MP3 Player

MP3 Player #42

Brand new MP3 player made by Sony. Comes with a 512 MEG card.

Effect

Converts 1, 3 or 5 energy into happiness.

Type

Special

Sell Price

$25

Release Date

15 November 2004

MP3 Player is a Special item that can be acquired through shoplifting. It can be sold to (but not purchased at) the Super Store.

The MP3 Player was one of the items available at the official launch of Torn on 15 November 2004, having been introduced during the Torn City Beta.

Usage

Listening to an MP3 player converts energy to happiness. There is no usage cooldown and there are three different options for how much energy can be used.

MP3 Player Usage
Action	Energy Used	Happiness Gained
Listen to a Song	1 energy	12-18 Happiness
Listen to an Album	3 Energy	42-63 Happiness
Listen to an Audio Book	5 Energy	80-120 Happiness

The MP3 player is an option to spend extra energy that is not divisible by five or ten which would otherwise be unused. These bits of energy can be obtained from drinking energy drinks while in a faction that has the energy drink perk in the Voracity branch, use of Book : Higher Daddy, Higher!, or from using the one or three energy options on an MP3 Player, CD Player, Television, or Game Console.

Using the MP3 Player is optimal only for players with extremely low battle stats. If a player uses the MP3 Player, the 5 energy "Listen to an Audio Book" gives the most happiness per energy spent.

Obtaining

The MP3 Player is most commonly obtained through crimes. In Crimes 1.0 the MP3 Player can be obtained through the "Electronics Stall" shoplifting crime at any Crime Experience level. It can also be found through city finds and can be traded between players.

The MP3 Player can be found as a result of the following crimes:

Search For Cash:

• "Search the Junkyard" (quantity 4)

Shoplifting:

• "Super Store" (quantity between 1-2)

Pickpocketing:

• "Businessman" (quantity 1)
• "Rich Kid" (quantity 1)

Burglary:

• Residential:
  • "Apartment" (quantity 1)
  • "Beach Hut" (quantity 1)
  • "Suburban Home" (quantity 1, requires Flashlight)

• Commercial:
  • "Barbershop" (quantity 1, requires Lockpicks)
  • "Chiropractor" (quantity 1)
  • "Funeral Director" (quantity 1)
  • "Recruitment Agency" (quantity 1, requires Window Breaker)

• Industrial:
  • "Paper Mill" (quantity 1, requires Skeleton Key)

Related Awards

MP3 Player related Awards
Image	Name	Requirements
	Candy Man	Achieve 1,000 theft crime
	Smile, You're On Camera	Achieve 2,500 theft crimes
	Smokin' Barrels	Achieve 5,000 theft crimes
	Breaking And Entering	Achieve 7,500 theft crimes
	Stroke Bringer	Achieve 10,000 theft crimes

Historical Notes

The MP3 Player used to be classified as an Electronics item before the Electronics category was discontinued on 1 April 2024. Prior to an update in June 2021 that changed several Electronics items, the MP3 Player had no use.

In the past there was a Market Stall shoplift crime explicitly for MP3 Players. It was consolidated into the "Electronics Stall" shoplift crime.

Image History

MP3 Player Image History
Years Used	Image
2011 or earlier to 12 September 2023
12 September 2023 to present

There could potentially be one earlier image for the MP3 Player, but it would currently be considered lost to time.

The first 3D model of the MP3 Player was released on 12 September 2023.

Patch History

Released in Patch list #

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Patch list #198 : 29/06/2021

• Added listening to CD Players and MP3 Players to convert energy to happiness