Why SSX Snowboarding Games Died

[@edu8499]

"SSX Trylogy REMASTER" that is what we need or an HD collection.

[@myafield4039]

Might happen!! www.google.com/amp/s/www.givemesport.com/1540339-ssx-tricky-could-be-getting-remastered-according-to-games-producer%3famp

[@NeilBrink]

on pc though

[@Matanumi]

really... just give us Tricky and 3 with onlline and maybe some new tracks

[@tman4534]

Neil Brink I really hope they remaster it man, I love this game so much and miss it.

[@cerberus8462]

garbage

[@dfloriza]

I’d say this though - if EA decided to randomly remaster SSX Tricky in 2019 for an audience that wasn’t around back in the early 2000s, it might actually do well. But I can’t count on EA to do anything right anymore.

[@jackthorton10]

Well... wait till you see what they have done this time... it got worse

[@therealhoodelf]

@@jackthorton10 Wouldn't be surprised if EA made an SSX for mobile. Then again, nowadays I can see why they would but still....

[@Muhluri]

they'd put a battle pass in the game

[@steverecht]

I totally enjoyed your video. It kind of made me wish that SSX3 hadn’t been the last of the SSX games that I made. I think there could be lots of life and fun new experiences left in the franchise - never say never 🤷‍♂️

[@movixproductions]

If you're up to the task Steven, hit us back with a crowd funding link and we'll see if we can all get on board, maybe under a different brand, but nonetheless you'd have my support!

[@steverecht]

Great idea Jason and thanks for your support.

[@versnellingspookie]

@@steverecht SSX3 will always be my favorite game ever. Never has a game since given me a feeling of actually achieving things. Did you also have a hand in the selection for the games soundtrack? Because this game and its soundtrack rocked my world!

[@steverecht]

Glad to hear how much you like the game. There were a number of folks that had their hands in on the soundtrack, but the first to come to mind are Johnny Morgan on the music side and Conor Lumpkin on the production side. Lots more people on the overall sound design too, including how the music, DJ Atomica and SFX were all crafted and the pulled together. The success of that game was that our team had so many talented people working together and most of them felt challenged and empowered to come up with great creative ideas to take it to the next level.

[@versnellingspookie]

@@steverecht thats amazing to hear! I remember when i played SSX Tricky, i started unlocking videos of behind the scenes footage, and seeing a bunch of guys in an office space wearing snowboard gear, goofing around and all. Players could really tell that this game was a production of passion, fun and insane amounts of creativity. Also, what have you been up to after the SSX games if i may ask? I'd love to see and hear other things you've worked on 👍

[@cpiek7611]

I personally loved SSX on tour. I think it might even have been my favorite to be honest. I don’t understand why everyone hates on it so much

[@alexhennyson8646]

Same here I had all of them for GameCube as a kid and on tour always stood out to me with its style and soundtrack

[@Jumpsomedrops]

I absolutely adored SSX On Tour, still have the PS2 disc, sadly no PS2 tho. Only other SSX I played however was the last one they made for PS3, didn‘t like it as much tho. But I can understand the „original trilogy“ guys, I have the same thing with other franchises

[@654jimbob654]

I know that it wasn't for everyone, but I think that SSX 2012 was a very underrated game. The trick system was every bit as satisfying as the first three games and it had a tonne of replay value. It was only really held back by the wingsuits almost breaking the race mode and EA's strange choices with regards to multiplayer (no split screen, all online events were against ghosts until a content update later on). SSX Tricky was my favourite entry in the series though. I loved the world tour aspect with lots of crazy and visually interesting locales from the insanity of the Tokyo City Megaplex to the white-knuckle wildness of Alaska. Again, this game had a tonne of replay value and a great soundtrack to boot.

[@smileymomod.4311]

Big time agreee I never played a ssx or snowboarding game before this one and I got stuck I’ll still buy it today. Big underrated if it comes back again I hope it’s off this game. Mechanics and just overall atmosphere. Loved the soundtrack n I don’t usually notice things like that

[@inktea256]

Also, Marisol is Best Girl; no contest.

[@maxlgaudi8386]

the 2012 ssx was my first ssx and i loved it so much one of the only games ea made good

[@wylderxx3169]

I 100% agree about the 2012 SSX. Up until now, I didn’t even know there were other games lol. But as a kid played the 2012 SSX to death. I just had so much fun and the soundtrack was so good.

[@c3ramics]

THE GAME HAD WINGSUITNG FFS. I had played SSX 3 on xbox., but the 2012 delivered in a major way.

[@KyleBeats_]

I used to love this game

[@nahbroitsapooptato]

your here uwu🥺

[@nahbroitsapooptato]

i just bought the sauce🥺

[@xanderyusuf7494]

Me too bro

[@TheNamesJER]

I actually loved SSX: On Tour. SSX 3 is probably still my favorite but On Tour is a close second for me. I think it had some of the most interesting areas and being able to do the 20 minute decent down the mountain was awesome.

