The Life And Death Of Skateboarding Games

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An ode to my beloved, my one and only from a time gone by. I will miss you.
Rip to a set of legends, 1986 - 2015.
Hmu here and tell me nice things about my video please - / leonmassive
Chapters -
Introduction - 00:00
An Unassuming Birth - 1:38
The Coming of Age - 6:29
Identity Found - 16:39
Identity Crisis - 25:03
Clawing at the Coping of Relevance - 50:26
REDEMPTION - 59:06
Death - 1:12:54
Rebirth? - 1:22:03
Focused on games (in order of appearance) :
An Unassuming Birth -
720
Skate Or Die
Skate Boardin'
Skate Rock
Radical Rex
The Coming of Age -
ESPN extreme games
2xtreme
3xtreme
Street Sk8er
Tony Hawks Pro Skater
Thrasher Presents Skate And Destroy
Identity Found -
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3
SSX (2000)
Grind Session
MTV Sports: Skateboarding Featuring Andy Macdonald
Mat Hoffmans Pro BMX
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
Identity Crisis -
The Simpsons Skateboarding
Evolution Skateboarding
Go Go Hyper Grind
AirBlade
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4
Super Mario 64
Tony Hawks Underground
Tony Hawks Underground 2
Clawing at the Coping of Relevance -
Tony Hawks American Wasteland
Tony Hawks Downhill Jam
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
SSX on tour
Tony Hawks Project 8
Tony Hawks Proving Ground
REDEMPTION -
Skate 1
Skate 2
Yanya Caballista: City Skater
Skate 3
Death -
Lotta Sports games
SSX (2012)
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 5
Rebirth? -
Session: Skate Sim store.steampowered.com/app/86...
Skater XL store.steampowered.com/app/96...
SkateBird
store.steampowered.com/app/97...
The Ramp
store.steampowered.com/app/15...
OlliOlli store.steampowered.com/app/27...
OlliOlli World store.steampowered.com/app/11...
THUG Pro
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1+2 store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/t...
RollerDrome store.steampowered.com/app/12...
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk store.steampowered.com/app/13...
NOT MENTIONED
Skate 4 got "announced" Mid way through rendering, oops
Skate Story store.steampowered.com/app/12...
Shown but unimportant (in order of appearance)
Jet Set Radio
Street Fighter
Fortnite
Multiverses
Rocket League
League of legends
Dark souls
Starcraft 2
Spooky's house of jumpscares
Quake Live
Aggressive Inline
Pac Man
Town & Country Surf Designs - Wood & water Rage
Burnout Revenge
California games 2
Klonoa Beach Volleyball
Gran Turismo
Madden NFL 98
WWF Smackdown!
Ridge Racer Type 4
Fifa 97
Pro Evolution Soccer
Dino Crisis
Go Go Beckham
Fifa 15
Top Skater
Deus Ex
Valorant
Spyro Year Of the dragon
Street Sk8er 2
Katamari Damacy
SSBM
Pikmin
ESPN X games Skateboarding (different to evolution skateboarding)
Disney Sports Skateboarding (VERY different to Disneys extreme skate adventure)
Pandemonium!
Trickstyle
Blazblue
King of Fighters XV
Va11ha11a (left)
Higurashi No naku koro ni hou (middle)
Dangonronpa, I still don't know which one specifically
ULTRAKILL store.steampowered.com/app/12...
Cruelty Squad
Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
Titanfall 2
Counter Strike Global Offensive
Halo 3
Quake Live
Crazy Taxi
Super Monkey Ball
House Of The Dead
Garry's Mod
Call of Duty 4
Grid 2
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Battlefield bad company 2
Left 4 dead
Dead Space
Super Mario Sunshine
Mirrors edge
Resident Evil 1
Resident Evil 4
Real Life
Skyrim
NBA 2K18
Madden NFL 10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
NHL 14
BulletStorm
Roller Champions
Fez
Coney's Face / coney
(I'm sorry this video took 3 months to make I promise it won't happen again)

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@LeonMassey 2 года назад

To clear up some confusion, Skate 4 wasn't mentioned in this video specifically due to a lack of news about it right up until the day this video came out. I thought that it was going to be a Metroid prime 4 situation, announced but would never actually see the light of day. It would appear I was incorrect.

@Dzingzing 2 года назад

was just about to type an angry comment... thank you.......

