anyone like the old Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games?

Yeah, I'm down with it. What do you want to discuss?

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>>3376057
PlayStation 2 is apparently not old enough to be allowed on /vr/ yet so let's limit this to THPS1 and THPS2.

pleasedisregard the horrible PS1 versions of THPS3 and 4. (they are fucking ATROCIOUS. you can't even do an indy grab on your create-a-skater.)

anyway, do you think THPS1 or THPS2 is better?

personally I like both.

THPS2 obviously has the big addition of the manual, which changes things up a lot, as well as more tricks, create-a-skater, better soundtrack (full songs instead of 2 minute edited clips) and create-a-park, as well as other features.

but sometimes when I'm playing THPS2 I miss some of the THPS1 levels.

why can't they have all the levels in the same game but with THPS2's engine?

>tfw Tony is the only goofy-footed skater on THPS1 but he can't do a 360 flip because he's vert

>>3376075
Assign it to him.

>>3376078
can't assign tricks in THPS1
only in THPS2

motha fuckin spider-man in thps2

>>3376090
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i4lsZ_BNc0

>Tony Hawk and Chad Muska can easily do better tricks on a skateboard in a fucking Spider-Man costume than you ever could in regular clothes

guess that's why they made these games to we can at least pretend we are good at skateboarding -_-

>>3376070
They did, it's called THPS2X.

>>3376094
no I think the shorts and backwards hat Spidey was Kris Markovich not Muska

>>3376098
>implying I can emulate xbox hueg on my potato pc

>>3376104
also i thought ecksbawks is too new for /vr/?

>>3376070
THPS3 is on PC and is really good.
If you have THPS2 on PC then theres an application out there that puts all levels from THPS1 3 4 and Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX

>>3376056
can't go back to Tony after playing the Skate series

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thps 3 and 4 were both released on ps1 though.

2 and 3 are my favorites

>>3376108
It's a port of a retro game.

But in any case, that's beside the point. Anon asked why they couldn't make a game with both 1 and 2's levels and using 2's engine. That is literally what 2X is.

>>3376112
THPS3 too new for /vr/
>>3376113
SKATE is too new go to /v/
>>3376115
yeah but PS1 versions of 3 and 4 are absolutely terrible as Neversoft outsourced the PS1 versions

>PlayStation 2 is 16 years old now but that is not old enough for /vr/ mods

what the fuck

>you are old enough to remember obsessively playing the demo disc of THPS1 that you could get at Pizza Hut back in the day

so this is what being old feels like

THPS1 was alright. Found it interesting that there were two types of levels:

1. The straightforward street level.
2. Downhill "do tricks as you go to the bottom' level

I didn't care for it. Live THPS2 since I had a shit ton of good memories from it. In high school I had a home room that was a behavioral disorder class and my teacher had a computer that had a demo of THPS2 and we would keep trying to outdo each other the best way we could on the keyboard.

>>3376129
the downhill levels like Mall and Downhill Jam were there because originally it was going to be kind of like SEGA Top Skater nut they changed it to a more freeroam type game later in development


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Ts9BaO4jo

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now this is what it's like when worlds COLLIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!

2 is best. ever.

I played a Tony Hawk's game once, expecting more of a simulation. I was pretty pissed to discover that the laws of friction were non-existent and you could grind indefinitely if you maintained your balance.

>>3376165
are you implying having to stop to use wax to butter up the ledges would make the game more fun?

or getting kicked out of the skate spot by cops would be more fun?

or when you bail hard you get injured and you can't play for a month while you heal would be more fun?

go skate for real if you want a simulation

t. ex irl skateboarder

>>3376165
Thrasher skate and destroy would probably be more your bag then.

>>3376120
You must be new

>>3376118
You seem to misunderstand the rules, OP. You can discuss games that came out on retro systems (like the PS1) and ports/remakes of these games are allowed, thus we can discuss THPS3 and even THPS4 on the PS2, because they were released on the PS1.

>>3376175
are you sure
sounds like cheating

>>3376168
>go skate for real if you want a simulation
Or... play a simulation.

