Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - Zero Stats!

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[@kevincolin]

These are awesome! Would love to see more gameplay on here. Even if it’s just a vanilla play through of all the different games.

[@ashthedominator]

Couldn't think of a more fitting video for the time, given the recent announcement of THPS 1+2 remake

[@MrMatches44]

So this is what skating in real life is like.

[@RetardicA]

34:05 It's cool to feel burned out man. We are just glad you are uploading content and with a new Tony Hawk on the horizon, I really look forward to what you put out in the future.

[@RoryButler]

Another trick for speed is to grind, 180 into another grind then exit the grind straight. With either a straight ollie or an up/down direction trick. Youll get a perfect every time which boosts your speed without needing the accuracy of getting a perfect spin

[@prenticetyndall4066]

5:44 Dropping into 2020 like

[@amphetamineblue4172]

Another awesome video, thanks so much for doing these !

[@maxbennett]

Rad Rat’s over here doing God’s work...

[@chrissavage5298]

Trying to get that "E" in the last 3 seconds got my palms sweaty. Memories.

[@fluffydestroyer8336]

I've heard that the way speedrunners do it is they get special for the stat boost and then they land a trick with a perfect rotation, which gives a speed boost. you might be able to get some of those trickier goals that way

[@AwlrightProductions]

This video was very relaxing and calming. Thanks.

[@BartekJarecki]

I was waiting for this since you have finished thps4 series. Love your gameplays! Btw I feel really sorry for your work situation. Companies in Europe are punished for employing people on weekends or overtime:O

[@ivanvasiljev6570]

love this channel, thanks for this videos, Rad Rat!

[@jimtobakos1933]

I love this series, man! Keeping it super interesting, and I love to hear you chat with us.

[@toaster1138]

Man i started cheering when I saw this in my subs. These videos are the fucking best. I shared it on my Instagram story even. These make quarantine so much easier. Thank you Mr Rat

[@jameswunderlich88]

Really enjoy seeing you play through these games again! Also love your reviews on the series! You inspired me to play through the games again on the Xbox in order, since I have time lol starting with 2x. About to start underground 2. Keep up the great work and stay safe :)

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

I'd say that's a very valid thing to vent about, different struggles/problems with work, it's a very difficult thing to "get right" or "balance out." Anyway, love these videos, I wouldn't do these unless there were achievements, trophies, rewards, something like that, but I validate your sick bragging rights for publcily beating these (or completing as much as you can). 😌💓

[@DeadOmega]

Getting HEX EDITORS up in here

[@Siddduffy]

Another fun fact, doing nollie/fakie tres on flat multiple times in a row gives you HUGE speed boost. I think normal tres give a nice boost but not as much

[@Everett-xe3eg]

Nice! Rad Rat great video. Love this series

[@joeycocodiaz12]

There are other ways to get secret tape at carlsbad: 1, you grind the lockers and then ollie into the wall, wallride up, ollie, grind and you're up there where the gap to the tape is; 2, you wallride directly under the tape and just ollie up to it. I''ve done both. idk about doing it with zero stats though. Thanks for another great video RR.

[@evandegregorio707]

You’re the man RadRat!!

[@AdrianDX]

Just posting a comment before watching; Good luck with the Venice Beach transfer🤣 And also; your vids are awesome. Subscriber earned ^^

[@AirCanada1J5]

I actually forgot about stat points (to be fair, you have to trigger over, not scroll) and went about as far as Minneapolis for 1 and School 2 for 2.... I was like so certain this was impossible unless I could jump higher...low and behold

[@truhhhhhhhokIII3]

Your commentary is hilarious keep it up these are always entertaining But p.s. I'm screaming at you rn because trying to get Philly skate every time you grind the ledge for the k you go slower when you have special and gain speed rolling and if you just went down the ramp and Ollie the 4 it would have happened 40 tries earlier (notice the land you popped off the ledge early and it just gave you enough to hit your head and make it, had you just Ollie the set you would've done it no problem) haha

[@A_Bystander]

This really does just show how fantastical these games are if one assumes someone at zero stats is just a regular person. Pretty entertaining watch as you get clever to deal w/ the goals.

[@hiddentape2911]

This is really cool! I appreciate the time you took to make this happen!