@SeisoYabai 2 года назад

This was part of a conspiracy to discredit you as a RU-vidr, I'm Sure

@lasarousi 2 года назад

Nothing like seeing the update pinned comment being just "I was wrong" lol

@deadfr0g 2 года назад

This video essay is the canonical sequel to Dandy J’s seminal FGC RU-vid classic, “i only know how to play fighting games” (2009). This is my truth. I know it deep inside my heart.

@josephgarcia3690 2 года назад

This month is gonna be hype

@FUNKe 2 года назад

I really want an action RPG where a skateboard functions as both your form of travel and your blunt melee weapon. Work of beauty as usual leon

@ripbooboo8563 2 года назад

Yoooooo FUNKe whattup? You got good taste

@fatyoshi696 2 года назад

so you play as switch from lethal league basically

@andreighinescu4946 2 года назад

FUNKe and Brit collab on tf2 update when?

@worldscoolestperson7672 2 года назад

hey FUNKe

@clammyjarl7359 2 года назад

chad thundercock at 1:58

@vennicerunnos 2 года назад

Allright so at 1:08:30 there's an interlude with the song "theme from harry's game" and the phrase "the turtles hiding in shells" which seems to be the latest installment in a possible cross youtuber ARG mystery thingy. The first installment I can find is from Noodle's Need for speed video at 9:03 with the phrase "i can be anywhere" then FUNKe's Concept album video at 6:04 with "light into water reflections" and Mandalore's Marathon video at 9:27 with "we all have a real first floor" any others I don't know about? anybody know what this is all about? anybody noticing these at all?

@profoundthoughtswgingyman1805 2 года назад

Replying to Bump up

@JustinSibug 2 года назад

up up!!!

@zevitu1433 2 года назад

Bump

@nanor4214 2 года назад

weird

@QuestionableObject Год назад

its annoying

@melliel2957 2 года назад

As much as I love your videos on fighting games, It's very nice to see you talk about other genres, specific games, and what made them work or... not work. You're a very compelling person to listen to, and I'm eager to see more of your content in the future.

@ZexyZek 2 года назад

Insane how deep you went into this video! Great job man

@reper6441 2 года назад

Hi zek

@4ntwi Год назад

W mans

@thomashightower7881 Год назад

@@reper6441 lol pl)o

@yuhyuh2871 2 года назад

I almost feel like I don't deserve this kind of quality content for free.

@0uttaS1TE 2 года назад

Nah, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

@OccuredJakub12 2 года назад

Same

@234fddesa 2 года назад

I feel like I do, get a bigger ego

@aceDOZA 2 года назад

1000%

@shawklan27 2 года назад

@@234fddesa yep

@marsmugio 11 месяцев назад

Im being 100% honest when i say this, but my god this is one of the CLEANEST scripts I've heard from a RU-vid video. You do a perfect job of allowing your personality to shrine through, while still allowing viewers to get all the information they'd want about the history of these games. The pacing is also fantastic, and honestly the video just completely flew by for me. Absolute gold

@Why_It 2 года назад

Never seen this channel before, but RU-vid's algorithm figured I loved skateboarding games enough to throw a video that's only been uploaded for 9 minutes right at me. I'm glad it did, I'm really enjoying it!

@heyitsmort7744 2 года назад

Welcome to one of the best channels on RU-vid.

@Guitar-Dog 2 года назад

You every heard of guilty gear? It's about to become your main game

@El_Chuchuca Год назад

@@Guitar-Dog SPOILER: It's a fighting game... SPOILER 2: You're gonna get into fighting games.

@ProjectSudoku 2 года назад

This is the best video you've ever made. If this is a hint toward the future of your content, I will watch them again and again, easy.

@Lazypackmule 2 года назад

I'm surprised you didn't mention my favorite indie subgenre from the last decade, "insane abstract artistic experiences(via skateboarding)", comprised of titles like griptape backbone, perfect stride, and the upcoming weirdly ambitious looking skate story Also, Jackass was a highly popular TV show(with several spinoffs) before it was ever a movie series, and I as an american cannot let that heinous slight to my culture slide

@Starkweather133 2 года назад

As a British teen in the 2000s I can't let it slide either. It's was a cultural touchstone in Britain too lol

@k_kubes 2 года назад

Talking about Jackass, i don't think THUG 2 deserves much of the hate the game gets, the mechanics of the game is as refined and arcade the series gets, the game clearly doesn't get itself seriously and focuses on the fun factor, and if you don't want the Jackass crazy inspired story mode you still have classic mode, that's not only the same stages with a THPS coat of paint but you also get a lot of new levels, both from previous TH levels and new ones alike, and THUG pro proves how solid the base of THUG 2 is. the game tone is very different from the previous Tony Hawk's games? it is! but that doesn't necessarily makes the game bad, and the arcade, fun driven design philosophy is still there

@amp4105 Год назад

@@k_kubes I feel like people actually like thug2, just the creator of this video has a weird taste.

