Stagefright hit the nail on the head. I'm Dr. Newton, and there is no responding. You cannot win.
The idea of a skateboarding game is regular as fuck, especially a realistic one. If you want realism, go outside and ride a fucking skateboard. If you can't go outside and ride a skateboard, but still want realism, watch someone else ride a skateboard.
THPS 2 only gets a free pass because it was a novel idea at the time, and a solidly made game that kept me, an extremely novice gamer, entertained for a while.