The Simpsons Skateboarding - Square Eyed Jak

Now a core member of the Disney monopoly, let's take a look back at the infamous Simpsons Skateboarding game from 2002, to a time when everyone and their mother looked to parody (rip-off) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater!
Huge thanks to CryptidKitten for the amazing artwork! 😊
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[@hadinasrallah8928]

Im a jak-ophile

[@DoswarePictures]

What’s a How-ophile?

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

What about a simp-ophile?

[@ElliotGindiVO]

Same.

[@Sgt-Wolf]

"FBI OPEN UP!"

[@Igorek_B9]

@@DoswarePictures as a polish person i know that ”jak” is how in polish

[@turboDrowsy]

Funny story. I used to have this friend who owned a PS2. He had a huge collection of PS2 games, and I remember picking up this exact game on his floor and then immediately being told by him to “not play that game”. This was when he was 8 years old. Even back then, kids had standards.

[@MickyD]

Square Eyed Jak is the biggest legend out there

[@isaacrodriguez9960]

Definitely AVGN eat your f@&king heart out!!!

[@M89020]

Hey Micky watches Jak. Fellow Simpsons skateboarding fans

[@binkbankbonk1]

My worlds are colliding. The Micky D and Square Eyed Jak cinematic universes are entwined.

[@952shadowman]

Hey Mickey D I love your content with your lets plays hope to see more funny content (do some Lego Harry Potter games sometime) also Square Eyed Jak has great content too :D

[@SetlistTheory]

I’ve seen a few reviews of this game but you’re the first one I’ve seen actually finish the thing.

[@n1njahawk]

I can agree too

[@Saxdude26]

"The game was clearly made on a $$Mega-Bucks$$ budget of $99!" Well, isn't this S-M-A-R-Tastic. XD Given so many people don't go this deep into the game, I'd wager your final critique not only is the most detailed, but potentially even more justified than others. Really great episode, and given you're couch-side currently, it's super wholesome your mum is supporting the channel.

[@aaronodonoghue1791]

*S-M-R-Tastic FTFY

[@NanaKyoto]

The Simpsons are known to parody a lot of things, so a parodied version of Pro Skater would have been great, but instead, there is a complete lack of focus on the game design and is ultimately underwhelmingtastic.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

They were better at parodying grand theft auto and I guess crazy taxi to some extent

[@ChaseMC215]

Wasn't Tony Hawk in an episode of The Simpsons?

[@Isafell2001]

@@ChaseMC215 yes look at the end

[@CrashFan03]

2:40 what's worse is that this game's music was composed by christopher tyng, the guy who did the music for futurama. how the fuck did he screw this up so badly lmao

[@angel_of_rust]

this game was simply set to fail

[@cicabeot1]

It is so bizarre seeing past the first two levels of this game. You deserve bragging rights for showing those alone, let alone actually clearing them cause they look atrocious.

[@n1njahawk]

I’m happy we got to see the levels outside the first too I always wondered what they would be like oh boy how on earth did they test the game Did they play with moon gravity or Heavy Rock mode.

[@bobafett4265]

@@n1njahawk it's like it was rushed out and if I remember correctly it was published by Electronic Arts, so that might explain a lot...

[@n1njahawk]

@@bobafett4265 No surprise was rushed I know around about that timeline EA Wasn’t anything like it is today though they did make all kinds of games good, bad & decent Compared to what they are now. I’m not surprised the game was rushed.

[@genkia87]

I only seen all of the levels because of a Codebreaker disc. Remember those? Unsurprisingly they were all shit lmao.

[@darrinfromvault801]

This is the Simpsons Wrestling of skateboarding games

[@cookiesontoast9981]

I had fun with Simpsons Wrestling as a kid... This game though? No fucking way was I having fun, this game was unplayable as a kid, because of how bad it controlled and how hard it was to pull off tricks.. I just couldn't.

[@mauriciogarcia4795]

@@cookiesontoast9981 This is the Bubsy 3D of skateboarding games.

[@ChaseMC215]

How ironic since this game was published by Electronic Farts themselves!

[@OSW]

2:55 Homer's successful audition to be the next Mike Myers in Halloween

[@dylan2na652]

jay hunter ??!!

[@DoswarePictures]

“That’s not you, they just painted Shrek yellow.”

[@jiazji]

True reviewers actually finish the fucking game before giving their takes on it

[@tomico9154]

I've watched many videos on this over the years but you're the first to actually play the whole thing, I salute your bravery sir.

