Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (also known as Tony Hawk's Skateboarding in some regions) is a skateboarding video game. It was published by Activision and was developed by Neversoft.[1] It is the first game in the Tony Hawk's series.
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Neversoft Treyarch (DC) Edge of Reality (N64) Natsume Co., Ltd. (GBC) Ideaworks3D (N-Gage) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision Crave Entertainment (DC) Nokia (N-Gage) |
| Producer(s) | Jason Uyeda Scott Pease |
| Designer(s) | Aaron Cammarata Chris Rausch |
| Programmer(s) | Mick West |
| Artist(s) | Silvio Porretta |
| Composer(s) | Brian Bright |
| Series | Tony Hawk's |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Nintendo 64 Game Boy Color Dreamcast N-Gage BREW (Verizon VCAST) |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports (skateboarding) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
It was released on September 29, 1999 for the PlayStation.[2] It was also released on March 15, 2000 for the Nintendo 64, with a Game Boy Color version being released on March 21, 2000 and a Dreamcast version on May 24, 2000.[3][4][5] The game would later be released on the N-Gage on October 10, 2003 and on mobile phones on May 5, 2005.[6][7]
The player can play as Tony Hawk and nine other professional skateboarders. The player can also play as two original unlockable characters Officer Dick and Private Carrera. In the game, the player can do skateboarding tricks and grinds to boost their score while skating around the level. There are also objectives in the game such as getting a certain amount of score from tricks, collecting letters that spell out SKATE, and collecting secret tapes.[8][9]
A sequel titled Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 was released on September 19, 2000. A remake of both Pro Skater and Pro Skater 2 was released on September 4, 2020.
The game and series have been credited with helping boost the popularity of skateboarding to an audience that would likely not have known about it.[10][11] It is also credited for introducing many kids to punk rock and metal.[12][13]
Reception
changeThe game was well liked by game critics. Critics said that they liked the gameplay, controls, soundtrack, levels, and textures.[14][15][16]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater sold very well too. In 2000, the game was the third high-selling game for consoles, being beaten by its sequel Pro Skater 2 and Pokémon Stadium.[17] It was also given Platinum status by the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) for selling over 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[18]
Game Informer would put the game on their list of Top 100 Games of All Time at #36 in August 2001.[19] Polygon placed the game on their list of The 500 Best Games of All Time in 2017.[20]
References
change- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater". IGN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Ships". GameSpot. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "N64 Games of March". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "You Can't Stop The Hawk!". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk Ships". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater [N-Gage] Review". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3D Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "The History of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: Ollies, Grabs, and Grinds". Gamasutra. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "How Tony Hawk's Pro Skater changed gaming … and skating". The Guardian. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "How Tony Hawk's Pro Skater changed the lives of some of the world's biggest skaters". The Verge. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater,' Hugely Influential In Both Music + Video Games, Turns 20". Loudwire. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "The scene-defining music of Tony Hawk Pro Skater". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ Fischer, Blake (November 1999). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 2, no. 3. Imagine Media. p. 118.
- ↑ "Best Selling Console Games of 2000 in North America". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100)". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ↑ "The 500 Best Games of All Time: 300-201". Polygon. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
