I booted the game (in handheld mode of course) and plopped down on the couch to play it. This game grabbed me and did kick(flipped) me in the face with nostalgia. I was able to get my hands on an early copy of the Switch release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. Whether it was the super-advanced graphics or the fact that I never really played the very first Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater very much, nothing about the experience tickled a nostalgic itch for me. I had a chance to try the Xbox version THPS1+2, finished the whole first game, and mostly thought it was fine. Even though they weren’t the ones that held the highest spot in my memory, I was excited to set off skating again. When the remakes of the first two games were announced, I was pretty dang excited.

Even today, THPS3 would end up on my list of Top 10 favorite video games ever. Later on, I also had it on the PS2 and the GameCube. We had it on the Nintendo 64 and spent hours on it there.

I grew up in the 90s, which is another way of saying “of course I played the Tony Hawk games.” The first two popped up here and there, but Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 was the first console version I remember really attaching myself to. Geek to Geek Media was provided with a review copy of this title. Platform: Switch, Playstation, Xbox, Windows Quick View of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2

Tony hawk pro skater 3 review