Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Really though who says “skateboard park” it’s skatepark. Regardless these games are so overambitious!
Notes on how I got each game running on Windows 10:
- The first game and World Tour 2003 both installed fine off the disc, but needed NoCD cracks to run.
- Back in the USA 2004 failed to install, what you need to do is copy the entire ‘DATA’ folder off the disc, and then use a NoCD crack to replace Skate3.exe
- If you want to emulate the mobile game for whatever reason, use Kemulator, set the framerate to around 15, and run it at a resolution lower than around 200x200 - I believe it’s designed to run at 128x128
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music:
Fly With Me - LAKEY INSPIRED
Daily - Lukrembo
Onion - Lukrembo
Chill Day - LAKEY INSPIRED
Ocean - DeeTunez
Watching the Clouds - LAKEY INSPIRED
FREE BEAT 2014 DeeTunez
Monroe - LAKEY INSPIRED
LAKEY INSPIRED: soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired youtube.com/channel/UCOmy8wuTpC95lefU5d1dt2Q
DeeTunez: soundcloud.com/deetunez youtube.com/channel/UCdunOUTr3zpHYZxLz3LeUrg
Lukrembo: soundcloud.com/lukrembo youtube.com/channel/UCcUuUhBChMXm-irdwoFT-vg
video credits:
"Chemist Tycoon ... (PS2) Gameplay"
and
"Thrillville: Off the Rails ... (PS2) Gameplay"
By YouTube channel 10min Gameplay
youtube.com/watch?v=Nz73Bj0RaxU
youtube.com/watch?v=QcsK0s03TOc
youtube.com/channel/UCzjc5u-yPodS9U9E4tpNRUw
"Extreme Boards and Blades [Late 90's PC Gaming]"
By YouTube channel CD-ROM Fossil, thankyou Elijah!
youtube.com/watch?v=2nIEOb4ntOo
youtube.com/channel/UClyDKuv0xnXzipGwgEqEpoQ
0:00 Skillshare
0:48 Intro
2:47 Skateboard Park Tycoon (2001)
8:40 Skateboard Park Tycoon World Tour 2003 (2002)
12:35 Skateboard Park Tycoon Back in the USA 2004 (2003)
18:58 Skateboard Park Tycoon (J2ME, 2004)
21:13 Closing thoughts
22:41 Credits, outro, Patrons, all that good stuff
Apologies for the green Shadowplay dot, these games were a pain to record so it was kind of necessary.
Really though who says “skateboard park” it’s skatepark. Regardless these games are so overambitious!
Notes on how I got each game running on Windows 10:
- The first game and World Tour 2003 both installed fine off the disc, but needed NoCD cracks to run.
- Back in the USA 2004 failed to install, what you need to do is copy the entire ‘DATA’ folder off the disc, and then use a NoCD crack to replace Skate3.exe
- If you want to emulate the mobile game for whatever reason, use Kemulator, set the framerate to around 15, and run it at a resolution lower than around 200x200 - I believe it’s designed to run at 128x128
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/minimme
Check out my Twitter: twitter.com/minimme
Check out my 2nd channel: youtube.com/micromme
Check out my cool web 1.0 website + discord server: minimme.com
music:
Fly With Me - LAKEY INSPIRED
Daily - Lukrembo
Onion - Lukrembo
Chill Day - LAKEY INSPIRED
Ocean - DeeTunez
Watching the Clouds - LAKEY INSPIRED
FREE BEAT 2014 DeeTunez
Monroe - LAKEY INSPIRED
LAKEY INSPIRED: soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired youtube.com/channel/UCOmy8wuTpC95lefU5d1dt2Q
DeeTunez: soundcloud.com/deetunez youtube.com/channel/UCdunOUTr3zpHYZxLz3LeUrg
Lukrembo: soundcloud.com/lukrembo youtube.com/channel/UCcUuUhBChMXm-irdwoFT-vg
video credits:
"Chemist Tycoon ... (PS2) Gameplay"
and
"Thrillville: Off the Rails ... (PS2) Gameplay"
By YouTube channel 10min Gameplay
youtube.com/watch?v=Nz73Bj0RaxU
youtube.com/watch?v=QcsK0s03TOc
youtube.com/channel/UCzjc5u-yPodS9U9E4tpNRUw
"Extreme Boards and Blades [Late 90's PC Gaming]"
By YouTube channel CD-ROM Fossil, thankyou Elijah!
youtube.com/watch?v=2nIEOb4ntOo
youtube.com/channel/UClyDKuv0xnXzipGwgEqEpoQ
0:00 Skillshare
0:48 Intro
2:47 Skateboard Park Tycoon (2001)
8:40 Skateboard Park Tycoon World Tour 2003 (2002)
12:35 Skateboard Park Tycoon Back in the USA 2004 (2003)
18:58 Skateboard Park Tycoon (J2ME, 2004)
21:13 Closing thoughts
22:41 Credits, outro, Patrons, all that good stuff
Apologies for the green Shadowplay dot, these games were a pain to record so it was kind of necessary.










![Red Steel Retrospective: The Wiis First FPS
Red Steel 3: Identity Crisis
Check out the CRUBCAST episode I guested on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 748PXK-rWg
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Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/minimme
Check out my 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/micromme
Check out my cool web 1.0 website: http://www.minimme.com/
Buy me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/minimme
Video Credits:
Time Crisis II ... (PS2) Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_JEFoYhBs8
Devil May Cry HD Collection ... (PC) [2018] Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YavBPQXxMvw
Hitman 2 Silent Assassin ... (PC) [2002] Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_SMZmvPnM
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess ... (Wii) Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_kYnFMw5PE
Above videos by 10min Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/@10minGameplay1
Arcade Longplay [415] Final Fight
Played by: ccronik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm3OqLXBt2I
Video by World of Longplays
https://longplays.org/home.php
https://www.youtube.com/@worldoflongplays
Music Credits, tracks by LuKremBo:
- Butter
- Onion
- Chill Day
- Teapot
- Highball
- Affogato
- Daily
- Afternoon
- Marshmellow
LuKremBo: https://soundcloud.com/lukrembo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcUuUhBChMXm-irdwoFT-vg
0:00 The hype and lead-up to Red Steel
2:59 How Red Steel feels to play (spoiler: not great)
8:04 How Red Steel pulls off a great vibe anyway
11:17 Red Steels great soundtrack
12:23 More on the vibesmithing
14:26 Red Steels story (spoiler: not great)
15:40 Some levels miss
16:18 Why Red Steel is so compelling
19:20 Introducing Red Steel 2
20:57 Gameplay, and the Wii Motion Plus
24:40 Some smart design decisions
25:30 Aesthetics and soundtrack
26:14 Games Red Steel 2 reminds me of
27:22 Weaknesses
28:36 Summarising Red Steel 2
30:41 Reflecting on this series
31:32 Outro/Patrons Red Steel Retrospective: The Wiis First FPS](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZfNgkhmPPsc/mqdefault.jpg)