Tony Hawk's Underground is God Tier
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- With a lifespan of over two decades, the Tony Hawk series was a behemoth in its heyday. The popular opinion is that Tony Hawk's Underground was the peak of the series. So let's look into why Tony Hawk's Underground is God Tier.
Tony Hawk's Underground is God Tier
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Dude the nostalgia is real!
This fools breath smelled so bad it'll melt your ice cream
@Trev Blan THUG was the GOAT
Greatest game ever made. Def Jux on the soundtrack, the illest cut scenes and a decent narrative. I got a little teary eyed watching this. biggups
I know this is an old post and you'll never see this response but holy shit the team name and your editing are insane. I can only hope you're still around and making videos and just keeping it fucking fantastic my man. Thank you so much for this. Its been a long time since I thought about the boy I used to be; have a good rest of your day.
I would pay an uncomfortable amount of money for a well-made HD remaster of this game. Absolutely legendary
Hop onto to ps2 server and play online
I think you may get that dude! They remade the OG games and I think THUG could be next! But, a lot of our fun was “of the time”dude! Be careful of those rose tinted glasses!
Perhaps, I hope so!
And yes, you're probably totally right about the glasses haha. There is probably a good portion of nostalgia Still love the gameplay and storyline though. If they remaster it though I will definitely buy it :)
@@dylanryan2567 I was really hoping for that, then Vicarious Visions (who made 1+2) was shut down in mid-development of 3+4. :(
@@dylanryan2567 yeah buy then they canceled the remakes of 3 and 4, as of right now there are no plans to make anymore 😔
Ah yes, THUG, the New Vegas of the Tony Hawk franchise
That is a beautiful sentence and it’s so true.
THPS2 = FALLOUT 2
THUG1 = FALLOUT :NV
Thats a great comparison
2k11 for the nba 2ks
Actually underground 2 was better
"Go back to Kensucky, farmboy!" Wait wrong Tony Hawk game
Locals only!
What are you from Idaho or something?
AYE, SKATERAT
wait kid, it’s too dangerous!
😂
Underground is *severely* underrated. And while the story mode may seem basic nowadays, that shit was revolutionary for a sports game in 2003. The fact that this game lets you Caveman and get 1,000,000+ point combos more consistant makes the Pro Skater series irrelevant to me at this point.
Also, Eric Sparrow for Smash.
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I enjoy Underground and underground 2 one of the bests Tony Hawk imo
Still one of the best stories for a skateboarding game
Underground is far from underrated idk what your talking about. But it's definitely my favorite still it used to be thug 2 but this game just has a better story and way better levels despite having less content than 2 I love this game to death
THUG: Is always regarded as one of -- if not the best skateboarding games ever
THIS GUY: *Underrated*
There's also the funny thing that if you replay the story mode after beating it once there's no "final boss" because your character just punches Sparrow out.
Damn so that's how it happened 🤣 I didn't know that was the stipulation to get that.
I thought this was when you played on easy mode. But either way, you’re right!
@@nbctheoffice I got it when I beat it on the hardest difficulty and i was sweating cause the fight against sparrow was so freaking hard the first time
I always imagined if beating it the 3rd time , THUD would somehow grab Eric during his endgame rant after the player successfully beating his combo lines 😂
Me and my brother still answer the phone with Chad Muska's first line; "Muska, chillin' chillin'"
Dope
never forget
The ending where you punch Eric in the face and take the tape instead of having to play the final mission is god tier
"After finding a great name for our team...."
*The Gaylordz*
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😎
Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, and HHH's son ARE...The Gaylordz
Well they DID just escape from Russia... seems kind of appropriate as a "fuck you"
Yes. All of my yes. The soundtrack, the story, create a skater. Everything was dope as frig.
Agreed.
8:27 that didn't age well
godam
still Officer Dick lives up to his name there.....by being a dick.....
age well or not scene served it's purpose lolz
*Oh that's real funny smart ass*
Did people wear shoes on their knees in 2003?
@@CausticGrasp Idk, someone probably did at some point in 2003.
