Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Instruction Manual written exclusively for *Cheat Code Central* at http://www.cheatcc.com/ by BRZ136@aol.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Game Controls........................................page 1 Main Menu............................................page 2 Options Menu.........................................page 3 The Skaters..........................................page 4 Spot Check-The Game Levels...........................page 5 Gameplay Tips........................................page 6 Trick Controls.......................................page 7 Special Tricks.......................................page 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAME CONTROLS-page 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The default controller configuration is shown here. All references to button selection in this manual refer to the default controller configuration. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater supports the DUAL SHOCK™ analog controller. When the ANALOG mode switch is on, the left stick works the same as the D-pad. Start Button - Start/Pause Screen Select Button - Camera Up - Lean Forward/Exit Pool Right - Move Right/Balance (while griding) Down - Brake/Lean Back Left - Move Left/Balance (while grinding) Triangle - Grind/Slide Circle - Grab Trick X - Jump/Ollie Square - Flip Trick L1 - Turn Left While In Air L2 - Turn 180 degrees to the Left While In Air R1 - Turn Right While In Air R2 - Turn 180 degrees to the right While In Air To select menu options, use the D-pad up/down to navigate through the menu options, highlight the desired option, and press the X button to accept. Screens wihout menus will list buttons to press at the bootm of the screen. GAME RESET To abort a game in progress, press the Start button to pause the game. Choose End Run and then choose Quit. You will be given the option to save. Choose Yes or no. You will then be returned to the main menu screen. SOFT RESET You can reset to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Main menu screen at any time during gameplay by holding down Select, then pressing and holding Start for two seconds. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAIN MENU - page 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choose from the following options to begin playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Using up/down on the d-pad, choose the type of game you want to play. Press X to start that game. Two controllers must be plugged into the Playstation to play a two Player game. ONE PLAYER GAMES Career Mode: As a pro skater you've got to hit the local spots and try to get your best sessions on videotape. Collect videotapes by attaining the goals shown on the loading screen. These tapes will unlock levels, equipment, and competition invites as the game progresses. Single Session: Choose a single level and Skate an all out two-minute session in an effort to set new high scores. Only one level will be unlocked at first. You need to unlock the rest of the levels in Career mode. Free Skate: No time limits, no high scores, no cops, no pressure. Choose a single level and skate as long as you like. Work the obstacles over and over again until your tricks are tight. Only one level will be unlocked at first. You need to unlock the rest of the levels in Career mode. TWO PLAYER GAMES Graffiti: A split screen race to see who can hit more tricks in the environment. "Tag" obstacles with your color by tricking off of them. Steal your opponents obstacles back with a bigger trick. Whoever tags the most objects in the two-minute session, wins. Tag pip and pool lips by tricking on them from inside the ramp or pool. Trick Attack: It's a two-minute free-for-all to see who can skate the best line and rack up the most points. Try introducing your opponent's face to the concrete by running into them. Horse: It's a one-on-one best trick contest. Bust a single trick, then watch as your opponent tries to beat your score at the same spot. If he or she matches your score, play passes bakc and forth until somebady bails. Whoever slams gets a letter-first player banded with all letters, loses! OPTIONS Choose this to go to the options menu. VIEW VIDEOS Select this option to load a previously saved replay from a memory card or to view the videos that you've unlocked in the game. From this menu you can also see the game and music credits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTIONS MENU - page 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use the left/right/up/down Directional buttons to customize the controller setup. -Vibration: Toggles DUALSHOCK™ analog controller vibration on or off. -Auto Kick: Select On for automatic acceleration of the skater. Select Off for manual acceleration. If turned off, use Square to kick. -Sound Levels -Sound FX Volume: Use the left/right directional buttons to adjust the sound effects volume. -Music Level: Use the left/right directional buttons to adjust the music volume. -Trick Tips: Select On to view helpful pop-up hints during gameplay. Select Off to disable these