@dillypoo341 2 года назад

This is like the new age version of watching how its made or any history channel show. But its ACTUALLY interesting and appreciates the time you spend watching it. Even though its over an hour long, there are so many split second gags that I found myself floored. By both how funny the gag was and by how much more effort was put into this one video compared to modern traditional media. Loved this.

@TheZer0wned 2 года назад

Hey how it's made was interesting

@alvin_row 2 года назад

It's weird how much power a video like this has. There's a lot of comments from people who never played a skateboarding game but now care about the genre (me being one of those people) and I think it's really cool to have people teach about why certain games were loved. My parents never bought me a console growing up, so I only know of these games form my friends at school who used to talk about them, but right now I'd love to play Skate, and I'll definitely look into whatever game in the genre comes next.

@nyaxayn7885 2 года назад

What I expected : A glorificative nostalgia bait of THPS2 What I got : a hella good video essay about a genre I didn't care for the last 10 years and also 𝐭 𝐡 𝐞 𝐭 𝐮 𝐫 𝐭 𝐥 𝐞 𝐬 𝐡 𝐢 𝐝 𝐢 𝐧 𝐠 𝐢 𝐧 𝐬 𝐡 𝐞 𝐥 𝐥 𝐬

@theobell2002 2 года назад

THPS3 is objectively better than THPS2 anyway. :)

@StreamWatcher-kj7cb 2 года назад

This video was amazing. I've never played a skateboard game but you've kept he engrossed the entire time. Thank you.

@meltyblood 2 года назад

Sir you must be 12 years old to use this website

@WhereThereDude Год назад

@@meltyblood Why do you call him Sir then ?

@meltyblood Год назад

@@WhereThereDude the youth deserve respect

@m0002856 2 года назад

I remember when 1+2 came out and hearing all the positive feedback. I actually couldn’t believe it until I picked it up for myself, and it was every bit as good as I had thought it would be and then some. Not only the nostalgia factor, but they really made a game that played like what child me always imagined those games to be.

@djshy3 2 года назад

(I actually never played Pro Skater 1 or 2, so keep that in mind as I say this. Altho I did play Disney Extreme Skate Adventure and had fun there.) I absolutely love it when game creators do this: successfully create playable nostalgia. Like, I guarantee if you went back and played THPS 1 or 2, it would not play NEARLY as well as you remember and it would definitely show it’s age. But 1+2? It’s as if those games pulled a Captain America and was frozen in time, unchanging in its greatness until someone finally decided to thaw them out.

@m0002856 2 года назад

@@djshy3 Tbh, I actually do a thing periodically where I go back and play through the originals 1-3. They do actually still surprisingly play as good as I remember them sorta with the exception of 1 as that game lacked a lot of the smoothness that 2 got and kept for a long time. That being said: 1+2 is actually an improvement regardless which I think is what REALLY blows my mind. Look at the reception of Warcraft 3: Reforged or even just the first time they released the HD remaster of 1 and 2 in like… 2015 I think? People did not like the HD remaster of 1 and 2 (myself included) but 1+2 got it right AND kept many of the features from the future installments of the game. Like it’s hard to accurately explain what I mean, but the physics of 1+2 feels perfect, and any new additions to the mechanics just work with the old physics. I can’t explain exactly why the first HD remakes didn’t feel quite right. I didn’t play any of the THUG games, so it’s likely they basically ported the levels from the originals into the physics engine that the later games had and didn’t bother changing anything past that point. 1+2 feels like they started by recreating the physics engine from 2 (2 definitely being the superior game IMO anyway) and then and only then did they remake the levels and the graphics. Going down the very first ramp on the very first level, I could instantly tell that I was going to have a good time. Right out of the gate, it just felt different than the HD remasters.

