Thrasher: Skate and Destroy

[SpadedOne]

Sorry, I might come off a bit biased but whoever said Thrasher was the best skating game before Skate is retarded. Yeah, it's good, it's a cult classic even. The learning curve was high but the difficulty is what people liked. However, as a full game, you gotta be kidding me, not even close. THPS2 alone was 10x better then Thrasher not counting the other additions to the series. Grind session is fun, but it's THPS without the star power or features, not really much difference.

If you're looking for some old playstation Extreme sports game nostalgia here's some of my favorites people don't really pay attention too.

Razor: Freestyle Scooter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZlbi...eature=related
Like Grind Session with scooters. I had fun with it.

Aggressive Inline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Uos-GBOT4
More well known but it still falls short on peoples memory.

Disneys Extreme Skate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6V0u...eature=related
One of my favorites. THPS4 engine with Create-A-Skater and fun levels/characters. Loved it.

X-Games Skateboarding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHSstRe67Dw
I was in the minority of people who actually liked this but I really did enjoy it and I have fond memories.

Evolution Skateboarding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE2yd...eature=related
If there was a skating game that had potential it was Evolution Skateboarding. It was the first game introducing create-a-trick and the gameplay wasn't horrible. It was fun and I enjoyed it a lot as a kid.

Honorable mention:MTV Snowboarding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUEUx...feature=relmfu
I don't know if you like snowboarding games, the obvious winners are SSX but this game was one of my favorites growing up. I liked the fast paced gameplay and it felt smoother/easier to pick up than any other ps1 snowboarding game available.

Dishonorable mention: BMXXX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMO9Vr32d6A
Since everyone is mentioning Dave Mirra, remember this crappy gem of art? This was suppose to change the way we look at video games as adults forever, haha. No.

You should be castrated if you think you can get away with saying that any of those games are better than Thrasher: Skate and Destroy.

Razor: Freestyle scooter?

Disney's Extreme Skate?

I was a young person when the PS1 was kicking and I was still way too old to bother with Disney's Extreme Skate.

They made a game off of the kids movie about surfing penguins called "Surfs Up." Sounds right up your alley

[EternalRewind]

Hahaha Disney Extreme

[Boris Magee]

Hey guys,

I have played the game a bit more and have unlocked China Banks. Its getting a bit difficult hahaha

So I decided to just freeskate around like i would in EA Skate, then remembered that there was an expert mode. So I turned that on. What does it do? I can't notice anything different

[pawnluvguitarist]

Hey guys,

I have played the game a bit more and have unlocked China Banks. Its getting a bit difficult hahaha

So I decided to just freeskate around like i would in EA Skate, then remembered that there was an expert mode. So I turned that on. What does it do? I can't notice anything different

You sure its on? You should be getting sloppy landings all over the place and have to use the catch button.

[Boris Magee]

Hm, maybe it wasn't on. I will go back and try again a bit later.

As for the best skateboarding game before skate, in my opinion that it is Tony Hawk 2. Thrasher's campaign mode isn't fun in my opinion, and it is rife with weird glitches. Although, as far as realistic freeskate goes, thrasher is definitely the best for that before Skate came out from what I can tell.

Also, when do you unlock the manual? Every once in a while I will be skating around there will be a perfect obstacle to nose manual (as my Skate instincts tell me). But I don't have it. Or do I? :S

[pawnluvguitarist]

Not sure man. I didn't actually beat the game. Just used cheats to unlock everything, switched to hardcore mode, saved, and never looked back. It's all about the freeskate anyway. There's a trick list in the pause menu. Sadly you dont balance manuals in this game though, the one thing it's missing from the Dave Mirra engine.

[PoppySquidJr]

Hm, maybe it wasn't on. I will go back and try again a bit later.

As for the best skateboarding game before skate, in my opinion that it is Tony Hawk 2. Thrasher's campaign mode isn't fun in my opinion, and it is rife with weird glitches. Although, as far as realistic freeskate goes, thrasher is definitely the best for that before Skate came out from what I can tell.

Also, when do you unlock the manual? Every once in a while I will be skating around there will be a perfect obstacle to nose manual (as my Skate instincts tell me). But I don't have it. Or do I? :S

If I'm not mistaken, only one or two characters can unlock the manual. I'm not positive on that though. I'm pretty positive the blonde hair dude can't do it though.

[SpadedOne]

Everybody gets one exclusive trick.

The manual is available to everybody.

L1 + square + up or down.