hints. -Score Display: Select On to view trick names and scores as you pull them. Select Off to turn them off. -Load Data: You must have a memory card loaded to open previously saved Options preferences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SKATERS - page 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TONY HAWK The father of two and husband of one, Tony Hawk is arguably the single most influential skateboarder of all time. Born and raised in the hazy daze of southern California, Tony has forgotten more tricks than most people learn in a lifetime. His contributions to the sport are endless, most recently unearthing skateboarding's holy grail by becoming the only person to successfully land a 900. Ollie: 3 Speed: 7 Air: 7 Balance: 4 Age: 31 Born: USA Hometown: Carlsbad Years Pro: 16 Stance: Goofy Height: 6'2" BOB BURNQUIST Brazilian born Bob Burnquist snuck onto the scene six years ago and has been puzzling onlookers ever since. His unique style and switch stance tendencies make Bob one of the most exciting and original skaters to come down the pike in decades. Ollie: 4 Speed: 6 Air: 6 Balance: 4 Age: 22 Born: Brazil Hometown: Encinitas Years Pro: 7 Stance: Regular Height: 5'11" KAREEM CAMPBELL Kareem Campbell was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles, Breaking down any east vs west coast barriers that his predecessors may have set up for him. His dual coast citizenship has led Kareem to develop a smooth metropolitan style based on the mastery of "real" street skating. Ollie: 7 Speed: 4 Air: 4 Balance: 6 Age: 25 Born: USA Hometown: Los Angeles Years Pro: 6 Stance: Regular Height: 6'0" RUNE GLIFBERG Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Rune Glifberg now hails from Huntington Beach, California. He's skilled on all terrain, comfortably dominating wherever he chooses to ride. But, while it's not uncommon to see him sessioning a backyard pool or cruising the streets, his true talent shines in the wide open, trick-to-trick arena of vertical skateboarding. Ollie: 4 Speed: 7 Air: 7 Balance: 3 Age: 25 Born: Denmark Hometown: Costa Mesa Years Pro: 7 Stance: Regular Height: 5'11" BUCKEY LASEK Weaned on the characteristically rough structures of the East Coast scene, skills hardend and honed in Baltimore, Maryland, Bucky Lasek is easily half a step ahead of skateboardings norm. Recently, he relocated all his ower, originality, and style to Carlsbad, California to show the entire world where he's from and where he's at. Ollie: 5 Speed: 7 Air: 6 Balance: 3 Age: 26 Born: USA Hometown: Carlsbad Years Pro: 9 Stance: Regular Height: 5'11" CHAD MUSKA >From the boulevards of his native Las Vegas, to any of his adopted urban havens, Chad Muska is at home. This self-styled professional has taken his brand of street level promotions and skate and relate creativity to another level, delivering tons of it to Everytown U.S.A. Muska expresses an enthusiasm for the sport of skateboarding that is only equaled by his on-board skills. Ollie: 6 Speed: 4 Air: 4 Balance: 7 Age: 22 Born: USA Hometown: Los Angeles Years Pro: 5 Stance: Regular Height: 5'11" ANDREW REYNOLDS Andrew Reynolds has only been pro for three years, but that's all he's needed to turn the heads of everyone who even remotely cares about skateboarding. Turtle Boy hails from Huntington Beach, California where he holds superhero status for his willingness to toss himself off and over gigantic gaps, big sets of stairs, and airplane hangars. Wheeeee! Ollie: 6 Speed: 5 Air: 3 Balance: 7 Age: 20 Born: USA Hometown: Huntington Beach Years Pro: 3 Stance: Regular Height: 6'2" GEOFF ROWLEY A precision engineered English import, Geoff Rowley is one of those smooth operating skateboarders from England who runs exclusivevly on handrails, huge staircases, and vegetables. Geoff made his way over to Huntington Beach, California a few years ago, and the young lad from Liverpool has been speeding around the streets ever since. Ollie: 7 Speed: 5 Air: 3 Balance: 6 Age: 23 Born: UK Hometown: Huntington Beach Years Pro: 5 Stance: Regular Height: 5'8" ELISSA STEAMER Ft. Meyers, Florida's own Elissa Steamer is the first female to have a pro model street board with her name on it. How's that? Well, in the last six all-girl events she's entered Elissa has gone undefeated. In this year's springtime classic, The Skatepark of Tampa Pro Contest, she made the cut skating against the big boys, How ya' like her now? Ollie: 6 Speed: 4 Air: 5 Balance: 6 Age: Undisclosed Born: USA Hometown: Fort Myers Years Pro: 1 Stance: Regular Height: 5'4" JAMIE THOMAS Alabama transplant Jamie Thomas goes big. A current resident alien of Encinitas, California, this fledgling alpha male has been pro for six of his twelve years skateboarding. During that time he's directed and edited six videos while skating everyday-breaking off hundreds upon thousands of the world's longest and biggest handrails-his way. Ollie: 5 Speed: 5 Air: 4 Balance: 7 Age: 24 Born: USA Hometown: Los Angeles Years Pro: 6 Stance: Regular Height: 6'0" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOT CHECK-THE GAME LEVELS - page 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warehouse: