Tony Hawk's Underground REMIX - Square Eyed Jak

We started the first Hawktober event with Tony Hawk's Underground, now it's time to return to check out the GBA versions of THUG, THUG2 and REMIX on the PSP!
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[@minimme]

I wondered if I could be overexposed to tony hawk videos but I dont think its possible

[@AndieGarcia]

Ha lol love the tony hawk videos though

[@mr.monster91666]

I found that I can't find enough Tony Hawk videos on KZbin

[@febrezethps]

Never that

[@skimaskedabi]

I'm subscribed to you too whats with you aussies and tony hawk? Lmao

[@RoadBlocks2]

​​@@skimaskedabiI don't know why us aussies always post content on the thps games

[@BranSnakes]

I always loved the PSP. It absolutely blew my mind that you could get essentially PS2 quality games on the go. One of the best portable systems for sure!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Yeah man it's a system that I seriously underestimated back in the day. if I knew how good Remix was, I probably would have bought one as a kid.

[@ColtComanche]

Square Eyed Jak Fuck Yeah. LEGO Star Wars II, LEGO Indiana Jones 1, and LEGO Batman are also console perfect ports.

[@notrealy180217]

@@ColtComanche favorite game would def have to be Vice city stories

[@MyNameIsGhost]

Tbh ps vita was underrated

[@arfuiri1797]

@@ColtComanche nah man you gotta try pirates of the caribbean

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Everytime I watch these videos I dig the ps2 / PSP out again. Love Hawktober!

[@SwiftyStardust]

I didn't even know there *was* a GBA version of Underground 2. Probably for the best.

[@CJ9007]

I actually had a great time with it but I was a lot younger back then

[@botchedspiny477]

The production values of this series is something I'd expect to see in the videos of someone with 2.5 millions subs, not 25K subs! And this is just from the first 20 seconds! Awesome job as always Jak, you true blue Australian legend.👍

[@SquareEyedJak]

Cheers mate, appreciate it!

[@andrewmaclean9380]

Totally agree 👌

[@therealrockstargamer]

​@@SquareEyedJak the energy drink in the GBA version of underground looks like a Gatorade

[@AriGrande]

I can hear "Here Comes The Pain" OST in the background! 😍

[@arkjag2991]

Adore THUG 2 Remix. I've been playing games since the 80s, and I can remember only twice being left speechless when first playing games that signaled the beginning of a new console generation. One was playing the original Halo on the launch day of the Xbox, and the other was playing THUG 2 on the the launch day of the PSP. The fact that there was a handheld game that looked that good and played that well absolutely blew my mind.

[@hfgaming12823]

20:07 Jak: "It's so weird to think that a portable game could ever be considered the superior." Persona 4 Golden: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@ShoXwavee]

Star Wars Unleashed on PSP too

[@ubermaster1]

Triathe _ and don’t forget you can speed through dialogue, making consecutive playthroughs no longer feel like a test of your patience

[@TheLukeLook]

Dragon Quest 11 for Switch is the superior version too

[@Highwaysonyfan87]

Triathe _ people that think original is better are just hipsters that like to feel cool saying they prefer the original iteration like a goddamn loser

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

All switch games:what the fuck are you talking about?

[@ToastyMann]

This should've been a "Did you know?" in the video, but did you know that en entire rip of THUG2 Remix is located on the disc of the PS2 version of Shrek Superslam? Apparently, they did that to fill up space on the disc. Weird, right?

[@hydralicmonkey6490]

Can you use the ISO and play it on PS2? Lol I googled it and didn't see a whole lot more info. Outside of apparently PS1 Tigger Woods 99' has an episode of South Park on the disk for the same reason.

[@ToastyMann]

@@suzyL420 It's a PSP dump, and during the later half of the PS2's life, PSP games were commonly ported to the PS2, so I wouldn't doubt it's ability to run.

[@CrashFan03]

@@ToastyMann don't be absurd! Underground 2 running on PS2? What a preposterous proposition!

[@heyhocodyo1997]

@@CrashFan03 well the original underground 2 was on ps2

[@CrashFan03]

@@heyhocodyo1997 it's a joke

[@jessem138]

Hey Jak, just so you know, you can land a big drop by holding the jump button on the way down.

