Best ending is when you play through the game a second time. Eric shows you the tape, tells you to skate with him for it and then you jaw jack him, take the tape, game over.
@@nitevibe9886 Scared the hell out me, when I first saw it. I wasn't even 13 yet, though, and his broken & unconscious face reminded me of my past fear of jump scares. Blame goes to my brother though, because of The Maze Game, you understand. I was 7.
This final gameplay part definitely explains what life should be about: "If you didn't succeeded at the thing you always wanted to earn, head back home, calm down, and start something your own what you think will rock."
I just noticed something new after all these years playing this game. When Eric Sparrow mentions the helicopter jump during the cutscene before the final challenge, you can hear the helicopter in the background. That's why I love THUG 1. You pick up little things over the years that make the game so special. There was definitely a lot of passion and thought put into this game. For anyone wondering when the helicopter sound starts: Go to 15:52. Make sure you wear earphones, since it can be hard to hear it without them.
This game was awesome, the story mode was the highlight. I can't believe many people mention THUG 2 more than this one. It's good and stuff, but to me it was just a video game version of Viva la Bam, which was popular at the time. I was hyped to see what needed story mode was gonna be in it when they announced it, but oh well.
THUG 2 is the game I have a lot of beef with in the series. It sparked the series into being about destruction and chaos, and it forgot about evolving the roots of skateboarding like THUG 1 and the previous games. THUG 2's story was insulting and stupid, and it is what made the Tony Hawk games turn into a GTA clone, rather than celebrate the art of skateboarding. At least the underrated gem Proving Ground gave us the last hurrah of skateboarding goodness before the dark ages of Tony Hawk games.
@@maverickrob9199 Always viewd Proving Ground as a real sequel to Underground. 2 was fun but it felt like a spin off/idendity crisis. It was even advertised as 2 games in one, classic mode in that one was fun despite being THPS2 and 3 levels iirc.
Thank you so much for playing through this. Discovered this playthrough by random and watched all the way through. Even though I've played this game probably over 100 times, always fun to watch it again.
I guess you can call me OG, because THPS1 was got me into skating. I think I was about 7 at the time. Needless to say, I can do a 900 McTwist, buttery.
This takes me back to waking up on Saturday mornings as a kid, taking my duvet into the front room, getting a bowl of cereals and playing this all morning! Ahhh the good old simple days
Funny how this story was about money hungry greed and then they release THPS5. We're in sad times, companies have become too free to squeeze the life out of people.
On the brightside, THPS5 was so bad. Tony hated it himself, took the rights away from robo modo whatever, and has vicarious visions and former neversoft devs working thps1+2 remake!
The final mission gave me so much hassle as a kid. It’s why I love the fact that when you reach that point on subsequent playthroughs, your character just punches Eric in the face and takes the tape for himself - not wanting to go through that again.
I remember playing this when I was younger and it blew my mind a sports game could have a good story. I wish more sports games did something like this with a really good narrative and maybe even branching paths.
Damn man I wish we can get this game on ps4. One of my all time favorite games ever man. Probably the best Tony Hawk game ever to be honest...I gotta get a Ps2 again and get this game...so just wanna play it again...had such a connection to this game
This is the game that taught me how fame and money can change some people and got me into a lot of bands with it’s wicked soundtrack. It also taught me that the moon gravity cheat in Hawaii will absolutely break the game if you do it right. Great times
God! the Jersey Spine Challenge was the worst mission on Sick difficulty. I didn't know tricks also counted when not done over the spine transfer if they were done in a combo.
(You) and Eric were bros who grew up in Jersey together. They must have had a good friendship, until Eric gets tired of living in (You's) shadow. The story is great imo because it shows the tragedy of how friends turn into villains.
For real though.. Watching this is like a huge reality check, on how great graphics have gotten over the years. It happens soo subtly, that when you go back and see this, it blows your 30 year old mind. lmfao. I remember getting/ playing this game religiously on Christmas day, so the nostalgia is all too real.
And this is with the PC graphics! I’m playing it at the moment on PS2 and the graphics are terrible. 2mins into gameplay though, it doesn’t bother you anymore as the game is so engaging.
I really thought that punk at the end was gonna be one of them goodfernuttins. Turns out he is actually a pretty good skater, and he could probably end up going somewhere with a change of attitude.
@@BenedictPlays Honestly....I always saved my L1 & R1 "off the board" until last. I would run around like a mad cunt to try and get the last 3 or 4 icons!
17:44 it's weird how when your player walks away from Eric, he does not go completely off screen. It appears that he does when playing in Full Screen, but this is being played in widescreen, so you can see his shoulder.