@DefiantTurtle21 Год назад

Aaaaand now they've pulled the plug on the US servers 🥲

@daemonvanmeir9697 Год назад

@@DefiantTurtle21 damn, really? that's sad...

@uamdbro 6 месяцев назад

Back on Steam! @@DefiantTurtle21

@docholiday4129 Год назад

59:06 i'm not kidding when i say that scene actually made me tear up a little. The music, the setup, and cinematography of it along with the hour long ride to that point. It all got me immersed in this narrative you set up. Great video man, great video

@adamswing6115 2 года назад

20:06 dude that edit was so fucking clean your editing skills have improved such an insane amount, your videos are so good

@Lazypackmule 2 года назад

I had to roll the video back several times to even catch what the hell you were referring to

@zawaray4229 2 года назад

I still don't get what they are referring to

@adamswing6115 2 года назад

@@zawaray4229 the Map change as he goes up the ramp

@Darkeclipse2 2 года назад

it took me 3 rewatches to realize what you were talking about

@XavielYouTube Год назад

That shit was so smooth I had to replay it 3+ times

@Ape_Tero 2 года назад

I love THUG 2. It completed the gameplay mechanics from previous games by adding sticker slapping. And then fans made THUG Pro, and it was great too.

@HandyFox333 Год назад

THUG 2 is my favorite of them all. Second is American Wasteland. People may disagree but to each their own.

@muhammadsaad5493 2 года назад

I've been watching you for years Leon, and when you pivoted from fighting games towards other genres, I was worried that, like a lot of other people, the transition might knock them out, especially since the stuff you were covering was really niche in the modern landscape. And even though you've been doing this for over a year at this point, I was still worried. This video killed those doubts. To me this is your best work. (And I never imagined in a million years I'd get teary eyed by the end of a damn Skateboarding genre documentary). Bravo.

@sjajsjsja4523 Год назад

Downhill Jam is lowkey underrated. I had a blast playing through it and going for 100%. It's all about how much effort you put into it.

@theharvardyard2356 Год назад

Most of the games he trashed are underrated. THP8 and THPG are both pretty good. THUG2 and THPS4 are obviously great. Only Ride, Shred, THPS5 and THPSHD are trash.

@Cee-looo 2 года назад

as someone who grew up skating, filming skating and playing all those games you really did a good job with this one

@TheMantyke 2 года назад

The only skateboarding game I've ever played is 10 minutes of a tony hawk on the n64 as a child and this is still an enthralling video. Absolutely insane work and I hope dearly this gets as much attention as possible.

@bipolarprobe 2 года назад

I really enjoy seeing you take on all different genres of games and topics as niche as jump arcs to as broad as all skating games. Your witty writing complete with context sensitive jokes that fly by at blink and you'll miss them pace always underpins your experimentation with a quality and character that is uniquely your own and I've greatly enjoyed following your channel. Looking forward to more

@spookyspook5347 2 года назад

I just got back into watching your videos again, and just a day later, I am blessed with a 1 and a half hour video. Thank you Leon

@Calplex 2 года назад

I love the Skate Series

@Tocinos 2 года назад

yees

@skateorpie Год назад

It’s one my favorite video game series ever. Personally skate 2 is the best one

@amp4105 Год назад

here to EA not fucking up skate4 🙏

@jebaena91 2 года назад

i love how Loen is slowly turning in the Sequelitis that we never got, amazing videos dude!

@lunnihyre4215 2 года назад

I was waiting for the mention of skate and especially skate 3. Skate 3 was an amazing game of my childhood and holds a special place in my cousins heart and I'm glad to hear it praised.

@TheYakikate 2 года назад

I know you'll eventually make a skate video, given by your rambling on motion inputs, but my god i never expected this kind of quality. I feel like i've just got out from a cinema, watching THPS+Skate documentary that left my eyes teary, full of nostalgia and emotional over the 'dark ages'. Then the moment you pull out that end card i couldn't hold my tears anymore. Truly, a masterpiece

@aceDOZA 2 года назад

Just want to go out the way to let you know that out of the many channels I'm subscribed to, your channel is the probably the only one that I actually watch videos with my full attention all the way thru because I can tell how passionate you are about each topic. This video is one of your best! Keep it up, Lee! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@kazy8029 2 года назад

As much as I love Tony Hawk, Skate is just so much fun. Skate 3 was my favorite. I have no idea many times skated the dam or the waterworks system. Its just a wonderful laid back experience with a massive skill ceiling.

