Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

The image is of gameplay in the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, which would make history in the video game world. The release of the first video game was a huge success for Activision and Tony Hawk. It has sold over 5 million copies for Playstation. The expectations for this release were modest, and the creators were blown away at the success. Tony Hawk worked with the programmers and developers to make the game as realistic and fun as possible for the players. The music in the video game, whether it be rock or rap, spread music culture to a younger generation of players as they played the game. The music included songs from Green Day but also songs from groups like Bad Religion. It was also very realistic for the time, allowing people to see other parts of cities that they were not exposed to in their every day life such as graffiti in tunnels and at skate parks. Thousands of people were inspired by this game to start skating in real life.

Mat Ombler

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/we-cherish-tony-hawks-pro-skater-because-it-helped/1100-6477347/

The Gaurdian

September 4, 2019

English

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/sep/04/tony-hawks-pro-skater-playstation-games-skateboarding