[@n1njahawk]

I’m happy I got to find him on KZbin too and watch many of his awesome videos

[@justskip4595]

I played this quite a bit back in the day and got pretty good at it but the itchy and scratchy getting chased to the pit mission killed the game for me. I spent unhealthy amount of time failing at that while everything else before that was nowhere near as infuriating. I was just hoping for good luck to get that done but it never happened. Probably the only time I have ever contemplated damaging a controller when playing a game.

[@BranSnakes]

Congratulations on being the only person to ever beat this game!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Do I win a shit trophy?

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

@@SquareEyedJak no ☺️

[@BranSnakes]

@@SquareEyedJak Not only that, but the Grand Prize of $30.

[@n1njahawk]

@@BranSnakes Yay😂 I wonder what the Trophy 🏆 is made out of

[@DoswarePictures]

@@n1njahawk it’s a bottle of Duff Beer painted gold.

[@PieLordCollin]

Never in my life have I seen beyond the first stage in the game. I honestly for years thought it was just 1 open world with how reviewers talked about it. You madlad

[@OfficialRyanFouracre]

13:46 Australian Angry Video Game Nerd - Perfect "I'd Rather..." quote. 17:04 AVGN Reference from the "Action 52" episode

[@brickadventures]

Thank you for an actual in depth review of this game

[@Danziii]

19:44 first time I've laughed that hard over Nelson laughing

[@TimGaukerToons]

"I'm a Shredophile!" Man, I forgot more about this game than I thought. I like Simpsons, I like Tony Hawk, I bought this game years ago and wow! It was just so clunky, I'd rather be playing Hit and Run It cracks me up that the "Warp" sound effect is a sound effect that Roblox uses. Button.wav in Psychonauts was just the beginning

[@RexBebopHD]

The intros are such king shit also the artwork for this one is hilarious. Jak looking like he wants to kill Bart for making his ass skate again, LMAO. Been waiting for you to bury this atrocity.

[@Xindictive]

First off, THANK YOU FOR DOING MORE THAN JUST THE FIRST 2 LEVELS WITH THIS. You have no idea how much that annoys me to no end with reviews of this game. It's just not even fair to me and comes off as a half assed piss take on a game with more potential than they let on. Also not shocked you went for Bart btw. I personally went for the person so many don't want to do: Homer. The jump isn't too much of an issue to me for the most part with him. Next up, the flips and spins are a tad confusing, but they kinda stop when you realize you have to hold the buttons before making the jumps. You also have to do a grab to keep doing them, otherwise the game stops you automatically on 1 back/front flip or a 360 spin. The game DOES kinda tell you this, but it isn't very obvious. I 100% agree with you on the separate player progression in the case of doing levels outside of the character you chose before. I have more issues with it personally, like how you HAVE to 100% the game with all of them to unlock all the movies and such and that none of the challenges ever really change, making it so, so repetitive and unfun. Construction Site does pretty much suck. Its also the most confusing level to have out of anything with Simpsons back then, since there's rarely a moment where a construction site even shows up in the show. All the other levels have significance with the Simpsons in general, like Krustyland, the Mall, Itchy and Scratchy Land and Sir Putt-a-lots. But Construction Site is just... like, 2 episodes i think? And doesn't last long with its appearence either, just for a joke or two really. It's a weird choice. Im kinda surprised you didn't notice the fact your grind balance always resets back to neutral, no matter what, if you jump and grind again. If you knew this, you'd find that stuff like the leftorium key challenge is easy, because you just need to keep small hopping and grinding up the rail. Every time you do it, you gain speed from it if you're also holding up/nosegrind. So you can get insane speed with little effort and get up to the key no problem. Im also surprised you never checked the tricks really, and the whole special trick thing, which almost every trick literally leads to a full 360 rotation of the analog stick, and how you're made to do that with some of the main mode's goals, and with the Skillz School stuff, which honestly makes Skillz School the hardest of the 3 modes. The special tricks might be the worst thing in the entire game to me. They do not work correctly and are the worst to pull off, especially in a specific combo. Personally, i don't find the game that bad, but i can respect your opinion, especially since you didn't just quit after the first 2 levels and actually tried with this. I also appreciate that you didn't give this game a 1/10 too, despite how much you found it terrible with what you said. This game does have things wrong with it, but there's worse skateboarding games and its not deserving of a 0/10 or 1/10 really. Good video and review, Jak. - Xindictive (the dude who 100%'d Simpsons Skateboarding on youtube before anyone else)