@ThaRixer Год назад

I've never played a skateboarding game since finishing THUG1 a few days ago. Amazing job on this deep dive friend.

@doppleganger4660 2 года назад

Here because foxcade retweeted your video and now I'm sat here getting emotional remembering all the good times. THPS was a huge part of my childhood and still is a huge part of my life today so this hit hard. Amazing video and definitely staying around for future videos

@smugs7921 2 года назад

I am gonna be honest how you dont have more than 100k subs at this point is an absolute crime. This is such a high quality video this deserves so many views.

@pablobarrios7681 2 года назад

Just recently discovered your content dude, incredibly addicting, your way of explaining stuff is really entertaining

@mrsammy7600 2 года назад

Leon do be Masseying it on this one. Always good to hear your voice over of your rants on games / genres.

@haseebirshad 2 года назад

Thank you for making this, you summarised what I've been thinking in my head for a decade about these games. Lets hope for a better future!

@lilliangoulston5706 2 года назад

Game development is pretty difficult and time-consuming, so I can understand why niche genres tend to get overlooked like this. Have you ever considered downloading a game engine and seeing what it's like for yourself? As a hobbyist game dev, I can guarantee that you'll get a more nuanced understanding and appreciation for the work game devs do. I personally use Unreal; the Blueprint system lets you create game logic through a flowchart-like graph, and the default templates are great for prototyping. The initial learning curve is a bit steep, but once you get it, it's very easy to play around and create simple game concepts. I'd definitely recommend messing around and maybe taking part in a game jam.

@PiroKUSS 2 года назад

This is the reason I never trust game reviewers; a lot of them expect the same thing or something completely different instead of bothering to understand what the devs were going for.

@LeonMassey 2 года назад

I've dabbled in Unity and GM2 - perhaps I didn't sink my teeth into Unity enough but the learning wall really puts me off of making stuff. I try probably twice a year to get into it and get put off every time. Maybe it'll be a blender thing though, that took me years of trying and failing to learn and just this year finally clicked with me. GM2 was fun though I should probably get back into making little projects in that.

@coreblaster6809 Год назад

@@LeonMassey If you like 2D games you could consider going into Godot, after bouncing off unity a few times I actually managed to get into that one

@3ternals0ul25 2 года назад

Man, watching this after hearing that THPS3+4 was planned but canned in favor of moving the team to shit like Call of Duty just makes me even sadder.

@datguy9408 2 года назад

Wth that franchise again? And wasn’t the remake of 1-2 really successful???

@k_kubes 2 года назад

@@datguy9408 Activision Blizzard higher ups are out of touch, and because of their immense greed to milk Call Of Duty to death, blinds them to see the absolute goldmine the Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise is

@randomnerd23 2 года назад

@@datguy9408 it was successful. Like REALLY successful. Problem it wasn't call of duty successful so in the bin it goes. At least until they can be bothered to take it out again.

@Mafon2 2 года назад

Not Call of Duty, but Diablo (Resurrection).

@thesilverw0lf 2 года назад

Brilliant video, I intended to watch it in two pieces but was glued the whole time. Your pacing and edits are so damn good.

@nicodemos4829 2 года назад

Great video, Leon. I loved a lot of the games in this video when they first came out and your analysis of the skate genre was comprehensive. I look forward to more non-fg videos from you.

@samanthashelly9947 2 года назад

1:08:34 this actually scared the shit outta me

@zacharyjohnson9562 2 года назад

I was looking for this comment fr. Amazing MasterClass video right here but why is there a jump scare

@brexthompson 2 года назад

there is something similar in this video and i dont under stand why. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-maqIaT_ZUxs.html

@brexthompson 2 года назад

making me feel like a conspiracy theorist that watches too much RU-vid

@krizzz7940 2 года назад

You can find the same thing at: 9:03 in Noodle's NEED FOR SPEED video. 6:05 in FUNKe's Concept albums video 9:28 in MandaloreGaming's Marathon review video I'm honestly so confused about this stuff but I kinda want to know more...

@productplacementadz24-73 Год назад

Anyone know what that song is?

@DragynFyre12 Год назад

What a memoir to a genre that's doesn't get enough love. Ty Leon. Personally really excited for Skate Story :)

@princepeachfuzz Год назад

Video gives me MASSIVE Noodle vibes, emotional, well rounded, beautifully edited, informative and clean with a tasteful execution, subscribed!