[@SquareEyedJak]

🤬🤬🤬

[@TwiztedMannix87]

@@SquareEyedJak it was in the tips you disabled, max out Landing Stats to get rid off it.

[@selfaware7617]

I owned every game on console and played for over 10 years.. and I had no idea you could land big drops..

[@SquareEyedJak]

Yeah it's one of those things that you'd think appear as tips during loading screens but nope. No manual, no chance of knowing.

[@TheMamaluigi300]

11:52 In more ways than one, probably. On top of the the textured 3D models, the GBA also needs to play the streamed music, probably decompressing it on the fly so that they could fit on the cartridge. That’s likely what broke the camel’s back for the hardware and caused the slowdown in the game

[@gamerguyandsomenumbers]

I saw the video before I got the notification... So this is the power of Ultra Instinct?

[@Jonnygunboy]

I laughed so hard when I saw the GBA THUG 2 character models 😂

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

N7 Engineer lol same

[@djtoxicdhg]

So my prayers have finally been answered thank you squares I missed you I've been so geeked for this event it's by far my most favorite event that you do and the great parties that comes every single year it's like Christmas but for skateboarders in Tony Hawk enthusiasts;)!

[@cracklasco]

The 2+ decades I’ve been on this earth, I never knew you could land big drops either ._.

[@darthhull85]

Hands down my favorite PSP game.

[@pukefu1975]

Having No Cigar in bit version as background music was a nice touch!

[@agudgorl]

I fully expect a SmackDown series retrospective since you used a song from Here Comes The Pain.

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Haha not happening

[@TheCamSays]

Already been done by someone else. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3yopquri7p9bbs

[@NanaKyoto]

Well since THUG 2 Remix came out a bit after the original THUG 2, there was definitely room for extra content, it's just a shame that the PSP was somewhat overshadowed by the DS, and furthermore, PSP versions of console games were held back a great deal due to the lack of a second analog stick and two extra shoulder buttons, but how they got the game to work with a limited control scheme is commendable.

[@Nightspeeds]

Those rpg mechanics seem kinda fun to me haha

[@iBhoy951]

One of the best PSP games ever. I remember being young and just in ultimate disbelief of how good it was compared to Xbox/PS2. Going to my friend’s house and playing online mambo combo matches. Good times.

[@PSPMan]

Great Video dude. I never played the origional Underground 2 and have only played 4, HD, and American Wasteland, so when I got remix and found out the absolute mountain of content they packed into a PSP game i was pretty damn impressed. Excited for Sk8Land, only ever heard good things and it looks crazy impressive for a DS game.

[@ferryshuttlex]

love this series! the tremendous amount of energy you put in to this really shows. Your channel might be small but its certainly one of the very best out there. Keep on rocking Jak!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Appreciate it mate, cheers!

[@michelangelo5903]

i agree i love tuning into his videos i like his reviews a lot i’m glad he finally reviewed ty! actually i think i’ll rewatch those after this

[@sonicthehedge]

Never thought being so early to this video. Really enjoying these recent reviews!

[@dwaboutthat]

Once again amazing video keep up the good work. I been watching you since 2014 and every year your videos gets better and better

[@TR1PLE_6]

6:19 - I too never knew how to land the Big Drops!

[@calebcrowell7669]

I have been waiting for a review for thug remix since it came out thank you def picking up a psp soon now

[@TylerLasagna]

THUG2 GBA soundtrack gives me THPS3 N64 vibes

[@Clockworrk66]

Dude you're one of my favorite channels. Love your content

[@QWERTYCommander]

Apparently Vicarious Visions' Jet Set Radio GBA version came out around a year before THUG2, so I'd assume there was some groundwork for graffiti tags built into the engine by that time.

[@remuerto306]

great video dudeee I fkng love Tony hawk underground games

[@cryptojohndoe4923]

Bro you're talented keep making these videos they're excellent

[@manuelramirez9141]

Bruh you just brought me wayyy back I remeber I use to play that game on my Nintendo Ds and I still be playing skate 3 up to this day still

[@bradpollard444]

Your videos are the best Jak!

