Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, a nostalgia trip with a lot of growth, is at home in 2020

If Pro Skater Tony Hawk skateboarding game came in 1999 on PlayStation, nobody could expect the cultural impact that would have, or how many memory chips muscles would be devoted fans. It ‘was the same way and so contribute to the mainstream acceptance tremendous success with the skaters and non-skaters skate culture in a more defined a new genre video game and teach tens of thousands of words of Motorhead “Ace of Spades “. Twenty years after the release of the first game, Activision and developer Vicarious Visions publisher will release Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2, a bottom-up approach remaster of the first two games, on September 4 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. And while strictly adhered to the source, the new game, as it should in 2020 with a greater focus on the representation and anchoring in this distressing skate culture aesthetic feeling. Tony Hawk himself could not be more excited about the release. “They do not understand how many people ask me [Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2],” said Falco TIME. “This is a constant demand on social media, why not Remaster these games? ‘” If you’ve never played a game THPS, fit right into this category’ easy to learn, lifetime to master ‘. And if you have not taken the milk to hunt through the sheer fun that marks columns and incredible sound that will probably be. As the 20th anniversary of the publication approached the first game, Hawk and Activision thought it was to make the time to recreate what had become a classic video game. And even if he could not predict what would be in 2020, the game is a bright spot in a dunkelen year. When I pushed off in the level of fan-favorite storage, the first park of the original game series, I played countless hours with friends immediately recalled, tried to set new high scores. The muscle memory clicked back and I started landing combo after combo like no time had passed. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 crisp, updated graphics (the great look in HDR), add in a variety of movements that have appeared in later games and also includes other features common in modern video games, such as online multiplayer and a build mode, the own skate park. But the game feels like you remember exactly how it feels. It brings you to these days Halcyon 1999, back when the only thing you had to worry about, he had been sure that your friends know that you passed on the controller when you turn, and there was an endless supply of Mountain Dew and Doritos. The THPS series has a decade of maximum. His first success continued until the mid-2000s, but there were a developer Neversoft longtime rod for Robomodo developer, evaluation scores fell rapidly. Over the past 10 years, the disappointments are as seen in 2009 Tony Hawk: Ride holding a plastic shoe used as a controller, and 2015 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5, one of the lowest valuations aggregate scores for each game in the generation of current console must Metacritic. The series was almost dark after that, a mobile game free-to-play in 2018 published a single point for the last five years. THPS mounting, it turns out, back to what it was so funny, original meaning games. Developer Vicarious Visions in recreating the river is able to master combos and play in the skate park. Also new is a long list of challenges, Unlock costumes and the ability to make their own skaters. The game keeps 22 artist beloved by the original soundtrack, including Dead Kennedys, Primus and Rage Against the Machine. It contains 37 tracks of newly added artists like A Tribe Called Quest, MXPX and Screaming females. The remaster is not only a breath of fresh air to the series, but also to efforts to integrate the game world. Falco said that it would be important to bring representation on the release of this year, which did not exist in older games. “In the original game that I wanted the roster that all types responsible for the ice, but the ice did not have a very diverse lineup, at the moment, these are just the facts,” said Hawk. “As we evolved and how it began skating always be popular in different areas, so there were no more barriers like that.” Falco says it’s important for him that the Remaster include wider representation not only racially, socio-economic, but also gender identity, and so Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 has the first skater set not by Leo Baker track. It is possible that the original games helped inspire the communities that are now available in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2. Hawk said that “perhaps the most surprising result” is the first game that introduced so many people skateboard, even if they weren ‘t interested in skating. He believes that the more people play are passionate about skateboarding and alleviate the social stigma that has contributed worn. “Before the only people who have been cured about ice skaters themselves,” he said. “I think [Tony Hawk Pro Skater] has helped people who have not been clued in skating benefits or popularity of skating and helped them to understand that this is a positive outcome for children and communities could embrace.” While the Hawk THPS games bring skateboarding to new people, real life skaters who grew up with the series believes changes in the way the sport have helped, he said. “It ‘a new generation of children believe [the combo trick games] are possible, and are now,” said Hawk. “If you see a skater as Shane O’Neill, which is located in the new game, if you look at the tricks he does, are Tony Hawk Pro Skater combo that we have not thought possible at the time.” In 1999, the series could have introduced many new people skating, but also tapped into youth and counterculture malaise that feels just at home in 2020, as 21 years ago. In particular, distrust of authority Skate Culture assigned number and dived to the police a long time. The first game introduced to the character “Official Dick”, with lots of leaflets cliché cop mustache and a beer belly, players instead of professional skateboarder can control. It ‘appeared in many parts of the series, and could stand in the new game, too. For Hawk, skate culture embodies much as they provided thousands of young people in the United States against police brutality demonstrated by what has been seen during the summer and for racial equality. Just last week, Anthony Huber, a 26-year-old skateboarder shot avid era, while others protect against an armed man during protests in Kenosha, Wis., Which came after police Jacob Blake shot a black man in different times. Huber held his skateboard when he died. “I think skaters have always prided ourselves on being different and not for the status quo. Manifests and then in terms of effectiveness and equality, then in line, fall right,” he said. “[Y] ou have a lot especially Skateboard seen in blacks protests screw matter, because people who are not afraid to speak.” The Tony Hawk series was intended to embody those 1990s VHS skate bands that my friends and I baptized and passed around. The series, which was in turn its own version of this band for a new generation. It ‘easy to be cynical about the games remastered as an attempt to tap into more senior players of good memories, to make a quick buck. But Tony Hawk Pro Skater honors 1 + 2, what the original games were, and what he helped create. And yes, there is nostalgia here comforting. But it is a return to form with a lot of growth on the road, which leads to something that may be even better than the original and reminded that less than Jake exist. this year to be what it was, I could enjoy the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 because it taps into this comfortable family life, a teenager from me, always ready to blow Bad Religion, while the dangerous things to do. Or I could enjoy its merits, playing well as a tempting game sound and I did the cosmetic plane I would unlock the next. All I know is that I want to continue playing.
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