Tony Hawk himself, who was once best known for his skateboard-specific niche, broke the bubble and became a world-renowned celebrity. The game was also an important milestone in style and fashion, as the characters mimicked the outfits and looks chosen by the athletes themselves on which they were based. There are hundreds of skateboard-related games available on Apple and Google`s digital stores. But the amount of bad headlines is impressive. In the end, I decided to pay for the game True Skate in the AppStore (R$10.90) and was pleasantly surprised. It`s a lot of fun. It refers to “finger skateboards” (another fever of the 2000s) and brings to the mobile screen the experience of mounting your board on wheels in some very well done scenarios. The maneuvers are not that complicated to perform, it is a good hobby, but the soundtrack is a kind of scum. Since it`s on mobile, you can listen to Tony Hawk`s soundtrack on your favorite music streaming service. I don`t see much difference between what Rayssa Leal – the 13-year-old Brazilian athlete – showed this week in Tokyo and what I did when I was 14. The differences are essentially two: she has an Olympic medal, not me; And she really knows how to skate, I only did my maneuvers in video games. It`s a fun and free game, but it has some flaws. I struggled to find any good free games, and Skateboard Party 2 is the best of the more than 10 I`ve tested.

You can pass the time, there are 8 scenarios that you can unlock and it is possible to perform some interesting maneuvers without much effort. It has a very tosca translation for Portuguese, so prefer other languages. On the screen, some phones may be a little distorted. But it`s a good start to play a little and, who knows, get one of the games suggested above. Tony Hawk Pro Skater, the game that allowed you to play as champions of the sport, was released for the PlayStation 1 in 1999. A crucial title for the popularization of skateboarding in the world. First of all, because it was a cool and well-made game. After the release and relative success of the titles Streek Sk8er (Electronic Arts) and Top Skater (Sega), the distributor Activision wanted to enter this growing niche. Second, because he had the advice of real skaters – from champion Tony Hawk, after whom the game is named, to Bob Burnquist, the Brazilian skateboarder, who also worked a lot together to promote the sport here. More than the gameplay, the game has established itself as an important cultural influence. Before that, virtually every generation of pre-PlayStation consoles had at least one skateboard-related title, since the Atari.

But none reached the level of cult success that ultimately promoted the sport so much around the world. For starters, several punk rock, hardcore and ska bands included in the soundtrack became very popular. After a few years and good, but less successful, the franchise returned to its origins last year and released a remastered version of the first two most popular games, adapted to the latest platforms. The game returns with all the tracks and characters of the original titles and practically the same soundtrack – including a novelty: a song by Charlie Brown Jr.com Chorão that reinforces the position of the enthusiast and promoter of skateboarding in Brazil, a posthumous tribute to the singer of the Baixada Santista, who died in 2013. By the way, you already have a petition to include Rayssa Leal as a player. I started skateboarding in the mid-2000s – I was 14 at the time. I slipped through the walls and handrails of the school, waved on some streets of California, burst into abandoned sheds. In the headphones, the sound of Dead Kennedys, The Suicide Machines and Goldfinger dictated every maneuver I performed without much difficulty, to be honest. Ollie, hard flip, 50-50, nose cuts. Even the famous 900 did not take long to master and put into practice. Cool, but now that I`ve seen Rayssa ruin everything at the Olympics, I wanted to play a video game title.

Where do I start? Free shipping depends on shipping weight, price, and distance. Me and thousands of players were cracked. The second title, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 (2000), is considered the second best game of all time by the specialized review site Metacritic, after Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch.