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{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{about|the original 1999 game|the series|Tony Hawk's{{!}}''Tony Hawk's''}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
| image = TonyHawksProSkaterPlayStation1.jpg
| developer = {{ubl|[[Neversoft]]{{efn|Ported to Dreamcast by [[Treyarch]], Nintendo 64 by [[Edge of Reality]], and N-Gage by [[Ideaworks Game Studio|Ideaworks3D]].}}|[[Natsume Co., Ltd|Natsume]]<small> (GBC)</small>}}
| publisher = [[Activision]]{{efn|Published for Dreamcast by [[Crave Entertainment]], N-Gage by [[Nokia]], and [[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]] by [[JAMDAT Mobile]].}}
| series = ''[[Tony Hawk's]]''
| engine = 
| platforms = {{ubl|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]|[[Nintendo 64]]|[[Game Boy Color]]|[[Dreamcast]]|[[N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]]|[[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]] ([[Verizon]] VCAST)}}
| released = {{Collapsible list| title = '''September 29, 1999'''|'''PlayStation'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|September 29, 1999<ref name="orig_release">{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2019 |title=Tony Hawk on how his games changed skateboarding |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/10/20857772/tony-hawk-pro-skater-activision-skateboarding-game-20-anniversary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922191606/https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/10/20857772/tony-hawk-pro-skater-activision-skateboarding-game-20-anniversary |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |access-date=September 19, 2019 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref>|EU|October 18, 1999}}'''Nintendo 64'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|March 15, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |last=I. G. N. Staff |date=2000-03-03 |title=N64 Games of March |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/03/n64-games-of-march-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420125802/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/03/n64-games-of-march-2 |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>|EU|March 24, 2000}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|March 21, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |last=I. G. N. Staff |date=2000-03-22 |title=You Can't Stop The Hawk! |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/22/you-cant-stop-the-hawk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420125802/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/22/you-cant-stop-the-hawk |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>|EU|September 13, 2000}}'''Dreamcast'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|May 24, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-02-12 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Treyarch LLC |url=http://treyarch.com/games/tonyhawk/tony.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212002320/http://treyarch.com/games/tonyhawk/tony.html |archive-date=February 12, 2002}}</ref>|EU|June 29, 2000}}'''N-Gage'''<br>{{vgrelease|EU|October 10, 2003|NA|October 13, 2003}}'''Mobile'''<br>{{vgrelease|NA|May 5, 2005<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3D Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3d-review/1900-6131807/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616081117/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3d-review/1900-6131807/ |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=June 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=News |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050426005440/en/JAMDAT-Mobile-Launches-Tony-Hawks-Pro-Skater |access-date=June 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616081116/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050426005440/en/JAMDAT-Mobile-Launches-Tony-Hawks-Pro-Skater |archive-date=June 16, 2020}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Sports game|Sports]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| producer = Ralph D’Amato<br>Scott Pease
| programmer = [[Mick West]]
| designer = Jason Uyeda<br>Aaron Cammarata<br>Chris Rausch
| artist = Silvio Porretta<br>Darren Thorne
| composer = Brian Bright
}}

'''''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater''''', released as '''''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding''''' in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe, is a 1999 [[skateboarding]] [[video game]] developed by [[Neversoft]] and published by [[Activision]]. It is the first installment in the [[Tony Hawk's|''Tony Hawk's'' series]]. It was released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on September 29, 1999<ref name="orig_release" /> and was later [[Porting|ported]] to the [[Nintendo 64]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Dreamcast]], and [[N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]].

''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' takes place in an urban environment permeated by an ambience of [[punk rock]] and [[ska punk]] music. The player takes control of a variety of skateboarders and must complete missions by performing [[skateboarding trick]]s and collecting objects. The game offers several modes of gameplay, including a career mode in which the player must complete objectives and evolve their character's attributes, a single session, in which the player accumulates a high score within two minutes, a free skate mode in which the player may skate without any given objective, and a multiplayer mode that features a number of competitive games.