[@filipmartinez1162]

Jet Grind Radio music, niceee. I remember THUG 2 remix was my first PSP game and absolutely blew me and my friends' minds

[@TheReimecker]

I found you Channel few day's ago and i've watched all of your Tony Hawk Videos. they are so good man,,, very very good job man.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Thank you very much! 😁

[@razorchance6976]

Underground 2 on the gba is an okay experience, *in fact I was playing the game earlier this year, and pretty much stopped once I found pro skater 3* I was actually baffled by the character models, but it did give me a laugh, as for the soundtrack, despite them being like 15 to 20 second loops, they did sound as decent as real music on a gba goes, considering it's in a tiny cartridge, they could've ended up as midi tracks, or something reassembling it, and Here's a real bummer for me, I played the classic mode in underground 2, upon completing it...for some reason, my save file was gone!!!! 😭😭😣😣 and I was so close to beating it.*

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Yep I know the feeling of save data being deleted by game Makes me cry 😢 I had it With many games

[@razorchance6976]

@@n1njahawkssecondchannel84 it hurts even more when you're sooo close to beating it 😢😢 and I was close to beating underground 2 gba, I haven't touched it since.

[@limemaster4942]

The fact that the tony hawk games exist in the tony hawk universe and are acknowledged in THAW, THUG, and THUG2 makes me really question the tony hawk lore and how the games fit in the universe, are the games real events that happened, are they in alternate universes? Are the games just video games inside the series and THAW is the universe where the events of the game are real and the other games prior are just videogames inside the universe?

[@mycatisdumb99]

There's a popular joke about this but I think the pro skater series is unrelated since it doesn't have a "story", but the underground games and proving ground are the same universe. While american wasteland is seperate in it's own world.

[@thedewdster]

Love the background midi songs of the original soundtracks ✌️

[@shadoekim]

You got recommended for me and.. Starting a video with the best tony hawk games( Pro Skater 4 and Underground) gets you a sub.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Cheers! :D

[@WorldsWorstBoy]

I downloaded this and played it in full on my phone with an 8bitdo controller. Was a lot of fun.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

I have underground 2 remix on psp and love it! In fact, I got it from my cousin a while back and got to buy a psp for it a few months ago and can now also play several other hand me down games from him.

[@paultaylor_yt3577]

With the Big Drop landing I kinda did by accident XD then when I realised what I did I tried it a second time that's when I found out how to do it. XD I wasn't sure if you knew or not lol! Loved the video man Its surprising how a game that's the same can be much better in terms of content etc. :D

[@Bobby_T_]

the PSVita definitely handles THUG2 Remix better when it comes to controls. It's perfect

[@bradpollard444]

I just wish there was a way to turn off the right analog stick cause sometimes I find it gets in the way. But THUG 2 Remix is one of my favorite games on my Vita. I sometimes forget I have 100s of other games to play cause sometimes I find myself zoning out on Thug 2 Remix. Its the best portable Tony Hawk's game hands down.

[@bizzles44]

0:57 loving the wwe here comes the pain song 😊

[@n3onf0x]

JSR music in a Tony Hawk video? Perfect. 👌

[@cossrabales9093]

I forgot about this channel til it popped up in my recommended again. Time for a binge

[@SquareEyedJak]

Sub and hit the bell dude, missing all the quality shit! 👍

[@marcoegrazy]

I like how you sneakily fit in some Jet Set Radio songs. A great fit!

[@nevermindgaming6848]

This is music from wwe hctp

[@marcoegrazy]

@@nevermindgaming6848 I hear Magical Girl at 16:10, and I don't remember if it's this video or some other but I remember hearing Humming the Bassline in some of Jak's Tony Hawk videos.

[@e93sports80]

I like it when Donkey Kong is staring straight at Square Eyed Jak.

[@-AK-]

I find that the Thug2 Remix levels are better than most of the original's levels. Atlanta and Kyoto are some of my favorites in the entire series, so I end up playing that more often.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Kyoto is really good and I enjoy Santa Cruz. Atlanta is pretty massive and I wasn't as big on the goals there and I never liked the casino in THAW. For me, it's more just having THUG 2 on the go that will have me coming back to this one in the future.

[@-AK-]

@@SquareEyedJak Yeah, I just play freeskate when I'm on the bus or something normally, great way to kill time.

