Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX - Square Eyed Jak

[@ZombieGorilla1]

"Featuring the game engine of an underrated Bruce Willis shooter" just gets me real hyped up to play some Tony Hawk.

[@kodybaker8499]

Sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would love any help you can give me.

[@maximclyde569]

@Kody Baker instablaster =)

[@Iron_Hawk]

Fun Fact: the game also had the school level from thps 1 in the files as well, but it can't be accessed normally, but the game can be modded to load the level in and play it

[@SDK2K9]

I'll never get bored of Jak singing Guerrilla Radio.

[@antihero898]

Can someone make a 10 hour edit of just this snippet of audio please?

[@CrystalFissure]

Lol same

[@EddyBinxEB]

"You guys can keep Spider-Man. I'm simping BMX Granny from now on" My brain is stuck trying to process this sentence.

[@HeavyMetalNerd]

My brother bought a pack of old pc games like Fifa 98, Need For Speed 2, Fifa 2005 and Driver 3 at a second hand store and we made an incredible discovery. In one of them there was an old burned disc simply titled "bmx". Of course that was Matt Hoffman Pro BMX. It works perfectly on my Win10 laptop and I'm very happy we got another game for free. Haha.

[@gamerguy425]

5:00 you could not have recontextualized that menu music more perfectly XD

[@TheNathanNS]

There's a reason why the Pro BMX series was quietly killed off and had a tiny crossover with Tony Hawk's American Wasteland instead.

[@Xindictive]

Well, Mat did appear in THPS4 aswell, with Chicago to boot with it, but yea. Quite a sad fate really, especially since out of ALL of these Pro games, Pro BMX stuck around the most.

[@DoswarePictures]

If THAW came out a bit earlier, I would’ve assumed the BMX was a leftover from a canned Matt Hoffman 3.

[@BigSmoke-xh5hi]

Wait you’re here too nathan?

[@ministryOFmuff]

They were pretty good games imo. Not on the THPS level but its not like we were spoilt for choice with BMX games.

[@randymurillo8866]

Fun fact: Activision also released THPS3 for Nintendo 64 four months after the system was discontinued

[@xxdeadchannelxx]

It's essentially the same as the PS1 version though.

[@ChaseMC215]

Both versions were also E for Everyone rather than T for Teen.

[@djtoxicdhg]

Your day can honestly be the worst day ever and it instantly turns around whenever square eyed Jack uploads a video I love you bro keep up the great work

[@SquareEyedJak]

😊

[@djtoxicdhg]

@@SquareEyedJak I love ya bro you are truly One of my most favorite youtuber is of all time I was subbed to your channel even before you broke the 20000 subscriber mark I truly value your opinion you give genuine honest reviews about stuff and you don't sugarcoat it at all plus he review a whole wide variety of games I absolutely love that about you keep up the great work and stay awesome.

[@UnknownXero]

I totally agree with this

[@MickyD]

It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶🎶

[@octoisgay]

I played the demo for this earlier and didn’t even know how to play lol.

[@rodrigofernandesfrighetto77]

Fun Fact : Shaba games was the producer of Spider Man : Web of Shadows, and ironically their finest game. How about that ?

[@derpermandoomult3421]

JAK THE BOY love your level in thps 1+2

[@deej8983]

Hope everyone is having a GREAT FUCKIN DAY

[@BranSnakes]

And so it begins...

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

3 things I always love about October: 1. It's my birthday month 2. It's the time for Spooks! 3. Hawk-tober!

[@WoddCar]

A great first episode of Hawktober 2020! Can’t wait to see what jak has in store for us this week

[@MrRagingMammoth]

Hi Jak, Thank you so much for these Hawktober videos. Not many creators cover the Hawk series, and certainly none as well as you have. Glad I could be around for the 2nd years videos as they roll out!

[@SquareEyedJak]

It's actually year 4 of Hawktober, but thanks! Always loved this series and the impact it had on the industry.

[@MrRagingMammoth]

@@SquareEyedJak My bad! Gives me an excuse to see if I missed any videos.