This is the one I want remastered, I spend so many hours as a youngen
THUG 1 & 2 Remaster WHEN!?
remake it and make it better but keep the story
@@TKsMantis probably never because whenever they were doing the hangar level for the pro skater 1 and 2 remakes they removed Bam from the cover of Tony hawk underground 2 so as far as I know the owners of the Tony hawk franchise I'm not sure about Tony himself but at least the people that make the games are trying to distance themselves from Bam.
@@TKsMantis never sadly its the truth and the truth hurts
_"Whoah - he's flippin a bitch!"_
Best quote.
"What's wrong bacon bits, wake up on the wrong side of your mother this morning?"
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I think it was weird how Eric was in underground 2 but they never really did anything with him like he was just kind of there in the cutscenes he didn't directly talk to you or anything he just kind of hung around. Like I literally don't even think they say his name
Right? I always assumed the skater you play as was supposed to be the same skater from THUG1, considering they get you at the Jersey level. But it also doesn't have to be, which is why they probably decided to keep it neutral with Eric. At least he still gets clowned which is always deserved and satisfying
Not entirely true. After you switch teams, you get a text saying Sparrow is screwing everything up and they need to figure out how to get you back 😂
Your character creation is God Tier
Legendary game, I remember this being replayed over 20 times on my ps2. Probably more than that, this game will forever be in my memories of best games ever made.
Burned into my nostalgia.
I loved the small details in old games. How the HUD and theme changed with each sponser you went with. Gene simions and ironman etc bonus unlocks. And that hidden MTX bonus game in the extra and options menu
Tony Hawk's Underground is my favorite Tony Hawk game. It did have a few unnecessary elements like driving cars but it is still imo the best skateboarding game ever made.
You can do some of the vehicle missions without the vehicle
@@deathmachinestar really?
@@bradpollard444 yeah, here's an example ua-cam.com/video/UrX1prf248k/v-deo.html
This was really interesting! I’ve never played a tony hawk pro skater game, they’re a little before my time. I skateboard so I just play skateboarding games irl. I loved the video! Hearing that voice on an avatar that looks like you is a little unsettling. Keep it up dude, you’re crushing it!
Kinda disappointed you didn't show the alternate ending you get when you beat the game for a second time, that was sooooooo satisfying to see instead of facing Eric again
It is pretty great.
What?! I've never got that ending now I have to. Alright here we go again
Never knew this, now I'm definitely gonna go for a second try and it's gonna be even more satisfying now.
@@tobinmonroe3046 howd it feel
@@DCF530_ the people wanna know
what a classic. still jamming to the OST sometimes when i hit the weights. Not to mention getting to see The Adicts live in Philadelphia in 2015? Fawgeddaboutit!
Great OST
this game introduced me to QOTSA and Gangstar among a few others, I knew of Gangstar but never heard his stuff until THUG and since I've listened to all his albums, really good stuff
Too many memories of this game back in the day, hoping so much that THPS 1 + 2 Remake is good. So maybe in the future we get a Thug Remake.
THUG remake or GTFO
TKs-Mantis funny thing is my fav is still THPS 4 tho,
i am proud to have put the past 4 years in to this game with speedrunning and i wouldnt trade it for the world. Tony Hawk's Underground is TRULY Legendary.
Facts, so legendary...
You skate for minimum wage
Tony Hawk's Underground is so good. For me, the story was the best part. While a very simple story, I got surprisingly into it. I was genuinely surprised at the double cross. The game does a good job of making you really hate Eric through out the story. I remember playing through the story mode several times unlocking the different characters. I never really played much of THUG2, I just remember the main story being about vandalizing stuff, which to me just felt so immature. It was definitely influenced by Jackass, which I never really got into.
Dude straight up, THUG 2 was a mess and a let down after how good THUG 1 was
dude! i just got a gamecube again recently and thps4 and thug are def my favorites as a kid. so iconic!! waiting for thps4 to come in the mail
Nice !! I still remember getting both those games when they released for Christmas on GameCube.
Greatest game ever made. Def Jux on the soundtrack, the illest cut scenes and a decent narrative. I got a little teary eyed watching this. biggups
Dude why does this vid only have 10k views. It deserves so much more...