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I've been playing that game since I was a boy at twelve years of age.
Best ending is when you play through the game a second time. Eric shows you the tape, tells you to skate with him for it and then you jaw jack him, take the tape, game over.
If im not wrong thats the ending if you play the game on the easiest difficulty, I could be wrong though
Suhail Hurbans you got to play it twice. Like new game + ending
I was shook when that unexpectedly happened lol
Or right before the mission go to stats and make your character as the tallest setting, this can be done on all difficulty levels
@@nitevibe9886 Scared the hell out me, when I first saw it. I wasn't even 13 yet, though, and his broken & unconscious face reminded me of my past fear of jump scares. Blame goes to my brother though, because of The Maze Game, you understand. I was 7.
This final gameplay part definitely explains what life should be about:
"If you didn't succeeded at the thing you always wanted to earn, head back home, calm down, and start something your own what you think will rock."
This game really needs to be remastered for the PS4. I would buy it in a heartbeat.
I think remaster would ruin all that nostalgic feel, ya know PS2 graphics have their special feel to it.
Austin Cross not a remaster. a port, like how classic FFVII is on the psn store for ps4
VLGappy I think that's what I had in mind when I said remaster, so I agree.
Johnny Caper maybe like a remaster where you choose new HD Graphics or the older graphics which are unchanged, kinda like a 2 disc special for $40
Nah yo they could do what they did to crash and it would absolutely be fucking great.
The sheer amount of childhood trauma, temper tantrums playing through this game on Sick difficulty as a kid. Still love this game dearly
Beating Eric was the hardest thing ever when I had this game as a kid
Frauds try the hardest to keep their lies true.
Damn girl can i beat ur eric up 😏
Since when did bitches play video games
Combo around city was much harder than beat Eric
I never even made it past hawaii... This game was hard honestly 😭
I just noticed something new after all these years playing this game. When Eric Sparrow mentions the helicopter jump during the cutscene before the final challenge, you can hear the helicopter in the background. That's why I love THUG 1. You pick up little things over the years that make the game so special. There was definitely a lot of passion and thought put into this game.
For anyone wondering when the helicopter sound starts: Go to 15:52. Make sure you wear earphones, since it can be hard to hear it without them.
Good old nostalgia of my personal favorite game. I felt the mechanics of the game were perfect also.
They say Eric why you got a 12 car garage but you only got 6 cars ?? :)))))
Hmm
an crva rockstar by postmalone ft 21 savage ayyyyy
Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars! That’s why nigga
an crva the other six is filled with skateboard gear
The greatest comment ever
God, the amount of nostalgia this video is giving me. I genuinly lost count how many times I beat this game as a kid.
class of its own til this day 💯 💯 🛹
Mike V : You know, a lot of the pros I've been talking to think that sounds pretty cool.
Benedict : *Doesn't pick him*
Stacey Peralta: The Yoda of skateboarding.
Satoshi Kong yes
May the boards be with you 😎
lol he acts like The Truth on GTA San Andreas
This game was awesome, the story mode was the highlight. I can't believe many people mention THUG 2 more than this one. It's good and stuff, but to me it was just a video game version of Viva la Bam, which was popular at the time. I was hyped to see what needed story mode was gonna be in it when they announced it, but oh well.
THUG 2 is the game I have a lot of beef with in the series. It sparked the series into being about destruction and chaos, and it forgot about evolving the roots of skateboarding like THUG 1 and the previous games. THUG 2's story was insulting and stupid, and it is what made the Tony Hawk games turn into a GTA clone, rather than celebrate the art of skateboarding. At least the underrated gem Proving Ground gave us the last hurrah of skateboarding goodness before the dark ages of Tony Hawk games.
@@maverickrob9199 Always viewd Proving Ground as a real sequel to Underground. 2 was fun but it felt like a spin off/idendity crisis. It was even advertised as 2 games in one, classic mode in that one was fun despite being THPS2 and 3 levels iirc.
@@V1VISECT6 Had all three, School I and Downhill Jam were THPS1 levels
Sick dude. I love seeing people still playing this game after all this time.
I recently got PS2 just to play all Tony Hawk games, feels great!
I remember being a kid not having enough money to buy this game, but only rent it over and over. Good times
Yeah I remember renting it once at blockbuster before my mom got it for me for my birthday. Good times(:
Thank you so much for playing through this. Discovered this playthrough by random and watched all the way through. Even though I've played this game probably over 100 times, always fun to watch it again.