[@javis88h]

That Activision 2 spot got me through most of the 2000s

[@ItsTheFizz]

Granny might be the most terrifying secret character of the entire X's PRO X franchise...

[@real30yearoldboomerhours53]

Had most of the Activision 02 games growing up! Outside of Tony Hawk Shaun Palmer was my personal fav. The Mat Hoffman games were fun but hard, definitely due to the clunkiness of a bike. Great review man! Cant wait for the rest of the rest!

[@kyleorigliosso2276]

Shaun palmer was a legit game on ps2.

[@playstationskate345]

did you ever play dave mirra? how do you think that compares to mat hoffman?

[@ministryOFmuff]

@@playstationskate345 Hoffman 1 is essentially THPS 1 but with bikes, whereas Dave Mirra 1 was slower, more realistic and imo better. Hoffman 2 plays quite differently from the original and is decent enough but Mirra 2 is again the better game, in fact its probably the best BMX game ever.

[@javierortiz82]

@@playstationskate345 easy, Dave Mirra's game pulls a triple frontflip over this turd.

[@Ro_Morgen]

​@@playstationskate345Dave Mirra for the PS1 was better than this game. I like both games but the Mirra one it's the better choice.

[@darwinespinoza3440]

I love this game whole heartedly! This is the game I fell in love with and inspired me to ride my bike. This is truly an underrated game IMO. Truly one of the greats and not many know.

[@gamerguy425]

Minor point but you can play as Rick Thorne in this game who makes appearances later in THPS 4 and the BMX guru in THAW which is cool!

[@teepssenju3411]

Bombs over Baghdad was lit in this

[@NanaKyoto]

My experience with this game only went as far as a demo disc, and even way back when I played it, I didn't know what I was doing. But as cool as BMX looks, it feels more limiting with the moves you can pull off compared to a skateboard. And even if this game did get pink fairy sparkles on bikes, it wouldn't have made less clunky to ride.

[@luc8043]

I’ve been waiting so impatiently for this ! Words can’t describe how excited I am

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Crash Bandicoot 5: It's About Bikes. ...Actually, no, please don't do that, Activision.

[@Beengus]

LIGHTS OUT GORILLA RADIO

[@BranSnakes]

TURN THAT SHIT UP!

[@xepicxyoshix5982]

My friends and I used to play the demo of this game for hours xD

[@sidez81]

HELL YES! BROWN EYED BUM JAK! It's dope as that you're doin all the O2 stuff! Hope you drop Dave Mirra BMX reviews when you've run Hawktober thru. You legend!

[@auburnhairedgamer279]

I could totally see you re-enacting those glitches on your sofa, as the kind of awkward but hilarious stunts you do. And I see you're doing some great work with this year's Tony Hawktober, awesome stuff or Bonza mate!

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

My childhood games. Loved the soundtracks rap & rock. Loved it so much to the point it stuck with me nowadays. Those developers had good taste in music & creativity.

[@Xindictive]

"Who wants to play through the same game over and over again just to unlock the same levels?" Good to see you understand my feelings to separate rider/skater progression with these games back then. It just fucking sucks, no matter what you get in return. It doesn't help that Mat Hoffman got its ass kicked in the PS1 bike game stuff by Dave Mirra. Still, at least Hoffman stuck around the most with the Hawk games, getting a sequel game that was fairly enjoyable too, though its sad what the fate of that series became. Good stuff, Jak.

[@DoswarePictures]

Yeah. I’ve yet to start another character on THPS2 or 2X since it has the most difficult career mode to 100% due to the cash icons. Now I have done THPS1 on Dreamcast with every skater and recently beat THPS3 on Xbox with everyone, but I’ve yet to even complete a single career in 2.

[@Xindictive]

@@DoswarePictures I don't find 2 too bad. Plus, i've dedicated this channel of mine to going through every Tony Hawk game and such and 100%-ing em all, including all gaps and such. Getting through all the games is a challenge, but do-able.