[@Xyabra]

6:23 Love when he opens the case up, revealing the no manual. Must have taking a dozen trys. I like that his eye sight and acting isn't alined with his idle hands

[@mraljfri770]

Keep up the good work my guy 👍

[@clipCommander101]

Remix was my main experience with underground 2, was basically as good as the real thing

[@purplepacks7175]

Oh the nostalgia of the "music pow pow powweerrrr!" In the beginning

[@nevermindgaming6848]

Loving the here comes the pain music

[@LTJfan]

Can't wait to see you play Tony Hawk's American Sk8land. I heard it's very good.

[@user-ot6cp3us1o]

I'm looking forward to him playing the gba version.

[@gamingvampire1604]

I have never played the console version of THUG2, but I only played the PSP version and I could not stop playing it back then.

[@tobinmonroe3046]

The gameboy versions of the underground games were so fun as a kid even tho I had the ps2 versions I loved taking these on the go

[@DannTheMan]

I could probably survive purely on TH videos if they were this well made. Great job!

[@antyvirusuk8056]

I am so glad i got a mint condition PSP and THUG2 remix on the cheap

[@sk84lyfe1211]

I put SO many hundreds of hours into THUG 2 remix. I regret selling my psp only for this game alone. Nothing like having a full console experience on the go back then

[@Reds-Retros]

Fantastic content as usual Jak! I am very impressed by how much they squeezed into THUG on GBA, makes me sad that I missed out on it when I was younger. Can't wait to see what you have to say about Sk8land!

[@maurice482390]

6:46 Bruh I'm glad you kept it real

[@jananstunes]

Thanks, just subscribed

[@bootmii98]

11:30 I bet the reason is the licensed soundtrack. The Game Boy Advance's audio has no dedicated hardware, so a continuous streaming soundtrack is causing the issues. (It's probably also an MP3 considering we're on cartridge, and MPEG decoding is also taxing.)

[@LEYLANDGAMER]

12:59 speaking about guitar hero, Vicarious Visions also created the On Tour games for Nintendo DS and the Wii ports for the home console games

[@EmperorDank]

12:10 So glad i blessed myself with a new headset so i could hear this in supreme quality!

[@SquareEyedJak]

My headphones are broken, it's that bad.

[@EmperorDank]

@@SquareEyedJak Jesus, rest in peace

[@NightNinja1998]

These were such fun little GBA games, owned the 2nd Underground for a while, and even though these aren't as good as the console versions, they are still well done demakes, and I can imagine back when it was new new, that it was a blast. Hey though, at least the PSP is Hella capable for a more complete experience, even though I wish some extras was still there...

[@SeekerGoldstone]

I also didn't know you could land big drops. My inner child is furious right now.

[@Sephinova]

Awesome shirt Jak!

[@realfamiliarfez]

Wow! 2 Hawktober videos in one day! (in eastern canada)

[@stevenmills6502]

I don't care. I don't even like vode games.

[@realfamiliarfez]

@@stevenmills6502 Video* Also why the fuck are you watching this then when you dont like video games???

[@officialSomewhereNowhere]

man thug 2 on psp was literally my childhood

[@jourdansockey]

What was especially weird about THUG2 GBA was that Eric Sparrow was alot more of a nice guy in this version and is even giving you objectives in Skatopia. Also Nigel Beaverhausen is nowhere to be found.

[@zpbstudios9551]

Hey Jak, I just wanted to tell you that Vicarious Visions did something unbelievable before the N. Sane Trilogy, as they developed FIVE versions of the Spider-Man 3 game, the Wii, GBA, DS, PSP, and PS2 versions! Is that talent or what!

[@razorchance6976]

I have the gba version of Spider-Man 3, it's okay *although mysterio's menace blows that game out of the water, and ultimate Spider-Man wasn't too shabby either 🙂❤ mysterio's menace all the way, a very good game that I say vicarious visions outdone themselves.*

[@sarasaland4709]

Because that’s what a series where you skate in airports and pirate ships as Spider-Man and Wolverine needs. Realism.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Imagine Spider-man falling from a roof being like "woah i feel dizzy, I should wear a stronger helmet next time"

[@sarasaland4709]

Square Eyed Jak Imagine Wolverine with his self-healing saying the same thing. Even funnier.

