How Much Money Did Tony Hawk Make From Tony Hawk's Pro Skater??

[@jdmcarboy64]

For those unfamiliar with the 900. It’s Tony’s signature move where he goes up and spins 900 times.

[@LiamWild]

Thechristopherryan LMAO

[@NateorNathaniel]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@logan3645]

😂😂😂😂

[@stormblessed2321]

With cheat codes, and it takes a long time.

[@Gshockgutta]

Thechristopherryan 😂😂😂😂

[@miketaylor9544]

These games were not only fun, but literally had the best soundtracks ever. So much great music i found because of these games.

[@Magerquark]

Easily one of the best sportgames ever

[@KLIPP-D]

Remember trying to compile the sickest tricks to end with a rail grind and front wheel ollie S-K-A-T-E

[@Humanistic_]

Superman by Goldfinger is the first song i think of when i think of those games

[@oubimcius4032]

The first game sound track was amazing!!

[@genesis11am]

True. Now I find my music on gta

[@lawson4322]

made tony hawk a sandwich at subway.... gave me a 20 buck tip, mans a legend

[@Fransais]

For real?

[@jasond8477]

So that’s like a regular person leaving no tip

[@christianheinz3395]

Yeah me too, back in 1999. Dude is awesome!

[@lawson4322]

Daniel L yes coach

[@tcb9775]

Narly

[@BipityBopity93]

Tony Hawk, the man responsible for the skill of finding VHS tapes in random places.

[@blakeb9792]

Hilarious! Lol

[@heyhocodyo97]

Whats on the tapes and why's he looking for them

[@KJAY2THOUSAND]

@@heyhocodyo97 unseen skate footage😉

[@RevanMartinez]

I work in Tampa and drive by the building that has a secret tape in the level in Tony Hawks Underground, whenever I drive by I image there’s still a secret tape up there haha

[@steveothamula9038]

@@heyhocodyo97 pretty sus when you think about it. Tony hawks private porno collection. Tony Gawks.

[@doylechester4405]

Tony Hawk, you deserve every dollar that comes your way. You've entertained millions of people for years.

[@joegastly6166]

Tony Hawk deserves more money. Lets all donate as much as possible to him

[@peytonleehagens123]

Man I'll Probably regret this r/whoooosh

[@maxbonaccorsi7907]

Eh kinda fucked up the game my guy

[@casualpolice7710]

@@choosetolivefree You're not a skater either, you're a keyboard warrior.

[@boosters23]

@@choosetolivefree someone shit in your cornflakes.

[@bakerXderek]

Tony is a 100% certified OG.

[@Clones2011]

and so are you bxd!

[@JohnDoe-rq9hr]

Don’t jab now because you have a camera following you

[@ThrottleTherapy8]

CHEAH

[@christianlacambra6709]

Me gusta

[@walkerheck3533]

Cheaaaaahhh

[@joshscott7401]

He taught us that we can slam through glass mid 900 into a tail slide.

[@Doomreb]

my childhood flashed before my eyes when i read that 😂

[@portraitsoftracy]

@@Doomreb SAME!

[@zacadou]

hahaha made my day

[@mattpriest23]

Dying 🤣😂👍🏼👍🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼♾

[@0rganfarmer]

blámaðr Loki Kult DOING EVERYTHING I CAN

[@Skywalker05088]

Tony is still that 18 year old that loves skating and is still just as humble as the day he got his first skateboard. Mad props brother.

[@c0pyimitati0n]

I remember growing up in the 90's playing the original Tony Hawk demo over and over and over and over again.

[@opnavesea]

hahaha same!

[@george2648]

💯

[@tbhaver]

Same here. back when there were demo discs.

[@DylanTaylor]

c0pyimitati0n hahaha yes the demo discs. I remember those

[@jayc5633]

The warehouse 🤟

[@Apriliars]

Anyone else here that didn’t search for this but still clicked because you played this game when you were a kid?

[@ignignokt-6050]

Aprilia rs I was never into skating but I loved that original PlayStation game. I was so fun to do the tricks.i was a dirt bike kid

[@Apriliars]

@@ignignokt-6050 It was fun no matter what :) have a great day brother

[@SHATHECROW]

Hell yea bro

[@iggsGH]

KZbin is in our heads

[@airraverstaz]

I was in the 3rd grade, my friends and I didn't have skateboards so when their parent's left we'd take pillows and jump off of their dresser onto the bed pretending they were boards. It sounds kind of sad, but it was damn fun.

[@HatedJared]

Damn, $4mil? Thats a down payment on a 1 bedroom house in the Bay Area!

[@Definitely_Melnyx]

bruh, I thought for 30 seconds he got 4.000 because you wrote mil. I question my life in this time.

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

But how long ago?

[@INSIGHTCO]

Back in the early 2000's nah... that was 2 houses.

