Tony Hawk's Mobile Games - Square Eyed Jak 

Hope you're all enjoying week 2 of Hawktober 2019! 🛹 QUICK NOTE on THPS2 iOS: The port isn't included here for a few reasons, mostly because it isn't available to download anymore. But it's also just got nothing to really say. There are so many of those ports onto iOS, even GTA San Andreas can be played on iOS so it's nothing special to talk about. So I opted to skip it in favor of more time being spent on lesser known titles. Thanks!

JAK IS BAK with a fugn ngage here we goooooo

I felt the exact opposite of physical pain when unboxing the N-Gage copy. That felt good, I never like things being kept wrapped up, considering the whole point of games is for them to be played & enjoyed.

Wow, even the N Gage Tony Hawk games get covered on this channel. You sir, are a true scholar.

THPS2 was ported to iOS back in 2010 I think. It was incredible. New soundtrack that didn’t suck.

Hell yeah the N-Gage version of Tony Hawk is pretty damn fun. The only portable classic Tony Hawk done right if I'm not mistaken. I have my N-Gage charging up right now for some Tony Hawk and then maybe some King of Fighters and Sonic N.

I truly admire your dedication to looking at every single THPS title including the mobile ones. I remember the N-Gage version when it came out. I'm surprised they didn't attempt to release this port onto the DS or even the GBA. If it ran as well as the N-Gage version, people definitely would've bought it.

So we're covering Handheld Tony Hawk Games *and* Mobile Tony Hawk Games... There aren't any Tony Hawk Board Games are there?

I'm suprised the IOS version of Pro Skater 2 was not even mentioned. I used to have it and it was suprisingly good once you got used to the controls

3:36 hearing music from WCW paired with footage of an N-Gage in a video talking about Tony Hawk games is an absolute kick in the nostalgia-nads

LIGHTS OUT GUERILLA RADIO *manically screaming*

You should review the honorary Tony Hawk's games for the next Hawktober, including the Mat Hoffman games, Disney's extreme skateboarding, Shaun Palmer's pro snowboarder, and Kelly Slater pro surfer.

It’s such a shame that some older Java games are completely lost. Even if they’re terrible, they’re still part of gaming history and deserve the spotlight, even if it’s just for a minute.

HAWKTOBER : Into the Mobile verse

The N-Gage version of Tony Hawk will always hold a special significance to me as I was the Danish winner of a big event Nokia held back then and I in the end went to France to compete in the game. I didn't really get anywhere in that competition but it was a lot of fun and I even got myself an N-Gage before everyone else. Sadly the N-Gage itself stopped working after a couple of years but the bag that I got as part of the competition is still in use 15 years later. That's some goof craft xD

I almost want to get the N-Gage just to see what the games were like first hand and morbid curiosity.

''Gotta do this RU-vid 2006 style'' Ashens would like a word

Your whole channel kicks so much ass. It is an absolute mystery to me why you don't have at least 300-500k subs. I love your content man.

I always wanted an n gage. In fact I still do haha. Also I think thps2 came to iOS very briefly a couple of years ago but then just vanished. Not sure why.

3:19 almost 3 months later and it still gets me every time

new to the channel, found myself watching tony hawk reviews for a couple of days and i like it. great videos

I remember our video game TV show covered lots of mobile games in 2000s. I recall being very jealous that we didn't have phones that could play them. Now that I think about that time, concept of digital storefronts was unknown to me at the time. Seeing how some are lost to time, makes me fear upcoming streaming services like Stadia and subscirption services like Game Pass, preservation is going to be even more difficult.

I must admit Jak, this was quite the N-Gaging episode.

Anyone remember back when Project 8 was about to come out - the game's website? It was a Flash thing, Tony would skate in, say the name of the game and skate out. Back in 2006 it was a big deal to see an FMV inside a website so I distinctly remember it, corny as it was.

Tony Hawks Shred Session was actually quite fun. It has missions (or sessions) with kinda like classic mode tasks (combo, skate , highscore, secret tape) as well as endless (runnner) mode where you basically earn money by doing tricks. The only thing you were spending money for were tricks and new locations, but I remember enjoying this game a lot

They were really trying to collect as much as they could with every Tony Hawk game. It's still great to see how they used their creativity to work around the limitations of these handheld devices.

Been waiting for this since i woke up a couple of hours ago! another amazing video as always, your work is very entertaining

I will never stop being sad about the lack of java mobule game preservation since there were some fun gems i remember enjoying

Even though 4:27 made me die inside, I really enjoyed the video as always! As someone who has only played (and loved) Underground and Underground 2 on their respective releases, it's really interesting to see all these obscure games starring one of my role models. Cheers, Jak!

I'm absolutely loving this year's hawktober! 👍🏾 keep it up bro!

There was an iOS version of Pro Skater 2

Used to play it on my n82, aaaah good old days

One of the best series on RU-vid

I had no idea there were this many mobile games. I only knew about Vert, Shred Session and Skate Jam

Damn, you always put so much effort in your reviews, cheers mate!

Great video man! The last Tony Hawk game is tomorrow! I'll be ready!!

Java mobile games never cease to fuckin’ amaze me.

It's still incredible that N-Gage managed to emulate PS1 graphics back in its days

Fun fact about the N-Gage: according to the guy who created the final design (who created said design right before leaving the project due to being fed up with mismanagement and meddling), he based it on fucking Goatse as a joke and didn't expect the execs to actually choose it.

So, the briefly-mentioned lost mobile port of THPS1 actually does have some more info on it. Jeff Gerstmann reviewed it on Gamespot when it was new, and there's also some info on it in the book "Tony Hawk's Gaming Domination" -The port was renamed to "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater: 3D Mobile Edition" -It was released at around the same time as American Wasteland -The levels had additional goals, such as higher scores and combos -Had online leaderboard support -Since some phone d-pads didn't allow for diagonal input, tricks that used diagonals in the original were instead done by pushing two directions in sequence like a special trick -Almost all copyrighted content was completely removed. No licensed music whatsoever, and every skater besides Tony is replaced by likenesses of the game's programmers (whether they're the programmers of the port or the original I don't know) IIRC it was released exclusively on Verizon's discontinued subscription-only V-cast service, and if that's true then it's absolutely lost to time. Also, unrelated but I'm surprised you didn't mention that the N-Gage port soundtrack slipped in the uncensored version of Euro-Barge.

every episode of these videos have Smackdown here come the pain music in them. making me wanna play a season mode with sean 'o' hare for the 15th time. also pretty good videos rock princess.

17:46 damn, he's flown all the way to Arctic China

I like the funny faces you make Jak :)

I only found this channel earlier this year and had no idea what Tony hawktober was. But these are some great fucking videos.

You really did cover the N-Gage and Zodiac ones! Yay! I actually didn't know the Zodiac version of 4 was pretty much the GBA game. The graphics are so much better, and I think that's why I thought it was a different game. Really surprised at the positive thoughts you gave the N-Gage version of the first game. I mean, I love it, don't get me wrong, but I thought that was just my nostalgia goggles. Yay!

Playing Underground Remix 2 on the PPSSPP emulator feels like the best way to play Tony Hawk games on the phone currently

Russell is the man! Great video S.E.J!

Was really hoping you'd cover the THPS2 IOS version! But eh! Ncage will do!

There are a few bonus THPS2 levels on the NGAGE version (free skate only though)

12:53 "As for the gameplay itself..." (LAME!) You've been killing it with these reviews, your live action shots are always hilarious.

best RU-vid channel ever

Honestly, it's fucking impressive seeing what the N-Gage version managed to pull off. I was expecting something similar to the GBA titles, like Nitro Kart was on the system. So it's nice to see that they were able to port the console version onto such an obscure device.

so glad i found your channel! sucks it was right after tony hawktober ): but all your content is interesting and funny

Great vid as usual 👍

17:57 In fact, there are better versions of this game than the difference in scenarios IS MASSIVE, old mobile games have very different versions depending on the resolution you are playing (240x320 are the best)

Shout outs to Russell! Woo hoo!

As a kid I wanted an N Gage just for THPS and Crash Nitro Kart. I had other versions of each, but at the time I had no portable device that could emulate PS1 games, and while the NG version of CNK was based on the GBA version (that I own) and its simplified track layouts, it did get an upgrade from the flat 2D tracks seen on the GBA to 3D terrain. Plus, the N Gage version includes the extended soundtrack that was previously exclusive to the Japanese GBA release. Alas, at the time my parents deemed me too young for a cell phone, so I may never see an N Gage game in person.

All I can say is, Tony Hawk on the N-Gage looks pretty impressive for it's time. It's rare to see console version of a game on a mobile phone at the time, with nothing being cut out and running pretty well with no frame rate drops.

an N-Gage episode would be awesome

Ah how I have missed Tony Hawktober! Another Great one jak! Loved Your thoughts on Thug 2 remix

I appreciate the Jet Set Radio soundtrack at 5:25

Tbh i'd play the everloving hell out of a Tony Hawk endless runner game done well. Skateboarding and endless runner games seem like a really good combination.

