Last month, Activision announced they had enlisted the team at Vicarious Visions to develop a remastered collection of the first two Tony Hawk extreme sports games. Relics of the PlayStation 1 era of gaming, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series was one I never got to play in-depth due to my lack of owning a PS1, but do have fond memories of playing it on demo booths in stores.
Seeking to provide “players with breathtaking gameplay experiences”, they claim that this remaster will “blend all the original levels, pro-skaters, old-school tricks and more that gamers remember from the ‘90s and 2000’s with new, beautifully recreated levels”. But, while they are remaining faithful to the original content, new content is also in development for the game.
Joining the original cast of skaters will be some of the most preeminent pro skaters in the world today – including Nyjah Huston, Leo Baker, Leticia Bufoni, Aori Nishimura, Lizzie Armanto, Shane O’Neill, Riley Hawk and Tyshawn Jones. Each of them will set themselves apart through the inclusion of their own signature tricks.
Furthermore, it has been confirmed that those who pre-order the game digitally via the PlayStation Store, Xbox Marketplace or Epic Marketplace will get access to the game’s Warehouse Demo from 14 August 2020 – providing fans with an early opportunity to check out how the game handles.
Modern-day skateboarding originated from a generation of skaters who grew up playing the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games. The world-class pro skaters we’re adding to this remaster took the tricks and combos from the videogame and made them possible in real life. We’re proud that the remaster will represent the skate culture landscape today with a diverse roster of skaters that will appeal to any gamer.
Michelle Bresaw
Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Activision
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC – the latter exclusively via the Epic platform. While on offer at a standard price of $69.95 AUD, hardcore fans of the series can nab themselves a Digital Deluxe version for $84.95 AUD which includes unique content and in-game gear, or a Collector’s Edition priced at $169.95 which includes digital deluxe content and a limited-run Birdhouse Deck.
WHAT ARE THEY PROMOTING ABOUT THIS REMASTER?
HD to the Max – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2’s amazing HD graphics allow players to pull off reverts, wall plants, lip tricks and manuals with even longer combos in brilliantly vivid detail.
Faithful Remaster – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 combines original levels, original pro skaters, tricks, and modes from the first two games in the franchise into one gnarly package.
Added Features – New tricks, secrets and more to uncover will take the original games to the next level! Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 also provides loads of gameplay options with online multiplayer modes. New features to the remaster also include even more goals than before, added challenges to amp up gameplay and more.
Sick Customisation – Create-A-Park and Create-A-Skater modes are back! But new this time around is a robust editor enabling new ways of customisation. Players will be able to share new parks online with friends, remix already published parks with their own personal flavour, and outfit skaters with tons of customisation options.
Iconic Soundtrack – Get ready to kick, push and trick to one of the greatest videogame soundtracks ever as many iconic and fan-favourite songs from the soundtrack that defined a generation return with the new remaster.
Killer Lineup – They’re all back! Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Geoff Rowley, Bucky Lasek, Elissa Steamer, Kareem Campbell, Andrew Reynolds, Bob Burnquist, Chad Muska and the rest of the pro skaters from the original two games are back and brought to life in HD detail.