[@hectoralmodovar1]

Melnyx I also tend to get mil and millón mixed up sometimes

[@KeefeL]

By the city center in a new building... Commentbait

[@Zlittlepenguin]

I’m not even interested in skateboarding whatsoever, but there’s something about Tony hawk that just demands respect lol

[@BennyNegroFromQueens]

Yea, it's weird...i think it's because he's an effective communicator.

[@ibastratepi]

Yup. He's up there with Jordan, Schumacher, Tiger Woods, Valentino Rossi...people that make non-players into fans.

[@kompanjonac]

He's just all around awesome dude

[@standingpineapple6651]

It's his being-ness. Just the way he is so attractive.

[@Steve_305]

@@ibastratepi you forgot to mention Lance Armstrong

[@nineinchrails3361]

All the pro skaters were great but Tony Hawks Underground truly changed my life. The whole pick a sponsor story mode was fukking excellent.

[@nubreed13]

Just a shame the game is the same no matter what sponsor you pick.

[@JMC-The-Director]

Underground was Legit man I want to find it and play like the old days!

[@Wafflez-Man-YT]

Hank Sabbath the best game

[@riv6580]

The 1st one changed us old people’s lives!

[@gargaduk]

THPS 2 and 3 are my favorites! True classics.

[@ccortez392]

Never skated, never played the games, never watched anything about him, yet I’ve always known who he is.

[@victorpetrescu6586]

Obviously, Tony Hawk is an all time big icon.

[@robfromvan]

Batman well start skating then 👌😀

[@letsprayandfasttogether9618]

Batman shows you how powerful entertainment is and that’s not a good thing

[@Floydfan47]

Big disservice not playing them, they're so good. American Wasteland was my favorite.

[@Tesla_ofthe_Skies]

Batman that’s the definition of a legend then. Big name, bigger brand and insane longevity. The man is still relevant today and a huge philanthropist for children and not just skating, but of course that’s where is heart will always be!

[@andrewjohnson9284]

Hawk never gave up on his dream of making skating a real sport and getting money for skaters. Nothing but respect. Without him so many skaters we know would not be big time names. He deserves every penny he get's. What a great ambasdor to the sport.

[@joemckim1183]

And Tony Hawk spent most of his prime years making very little money. After the 80s boom period of skating ended most skaters made a fraction of what they made before hand.

[@jonnydiggs1760]

As Tony ages, he is oddly starting to look like Bill Gates. All in fun. Tony is the man! 🤩🤙

[@Paul_The_Spaceman]

Damn your not wrong.

[@eliassanchez7586]

“The cooler Daniel”

[@DanRustle]

hes the man......untill he decides there is too many people on Earth

[@Monotothewan]

money does that to you

[@boigeorge886]

Eh not really. Can see what you mean sort off though

[@FromHyrule]

Tony Hawk is so iconic, you don’t have to know a lick of skateboarding to know he’s the real deal.

[@maxbonaccorsi7907]

FromHyrule he’s a cock

[@almightysosa3007]

I met Tony as a kid walking around the X-Games, all of a sudden I hear someone skating up to us and I’ll never forget turning around and seeing Tony Hawk at the height of his career. Young me was over the top excited and I still have the picture, one of my favorite people I’m glad to say I met him

[@spencerhoback2583]

You’ll never see this Tony but your foundation allowed my small town a skatepark, for that Sir. I thank You

[@charlesquales9503]

Same

[@zakjackson2610]

Dope

[@CamxCam.]

Tell him how you feel, Spence. Don't hoback.

[@connordole]

Same here

[@chanzsandoval527]

amen

[@Nevermindlol829]

I think tony is gonna get more than 4 milly come September

[@BigCleverName]

I already digitally pre-ordered and I hope I did the right thing lmao

[@Nevermindlol829]

Clever Name you did, I’d give my left nut to have pro skater 2 remaster but they only want £50 for it so it’s a win win

[@StonedColdSteveAustin316]

i’m so hype

[@hotheadedgamers6949]

Because I’m buying his new game and I’m hoping he remaster some more

[@supadopemex9245]

Exactly I’m buying that thing for sure.

[@dazhibernian]

Get it remastered for current consoles!

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

Oorrrr Xbox one backwards compatibility just like with skate 3

[@originils5708]

Tony Hawks pro skater HD exists

[@jackmehoff8459]

dazhibernian have it on ps3 part and 2 together in one game

[@Kaospyro]

Originils and dead/abandoned. the studio did the DLC and left it for dead.