Woodland Hills Practice up in an abandoned warehouse full of ramps, pipes, rails, and gaps. This is the best place to get the basics down before rippin' it up in the rest of the game. School: Miami Dumpsters, lunch tables, and long rails. Ahhh... paradise can be found in this deserted school!! And don't forget to carve up the pools for some huge air and sweet transfers! Anybody for a game of hoops in the gym? Mall: New York Take a little after-hours stroll through the indoor/outdoor mall. This place is filled with huge stair sets and escalators just beggin' to be cleared. Check out the upper level for some killer gaps! Contest 1: Skate Park, Chicago You've got three runs to take it out on all of the other pro skaters in the "Windy City Slam" contest. Five judges will score each run based on variety, difficulty, and style. When all is said and done, the top three finishers will recieve shiny new medals to wear around their necks. Downtown: Minneapolis Dodge traffic and air it out over the fountain in the center court. This is a nice wide-open scene with lots of kicker ramps and fire escapes that make for some insane grind combos. And who said you have to stick to the streets? Rip up everything in sight and try to make it to the roof tops for some serious gaps. Downhill Jam: Phoenix Speed. Air. Speed. Air. Speed. Air. Get the picture? This crazy downhill run, set in a river gorge, is the place to be if you're looking for over-the-top speed and air. Grab the high rails and paths overhead for the scores that'll have even the big boys scratchin' their heads. Did we mention speed and air. Contest 2: Burnside, Portland This is the final contest before you make your way to the skate mecca in San Francisco. The rules are the same as the first contest. Five judges, three runs, ten competitors, three medals. This familiar spot under an Oregon Bridge has some killer lines that make for huge points, so get creative and bust out the combos that'll get you that gold. Streets: San Francisco Skaters will recognize spots like Hubba Hideout and EMB (R.I.P) while tourists can stick to Lombard Street and Chinatown. Grind anything and everything and be sure to hit the long rails and tons of gaps along the way. Only the best can tear it up enough to get a final mystery invatation to an enigmatic, not so far off land. Hmmm... Contest 3 Have you seen him? Yup...and if you thought that thing was cool ten years ago, you ain't seen nothin' yet! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMEPLAY TIPS - page 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Hold X to crouch and go faster. -Release X at the top of ramps for big air. -Land straight to avoid bailing. -Earn tapes by completing level goals. -Tapes unlock new levels and decks. -Hold down X to crouch, release it to jump(ollie). Press X and tap Up to nollie. Press X and tap (Up)twice to fastplant. -The longer you crouch, the higher you will ollie. -To grind, hold down Triangle when in the air near a rail, edge, or lip. -Hold Up to get over a pool lip. -Use the directional buttons to balance while grinding. -Ollie out of grinds by pushing X. -When in the air, Tap O or Square plus a direct on the d-pad to do tricks. (Example: Square + left does a kickflip.) -Vary your tricks for higher scores. -Score points to boost your power. -Attempt special tricks when powered up. -Spin tricks with the direction buttons for huge multipliers. -Use R1 and L1 to spin faster. -Ollie into a wall and hit Triangle to wallride. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRICK CONTROLS - page 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KICK TRICKS -360 Shove It: Up + Square -Hardflip/Fingerflip: Up/Right + Square -Heelflip: Right + Square -360 Flip/Front Foot Impossible: Down/Right + Square -Impossible: Down + Square -Sex Change/Varial: Down/Left + Square -Kickflip: Left + Square -Kickflip to Indy: Up/Left + Square GRAB TRICKS -Japan Air: Up + O -Rocket Air: Up/Right + O -Indy Nosebone: Right + O -Benihana: Down/Right + O -Tail Grab: Down + O -Stalefish: Down/Left + O -Method Air: Left + O -Madonna: Up/Left + O GRINDS -Nosegrind: Up + Triangle -Crooked Grind: Up/Right or Up/Left + Triangle -Boardslide: Right or Left + Triangle -Smith Grind: Down/Right or Down/Left + Triangle -5-0 Grind: Down + Triangle -50-50: Head straight for the rail and press Triangle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL TRICKS - page 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKATER TRICK KEY COMBO Tony Hawk 360 Flip to Mute Down, Right + Square Bob Burnquist One Footed Smith Right, Right + Triangle Geoff Rowley Dark Slide Left, Right + Triangle Bucky Lasek Fingerflip Airwalk Left, Right + O Chad Muska 360 Shove It Rewind Right, Right + Square Kareem Campbell Kickflip Underflip Left, Right + Square Andrew Reynolds Heelflip to Bluntslide Down, Down + Triangle Rune Glifberg Christ Air Left, Right + O Jamie Thomas 540 Flip Left, Down + Square Elissa Steamer Judo Madonna Left, Down + O Note: Key combinations listed here reflect the default controller configuration. 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