THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE TONY HAWK’S GAME?

2020-08-06 -

DARRAN JONES

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2X for me. An amazing Xbox exclusive featuring all the levels from the first two games, as well as some new ones.

Expertise:

Building the ultimate gaming/ work-from-home room

Currently playing:

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Favourite game of all time:

Strider

ANDY SALTER

The Simpsons Skateboarding. Okay, it’s not a Tony Hawk’s game but I never played any of them, probably because I liked The Simpsons more than skateboarding games. Also, I enjoyed skating around and exploring Springfield.

Expertise:

Modding games, no ‘vanilla’ versions for me, thanks!

Currently playing:

Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord

Favourite game of all time:

Rome: Total War

WARREN BROWN

Pro Skater 2. It was my first experience of the series, and I played it on a PC… with cursor keys!

Expertise:

Making good on my claim that I could ‘create’ a skateboard in Photoshop!

Currently playing:

Tempest 2000 (and beating Nick’s high score :P)

Favourite game of all time:

The Legend Of Zelda:

Ocarina Of Time

DREW SLEEP

I got my kicks from playing as Darth Maul in Pro Skater 3 and doing his Sith Saber Spin signature move over and over.

Expertise:

Being RG’S de facto skater (I have the cuts and bruises to prove it!)

Currently playing:

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

Favourite game of all time:

Final Fantasy VIII

HARETH AL BUSTANI

It has to be the groundbreaking Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, just because the concept was so novel, and the execution so iconic.

Expertise:

Juggling obscure games, words and guitar and seeing where it lands

Currently playing:

Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord

Favourite game of all time:

The Secret Of Monkey Island

MARTYN CARROLL

THPS 4, on the Playstation. I had to write a player’s guide for the game and was dreading it (especially as the PS2 version looked so much better), but I really got into it and it wasn’t the chore I was expecting. Good tunes, too! Expertise: Sinclair stuff Currently playing: Paper Mario: The Origami King Favourite game of all time: Jet Set Willy

NICK THORPE

It’s got to be Tony Hawk’s

Pro Skater 2 for me. The soundtrack’s a belter, the stage design is excellent and I actually liked the way you had to plan an end point for your combos.

Expertise:

Owning five Master Systems and a Mark III

Currently playing:

Mr Driller: Drillland

Favourite game of all time:

Sonic The Hedgehog

PAUL DRURY

The first Tony Hawk’s impressed me with its open-ended gameplay, but when it comes to skateboarding games, I’ll always be a 720° man...

Expertise:

Commercial Breaks shenanigans

Currently playing:

Dominos