THRASHER: Skate and Destroy PS1! - Square Eyed Jak

Let's dive into the world of THPS competition with THRASHER's simulation skating game from 1999. Was it the EA Skate of it's time or merely a footnote on the history of skating games?
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[@sharkysharkerson]

Yeah, I worked on this game. The review is totally fair. I remember the E3 before we released there was a huge line of people around our booth on their way to play Tony Hawk. Our line wasn't very big. Everyone loved crashing so that's all they did. Skaters loved the game but that didn't help it sell very well. Eventually this turned into the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX series which reviewed pretty well, Aggressive Inline (which reviewed even better), and BMX XXX which kinda took a direction of its own and sold poorly (because stores refused to sell it). If you haven't played any of them, you should check them out.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Interesting to hear. I can only imagine that must be crushing after working hard on a project to see the line for a competitor do so well. But I think this game still has a great legacy. Had A LOT of people tell me they love this and yeah, it's the legacy of the game. We may not have had SKATE without this and now sim skaters rule the current market for the genre. Thanks for the comment!

[@michellepaget]

Congratulations on helping create a solid engine that spanned multiple action sports and even multiple console generations. BMX XXX may have sold poorly but goddamn does that game still feel fantastic to play.

[@Curtis3604]

Me and my friends liked Skate and Destroy better! We discovered it right around the same time we discovered weed in high school and the soundtrack blew our minds. Super underated game, wish they would remaster it

[@notyetskeletal4809]

I would have loved a sequel.

[@ChaseMC215]

@@notyetskeletal4809 We got games like Skate and Session, but this game never got a sequel, unless you count Dave Mirra's Freestyle BMX.

[@zackspiker_]

You and your friends were right.

[@ItsCruzTube]

My first ever hawktober I’ve ever been apart of

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Welcome to hawktober

[@ChaseMC215]

Welcome to the family, son.

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

So that cop/dog/bum chasing you as you control the skater as you run away is actually one of the coolest things I like about the game. Its such a cool perspective.

[@beatles42ohgg94]

for vets of the game sometimes we wait to start our run till then. its like an added filmers perspective mode.

[@ChaseMC215]

Caddy didn't realize that he has to score a set amount before he leaves the level, but you can risk it and do more tricks during the time you are being chased, since it adds a trick multiplier, meaning you can get a higher score before you escape.

[@ChaseMC215]

Hawktober is starting off strong with a cult classic Rockstar skateboarder. I love how realistic the game is.

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

I never knew the game existed however looking at the video I wanna give it a go when I get a chance one day

[@BigGainer98]

Session, which came out recently is a worthy spiritual successor.

[@ChaseMC215]

@@BigGainer98 We never got a sequel to Thrasher sadly, the game studio who developed Thrasher did reuse the engine for a BMX game starting the late Dave Mirra.

[@nicktubara]

@@ChaseMC215 i had to google after him being refered to as the 'late' Dave Mirra, such a pity how he died. Only knew of him from the bmx games.

[@SwiftyStardust]

As someone who's been here since before the first Hawktober, it's great to see this annual special still going strong after 5 years.

[@SandwichGlitch]

Yeah feels like he's known for THPS stuff when it was all Crash back when

[@m00k61]

Yeah only been a fan since the 3rd Hawktober but look forward to it.

[@KDuckworthh]

Almost forgot to check it out this yr never disappointed!

[@kev6378]

Absolutely love this game. The difficulty curve is much appreciated when compared to THPS, personally. But I also understand why someone wouldn’t care for it. Thrasher needed a sequel to refine the kinks/clunkiness. There’s a perfect skate game somewhere in those mechanics. It’s a shame they shifted focus onto BMX after this game.

[@ChaseMC215]

Dave Mirra is probably to blame for this. He had already dropped out of the third BMX game Acclaim Sports had, which would become BMX XXX, promotional material still had his name on it despite him telling Acclaim to remove it due to him not wanting to be involved with it, but they proceeded to push his luck by keeping his likeness in advertisements, leading him to actually SUE Acclaim because of that. They did settle the lawsuit, but it was kinda too late for Acclaim, considering they were losing money, and one of their best games they had published was Burnout 2, that game didn't save them from declaring Chapter 7 Bankruptcy.