[@Asocial-Canine]

They did, and trust me when I say you don't want it

[@robertshields5541]

I’m 24 (almost 25) years old now and I grew up playing every Tony hawk game. Every single one. I went to the boom boom huck jams, bought birdhouse boards. Used to skateboard everyday outside before my pre-teens. Tony Hawk was the ultimate role model for kids when I was growing up. As I got a little older I grew out of skating and forgot how big of a part my life it used to be. Watching this video made me remember how big of an impact Tony Hawk had on my life. A true stand up guy and pioneer to the skating and video game communities.

[@MichalGolata]

Robert Shields I put together new set up after 10 years of absence where now I’m 30...just saying 😉🤜

[@RallyLancer95]

I'm the same age as you I couldn't agree more. Every kid I knew had a skateboard in the 2000s. Everyone knew who Tony was. Everyone played the games. The impact was bigger than I ever realized at the time

[@joeschmo9838]

I bought the Birdhouse board that was silver with the skeleton of like an eagle on it, felt sad when I broke it. I wasn't HUGE into skating but tagged along with my brother because I always looked up to him and mainly just rolled around...was a good way to get exercise and there were some fun moments I had and scary as fuck moments (going down a huge hill then have a car beep, turn around and lose balance) ate shit doing probably 25-30mph.

[@allbaugh04]

$4mil and he's not sure if that was the annual royalty. So we don't even know how much he got paid, he don't even know how much he got paid.

[@mikintil]

Oh im sure he does hes being modest, that game made billions im sure he got more than that

[@andreidinu7316]

He was talking about the first big bonus he got from it. The annual royalties are definitely higher than that and go straight to his bank account.

[@andreidinu7316]

@Retro game bookcase reviews and this is now, when the game faded, imagine what he was doing at the height of its run.

[@clay_reznor647]

They probably shortchanging him. That's why that lunch meeting was for.

[@yourmomsgoat5840]

seeITdestroID I don’t think he got billions 😀😀

[@frozenlake1215]

I keep revisiting this clip, especially the money part. Not because I want to hear rich people talk about getting rich, but because of how unexpected it was for Tony. He has always seemed like a genuine, down-to-earth dude. The original Pro Skater games arguably could have marked the peak of his fame but not even he knew how big they would hit, and I think you can tell that with this video.

[@ladboii2901]

Man's passion was skateboarding as a hobby, then sport, then a passionate job, Fortunately it became his life

[@dclarkmusic]

Tony Hawk is such a stand up guy. He doesn’t put up a front. My type of celebrity.

[@Cuzzzo]

Now it would be a dlc. Buy the 900 for 5.99. Pre order now!!

[@Black_Jesus3005]

kreativeasylum jh or all those sweet board graphics

[@feensta]

Lol this comment. So true

[@Flagrant_Violations]

People in the US legitimately don’t have the money for it. 30% of the US can’t afford a one time $10 hamburger incidental and ~50% can’t afford basics like food/water/shelter.

[@cheesesteakphilly]

...launch DLC :( Can you imagine? They’ll remove half the “Create a Park” items and charge everyone $17.99 to unlock it.

[@chrissullivan6572]

Lmao, That sweet sweet DLC

[@TheDomain16]

Not many celebrities deserve what they have but Tony is humble and deserves it all.

[@makaveli087]

So true. Hawk was a pioneer in every industry he wrapped his head around. All the bragging rights on the planet and he's just like "Yeah, Things really just came together with that." He'd be a billionaire if he was able to stay away from women. Guys been divorced like 4 or 5 times.

[@zackalfred3000]

Nah,he deserves way morr that what he currently has

[@metalupmikey]

1:14 is the single greatest interview moment Tony has ever had. The delivery on the question was perfect.

[@jojonr619]

You could feel every emotion off his face. He knows he’s in for a big number and he’s already sad about it.

[@Sigrafix]

Those pro skater games were insanely popular.. I'd wager that if they paid Tony $4 million they probably made about $400,000,000 in sales.. Lol.

[@Rhode_Island_Red]

that was a onetime royalty for the first 3 games. He's probably been paid 20-30 times that amount over time.

[@XBLArmory]

​@Timothy Dexter Looked up the releases and knowing the size of the market pretty well I'd bet that was his second or third royalty check, the biggest games in the franchise sales wise all came before 2008, and knowing how the market scaled I'd bet The last three neversoft games sold well but represented the decline in the franchise, typically in franchise decay on annualized releases like we saw in the tony hawk games the sales figures stagnate but don't markedly decline for about three bad "mainline" games. I'd bet he got to the point where he was getting 6-8 million per year but that probably began to dry up by 2010, most everything after Ride was dislike excluding the remake of pro skater 1. I'd bet the franchise put him shy of 60 million over it's life time and that's assuming he had the same royalty percentage on the later games as he did on the early games, which I sort of doubt.

[@samueljames657]

Armory I just googled and siri’ed his net worth, it’s 140 million. Not 14 mil, not 40 mil, but 140.

