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Title: THPS Documentary
Post by: Level 60 Dwarf Paladin on March 15, 2017, 08:51:12 PM
I was in high school and had been skating for a few years when my buddy got the demo disc, but we played that thing to death.  Killed so much time on the the one with SF. I think it was 2? Pretty cool idea for a doc.

Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story - Indiegogo Trailer on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/207912116)

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pretending-i-m-a-superman-the-tony-hawk-game-story/#/ (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pretending-i-m-a-superman-the-tony-hawk-game-story/#/)
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: heckler on March 16, 2017, 06:26:41 AM
Could be cool, as someone who started skating after vivaciously playing through THPS2 and THPS3 I'm definitely interested in this. I have a real issue when documentaries don't have any falling action, though, and I'm curious as to how the game's eventual downfall will be broached.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Noioso on March 16, 2017, 12:01:37 PM
I want to know if they will talk about the THPS online clans and nerd communities.

I was always really good at THPS, but dorked the fuck out on it when I started playing it online. There were so many clans, and different "ways" to play the game, like it was skateboarding. Styling, improving, whoring (getting the most points), doing "transfers" (imagine tech tricks), and glitchers/hackers. I even won a contest before with some prizes from Activision.

God, I'm kind of embarrassed now. haha
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: lickcakes on March 17, 2017, 08:25:28 AM
I want to know if they will talk about the THPS online clans and nerd communities.

I was always really good at THPS, but dorked the fuck out on it when I started playing it online. There were so many clans, and different "ways" to play the game, like it was skateboarding. Styling, improving, whoring (getting the most points), doing "transfers" (imagine tech tricks), and glitchers/hackers. I even won a contest before with some prizes from Activision.

God, I'm kind of embarrassed now. haha

i love you
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: JB on March 17, 2017, 09:26:47 AM
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I want to know if they will talk about the THPS online clans and nerd communities.

I was always really good at THPS, but dorked the fuck out on it when I started playing it online. There were so many clans, and different "ways" to play the game, like it was skateboarding. Styling, improving, whoring (getting the most points), doing "transfers" (imagine tech tricks), and glitchers/hackers. I even won a contest before with some prizes from Activision.

God, I'm kind of embarrassed now. haha
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i love you

two of my friends got really big into the first underground game online and playing the game with them wasnt even fun. one of my friends could just go forever in the moscow level.

ill definitely watch it. the first THPS was a huge influence for me and why i started skating. i played them all up until the one called american wasteland i think, and besides GTA vice city, the only games i had on ps2 were the tony hawk games. theyre still fun to dig out and play now.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Plop on March 17, 2017, 12:35:32 PM
wouldnt be skating if it wasnt for this game. (thps4) seems like it would be a great idea.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: 2000 on March 17, 2017, 11:04:06 PM
Tony Hawk was actually in my neighborhood two hours ago. I would of had him autograph my copy of Tony Hawk's Underground but I think he left town already.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Dontfearthereefer on March 18, 2017, 05:16:19 AM
When I was a Gerb I used to put on the videos and watch em before bed cause I didn't have a DVD player in my room
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: pizzafliptofakie on March 18, 2017, 01:55:53 PM
Tony Hawk was actually in my neighborhood two hours ago. I would of had him autograph my copy of Tony Hawk's Underground but I think he left town already.

My ex had him sign a bird watching book.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: tiltmode43 on March 18, 2017, 08:57:23 PM
I want to know if they will talk about the THPS online clans and nerd communities.

I was always really good at THPS, but dorked the fuck out on it when I started playing it online. There were so many clans, and different "ways" to play the game, like it was skateboarding. Styling, improving, whoring (getting the most points), doing "transfers" (imagine tech tricks), and glitchers/hackers. I even won a contest before with some prizes from Activision.

God, I'm kind of embarrassed now. haha

Ahahahah, I remember clans in THPS 3 online, even tried to start my own with a buddy. Never really got into that borderline cheating stuff though. Was the one back and forth at 3rd and army called the 'robot line' or something like that? Mannnnn, good times back then using 56k to play THPS online haha.