[@zion6680]

Well Skate on the ps3 got it right years and years later, this is still an underappreciated gem tho.

[@thepancakemann]

This game was too hard for my childhood smooth brain, but I came back to it as an adult and was blown away. I actually think it's unironically better than every entry in the skate series. The world needs another Rockstar skate game. Or better yet, they could just work skateboarding into the next GTA.

[@cabna01]

Oh man, I remember playing this so many times on a PSX Demo Disk. Having so much fun bailing on tricks and always getting chased down by the security guard scared me as a kid. Nonetheless great memories.

[@vitcawolfbane]

Been a rough day at work. Going though my sub feed and saw that hawktober started and it brought a legitimate smile to my face. Thank you

[@ChildhoodReliever]

Man, that Hawktober intro is fly, Petronious did a great job on it 🤙

[@SquareEyedJak]

Guy is super talented!

[@gameshock2916]

Are you going to dedicate some episodes to the Skate series of video games for Tony Hawktober this year or will those be separate reviews eventually on this channel?

[@-SRC]

To me the intro looks to be made in Dreams in terms of the design, as in actually made using the BubbleBath Dreams Engine (Game) Is this actually true? Can anyone try and let me know please? It seems incredibly fascinating!

[@jordan4547]

Genuinely one of the best skateboarding games of all time, in my opinion anyway

[@-AK-]

Could you imagine if Rockstar made a sequel today?

[@jeffcourty6321]

Has only been topped by Skate

[@grimyGobIin]

@@-AK- Rockstar Games is a publisher not a developer

[@-AK-]

@@grimyGobIin And the subsidiaries doing the developing, what're they called? Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Vancouver. It's a real blanket statement

[@grimyGobIin]

@@-AK- Yes, the other studios do the work and Rockstar GAMES publishes it. That's why it isn't Rockstar Games North, Rockstar Games San Diego or whatever, just Rockstar. That's why you'll never see a different Rockstar logo on a boxart than the yellow one because it's the publisher. And Rockstar didn't develop Trasher SnD just published it.

[@TheNathanNS]

I always held the belief this game was too ahead of it's time, had they made it for the PS2, it would've been much better in most departments imho

[@SquareEyedJak]

Definitely agree!

[@catethps]

this game is amazing as a fan of 90s street skating, the videos inbetween levels are gold and all the branding/aesthetic is spot on They also approached tony hawk about this game way back before THPS released but tony said the controls were too difficult

[@conesmasher864]

I can remember when this series first started! Glad to see you’r still doing it! Always love me some jak to watch!

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Me too

[@CMC6996]

I look forward to this every year jak. You can feel the passion you put in to these videos especially (not that your other videos lack it). Thank you for showing love to all of these games every year. They defined the childhood memories of so many including myself.

[@itchytomato]

Thrasher was my first skateboarding game. It's so slept on. First one to have a hall of meat as well 😆 but the soundtrack on this game is 🔥

[@kevincollins8620]

I'm a huge fan of this game. I used to play the hell out of it, and the trick system worked well for me. I loved the sponsors in the game and the experience was much closer to what I wanted in a skate game as opposed to THPS. I still bump tracks from this game. I loved EVERY song in this game. In the mid 90s skateboarding entered a hip hop phase so to speak... as the ska punk era in skating was over. THPS is and was always behind in that regard. I think it's marketing from the game companies too. I mean this game had a beautiful hill bombing section and it gets the spots of the time right. Lmao!!!!

[@NanaKyoto]

I have a demo disc with Thrasher: Skate and Destroy (PlayStation Underground Jampack Winter 1999 to be exact), and every now and then, I would play the demo, only to have not even the slightest idea what to do, but it was still somewhat intriguing. And ironically, that was the first time I played a skateboarding game, as I never played a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater until years later, but credit where credit is due in creating a more realistic skateboarding experience in gaming.