[@SquareEyedJak]

Yeah it's a real piss off of mine too when people only shit on the first levels of anything really. I was aware of the grind hop resetting things but that the leftorium key was still fucked imo given the harsh time limit and having to climb back up to the useless cunt. Also the special tricks, I was rarely even able to execute them, let alone land one when I did. Video was already long enough, I couldn't find the best spot to give them a mention. But yeah dude you're a champion. Dunno if I've mentioned it previously but I often follow your videos to help me get through, specifically Homer on the Gorge level just to figure out how to climb the hill inside the mountain to the top cause I couldn't figure it out. Tried getting on the lift but that didn't work, grind hopping didn't work. You've saved me countless times, cheers mate! 😄

[@n1njahawk]

@@SquareEyedJak you know what I like about you You finish the game from start to finish like how I do it. in fact thanks to you I’m able to do things I wasn’t able to do at the start Thank you Jak For sitting a great example I wish you all the best Finding a new place & getting better Keep it up mate.

[@Isafell2001]

hey dude, i watched your simpson’s skateboarding videos and you did great

[@therealrockstargamer]

​@@SquareEyedJak now I dare you to play The Simpsons wrestling one of the worst video games out there

[@dean844]

Square eyed jack is genuinely like my favorite KZbinr that I stumbled across by accident during a hawktober. Watched every vid multiple times ever since

[@gamerguy425]

This has to be the ultimate "how could you fuck this up?" kind of game, like what a missed opportunity. I wish so bad it was actually a good game or on the same level of quality as Hit and Run and Road Rage. 9:20 IDK if it's the lack of texture detail or the camera but that half pipe makes me want to barf >.

[@Jehutyde]

Even though you are between homes again at the moment, this year's Hawktober is going strong as always. As a content creator you seem just unstoppable, so much passion. Keep it up! I'm sure everything else will fall into place soon as well, so hang in there man and take care of yourself.

[@crashtefano]

99 dollars (maybe 30) as the grand prize for competing in a skate tournament. I'd rathere join the cannonball race from Crash Boom Bang; it might not be a good competition, but at least you can tell the grand prize is worth more money than what the Simpsons are skateboarding for.

[@NintendoProtonChugga]

17:05 bruh was that an AVGN reference? I totally heard that in his voice lmao

[@SquareEyedJak]

Yeah it is, always loved that AVGN line!

[@kennydarmawan13]

If Bubsy 3D is to Nitro Rad, then The Simpsons Skateboarding is that to Square-Eyed Jak. Great job. And yes, a 3/10 on consoles is worse than a 3 or even a 2/10 on portables.

[@raphaelpatenaude5723]

You know it's gonna be great when it's a 27 minutes video

[@the_NNPW]

Never been more excited to see Simpsons, Hawktober and Square Eyed Jak in the same video! Happy to see you killing it!

[@dasantihero2827]

6:50 - 7:15 Mad respect honestly. I've seen one too many KZbin reviewers who do just this, especially for a game as awful as Bubsy 3D. You and Nitro Rad are pretty much my favorite content creators for this alone. Unlike most KZbin reviewers, I always admire those who stick it out and tell more than just beyond the first hours they spend with a game regardless of its quality. Really, really mad respect for that.

[@DoswarePictures]

And if you want to see them together, watch Nitro Rad’s TY 2 HD video, if you haven’t already.

[@dasantihero2827]

@@DoswarePictures Oh yeah I like that review. One of the most unexpected yet coolest collabs

[@Wade_Tyler]

Jack did what Caddicarus couldn’t do! He played the full game! 😮

[@liammustapha6643]

"The game was clearly on a $$Mega-Bucks$$ budget of $99" is one of the best quotes ever to grace your channel!

[@timothyfinn3619]

This game is the physical embodiment of “how do you do fellow kids!”

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

The Disney skateboarding clip of jak screaming will never not get old

[@roriewilliams117]

Man, the quality of your work blows my mind every time, you need get the recognition you deserve

[@extentnearby6139]

The only thing I remember from this garbage game was that I was once at a friend's house and he had simpsons skateboarding and I remember looking at the box art thinking that it's the coolest game ever

[@real30yearoldboomerhours53]

Legit owned this game back in 02. I was 10 and absolutely loved The Simpsons and Tony Hawk. So I thought this would have been tailor made for me. Boy was I in for a major letdown. It’s been all downhill since….

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

If there is one thing about the mixed bag of early simpsons 2000s games is the art work is awesome

[@majorfanboy2005]

23:13 The only reason why I came to watch this video.