[@maximusg88]

As a kid I had both games (Mirra & Hofman 1) - but I think I prefered Hofman at an early age - but started to appreciate Mirra once I got a bit older and figured out the controls... And still loving the soundtrack of Mirra until today

[@Xindictive]

@@maximusg88 I think Hoffman was more memorable a name due to how big he was and how much he was by Tony Hawk's side all the way to American Wasteland, whereas Mirra had the stronger start with his games, having the better design and controls compared to Hoffman... well, until BMX XXX. I don't think Hoffman's two games are bad. They're flawed, but what they manage to give is good stuff. But Mirra was one step above for the most part on his first game, it's just Mirra suffered on spots that Hoffman succeeded in with the sequels for each of them. At the very least, Hoffman didn't get a BMX XXX.

[@maximusg88]

@@Xindictive yeah... I just loved all those games as a kid/teen

[@andremalerba5281]

So that's why my friends back then keep saying that Dave Mirra Pro BMX was the better BMX game

[@TheCamRonG1993]

100% this. Dave Mirra BMX was a wayyy better game.

[@mooninite442]

RIP Dave Mirra

[@TheCamRonG1993]

@@mooninite442 100%. The dude is a legend.

[@DoswarePictures]

I’ve never played a Dave Mirra game even though my local retro game store once had the second game and even XXX. I almost picked up the latter since it sold not many copies, but then decided against it since I knew the gameplay was lackluster. Also, both of my (used) Dreamcast memory cards have Dave Mirra saves on them.

[@TheCamRonG1993]

@@DoswarePictures you won't be disappointed with one and two. BMX XXX was trash.

[@PizzaRollFire]

I swear every time i hear that WWE Here Comes The Pain menu music in the background i get nailed with some serious nostalgia. Love the vids man

[@thegamingreaper0288]

So excited to see what’s next...

[@fastbreak333]

5:24 Clever use of Disaster there, Jak!

[@Soundwaves329]

2:19 technically the game was developed originally just for the Dreamcast. As The PS1 and PC version’s are ports by different companies.

[@fromvault801]

Oh man JNCO billboards. Hoped I had forgotten Flamehead last decade

[@lpshikayeleri4123]

That was a beautiful video Jak. I love how you were calm in it. :D

[@feIon]

i saw the quick disney extreme skate adventure mention... i'm pretty sure you've talked about it before but i swear it deserves its own video

[@HarlotEffect]

He snuck in a little bit of the Smackdown Here Comes the Pain BGM. Love it.

[@drnbrio3670]

Excitement is Up With Hawktober! Loving Your Work Jak! Keep it Up! ❤❤💛💛

[@phazebeast7373]

Happy tonyhawktober guys!

[@ericg1100]

This was a childhood favourite of mine, definitely harder to master than tony hawk but the combos and the air you can get in this game are awesome. The sequel is a little more difficult as well, but i also enjoyed that one and it has fantastic graphics for such an old game

[@DmitriyK12]

I agree with your comment; I still don't understand why these type of BMX/Pedal bike video games get shat on so much...they are pretty decent and have made me enjoy them even more ?! 🙄😱

[@claysoggyfries]

Your Hawktober videos were all so fucking underrated and this one is too

[@Lilpresh42069]

I never had this game, just the jam pack demo disc with the first level and the Spider-Man demo lol Great video jak, hawktober kicks ass every year.

[@OtBe]

Pre-ordered this one back in the day & finished it in an evening.

[@davemerritt5949]

You're reviewing this in 2020 almost like it came out now. This was a great fun game back in the day, it certainly wasn't as good as THPS, but it was a blast.

[@kurtis664]

Not gonna lie I actually liked this as a kid, and Dave Mirra's

[@causerDAguv]

I loved MHPB even the sequel on PS2. Playing like THPS definitely helped it for me. Didn't have a big impact on my personally as THPS did but I enjoyed this series.

[@BluesfireTV]

Would love to see you check out Dave Mirra's Freestyle BMX sometime! It was my go to sports game as a kid

[@playstationskate345]

looking good brother. awesome video and i cant wait for the rest of the visits to the 02 catalog, some of my favorite all time games there (:

[@gustavsvensson1965]

Thank you for your great work, Jak!

