Classic Game Room reviews TONY HAWK PRO SKATER for Dreamcast

Recorded in 2000, Classic Game Room reviews TONY HAWK PRO SKATER for the Sega Dreamcast... the FIRST one! Play as Tony Hawk or a number of other skateboarders in this awesome game from way back in the day. An incredible franchise that has been milked dry, when this game first came out it was unbelievable! You could do so much, so fast and have so much fun! Customize skateboards, jump over cars, pull of awesome tricks and land them for huge points. This review shows how excited the original CGR team was to play Tony Hawk back in the day and shows gameplay and footage of Tony Hawk Pro Skater and tricks being pulled off. Classic Game Room started reviewing video games in 1999 and is bigger than ever today. CGR is your self proclaimed source of retro gaming reviews and new releases. CGR is also the self proclaimed ruler of Saturn. We rule. Numerous Tony Hawk skating sequels have been released since this game came out on other consoles like Xbox and PS2. TH1 was also released on the Playstation 1 and Nintendo 64. Are there new upcoming Tony Hawk Pro Skater games in development set to be released in the future for Wii, 360 or PS3? By the way, in this game you collect video tapes... how dated is that? You may as well be collecting Edison cylinders.

[@HybridAngelZero]

"Y'know what'd make this game better? Chainsaws." Nice to know Mark's tastes haven't changed in 15 years. xD

[@schtive81]

+HybridAngelZero El Camino's and chainsaws, man. He's going to put that on his tombstone when he's dead.

[@thefitnerd5116]

Mark literally hasn't aged in 20 years.

[@stevenormandin2448]

I agree,the dreamcast version of THPS is the best.

[@punkDTH]

+Steve Normandin cuz psx have those glitchy textures...and n64..... i donw want to talk about it ...wonder that they get it on a 16mb cardrige

[@4you7reviews]

+punkDTH Those are called texture warping and it was 1994 hardware. PS1 had more music tracks than the N64 and had FMV like the Dreamcast version.

[@nlg]

"the boards are phat" wow i haven't heard that phrase since 2000

[@chrisr529]

NLG which is when this was recorded

[@CarozQH]

This wasreviewed when the Dreamcast was still a thing... damn...

[@Metal-Possum]

The first two Tony Hawk games kick ass. I'm also glad that Mark lost a bit of weight.

[@ThatDubstepGuy1996]

Making el Camino references back then i see!

[@bryanmedina3183]

+Mr.Duckington II don't forget the flamethrower

[@PumaFau]

Same thing my mom bought me this for the PS1 sniff good times.

[@Kid_Strange]

My favorite CGR episode ever

[@awesomefish100]

Haha Mark was still talking about El Caminos in his videos back in 2000 lol

[@ChrisPBacon-nd7qe]

Lmao right!?

[@EndOfTheW0rld]

Duuude this is awesome! Keep posting these old reviews! It's nice to hear what we thought of it back when it was the best there was. Not like present day reviews, where they always compare them to newer games like Skate.

[@guy1ncognit0]

Your comment is now older than this video was when you commented! P.S...things have not gone well.

[@notyoursavior78]

The first Tony Hawk Pro skater was sick. I had it for the PSX. Great soundtrack too. Graphics are sweet on the DC. The mall was my favorite level. What a thrill. School was good too. Downhill was so tough. Chainsaws lol

[@kfouria]

A million points on the first THPS is very impressive since there were no manuals or reverts. Well played dude.

[@sinistermoon]

I never got very good at this game. Awesome video.

[@Iceferno]

I got the game yesterday but there's something that worries me a bit when I play. Whenever you're outdoors with bright skies, the screen seems to flicker on those parts. Have you ever had this problem? I'm in the UK so it's the Pal version, but I'm not sure if this applies to all Pal versions.

[@nitheal95]

2021 and this is feeling like I'm in the future

[@slytown]

I played so much of this game when it came out. So fun.

[@ACherimoya]

It's the El Camino... lol. This is one of the best Classic Classic Game Room episodes.

[@themaniacboy]

It is for its time, Tony hawk's pro skater 3 was one of the best back then, realistic and fun

[@TheGuyWhoIsSitting]

I remember this game, fun times!

[@shanethefox]

I got that game for playstation when I was like, uh... I forget how old I was, but I just remember playing it with my bro... a lot! that game was fun

[@RealCoachMustafa]

I didn't really get into this series, but I remember really digging the first two games. I thought they were pretty fun.

[@CharlieTeague]

I have THPS 2 for Dreamcast, is 1 better or is it like Sonic Adventure in that I must own both?

[@AndyAndyAndy11111]

haha nice to see Mark is the same Mark we know and love 10 years ago!

[@Indead]

Very surprised to see Game Room loved Tony Hawk 1, excellent, excellent video, couldn't find something good that they didn't mention.

[@GeArS2GTA4]

this game brings back some really good memories.

[@Ripplin]

I played through this with Bob Burnquist a few weeks ago for old time's sake. Still so fun and man, it's so smooth on the Dreamcast compared to the PSX.