[@ano_nym]

I loved it too. But I never played the others, so don't really have anything to compare it too. The music in it was great too. EA really had good music at the time, remember the soundtrack of NFS.U2 and Burnout 3 at the same time.

[@stiop52]

Why did they not go down the GTA route and kept the open world format except with multiple peaks and interconnected routes?

[@HuffDaddyYT]

*I actually really liked 2012's SSX tbh*

[@filds1]

Yea same i really enjoyed the 2012 ssx . I wish they made new game:(

[@marrowyoutube]

for me, there should've been options for different tricks just me?

[@xbsent.mxnded]

Same! It was actually my first SSX game surprisingly, so it holds a place in my heart.

[@jmalik8]

*Ok*

[@michaeltman83]

The game wasn't fun, it was frustrating. I remember the courses being full of death traps with zero flow, less things to customize, less personalities, the menu GUI required a magnifying glass.

[@therealbahamut]

See, what bugs me most is that EA grabs a franchise, finds some way to kill it, puts up their hands like "IDUNNO WHY IT DIED," fires a whole bunch of people, then locks up the rights to the franchise and throws away the keys, preventing anyone else from trying to do better with it. They don't just murder games; they throw the corpses into their own private morgue and deny them a proper funeral. Other teams could probably pick up a franchise like SSX and do something new and great with it, but nope. EA doesn't like to share.

[@sperzieb00n]

completely agree

[@duffman18]

Star Wars games are basically dead now until EA loses the license. Star wars is one of the big franchises in gaming, you could argue bigger than some things like pacman, considering the 3 decades of star wars games and the dozens of them that exist in all different genres. But no, now all we'll get is a gambling game that's basically a mobile phone game but with better graphics, and no more single player star wars games

[@EWFGamingChannel]

They did the same shit with Dungeon Keeper, fucking bunch of shitters.

[@steve00alt70]

the directors of the revived ssx only cared if they were getting paid in the end.

[@therealbahamut]

Yeah, that much is abundantly clear by now...

[@HikariDesu]

Bro ssx 3 on ps2 was my childhood. I loved that game as a kid. I felt the same way too since I live in Florida too

[@dogetea]

MikeKage same, was my first game and loved it

[@zayvictory1901]

Yeah I'm in Florida to and played this game 😁

[@Tatariu]

I loved that game. I played on my GameCube all the time during the winter!

[@marcelpenker9403]

MikeKage same

[@lucho3410]

FLO-grown here too. I still play ssx tricky but on my modded ps3, and its still a badass game

[@TheRazePlayz]

I will die a happy man if they release a remaster of SSX3, the game felt so good to play and everything was tight, plus the atmosphere was perfect from the riders and players comments to DJ Atomika it's a feeling no other game has quite replicated.

[@elia.0713]

Courier Six yup, totally awesome

[@Matanumi]

The Xbox one port is probably as good as it's gonna get

[@RetroPanda13]

A Remake of SSX 3 with all characters playable (All SSX racers), unlockables are the likes of Cuddmore, Churchill and all characters that aren't SSX competitors. More Ubertricks from all franchises are accessible + New Ones. You can go Ski too and they all have their own Ubertrick book. You have all SSX 1 / Tricky / On Tour races accessible in conquer the mountain. You have also SSX 2012's mountain to explore in free ride / challenge mode. Control-wise, it uses SSX 3 controls by default. However you can go for a "Simplified" approach and have the On Tour controls to bust Ubertricks with the alternate joystick. And maybe "a special" unlockable, a new mountain that is the 1080° Avalanche mountain with the riders being unlockables (But not customisable, they're just secret characters / skins for your SSX rider like the unlockables). AND THE VOICE LINES FOR THE UNLOCKABLES TOO ! I HATE PLAYING SEEIAH OR MARISOL AND PLAY WITH A COMPLETELY SILENT CHARACTER THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THEIR PERSONNAL / SECRET UBBERTRICKS WHILE CANNUCK THE BEAVER OR GUTLESS CAN HAVE THEIR OWN BROKEN UBBERTRICKS ! I WANTED TO DO THE SOUL RIDE OR THE AERIAL SPOCK 540

[@LaurensPP]

On Tour was my first SSX and I totally loved it. On Tour is what is SSX for me. I also found so much new music through that game that I still listen to today.

[@DaShcati]

Literally this

[@kryptakazum548]

SSX3 is the greatest sports game ever. Change my mind

[@marrowyoutube]

Nahh on tour is where it's at.

[@kryptakazum548]

@@marrowyoutube I said "change my mind" not "lie to my face"

[@marrowyoutube]

@@kryptakazum548 Damn you really gonna do on tour like that?

[@kryptakazum548]

@@marrowyoutube I've never played it tbh 😂

[@markstepanof1242]

On tour sucks SSX 3 is one of the Best

[@KentHeckel]

I'm here to see Bob ross doing the worm on a snowboard. Only the real ones remember

[@dudeofdestroying]

Kent Heckel r/gatekeeping

[@chadthundercheeks4242]

Heck-el

[@SpeedDemonPowerage98]

Kent Heckel did you just call Eddie Bob Ross?? Shame on you.