[@aakkoin]

My man Rad Rat mentioned sim mode, I remember playing with that, you could not pop shove it on flat, you could barely kickflip on flat, and 360 flip spins faster than both of those, was fun for trying to make realistic runs

[@carlhannen1769]

I come for the skating. I stay for the humour .

[@GSTACK57]

“Humour” this shit is never funny, it’s always just about the facts. And it’s humor big guy.

[@Sorrow366]

Stiffy!

[@xnervousx]

@@GSTACK57 Ever heard of Europe?

[@GSTACK57]

@@xnervousx it’s the same language, same dictionary 😂

[@xnervousx]

@@GSTACK57 There are differences in spelling in lots of words. You seem uneducated.

[@caiorezei]

Oh, I did almost the same thing. RadRat may say he's not excited for THPS1+2, but there he is, just like me, re-playing THPS2. (Dude, I worked so hard to be able to play it. I don't have a PC, neither a PS1 [but my ps2 still works and I've got THUG, THUG2 and THAW, couldn't find THPS3 nor 4 to buy], so I got an emulator in my phone, took ages to find a working ROM and to download it [I've seriously got a 1mbps net], and I've learned to use my PS4 controller in my phone [that was surprisingly easy, in fact]. But goddamn, those three days were worth it. I love this game so fucking much, can't wait for Sept. 4)

[@caiorezei]

In NY, when trying the sick score, every time RadRat bailed at the first combo he restarted instantly. Honestly, that's something I got from THUG2's arcade machines and classic mode, as far as I can recall. I probably did it also in the earlier games, but it became a staple of my gameplay in all the TH games since. If my objective is score-related, you can be damn sure that I wanna start with a bang, and it doesn't matter if I fall in the first trick or after a full minute of comboing. Bailing in my first combo is a 100% chance that I'll restart the run or the objective.

[@caiorezei]

Like, I'm actually replaying THPS2 emulated in my phone and my dualshock4, and every time I bail in the first combo, I reset.

[@axel.lessio]

Can you believe a couple of hours ago I was thinking "RadRat should think of another fun challenge but with THPS2", then I see this is uploaded. 😨

[@JOHNDERPz]

I love these kinds of videos

[@tobiasd5070]

Holy shit, upside-down wallride at 1:34:29

[@OsirisNO]

The Special meter gives you speed. As long as It's Yellow. So starting off with no special grinding and getting full bar after landing gives you a speed boost.

[@CheesyCola1]

Loving it! Keep it up.

[@Kazuma_Drake]

The remake had new gameplay uploaded and it seemed great.

[@PuffyOne1898]

I love this

[@4iss.22]

49:45 When you keep failing every single trick you know you can land over a million times

[@troyrussell177]

*Phil Leotardo* " 20 years in the can " *Rad Rat* " yea but this is the first level.. "

[@kissmyacidrocks]

This is actually the only game I have any experience 0 statting (the iOS version allowed you to remove all stat points and still continue..), as I would get tired of how good I was at my favorite lines and wanted a more EA skate feeling experience, it was fun!

[@aakkoin]

1st run is always High Score, combo around and feel the level

[@freyav.5500]

Press select to change the camera if you're having trouble seeing icons.

[@HanSolosWookie]

After playing thps 1 and 2 recently I forgot how short the draw distance was on this game.

[@PASTELXENON]

I hope you do one of the underground games, but keep up the good work

[@Keatonrw_]

Hitting a vert ramp and then cutting really hard back into the ramp as soon as you land can give you a speed boost. It’s crazy w cheat codes

[@Dinodad322]

8:40 "At this point I'm a little scared because if skip something, someone else is going to figure out how to do it immediately." Glad we're keeping you honest! :)

[@grunions9648]

I'm getting the feeling that getting special gives you a stats increase (obviously), but also a one-time speed boost when you first get a full bar. Maybe wrong, but I suspect that rather than trying to maintain special for each attempt, you might be better off starting with none, building it up and immediately going for the try. Anyone got any thoughts on that? Also as others have mentioned, perfect landings look like they boost you as well.

[@ce461]

Your speed is increased while having special you just noticed the character going to the top speed when it changes.

[@jimartwork9391]

Getting a big combo does get you speed, not getting into special

[@morghanratcliff7136]

Those bells at the school still piss me off to this day!