Lack of friction is just stupid - I don't know where all that crap you just posted came from.

>>3376176
I can tell you're not from here, we've had this exact discussion hundreds of times. Yes, you can talk about it.

See this thread for example; >>3372909. It's a port/remake of games that came out on retro systems.

>>3376178
even SKATE is not even close to a simulation of skateboarding

>>3376178
I'd sure like to see one of these skate simulators you're talking about. Especially one from the PS1 era.

>>3376186
Whatever. I just think not even bothering to model friction is fucking stupid. Almost as stupid as being able to control the ball telekinetically in Tiger Woods Golf.

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>making troll levels with spike pits everywhere

>>3376189
I understand what you're saying, but the alternative you're looking for simply doesn't exist.

>>3376189
they sort of did model friction
if you grind up a sloping rail eventually you slow down

but it's a fucking 1999/2000 PS1 game what do you expect

>>3376193
>they sort of did model friction
>if you grind up a sloping rail eventually you slow down
That's gravity, fool.
>but it's a fucking 1999/2000 PS1 game what do you expect
Umm... multiplying your velocity by some floating point value slightly less than 1.0 every frame? Like they probably did with the gravity above?

You're acting like this is hardcore shit here...

>>3376189
You can't just say "go play a simulator" and then not provide any examples.

The Tony Hawk games were the first (aside from Skate or Die and 720 over a decade earlier) to really bring the action sports genre to the mainstream. All of the games that came after it tried to emulate its formula. They didn't go for realism, and there certainly aren't any true simulators.

The closest thing to a simulator is the Skate series, but even those aren't very realistic.

>>3376207
>You can't just say "go play a simulator" and then not provide any examples.
I wasn't. I don't know of any. But I did expect a big skating game like Tony Hawk to have a basic friction model.

It looks ridiculous to me. If that's literally the best on offer then fine. Skating games don't exist as far as I'm concerned. Just saying I think TH is shit.

>>3376198
you want hardcore bro? ok let's make a REAL skateboarding simulator here:

>break deck
>you have to pay $50 real money to buy a new one
>wheels flatspotted
>another 30 buckaroos
>bail
>banned from game for a month while your avatar recuperates from the injury
>get caught by the police street skating
>pay real money for the fine
>every ledge must be waxed down with skate wax or it is ungrindable

>>3376198
It's the sports equivalent of a fighting game, where the fun is in chaining tricks and combos indefinitely, you take it far too seriously. (yes realistic friction is taking it far too seriously)

>>3376215
hah almost forgot
>randomly skate spots in the game will have skate stoppers installed
>your only recourse is to get a sawsall and saw them off
>if caught you will go to jail for vandalism and banned for 3 months

>>3376215
>>3376168
What is it with you fucking people? I just want basic laws of physics to apply. It could even be made into a gameplay element - the faster you go, the further you can grind. Ergo, you are rewarded for skill by being allowed to grind further.

I don't know where you're getting this shit from.

>>3376219
what is it with you?

>the faster you go, the further you can grind
that already happens in THPS

>>3376216
Yeah, while we're at it, let's do away with gravity in all ball games. It's just a step too far. Only autists appreciate it - the rest of us find it to hamper the fun element.

>>3376224
gravity and friction are not fun and hurt and if you want that you should just go buy a skateboard and try to switch tre flip a 10 stair

the point of videya is to be able to do things that are hard/impossible in real life

>>3376221
I just don't see where sarcastically taking it to the oppposite extreme achieves. TH is fucking stupid and shit. Just like that Tiger Woods game where you can control the ball after you've hit it.

Or do you think that means I want all golf games to require you to make your own clubs in a simulated factory with advanced metallurgical algorithms or something?

>>3376226
>TH is fucking stupid and shit

so why are you even here?

>>3376225
Nah you're talking bollocks. Last I checked, gravity and friction are present in most sports games. Shut your bitch ass up and accept that THPS is casual shit. I know it's the best you've got in terms of skating games, but there it is.