[@nikrbawker]

Games peter way off when they go into classic. Most games target launch day / week sales. You can prolly look up the numbers. The real question is did Rodney Mullen. Jamie Thomas ect make anything in the titles they were in?

[@samueljames657]

Nickelbawker in a country(USA) where 50% of the population makes less than 30k a year you really have to let a 140 million dollar net worth sink in for a little bit. I’m in for some capitalism but this is ridiculous parity

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

Google says his net worth is $140 million. I'd bet the games are responsible for at least half that money.

[@asianassassin5082]

Thanks was wondering his net

[@paynexkiller]

That’s actually not a lot.

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

@@paynexkiller Not compared to how much money Activision made off of it. But $70 million is a shitload of money regardless.

[@bloodieboi5182]

paynexkiller seriously? That’s so fucking much money for one person to personally spend on anything they want.

[@bodyemcal]

@@paynexkiller like u wouldn't want 140 mil lol

[@SLSmith_96]

Tony is such a down to earth, friendly dude, man. Always has been. As many interviews I've seen of him, I honestly don't think he has a single bad bone in his body.

[@smallbluemachine]

Or a single unbroken one! .. high-five 🖐... guys? 😅😬

[@itsNAGOLS]

4 divorces later.....

[@oisinosborne2852]

except ride and Thps 5 for shame.

[@FrecklePecker]

Only bad bones he has are the ones he broke several times from skating

[@mclarensaleenf7]

Andy Graves Getting divorced doesn't mean he's a bad person. Humans did not even evolve to be monogamous. He's so down to Earth and charitable, honestly the best skater as far as interviews go, plus the best vert skater ever

[@fsdirtbear926]

He’s so cool. I love how throughout the years man he’s stayed the same cool person and that’s why he’s so awesome.

[@Forestgravy90]

JC Negron weird marriage history though

[@jdiamond1952]

JC Negron check out his book from the early 2000’s I remember reading it in middle school and it was sooooooo goooooood.

[@sublime90]

im not into skating at all. but i played the shit out of tony hawk 2,3,4 underground 1 and 2 and american wasteland. those were great games to play thanks tony and neversoft

[@TheSteve1126]

The ea skate games are great too. Wild that I’ve never ridden a skateboard in my life, yet skating games were my favorite games growing up. It’s really sad to see that they’ve basically been tossed aside.

[@ahmedmuflahi7735]

2:35 "He then slides this cheque over and I was like...I got lunch" LOL love him man.

[@stuna91]

Tony "lunch is on me" Hawk Guy is such a legend.

[@salami99]

Tony "do a kick flip" hawk too

[@cTo_ceej]

Is Tony Hawk the coolest name ever bestowed to a person? He was born for this

[@lifeevent88]

His real name is Charles lakes

[@Cyraxxxxxxxsssstylus]

@@lifeevent88 whats the joke?

[@hardcoredoom5892]

Imagine if he had a son named Mike.

[@CrazyJewIIISLKS]

@@hardcoredoom5892 The men's room radio show in Seattle has someone named Mike hawk on it.

[@onedrive8422]

Dick Butkus

[@SebastianTinajero]

The demand for Skate 4 is so high I absolutely fell in love with the game franchise it felt like grand theft auto and tony hawk pro skater had a baby

[@DiJonMusTard97]

Sebastian Tinajero haha that's the perfect analogy for THPS4

[@mikeekim007007]

Whelp, we're getting Session soon

[@thefury4424]

Wha? Like gta? Tell him he's dreaming son

[@camino510]

Sebastian Tinajero you said it man I wasn’t even into skating sit bit damn that shit was fun. Memories.

[@gpittel]

Skate 4 would be so sick!!!!

[@dumaramutsi]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 represents my teenage years.

[@samxma]

dumaramutsi same!

[@jayluis189]

My childhood. Along with Mortal Kombat trilogy

[@Zeru.]

for me it was thps4 :D

[@opnavesea]

WORD

[@mightymorphinetime]

cmonn its all about Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3. Soundtrack was amazing

[@Hellraza]

Tony Hawk came to the tiny skate park in my town when i was 7. It was so small that he built a way bigger one in the more central park of our city. I spent slot of my teen years at that skatepark and its some of my best memories. Tony Hawk is the real deal.

[@foreversolvent5334]

He’s built like 900+ skateparks so far and still going! He’s still blessing kids.

[@mccannesanford145]

This dude got me into sports, music and video games. Legend

[@felipeguerrero2409]

I had Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 for the Dreamcast and that inspired my friends and I to go buy skateboards at the nearby mall. We skated so much that summer of 2000. Damn..those were some of the best days of my life! Thanks Tony!

[@africaRBG]

Felipe Guerrero Ahh the year 2000. Those were some good times. One of the last few years before tech took over. In some ways for good, some ways, not.

