The player was constantly moving, careening through warehouses, empty streets or deserted schoolyards, jumping on picnic tables or off the side of walls to gather digital collectibles or complete challenges. These are the skaters, after all, who with Hawk brought skateboarding into mainstream acceptance - and if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t shut down the Tokyo Summer Games, the sport would have made its Olympics debut this year.īut while there is no denying that skateboarding is a sport, Ludvig Gur, who directed this summer’s documentary “Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story,” says of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater,” “I actually think it’s a misconception to call it a sports game.”Īt its best - as exemplified by the first two original editions - “Pro Skater” felt at times like a platformer (think “Super Mario Bros.”), a racer or even a competitive brawler. Andrew Reynolds, Chad Muska, Elissa Steamer, Eric Koston, Kareem Campbell - they’re all in their current state.” “To me, the coolest part about getting to do this again is that most of the skaters that were featured as characters in the original series are still skating and are still relevant,” Hawk says. In a medium where new technology can render digital content obsolete, it’s worth pausing to give “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2" its due, a key 3D-rendered game that crossed genres and popularized a then still relatively underground sport. Especially when one notices that the new game features many of the now-vintage pop-punk songs from the original.īut the fresh packaging and updates serve to re-introduce an important slice of video game history. Of course, in a blockbuster week for video game releases - including “Marvel’s Avengers” and “NBA 2K21" - and as video games continue to help fill the cultural hole left by our largely still-closed movie theaters, “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2,” developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision, could be seen as the genre’s nostalgic offering. “I thought it was going to be a funny disaster.” “That was a nice surprise that it actually worked,” Hawk says, noting he needed only one take to keep the glass steady. Just this week he showed he can still turn heads with his skating when he matched the Got Milk challenge set by five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky (who swam the length of a pool with a glass of milk on her head) and performed a McTwist on a ramp without spillage from the glass of milk he was holding. “They still have their same moves,” he says.
They may be older, but Hawk wants to dispel any notion that anyone is completely worse for wear. Among the game’s updates: current-generation graphics, cultural tweaks, appearances from today’s younger skating talents and age-appropriate scans for Hawk and the game’s original lineup of skaters.
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