[@Zezinizzle]

You're not a real one bc you don't even remember Eddie's name

[@enmazoro3034]

Kent Heckel you mean eddie?

[@lehazerd2757]

We need an SSX Tricky Remastered!!

[@theyakkomanguy7522]

We do! But unfortunately Steven Rechtshaffner the creator of EA Sports Big, doesn't own the SSX property and IP, EA owns it. I grew up playing SSX Tricky on my PlayStation 2 and I loved it. When I recently watched the new Sonic movie, I was surprised to learn that they used It's Tricky and THAT brought me a LOT of memories of playing the game as my favorite character in the game Eddie.

[@kylelitwack]

Ssx 2012 was actually my favorite. It felt more precise probably due to it being a more modern game.

[@gorillagorilla6602]

I remember watching a sort of director video on this, and one quote from one of the creative minds was that these characters were in essence, “superheroes with snowboards.” They had so much personality and so much power in their play. Hearing Eddy scream “I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM HERE” or Zoe yelling out “OHHHHH YEAHHHH” as you made mondo leaps and impossible tricks was beautiful. And it seems that’s what the late games missed. Personality and care.

[@PinxPer17]

Gorilla Gorilla exactly. As well as the retro/sci fi vibe maps.

[@supermaui1]

10,000%

[@Hafaechaes]

"Oh boy! A secret tunnel" **Gets run over by a train**

[@annj515]

SSX 2012 is actually my favorite, still play it to this day. I played SSX tricky and SSX on tour. I feel like the people who complain about 2012 are people who can never get over the original content, which SSX 2012 did do. It got back to the roots, had a great soundtrack, and put more of a story with more substance in it. They should come back.

[@Yvaelle]

SSX 2012 was actually great and despite initially disliking it, I ended up playing it the most. The gameplay is undoubtedly the best, but the real issue that drove many people away IMO is the difficulty. SSX 2012 is fucking hard, and if you make the mistake of starting the game in story mode, it will immediately throw you into pitchblack lava tunnels, and canadian off-piste forests. Compare to prior SSX's which were mostly skiiing down normal ski runs, with tricks. Once you get used to all the new terrifying obstacles though - SSX 2012 is just objectively the best in the series, with massive diversity of content, tons of content, probably the best score (in a series where every game is an A+). What SSX really needed though - was to just recreate some of the easy riding content to ease people into it again: not everything needs to be wingsuiting through a crevasse and 200km/hour.

[@dark_horizon706]

@@Yvaelle yeah l loved 2012 as well and the game definitely is hard in terms of trying to get a new trick it high score or just trying to get the perfect time on race it without falling off or slowing down once, l played constantly for 6 years and it’s still an pain in the ass lol. l do get your point tho l just wanna chill and not fly like a plane at 250km lol, global events do help but some cost a bit sadly

[@raddyturnup7098]

THE TRUTH ☝🏽

[@caliburbeats9495]

2012 ssx was trash because of the rewind feature and when you messed up or fell down, it didn’t feel as bad of a mess up like the original 3 plus on tour. Those two elements alone made me give up on the franchise. And I am a huge fan

[@jme-james]

The really cool thing 2012 doesn't get enough credit for imo is the weather + equipment system. Having to use wing suits, ice picks, oxygen tanks etc was really cool. However what should have happened was they should have made maps where maybe you have to use multiple equipment or maybe the map itself changed whether where you have use the right equipment to do the job.

[@outdoorsunleashed8770]

They need to make a ssx tricky remastered version, add a map or two and leave it at that, that soundtrack was perfect and I still play that game, I feel like an updated version would have everyone buying it

[@Spikeupine]

If they did it and it was good I would buy a PS4 just to play it

[@knickstape5585]

They could add the emoji dances with the sings they go to. The track list would be massive, customization, lol battle royale mode with snowball guns/avalanche grenades, the special unlock characters... Make the levels challenging and they got a good game in front of them

[@djimma5080]

Mix master Mike killed tricky bets soundtrack by one of the words best DJ's

[@rocket69218]

Hell yeah, Tricky and '3' on a PS4 disc with upgraded visuals and a couple of new courses and characters.... that would be a must buy.

[@Anthony-fz9ye]

Amen

[@oyuyuy]

I only played SSX On Tour and I loved it. I don't remember the out of place characters either, but maybe that was just a Nintendo thing (I had XBOX).

[@christhophercruzflores]

Yeah I play the gamecube version and the story is nintendo as sign up a contract whit ea for doing 3 games on gamecube lime NBA street fight night round 2 and SSX tricky on tour they put nintendo characters like mario peach and luigi and is not bad but they failed because of the texture and are not voice of the characters

[@njnjco]

I highly doubt that we will ever get any more SSX games and even if we do, I doubt that they will be good. EA is to entrenched in their pay to win, loot boxes, and currently well performing franchises to risk any amount of money on an old franchise. Especially as they already failed to reboot it. Unless snowboarding games as a whole make a huge comeback, it is doubtful that we will ever see another SSX game.