I also had the demo disk before it came out and played the SHIT out of it. Ah, good times with THPS. Anyone remember Grind Session? I always thought that was a fun game too, maybe because Ed Templeton was a main character...

Cool idea for a doc. I've never donated/funded any crowdsourced ideas but think I will contribute to this one.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Carrolls Chesthairs on March 20, 2017, 05:28:19 PM
Would watch.

Post your favorite thps intro
tony hawk underground INTRO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFEVBGMXaVo#)
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Rusty Shackleford on March 20, 2017, 07:01:33 PM
my personal fav..
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Intro HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5012GzKiKdQ#)
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Pete on April 04, 2017, 07:59:37 AM
i would watch this for free. tony hawk really must not give too much of a shit about this coming to life because he could pay for it with 5 seconds of bagel bites money. free max b
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Xen on April 04, 2017, 08:02:50 PM
Played them all to death...I think THPS2 got the most love tho.

Was fortunate enough to work on THP8 when I worked at Activision; I was so stoked.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Cuban_Lynx on April 22, 2017, 11:48:27 AM
Saw this on Reddit a couple weeks ago. F'ing Bam.
(https://i.redd.it/u11h94grqaox.jpg)
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: 20matar on April 23, 2017, 07:02:32 PM
Saw this on Reddit a couple weeks ago. F'ing Bam.
(https://i.redd.it/u11h94grqaox.jpg)

If that's not what the documentary is about, I'm SO not watching it.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Dr-Feelgood on April 23, 2017, 09:34:04 PM
This could be cool, i'd check it out. Personally THPS 4 was always my favourite, at my old house i had a playstation hooked up so i could still play it.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: iwishilivedinfinla on April 26, 2017, 05:14:29 PM
which one of yous made that - goddamn
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: ducky darnsworth on April 26, 2017, 07:43:09 PM
i remember seeing that tony hawk timeline a few years ago
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Cuban_Lynx on April 27, 2017, 07:47:57 AM
Isn't THPS 5 just over a year old? It sucks so bad it's the only skateboarding game for the current generation of consoles. It's like $9 on eBay and I can't bring myself to buy it.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Dwyck on May 08, 2017, 09:35:15 AM
xbone has skate 3. i feel like we are still a half decade from another good game
also the credits to american wasteland and that felix da housecat song is burned into my head
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: poor alice on May 15, 2017, 09:52:06 AM
Isn't THPS 5 just over a year old? It sucks so bad it's the only skateboarding game for the current generation of consoles. It's like $9 on eBay and I can't bring myself to buy it.

I paid something similar for THPS HD. It's not bad and certainly isn't going to be as much of an abortion as THPS5 was / is.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: ElissaSteamersTits on May 21, 2017, 02:51:03 AM
THPS is my favorite game of all time.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: poopnutsupreme on May 21, 2017, 09:45:01 PM
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam was a direct jab at one of our infamous slap posters: nick jedi sk8boarder. The game was created as Jedi was developing train racing by Tony sending his crony's to monitor Jedi on the mountain sides of Mornington.

That bitch Tony spoke with his lawyers on how to avoid a lawsuit from the world's number 1 sk8boarder and so they changed the title from Tony Hawk's Train Racing to Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. The game was supposedly nearly finished and costed nearly two million to change the game from train racing to downhill racing which is why the finished product wasn't well received.

Two million to change the game? Two million is owed to Jedi? Two million thrown away? Two million woman sucks Kelly Slater's dick?

The numbers are there, Tony and Kelly must pay Jedi. This indigogo is just another one of their scams. Don't fall for it, better to send your money to slap og: Jedi.

Thanks,

poopnuts

Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: pbj on August 16, 2020, 02:51:32 PM
Looks like this is finally going to be seeing a release on 8/18.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Carrolls Chesthairs on August 19, 2020, 06:51:08 AM
FWIW, the timeline is missing this game even though it remastered some levels.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Tony_Hawk%27s_Pro_Skater_2x_cover_art.jpg)
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: TwisT on August 19, 2020, 07:07:16 AM
I watched it last night.