>>3376229
>so why are you even here?
To slag off THPS, obviously. Presumably it's okay if your answer to OP's question is "no"...

>>3376226
Then it's not for you. It's a PS1 game, you're asking too much from a 17 year old game aside from basic gravity. Look at Gran Turismo, a game revered for it's realism and yet it's only a step above arcade racers in comparison to today's games.

That's just my 2 cents on the game. Sorry if that's not cool with you.

>>3376232
It really isn't too much, technically, I'm sure. It was most likely an executive decision not to include friction. Computationally, it's about as complicated as basic gravity to "simulate". See:
>>3376198
>Umm... multiplying your velocity by some floating point value slightly less than 1.0 every frame? Like they probably did with the gravity above?
>>3376221
>>the faster you go, the further you can grind
>that already happens in THPS
But, provided you can maintain balance, you can grind forever. Speed has nothing to do with how far you can go. That was literally my objection in the first place. I think you're confusing further with faster.

>THPS1
>switch nollie
>not fakie ollie

>THPS2
>fakie 180 ollie
>not half-cab
>fakie 360 ollie
>not caballerial

reeee

>>3376241
they fixed it in later games but we can't talk about those

>tfw the "secret areas" were the shit back in the day but by today's standards don't even fit the criteria for "secret" or barely even an "area"

>>3376070
There was the Dreamcast version too

>>3376256
yeah but dreamcast is allowed and xbox/ps2/gamecube isn't reee

>boardslided when you meant to lipslide
>feeble grinded when you meant to smith grind
>overcrook grinded when you meant to crooked grind

>>3376117
2X uses THPS3's engine though. I mean, it's nice in a way, because you can upgrade your stats to the point that you're jumping 30+ feet up off a half pipe, but still, not exactly what that other anon is looking for.

Though I will say that it's my preferred version of THPS2, and an OK version of THPS1.
I say this, mainly because all the added tricks from THPS3, and the fact that there's still only 5 level goals in 1, on top of having to listen solely to THPS2's music, I just can't play THPS1 that way. It's too easy for starters, and I seriously just like THPS1's OST a lot more.

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>>3376056
of coursh

>>3376295
that's a big gap

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>turn off music on THPS2 to hear the ambient sound on the levels
>play New York level
>gunshots and screams in the background

>>3376275
on xbox you can just have custom music anyway

>THPS1 there is no create a skater but you can change the color of the pro's wheels
>THPS2 has create a skater but you are permanently stuck with orange wheels

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>3376302
4u

>>3376315
tell me about Muska, why does he wear the backpack?

>>3376319
a lota baggage for a hired skateboarder

>>3376324
or perhaps he's wondering why anyone would collect SKATE before getting the pro score?

>>3376275
What "added tricks" are there from 3? I don't remember that at all. The game plays exactly like the THPS2 I remember.

>>3376340
I think he's talking about how 3 added the revert, allowing you to link tricks done on halfpipes/quarterpipes to manuals and grinds, making it possible to do much higher scoring combos

was this included in 2x? cannot confirm, never had an xbox

>>3376343
I'm aware that the revert was added in 3, but that definitely wasn't included in 2X.

I'm thinking anon must have not played 2X recently, because it isn't based on 3 and plays exactly the same as 2.

>>3376343
revert you know, that thingy where when you fall back onto the ramp and press the trigger to skid your wheels and do a 180 to continue the combo?

>>3376348
the graphics are based on 3 the gameplay and levels are based on 1 and 2
with added levels exclusive to xbox

>>3376351
That's not true. The graphics are enhanced over the original THPS2, but the game isn't built on the same engine as THPS3.

>>3376364
based on 3 not taken directly from 3

>>3376330
at least he can skate. who are you?

>>3376389
it doesn't matter who we are. what matters is our special meter.

>>3376395
no one cared who I was until I put on the backpack

>>3376396
if I pull that off would you cry?

>>3376405
it would extremely deplete the special meter

>>3376414
you're a special guy

>>3376415
four ewe

>>3376418
was losing your combo part of your plan?

