Tony Hawk's American Sk8land - Square Eyed Jak

[@SquareEyedJak]

I'd just like to thank the amazing people who created the album of chiptune remixes of classic THPS tunes that you'll be hearing all through Hawktober this year! Check them out at kickblips.com/ and show some support for their great work! 👊🎶

[@stevenmills6502]

Hey Jak Ur channel's great man! Love the brutal honesty. Eventually do u think you'll do a Metroid video(?). That's my favorite series and I'd like to see ur take on it.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Haven't played them but I would like to. When that happens, there will probably be a video or 2.

[@BorderlandsBoy0]

Square Eyed Jak any thoughts on Skate?

[@abruptdr33mz6]

Jak do you have a ps4 or xbox one? If so, which do you like better bro?

[@SquareEyedJak]

SKATEmber isn't as cool as HAWKtober

[@RandomGaminginHD]

That recording your voice bit finished me 😂

[@TobleroneCraft]

“Ah fuck” 😂

[@jordanmcquay9077]

This sounds so much dirtier than what you hopefully meant by it

[@Beengus]

4:02

[@BorderlandsBoy0]

Being able to put your voice in the game: needs to be a feature in single player games

[@CraftisfromEquestrianKanto]

TRUE LOL

[@Sixtroke]

That's my Shimmy Chiptune cover!! Thank you for using it for Tony Hawktober, Jak. Means the world to me :D

[@SquareEyedJak]

You're a bloody legend mate and everyone who worked on that Kickblips album, I love it! Cheers! 👍

[@filmgeekstudios4393]

Dude, it's badass. As soon as I heard it I recognized it. I was about to comment "Is that 8-bit System of a Down?" Fantastic work, man.

[@sarasaland4709]

Any game where I can hear Jak say “Ah, fuck” when I mess up is a perfect masterpiece.

[@bolstaaa]

4:03 is the moment I pressed the like button 🤣

[@SquareEyedJak]

Y E A A H

[@SpencerLeGrosMusic]

That shit was classic!

[@snapdragongaming6238]

Square Eyed Jak A W F U C K

[@theserpent1893]

Been doing 15 hour work shifts to make what I need to pay my debts and live. I’m exhausted by the end of the day but when I smash down into my mattress and see there’s a new episode of hawktober its fucking awesome and I get a little bit of time to remember the good ol days and calm my stress. Square Eyed Jack you are the best. And I think I speak for everyone when I say thanks for putting in the time and effort to produce content of this level. Truly underrated.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thanks for the awesome words mate, cheers!

[@minimme]

the absolute workrate of jak

[@SquareEyedJak]

Just glad it doesn't go unnoticed, cheers mate!

[@o0k6]

I had this game on the ds when i was a child, I remember losing it. Always remembered and never thought i'dd remember. It is now 2 in the morning 4/9/2021 and I finally in peace.

[@CMC6996]

This game helped me get my mobile tony hawk fix for the first time and it holds a special place in my heart. Great review as always man. Loving the portable reviews and this year's hawktober.

[@NanaKyoto]

It really feels like Sk8land on the GBA was a mere afterthought as I would assume they wanted to cash in on the success of the previous GBA titles, especially since more people likely had the GBA than the DS in 2005. But I am impressed by what kind of visuals the DS was able to produce, good stuff.

[@CrashFan03]

were the GBA ports even that successful?

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@CrashFan03 I mean thps 2 on gba (launch title) is one of the highest rated GBA games of all time if I remember correctly..

[@CrashFan03]

@@Gameboy-Unboxings oh right yeah

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

3:39 Yeah that definitely seems like a faulty ds issue. But holy shit these videos are so awesome! Like tbh Idk if these games deserve the amount of quality and attention that you're putting into these videos. Excellent Work.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Figured as much. It is an original DS with a capture card mod built in so no doubt it's a little messed up. And thanks, glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@gamerguy425]

After getting the game myself It's absolutely broken on my DS lite (even with touch screen calibration) , however if you play it on a 3DS it seems to completely solve that issue

[@TheNathanNS]

Surprised you didn't mention how they changed Mindy's design on the GBA. Like they used some concept art for her rather than her final look.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Video not long enough for you? Because I've got a longer Hawktober video...

[@TheNathanNS]

@@SquareEyedJak I can listen to a good thrashing of any bad games.

[@Macrusader]

And the fact that Mindy is playable on GBA, but not DS for some reason.

[@Walou_]

Its 3 am rn. The last exam starts in 5 hours. Wish me luck my dudes. Imma binge the Hawktober episodes when I get back. I hope you all have a great phucing day. Thanks for reading!

[@exkdvs]

How'd it gi

[@Walou_]

@@exkdvs Went quite good actually. Thanks for asking my dude. Have a nice one.