@koketsok1513 2 года назад

really enjoyed this,It has been a while since I sat a feature length retrospective in one sitting.Really well made

@IndyRevolutions 2 года назад

Your ability to convey words in ideas my goblin brain just loves is beautiful. 10/10 video But also damn completely skipping my beloved Shawn White Skateboarding PS3/X360 that was one of the games which made me wish I had something other than a Wii

@SubparFiddle 2 года назад

I haven’t been excited for a skating game in a long time, but seeing the trailer for Skate Story a couple days ago blew me away.

@oni5963 2 года назад

This is easily the best video you've done so far, outstanding job!

@trem13roz58 2 года назад

Great vid love the commitment to a video that is this long can really feel the love for this video.

@orcguy51 2 года назад

At 21:12, I saw you change Klonoa's spot, don't try to hide it from me!

@burrito9327 2 года назад

So.... is no one gonna talk about the "The turtles are hiding in the shell" bit? No? Okay then.

@thekingsof1786 2 года назад

Yeah, I was looking in the comments for something about that. It has the feeling of something for an ARG but I don't know what that would be hinting towards. Maybe something with the audio? Idk

@lyyretv1126 Год назад

Loving the channel. Binged it all

@Sin606 2 года назад

This was a massive video, Man I didn't expect to hear soo much about a skating game. Thank you very much, I doubt we'll be getting spiderman back on a board but man it was fun.

@lukadahusky4005 2 года назад

I’ve been following the development of a game called “Pixel Skater”, and it’s honestly super cool. It does have a demo out on Xbox, and the gameplay is similar to a 2D THUG, but it’s going to have almost a mario maker mode. It’s honestly a lot of fun and the developers have been giving updates in the discord fairly consistently. I would highly suggest looking into it. Also, this video didn’t bring it up so I thought I should say it here. Skate 4 was announced and is in development

@fearjunkie 2 года назад

1:08:41 I swear to god, whatever ARG you, noodle, funke and mandalore are doing is gonna drive me fucking insane. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?????????

@1Henrink Год назад

What an amazing video. Clearly crafted with love and a loot of work. Your work just keeps impressing me.

@DovaCake 2 года назад

Awesome video. I loved it from start to end.

@shiwakao 2 года назад

holy shit leon documentary. skate story n bomb rush are by far my two most anticipated games currently.

@wheeze.mp3176 2 года назад

Haven’t even watched it yet but I know this video bouta be great, peak topic

@btwvideos17 Год назад

Just gotta say I love the effort put into this video. Made me laugh, took me down memory lane, and it really had me thinking about the video game market. Brilliant content keep it up !

@TJ-Henry-Yoshi Год назад

1:24:36 Coney Jumpscare No but seriously this was an incredibly well made video, and while I may hard disagree with your reception to THAW, I think this was a really well made reflection of an era of games long since past. What truly surprises me most is that none of the "rip-offs" were able to stand the same ground as the original. One of my favorite games growing up was Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder and for a game that pretty much entirely follows the wake of the Pro-Skater series, it genuinely still holds up as my favorite game of this era. Although my desire for someone to acknowledge it will have to wait for another day, I feel as though it shows how the formula of skating can be re-contextualized to a gameplay element that's able to stand on its own in spite of cultural relevance and I really hope we get a functional airblade some day.

@eurosonly Год назад

I enjoyed wasteland very much. It was a more refined underground. The sound track was also more relaxing and I love how there's no loading screens and you create your own skate park by bringing parts from the local neighborhoods out of LA into it. I must have played through it like 5 times.

@jakecornelius7742 Год назад

"it doesnt seem like blizzard and ubisoft are foaming at the mouth to make a live service around half pipes" that aged well

@eddieru 2 года назад

i haven’t watched the video but i already liked and subbed because it’s a video essay on the life and death of skateboarding games i know i’ll like it

@soylentconsumer420 2 года назад

this was incredibly well done mr massive, exceptional work! i hope you feel satisfied with how this came out cause as a viewer i can say that you did great with it

@yamean8102 2 года назад

Leon just be making content about what ever he likes and I love it

@AbaLeo94 2 года назад

Extremely cool video (like all of yours) that I enjoyed immensely even though I never cared about skateboarding games. Just one question: WHAT the HECK was 1:08:35