[@QWERTYCommander]

Nice! You use Campbell too!

[@stegabba19]

i had this lol loved it

[@NESMASTER14]

Aww...brings back so many memories! I remember the day I got this for my birthday I recieved 2 copies of it because I told like every member of my family I wanted it. I ended up getting a copy of it from my grandparents and parents. haha. this game was amazing. I've probably spent more than 500 hours on this game..haha. GOOD STUFF...although nowadays, sadly, this series has been polluted with all sorts of stupid gimmicks. The last Tony Hawk I bought was THPS3.

[@Cobradabest]

I absolutely loved this on PS1

[@iamme1600]

Hear the song in the backround?? SUPERMAN that is iconic!

[@Roflcrabs]

Lord Karnage looks like a cross between James Sunderland and Seth Rogen.

[@Legionemo]

I didn't know dreamcast had the first Tony Hawk game!!I only owned the second one(which was fuc..g great by the way).If I know back then I would definitely played it.

[@CozmoCon123]

this game brings back memories

[@HALFxLIFExII]

i was eating froot loops when you said the cereal thing :P

[@Atomduck]

Its got Primus!! Hehe, I'm a primus fan and yeah, the Early Tony Hawk games were Fun!

[@xXCarl47Xx]

i still have this game

[@mariotaz]

DAMN(!) this brings back memories. Even if you weren't a skateboarder you loved this. It was major fun fer hours on end. I never played the Dreamcast version though. IMO, TH3 was the best.

[@buenogoodlive]

Every Tony Hawk game had awesome music! Top 3 Tony Hawk games: 3:Pro Skater 2:Pro Skater 4 1:Underground

[@kR0B45]

When I heard "graffiti mode" I expected Jet Grind Radio on skateboards.

[@slamjackson2137]

Dreamcast: Possibly the last home console with its own true identity.

[@Retrogamer71]

Qualified as major Dave BEER!!! rated review Dreamcast rules!

[@KingGameReview]

I've played the crap out of all the Tony Hawk games, and Tony Hawk 3 for the Xbox is still my favorite one.

[@M4R14NO94]

Wow, and I thought you didn't have more classic episodes. PD: you should put the Sega GT episode

[@drradon]

AWSOME!!!

[@50SuperMario]

haha memories of playing this game all night (:

[@Cannabissed]

i still have that game ^^ 1st of all u cant get off yıour board in that game to answer your question :) but there was a nice mode where u had a huuuge ramp, where you skate down and jump over 10 cars :))) that game is soo cool :)

[@rudorot65]

my favorite song from this games sound track was superman by gold finger its usually the song u get when yu first start the game

[@austy108642]

Wow the graphics were alot better than i thought!!!

[@Glasseh]

Yeay, a new CGR~ *waits for HD to come*

[@nitramsk8]

Woah a 12 year old comment.

[@idonotloveofficial]

I miss Dave - you guys had a great dynamic.

[@ZombieFrank]

i had a dreamcast in my dorm room and had this game. My friend and I played countless hours, I have yet to meet anyone that could grind the entire half of the schoolyard and get over a million points doing it. No bragging here but we were ridiculous, partly because we could neverfind anyone who could top our scores. Then THPS 2 was released and everone was able to break a million easily.

[@Brandonapprove]

this should be on the VC or a ds release, awesome. and modern graphics and little bit more modern gameplay, like spine tranfers, ill be ok with that. or tony hawk proskater tour, featuring the best of the proskater locations.

[@oween5]

i have this for ps1 so funny to play it on my ps3

[@KartKing4ever]

i love this game

[@khunii2188]

I played Tony Hawk 3. It is awesome!!

[@lentejTV9]

One of the best! hardest games ever!

[@PlushChronicles]

Its weird cuz when you say "This is the funnest game I've played in years," i dont know if your joking or not

[@themaniacboy]

No gore on dreamcast version ?

[@BrandonNielsen87]

Wow. This 3d is deeper in details than the ps1 and n64 versions.

[@ScrewAttackEurope]

I wonder if Dave would have said had known there'd be half a billion sequels released back then? :D (well apart from this year, no Tony Hawk as Skate! showed the world how archaic the series was getting) But the original is my favourite of the whole series, even though I only had a pirate copy that was half finished as a kid, literally some levels were half-finished, you'd skating along and notice the world has ended as you fall for all eternity into the void!!!

[@drewowen1995]

Untrue there is a setting in the options that will allow you to kick to skate.

[@geoffb1237]

I had this game for the N64. It was a good game.

[@AgesxsegA]

it has something to do with being in different generations dreamcast was realeased quite a few years before ps2 and xbox so if you knew anything you would say it has amazing graphics

[@MikeMetsFan97]

i used to play like all the tony hawk games up to Project 8 back befor i had my ps3 (i got in 07)

[@JohnPortfolio2010]

His description of what the same should have been is exactly like Dead Rising... He just forgot Zombies... Thats because zombies were an underground though. I miss those days.