[@IllyrianStrength]

If EA wasn't so stubborn they would've Remastered SSX 3, or On Tour to get the EA BIG genre going again.

[@h4rshturtle456]

There is a chance that some other company buys the right from ea and make a decent game

[@JusRed48]

SSX 3 is one of my favorite games of all-time. Even though the series declined after I still thought SSX 2012 was really good and had potential to keep going places. I hate EA for the drastic 180 they've done over the course of console generations. Some people might not know this if you're a younger gamer, but as someone who was gaming since the NES, there was a time for GENERATIONS where seeing EA on a box meant there was a pretty damn good chance you'd be interested in this game and have fun with it. Hearing their little soundbytes like "E.A. Sports. It's in the game!" or "E.A. Challenge Everything." whispered at you at the start of a title was actually cool, and you didn't think "OH NO THIS IS FROM A CORPORATE VOLCANO OF BULLSHIT." like you do now. Like, remember when EA gave us Brutal Legend? Bulletstorm? There was a time when EA was publishing or developing stuff big and small that was refreshing. It was beyond sports games like SSX too. Def Jam, Spore, Dragon Age, Mirror's Edge, etc. Now though? I feel like EA killed the hopes of the future of several franchises. Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Battlefront, it all just seems like a matter of time before these games are churned out for money and turn into autopilot-developed titles without ambition.

[@manateemadness2234]

Bruh, I still play SSX Tricky on my Gamecube sometimes. One of my favorite games of all time, I think Tricky is the best SSX game. Fight me. If they remade SSX Tricky HD on the Switch or something, I would SO buy it. SSX Tricky on the go? HELL YEAH!

[@marrowyoutube]

I won't fight you because I still think that tricky and 3 are the best

[@Msgabbb]

Manatee Madness SAME

[@AlexField]

i’d buy it too

[@LD-kc2je]

I think it had the best “battle” mechanics. I loved getting everybody mad at me just so I could race while having everybody swinging on me. I loved 3 and on tour too and I understand why they had to sacrifice the ability to use the c-stick for hitting riders but tricky will always be my favorite because that’s the one where I could throw down a sick trick and immediately ride up on somebody and smack em.

[@tannerkling1788]

Played SSX 3 a ton growing up and loved the arcade feel of it with the shortcuts and very 2000's aesthetic. When I got SSX 2012 it felt like it had an identity crisis between the super crazy SSX style and the more serious games like Snow. It was a good game IMO but it didn't capture the craziness of SSX 3 that i had as a kid.

[@angelthingjenny]

I think in your comments on 2012 SSX, you missed what originally turned people off of the game; its initial reveal. When this game was first revealed, it was revealed as a needlessly gritty, grimdark take on the series, titled "SSX Deadly Descents" and was more about "surviving" the courses than shredding them. At least, that's why I avoided it for a while. It was more executive meddling, that didn't entirely get shaken off even when they changed it.

[@Shadowdane]

Yup this was exactly it... the game got delayed 1 year to rehash some things. But there was really no saving it at that point and no way EA would delay it 2 or 3 years so they could basically rehash the entire game and courses. Sadly one of my favorite games from the PS2/Xbox era looks to be completely dead at this point with no hope for a revival.

[@chameleonedm]

Shadowdane It's so weird seeing the hate for SSX, a large group of my friends and myself were obsessed with it for a few months after it came out. Sure, it wasn't tricky, but we weren't disappointed at all really

[@RegularDude00]

something about 2012 ssx was to exagerrated for me and i missed the free mountain from ssx3

[@jermainethode5074]

SSX 2012 was objectively a good game imo, but compared to SSX 3 or Tricky it just looked like a pile of fresh dung. The map design was incredibly boring and lacked in that artificial feel of the older games bar 1 or 2 maps. The trick system was bad with monster tricks being completely removed and some tricks being worth more points than others, causing you to spam 2 tricks while back or frontflipping constantly for maximum score. The atrocities committed against races was disgusting and probably warrants their own video. I actually liked the survival mode they added it was a cool attempt at innovation. The music was decent but not amazing. No splitscreen option meant you cant play it with your friends. Gear didnt look unique but was instead all the same except with different colors. The gear you could buy was fucking randomized. All in all SSX 2012 was extremely mediocre for a SSX game.

[@chameleonedm]

jermaine thode I mean I agree that it didn't have the impact of previous titles but I still find that a little harsh. May I ask if you used the skate-like system or sticked with buttons? I found that my friends that used the sticks had more fun and found more replay-ability I found a lot of the maps enjoyable, though I agree that there were a lot that I didn't touch unless I absolutely had to, which wasn't true of Tricky. Loved the music, I thought it fit snowboarding so well and the variety was great imo. Idk, as you say it wasn't as good as previous titles but I still clocked a few hundred hours and loved it. That's just my experience though

[@AlexField]

SSX Tricky will always be my favorite, the courses were so intricate and entertaining as well as the character personalities and music. i would die for a rerelease

[@JustinY.]