I came to realize how emotionally attached I was to this game after pausing the video & heading directly to the comments when the mctwist over the helicopter wasn’t played full scene
Such a legendary moment
Remember back in the day I tried at least 100+ times to nail that mission as a kid 😅
Tony hawks Underground 1 and American wasteland are my favorites, underground 2 and pro skater 2 and 3 are also right under those two for me.
When I was little I watch my older cousin play this game and he played guitar hero as well on the PlayStation 2
No way, Officer Dicks got his whole foot down on MCs neck
We are all victims of police brutality after all
Without a doubt the best skateboarding game. The story mode was so fun. I only played it once but I still remember it fondly all these years later
I always credited Green Day for being what got me into rock music and wanting to learn instruments and discover music as a whole. While that's true, it was actually the Tony Hawk series that buttered me up to that moment. The soundtracks were god tier with all the punk and the underground rap. It really shaped me. Countless hours were spent on this series and THUG was my favorite for the story it had
This game is great. The characters really add a nice charm to it.
This was an amazing trip down memory lane. Thanks for sharing your experience and making this vid T.K. 💯👍💯
Edit: the final match against Eric has a perfect and a very *Very* satisfying ending when you beat it in Sick 😂 difficulty.
The cop puttin his foot on the neck in New York is kiiiinda gnarly
I played this one a lot. I remember once you did the final skate against Eric that first time , the second time skips that last boss battle and a cutacene happens . you punch eric in the face and take the tape.
I know this video is a little old but I thank the algorithm gods for recommending it to me. I always see a lot of love thrown towards THUG 2 and I know a lot of people hold that game and THPS3 in high regard, but THUG was really the game that holds to most significance to me. I always wondered how much better the game could have been without a strict yearly release cycle.
Games will always get me with the up-and-comer storyline. I freaking loved this game man. Thank you for this nostalgia.
I use to love TH games back in the day, spending hours building a nice park. I'd always turn down the settings to low so it would feel more like real life skating. But damn after playing the skate demo back on ps3 it was so hard to go back to that push A or B type of gameplay. Hell I still the demo on my old ps3.
A remastered version of this for ps5 would be the most amazing thing. Don’t change a thing except the graphics.
This game series is underrated beyond hell and I was so happy when I saw your video in my recommended because I was literally thinking this.
Tony Hawk's Underground is one of my favorite games ever released.
Same!
As someone from St. Pete FL who would skate street in Tampa a lot, it was so amazing to have the Tampa map in this game. I’ve been a fan of skateboard games since 720 in the arcade and T&C Surf on NES. I’ll never forget buying Street Skater on PS1 the day it came out. That was the first “legit” skate game that came out on console. Soon after we had THPS, but my favorite was Skate and Destroy. Still, that is one of the best all time skate games and was way sicker than the THPS franchise. I also had Grind Session, but that wasn’t my favorite. I bought a 360 just for EA skate when that came out, but now with Session, we finally have a realistic skate game. Thanks for making this video - many great memories!
Always cool to see a little switch up in content. Keep killing it Mantis
Thanks Damon!
Bro, this was also one of my jams back in the day! This and the smack down series. I feel like we’re kindreds. I’m sure all your fans and supporters feel the same.
I have just bring it, shut your mouth, here comes the pain, and thug 1 & 2. Legendary games.
I remember me & my friends at that time had here comes the pain & super smash bros melee on rotation every day ! Damn I miss those days of playing for hours.. we would also throw in 007 night fire in the mix lol
VANCOUVER WAS MY FREAKING JAM!!!! I remember finding that unlockable by being able to score a goal in the rink by grinding the glass border. The music was god tier as well. So freaking good, I jam to it at work!!! Man I want to play Underground so much right now. And the story was fucking epic. They made such an awesome character to hate as well. Eric Sparrow, Fuck that guy!!!
This game needs to be remastered ASAP
I will never forget Muska throwing me a board and saying “Merry Christmas” on actual Christmas Day 😢 ❤
One of the first videogames I ever played at like 8 years old. Just bought THPS 1+2 Remastered to relive some memories
I really loved THUG1 and 2, i've speen hundreds of hours playing and replaying both, this reminds me, i should replay it again
And a diverse 80+ song soundtrack helped this game age like fine wine.