[@blitheringrando1410]

Same. Early 2000s skating outside the strip mall and the burger king. There still may be wax on the ledge of that parking lot. Never did get the hang of grinding tho...

[@felipeguerrero2409]

@@blitheringrando1410 haha yeah, I bet therr are some places were we waxed ledges and stuff too.

[@felipeguerrero2409]

@@africaRBG I know right? Sometimes I wish I could relive those days!

[@DenyBlackburn]

2000 was indeed a good year 🌞

[@Flagrant_Violations]

Deserves it. Improved the entire sport for millions of people and there’s no bsing the talent or work put in. Pay for performance. Legend.

[@pepe7drum]

Such an icon, is like the Michael Jordan of skate world, bigger than life.

[@pepe7drum]

Santiago Ferrari lol... corrected

[@liamcampione6044]

Missed the opportunity to title this "How much money did pro skater Tony hawk make from Tony Hawk's pro skater?"

[@akmaldanial67]

Was the title changed?

[@Red-fv4bi]

Akmal Danial Reread the comment

[@recession81]

4 million dollar check like damn I would freak out 😂

[@chanderson2559]

Better get really good at something

[@recession81]

Chanderson 255 Ok?

[@jscott7432]

Chanderson 255 yet you sit here on youtube

[@chanderson2559]

Josh Scott And?

[@recession81]

Chanderson 255 Lol his point is you dont have 4 mil

[@DropThatDelly]

“...and hehandedmeachequefor4milliondollars” I got chills when he said that. You can tell with how Tony said it that it was a HUGE turning point in his life.

[@jimmytumbles9640]

4:14 Hearing someone use the word "Literally" properly was troublingly satisfying here. Love Tony.

[@nbarealtalker]

I used to pull TWO 900s in one jump. The game was incredibly realistic.

[@jacobeestrickland8235]

I would of liked watching you play, because in Wasteland 2 900s would have needed the moon gravity cheat, or 3 minutes of straight vertting.

[@shishi1079]

give skateboarding a few years someone gonna do two 900s in a row irl 😆

[@ifrit35]

Yeah and that's what I miss about sports games of that era. Their primary goal was to be fun to play and not realistic.

[@bobbydavid1442]

if u were to ask any random person on the street to name a skater, their answer would likely be Tony Hawk.

[@Turk_2023]

Maybe....Ryan Shekler, Bob Burnquist, Danny Way,, Buckey Lasek, Paul Rodrigez, Bam Margera, Jake Brown, Jason Ellis, Rob Dedyrck would all get some shout outs too depending on their age..... Late 90s-early 2000`s skateboarders were main stream because of Jack ass. Jake Brown flying out of his shoes at Xgames..... Rob and Big show brought him fame..... Sheckler was in a Bieber video.........

[@sdqsdq6274]

lol , ryan whos that , only know steve caballero

[@Twice_Marvel]

Bill & Bill`s Gentlemans Club that wasn’t his point, nobody cares you can name skaters. Ask 100 people the majority will say tony hawk.

[@Twice_Marvel]

Englewood Frank21 no.

[@PANTALLIDETH94]

In reality it would probably be Rob Dyrdek. He's in the limelight all the time. People that don't skate know him from ridiculousness and rob and big. Older people will definitely say Tony Hawk

[@mtnt0557]

I still remember seeing Tony hawk in rocket power 🚀🎥🛹 that was classic as well....

[@TheKorfish]

Yes. Those glow in the dark boards were dope. But his skate park was literally a lawsuit waiting to happen.

[@thomas3c]

sounds like he doesnt quite understand how much we need skate 4

[@neekorodriguez]

FACTS

[@kickyourfaceandlaugh607]

tskeleton there is a new games called sessions at e3 looks like the skate games.

[@SolidIncMedia]

As Sarah said, check out Session. I've backed the game and played the alpha and it looks really good. I hope it has a large open world like Skate had, because skating around a city for hours, not hitting any invisible barriers or loading screens really made the game for me. www.kickstarter.com/projects/100195109/session-skateboarding-simulation-game-by-crea-ture?ref=user_menu

[@thomas3c]

sessons looks like shit, dont fool yourself.

[@JetpacksWasYes2]

I mean you can't even say the name of the game. What looks like shit now?

[@jmatzgames]

He's about to make another *undisclosed amount* form this remaster!

[@Beast80001]

I don't really like Activision. But I did buy the game because It's honestly an amazing remaster and I want them to make more skating games

[@KyleS.1987]

@@Beast80001 Yeah, I don't like Activision either. But Vicarious Visions, the developers who put in the work, did an absolutely amazing job. I really hope it leads to more, whether it's remasters of other games in the series or a brand new THPS.

[@OoWeytoO]

Member when you used to manual everywhere you'd go in this game? I member.

[@keithsmith5908]

Gwyn Dh'oine this comment deserves much more attention.

