History VideoGame / TonyHawksProSkater

* '' Tony Hawk's Underground'' (2003): Sticking with the free-roaming format in 4, it introduced walking as well as extensive customization for skaters, levels, decks and goals. Also contained an actual story, which centered around the player character trying to make it big as a pro. Also added [[WallJump wallplants]] and hidden double-tap versions of most tricks (these actually were already in ''[=THPS3=]'', but not all versions had them). Included vehicles to the mix, which disappeared as quickly as they arrived.

* ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' (2020): A second remake of the first two THPS games built from the ground up that attempts to correct every complaint players had with 2012's THPS HD. The game features every course from the first two games (as well as most of the skaters). The physics have been crafted to more closely resemble those of the first two games.[[note]]Plus many inherited mechanics from ''Pro Skater 3'' to ''Underground'' fully utilized such as Revert, Spine/Hip Transfer and Acid Drop; excluding Big Drop and Walking.[[/note]] The graphics have been given a ''major'' facelift. And most of the songs from the first two games are here, along with a number of brand new ones. This game was released for the Platform/EpicGamesStore, Platform/Playstation4 and Platform/XboxOne, with later releases on Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/PlayStation5 and Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS. The PC version was eventually released on Platform/{{Steam}} in 2023.

* ''VideoGame/DisneysExtremeSkateAdventure'': A DolledUpInstallment consisting of levels based on ''Franchise/ToyStory'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' and ''Franchise/TheLionKing'', the game is based on ''[=THPS4=]'' and largely plays identically to it. Includes a simplified control scheme to make it easier for younger players to handle the game but also includes "Pro Controls" which enables the standard THPS button layout.

** Tony Hawks Underground 2 reuses "Warehouse" from the first game but gives it the name "Training". In the earliest known THPS prototype to feature "Warehouse", the level is listed as "Warehouse - Training Level". Only at a late stage was it decided to give it the same goals as the other levels, which is why they are so easy.

** There were icons present in the original game that would give you extra points upon collection as well as add to your combo multiplier as if they were an additional trick. These were never seen again after the first game, though they would eventually reappear in the spinoff game, ''Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX'', which uses a modified THPS engine.

** ''Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX'', a spinoff which uses a modified THPS engine, initially features no female characters. [[http://www.eeggs.com/items/41493.html Granny]] can be unlocked after retrying a level ten times, but this character is a [[WholesomeCrossdresser man dressed up as a grandma]].

* SpellingBonus: Several games have missions where you have to collect the floating letters of S-K-A-T-E and C-O-M-B-O on a time limit. The former can be collected normally in any order, but the latter, as the name implies, all need to be snagged in the same combo.

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: One area in the "Carnival" level of [=THPS4=] has an alligator which appears out of a swamp and follows the player character if the player enters said area. The croc will eat the player character if they get too close.

Unfortunately, the series ran on a grueling (for both the developers at Creator/{{Neversoft}} and the players) annualised schedule, a move which, unsurprisingly, led to stagnation and franchise fatigue. Depending on who you ask, the series peaked with ''Pro Skater 2'', ''Pro Skater 3'', or ''Underground'', with the franchise generally agreed to have then circled the drain until Neversoft stopped making Tony Hawk games after the commercial failure of ''Proving Ground'', and promptly began working on ''VideoGame/GuitarHero''. They were merged into Infinity Ward in 2013.

On September 4, 2020, Activision released a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] of the first two ''Pro Skater'' games.[[note]]While marketed as a "remaster", the game is remade from the ground up with all-new assets and code.[[/note]] The remake was developed by Creator/VicariousVisions, who also previously worked on the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy'', and have experience with the ''Tony Hawk'' games, having done most of the series' ports for Creator/{{Nintendo}} handhelds[[note]]the Platform/GameBoyAdvance ports of all games from ''2'' to ''Underground 2'', ''American [=Sk8land=]'' and the DS ports of ''Downhill Jam'' and ''Proving Ground''[[/note]].

* ''Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX'' (2001), ''Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2'' (2002), ''Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarding'' (2001), and ''VideoGame/KellySlatersProSurfer'' (2002): Other Activision published games that apply the ''Pro Skater'' formula to other extreme sports (most of them were released under the label of ''Activision [=O2=]'' along with the ''Pro Skater'' games from 2001 to 2003). They have many noticeable similarities to the Tony Hawk games (even moreso in the case of ''Pro BMX 1'' as it used a modified version of the ''[=THPS2=]'' engine), though they generally aren't considered part of the same series. ''Pro Skater 4'' features a BonusLevel taken from ''Pro BMX 2'', while Slater and Hoffman made appearances as playable characters in ''Pro Skater 3'' and ''American Wasteland'', respectively.