''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' was met with critical acclaim for all versions except the Game Boy Color version, which had a more mixed reception. It is widely regarded as one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games ever made]], praised for its innovative gameplay, soundtrack, and influence on the skateboarding genre. The game resulted in a successful franchise, receiving eight annualized sequels developed by Neversoft from ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2|Pro Skater 2]]'' (2000) to ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground|Proving Ground]]'' (2007). It is also credited with introducing skateboarding to a more mainstream global audience.<ref name="Ombler 2020">{{cite news |last1=Ombler |first1=Mat |title=How Tony Hawk's Pro Skater changed gaming … and skating |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/sep/18/skateboarding-tony-hawk-pro-skater |access-date=13 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 September 2020 |quote="The games introduced a generation of impressionable kids to skateboarding and immersed them in skate culture too: clothes brands and trick names became part of players’ vocabulary"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haas |first1=Dylan |title=The 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' legacy: How one franchise helped shape a new generation of skate culture |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-tony-hawks-pro-skater-legacy-how-one-franchise-helped-shape-a-new-generation-of-skate-culture |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Mashable |date=22 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Andrew |title=How Tony Hawk's Pro Skater changed the lives of some of the world's biggest skaters |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21346436/tony-hawk-pro-skater-remaster-mullen-muska-lasek-interview |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=The Verge |date=29 July 2020}}</ref> It received a remake{{efn|name=remake}} along with the sequel, ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2]]'', in 2020.

==Gameplay==
[[File:TonyHawk1screeny.jpg|left|thumb|The player, as [[Tony Hawk]], has collected all the letters of the word "SKATE". This screenshot is taken from the Dreamcast version.]]
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' puts the player in control of a skateboarder and takes place in a third-person view with a fixed camera. The goal of the game is to perform tricks and combinations thereof in an effort to increase the player's score. Movement can be altered using the [[d-pad]] or [[analog stick]], and [[Ollie (skateboarding)|ollies]], [[Aerial (skateboarding)|grabs]], [[Flip trick|flips]] and [[Grind (skateboarding)|grinds]] are each assigned to individual buttons. Each skateboarder has eight grabs, eight grinds and eight flips. The number of points earned from a successful trick sequence is dependent on the amount of time spent in the air, the degree of rotation, and the number and variety of tricks performed; the more a single trick is performed in a sequence, the fewer points it will earn. When the player succeeds in performing tricks, a special gauge increases. When this gauge is full and flashing, the player is capable of performing a special trick that is worth many more points than ordinary tricks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pardi |first=Daniel |year=2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' Strategy Guide - Walkthrough |url=http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/11132/walkthrough.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124123231/https://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/11132/walkthrough.html |archive-date=2009-11-24 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=IGNguides}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pardi |first=Daniel |year=2000 |title=''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' Strategy Guide - Tricks |url=http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/11132/tricks.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124123217/http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/11132/tricks.html |archive-date=2009-11-24 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=IGNguides}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pardi |first=Daniel |year=2000 |title=''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' Strategy Guide - Points System |url=http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/11132/points.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124113610/http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/11132/points.html |archive-date=2009-11-24 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=IGNguides}}</ref> If the player bails (falls off their skateboard), any points that may have been earned from the current combo are lost, and the special gauge is emptied.<ref name="GameSpy">{{Cite web |last=Leeper |first=Justin |date=June 18, 2004 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/524/524054p1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427213846/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/524/524054p1.html |archive-date=April 27, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

In the game's "Career Mode", the player must complete five objectives (represented by [[VHS|VHS tapes]]) in each level within a period of two minutes. The player is not obligated to complete all the objectives within a single run; any completed objective is committed to the game's memory, which allows other objectives to be completed within multiple playthroughs of a level. Two common objectives in each level are achieved by accumulating two defined scores, which gradually increases in difficulty throughout the game; while one other common objective is to collect letters of the word "SKATE". Another common objective is to destroy five of a certain object within each level. The fifth objective involves collecting a VHS tape hidden in the level. Completing objectives unlocks additional levels and equipment for use. Three of the mode's levels take place in a competition setting in which the player performs for judges and accumulates the highest score within three one-minute rounds. The player receives a bronze, silver or gold medal depending on the final score they are given. Other single-player modes include the "Single Session", in which the player can freely accumulate a high score within two minutes using any previously obtained levels and characters, and the "Free Skate", in which there is no time limit imposed.<ref name="GameSpy" /><ref name="GameSpot G">{{Cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann|date=September 29, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-2549901/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323011330/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-2549901/ |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref name="Gamasutra">{{Cite web |last1=Barton |first1=Matt |last2=Loguidice |first2=Bill |date=March 10, 2009 |title=The History of ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'': Ollies, Grabs, and Grinds |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132350/the_history_of_tony_hawks_pro_.php?page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511030433/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132350/the_history_of_tony_hawks_pro_.php?page=2 |archive-date=2012-05-11 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref><ref name="IGN A">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Doug |date=October 19, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/20/tony-hawks-pro-skater-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192655/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/20/tony-hawks-pro-skater-10 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