>>3376419
of coursh... Kareem Campbell didn't collect the secret tape, we had to find out where it was

>>3376427
NOTHING! I showed them nothing!

>>3376428
well congratulations, you dropped yourself a combo. now what's the next step of your master grind?

I played them both a ton. The only thing I remember bothering me was that you couldn't land tricks from really high drops in the second one. Why did they add that one bit of realism to a skating game that wasn't realistic at all?

>>3376476
shredding these ramps... with no survivors

>>3376520
NO BROTHER! they expect one of the skate letters to be uncollected

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>>3376514
big drop bro
hold the ollie button (X on playstation) as you land
also once you get full landing stats big drop will not matter

don't feel bad, Jamie Thomas never landed the real Leap of Faith

>>3376529
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdoADutGZg

this is why videya pro skating is much more comfy

>>3376535
here's a rollerblader failing even harder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vOxGmbHoWQ

to that one guy who was complaining how THPS is not realistic:
do these slams look like fun to you?

>>3376523
khave we started the combo?

>>3376545
yes
the combo rises

>>3376275
>2X uses THPS3's engine though
[citation needed]

>>3376535
>>3376539
Why the fuck would anyone do this? I'm glad they blocked that off so morons can't do that shit anymore.

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>>3376381
For fucks sake man, THPS3 and THPS2X are completely different games in completely different engines by completely different companies (Neversoft did indeed make the base version of THPS2, but Treyarch built off of that for 2X, and 2 (original) and 3 are both in completely different engines anyway) Please at least BEGIN to understand this.

>>3376575
for the challenge and the bragging rights I suppose

good thing they blocked it off though you're right

>>3376575
>>3376589
also being a IRL pro skater means you have to risk your life throwing down the gnarliest tricks over the gnarliest gaps, handrails etc. to get publicity for yourself and your sponsors

you don't get paid the big bucks to just ollie off a little ledge or boardslide a curb

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How about some other /vr/ skateboarding games?

I bought this one at Blockbuster after playing through the first THPS. It's more like Sega's Top Skater. Good soundtrack as well.

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Fuck this misinformation. I actually have THPS2X running as we speak, ask me anything you want to know about it.

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>>3376535
>>3376539
What's in these vids? People getting hurt? I can never handle real vids of people in pain or getting hurt etc so not gonna click. Is it really bad? What happens?

>>3376618
Wew that looks fun.

>>3376610
Have the sequel to that one, pretty legit

>>3376620
honestly its not that bad considering what could have happened, both Jamie Thomas and the rollerblader dude get up and walk away, no blood in the videos its ok bro

>>3376275
THPS2x does NOT use THPS3's engine, or even a remotely similar engine. Treyarch's THPS2x is built directly off of Neversoft's THPS2.
They did NOT add "all the tricks from THPS3", and as far as I can tell (I never cared much for the trick customization in the series beyond special tricks, personally) there are NO added tricks at all.

>>3376340
The game does indeed play exactly like the original THPS2, because it using original THPS2 engine (albeit with graphical improvements).

>>3376343
No reverts in THPS2x.

Anything else you all wanna know?

>>3376638
btw guys the real Leap of Faith is an 18 foot, 8 inch drop

dudes are lucky as fuck

>>3376642
thanks for the info mang

>>3376610
you got 720 and Skate or Die for really old school skate games I guess

but only ones besides THPS for PS1 I can think of are Thrasher: Skate and Destroy and Grind Session, neither of which are anywhere near as fun as THPS

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Because I feel I haven't gotten all of my sperg energy out yet, here's some more fun facts about THPS2x.

-The FMVs now run at 30fps (I think the Dreamcast version of THPS2 also did this)
-The game itself now runs at 60fps.
-You can make female Create-A-Skaters now.
-Going near the speakers in Marseilles, or 2X exclusive Club London, causes the screen to shake and the controller to vibrate. The effect gets stronger as you move closer to the speakers.
-In the original THPS2, Create-A-Skaters used a generic icon, and their biographies just said "Bio not available". In THPS2x, an icon is rendered for each skater created, and they all get a Mad Libs-esque bio, featuring information supplied during skater creation:

"No one knows much about [name], but this athletic newcomer says [he/she]'s ready to take on the big boys. Everyone had better watch out for the kid from [hometown]."