[@exkdvs]

@@Walou_ you too maye good luck with your life

[@WrathofRock832]

Never played Sk8land on either console but perhaps those little red hawk logos on the ground near the five gaps are meant to show where they are.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Ok WHAT THE FUCK, how the hell did you notice that? I never even noticed those playing this game, that's wild. But they're still so indistinguishable from all the other graphics at this low resolution that it's still overly cryptic imo. But thanks for that, at least I know that now!

[@n1njahawk]

Me I remember when he had the Skate Land thumbnail from the DS Version Front cover. I’m happy he has the new one now

[@sownheard]

American Sk8land ds was my fav tony hawk game

[@Bensworth]

5:37 nice to see you still have the controller board

[@bauuhmasquerade459]

I don't know why I keep coming back to this video but it is one of my favorites on this channel

[@RossWyatt]

I love that Here Comes the Pain background music lol

[@kenkenifffromconnecticut3012]

Not gonna lie this game is one of my personal favorites, the DS version I mean and it had tommy Guerrero on the soundtrack never get tired of hearing organism.

[@RaxonXVI]

I’m so glad VV are the ones doing the new 1+2 remakes as the ds games honestly are really great games (minus the create a skater)

[@BorderlandsBoy0]

Strap in: (tapes feet to board)

[@jpward01]

Sk8land on DS really surprised me with Alcatraz. Not that there's anything wrong with that, though. It was a pretty welcome addition.

[@Jaylen13rocks]

This was my first tony hawk game ever back in 2010 I remember my buddy Ricky came over he had me try it out and asked do you like it I said yeah it's honestly fun he said you can have it I remember just skating around Hollywood for 12 hours after that

[@SuperMandibleclaw]

Oh, I only played the DS downhill jam so I'm excited for the next episode

[@EzDoesitYGO]

My god, we're spoiled! A great video after an other, amazing work Jak!

[@theyalwayscomeinfall]

As someone who does skate, listening to someone who doesn't actually skate talk about what they like/dislike about a skateboarding game is interesting. I want skating games to be as close to real street skating as possible. I don't want to go to space or skate in a town that has quarter pipes lining all the walls and buildings. I get how a game without variety and stuff could be boring to someone who doesn't skate. As a kid, I used to dream about having a skateboarding game that was just a bunch of recreations of cities and you could just skate around. We basically have that now and it's great.

[@mariowario5945]

Dude, you are going nuts with the tony hawk games! Keep em coming, nice job!👍

[@eastfieldfilms8593]

its tony hawktober great content for a whole week

[@jourdansockey]

I can't help but think of American Sk8land as an antithesis to THUG 2 and THAW as you instead work to create the titular park without being as destructive as possible. I think it's a nice change of pace.

[@BranSnakes]

American Sk8land DS really reminds me of Jet Set Radio.

[@TimGaukerToons]

It’s definitely the cel-shades graphics, and here’s some neat trivia, Vicarious Visions actually developed the GBA port of Jet Set Radio, which kind of plays like the GBA Tony Hawk games.

[@BranSnakes]

@BladeStation Hey Blade!

[@BranSnakes]

@@TimGaukerToons And the fact that you spray tags around the city.

[@TimGaukerToons]

BranSnakes oh yeah, that too.

[@olegcrysis1]

I love you CircleEaredJeff

[@edrandon3787]

You did a really good high quality job with all of this videos.

[@vooshoos]

I'm a big fan of Thaw over a majority of the games, I agree with all the criticisms of the game, but I think an unappreciated aspect of American Wasteland is the Artstyle on the cover, and even in sk8land. The only thing that has ever replicated it is the art for life is strange.

[@gutturaldarkness]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but cheers mate for the actually fair and reasonably priced merch

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thank you! The goal was certainly to make things as accessible as possible and for me, it's more about just being able to have something physical to offer people vs. creating an additional revenue source. And if things are cheaper, hopefully that translates to more sales and balances things out. Cheers!

[@jascoolo]

5/10 is a bit harsh for Sk8land

[@chesspunk489]

I would give it a 7.

[@harlsmusic]

I sunk days into this game

[@bdbaccay]

I LOVE THIS GAME BACK IN THE DAY I SINKED MONTHS TO THIS GBA GAME BACK WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY super nostalgic.

[@gameboyjsa]

I loved this port actually on ds

[@Toyminator900]

I'm really enjoying these episodes, the longer they are, the better as distraction they are for my life :D I do feel like you deserve more attention than what you have! And I've been wondering if there's like a site or document or something like that keeping track of the game scores around. Like what games have gotten a 3/10, etc. Anyways, keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next episode.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thanks, glad you like them. I want you to remember this "the longer the episodes are, the better" when you're watching through next week's videos. 😉 And no I don't actually, I do keep track in a private spreadsheet just for quick reference but that's not a bad idea. If I can figure out a way to break things down in a concise way, that'd be fun to do!