[@LEYLANDGAMER]

13:02 That reminds me of a game I used to play online called Stunt Dirtbike

[@WildSkateboarder]

I own Shaun Palmer’s pro snowboarder and personally, I think it’s a lot of fun! Also, have you ever played Grind Session? I’d love to see a video on that game!

[@billcrampton4476]

This game is legit my childhood

[@geoserenity]

Hawktober: so good it just keeps going!

[@superfalcoproducts]

I loved these just as much as pro skater

[@toxics.]

More Activation 02 content? I can't get enough! PS. I live in the deep countryside of Pennsylvania. So skateboarding wasn't much of an option. So BMX was my alt. Matt Hoffman BMX and Day Smith was my inspiration to the flatland style of riding! Glad to see you cover this!

[@DeevDaRabbit]

Hey, I live in Pennsylvania too!

[@Vintagesonic1]

Great review, Jak! Glad Hawktober is back.

[@straightoutta6045]

Grew up with a gameboy and ps1 tony hawk pro skater 1 got me into skating and had the BMX one on my gameboy color plus Thps 123 but tbh I liked BMX more then the skating games on gbc

[@deckofcards87]

Dave Mirra Freestyle is my favourite series, especially fun on Dreamcast

[@crait]

Freestyle BMX was an upgrade for sure.

[@WilsTube]

BMX Granny needs her own spin-off game, Granny’s Pro BMX!

[@gamerguy425]

Good timing jak, I just got this game and... honestly the controls just feel weird to me, IDK if it's the difficulty of transitioning to BMX or what. I had Dave Mirra on PS1 as a kid and loved it and just got 2 and 3 on GBA. I'd say they have similar issues but are still fun.

[@SwiftyStardust]

Oh damn, is it that time of year again?

[@rileykazama3145]

Pepsi Bmx lmfao 10:14

[@chrisrice1807]

You sir are my hero.

[@Sequelhater69]

HAWKTOBER!!! Hyped!!

[@moldydonut3645]

Yes finally I’ve been wait for this can’t wait until he review Hoffman pro bmx 2 🔥🔥🔥

[@SquareEyedJak]

The Pro BMX 2 episode was uploaded earlier today!

[@GundamrussGaming]

Lights out Guerrilla Radio, turn that **** up :) Great reviews mate :)

[@puffythedestroyer8878]

One can only imagine what’s going on in the heads of the sods when their crashed bodies start sliding and flopping around the map like Silent Hill fucks with the janky physics/collision

[@bummeroni]

The dreamcast version released on 9/11 believe it or not

[@ninjapwnsatlyfe]

2 is where it's at. The goals are endless.

[@allissondiego1989]

Your channel is awesome. Keep doing the work. Toss bless

[@themidnightotaku22]

Are we getting closer to that review of SSX Tricky? Jak, you need to pull off the one thing I have never been able to do yet: Beat each character campaign in SSX Tricky! I can’t remember why the game didn’t let me finish it but I’m sure you’ve got the tricks to... finish the kickflips!

[@BugsyFoga]

HAWKTOBER 2020 HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN !!!

[@The_Noctu]

It was ok but nothing flashy. There was a time around like 2003 that my family used to collect PS1 games, and Mat Hoffman Pro BMX was one of them. We didn't play a lot because of how difficult it was. And at the end we end up playing THPS 3 and Gran Turismo 2. Great review and a good start on this Hawktober, can't wait for the other ones :)

[@pathetic_pigeon8977]

dude this hawktober is tight!

[@SugarJRay]

Why are we comparing it to Tony Hawk when Dave Mirra bmx was also on Dreamcast? I wanna know which is the better bmx game

[@DmitriyK12]

MTV's Skateboarding featuring Andy McDonald and Razor Freestyle Scooter were also available for the Sega Dreamcast; honestly someone forgot to do their research (no offense). 😳😂

[@DmitriyK12]

They are both equally challenging and yet amazing at the same time...sad to hear how Dave Mirra died but his memory still lives on.

