GTA III is the one game in the series where a careless save can end your 100% for good. Ten side missions from three contacts disappear when you finish a later story mission, and nothing brings them back.
The good news is that only three story missions do the closing. Keep a separate save before each of them and you are safe.
| Finish this mission | And you lose |
|---|---|
| Last Requests | Pump-Action Pimp and The Fuzz Ball for Luigi, Dead Skunk in the Trunk and The Getaway for Joey |
| Waka-Gashira Wipeout! | All five of Kenji's jobs: Kanbu Bust-out, Grand Theft Auto, Deal Steal, Shima and Smack Down |
| Grand Theft Aero | Asuka's Two-Faced Tanner |
Why it happens
Last Requests ends Claude's time with the Leone family, so Luigi and Joey stop giving work. Waka-Gashira Wipeout! has Claude kill Kenji Kasen for Donald Love, which takes Kenji's jobs with him. Grand Theft Aero, another Love job, closes the one Asuka mission that can be lost. The game does not warn you about any of it.
The safe order
Play every mission a contact offers before you take the next step in the main story. Kenji's jobs open after Under Surveillance, so you can finish them long before Donald Love comes calling. One more catch: The Getaway only starts between 6am and 2pm, so check the clock before Last Requests. The full list of all ten, with who gives them and what closes them, is on the missable missions page.
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