[@djcease1996]

It almost borderlines on embarrassing how excited I get when I see a new Hawktober upload from Square Eyed-Jak. I've been rocking with this series since I discovered this channel in 2018. I am glad to see it continuing on.

[@KappaCow]

THANK YOU JAK!! Always happy to see new vids.

[@johnmcaleese1337]

Man, your channel is highly underrated! The amount of effort you put in is highly appreciated, keep them coming!

[@eternalrewind2190]

Whoa that 3d intro recreation was sick.. it's no secret thrasher is one of my favorite.. still holds up imo..

[@speedygonzales378]

I got a lot of enjoyment from this game back in 2000 when I bought it,the classic old school rap soundtrack was great as well.

[@dreckel6572]

My first live hawktober! ive been binging your old hawktober vids over the last weeks again, keep up the good work! greetings from the other side of the world

[@GreatBeardofWisdom]

Don't think I didn't notice that sneaky bit of Mass Appeal in the background 😉 great choice. I remember this game from back in the day, I wanna say I got it from a Toys R Us with some birthday money or something similar. Never fully adjusted to the control system but clicked with it enough to gleam some fun out of it.

[@Aka47xxx]

The soundtrack to this game was immense.

[@MattiusFincham]

You mad lad! October is my favourite time of year on KZbin thanks to you!

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Hell yeah, Hawktober time again! I legit love it when this time of the year rolls around.

[@matthewdelaney5366]

Love the channel mate, I don’t know how you don’t have more subscribers. Love from Melbourne.

[@Damoforce]

I loved this so much! The way it played, the sound track. Just everything.

[@nbracken7]

Great start to one of my favorite series on YT!

[@kyleolson8977]

The almighty KZbin algorithm randomly recommended you to me today - and I am quite happy it did. This is a high quality, smart video. While your fandom comes through, it also doesn't prevent a fair analysis and an understanding of where the game sits in history.

[@FormalGibble]

That getting chased mechanic looks terrifying and disorienting. If I had this as a kid I would probably stop playing the first time it happens. I can't wait to see what else you have planned for this week!

[@catethps]

def used to scare me as a kid, can attest to that

[@ShredderBenjamin]

Always decent, in-depth, well thought out videos in these Tony Hawktober specials... I particularly remember the 'all Tony Hawk's levels ranked one which must have taken quite a lot of love, care and frustration to make! Keep em up matey

[@MaximumVolty]

I subscribed to your channel last year after discovering and binging all of your previous Hawktober videos. So yeah, I'm super stoked to see these acid drop into my subscription feed 🤙 I'm actually even more excited for you to cover the non-TPHS skateboarding games, since I'm incredibly unfamiliar with most of the genre outside of the main Hawkman

[@alexxandergames9664]

I fucking live for Hawktober!

[@Jaykup822]

I’ve been waiting for this review for a while! I’m glad it’s finally here!!

[@rileykazama3145]

I enjoy your videos keep up the good work bro

[@DevastatingStories]

my 3rd year of hawktober ❤ thank you for making these awesome videos mate

[@TheNamesJER]

Respect for using the old school skate tunes as BG music in this.

[@Saxdude26]

Always love the underrated music Jak puts in his reviews. Heck, on my most recent rewatch, I picked up on some Toejam and Earl music that I completely missed! Such fitting choices too!

[@AnthonyWabo]

Thanks for the videos throughout the years, mate! Hawktober is love

[@CrystalFissure]

The King is back.

[@Iron_Hawk]

Forgot about tony hawk tober this year, so this was a pleasent suprise! Super hyped now for the rest of the week to come as well!

[@ShutUpBubi]

Great video and hawktober is always a blessing!!

[@thundercurrie0]

Fifty-Two thousand fucking subscribers, I could not be happier that your content is still going and you're still going to provide it

[@jonathanhuguet1521]

your introductions are amazing!

[@omgness14]

This game is the best, also easy to grasp if you really skate irl. I feel this was the game that filtered the few who actually skated vs those who just play video games of it.

