I once did something like that to myself. Not satisfied with the tame spiciness of jalapenos on pizza, I decided to put a bhut jolokia (aka ghost pepper) on one. That was a profoundly dumb idea.
I was blinded by the need for spice and suffered twice.
I agree it was the best in the series. I never quite enjoyed the later gta games as much as the unbridled fun of gta 2.