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The ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' series is a line of skateboarding video games published by [[Activision]], and one of the first to feature the likenesses of professional skaters such as the titular
The first few games in the series gave the player a two-minute time limit to score as many points as possible by stringing together grabs, flip tricks, and grinds. Scoring enough points and completing enough objectives (such as grinding a particular rail or jumping over a specified gap) will unlock a new course for the player to skate on. Many of the skate parks in the series are modeled after real locations, such as New York City, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. Beginning with the fourth game, the levels were expanded greatly, and the two-minute timer was eliminated (except for particular challenges). Beginning with the fifth game, storylines were added for single-player mode which were of surprisingly good quality.
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==== Fan-Made ====
* ''THUG Pro'': A [[Game Mod]] for ''Underground 2''. THUG Pro ports levels from all games in the series up to Project 8. Currently all levels from 3, 4, THUG and THUG2 are included, as well as several from 1, 2, American Wasteland and Project 8 as well as one from ''Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure'' (Andy's Room), plus the Big Shell level from ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2]]'''s skateboarding bonus mode<ref>The skateboarding mode actually served as a demo for ''Evolution Skateboarding'', as the full game came with ''Metal Gear'' characters as unlockable skaters.</ref> is available as a mod. It also unlocks many limits in character and park creation mode while generally opening the game up to further modding.
==== Beyond Activision ====
* In
This series is especially notable for the massive critical praise it received when it was still in its prime. ''2'' is the highest-rated [[PlayStation]] game on [[
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* [[Bonus Level of Heaven]]: Skate Heaven from THPS2.
* [[Crazy Homeless People]]: Ollie the Magic Bum [[Meaningful Name|(which is generally what you're required to do when he is on a map)]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: To an extent with Tony from ''Underground'' onward as the series shifts its focus to the player character instead of a roster of pro skaters. Tony and his fellow pro skater pals are still playable in the games' classic modes, however.
* [[Dummied Out]]: The first game's beta featured levels called Downhill, Freeway, Classic Concrete and Suburbia which were changed or removed in the final release. Downhill was removed because of its length, in addition to resembling a level from the game Top Skater. The last section, a large warehouse with a pool in it, was implemented into the Chicago level in the final game. Freeway was removed because it wasn't finished. Classic Concrete was a physics test with various types of terrain in it. Suburbia was an early version of the San Francisco level that was heavily changed in the final version. Freeway can be accessed via hacking in the PC version of Tony Hawk's 2 (which also features the levels from Tony Hawk's 1). In the beta of the first game, Freeway has a bus appear out of nowhere and fly off into the air. The version hidden in the PC version of Tony Hawk's 2 has the differently colored bus from that game's Philadelphia level instead. Levels called Suburbia and Downhill appear in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, but they don't bear any resemblance to the originals (although Downhill does have a skate park at the bottom of the hill, like the original).
** Tony Hawk's 3 has the Paris level, also known as Rooftops. It was never finished, and was seen in prototype shots featured in magazines before the game came out. It can be found with many of the graphics missing via hacking in the final game. The GBA version of the game features the Paris level, however. The level Skater's Island was originally named Rhode Island before the game came out as well.
* [[Franchise Killer]]: An ''intentional'' example from ''Pro Skater 5''. A completely awful game released within months of Activison's license expiring just to sink the value.
* [[Genre Popularizer]]: Credited for kickstarting the supergenre of "extreme sports" games in the early 2000s.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
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** [[Jackass|Bam Margera]] also appears, with side missions unique to him, like riding shopping carts.
** Of course, Gene Simmons is also playable in one game, which even features a [[Kiss]] level, where the band will play occasionally. Yes, Peter's drum set does the floating thing.
** Motorcycle builder and reality show personality [[Jesse James]] (of West Coast Choppers fame) also appears as a playable character in ''THUG2'' where he pilots a customised Segway-like motor scooter.
* [[Hollywood Atlas]]: Many of the levels outside the USA have traits riffed from it (thankfully without ditching the general urban setting):
** [[Britain Is Only London]]: [[Captain Obvious|London]] in ''THPS4''.
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** [[Toros Y Flamenco]]: Barcelona in ''THUG2''.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]: Eric Sparrow. Just when you think he'll turn around for you and set things right, he'll ditch or defame you for [[Small Name, Big Ego|his career]].
* [[Market-Based Title]]: The first game was sold in Europe as ''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding'' under the assumption that Europeans associate the word "skater" with ice skating. The series would later be marketed under a single global title since then.
* [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]: Not only with the franchises the guest skaters are from, but also with the [[Spin-Off]] game ''Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX'', as a couple levels from it make appearances.
* [[Mayincatec]]: The temple section of Pro Skater from THUG2.
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