[@SuperXero89]

The Dreamcast didn't use a normal CD. It used GD-ROMs. That was a proprietary format that held almost double the data of a normal CD.

[@ThePandaAgenda]

@Cooper25000 have Fun buying expansive, Not working Fake boards ... Man i loved the Tony Hawks Games Til they came up with that idea^^. thats Why i bought Skate.3 which im playin every Day since last year.

[@cacomeat7385]

While the graphics are certainly better than PS1, it's a bit disappointing to not see it in 60 fps like many other Dreamcast games at the time.

[@cacomeat7385]

***** it was pretty new during the late 90's. However, keep in mind that this version does run smoother than PS1, just not 60 (which was uncommon but not impossible)

[@4you7reviews]

+PixelReviver PS1 is weak hardware and was from 1994. What do you expect?

[@socillizt4life]

x.b.l.a have released an hd version of this & it is by far the best T.Hawk game I've ever played.It looks & plays alot better than this version(which it should,since the 360 has alot more power)I loved this game on Dreamcast,it was amazing for the time!

[@traviscombs6947]

The original THPS game actually referred to them as Kick Tricks.

[@midevil656]

nothing is better than the first.

[@MattCipolla]

This was the Skate of 2000.

[@mbiastock]

Yep...remember that one.

[@Pimpczar2011]

Strange that pop-up would even exist in a 128-bit game but remembering the pop-up that exists in the Ridge Racer 5(PS2 launch game)I guess it's to be expectant.

[@gedaman]

In all fairness it wasn't developed for the Sega Dreamcast. This was just a simple port of a 32-bit Sony PlayStation game like Fighting Force 2, WWF Attitude, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver or Grand Theft Auto 2. You won't find anything groundbreaking in a simple port like one of these games that was only intended to be played on the 32-bit PlayStation.

[@Pimpczar2011]

Thanks for enlightening me.That statement remind me of the 128-Bit console days when certain PS2 game ported over to the rival XBOX console had the same darken graphics found in the PS2 versions.

[@reesercliff]

gedaman the textures and resolutions are certainly better in the the Dreamcast port compared to the PS1. It doesn't have that wierd twitchy textures that are common in PS1 games and it supports 480p with the VGA. Best version of THPS1 is the oXbox version that has both 1 and 2 on the same disc. It was a launch game I picked up with my launch oXbox

[@Joshuah24]

ya what happiend to the other Guy at? for classic game room.

[@mopeybloke]

Was this on TV?

[@Spacecab]

Its funny that the "Aging" playstation lasted longer than the Dreamcast. The last ps1 game ever made was Fifa 2005!

[@buddytyree]

There were manuals on the PS1 version, weren't there? I forget.

[@RebelTaxi]

It's hard for me to play this game now. There isn't that balance meter when your grinding on stuff. Also, on the 64 version, you use the C buttons instead of the a b which feels awkward at 1st. Also The 64 version had 2 songs removed.

[@RebelTaxi]

Pussy

[@oswaldfigglebottom]

@@RebelTaxi uhhhhhhhh

[@carolthedimented]

@@RebelTaxi wow lol i found you here

[@zitzblitz123]

i love thps1 and i think its the best

[@WheelcraftBicycles]

I spent many hours playing this on n64.

[@yedi15]

dave always interups mark lol! i justed to have this on plastation 1 but i dont know where my playstation went lol!

[@amyo]

best soundtrack

[@sk8eerbooy44]

this game is how i got into skating haha

[@MrTrancedsailor]

I miss THUG 1 and 2.

[@KiberneticTiger]

Please do THPS3 my favorite one in the series

[@Jerry4050]

I always liked Tony Hawk 2 better on the dreamcast now that was an awesome sequel

[@morath11]

@laxiemike You are right. But Dreamcast did have some games that they never could do on PS1. Soul Caliber (Better than Arcade) and Phantasy Star Online. I have had and loved both systems. BTW, Just because a system has more games doesn't mean they were better games. All consoles from Atari 2600 to Xbox 360/PS3/Wii all have crappy games made. But at least nowadays you can see reviews of most games

[@bffalcon]

I agree.

[@RollOnToVictory]

Dreamcast version was good, but owning both, N64 version was king

[@MisfitMafiaPB]

lol, He said the boards were "Phat", I haven't heard that word since the game came out.

[@Kdogtheslayer]

its funny how these skateboard games make skateboarding look easy

[@Xegethra]

@KyleReidzilla yeah but its still aging....if a game come out so much later. now game arent being made as far as i know, was a good system. i never had a dream cast or really played one so i cant comment so much on what system did the games better

[@bongmygong1991]

Where did he go? i have been wondering about that... mark rules though

[@7ens3nButt0n]

i miss the classic white fog in the games of today :(

[@benzo12]

Thank god the new versions are terrible, this version is still relevant lol

[@drunkensailor112]

he left pennsylvania or something, for a totally different job. there's an interview between dave and mark on this channel, of some years ago. check it out

[@iamthesc0ut2]

@bentheweirdo its not exactly a remake, but you're somewhat right