Tony Hawk's American Sk8land - Square Eyed Jak 

I'd just like to thank the amazing people who created the album of chiptune remixes of classic THPS tunes that you'll be hearing all through Hawktober this year! Check them out at kickblips.com/ and show some support for their great work! 👊🎶

That recording your voice bit finished me 😂

Being able to put your voice in the game: needs to be a feature in single player games

4:03 is the moment I pressed the like button 🤣

Any game where I can hear Jak say “Ah, fuck” when I mess up is a perfect masterpiece.

That's my Shimmy Chiptune cover!! Thank you for using it for Tony Hawktober, Jak. Means the world to me :D

I had this game on the ds when i was a child, I remember losing it. Always remembered and never thought i'dd remember. It is now 2 in the morning 4/9/2021 and I finally in peace.

It really feels like Sk8land on the GBA was a mere afterthought as I would assume they wanted to cash in on the success of the previous GBA titles, especially since more people likely had the GBA than the DS in 2005. But I am impressed by what kind of visuals the DS was able to produce, good stuff.

the absolute workrate of jak

Been doing 15 hour work shifts to make what I need to pay my debts and live. I’m exhausted by the end of the day but when I smash down into my mattress and see there’s a new episode of hawktober its fucking awesome and I get a little bit of time to remember the good ol days and calm my stress. Square Eyed Jack you are the best. And I think I speak for everyone when I say thanks for putting in the time and effort to produce content of this level. Truly underrated.

This game helped me get my mobile tony hawk fix for the first time and it holds a special place in my heart. Great review as always man. Loving the portable reviews and this year's hawktober.

Surprised you didn't mention how they changed Mindy's design on the GBA. Like they used some concept art for her rather than her final look.

Me I remember when he had the Skate Land thumbnail from the DS Version Front cover. I’m happy he has the new one now

Never played Sk8land on either console but perhaps those little red hawk logos on the ground near the five gaps are meant to show where they are.

I love that Here Comes the Pain background music lol

Its 3 am rn. The last exam starts in 5 hours. Wish me luck my dudes. Imma binge the Hawktober episodes when I get back. I hope you all have a great phucing day. Thanks for reading!

Not gonna lie this game is one of my personal favorites, the DS version I mean and it had tommy Guerrero on the soundtrack never get tired of hearing organism.

3:39 Yeah that definitely seems like a faulty ds issue. But holy shit these videos are so awesome! Like tbh Idk if these games deserve the amount of quality and attention that you're putting into these videos. Excellent Work.

I don't know why I keep coming back to this video but it is one of my favorites on this channel

I’m so glad VV are the ones doing the new 1+2 remakes as the ds games honestly are really great games (minus the create a skater)

Strap in: (tapes feet to board)

5:37 nice to see you still have the controller board

I can't help but think of American Sk8land as an antithesis to THUG 2 and THAW as you instead work to create the titular park without being as destructive as possible. I think it's a nice change of pace.

that "oh fuck" sound clip had me dead hahahaha

Sk8land on DS really surprised me with Alcatraz. Not that there's anything wrong with that, though. It was a pretty welcome addition.

My god, we're spoiled! A great video after an other, amazing work Jak!

I LOVE THIS GAME BACK IN THE DAY I SINKED MONTHS TO THIS GBA GAME BACK WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY super nostalgic.

Oh, I only played the DS downhill jam so I'm excited for the next episode

American Sk8land DS really reminds me of Jet Set Radio.

Dude, you are going nuts with the tony hawk games! Keep em coming, nice job!👍

Jak: Shows American Wasteland clips. Also Jak: Plays a track from WWE Wrestlemania XIX. Me: HELP ME I'M BEING STABBED TO DEATH BY NOSTALGIA.

If memory serves, I think I played Sk8land on the GBA as a kid. I never went past the first level because it wasn't my copy, but it's probably for the better that I didn't get far.

American Sk8land ds was my fav tony hawk game

I know I always nonchalantly say "aw fuck" whenever I bail off my skateboard 😆😆😆

You did a really good high quality job with all of this videos.

As someone who does skate, listening to someone who doesn't actually skate talk about what they like/dislike about a skateboarding game is interesting. I want skating games to be as close to real street skating as possible. I don't want to go to space or skate in a town that has quarter pipes lining all the walls and buildings. I get how a game without variety and stuff could be boring to someone who doesn't skate. As a kid, I used to dream about having a skateboarding game that was just a bunch of recreations of cities and you could just skate around. We basically have that now and it's great.

I'm a big fan of Thaw over a majority of the games, I agree with all the criticisms of the game, but I think an unappreciated aspect of American Wasteland is the Artstyle on the cover, and even in sk8land. The only thing that has ever replicated it is the art for life is strange.

You put a chiptune version of Shimmy by System of a Down in the background. Nice.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but cheers mate for the actually fair and reasonably priced merch

"Skeightball land"

5/10 is a bit harsh for Sk8land

Can't believe it's already Hawktober again!

Just got sk8land and I’m a fan of it, thxs jak for introducing me to this gem on ds

I'm really enjoying these episodes, the longer they are, the better as distraction they are for my life :D I do feel like you deserve more attention than what you have! And I've been wondering if there's like a site or document or something like that keeping track of the game scores around. Like what games have gotten a 3/10, etc. Anyways, keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next episode.