So basically it got killed to death

[@renrid3054]

BRUH I STILL HAVE THIS ON MY PSP

[@renrid3054]

O mah GAH dude

[@palerdjan]

LITERALY I HAVE SEEN YOU YOU ALMOST IN EVERY SINGLE COMMENT SECTION I HAVE BEN TO LMAO.

[@loganarzuaga8316]

Justin Y. How do u do this

[@Ravi-ih3vn]

Dad

[@EvolScavenger]

SSX Tricky will forever be my most favorite game of all time. So many memories over so many years. What a masterpiece.

[@caliburbeats9495]

Still have goosebumps from the Alaska level and the soundtrack.

[@tazzie165]

Ssx was a game I grew up I sooo loved it the best soundtrack ever

[@JasonRasmussen]

Tazzie Devil04 I love Skeewiff and Plump DJs.

[@javiers5599]

Don’t forget Autopilot Off- Clockworks

[@tazzie165]

Javier S yep

[@RyantheGTFalcon]

I’ve finished SSX(2012). That game was a beast I’ve tackled. Glad I’m finished that game.

[@rotary_turbo99]

can you talk about burnout?

[@G_Moos]

Simple answer: EA

[@whydoineedahandlewtf]

Without watching the video, it was EA's fault.

[@MeatNinja]

Lol, I clicked on this because I remember having such a great time with SSX On Tour back in the day. And now I find out that that's the one fans don't like xD

[@lucio1124]

Tbf I dont think most fans disliked On Tour. Personally I found it to be the best one.

[@stephenrobinson8244]

I loved that game, and the music was amazing . all the combos were thrilling

[@juniorSM_]

i found it fun but i disliked how they neutered my favorite character designs/archetypes it made me feel like the only thing the chars had in common with their previous versions was their names. besides that, a fun game overall

[@kurojakigames7642]

SSX On Tour was good, but SSX Tricky was the first game I ever owned so it has a special place in my heart and memories XD

[@ThaOneBigAndSmallOne]

Same lol on psp

[@JakubWaniek]

I still play SSX 3 all the time. The old games had something special that's hard to quantify, but you did a good job explaining them!

[@FlavaMonsta]

This video means a lot to me because I played SSX with my cousin in 2012 then completely forgot about it until 2018. I found a copy of SSX 2012 and I'm still playing it today. So thank you.

[@windup13ird60]

An absolute favorite of mine. 3 has a special place in my heart on account of the 3 Peak system and Viggo Rolig. But I also really, really liked SSX 2012. Its online mode was everything I wanted and did for me what the previous titles could not, that is, hammering out a run for a few hours just to beat someone else's score in a custom tournament. Ssx3 was my game as a child because it appealed to my sense of exploration and immersion. SSX 2012 was my game as a man because it made one of my favorite things actively competitive and rewarded me for playing it.

[@IllyrianStrength]

Nate Logan was a beast of a character, I played him in SSX 3 and On Tour.

[@shablam0]

I was one of the lucky ones that got SSX 2012 free with PS Plus, and I loved it. I had no idea that I had actually played an SSX game before (hence, all the changes were made), but apparently I had. SSX 2012 has a much different feeling than the old games, but I love them both. Also, anyone ever just ride down the Lhotse face over and over again because it's fun?

[@RavanaMuse]

OMG Vigo. LMAOO. My young homosexual ass almost always picked him and elyse or Kaori.

[@Historia_Europae]

Man, While this video is a year old, I really remember loving one of the games. I can't remember which, but darn, it makes me sad I can't find the game anymore. After 2 minutes of research, the game is literally titled 'SSX' and is for the Xbox 360, a system we gave away a few years ago. Now I'm really sad, man.

[@Niom_Music]

That Minecraft music bit was so anticlimactic. Why not show gameplay with the in-game bonker ass 2000s music afterwards? To show how cool and exciting it is in comparison?

[@Niom_Music]

Sir Hoho j'appelle eiffel tower oui oui monsieur baggettooohohohoh Sorry I'm swedish.

[@Niom_Music]

b Did you listen to what I was saying?

[@Peter_1986]

+Niom Swedish? Is det some sorts other språk or nåt? Because jag don't förstår an ord of det language, om I ska be ärlig.

[@kid_stizz]

I started with SSX on Tour, it blew my mind 🤯

[@daboss2138]

I loved SSX on Tour !

[@Tyanu_Khah]

On Tour was the best.

[@nicolox3887]

totally agree. I played all of them all. A lot. Nothing kept me up for years and years like On Tour. I don't really understand why people hates it so much.

[@yeldawg907]

Seriously On tour was the shit

[@Faz-Mania]

Ma Man ! SSX on tour is a perfect game !

[@Faz-Mania]

You can't understand because you started with SSX 3, but we started with SSX on tour ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Totone56]

Wow, the nostalgia is real.