[@stinkytamez2525]

phil saying sink or swim was actually hilarious

[@ROYO819]

Fun Fact: 4 Stages from Thug 2 Remix (Kyoto, Santa Cruz & Las Vegas) are recycled in American Wasteland and the Collector Edition of American Wasteland brought back Atlanta

[@tardis5179]

Every time you say, “have a great day”, I actually have a good day! :]

[@pistachiodisguisey911]

This game is insane even today especially on a psp go or something, just a portable thug 2

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Honestly, i wish the console was sorta like the DS version. The day night stuff, rpg stuff sounds super appealing to me tbh. Adds some realism and some replayability. The candy bar stuff and things like that should become more realistic when increased. On Sick, its twice. Easy or something should have it slow or completely off so you can practice. Idk, Remix on gameboy looks pretty damn good.

[@ChaseMC215]

Project 8 was trash on PSP, PS2, and Xbox, but the PS3 and Xbox 360 ports were amazing... so why isn't it on the PC like Underground?!

[@ryanpeterson9562]

Watching the footage of THUG 1 & 2 on GBA gave me uncomfortable flashbacks to being stuck somewhere I didn't want to be as a kid, wishing I was playing the console versions of those games instead. Remix was great though

[@Grownupfun]

only clicked to say props for using a neckface font in the thumbnail

[@lttv3612]

Thug 2 remix is by far my favorite psp game

[@marcusgilly2388]

Missed u my boi

[@grandgojira8182]

Just thought I'd point this out American skateland is also on the gba I'm not sure if that's only over here in the usa though

[@DankBoiSpades]

Welp i guess im not gonna be sleeping. Thanks mate

[@PieLordCollin]

Candy bahers! I feel like I'm repeating myself with every comment I make here tbh. Excited for tomorrows episode!

[@DomtheDemonSlayer]

I think I mentioned this during last Hawktober, but I used to have a 2in1 combo GBA cart with THUG1 and Kelly Slater Pro Surfer. I never knew what the fuck I was doing in either game XD. Ah good times, might just have to emulate that now.

[@KeiraLunar]

i played THUG 2 remix alot on the PSP emulator known as PPSSPP and yes it is also a major shame that it never got a tv system port oh well im looking forward to what i belive is the better Sk8te land story wise on DS

[@SquareEyedJak]

That would absolutely be the best way to play it, on emulator with a PS2 controller plugged in. Just a shame that all the cutscenes are broken as hell.

[@KeiraLunar]

@@SquareEyedJak maybe thats why its a Directors cut either way i think the reason to buy remix is to have THUG 2 on the go dispite how unpolished the story mode is

[@James11721]

Does anyone know what update you need on the psp to play this? Mines stuck on 3.40 and I can’t update

[@v3ck1n]

Damn, I love your green Gameboy. I have a red SP and a blue SP and a teal GB Color

[@PierDaken]

Dayum, dude, you made me undust my PSP and go look for Remix on eBay. Though I guess it'd be easier to simply get my hacked Vita and game's image.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Even better, whack an emulator on your computer and use a controller.

[@zpbstudios9551]

After the portable games, are you gonna cover the other Activision sports games, Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX, Kelly Slaters Pro Surfer, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, etc?

[@stephenthedude4383]

Missed these reviews

[@MiniMight]

Off topic but where'd you get that spiderman poster... For research purposes

[@BugsyFoga]

A Tony Hawk Rpg , now that's what I call unexpected.

[@gameboyjsa]

I was woreied you wouldnt get mamy videos out since tony hawktober started so late but then i realized its an episode everyday it seems

[@SDK2K9]

Kind of makes me sad knowing the PSP version of underground 2 is the definitive way to play the game. Mainly because the console version never got the same treatment.

[@LanceTheeGamer]

Yeah it's pretty tragic, but at least can be played on a TV with a dualshock 4 via an unlocked PSTV

[@doogie2934]

Actually probably the PC version better graphics, and.....well, THUG PRO!!!

[@mariohoopedme]

@@doogie2934 trust me if these people played the PC Version once they would never play Remix again

[@caiorezei]

Oh, shit, I had forgotten that Vicarious not only remade Crash, but they also were behind some of the downports TH titles! And the good ones! Shit, can't wait for September!