[@mysteriotube1233]

amazing as always

[@rossbroadley6787]

Ah yes, Hawktober. My favourite time of the year! Keep em comin mate!

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Me too

[@NEONPUNKBEATZ]

the goat time of year has returned! lets go!

[@TheRetroRenegade]

I remember I heard of this game by watching RadRat and his skateboard game reviews and eventually found it at a retro game store. My friend and I popped it in and the two of us were HOWLING in laughter at the rag-doll physics in the game! We were not expecting the character to just go FLYING across the map after getting hit by a train in the subway level and we were like doubled over laughing at it. Also was a fan of the soundtrack, making up for the lack of hip-hop in the first THPS; I can never get enough "Rapper's Delight" and some other catchy tracks from A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD, Grandmaster Flash, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, and Run-DMC!

[@mynameismaxdowis]

I'm only 3 skater career modes into 100%ing THPS2 and I've never been more determined. A happy Hawktober to you all!

[@CastratedBeaver]

"it's rollin' guys, hit it" takes me back.

[@scatered1]

After having covered just about every bit on every Tony Hawk video game this video is a legitimately very creative decision to do Thrasher itself. One day in the future we will see this man on Cold Ones with the legends Max and Chad!

[@vagamer522]

2:24-2:26 is such a mood

[@SkelitonLord227]

That legacy of Kane game box you popped up was such a quick nastalgia trip, I love them games

[@jeremymoon2]

Awesome video jak it good to have back in Hawktober again

[@Unknown-yz8dc]

Just what I needed after work. Hawktober 2022 is here!!!!!!

[@mattshaffer6938]

Nice. Hawktober got me into your channel when the Remasters dropped. Enjoy it each year.

[@Wyrlwind]

I somehow completely forgot about hawktober, so this was a nice surprise lol. Great video!

[@nftscreenshotter6436]

another amazing video, king. Good stuff!

[@BRZguy]

I like this game when I want a more chill vibe compared to the intensity of Pro Skater. You can't really do realistic style lines with Pro Skater, but Skate and Destroy does that a bit better. I also love the system for setting up for tricks as it's just like real life skateboarding. You actually need your feet in the correct position before you ollie to do the trick. Unlike Pro Skater where you do the tricks after you ollie. That set up trick system hasn't really been featured in any skating game since Skate and Destroy.

[@gamingnintendo5504]

He is back! I remember playing this game on an emulator!

[@shakebristol9468]

This game was so overlooked! Broke my copy skating with it in my hoodie pocket…

[@falandodeioio4780]

I'm so happy with this review (haven't watched yet, but I know its going to be great). This game was part of my childhood

[@Yungbeck]

6:42 yo that nollie tre over the table was wet! Thanks for covering this game, always saw the cover of this through the years but never saw any gameplay.

[@TVindustries5000]

I love that Thrasher is still running printed mags, I think im gonna get a subscription again

[@typho6279]

Its clunkiness and not always skateboard friendly levels is what makes it so perfect to me

[@aenielana123]

Love the background music! Mass appeal👌

[@scottyaugustinefennell-rod2178]

One of my favorite PS1 games. I still have a copy in my collection. The soundtrack was also fire.

[@soulless_jm]

HE'S BACK!

[@NS55gaming]

0:31 lol I can never get over the GTA 2 theme :)

[@jaredgenesis6185]

this was the skate series of the 90s bro. Loved this game so much!

[@mickverv7243]

nothin better than skatin all day and seeing a vid by jak...RESPECK

[@ferrariairwolf]

Wow, when you shown the games that Came out at the time, you realize how special that time was for gaming.

[@BugsyFoga]

HAWKTOBER 2022 HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN !!!

[@spyroaster5457]

I like how you mentioned how gamers were spoiled for choice at the time. The year 1999 felt like the peak of the PS1, with so many great games coming out at the time and giving us so much to play.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Ah, Pete doing his great work again for ya. I gotta say, I never heard of this game, but damn that name is so nostalgic for me. Was never a skateboarder, but the name Thrasher spells late 90s, early 2000s energy, especially with the fire accompanied by its logo.