This is my favorite game of all time. Its the best story mode in a sports game ever. I love this game and with the success of thps 1+2 remake. I hope by some miracle they remake this as well. Eric was a great villian too. As much as i love the SKATE franchise i wish they had a story mode half as good as this
Wow i was just reminiscing about how dope this game was earlier today thanks mantis✊🏼
Glad I could help.
THUG is one of those old games that carries serious nostalgia. Damn I would give anything to go back to one rainy early Sunday morning back then.
I have beaten this game over 15 times when I was a kid. So much so I used to know the entire dialogue of the story word for word. This will always be top 3 favorite game all time.
I remember being in middle school and coming to school and everyone discussing on what brand you signed in this game. It was as if you were signing in real life. This game is great.
Bruh, where's that God Tier alt ending?!
My man I have to admit I was skeptical. Last one I played was on dreamcast, but it was tremendous. You packed the game into this vid beautifully. Appreciate the details you included in order to pack the most in without taking too much time overall.
Your tier videos are " god " tier bruh !
L8er
You are the best Kyle! Thank you for checking it out man.
THPS 1 and 2 were perfect on the PS1.
And I think really, the series hit it's stride with THUG 1, 2 and AW. While THUG 2 hits more like an episode of Jackass then the rise, fall, and rise again of THUG1, it's still a good time. AW followed suit falling a bit more in line with what Underground was trying to do while still feeling crisp, but didn't really deliver much of anything new. Everything from that point on, imo, just kinda feels flat. Like it's missing it's core. Instead of remastering THPS forever, they should think about bringing the series back to it's possible peak.
Great video Mantis.
Completely agree. With Skate 4 on the horizon, if they wanted to, they could make a Tony Hawk game that followed the same type of suit that THUG did and I think it would go over really well as a fun alternative to how great Skate 4 will be.
holy shit, go figure you also love underground! awesome video that i wasn't expecting to see scrolling thru your channel!
I used to beat this game everyday after school in about 3-4 hours. Still my favorite TH game next to 3 :)
I preferred American Wasteland sure but that's because I was a sad little teenager with no friends.
Going back to these as an adult, THUG is clearly head and shoulders above the rest.
Well, apart from the driving section but we don't talk about that.
Was looking for more fallout vids from ya. And found my fav game from my fav series. Love it
my absolute favourite game as a child. so glad I grew up in the early 2000s man this shit takes me back hard
I spent $92 today on both thug 1+2 in mint condition with the manual and safety manual still inside the cases. I am literally living my childhood all over again rn and I couldn’t be anymore happier lol
@@LakotaLane thats sick man. I lost my original copy after I moved houses back in 08 and then ended up finding the game again in 2014
Element all the way back then! Bam was king life was simple.
Then it all switched places
I hope we can get our bam back happy healthy soon!
And good luck to us all ❤
Here comes the pain and underground were so fucking good. Miss being a kid. I’m 28 so this is my shit.
Thug is my favorite skateboarding game ever, here comes the pain is also my favorite wrestling game ever. Got both of em.
The earlier Tony Hawk games are fun but I’m more nostalgic for THUG/THAW, the unique story and the fact that you can get off your skateboard adds a new dimension.
“Mr Pure” has been stuck in my head for almost 20 years
Lol I’ve played that first level of of THUG in the suburb with Peralta and the shitty ass car so many that it’s engrained in my brain now.
Does anybody remember Project 8?? I even bought the collectors edition with the deck with the fake TH signature smh
That intro is engrained into my brain, I doubt dementia would even erase that memory
Eric Sparrow is the darkest villain of our time.
What a great trip down memory lane, and what a great job with this video - a perfect refresh of that storyline from my childhood. Good looks.
I remember being obsessed with THUG when I was real little. It solidified my love of gaming . Lowkey every game I've every played since then has been measured against the pure joy that was this game.
Ever since THUG 2 I've been trying to find a skate game where I had so much fun and at the same time tried so hard, SKATE 3 came close but it was more fun and not that hard
I'm still obsessed with it to this day, play it on PS2. My favorite skateboarding game ever.