A little more fluffy than I like. The first 20-30 minutes is about establishing skateboarding had died. Not much drama although there's not much drama attached to the story anyway. Most of the information presented in the documentary is new. There are other youtube videos, interviews, etc where all this info is shared. The only thing I wasn't aware of was how it helped Twin Galaxies. They definitely pushed this back to coincide with the release of the game.

It's only 5$ bucks to rent and 1hr 11min. It's not bad, but if you've watched a bunch youtube videos about the game, you pretty much get it.
 
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: MareVitals on August 19, 2020, 07:57:22 AM
I watched it last night.

A little more fluffy than I like. The first 20-30 minutes is about establishing skateboarding had died. Not much drama although there's not much drama attached to the story anyway. Most of the information presented in the documentary is new. There are other youtube videos, interviews, etc where all this info is shared. The only thing I wasn't aware of was how it helped Twin Galaxies. They definitely pushed this back to coincide with the release of the game.

It's only 5$ bucks to rent and 1hr 11min. It's not bad, but if you've watched a bunch youtube videos about the game, you pretty much get it.
Agreed. Not bad if you haven't looked into the series much but I learned legitimately nothing new. They kind of glossed over the descent in popularity which I was hoping they would get more into. Everyone wants to talk about how great the originals were but not address any of the problems (documentaries are supposed to dive into shit like this). Could have been condensed into a twenty minute youtube fluff piece. I also didn't like how it was like "EA Skate=bad. They divided the market" nah activision and neversoft got caught sleeping.
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Hyliannightmare on August 22, 2020, 04:04:07 PM
FWIW, the timeline is missing this game even though it remastered some levels.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Tony_Hawk%27s_Pro_Skater_2x_cover_art.jpg)

So the better version of the game they're gonna rereleased. The new engine sucks
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Hyliannightmare on August 22, 2020, 04:05:34 PM
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I want to know if they will talk about the THPS online clans and nerd communities.

I was always really good at THPS, but dorked the fuck out on it when I started playing it online. There were so many clans, and different "ways" to play the game, like it was skateboarding. Styling, improving, whoring (getting the most points), doing "transfers" (imagine tech tricks), and glitchers/hackers. I even won a contest before with some prizes from Activision.

God, I'm kind of embarrassed now. haha
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Ahahahah, I remember clans in THPS 3 online, even tried to start my own with a buddy. Never really got into that borderline cheating stuff though. Was the one back and forth at 3rd and army called the 'robot line' or something like that? Mannnnn, good times back then using 56k to play THPS online haha.

I also had the demo disk before it came out and played the SHIT out of it. Ah, good times with THPS. Anyone remember Grind Session? I always thought that was a fun game too, maybe because Ed Templeton was a main character...

Cool idea for a doc. I've never donated/funded any crowdsourced ideas but think I will contribute to this one.

A gem of a gem of a skate game
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: WarmUpZone on February 19, 2021, 08:03:14 AM
If anybody is interested in watching this documentary, it's on skate hype:

https://www.skatehype.com/v/pretending-i-m-superman-the-tony-hawk-video-game/12701.htm

Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: GauchoAmigo on February 21, 2021, 03:44:27 PM
I was super letdown by this....shouldn't have gotten my hopes up since it was produced by the berries after all. Way too much cringe post-rock music trying to make this all inspirational n shit. Yawn
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: radcunt on February 24, 2021, 04:26:18 PM
I was super letdown by this....shouldn't have gotten my hopes up since it was produced by the berries after all. Way too much cringe post-rock music trying to make this all inspirational n shit. Yawn

The name alone put me off
Title: Re: THPS Documentary
Post by: Hmmmm Nice Bike on February 25, 2021, 04:11:47 PM
They didn't really talk much about the actual development of the games and wasted a ton of time on the ups and downs in skatings popularity, the 900, the soundtracks and how the game motivated people to start skating.

They talk about Pro Skater and Pro Skater 2 for a bit, then just quickly lumped together some of the other games and vaguely addressed the downfall of the series.

Also, they went for a Pro Skater-esque intro of introducing the pros from the game who they were gonna interview and accidentally used one of Jaw's clips for Rodney Mullen.