@superbro6413 2 года назад

Mandaloregaming had the exact same sort of odd no-context cut in one of his recent videos too. How peculiar

@AbaLeo94 2 года назад

@@superbro6413 A conspiracy brews

@Something2doWith7 2 года назад

So did FUNKe and Noodle, other RU-vidrs. At 2:42, on the note pad are doodles of FUNKe, Noodle, I'm assuming Mandalore, and a fourth doodle. Need to find out who the fourth doodle is

@Something2doWith7 2 года назад

Almost looks like Trevor Henderson's "Lil' Nugget"

@Drew_42 2 года назад

@@Something2doWith7 Maybe the fourth doodle is a funny red herring. Looks to me like the "Yippee" meme

@EverydayLegend 2 года назад

The constant extreme sports OST choices are so good, I found myself going “I’M ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE GAME” during the Skate portion, good shit Leon

@SaberToothPortilla 2 года назад

This is awesome! I love your fighting game content of course, but this kind of long-form retrospective/analysis of property or niche is what I live for, and your style fits really well! After seeing this, I'm sure I'll watch pretty much anything you put out.

@user-fy1nq3nf1q 2 года назад

Can't wait to see this movie you've put out

@KreuzDrache 2 года назад

"Even SKYLANDERS were getting in on the action." Why you have to hurt me like that?

@taylornelson7872 2 года назад

Awesome video, I can tell you put a TON of work into it. When you mentioned 2Xtreme my face lit up because I played the shit out of that game as a kid.

@ILikePopCans 2 года назад

the quality of the video is super impressive, especially with how long it is. it may of took awhile to make but it was worth the wait for me Leon, just don't get burnt out

@deadwarriorw1225 2 года назад

I believe a new skate reboot was announced a couple years back that's still in development, I think they released something last year about it too. And then there's that "Skate story" indie game that was shown off during devolver digitals showcase a couple weeks back which looked somewhat interesting to me personally. Hopefully it's good, cause I miss playing the tony hawk and skate games

@nhall129 2 года назад

I was wondering why OlliOlli World was so enjoyable to me and fresh feeling Come to realize that it was mainly because i hadnt played a skateboarding game since Skate3 Thats so sad…

@LeonMassey 2 года назад

Yes BUT OlliOlli world is genuinely good

@cosmic_leif Год назад

great video, all the jokes/funny bits hit and your cadence and tone really rocks, plus the concept is really interesting

@nsh3310 2 года назад

Incredible video as always Massey. Your one of the best out there.

@masterofdoom5000 2 года назад

Don't think I didn't see that Klonoa Beach Volleyball tier shift.....and I agree, goddamn that games way better than it deserves to be. Speaking of Klonoa, don't think I didn't miss a few of it's tracks being in the background of this video, superb taste sir.

@zeetch4575 2 года назад

i have NEVER played any of these, closest being jet set radio but good lord this was so fun to watch i am now tempted to at least try some of these

@KrashyKharma Год назад

Get the remaster of THPS1+2, or Skate 2

@EPCdevJoaoFiga Год назад

Really intersting take on the history of skate as a trend on a gamer's perspective! I love it! As a Game developer that grown up playing Proskater/Thug/Skate1,2&3, i am really glad for the new free to play "Skate." and would be awesome to live the rebirth of this genre.

@plasmadan2664 2 года назад

Hey man even if this video doesn't do ass good as your fighting games video essays I can appreciate the quality and effort you put in.Keep up the good work man this was a great video 😊

@skeven0 2 года назад

As somebody that player from start of the tony hawk games, i say THAW was the last good game before its decline

@STINKY1790 2 года назад

Youre completely wrong about THUG2 and neglect every single good part about that game but still a great piece on the history and possible future of this genre. The resurgence definitely feels real and im really looking forward to what developers are gonna do in the future with titles like Skate Story and shit

@CaptainFoofy 2 года назад

great video!! I was optimistic that you'd nail the longer form, and you did!

@LolindirElros 2 года назад

1:04:37 oh, of course it syncs hahaha OMG Sooo gooood! Amazing content, as always!

@shovelclaws Год назад

great video! personally i'm really excited for skate story-the visual identity of the game is beautiful, and the mechanical development posted about on the dev's twitter seems to be incredibly promising. if the genre has a more narrative driven, visual eye-candy approach like that for a bit... i don't think i'd complain. curious what your thoughts are.

