Writing on Games | Why Do We Love Skateboarding Games So Much? @WritingOnGames | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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The internet recently lost their collective mind upon the announcement of the new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Remaster. People continue to lay siege to EA's Instagram demanding Skate 4. Indie devs are stepping up with games like Session and Skater XL to fill the gap. Pro Skater, Underground, even Proving Ground and Project 8 all hold up way better than you'd expect. Skating feels like it's experiencing a renaissance in gaming at the moment and it rules—but why skateboarding? Why are we so drawn to this particular extreme sport over any other within the medium? Let's discuss why, on a mechanical and more philosophical level, we cannot get enough of skateboarding in games.
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Text intro by Draz - twitter.com/drazgames
Tony Hawk DS footage from minimme - youtube.com/watch?v=3tnwuKuyJLg
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The internet recently lost their collective mind upon the announcement of the new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Remaster. People continue to lay siege to EA's Instagram demanding Skate 4. Indie devs are stepping up with games like Session and Skater XL to fill the gap. Pro Skater, Underground, even Proving Ground and Project 8 all hold up way better than you'd expect. Skating feels like it's experiencing a renaissance in gaming at the moment and it rules—but why skateboarding? Why are we so drawn to this particular extreme sport over any other within the medium? Let's discuss why, on a mechanical and more philosophical level, we cannot get enough of skateboarding in games.
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Text intro by Draz - twitter.com/drazgames
Tony Hawk DS footage from minimme - youtube.com/watch?v=3tnwuKuyJLg
