If they’re the worst maps, why did I play them so much? Because I was having fun. How does that add up? Well, I spent about two hours trying to get the platinum score on Downhill Jam, the worst map to ever grace the series, and about another two and a half hours getting the platinum on Downtown, the second-worst map in the series. I actually had so much fun playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 that I had trouble seeing everything before writing my review. I wish there was a way to host a private game of H-O-R-S-E with a few friends instead of playing Game Mode Roulette in a public lobby. Be the first person to land a 100,000 point combo? It’s over in about four seconds. Some of these are fun, like chasing a high score, but some are real stinkers. You’re dropped into a session with other players and just kinda. The new multiplayer mode might be my only real gripe with the remaster. The title screen opens, of course, with Goldfinger’s “ Superman.” After all, they’re our only hope at any kind of second-wave of skate culture, so I’ll happily jam to some newer songs if it gets younger audiences into the scene. What’s atmosphere without music? To my knowledge, almost all of the classics remain intact, along with some new additions to satiate the zoomers. The atmosphere is what I can only describe as the cover of Green Day’s “Dookie” in video game form. Rest assured, the trademark goofiness of the Tony Hawk franchise is alive and well. There’s also no lack of oddball unlockables that I won’t spoil here. Plus, get enough levels and you can get a board with a GIF for a deck. These are largely unobtrusive and can be safely ignored, but I actually enjoyed racking up points and tackling some of the weirder challenges for unlocks. Some new bells and whistles have been added to further modernize the experience like challenges, a shop for apparel and gear, and a levelling system. Mall, for instance, is appropriately run-down and derelict, making it more logical as a skater’s paradise. The spaces you’ll skate around no longer feel like incidental skateparks but truly repurposed areas that feel natural. What’s almost as impressive as the game-feel are the graphics that breathe new life into old locales.
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I’m not sure how newcomers to the series will react to the absurdly arcadey physics or breakneck speeds of this particular brand of skating game, but veterans should feel immediately comfortable. The snappiness, controls, everything about the way it behaves feels like a perfect recreation of my memories of the Tony Hawk titles. I can’t stress enough how right Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 feels. If you prefer to rock the older, more limited moveset of yore, there’s an option for that, too. “Home” for me might be more Foundry than Warehouse, but since Vicarious Visions have taken it upon themselves to bring over the reverts, wallrides, and flatland from some of the later titles, I had no trouble translating my latent skills to these reboots.
They hold up so well, in fact, that despite having only scant memories of actually playing the first two games (I really got into the series with 3) I was busting out combos worth hundreds of thousands of points within literal minutes of booting it up. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 proves that classics really can hold up.
My cup overrunneth with perfectly tuned arcade gameplay and memories of 3D Doritos, not being able to ollie very well, and the Vans skatepark in Orlando, Florida. I breathe deeply the pungent fumes of nostalgic merriment.
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