Designing For | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2's School II -- Designing For Freedom @DesigningFor | Uploaded June 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at School II, the second map of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, which uses its theming and gameplay to guide the player onto the path of freedom.
Click here for the OST version: youtu.be/U_0d0gpxlIM
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Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing/Voiceover/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Script/Image Editing/Video Editing/Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our video on City Escape in Sonic Adventure 2, one of the most effective intro stages of all time due to how well it nails the game's sense of spectacle: youtube.com/watch?v=d45PbHdcgTI
Or our episode on Central Yharnam inBloodborne, which can't decide if it wants to be a cheap gauntlet or an empowering struggle: youtube.com/watch?v=aEE4oWoA9yU
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and the rest of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise, is © Activision Publishing, Inc., Robomodo, and Tony Hawk. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 by Neversoft Entertainment.
Skate and John Madden Football are © Electronic Arts Inc.
Detroit: Become Human is © Quantic Dream SA and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and the character "Samus Aran" are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
The Pokémon anime is © The Pokémon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd. and created by 4Kids TV.
"Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves" is © Paramount Pictures Corporation and created by Fleischer Studios.
"The Skeleton Dance" is © The Walt Disney Company.
The Simpsons is © The Fox Broadcasting Company.
Bad Religion's logo and songs are owned by their respective owners so please don't sue oh god
America Online is © Oath Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc..
The GAP logo is © The Gap, Inc.
Planters is © Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
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Images/Footage Used:
Sick THPS2 Combo: youtube.com/watch?v=-hMulQDtSRM
Detroit: Become Human Walkthrough: youtube.com/watch?v=t3cLDDwLeJA
Skate Gods artwork published in the March 2013 issue of Thrasher magazine: jamescallahan.co/nowhere/thrasher-skate-gods
Awkward Zombie Samus Comic: awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=122914
Way Past Fast: indiechrome.deviantart.com/art/Sonic-is-fast-2-417188950
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at School II, the second map of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, which uses its theming and gameplay to guide the player onto the path of freedom.
Click here for the OST version: youtu.be/U_0d0gpxlIM
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Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing/Voiceover/Audio Editing/Game Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Script/Image Editing/Video Editing/Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our video on City Escape in Sonic Adventure 2, one of the most effective intro stages of all time due to how well it nails the game's sense of spectacle: youtube.com/watch?v=d45PbHdcgTI
Or our episode on Central Yharnam inBloodborne, which can't decide if it wants to be a cheap gauntlet or an empowering struggle: youtube.com/watch?v=aEE4oWoA9yU
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, and the rest of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise, is © Activision Publishing, Inc., Robomodo, and Tony Hawk. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 by Neversoft Entertainment.
Skate and John Madden Football are © Electronic Arts Inc.
Detroit: Become Human is © Quantic Dream SA and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and the character "Samus Aran" are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
The Pokémon anime is © The Pokémon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd. and created by 4Kids TV.
"Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves" is © Paramount Pictures Corporation and created by Fleischer Studios.
"The Skeleton Dance" is © The Walt Disney Company.
The Simpsons is © The Fox Broadcasting Company.
Bad Religion's logo and songs are owned by their respective owners so please don't sue oh god
America Online is © Oath Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc..
The GAP logo is © The Gap, Inc.
Planters is © Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
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Images/Footage Used:
Sick THPS2 Combo: youtube.com/watch?v=-hMulQDtSRM
Detroit: Become Human Walkthrough: youtube.com/watch?v=t3cLDDwLeJA
Skate Gods artwork published in the March 2013 issue of Thrasher magazine: jamescallahan.co/nowhere/thrasher-skate-gods
Awkward Zombie Samus Comic: awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=122914
Way Past Fast: indiechrome.deviantart.com/art/Sonic-is-fast-2-417188950