[@Nerdyy5]

Kast I love your videos! You are one of the few content creators that I happily wait for new uploads

[@robokast]

Thank you! That means so much!

[@linuxducky]

I feel like a lot of people gave the the 2012 SSX initial hate and avoided playing it without giving the game a chance. I got it on the day of release, in excitement of the revival, and it was a lot of fun to play. I played SSX 3 religiously as a kid, and you can tell that they focused on keeping most of the elements of SSX 3, and a good handful from Tricky and the original, knowing those were the best eras of the series and what fans wanted. If I had to say what the 'missing touch' was, it was that the genre itself just suited the 2000's more, and gaming in the PS3/Xbox 360 era had just become too different. The emphasis now is online, trophies/achievements etc. Gaming just isn't what it used to be anymore, the culture of the PS2 era doesn't exist anymore and I feel like that's what people miss, those days which SSX 3/Tricky etc was once a part of.

[@Niom_Music]

SSXTentacion

[@oniglock]

Niom 😂😭

[@youngtokyo3946]

I was thinking the same thing 🙂🙂🙂🤣🤣🤣😎😎😎😂

[@dvonbridgeforth3445]

🤦‍♂️ We goin to hell 😂

[@1pyroace1]

Omg lol

[@Niom_Music]

Toby D1 That is because it's not an offensive, but a humorous, comment.

[@claushellsing]

SSX 3 is so awesome. Even to this day i still listen to the music that was in the game. And listen Dj Atomika in the background was really something special. I used to roam around the mountain just to hear the cool music.

[@Zelatur]

I think what made SSX so good was the tracks design, this sci-fi kind of tracks, with bigass jumps, with few different paths including secret ones and shortcuts, and just being able to go fast through these tracks, learning the curve, gaining the speed and just getting to the bottom as fast and as ridiculously as possible.. i remember playing SSX demo on PS2 with the time limit... good times

[@MidniteCatK]

Grew up playing Tricky all the time with my little brother. We bought the 2012 game, and while it is nice, it doesn’t have that nostalgic feel that the other does.

[@waalex11]

I wish EA Big would come back. Or at least SSX3 remastered and a new NFL Street.

[@waalex11]

@@cloudazure8900 What?! Fuck. I have the PS4. They need to bring it to PlayStation WTF.

[@petersimplife]

@@waalex11 call me stupid but I literally just bought an Xbox 1s on Black Friday so I could play SSX3 again... that and wanted to play Sea of Theives and Forza Horizon 4

[@Petit-Jose]

I loved SSX On Tour. And not only because i played it as a kid. I mean that, OBJECTIVELY. I played it a few times while growing up and it had the same effect on me 5 or 10 years later.

[@mrwatanaba8491]

so happy to play ssx3 on Xbox Backwards Compatibility !

[@MusicStarz]

On tour is actually the one I played most. I especially loved being able to create your own character :D

[@frog1552]

What about sly cooper?

[@Voskos]

oh boy

[@pyrefly7575]

Hold my chair dude I almost fell of it

[@harlemb-ballinrepoinc6768]

For me I loved SSX 3 so much, I played hours among hours playing SSX 3. It was because of the unknown "Out of Bounds " hidden Trails to help the person win the Races sooner than later. I would love for a remake of SSX Series trilogy on PS4 in HD

[@ghostcoyoteproductions]

Why NBA Street Died

[@zayvictory1901]

GhostCoyoteProductions Oohhhh!!!! That's a good one childhood game right there

[@battlion507]

Or basically, what happen to EA SPORTS! *BIG!*

[@501stBattalion]

I still have NBA street V1 but damn I remember V3. Especially the gamecube version.

[@yarredthomsson3945]

I grew up on SSX On Tour and basialy the soundtrack made my childhood. For me it one of the best games ever and I really want to thank you for this great video!

[@NyQuiiLx]

SSX 2012 was a let down. Seriously, MICROTRANSATIONS! Gear stats, and those deadly terrain races that require good gear to survive the race? Wtf was that shit all about? Then they slap on a “Tricky” meter for nostalgia. So tired of these modern games loot systems. “Oh, you gotta get the purples and gold loot items”. That stuff had no business being in SSX.

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

The tricky meter was iconic for the series

[@AzureFear]

Found Ssx up to SsxPS3 nice for unwinding, making some cool tricks. It was also a good game, richest content due to bigger space.. but the constant battle against terrain in half of the courses were not something I was really fond of. Vs.. I loved the warmth of Ssx on tour, with other npcs on the track, it was a happy place. You couldn't hocus pocus abracadavra you died because you felt from a 1 meter trail that you shoulf have followed into the pit of no return. Wanna do tricks? we have the best place for you... the same 1 meter wide trail

[@Ballistic-vn6em]

- The microtransactions didn't hurt the game. - Gear stats were actually cool. - Survive events were unique and challenging. The game was great!

[@lolhiyoko7832]

Wait.... I loved On Tour....

[@alx4852]

same

[@fartsnstuf]

to be fair, it's the best one yet

[@theharvardyard2356]

I played every SSX game and liked On Tour the best.