-By default, a really horrible looking motion blur is applied in-game, though thankfully, it can be turned off, but for whatever reason it won't save into your profile, so you have to remember to disable it every time you boot up the game.
-You have to play through the "TH2 Career" to unlock the "TH2x Career", then after playing through that, you unlock the "TH1 Career". A little ass-backwards if you ask me.
-All your stats/decks from the THPS2 career carry over into the THPS1 career. That, combined with the addition of the manual, makes it a bit too easy.
-For some reason, in free skate mode, the music plays like in THPS1, where only one music track will loop for the whole run unless you hit "skip track", even though in the original THPS2, once a song ends, it'd automatically switch to the next.
-The game supports custom soundtracks, so you can burn the THPS1 tracks (or anything else you wanna skate to) to a CD then have the Xbox rip the CD (or if your Xbox is softmodded, there's a way to add "custom soundtrack"-compatible music that way).

THPS is fun on Dreamcast. I like the stuff added in 2, aside from "collect all cash icons" being an objective. I'm going to mention 3 because it has an N64 version. 3 is the best game in the series.

>>3376575
You sound like an old man

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They we're great, shame they made too many of them and ruined what was good about them

still love going back to the early ones tho

so do these guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD7BMhbvnLs

>>3376056
I fucking lived THPS as a kid.

>Have an anime convention each year where I live
>Really only go for the game tournaments
>Doing a new thing this year at the game area
>They're putting up highscore challenges of older games, person with the highest score at the end of the convention wins a prize
>One of those games is THPS
>Fuck yeah, I got this. If there's any single game out there that I'm good at, it's definitely THPS.
>Turn up
>It's THPS, but the shitty "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD" version
>If you've never played it, it's basically a HD THPS game with various levels from each of the pro skater games, but with really clunky controls and buggy gameplay.
>Doesn't feel as smooth as the older gems
>Disappointed, but still compete anyway
>You're allowed to try as many times as you want to get a high score.
>Try a few times, get over 1,000,000 points on one run.
>Not amazing but I'm pretty rusty, submit the score.
>Come back at the end of the day and check to see who else submitted scores.

>I was the only one.

Won a $20 madman gift voucher so it was a good day.

>>3376706
Actually the "athletic" part is a blank as well. If you're underweight it will say "scrawny" instead.

>>3376736
>3 is the best game in the series.

it isn't the best one on 5th generation consoles, kek

>>3376056
Are the Dreamcast versions of 1 and 2 better than the PS1 versions?

>>3376620
He lands the leap of faith with both legs intact

>>3377454
DC is the definitive version of THPS1 because there were no ports on newer platforms.

>>3376668
SKATE, OR, DIE
SKATE, OR, DIE, DIE-DIE-DIE

Whats the easiest way of getting medals in THPS2 and 3?

>>3377523
not bailing

>>3377523
git gud

what is the absolute best combo to get lots of points? Or where should one go to achieve a high score?

>>3377547
Grind on lots of stuff.

>>3377528
>>3377535
Wow, thanks!
That actually worked.

>>3377593
>>3377547
do longgg combos
flip and spin into grinds, flip and spin out of grinds to manual, then flip and spin into a different grind, wash rinse repeat
don't bail
don't use the same tricks over and over, flip in every direction on the dpad, grind holding every direction on the dpad, grab holding every direction on the dpad etc

>>3376217
Lol I really enjoyed your posts. I missed all the skater culture back in the day because I had a really bad injure when I was just starting, half a year to recover. Still it was a huge part of my 15-17 years, all the music and art inspired by it. It was the thing that got me out of the house at that age and meet new friends after a very lonely childhood. Injury and all, I thank skateboarding, its all good memories

And yeah, tonu hawk games were great. Played THPS2 obsessively, and also played 3 long before the PS2 was an option for me.