[@WhoIsJohnCleland]

On the drop in during the Bull Ring, if you push up and hold it, you'll "stick" to the ground and you won't drop so abruptly.

[@osurocks24]

38:45 What are your top 5 video games of all time?

[@VinMetal666]

Time for another grind through self torture

[@biblesilvercorner]

for the manual thing you don't have to do any flips or spins. the trick is to not have the manual balance show up. watch some thps2 world record highscores they use it a lot

[@luizcarlosdeoliveira8760]

One last Challenge sugestion ... , Autokick off with zero stats

[@fernandomiranda765]

this should be live to get feedback how to complete the challenges you said are "imposible".

[@EthanChase]

I hope thps 1+2 is not gonna be like thps HD like you said in your video yesterday I hope they change it or update it to make the tricks look better but anyways great video

[@tobiasd5070]

Hey Aron I don't know if you'll read this but I have a tiny bit of advice: try to pay more attention to things that make you lose speed. For example I was noticing that while you were trying to air onto the awning in Philly, there were two things you were doing that caused you to lose speed. There were a couple times that you bumped into the ledge before grinding it, and I also noticed that you lost speed by grinding past the corner of the ledge. I think you can see an example of both things happening at 1:27:58 and also at 1:30:31. It's a little bit hard to tell for sure but to me it looks like both of those things are causing you to slow down. Fairly minor issues but I just thought I'd point them out as something to keep in mind during other playthroughs. I've been watching your channel for years and always enjoyed your videos, whether it's gameplay, skateboarding history, ask rad rat, tricks and tribulations, or anything else you come up with, you make them all awesome. I would watch pretty much anything you put out, your videos are like comfort food to me. I can put them on and get a nice bit of escapism. You're definitely one of my favorite channels on KZbin. I wish you all the best and I hope work gets a little bit less crazy and life gets a little bit better all around, you deserve it bro. Thanks for all the joy I've gotten from this channel, cheers :)

[@WindBendsSteel]

Feels really close to simulation mode, I wonder how it would look with Simulation on as well.

[@Satans_Financial_Advisor]

The WR any % and 100% runs are so insane. When I think about how much time I put into this game vs how fast they can actually be beaten its like 2 different games.

[@guished2792]

Thanks!

[@mrtime4777]

you can zoom out a bit by pressing select

[@rollbrettvm5930]

mildly fun ;-)

[@KARIMENT.]

tyler lasagna must be pissed

[@TylerLasagna]

absolutely livid

[@KARIMENT.]

@@TylerLasagna calm down

[@absolutetruegaminghd948]

everytime i listen to papa roach blood brothers song i get chills

[@spencerleech2123]

Awesome Rad Rat! Would love to see an Underground challenge run if you have the patience

[@drewglue1724]

"ughahhohhh"

[@corymcknight6910]

"oh COME onnnn!"

[@edensfolly8955]

Some of this was stressful to watch xD you have to keep slamming out tricks all the way to a jump, full gold special, focus on grinds, and try popping flat 360 flips if travelling across the floor as your speed diminishes when travelling and you lose boost before you get to your jump. I revisited and completed the whole game for the first time 2 weeks ago and when replaying it I also noticed that there seems to be a formula that resets balance when doing combos.. I've noted roughly every few combo or few seconds of doing tricks in a combo, if you can do 3-5 other type tricks before returning to the balance one it will reset your bar to centre.. so if you repeat combos from say manual, grind then air, do a flip, grab, with rotation and back to manual, your manual would 100% be reset... same if you start your sequence with a grind and come back into one after a few tricks, you'll be back centre.. spamming this with constant tricks can not only give you consistent speed in any mode, but you will be able to hold out some longer combos as you'll be jumping straight back out of manuals pretty fast.. great video otherwise I was thinking of doing a sim mode playthrough for fun soon I may try your method ^_^

[@calebchambers377]

Just keep on hitting the gaps to get the score and the multiplier up

[@sk8comedy91]

Imagine trying to do the “no stat challenge” your fist time playing the game and not knowing anything about it. I know that in realistic but it’s a funny thought to me lol.

[@tobiasd5070]

Through some wizardry you managed to pick up a lot of speed during the line at 1:34:05, if you can figure out how you did that then it could be really useful.