[@omari6108]

I thought it was really good, but a weaker title. That Wii game was ass though.

[@matthewmurphy6354]

SSX (2012) was one of my favorite 360 games

[@LnnTDesigns]

SSX On Tour is my favourite tbh. This game series had the biggest influence on me when I was a kid. When SSX was released, my dad bought a ps2 for him with ssx included for him to play on. I was 2 years old when it came out, and I still remember this vividly. I always asked him to play that game again so I could watch him play it, one day he asked if I wanted to play it, and I said yes! I got addicted right away. in 2005 when SSx On Tour released, the game had a huge impact on me. I was 7 years old then, the artwork and the music had such a big influence on me that I still listen to Indie rock, metal, & punk to this day! I even got a spotify playlist with just music from that game on it. The artwork in the game inspired me so much that I wanted to make stuff like that as well. I'm a freelance graphic designer now with 5 years of experience, I'm 20 years old now and I still play ssx3 & On Tour to this day. I even played ssx3 A LOT this week.

[@WhatsReallyHood]

SSX 3 was the best, so damn good! Played it for hours and hours on end back in the day

[@Crunch1ng]

This made me sad as hell. My Zoomer ass only played the 2012 game and loved it, Steep honestly doesn't come close to how that game was. I lived in Norway and picked Snowboarding over skiing, my dad being one of the first in the country to pick up the sport. Fuck I miss the 2010s.

[@kianbarker2100]

It really bums me out to see how much people disliked ssx 2012

[@ScarletStarManor]

That last one was everyone else's fault, SSX 2012 was fucking great, and them not supporting it for Rose-tinted glasses killed the series off. Screw the old community.

[@Zephyrbal]

SSX3 is the best. The one mountain concept was godlike.

[@inktea256]

Then came On Tour and the concept was expanded.

[@michaelpinholt6039]

I loved SSX, SSX tricky, and SSX 3, I still have my PS2 so I may just play again soon, if nothing else then for nostalgia!

[@claysoggyfries]

The last game was made after EA realized they could make money off DLCs. Before SSX Deadly Descents, on all of the other SSX games, there were so many cheat codes and levels

[@fizzpeak123]

Clay Soggyfries they didn't call it deadly decents just ssx

[@claysoggyfries]

Caine Lee You know what I mean

[@retropulse03]

SSX - Deadly Descents was SOOOOOO much fun. I was very surprised when we saw nothing a few E3's back... but then Ubisoft goes and makes Steep... oh man that game is good.

[@thomashoffmann8397]

I thought the thumbnail said “Why sex died”

[@flattpackproductions]

Bruh SSX 2012 was really fun, idk what you are talking about! If a game stays the same forever it’s going to get boring, so it was good that they changed it up.

[@KRISPROLS01]

my first SSX experience was SSX on tour and i fall in love for the franchise even if from what you say, that SSX on tour was not a good SSX. but for me i loved the song playlist and i loved all the freedom that the devs take with the drawings and the arts in general like a litle piece of paper with writtings on it and all. and the gameplay was very cool with the great event of the "on tour" this great competition where finally at the end theyr is only one grat winner.

[@USSwissCom]

One of my favorite IPs of all time. My brother and I would litterally finish the game and start a new one from scratch.

[@Brenwalsh]

Great video dude! How about a "Why Need for Speed games Died"

[@Georginfs]

Blackbox got shutdown

[@Doom_SlayerYT]

I came looking for the “it’s tricky” song and found this :( damn I miss the SSX game

[@Zook025]

I started the series with On Tour and absolutely loved it, still boot it up every winter. Someday I'll try the first three games since they're always portrayed as far superior.

[@RyanOnTheAir]

Just a heads up to anyone, while EA probably isn't doing anything with SSX for the foreseeable future, there is an indy game being worked on right now that is directly inspired by SSX and 1080 called Tricky Madness, I think they have a demo coming out soon but it looks like it's carrying on the spirit of SSX!

[@DrunkenPadawan]

I don't want a new SSX. EA would just ruin it and fill it to the brink with micro transactions and other nonsense.

[@Vonnyceo]

Grew up in texas playing this as a kid, now i live in colorado and i board all the time for the past 6 years. Listening to Run to the Hills and Red Flag >> :)

[@thesarkive7746]

I loved playing on tour and the monster meter was great. The 2012 one was great as well I liked competing against other people online and the soundtrack was good.

[@stephenrobinson8244]

Ssx on tour was my favourite, got me into sooooo many bands also

[@ArmyBVR]

speaking of eabig, you should do a video on NBA street.

[@SollowP]

SSX Trilogy: HD remix would be amazing. Ad online to it as well.

[@stephenweissert1523]

Another good idea for one of these "why __ died" videos could be the NFL/NBA street games! Keep up the good work!