Love you guys.

>>3376706
Nice. I have emulated THPS 1 and 2 on DEmul and 3 on Dolphin, since they work great and was much less of a hassle to configure comfortably than the PC versions. I thought I had the best experience, but now Im sorry Im missing 2X

>>3377713
THPS games got me into skateboarding
was never very good but tried it for a few years
also the game's soundtracks showed me a lot of good bands and inspired me to start playing music when I realized I wasn't much of a skater

>>3376198
>floating point
Pretty sure they used fixed point

>>3376127
This is all me and my friends played. That music. That single perfect run. We would get 300k points.

Just revisited thps1 on n64 the other night and with a couple cheats achieved my former glory

>>3377721
Got into skateboarding because of THPS too. I was skating NYC with Chris Milic (pretty well known in skateboarding right now) who said the same thing.

skateboarding is the best.

Choose or perish!
http://www.strawpoll.me/10806540

>>3377960
I havent played THPS1

>>3377960
definitely Jerry Was A Racecar Driver

favorite THPS1/2 levels?

it's hard to pick but I'd have to say School for 1 and Skatestreet for 2.

>>3379634
Minneapolis
Skate Heaven

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>>3376529
I had no idea School 2 was a real place.

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>>3381146
It isn't exactly: http://tonyhawkgames.wikia.com/wiki/School_II

SO HERE I AM

>>3381534
DOIN' EVERYTHING I CAN

>>3376575
Why the fuck not?

>>3377794
Fair enough but you see what I mean - they must have had some way of modelling a logarithmically decreasing quantity. Presumably the way the game models gravity is the inverse of just that.

I suppose the lack of friction in the game was a deliberate gameplay choice.

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>>3376179
>>3376176
>>3376175
Best example.

It's not exactly /vr/, but I enjoyed THPS2X. It was basically just THPS2 with stuff added from the first game. Doing manuals was a pain in the ass though.

>>3381146
it's basically a mashup of some famous southern california school skate spots

most levels based on real cities are mashups of a city's best skate spots, FDR skatepark is not actually right next to LOVE park in Philadelphia, EMB is not right next to Hubba Hideout in San Francisco, etc.

Skatestreet was modeled just like the real skatepark (now closed)

however the Minneapolis level is totally fictional.

>>3383197
oh yeah and Burnside is (was) just like the real park too
I think some more ramps and shit were added to the park since THPS was released though

>>3381146
>>3381430
>School 2 is based on popular California skate spots such as the Gonz Rail, the Carlsbad Gap, and the Leap Of Faith, all merged together in a school setting. The Carsbad gap was demolished in 2012, the area was used for a parking lot. Leap of Faith is still alive, but the massive block was put there to prevent further attempts to perform this jump, which means Jamie Thomas is the only pro skater who almost nailed this gap.

>>3381539
GROWIN OLDER ALL THE TIME

>>3383217
FEELIN YOUNGER IN MY MIND

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>be a young anon
>play tony hawk 2 nonstop
>unlock private carrera
>innuendo of her character flies over my head
>put her special grind on my character because i think she's doing push-ups on her board
>realize years later that the 'push-ups' were a humping motion
>mfw i was making my dude air-bone his skateboard all that time

>>3376056
Classic games. I remember getting a score of 333,333 on thps 1 at the warehouse and thought I opened a portal to eternal life. Stopped playing at American wasteland. Tried thps5 but it was so fuckin garbage.

>>3376070
Thps2 is way better due to the manuals alone. Continuing combos with it puts it lightyears ahead alone. 1 has so much nostalgia that I will cry next time I boot it up.

Official theme song for this thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDV1mx1Rwko

>>3376168
Running from cops would actually be a pretty neat mechanic. They could have some stealth elements; imagine something like Mirror's Edge but with skating instead of parkour.

>>3376056
Tony needs to either grow up or retire, still being a skater kid at almost 50 years old is just pathetic.