[@Pinkymilo]

Its not that hard, what you need to do is to ollie off the manuals quick, repeat as many times you want and youll boost off really fast, take in mind that each ollie you make will make your balance weaker and weaker. You can test this either on manual or grinding, works the same, you can ollie fast while grinding/manual and fall off really quick

[@tyheff4615]

Is this an upscaler? Or a remaster maybe? Im curious how the quality looks so good. I want to replay alot of these but hd tvs dont convert well.

[@cheapshot777]

He's playing on an emulator on his PC. I think he said it's Beetle PSX.

[@tobiasd5070]

The nollie tre out of the hang ten grind looked so sick 33:02 Edit: That "kissed the rail" at 33:50

[@mtrj99]

I didn't want this video to end but I'm just sad I can't play along like I did in THPS4 AND THPS3

[@countlawless3294]

You should play some thug 2 : )

[@Lukas_Kramer]

Does anyone know, if Good Old Games will be able to provide the old THPS titles at any time ?

[@BlizzardComedyChannel]

licensing will be a nightmare due to all the third party music in the soundtrack - so i honestly doubt it.

[@aronburrell3792]

Rad rat, those competitions would be waayy easier if you didn't fall so much. I can't remember the exact math but you have to make up for each bail with like 20,000 points.

[@vivalasvegasslots2131]

You should try and go for the world record 100%speed run that would be cool to watch I think it's like 12 min for this game.

[@streax8885]

1:47:38 wow I didn't know that you can do a disaster as a grind I always thought that was just a stall

[@rangoononline]

Is it time for butter and bolts?

[@mrburns805]

Doesn’t grinding rails give you a lot more speed than even doing airs? I feel like I did that more often. It’s been a long time since I played THPS though.

[@ferna2294]

Oh I´m late, but I can help you if you need more stuff to be modified. I usually use Cheat Engine. You can modify a LOT of stuff on the fly (Player position, stats, basically every variable in the game).

[@CHEFKOCH1837]

the speed also related to the special bar ...

[@ErdrickHero]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x runs well on the CXBX-R emulator. Upscales to 4K too! You could definitely snoop through your save files for that.

[@timothyoswaldtei3047]

This whole video I'm just thinking of how it took you halfway through THPS3 to not be able to get a goal

[@hysterheister0947]

Level 1, could you wall ride into the top rail? Not sure what the height difference is.

[@ZMsoloman5000]

I played THPS4 with zero stats with him, THPS2 with zero stats I refuse to torture myself anymore. Haha

[@b387pp4]

You can do the speed glitch without doing a trick at all.

[@Ghost9984]

Only game he doesn’t talk bad about

[@MorbyGanaWho]

now is it even possible to do THPS1 with zero stats? i dunno how you can even alter the stats in that game...

[@mtrj99]

Damn it you’re lucky I can’t do this on ps1 because I would get these goals like I did on THPS4 Zero Stats

[@6Goat6Demon6]

49:45 mood

[@04dram04]

Its weird seeing this game not on a crt screen

[@Mediocrityexe]

I wonder if reverts kill speed? It looks like they might?

[@goosebuffz]

Use to do freeskate zero stats, play it as a "realistic" sim

[@fernandomiranda765]

to get to the roof and get the secret tape in school 2 you have to grind the rail either the right of left one as soon you land on the quarter pipe make the gap and grind the another rail, that give you the more speed.

[@UltimatePerfection]

Any such hack for the PC version of THPS2?

[@Tathlibash]

this was on PC, you gotta go find a hex editor (there's dozens out there) and edit the save using that

[@innomotionmedia4039]

thereis a video in your ad

[@FrothingFanboy]

it looked to me like landing Perfect added speed.

[@germangb8752]

Have you tried the n-gage port of THPS? It's surprisingly better than it has any right to be

[@Beengus]

Make a zero stats but the new tony hawk game. Thps1+2

[@JustTooManyPuppies]

No

[@MechMK1]

Hey, I tried the THPS4 Zero Stat challenge and I got quite a few that you deemed impossible. Especially in the Shipyard, a lot more is possible than you gave it credit for. Edit: Nevermind, you talked about it in the video as well :D