[@lucvagin]

We member

[@boysetsfire3966]

@@lucvagin xD

[@allangibson5718]

Ye, I member.

[@Mawgai]

had to break em off with that fire combo

[@Siknik64]

Who put that box of Bagel Bites behind Tony, lmao.

[@portalsofmadnes]

Siknik64 they sponsor him

[@revolutionday1]

My favorite Indiana Pacers game watching snack!

[@zizoumonk10]

Product placement

[@timmbrockmann959]

Well, the one host is called Bagley ;)

[@unr3alGaming]

Siknik64 Someone with fond memories of their childhood. THPS2, Papa Roach, Bagel Bites.

[@DrewMarino1995]

They should make a new Tony Hawk underground and make it like a big open world type thing that would be awesome

[@oisinosborne2852]

I think that were they went wrong with 5 not big enough and they were trying to reinvent the wheel.

[@Ramjet164]

That is exactly what went wrong with the games ffs!!!!

[@orc001]

Project 8 was open world and a lot of fun

[@slightliestupid9]

Bodyjar- not the same Goldfinger- Superman Powerman5000- worlds collide Del The Funky homosapien - if you must

[@matheusrox]

Millencolin - No Cigar Lagwagon - May 16 Bad Religion - You Papa Roach - Blood Brothers Zebrahead - Check

[@Capt_Killingfield]

Your Bagel Bites are thawing out yo

[@WeightxofxChaos]

simply a normal person. How he tells about this moment, tells the numbers and than explains how strange and surreal it is.

[@RyanRyan-Ryan]

Every engagement I see Tony hawk he's always such a nice guy. It's great to see

[@edottheartist1790]

I met Tony Hawk at the X Games in LA as a kid. He shook my hand and took a picture with me. Class act

[@RoachMcToast]

Pompilius Kleopatros Etobioum 🤣 I’m snorting

[@lovetownsend]

Tony Hawk Underground 1 is one of my favorite games ever, the idea you start as a nobody and work ur way to top. And that ending with the trick over helicopter and friend steals it and you decide how to treat him, amazing.

[@mkh1688]

THPS on PS1 was a huge part of my childhood. We played it, talked about while we were skating, and I ate asphalt trying to darkslide because it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen.

[@blackphillip564]

Seminal game. Up there with GTA, halo, Mario etc

[@kokane2340]

So my whole childhood?

[@GenghisP0g]

His foundation built a skate park from the ground up in my town (buttfuck nowhere, ohio). Man is a hero.

[@ElGaby323]

Those games are my childhood. Absolutely legendary video games that anybody, not just skaters, could enjoy and love.

[@deontemerritt91]

Castiel Winchester yeah me too

[@mastermovesmakermartin]

*Tapes & SKATE letters........very nostalgic moment*

[@shadoninja]

What a wholesome dude. Tony Hawk has done a great job staying humble.

[@DavidPanther]

Thps was crack for teenage boys, i spent most of my life playing those first few games. Love you Tony

[@npc-li5ci]

Best Times:(

[@Natei]

4 Million... wow Makes sense though, it was the video game industry boom.

[@mehgusta]

Imagine how much it could make now if it was released in this generation. SHHHEEEIITTT

[@Natei]

Meh Gusta it’d be insane

[@Bufuvids]

Meh Gusta it would be monetised to high heaven, I can imagine all the board skins micro transactions already

[@Natei]

@@Bufuvids Yeah it probably wouldn't be what we wanted it to be

[@tylerjaynes822]

"When they approached me about the game I didn't even know how to skate, I was contractually obligated to learn, after I learned to Ollie into a 900 Crist-air I quit Best Buy and the rest his history, or shall I say, MYstory haha" - Tony Hawk

[@strika1140]

So here I am, doing everything I can

[@tkvids1377]

Goldfinger!

[@thomaswilson4441]

Here in America, respect your fellow man, some foreign cultures, don’t understand

[@NickVanzwol]

Strika1184 only OGs get this 😂

[@Imaginationimages46]

Pretending I'm a superman

[@maxamsil6325]

Golden Comment

[@darrenkatielawson9912]

I'm 40 years old and cant express to Tony how much he meant to my childhood. From the "Bones Brigade" to "Birhouse" to "Pro Skater". One of my favorite childhood movies are "Search For Animal Chin" and "Gleaming The Cube".I learned the pop shove-it from pictures of you riding your big ramp in your backyard. I watched you nail that first 900. I was in line opening day to ride your ride at 6 flags. The music in your videos and games are some of my biggest musical influences in my band the "Tough Actin' Tinactins". I just want to say Thank You to Tony Hawk for a lifetime of enjoyment and influence.

[@2678dhetysjk]

I loved those earlier games, and I’m not even a skateboarder.