[@MrJ0mmy]

its just thps2 with a bmx bike that's why i love this game

[@RaRa-eu9mw]

what about dave mirra's bmx game? I really liked that one

[@vDomMusic]

Woot woot Hawktober hype! I was always interested in Mat Hoffmans BMX but never got round to picking it up. I am curious, does it control and feel like the BMX from American Wasteland? I used to enjoy just riding around on the BMX in AW not even doing any tricks. Also, do you think the Mat Hoffman stages would play well in a Pro Skater game? Anyway, looking forward to the rest of this series as always! :)

[@SquareEyedJak]

Definitely not, it's basically just THPS but stiffer.

[@bogeyt15games55]

That disney skate game is actually sick AF though

[@maybenah]

Ah Matt Hoffman the game that made me punch and break my PS1 back the day. Good times.

[@davidanthonymontes]

Have you played Davie Mirra freestyle bmx 1 and 2

[@dathotbox]

was hoping for a Cyco Vision cover at the start haha

[@DeodorantSniffer]

Which ever bmx game has the secret slim Jim character is my favorite non Tony hawk clone

[@LTJfan]

I used to be so good at it back then, but those days are gone 😔😔😔

[@BrawlinEntertaintment2K]

Also have you heard of a game called BMX XXX before?

[@FireStormDel]

I don't know why, but I kind of want to see them implement stuff from this game in to THPS 1+2 HD, since it'd make more sense to use that as a "hub" title for these stages and maybe the implementation of a BMX mode, but that would also be seen as hi-jacking the game too. Also, in the event that there's a Hawktober themed on the THPS copycats/knock-offs (basically not published by Activision), would you consider doing something similar to episode 100 where the episodes are opened by people trying to be knock-off Jaks?

[@kitgautier1658]

I loved Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer and the Wakeboarding game about as much as I hated Hoffman's Pro BMX and Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder. Which was a lot. :-D

[@Sequelhater69]

A retro game store had this game a few days ago and I thought about buying it but before I did I decided to walk around some more and walked away with the spyro trilogy instead lol. And now I'm happy I made the right decision 🤣🤣🤣

[@SquareEyedJak]

Dodged a fucking bullet on that one, holy shit! Enjoy the Spyro trilogy!

[@CreativeWM_Personal]

@@SquareEyedJak I remember playing this way back in the early 2000s with my little brother, we both enjoyed it although it was hard but back then we diddn't care unless the game was truly shit. But I'll say this though I never realised there was a sequel to the game but I'm looking forward to when you review it and that note I'm surprised my parents never got concerned about the soundtracks of these games, something about Papa Roach saying "A whole new generation to kill themselves" or "Turn that shit up" never got the games banned in our house.

[@OtakuMan114]

Very underrated game, just got the Dreamcast version for my modded Dreamcast. I can say the Dreamcast version is the definitive version originally developed by Runecraft. Shaba Games worked on the PS1 version as they did the PS1 version of THPS3 that same year. Us in the UK were stuck with a port but a good port.

[@cisneros409]

I’m glad you put that “Gorilla Radio” joke on here😂 Watched that for that reason earlier today and showed my friend just to watch this a couple of hours later😂

[@spiritualcalmality8631]

Rest in peace Mat Hoffman 😔

[@TimGaukerToons]

So this game advertised its usage of the Pro Skater engine. That reminds me of the Original Xbox title "Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse" where the upper left corner of the box has a blurb that reads "Built with the Halo engine" You'd think that'd help the game sell but it's one of the pricier Xbox games out there.

[@k-leb4671]

I think that title alone may have contributed to the not-great sales.

[@DoswarePictures]

South Park: From the Engine of Turok

[@TimGaukerToons]

@@DoswarePictures i can see why the Playstation version did worse, Turok was never on PS1, they made an engine from scratch

[@DoswarePictures]

@@TimGaukerToons huh.

[@OneCentPie]

We need the Bruce Willis BMX now dang

[@IanMcGarr]

Great to see you continuing Hawktober. I had a blast last year with taking part. I loved all these Acti O2 releases but for BMX Dave Mirra had the better game. Are you doing Disney Extreme Skate Adventure? That was basically a THPS4 sequel with Disney characters. I used to love it. I remember scoffing at it until I played a demo and copped on it was just THPS4 skinned.