[@paulphoenix1669]

Hey Jak, hadn't watched a video of yours in a long time, maybe a year and this just popped up on my subscription feed, really enjoyed this video, glad to see you're still making quality content Also fair play for actually going through so many levels haha I never got past the power plant level. It has been sitting in my shelf for years

[@KappaCow]

3 Jak videos within a couple days... my brain is gonna explode with serotonin

[@-Tris-]

I really wish this game was better. I like Hit & Run, I like THPS, a good "Simpsons Pro Skater" would be cool.

[@HowlYaDoin1999]

8:04 R-rated Raiders of the Lost Ark recovered!

[@kazziodex9561]

Hello Jak, I've been watching your content for the past week or 2. Something i must tell you is that all your content is super rewatchable. Insane how good this show is.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Appreciate that, thank you very much!

[@matthewbraith0411]

It's kind of sad how this is the only skating game that I have been somewhat competent at... doesn't mean its good tho.

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

HELL YEAH! October is a great month. It has my birthday, Halloween, a surge of scary movies AND Hawktober!! Thanks for the upload Jak!!

[@radroatch]

6:55 I just came from watching the Star Fox 'reveiw' where he did exactly that 🤨🤣

[@therunawaykid6523]

For me the best way to explore a 3D Springfield is by vehicle or on foot and is why I still love hit and run to this day

[@Gonzas97]

I remember buying this game when i was a kid. And the next day i had to give it back cuz i couldn't even move. Good thing i did it.

[@LFPman]

Even a speedrunner who (I believe) got a record hated this game

[@Spider_Mike023]

Haven’t ever played this myself either. But my god finally a review that shows more than just the first level haha. Good work mah dude!

[@KazShiro]

7:00 Thank you. I know that first impressions are important but seriously I've met some people that have shat on games when only on tutorial or 1st levels or even skip cutscenes and call the story trash.

[@BBCTwoIdentFan101]

This video is EXCELLENTtastic!

[@LTJfan]

I ragequit when I got to Itchy and Scratchy Land...all because getting both of them in the pool is a pain in the ass...and I gave up

[@SquareEyedJak]

Christ... all... fucking... mighty... fuck that shit

[@angelthefirst1971]

Jack you have surpassed all reviewers and fully reviewed a Simpson skateboard game not even cut caddy can't even pull off you are the man you deserve a break after this year's Tony Hawk Tober you are the man of Legends and deserved to be the game Lord of Australia

[@Artemis-jq7sk]

I remember when I first discovered this game during a Simpsons craze I had leading up to the movie, I was always curious about it given the whole concept made sense with Bart and so on. But at the time, there was no gameplay footage for it up uptil the mid-10s when I rediscovered it and learned that it was really that bad for a few reviewers and later learned that the same devs also made those infamous Phoenix "games" that would have a crappy cartoon packed in with a bunch of interactive mini games once those started to hit popularity amongst reviewers. Also I can't help how your voice reminds me Minty Comedic Arts but slightly pitched down.

[@wilbourke4188]

This video is SHREDOPHILEtastic, lovin’ year 5 of Hawktober so far!

[@m00k61]

Fucking lost it at shredophile lololo

[@GreatBeardofWisdom]

I feel you might have had more success with this game if your controller had an “any” key.

[@raymonderrity1419]

Where's the any key?

[@SwiftyStardust]

Ah, the early 2000s. Is it weird to miss the days of licensed shovelware when the most we get these days are generic identical phone apps with different licenses slapped onto them? Even if it was shit, it was still *interesting* shit.

[@purpledot73]

So weird I was watching reviews of this last night and was looking to see if you ever made a review about this and then I see this. Thank you!!

[@itsbreadbin]

Jak has probably had requests for this game for years lol.

[@MrFunnyHandsInYourPants]

Damn man. You actually played through all of it. You actually found SOME good in this game. You earned yourself a subscriber my friend. BTW the Nelson sound bite cracked me up!

[@Iron_Hawk]

thank you for actually playing through the whole game, I know it was probably the worst thing ever but it was actually interesting getting to see the whole game, since as you mentioned most other reviews just play or at the very least just show footage of the first level and nothing more, shows that you put much more effort into your reviews and good on you for doing that, even if it does result in probably permanent brain damage from playing this crap lol, awesome vid!