[@davidl.7027]

That's not really unique. Those games sold millions. Obviously a big portion of the gamers weren't skaters too.

[@2678dhetysjk]

Yeah but I’m a soccer player but I still liked the Tony hawk games instead of the soccer games back then.

[@Washanuga]

@@2678dhetysjk Who didn't love the Tony Hawk games growing up. Playing a sport in a video game is obviously worlds different than actually playing that sport. I have no interest in getting on a skateboard irl, but playing a game where you're able to jump off a building and do a thousand tricks while landing perfectly is fun as hell. On the flip side, I enjoy basketball and follow the NBA, but I'm not interested in playing the 2K NBA games.

[@2678dhetysjk]

PhantomOfDelphi yeah anyways, those games had like a sport/arcade feeling to them. I think thats why the Tony Hawk games did so good.

[@adamlynch9153]

It was just fun lol

[@dustinscheller7795]

He's got almost 200 million he's by far the most successful skater ever also he owns the clothing brand at kholes that's really good quality I have a nice coat hawk

[@scottwhite6184]

200 million!!🤔🤔

[@zachl6688]

Those numbers don’t seem too far off. His net worth is ~$140,000,000

[@wuwillis719]

@@zachl6688 is there any truth that Bam is-worth $50 mill... I thought it was crazy.. I was thinking Bam was maybe 3-5 mill TOPS.

[@jose909]

Wu Willis it's cuz bam used to have a show you probably knew that already but yea tv pays a lot

[@aysuppatruck6185]

@@wuwillis719 Bam USED to be near 50 million. He's probably closer to 5 now with how he's gone through money. I'm in the West Chester area, his old spending habits were no joke.

[@jonathanjulian7677]

Everyone wants a new Skateboarding game!!

[@ianturnbow7011]

jonathan julian Session looks promising. I downloaded the alpha version months back, but it wasn’t compatible for Mac/Apple/OS X.

[@all-in9365]

Ian Turnbow it sucks

[@majortom331]

Jay-Dee have you played it ?

[@all-in9365]

majortom331 yes, i tried a few months ago, then fairly recently, its so hard to play this game, i hope they give the game skate controls because their current setup is very klunky and akward

[@trey5wop199]

Mateo PC already has session and PlayStation is getting it to just at a later date

[@denizg.3267]

I remember playing this game on the PlayStation when I was 10 years old. The game was actually really fun, especially when you played with your friends, competing against them.

[@Mr_Ashley]

Coolest dude with the coolest name, such a icon for the early 2000’s skateboarding kid that I was

[@hondamanvtec2894]

3 first games were 1000s of hours of FUUUUN

[@mclarensaleenf7]

fakk you 4 was awesome too! It's really hard to pick a favorite from the originals

[@BrokenGodEnt]

True, but the second game is the absolute best of all of them.

[@AgeofJP]

nostalgia isn't a factor for quality...THPS 1-4 got better with every new game and only the maps could be a reason to prefere a previous one over another (3 had the best maps IMO), but THUG was such a huge improvement to the whole series while keeping the slick mechanics that literally never felt unresponsive or clunky. The maps where much bigger but full of cleverly placed skateable environments where you could combo around the whole maps in so many different ways. I mean I get it, childhood memories and such...but as someone who's played every Tony Hawk's game until project 8 from the moment they were released, I just can't agree with anyone saying any of the pro skater games were better than THUG because they didn't replace or change any established mechanics but added some and gave much more content than in the prequels. It was only after that when they started to "smoothen up" the gameplay and adding the annoying rage bar in THUG2. I came back to THPS 3 and 4 every now and then for diversity and whatever but I've always returned to THUG to hone my skills or to just have the most fun from a TH game. THUG2 and American Wasteland were still solid but with and after Project 8 it went south really fast. Oh and please correct me if I'm wrong in one of my statements...it's been a while and maybe I forgot some superior traits about the first games, but I remember ranking them in my childhood with these arguments. Haven't played any of them for almost 10 years now

[@latchkeyed8474]

Underground was my favorite. I always wanted to use the camera to put my face on the character I thought that was so awesome

[@robertcolonjr8608]

Thank god I had Tony Hawk growing I played the shit out of his games while i was on House Arrest

[@hom3r]

This guy is a legend and a role model kids look up to. Humble and modest.

[@NSKINGS420]

He needs to drop another Tony Hawk game on PS4

[@abc123lov7]

Pro skater remastered. The first version.

[@thewhat8355]

James Ferry no its not lol

[@kyles9320]

Say it louder!!!

[@TheMastergabe]

We need a true sequel to thps4, thps 1-3, and thps underground. Wasteland was good too

[@jdonahoo69]

We need skate 4 is what we need

[@15aarondify]

"Hey Do a kickflip"

[@bigdaddy3887]

I remember growing up watching some of the great Tony Hawk vs. Christian Hosoi rivalry. Some of the best vert skating contests ever. Like Tony Hawk said, "How far skating has come." Congrats to his success, blessed.