I loved this port actually on ds

After 3 Kopparbergs, a huge snack scoff, a watch of Little Man and suffering a Number 3, I had the balls to join the Hawktober community. Appreciate my honesty, people!

I love you CircleEaredJeff

I sunk days into this game

Hawktobet : Escape from Skateland !!!

that was my first tony hawk game so much good memories

I really liked this game due to that my first TH game was proskater4 and felt right at home with skateland.

These reviews have not only made me pick up my GBA copy of American Sk8 land and THUG that I've done nothing with for 10 years (along with all the GBC ones), but I'm on a quest to hunt down all the portable TH games besides THUG 2 and Motion. I had NO IDEA THPS games even had GBA ports, I thought THUG was the first one. . The controls are an uphill battle aside from the first two GBC games being so simple its hard to screw up.

I love watching your videos and hearing some Here Comes the Pain soundtrack

He's square eyed jack, and he hopes you have a great fucking day

What's Kylie doing here from Kingdom Hearts

California Riders on some DS speakers. What a time to be alive.

I like the Australian game ratings over the American ones. The little sticker is more appealing too.

I might get this game! Your thumbnail made me think you were gonna hate the game XD Let's hope Neversoft and the Birdman can start a Kickstarter to do a new series. Tony Hawk: Skaters Rebirth!

I was always curious about the DS Sk8land as I had a DS at the time but for some reason, never got it. Glad to hear it's pretty decent, I may grab a copy if I see it for cheap out in the wild!

I got curious and played a bit of the GBA version. And I noticed that there are these red signs near the old school gaps. So there is some sort of indication of where they are. It’s just not explained well, and I doubt I’d even realize what those signs are for if I hadn’t watched this review. Also god this is a tragic game. Superb presentation with hard to navigate levels and goals that the game doesn’t even try to explain.

It sounds like he pronounces it torny hook

Amazing video keep up the good work

I remember being truly disappointed that skater cannot get off the board in the DS version, while in GBA version, it's possible. And then Proving Ground DS came, still the same thing.

19:21 I see you're using that Plok soundtrack 👌

WHY AM I THIS DEEP INTO TONY HAWK VIDEOS. HELP

Weird question but, will you review Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, since it is based off of Pro Skater 4's engine and is basically Pro skater for kids and with disney characters. It's a pretty solid game in my opinion, also it has one of the best soundtracks surprisingly. If you don't get to reviewing it, that's understandable because even with the Tony Hawk engine, it's still a stretch.

I love the ds tony hawk games : )

GOD THIS GAME WAS MY SHIT GROWING UP! 😎🎮🔥🙌🏻👏🏻

4:03 epic moment

I liked the Tony Hawk american skateland on the DS. Great Video Square eye jak ;)

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the gba port of American skateland

I had the GBA version as a kid. Didn't know what the hell to do and got stuck in the school. Thought it was just because I was a dumbass back then but now I watched this and wonder how I even got that far.

Good stuff! Subscribed!

15:13 it's peanuts not corn kernels ;)

You need to upgrade that rating again

Did you notice the little red and white signs marking out where the gaps were in the shitty ADV american s8land game's tony gap mission?

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"Yeah! :D" "Ah fuck :'("

Looks like the gba version was an after thought.

*”YEAH….. aw fuck”*

I'm sure said this before, but as it was my first Tony Hawk that I actually enjoyed but I have mixed feelings because I wish it wasn't so short

loved it! waiting for proving ground and downhill jam

I'll give em props for trying to be creative but, damn they surely missed the mark on GBA.

I thought American Wasteland was the true Underground 2. Underground 2 felt like what the *name* "American Wasteland" should've been. Like the AW name sounds more like a Tony Hawk version of Jackass than Underground does. And the story of AW truly felt like an "Under dog rising outta the underground" type story.

Great episode. You made RU-vidr Of The Month on my channel for october. Sent some new subscribers your way :)

I would like to know tony hawks games that exceed 6/10 of eyed jak

im so surprised as to how the engine looks like a modified version of thps2 but with underground mechanics

The touchy drawing mechanic was a problem for me as well.

This was my jam

"American Wasteland is an average game" That actually hurt me to hear :(

4:05 funny as fuck XD I was expecting you to say cunt! XD Also the part where you Sellotape your skateboard to your feet is just genius!! Now you don't have to worry about falling off the board lol. Loved the video man, how the fuck did Vicarious Visions fuck it up? :D

Why does Mindy look completely different across all 3 versions.

the new thps 1-2 remaster is developed my them 😎

We need Alcatraz back

I always enjoyed American Sk8land, but I can easily agree with the 5/10 rating if for the simple reason that the entire story mode is about 2 hours max. Replayable, yes, but that won't make the start-to-finish time any longer.

Wait just a minute... Did you screw goddamn skateboard trucks onto your Ride controller to turn it into an actual rideable skateboard? Fucking sick 😂 How did you get them through the thing without it cracking or something?

THPS for Life!!.. ☮️

Jak reviews SK8land on DS: Yeah! Jak also reviews the shitty GBA version: Aw Fuck

I thought I played every tony hawk game but I guess I just missed GBA Sk8Land

Well... At least it doesn't force you to use motion controls?