[@G3nshin_Play3r_08]

Even tho this game was hard as fuck and not really designed well, it was still a good part of my childhood. Thanks for reviewing it. I’m glad you touched on all the other levels.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

Thanks for making these reviews! I just found your channel recently, and I'm already a big fan of your content, especially your Ty the Tasmanian Tiger reviews.

[@Vintagesonic1]

EXCELLENTtastic video, Jak!

[@Z64sports]

Shredophile. It's like an audiophile but with shredding

[@PS3GamingScotland]

I remember playing this game. No wonder I really struggled playing this game as a kid. I just put it down to me playing bad but I think the controls were just awful. Thanks for the awesome nostalgia though. Great review as always Jak! :)

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

Loved your mad scientist from Crash Bandicoot scream at 8:09

[@SDK2K9]

This game is Craptacular. Also you have my sympathy for going through the whole game, that can't have been easy.

[@jahmezz_1152]

Great review Jack! Sad to see Hawktober has one vid left, but I will be looking forward to next year’s. A suggestion for a next Hawktober would be the “modern” skateboarding games (2016-2022).

[@Sephinova]

Oh boy, haven’t played this one since I was a kid. Absolutely despised this garbage

[@justaguyfromglasgow2251]

I have been waiting for this!! Keep up the great work!

[@djtoxicdhg]

HAWK TOBER THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR !

[@DampWetstew]

I like the reward being $99, just enough to be a lot, but not enough to be worth all the effort a player character has to do.

[@FantasticFoxtrot]

I fucking love this game and everything about it, it has so much nostalgia to me

[@untitledjunk03]

I love that Disney logo parody at the beginning. XD

[@SupaSonicFanboy]

Who doesn't love the Simps?

[@DoswarePictures]

Anyone watching after Season ___

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Finally, it's been 300 years... What a SKINNERtastic review. :P

[@DrEarthwormRobotnik]

I remember renting this game back in the day. Holy fuck, this game was awful.

[@bobafett4265]

Man this is a great episode glad to see someone play this game fully through instead of the first 2 levels, but yeah the only other "Disney" Skateboarding game there is, is Disney Extreme Skateboarding which was the one to bring over multiple Disney Characters in a crossover game to skate, looking forward to that one soon as I seen Jak do the Disney Skateboarding games Marathon.

[@CreativeWM_Personal]

I thought there was a PS1 pixar skateboarding game

[@MrLESLO]

lmao at shredophile part, keep up the awesome work Jak

[@OGGuaves]

Not gonna lie, that head explosion caught me off guard and I was wheezing laughing

[@sandro4532]

I can't wait for the next video😂😂

[@Isafell2001]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO

[@toyminator9006]

17:05 I understood that reference

[@antonfredricson9205]

Anyone who watched caddicarus old simpson skateboarding video after this?

[@ianp2924]

My only skateboarding game I ever owned. Unless spyro 3 counts

[@user-yz7cd9eb4c]

6:28 "you see a guy you talk to him immediately, the mission starts"

[@captaincharisama94]

It's been to long Jack! 😍

[@K.J.S.est1994]

Thank goodness we got Simpsons Hit and Run to much critical acclaim and applause a year later. This game was unforgiving!

[@DoswarePictures]

Simpsons Skateboarding was basically filler between Road rage and Hit & Run. I guess FOX wanted at least one game out per year.

[@kagaminate2923]

Wish I could see more from the game. Never beat the first level

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

I don't know why everyone seems to hate this game so much. I liked it.

[@kennydarmawan13]

6:48 every negative reviewer who's reviewing a show they hate

[@YibossLV]

to do the front flip or back flip you must hold l2 or r2 before starting the jump.

[@gurpreetsinghkhakh9038]

I love the Simpson’s hit and run on the PS2 my favourite game it’s amazing

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Now this is a Simpsons Skateboarding review! You deserve the bragging rights now. Now take your Mega Buck$ prize of $30! After all, $30 can buy you many peanuts b/c money can be exchanged for good and services! Until then, this game is abysmal-tastic!

[@wilaim8549]

Hey Jak, they dont communicate it properly in the game but spins and back/front flips you have to hold the button before ollieing. Good video

[@KeiraLunar]

god damn it man your dedication to making entertaining videos not even Cadicarus reviewed the entire game

[@fatfurie]

i had no idea most of these skateboarding games existed lol

[@Ryo]

I rented this game as a kid, I loved it at the time even though I couldn't get past burns mansion

[@TAKEAKILLPILL]

Had this game as a kid got up to the putter level and then the disk stopped working because of scratches. Very broken game but I enjoyed it.