[@Toyminator900]

That'd be awesome, yeah! And good to hear about the longer videos

[@LEYLANDGAMER]

After 3 Kopparbergs, a huge snack scoff, a watch of Little Man and suffering a Number 3, I had the balls to join the Hawktober community. Appreciate my honesty, people!

[@robot_bass]

that was my first tony hawk game so much good memories

[@goobrious7505]

If memory serves, I think I played Sk8land on the GBA as a kid. I never went past the first level because it wasn't my copy, but it's probably for the better that I didn't get far.

[@infinitetgaming]

Jak: Shows American Wasteland clips. Also Jak: Plays a track from WWE Wrestlemania XIX. Me: HELP ME I'M BEING STABBED TO DEATH BY NOSTALGIA.

[@SnipingIsFun]

Yes

[@fizzpeak123]

Nah man hctp

[@PHLYogi]

fizzpeakgamer 13 yeaaaahhh

[@infinitetgaming]

@@fizzpeak123 It was also in WM XIX(GCN) and Raw 2(XBOX). I played WM XIX more than HCTP, so that's why I consider it "from that game".

[@EmperorDank]

"Skeightball land"

[@kebinshields]

Can't believe it's already Hawktober again!

[@derrickspencer67]

I love watching your videos and hearing some Here Comes the Pain soundtrack

[@BugsyFoga]

Hawktobet : Escape from Skateland !!!

[@Katiethekitten]

You need to upgrade that rating again

[@loto5919]

You put a chiptune version of Shimmy by System of a Down in the background. Nice.

[@Jakedeal]

Good stuff! Subscribed!

[@dwaboutthat]

Amazing video keep up the good work

[@gamerguy425]

These reviews have not only made me pick up my GBA copy of American Sk8 land and THUG that I've done nothing with for 10 years (along with all the GBC ones), but I'm on a quest to hunt down all the portable TH games besides THUG 2 and Motion. I had NO IDEA THPS games even had GBA ports, I thought THUG was the first one. . The controls are an uphill battle aside from the first two GBC games being so simple its hard to screw up.

[@ctmc]

I love the ds tony hawk games : )

[@6reen6rud6e2]

Me too. I like proving ground

[@Raging_Asura]

19:21 I see you're using that Plok soundtrack 👌

[@shagstars]

I really liked this game due to that my first TH game was proskater4 and felt right at home with skateland.

[@castle6742]

What's Kylie doing here from Kingdom Hearts

[@SharonisCarin321]

I might get this game! Your thumbnail made me think you were gonna hate the game XD Let's hope Neversoft and the Birdman can start a Kickstarter to do a new series. Tony Hawk: Skaters Rebirth!

[@instantalper5494]

that "oh fuck" sound clip had me dead hahahaha

[@fastbreak333]

California Riders on some DS speakers. What a time to be alive.

[@TobleroneCraft]

I like the Australian game ratings over the American ones. The little sticker is more appealing too.

[@ShutUpBubi]

15:13 it's peanuts not corn kernels ;)

[@Wflash00]

I know I always nonchalantly say "aw fuck" whenever I bail off my skateboard 😆😆😆

[@asnowpoff]

Weird question but, will you review Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, since it is based off of Pro Skater 4's engine and is basically Pro skater for kids and with disney characters. It's a pretty solid game in my opinion, also it has one of the best soundtracks surprisingly. If you don't get to reviewing it, that's understandable because even with the Tony Hawk engine, it's still a stretch.

[@fizzpeak123]

I think Next year

[@DomtheDevilsRival]

I'll give em props for trying to be creative but, damn they surely missed the mark on GBA.

[@akedojune]

It sounds like he pronounces it torny hook

[@gran_turismo_fan]

I liked the Tony Hawk american skateland on the DS. Great Video Square eye jak ;)

[@Jeremanteca]

4:03 epic moment

[@OfficialRyanFouracre]

"YEAH"! 3 seconds later "Aw, f*ck!"

[@adana632]

He's square eyed jack, and he hopes you have a great fucking day

[@Petronious]

I was always curious about the DS Sk8land as I had a DS at the time but for some reason, never got it. Glad to hear it's pretty decent, I may grab a copy if I see it for cheap out in the wild!

[@hi1000ish]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the gba port of American skateland

[@SquareEyedJak]

Well maybe you need to actually watch the video.

[@hi1000ish]

Square Eyed Jak yeah I was drunk and forgot to delete my comment

[@SquareEyedJak]

I love it!

[@axelsk8er492]

I would like to know tony hawks games that exceed 6/10 of eyed jak

[@aresx666]

WHY AM I THIS DEEP INTO TONY HAWK VIDEOS. HELP

[@SRMkay]

I always enjoyed American Sk8land, but I can easily agree with the 5/10 rating if for the simple reason that the entire story mode is about 2 hours max. Replayable, yes, but that won't make the start-to-finish time any longer.