[@st4ndaman]

Recently subscribed - love the Hawktober series. Hearing the opening to GTA 2 takes me back...

[@PS3GamingScotland]

6 years?! Wow, been watching all that time. Looking forward to this years series Jak. Did you enjoy Pax Aus? will you do a video on that event? Great video! :)

[@chayfrank3049]

Yes hawktober I've been waiting for this one

[@RexBebopHD]

Sixth Hawktober already GOTDAMN....we've come so far! So glad this is an annual thing every October!

[@StarForceBelmont321]

Jak do you have Evolution Skateboarding? That game has Simon Belmont, Solid Snake, Raiden and Frogger in the game due to being developed by Konami!

[@wrathofrock8323]

Hell yes. Always excited for Hawktober every year, as it usually comes out the week after my birthday.

[@Deadite8593]

I was obsessed with this game as a teen. The controls and learning curve made it feel like a more hardcore game made for skaters (especially in hard mode where you have to press a button to plant your feet and land any trick). I remember getting so good at the game that I was able to get to normally unreachable points of the map and finding all sorts of satanic imagery and being really freaked out and gave the game away at school. I also remember something about an unlockable game mode where the goal is to commit suicide in the most brutal way possible. Weird stuff, doesn't bother me much today but back then as a sheltered 13-15 year old is scared me. Still I have a lot of nostalgia for this game, I'd love to find a copy and play it again someday

[@hadinasrallah8928]

Let’s goo another hawktober!Petronious knocked it out of the park with the intro

[@erikd4735]

The soundtrack on this game was incredible. Gang Starr Run DMC and so many others.

[@algeone]

Bro your the shit with the fonts not sure if any one ever says it , it’s a awesome detail it doesn’t go unnoticed every hawktowber keep it up

[@tevatinn1709]

Always waiting for the next Hawktober. So excited for the week.

[@NitroLad2001]

The things you can do in dreams is incredible. Props to Petronius 👏🏻

[@dirtbag1713]

At the time this game was much more satisfying than THPS. Practicing lines and working out your course on the map then starting a run and smashing that score was always fun. Especially against a friend. Once you familiarized yourself with the controls and all the variations of tricks it was like you actually learned something. As far as some of your gripes. You can manually change what song plays for freeskate and your actual run separately. You definitely get a bonus in points for pulling tricks over "risky" gaps or similarly risky situations. Example: catching a big air trick over the train in the subway gave a nice fat bonus. Its fair to not love this game but back when all we had was THPS, Thrasher and ugh... Street Sk8er... putting in time on this game was like hanging out at a spot in real life and just figuring out how to maximize each spot with all the cool stuff you figured out along the way. THPS just becomes a spamfest once you learn the special tricks. Anyway. Cool review.

[@SDK2K9]

Another Hawktober is upon us! Can't wait to see what games you have lined up for this year.

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Me too 😊

[@roybatty4578]

For me this game still holds up 23 years later

[@Elgreasyburrito650]

This game has Phil Shao doing a front Smith down a rail on the loading screen that alone makes this the greatest skateboarding game of all time

[@hardrockgaming2355]

It's a shame it didn't get a sequel. (Dave mirra games don't count) because it couldve ironed out all the bad stuff and we probably would've gotten the skate sim genre craze even earlier, that would of been an interesting time line

[@ericiidx]

I loved this game. I remember THPS1 had already been out at the time, but my skater friends and I all loved this game the most. I liked the music more (although THPS music is legendary) and the way it felt to play just seemed more realistic. That said, we were over it after a month or so, and THPS sequels would reign supreme.

[@Ryo]

I loved this game as a kid

[@JustAGamerFromGlasgow]

Love skating games. I'd love it if they made another Tony Hawk game with a story. Keep up the brilliant work!

[@SwampFox178]

I was ready since like May to watch Hawktober! Definitely one of my favorite things to look forward to during the year

[@EthanChase]

Yes my man, this is it 🎉🎉