This game was the reason I started skating
DudeManBro same
Same here bro!! 😂
Tony hawk's american wasteland is the one that got me into these games.
I guess you can call me OG,
because THPS1 was got me into skating.
I think I was about 7 at the time.
Needless to say, I can do a 900 McTwist, buttery.
That and my cousin.
This takes me back to waking up on Saturday mornings as a kid, taking my duvet into the front room, getting a bowl of cereals and playing this all morning! Ahhh the good old simple days
This game was about something...
Glad to see this games somewhat alive
I played the story every day cuz I didn’t own a memory card for my ps2
BRO SAME I PLAYED THE GAME WITH EVERY SKATE TEAM
Damn i did that with thug 2..but it was more rough since my wii died out every 4 hours
Same here I think I made to Hawaii only once 😂
I was pretty good at this as a kid, but I couldn't beat sick mode without cheats.
You sir, are a skating master
I'm glad you show Eric who's boss. That bastard gets what's coming to him.
Next stop, Underground 2.
Watch your mouth!
@@TheOriginalBirdman or what? Do you want to get sucker punched again?
The best tony hawk game ever besides the classic four of course
The ending with Todd LMAO😂, I miss this game so much
Funny how this story was about money hungry greed and then they release THPS5. We're in sad times, companies have become too free to squeeze the life out of people.
On the brightside, THPS5 was so bad. Tony hated it himself, took the rights away from robo modo whatever, and has vicarious visions and former neversoft devs working thps1+2 remake!
We're back in action!
I love that Eric is in Underground 2 but gets embarrassed by Bam in the intro
The final mission gave me so much hassle as a kid. It’s why I love the fact that when you reach that point on subsequent playthroughs, your character just punches Eric in the face and takes the tape for himself - not wanting to go through that again.
"Nice legs; what time do they open?" lol
Said no one, ever, unless you're in a cheezy Hollywood comedy.
Did you guys know Eric is Nigel 'Numbuh 1' Uno from Kids Next Door
Thank you! I was trying so hard to place the voice lol someone's gotta dub this over an episode 17:51 yellin' at numbuh 4 or something
IT IS!?!? 😱
wow never knew that.
I remember playing this when I was younger and it blew my mind a sports game could have a good story. I wish more sports games did something like this with a really good narrative and maybe even branching paths.
This game was ahead of its time! Tony is really a legend for these!
Hitting every spot was difficult enough for me on the easy setting ( Still have this on PS2 ), and you make it look extremely easy.
Liked and subbed for nostalgic reasons also.
No worries my man, always like to support UA-camr's who go back on nostalgic games.
Game of my childhood... BEST GAME EVER.
Damn man I wish we can get this game on ps4. One of my all time favorite games ever man. Probably the best Tony Hawk game ever to be honest...I gotta get a Ps2 again and get this game...so just wanna play it again...had such a connection to this game
I agree with you man
We may get it, pro skater 1 and two are being remastered :)
can get it on pc if you find a crack, can just plug a controller right in and play, I used to play this on my school laptop back in like 2017
@@zets8238 I was playing it on my brothers PC it was quick fun nostalgia that's for sur3
still my favorite tony hawk game. this one especially is set up for great lines around the map.
My childhood game I swear
As a child, I used to think that Eric Sparrow was some kind of supernatural wizard who shot fire from his hands.
Completing this game as a kid was like a hit on a pipe. This game was so elite
Keeping it real. Proceeds to grind across a whole zip code. I love tony hawk games hahaha
LOL bro
nice man! i was only able to beat sick mode one time and it was enough for me!
DeViiaTe it was hard enough on the easiest difficulty for me
Same. Took me weeks to get through just one goal some days. I don't think I've ever sweated so heavily, while playing a game, before.
Benedict Gameplays its true though
"iM gOoNa LiGhT yOu Up"
Yamabuki Plays 😂
This is the game that taught me how fame and money can change some people and got me into a lot of bands with it’s wicked soundtrack. It also taught me that the moon gravity cheat in Hawaii will absolutely break the game if you do it right. Great times
This is one of my favorite games of all time. Such a great storyline
One doesn't know true frustration until they've tried the New Jersey Train Spine mission.
The story for this game was so freaking awesome!! :D
Loved the series, looking forward to what your doing next.
Peralta's list of secret spots he's been saving for years are all places you went to recently.
so many memories.
Daaaaang I haven’t played this since I was a little kid! I could have sworn the graphics were better but I guess that’s nostalgia for you
God! the Jersey Spine Challenge was the worst mission on Sick difficulty. I didn't know tricks also counted when not done over the spine transfer if they were done in a combo.
