look in the direction of the Speeder as soon as you can take control of Tommy on the Yacht.
For unknown reasons, and this seems to only be true for the PS2 Versions, the longer you take to push the EC/EC2 Washington back to the Garage, the "harder" it becomes to push. It can get so bad that you won't be able to move it any further before the next part of the Mission begins! The idea is to be quick. I have not experienced this issue on any other Platforms out there. I've obtained it on PS2, PC, Mobile, and Definitive Edition and there always felt something "different" when it came to PS2 and pushing the EC Washington back to the Garage.
Fun Fact - If you are specifically playing Vice City on Xbox, the EC/EC2 Washington featured in this Mission is a White Washington. It's assumed to NOT BE SPECIAL since a White Washington already spawns in traffic and appears to be identical. See that here - youtube.com/watch?v=TVdpKUG6GSg
I am recording this Video on PCSX2 Version 1.6.0. Game Version is SLUS-20552 (Version 1.40) of GTA Vice City for PS2.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Passing "All Hands on Deck!" whilst obtaining the EC/EC2 (Exclusive Color and Exclusive Secondary Color) Black Washington
14:20 - Showing off the EC/EC2 Washington
This Method will ONLY WORK on PS2 Version 1.40/1.50 as far as I know because it's the ONLY PLATFORM that allows you to get off the Yacht as shown in the Video! This DOES NOT WORK on Xbox, PC, Mobile, or Definitive Edition! The EC/EC2 Washington is obtainable but you will get off the Yacht DIFFERENTLY when playing on other Platforms and Versions. Note that there are VARIOUS PS2 Versions. You can't possibly expect me to know what happens on each and every single one of them. Though, perhaps, there might be OTHER PS2 Versions out there in which allow Tommy to sprint on the Yacht's deck which in return gives him the momentum allowing him to jump over the back railing of the Yacht. I personally HAVE TRIED it on the Japanese Version 1.02 of Vice City and was NOT able to sprint. There IS a Version 1.00 in the Japanese Region that I have yet to try, but I have my doubts.
If you're playing the Definitive Edition on Version 1.02 or below, the Washington featured in the Mission will be Black as it should be. However, if you're on Version 1.03 or higher, the Washington will actually spawn in Traffic Default Colors and APPEAR to not be special. If you were to obtain one of these and allow the Garage to close down on it, you'd see something very bizarre take place. The Traffic Default Colored Washington will be some kind of Bright Neon Green or Hot Pink Color! Both Colors would be EC/EC2, but I'd imagine this is some kind of BUG and this is the side effect caused by it! Even if you obtain the EC/EC2 Washington on Patch 1.02 and below and have it Black and then update your game to 1.03 and above, the same thing would happen and your EC/EC2 Washington will not be Black anymore!
Note that sometimes the Speeder just doesn't show up during the Mission, thus resulting in you having to reload and try again. I am not sure what the cause of this is, but to help counter it is to look in the direction of the Speeder as soon as you can take control of Tommy on the Yacht.
For unknown reasons, and this seems to only be true for the PS2 Versions, the longer you take to push the EC/EC2 Washington back to the Garage, the "harder" it becomes to push. It can get so bad that you won't be able to move it any further before the next part of the Mission begins! The idea is to be quick. I have not experienced this issue on any other Platforms out there. I've obtained it on PS2, PC, Mobile, and Definitive Edition and there always felt something "different" when it came to PS2 and pushing the EC Washington back to the Garage.
Fun Fact - If you are specifically playing Vice City on Xbox, the EC/EC2 Washington featured in this Mission is a White Washington. It's assumed to NOT BE SPECIAL since a White Washington already spawns in traffic and appears to be identical. See that here - youtube.com/watch?v=TVdpKUG6GSg
I am recording this Video on PCSX2 Version 1.6.0. Game Version is SLUS-20552 (Version 1.40) of GTA Vice City for PS2.