@internetstranger_ 2 года назад

Apparently I care about skating games now. Thanks Leon. Fuck.

@CoASoFi Год назад

Great video! Recently I really enjoyed OlliOlli and OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood. Looking forward to Skate Story too.

@beincheekym8 Год назад

amazing video! thank you for the long essay, i mostly caught up on the renaissance, having only played thps 4 as a kid (and loved it as i basically ignored the missions). really looking forward to skate 4!

@greenoftreeblackofblue6625 2 года назад

The stream cameo man himself. Bet you still can't do a kick flip

@LeonMassey 2 года назад

It's a heelflip ACTUALLY... Because I also can't do a kickflip (I really don't like the feeling it's all whacky)

@dublsm 2 года назад

I really wish you had at least mentioned steep, as it feels like a spiritual successor to skate, although it’s extremely different it feels like it’s fun for the same reason.

@TheDalton98 Год назад

Loved your video man, one of the best YT docs I’ve seen in a long time. You have definitely earned my subscription. You kind of dropped the ball with not ending the video on how Skate 4 is about to revitalize the Skate series and possibly modern gaming in general when it drops next year. I mean come on man, we’ve had official concept art from EA for months now and it was very well known that the game has been in development. You also failed to mention Shaun White Skateboarding, the various mobile apps like Touchgrind or True Skate which are immensely popular, or how the Nintendo DS versions of Tony Hawk games were actually kind of fun for an on the go skating game at the time. Regardless of all my gripes, this really was an amazing video you put together and it had me entertained from start to finish with quite a few laughs thrown in! Definitely going to check out more of your videos. Cheers!

@zaperzero Год назад

Thank god Super Eyepatch Wolf mentioned you in the credits, the algorithm did not want me seeing this delightful piece on a topic I've actually thought about a number of times before. In the intro still and it's already got its claws in me. Time to enjoy~!

@zaperzero Год назад

Ok more accurately, thank YOU for doing your animation bits for his video. :D I'm glad you did it!

@theharvardyard2356 Год назад

Proving Ground had some redeeming qualities. I liked what they did with the "Street" challenges, they required some exploration and problem-solving skills kind of like environmental puzzles with executional difficulty layered on top.

@cod4148 2 года назад

i played the hell out of Tony Hawk's Underground online on the PS2. The amount of depth i learned the game has from other players as you would spectate them and text chat together, you could get so good it would look like you were cheating.

@ItsNNJA 2 года назад

This was such a great video to get me through the day. You got a sub!

@Notester82 Год назад

Awesome overview of skateboarding games! I liked the points about said games being at their best when they were about player expression (instead of skateboards just being another vehicle for racing, for example), and the idea of realism in (physics) games being toned down or tweaked to make for a better experience for the player. I still like some of your older videos on fighting games, but I also wish you the best of luck with these other kinds of videos too, this was a neat watch! :)

@TheAfroMenace 2 года назад

This video dropping right after the announcement that Activision canned the Tony Hawk Skater 3 + 4 Remakes is biblical. Considering the Video length, I'm sure it must've been made before that news came out.

@jimjamjoo7938 2 года назад

Does this video have no sound for anyone else?

@jimjamjoo7938 2 года назад

Nvm it fixed :D

@WaddleDee105 2 года назад

This is a really exceptional video. Great editing, very enlightening, genuinely funny, just fantastic work all around. You're honestly giving yourself a disservice by suggesting Joseph Anderson's a better videogame-essay-guy.

@jk6971 Год назад

Man, this video explained why I loved these games above all else but could never articulate, mirrored my feelings towards the individual games and reminded me of the longing I have for skateboard games. So much so that I crave skateboarding mechanics in games that aren't necessarily even skateboarding. Every few years I get that skateboarding itch and look for new games based around physics, smooth traversal and comboing. I feel like a lot of games inspired by Mirrors Edge hit that mark, and I've played a bunch of cool tech demos over the years inspired by the pure satisfaction of rolling and grinding. You included a clip of that game Roller Champions and I played that recently, explicitly because I thought it would scratch that skating game itch. anyway yeah, maybe it's because this video hits on very bittersweet nostalgia or because I didn't expect to sit down and watch a feature length video game documentary but I'm very moved by this! Good job.