>>3383769
>getting paid to do something you enjoy is "pathetic"

Someone's sure bitter this morning.

>>3383789
Doing a kid's hobby as a psuedo career,selling out in doritos commericals, appearing as himself in self agrandizing animated shows, being a corporate shill = lame.

>>3383761
Thrasher S&D

"As you're skating around, time will start to run out, and when it does, that's when the cops come. It's pretty funny. It starts off with a soundbyte saying, "Hold my bear claw!", and then the cop chases you with a stun gun. It's pretty sweet. What's really cool is that all your tricks are worth more when you pull them off in front of an officer -- just like in real-life! And if you get caught, you get shocked, but if you outrun him, or outskate him, the cop keels over from an unexpected heart attack -- just like in real-life!"

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>>3383793
>appearing as himself in self agrandizing animated shows

you say that like absolutely nothing good came out from that

>>3383797
It shows that he has no integrity and only cares about making money and extending his 15 minutes of fame.

>>3383769
Could be worse.
http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/the-former-soap-shoes-pro-athlete-who-became-a-master-pickup-artist-in-vegas-888

>>3383761
I swore for the longest time that they were singing "TONY HAWK!"

'You' was the best song in THPS2.

'When Worlds Collide' was the worst.

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>>3376056
I've got CYCO VISION
I use CYCO VISION
I said CYCO VISION
I see with CYCO VISION

>>3384403
>Soap shoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdorDPWJeWk

>>3377223
That made me happy, anon

Yo, I replayed THPS2 on my PC like 10 times back in May. Can't get enough of the best game of the series.

>>3383769
he already did retire in 1999 you idiot

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>>3376070
All THPS games up to THPS4 got a PS1 release.

>>3387393
>>3376070
Oops, didn't read your post far enough. I have a boner for the PS1 and I went and played 3 and 4 for PS1 a couple years back, having not played them on 6th gen consoles, and I enjoyed them.

>>3387394
Just judging by videos on youtube, 3 and 4 on PS1 seem to be based on THPS2. Don't see what's so bad about that.

>>3387393
>all these poser kooks not reading the week old thread
>99% of anons never skated and dont know what that means

fucking kooks

locals only

>>3387662
of course they're based on THPS2, even THPS5, that fucking abomination, is based on THPS2

PROTIP: to noobs of the series, THPS 1-4, THPS2x on Xbox, THUG1 and 2, and THAW are the only decent games. anything past THUG 1 is iffy. but after THAW the series turned to shit. I know that's not all "retro" but just giving the groms a heads up.

tl;dr THPS2 is your best bet buy it or steal it whatever it was basically the point where the series got good

hey by the way Tony Hawks American Wasteland was only good because they added bertleman slides, rail stalls, and to-tails coming down onto the quarter/half pipe. the story was shit.
tl;dr
pissed off old skater talking about shit beyond /vr/'s scope so delete if you must janitors

bet most of you don't even know what a 360 flip entails.

>Neversoft out
>Robomodo in
once Neversoft left, everything went to shit. cherish the old memories Anons

>>3387809
No, THPS3 and 4 on PS1 are literally based on THPS2's game engine. They're basically THPS2 level packs with a few added tricks like reverts.

>>3387834
except you can't change the create-a-skater's tricks

>can't do an indy grab
>only indy nosebone

don't get me wrong, indy nosebone is a rad trick, but if you can't even do a basic indy, that is a game-killing oversight. never trust a THPS game not made by Neversoft.

>>3387839
hell, don't even trust Neversoft!

>THPS4
>Mike Vallely is skating mongo goofy foot

that might not mean anything to non-skaters. but it meant enough to Mike V. that he smashed the programmer responsible's car window. you can see it in the THUG 1 movies menu.

ok shit man I know Im just being the asshole OCD skater

but reeeeee

in a few decades SKATE will be retro and we can talk about that

tl;dr buy/borrow/steal THPS1 and 2

>>3376148

Whatcha gonna do Baby baby?

>PSX has more TH games than the DC
it really makes you think

>>3376056

AMOEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA