A Tony Hawk's Skateboarding release under an alternative title, identical to the cult first entry. Precise controls, rewarding tricks and cult soundtrack intact. A great gateway.
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Sports1 player3+
Description
Tony Hawk chains skateboard tricks in this European version of the first Activision saga entry for Dreamcast. Published by Activision, released in Europe in May 2000. Skateboarding game with varied tricks to chain, urban and park levels, licensed professional characters. European version.
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Released in Europe as Tony Hawk's Skateboarding, this first Neversoft entry shares skate culture's raw, authentic look: believable urban spots, tags, ramps and riders with sharp style. A restless camera and skate-video-inspired presentation set an instant visual identity, where every setting invites you to improvise a line. A cult, timeless rendering.
From Goldfinger's "Superman" to the punk of the Dead Kennedys, the selection redefined what a game soundtrack could be. Ska, punk and hip-hop charge every trick combo with a cocky energy. This founding melting pot, copied a thousand times, remains one of the most influential in video game history.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Chaining grinds, jumps and tricks in pursuit of the longest combo: it all rests on this joy of flow and precision that quickly grows obsessive. The levels, built for chaining, brim with lines to discover. A punk soundtrack and freedom of movement complete the picture. An immediate, fiercely addictive arcade skater that founded the genre.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Cruising every skatepark to tick off its objectives in a flat two minutes sets up a rhythm of short challenges that makes you want to restart at once. Building the combo, picking up the hidden letters and aiming for the perfect score reward every attempt. A little rough and stingy on content in hindsight, this pioneer of the genre keeps an immediate edge that still grabs you.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding PAL is the European edition of the first Neversoft/Activision game, the European localised version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Collector value comes from that European-specific nomenclature (Skateboarding instead of Pro Skater) and from Activision's modest PAL print at the end of the cycle.
Is Tony Hawk's Skateboarding still worth playing in 2026?
The founding concept of modern video game skating, Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater imposes fluid handling, focused objectives and a punk hip hop soundtrack that became mythical. The levels are compact yet rich in possible lines, and the combo system kicks off the frantic scoring that would define the series. Visually dated, the title keeps a surprising playful freshness and remains one of the very best skate games ever conceived. A warm recommendation truly worth discovering even today for newcomers.