I played the alternate version of the Tony hawk vert on my nokia x2 tbh it's quite addictive at times

Here's something else to note, before Shred Session and Skatejam, Pro Skater 2 was re-released on iOS in 2010. It's more or less a port of the PS1 version with touch controls so it's nothing special, but it's good enough if you want some Classic Tony on the go, granted you still have it installed on your old iPod touch or whatever

I still wanna play this version of Dirge of Cerberus

There was also a port of pro skater 2 on the app store on mobile at one point, but it's not available anymore

You may be able to fix your Ngage not turning on by removing the battery, stripping a useless usb cable & using tape connect the red wire to the + & black wire to -, plug in for a bit n keep checking the battery doesn't get too hot, reinstall battery & check if it works. Mobile batteries go into a sleep mode after years of inactivity

i'm waiting till the Skate jam video comes out lol

so... the best tony hawk mobile game is in N-Gage, impresive! the unboxing is totally worthy !

I didn't know Nokia did a device called N-Gage....I guess I have been living under a rock all this time. XD I'm interested to see what the game on Android will look like, to be honest I haven't seen it on the Playstore even if it was released last year so I'm looking forward to it and I might even check it out myself. Loved the video man! :D

The N-Gage was ahead of its time...

I've always wondered about the mobile versions since I missed the train on those and I can't even fathom how you can play such a fast-paced game with touch controls. Eugh.

Having a great fucking day thanks to this vid ;)

"A neat little device" as someone who was a teen at the time you where a laughing stock if you had an N Gange.. There where two guys in my school who had them because they bought the hype and.. Yeah they didn't bring it to school much after the first few days

Cheers Rus mate

Downhill Jam's mobile port is actually awesome for mobile games standards. It was made by Fishlabs who were the best at 3D mobile games. Sure, it's janky compared to the console games, but it's expected for this platform and, especially, for mobile controls

There was actually thps2 for old iphone i think.

Here Comes The Pain!

I've tried Tony Hawk's, Asphalt and Tomb Raider on a friend's N-Gage. Not going to lie, I really liked that thing. It's a shame, if Nokia would have focussed on making it a dedicated handheld and not a weird phone/handheld hybrid it could have been a success. The tech behind it was impressive.

My first best tony hawk game is tony hawk's proving ground. Which is pretty cool combination between QTE in Project 8(which i've liked it at first but got easily boring) and open world like what american wasteland did. The design looks good either. Speaking of tony hawk slate jam, you should also mike v skateboard party.

Haven't been able to watch any of Tony Hawltober this week until now, I know I'll have to start from the beginning but this one was in my recommended when I opened RU-vid today. So far in this video, the funniest thing I've seen is Project 8 mobile. That fucking game looks like Skate Skate Revolution.

Jak you’re my favorite youtuber. I love the production and humor in your videos. I look forward to Hawktober each year.

Oh no not the dreaded N Gage. Sorry you had to use one. My appreciation. I know it had to suck 🐨 balls to play it.

Next - Square Eyed Jack reviews “ Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage”

I love me some youtube 2006

Been watching this guys videos for 3 days now. Not sure why. But I'm thinking my 13 year old self found a man who is stuck in his 13 year old body to play 13 year old games.

does anyone remember that vans game with geoff rowley on it on mobile phones back in the day

“so let’s commit video gaming sacrelage” trust me, no one will miss a sealed ngage game... (also, i think some version of retroarch can run ngage, but not sure)

Is that SM: Here Comes The Pain music I hear in the proving ground section of the video?

3:20 you like making me feel old, huh?

well im not suprised by the quality of most of these games shame most are also lost to the time of forgotten data thoe the N-gage one was rather nice and im deffintly going to tune in tomrow for this next video i am quite curious for this last entry from the mobile collection also that endless runner one wasn't that the same Hud Design from Tony hawks Pro skater 5 ?

I've just received my N-Gage QD console. I've never played any Tony Hawk game before, so I've just been pressing random buttons hoping for tricks.

Jak i’m surprised by how many tony Hawk Mobile games there are

LMFAOOOOO! I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE PLAYSTATION 1 "PORTABLE" W/SCREEN YES!

You never gave a score for the N-Gage port, Jak. You seemed fairly happy with it, what would your score have been?

New sub here but great content!

Haha unboxing is always painful

A good thing for this channel would be for Jak to come up with a name for his subscribers like McJuggerNuggets does with Juggies.

God, I actually owned an N-Gage once upon a time. God, what a weird little thing it was. Too bad mine was ruined b/c I was a complete dumbass and went swimming with it since my swim trunks had pockets. Oh well, neat little system anyway.

7:56 Rayman 3 :D