[@advang4820]

I remember being truly disappointed that skater cannot get off the board in the DS version, while in GBA version, it's possible. And then Proving Ground DS came, still the same thing.

[@Waluigiisbest99]

Looks like the gba version was an after thought.

[@vechirni_anbernic]

loved it! waiting for proving ground and downhill jam

[@eastfieldfilms8593]

Did you notice the little red and white signs marking out where the gaps were in the shitty ADV american s8land game's tony gap mission?

[@SquareEyedJak]

No I didn't until someone mentioned it here earlier. It's subtle but it's there, though I'd still say WAY too easy to completely miss with zero direction. Maybe if the game had said "look for a clue at the Golden Gate bridge" you might notice the first logo and then know but otherwise, it's still incredibly unrealistic to think dumb kids can figure that out.

[@eastfieldfilms8593]

Certainly farrr too easy to miss, I'd you missed it even after playing these games that much, I don't think I would have noticed either, I only noticed because seeing all these gaps clips edited in one after the other, I started to notice the re occurring sticker

[@Wizkeh-]

This was my jam

[@f67739]

im so surprised as to how the engine looks like a modified version of thps2 but with underground mechanics

[@m.hreels9822]

GOD THIS GAME WAS MY SHIT GROWING UP! 😎🎮🔥🙌🏻👏🏻

[@cicabeot1]

I got curious and played a bit of the GBA version. And I noticed that there are these red signs near the old school gaps. So there is some sort of indication of where they are. It’s just not explained well, and I doubt I’d even realize what those signs are for if I hadn’t watched this review. Also god this is a tragic game. Superb presentation with hard to navigate levels and goals that the game doesn’t even try to explain.

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Well... At least it doesn't force you to use motion controls?

[@SquareEyedJak]

*D O N ' T G E T M E S T A R T E D*

[@jsavageisonly]

I'm sure said this before, but as it was my first Tony Hawk that I actually enjoyed but I have mixed feelings because I wish it wasn't so short

[@bbworks159]

The touchy drawing mechanic was a problem for me as well.

[@DuelmasterX3]

Nuts and Bolts? Banjo-Kazooie reviews confirmed.

[@QWERTYCommander]

I had the GBA version as a kid. Didn't know what the hell to do and got stuck in the school. Thought it was just because I was a dumbass back then but now I watched this and wonder how I even got that far.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Yeah I got stuck looking around the school trying to figure out where any of the objectives were when I realised the next area was already opened not long after I arrived. Ridiculous fucking game.

[@Iron_Hawk]

Wait so does alcatraz replace casino in the ds version? Since I didn't see any gameplay of casino there so I was just wondering

[@SquareEyedJak]

Pretty much, yeah.

[@AlexJonesGaming]

I thought I played every tony hawk game but I guess I just missed GBA Sk8Land

[@SquareEyedJak]

Lucky

[@AlexJonesGaming]

Well thee is always tomorrow but I even played that horrible iPhone game that I don’t even know if you can still get anymore

[@nacswapzz]

the new thps 1-2 remaster is developed my them 😎

[@thcgamer3093]

THPS for Life!!.. ☮️

[@grandgojira8182]

I find it weird that you can get off your board in the gba version but not the ds version

[@SquareEyedJak]

Serves zero purpose though

[@grandgojira8182]

@@SquareEyedJak true

[@hockeyrulez87]

I remember when American Wasteland first came out, I hated it so much. It eventually grew on me and spent so many hours on this game over the years. I have Sk8land for GBA and in my opinion it’s shit. I only played it a handful of times

[@LockRainmaker]

"Yeah! :D" "Ah fuck :'("

[@j2k478]

I’ve heard just as much bully and wwe games music in these reviews as I’ve e heard tony hawk music

[@blckkeef]

All the gaps in the gba game are mark with the alva logo and didn’t u say with the da version u didn’t want the game to be to easy to find objectives so you’d have to explore well the gba makes u explore

[@the.littlest.toaster]

I keep this game on my phone. But proving ground tho for the ds was bad the most of the tricks didn't flip the right way and the maps were horrible but American sk8 land has a good sound track the tricks look good and i still turn it on just to play the songs every once and a while.

[@ShutUpBubi]

We need Alcatraz back

[@Coreisus]

I thought American Wasteland was the true Underground 2. Underground 2 felt like what the *name* "American Wasteland" should've been. Like the AW name sounds more like a Tony Hawk version of Jackass than Underground does. And the story of AW truly felt like an "Under dog rising outta the underground" type story.

[@OhHenri]

*”YEAH….. aw fuck”*