@@BUCCIMAIN THUG1 also isn't hard.. even on Sick.
Bro you left out the part where your team manager says Deez nutz! In moscow
Operation Deez? Deez what?
American wasteland and underground 2 were my favorite oldschool skating games. Proving grounds and skate were the best modern skate games. The game also showing police brutality lol
This game is peak nostalgia. THUG is crystallized in my mind, i remember it vividly almost 20 years later. I remember the first time I booted it up. THUG 2 was also good.
Smackdown game and THUG released on the same day? God I miss the early-mid 2000s.
One of the hardest missions in Russia when you have to escape and get the guys remedies haha man such a great game!
man i remember when this came out and my parents surprised me with it. I was a skater, i think we all were lol. bam margera was the most popular at the time. I remember you were able to send a face pic of you and they would put it in game as the skater. lol it's crazy to think that everything about this game is basic now with how far games have become.
I legit had no idea this was a mantis video from glancing at the thumbnail occasionally, I would've clicked on it way sooner if I knew it was
Ohh how I miss the secret ending where you’d punch Eric and take the tape
This was my childhood game same with underground 2 best games of all time
THUG was one of my favorite skateboarding games as a kid, also loved the pro skater series on my dreamcast !!
Now, that’s the shit I what to hear
Now, that's the comment I wanna see!
This game is where my musical taste originated…tonight I’m off to DJ and get paid for my musical taste. I will forever love this game.
I remember getting this for Christmas. My buddy got it too we always had a rivalry who was better
Just replayed this game recently and I have to say it HOLDS UP! Especially in 1080p with an emulator. Played the crap out of this game as a kid and looking back I can see it was time well spent
So I just hopped back on THUG yesterday and my last time playing was 2/2/2020, I was on the last mission too. I beat it and now gonna play through again. This game is so legendary. So many nostalgic feelings and memories when playing this gem.
When he's not hunting down Deathclaw, he's chiling with Tony Hawk!
I really love this game. Played the story mode dozens of times.
I think my older brother got me into this game, but I'm not sure. I just remember having a GameCube, and this being one of the first games I got for it, since I was super into skateboarding when I was young. This game holds so much nostalgia for me, it's ridiculous. I played it for hours on end. And then as I got older, my GameCube would break, or the disk would break because I was a kid and didn't really know how to treat my stuff. So at some points I'd just feel a hankering to play this, but couldn't. I finally have a new GameCube today that I bought a few years ago, and I got this game as well. Gonna treasure it like its worth a million dollars, because it really is to me. No matter how old I get, this game always makes me feel like the kid inside me is thanking me. And even though he might not have introduced it to me, I have fond memories of playing this with my older half-brother, as he was into skating too. Just a great game all around. The soundtrack has stuck with me well into my adult years. And then American Wasteland came out, and I loved it just as much. This sits way closer to my heart, but I still loved THAW as well. I do think that it was the best in the entire series.
Edit: Just as a side note, the dealer mission scared the absolute ISH out of me as a kid. Something about the music, the fact I didn't fully understand what a "dealer" was at the time, and how there were just skulls floating everywhere. Would make me literally jump when I'd get caught 😂😂
Eric Sparrow pretty much got you blackballed for that Russia stunt, and remains one of the most evil villains of gaming.
He gets what's coming to him lol
i still wear element gear. the jeans shred great.
Didn't even know they made jeans lol
Yooo I found myself quoting EVERY cutscene word for word. If that’s not nostalgia I don’t know what is! Liked and subscribed 🤘
I spent $92 today on both thug 1+2 in mint condition with the manual and safety manual still inside the cases. I am literally living my childhood all over again rn and I couldn’t be anymore happier lol
THPS was something else. It had real music in the background. It was probably the only way many people got to do crazy tricks on a virtual skateboard. It was really great. THUG was that and a bunch of other stuff. It was just great. One of the best games for the GameCube. I have a GameCube but yet to replay this game. I probably should just for old time's sake. Maybe I'll include that and Second Sight in my videos in the future.
Its so weird this video came up a day after I began replaying this again
wow I was looking for this Tony H. game that I loved back in the day. Looking a this almost got me with nostalgia, I played this game so many times