[@MrAlexarctica]

Your video games changed my life too, Tony. I got into music because of the soundtracks from your games, made friends over skateboarding, and played some of the greatest games of my childhood.

[@christianweaver6586]

I really do think that a new Tony hawk game would be huge. There is a huge amount of nonskaters that would buy that super quick I mean I'm sure with today's tech the graphics would be amazing the storyline would be even doper.

[@ByTheGrave]

SUG W you realise how hard THPS 5 flopped right?

[@christianweaver6586]

Max nah I don't lol

[@ByTheGrave]

SUG W it’s literally the most hated Tony Hawk game... it was a rushed out cash grab from Activision

[@ElPolloLocoFan1994]

SUG W do you live behind the moon?

[@christianweaver6586]

lass den los du sollst los lassen hab ich gesagt yes I do actually

[@xKazIsKoolx]

The most impressive part is that he cared enough about the game to contact neversoft and tell them to put the 900 in it.

[@justice7788]

I've been watching so many Tony Hawk videos lately.

[@YoungBloodz0007-k1h]

"The market just became so diluted..it just became shoot em ups, first person shooters, Call of Duties, Fortnite's, first person shooters...and that was it, I mean unless your Madden or a sports game..that was it" - Tony Hawk 2020 I definitely felt that

[@shouldigetit]

Daron Sanders Tony Hawk 2019 technically Is his game out yet?

[@capealio]

This is 2 years old

[@shouldigetit]

@@capealio y7up

[@Cyraxxxxxxxsssstylus]

I play so many video games and non of them are fps/shootemups, madden, fortnite ect... sure a lot of normies eat that crap up but to say thats all video game industry is consisted of is way off. There wouldnt really be a VG industry anymore if thats all there was to play.

[@G_Zus_PSN]

@@Cyraxxxxxxxsssstylus ya i play tons of genres that aren't fps. Like : Jrpgs, music rhythm, racers, hack n slash, horror, fighters, bullet hell.

[@blitheringrando1410]

I remember getting the demo of Tony hawk in a gaming magazine. I wore that thing out and eventually bought the game. Great purchase.

[@yoshz5389]

8:47 hmm seems like the contract got renewed quickly lol

[@DeathBringer769]

0:57-1:10 I like how he low key throws shade at the "Tas Pappas conspiracy" theorists out there in the skate community, lol.

[@LureThosePixels]

Thought I was gonna skip to the answer then leave the video, but he's just so chill I watched the whole thing

[@davidquezada6398]

Apart from Pro Skater 4 my favorite Tony Hawk game was American Wasteland just because it felt so cool making your own skatepark

[@blakeb9792]

“The only card I need is the Ace of Spades”

[@ocddisco1239]

god level soundtrack man

[@pooptrainconductor815]

thats how i got into motorhead back in the day.

[@sethallison5682]

You gotta wash yo ass (it’s a must) or else ya get FUNKEY (do wash up- do do do wash up)

[@raccdaddyy368]

I probably wouldn’t be skating if it wasn’t for the Tony Hawk games lowkey. Other than my brother getting me into it. Thank you Tony

[@Manny123-y3j]

The real money came indirectly from the enormous amount of additional fame THPS brought to Tony and interest to skateboarding in general. Tony was already very famous within the world of Skateboarding, but THPS dramatically increased the size of that world and catapulted Tony into the realm of Jordan. At one point in my childhood I remember reading that Tony was indeed the second most recognizable sports figure with MJ being number one. That's pretty crazy when you think of how popular skateboarding is relative to football, basketball, baseball, soccer, etc. He deserved every penny.

[@neogenesis7706]

I fell in love with pro skater 3 it was the first game I had when the ps2 was released. Darth maul baby

[@Marc28031984]

...and then those games went down the drain. Pro skater 2 was the best. Good memories. Tony Hawk is a legend.

[@jerseyltd]

4mil back then in the early 2000s..was A LOTTT

[@coltoncummins10]

I mean 4mil is A LOTTT 😂. Now it'd be like 6mil but those are both A LOTTT

[@doomviper9688]

That was his annual royalties, so just imagine his total income from those games!

[@GyrusBeatz]

Lol like 4 mill in 2019 ISNT a lot? 😂🤔

[@thatguyluis]

Lol, 4 million right now is still a LOT of money. A LOT.

[@vertedheart3184]

It is a royalty check so he probably got more overtime, but still Tony got screwed to me. That game probably made way more. He is a chill guy so he probably does not care

[@Leo-yn5fx]

WOW how have I not heard about this podcast? Instant subscribe! Probably the only one of its kind. My library has now become a lot more diverse.