It's just looking for a combo of the specified trick + the gap. As long as those two conditions are met in the same combo, it counts.
2 hours late but ready to binge watch this classic game great job!
So what's next for the series?
Either or sounds great to me!
I love your sense of humor, man. I love how the guy was talking crap on the Leap of Faith and you kept Jamie Thomas just for that spot.
Start Tony Hawks Underground 2 next please?
Good times, when skating was big & the whole country wanted to skate.
If this game was a movie it would be called: “Tony Hawk and the fight against the posers”
imagine if you had to do the last challenge all in one combo...
17:53 Now this is awesome. Endings like this are always terrific.👍👍👍
Soul Skating is such a great trick that it shifts time toward by several hours
Loved this walkthrough! You should do Underground 2 next.
I still love the ending when u beat the game once and you just smack Eric and take the tape 😂
ive never been a skateboarder or anything but i LOVE this game
Same here
16:48 Why can I not make this jump?
Sometime I might show my own custom trick when I get a chance. Also, the alt ending was awesome
Wow, this takes me back.
Awesome!!! Hey, you should play underground 2 or american wasteland
I like how the game re-names Eric to 'Assface'. It's like it read our minds.
Damn..getting all the gaps was hard asf, but...it was done!!
I loved the ending where you punched Eric in the face
Idk about anyone else but me and my cousin use to play this 24/7 and everytime we would be like let’s go skate bro lol
(You) and Eric were bros who grew up in Jersey together. They must have had a good friendship, until Eric gets tired of living in (You's) shadow. The story is great imo because it shows the tragedy of how friends turn into villains.
"I told you, it was never about the money"
Yeah well who's paying for clothes, bills, drinks and foods then?
It's always about the money.
I lvoe when eric says he has a record deal in the works while i'm over here like "Fool what?" 🤣
Man, those lovely physics at 11:57 ;)
7:06 the most infuriating mission for me. I keep bumping into walls and the game stops being responsive
Love this game played it when it came out
Man, I've been stuck on the last mission for months. Idk why the hell they made the very last mission the most difficult.
I remember a kid I knew left this game at my house and he didn’t know so I kept it and played the shit out of it multiple times
I could swear there is an ending where you knock Eric smooth out and take the tape back.
Brilliant play through, will be back in the future for sure.
Thanks man, I'm very glad you liked!
This is my fav Tony Hawk game.
For real though..
Watching this is like a huge reality check,
on how great graphics have gotten over the years.
It happens soo subtly, that when you go back and see this, it blows your 30 year old mind.
lmfao.
I remember getting/ playing this game religiously on Christmas day, so the nostalgia is all too real.
And this is with the PC graphics! I’m playing it at the moment on PS2 and the graphics are terrible. 2mins into gameplay though, it doesn’t bother you anymore as the game is so engaging.
I remember playing this and instead at first Eric gets knocked out and later you can skate against him lol
one of my favorite games I got all the Tony Hawk Games
I really thought that punk at the end was gonna be one of them goodfernuttins. Turns out he is actually a pretty good skater, and he could probably end up going somewhere with a change of attitude.
Nostalgia. Nostalgia rage.
I’m getting serious nostalgia vibes right now.. omg I miss this game so much.. I would be so grateful if they remastered this
Combo The City on Sick was BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS on this Playstation 2 back in the day....UUUGGGHHH.....
@@BenedictPlays
Honestly....I always saved my L1 & R1 "off the board" until last. I would run around like a mad cunt to try and get the last 3 or 4 icons!
This run is pretty impressive!!!! Used to play this and TH4 a lot!
At 3:10 is when I'd always jump into the water lol
Watching this gives me Goosebumps such an amazing Game!!!!
This was peak Tony Hawk games.
17:44 it's weird how when your player walks away from Eric, he does not go completely off screen. It appears that he does when playing in Full Screen, but this is being played in widescreen, so you can see his shoulder.
If they ever do remaster the older Tony Hawk games, they need to make them in widescreen like this is!
So ending was that main character becamos a PRO 👍🏻👍🏻😎🤩😍
So many good memories of being a kid playing this game
Team Manager Todd: “Sweat stains minimal”😂
When Tony Hawk meets GTA
Eric Sparrow is the Tenpenny of the Tony Hawk world.
thought american wasteland was the pinnacle of the series, but this is a close second man. solid ass game.
Brings back memories, 6th and 7th grade...i use to love this game 🎮..
Eric is Nyjah Huston hahaha
My first skategame. Oh man what did I enjoyed it