[@dagyadg]

"would EA do something cool ever?" *EA Closes another studio*

[@zom6ieslayer189]

i recently replayed the 2012 ssx and i absolutly loved it. it makes me sad because i would love to see i new ssx game

[@gustavnorback]

Wow , well i just loved ssx on tour so i guess i´d better... RUN to the HIIIIILLS!

[@TutorialsForYtube]

fuck man, I am going to start up my ps2 again.

[@divinity_iv]

2012 ssx was an amazing game. It just felt good. Og ssx was amazing too. But with steep out i doubt there will ever be an ssx game again

[@MarMaxGaming]

“You’re not really picking me, right.....? HAAA JUST KIDDING!!” Eddie

[@whynotbanana]

I played SSX On Tour and it was good as far as I can remember. Never played the other SSX, but i genuinely thought it was good. There are only some games that i remember from my childhood and this is one of it. Edit: Oh yeah, I remember now why I stopped playing this game on my PS2. The disc was scratched and it got stuck on the loading screen forever. Forgotten until now.

[@MrHenreee]

"I'm a pretty big fan of this series." "I completely forgot it existed." Which is it?

[@Real_MisterSir]

Ubisoft's STEEP has basically taken what was left by so many mid 2000's winter sports games and brought it into the modern gaming world. No it is not as big of a success as SSX were in the beginning, but then again the competition was a lot different back then, and it was much easier to be original back then and make something never seen before. However, STEEP proves that the base formula of wintersports games can still live, and it's hella fun to play with friends :)

[@NWinnVR]

A remake of 3 with some new peaks would be amazing~ One can only hope.

[@Duracell2]

Nice video. I'm sad to find out people didn't like On Tour. Coming from playing Tricky, I loved the contrast between the two titles. Getting high scores and beating everyone to the bottom of different mountains as your favorite super boarder is awesome. But to me, something that would be just as awesome; being able to stay and shred at one of the best fictional mountains ever created, doing insane complex tricks, discovering every nook and cranny for the perfect photo op, while never having to worry about money, injury, or a boring soundtrack. On Tour just gave your character the ability to become that super boarder or skier that you maybe couldn't be in real life. The carving was great, graphics were great, and you could shove random people over and throw snowballs. Just remembering jumping off a super high jump, doing a crazy move, and having time distort, the music fade away, and the camera zoom in on your character; just holding that move made me feel like I'd never reach the ground... Just infinite swag... Such a good game and I hope something like it gets made in the future.

[@ThatGuy-a48]

Know what you feel man Florida is a hard place to live in sometimes.

[@andrewrudnicki1657]

Something very important to note @RoboKast is that Steven Rechtschaffner had a tremendous influence on these games and creating EABIG, and the last SSX he helped create was SSX3. Steven had much more influence on the game than he did authority though. Stevens vision was to create arcade games aimed more towards fun than a simulation. I think as it was getting big, many more people were being added to help create further games and the idea/influence became diluted. I personally would love to see another SSX that was aimed toward the same arcade style of fun. Hopefully someday EA won't be so stubborn.

[@Overposting]

*_We have Steep now!_* jk, it's a really diferent game, but still, it's amazing

[@marrowyoutube]

In my opinion, it's really bad and was an unexpected turn from SSX.

[@jasonstott1627]

Compared to the awesome soundtrack and the epic trick of SSX Tricky, Steep is such a pile of steaming dogshit, one of my most regrettable purchases in recent memory

[@Grim96]

Jason Stott thats because you were probably bad at it.

[@jasonstott1627]

C A M......very cute. You're probably too young to have experienced the brilliance that SSX Tricky was, probably think anything that's newer or has better graphics, is somehow better compared to older titles. You're simply wrong, champ.

[@Grim96]

Jason Stott you’re the wrong one champ. I love snowboarding games and Tricky was actually my first one lol. On Tour is my favorite regardless of everyone’s opinion on it. And Steep has been the best snowboarding game in the past decade since SSX shit the bed. If you don’t agree, you are just being ignorant. Yes it could be better, but its better than anyone else is doing at the moment.

[@jamapohrebni7048]

i played ssx on tour as a kid and i loved it. i played it so much mostly because of the songs like iron maiden.

[@dariusmatthews2521]

I was wondering why they didn’t just keep it “wacky”, expand the roster(old and new characters), and revisit or revise the history of race n’ trick courses? I mean idk if that’s what actually happened...but then why not just 3 zones consisting of 1 or 2 mountains per zones? Each segment holding its own dangers (top-bottom) And to be honest I think i think we killed it letting the Co. continue w/ SSXDD. I’m actually a fan of the survival challenges it’s presents...but that just it for me (except for Alaska THATS A PIE lvl). Then again I’m just a consumer, what do I know, I Ain’t no game Dev

[@johnb.kauzya6586]

This is my 1st season learning to snowboard, and I've already been up to the slopes 8 times since Christmas (apparently that's alot for a beginner). This guy on the gondola asked what got me into it & why I came so often, and when I said SSX Tricky, it was like he lost his mind xD! Still my all-time favorite game!

[@addido1242]

But I love on tour it’s one of my favorite games of all time