The multiplayer mode is played by two players in a [[Split screen (video games)|split screen]] view and offers three games: "Graffiti", "Trick Attack", and "HORSE". In "Graffiti", players must accumulate the highest score by changing level elements into their own color via the use of tricks. If a player performs a higher-scoring trick on an element that has already been marked, the element will change to that player's color. "Trick Attack" is a mode in which players must accumulate the highest score by chaining tricks together. "HORSE" is a game that is [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)|played intermittently between two players]], who must compete in rounds lasting either eight seconds or until a trick has been made. The player with the lower score on any given turn receives a letter in the word "HORSE" or whatever word the players have generated prior to the game's start. The first player to accumulate the entire word loses.<ref name="GameSpy" /><ref name="GameSpot G" /><ref name="IGN A" />

===Featured pro skaters===
The game features a total of ten real life professional skateboarders, along with two unlockable original characters: Officer Dick and Private Carrera.<ref name=":0">''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' (PS version), instruction manual, pp. 4-9</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=May 18, 2020 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remaster will be full of rad middle-age dads |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/18/21257887/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-remaster-scanned-skaters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623135029/https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/18/21257887/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-remaster-scanned-skaters |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! colspan="2" |Featured pro skaters
|-
| 
* [[Bob Burnquist]]
* [[Kareem Campbell]]
* [[Rune Glifberg]]
* [[Tony Hawk]]
* [[Bucky Lasek]]
|
* [[Chad Muska]]
* [[Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder)|Andrew Reynolds]]
* [[Geoff Rowley]]
* [[Elissa Steamer]]
* [[Jamie Thomas]]
|}

==Development==
Following the releases of arcade game ''[[Top Skater]]'' (1997) by [[Sega]] and PlayStation game ''[[Street Sk8er]]'' (1998) by [[Electronic Arts]],<ref name="GameSpot G" /> [[Activision]] identified skateboarding-simulation games as a growing market in the gaming industry and concluded that such a title would resonate with a young audience. Preceding Neversoft's involvement in the project, the task of developing a skateboarding title for Activision was given to another studio. However, this studio's attempt did not impress Activision and didn't move past the concept stage. The publisher then decided to entrust the project to Neversoft, which had recently completed the third-person shooter game ''[[Apocalypse (video game)|Apocalypse]]'' (1998) within nine months. Although Neversoft had never developed a sports video game before, the development team was confident in its ability to accomplish the task before its given deadline of the 1999 Christmas season.<ref name="Retro Gamer">{{Cite magazine |year=2014 |title=The Making of ''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |issue=131 |pages=84–7}}</ref>

During development, the Neversoft team would spend its lunch breaks at a bowling alley near the studio, where they would play and subsequently study from Sega's ''Top Skater'' in the arcade. The game's design served as a strong basic influence, along with observances of real skaters performing in the [[X Games]], which were taking place during the game's development. Although the team decided early on that ''Top Skater''{{'}}s linearity lacked the sense of fun they aimed for, the "racetrack" element was retained in two of the game's final levels. Contrary to subsequent titles in the series, Neversoft did not primarily focus on using pre-existing locations as reference for the game's level design, but simply envisioned potential skating areas such as a school or a city and incorporated elements such as ramps and rails to benefit the gameplay. The team consciously prioritized fun over realism in the approach to the game's level design and physics.<ref name="Retro Gamer" />

[[File:Tony Hawk right profile.jpg|thumb|Tony Hawk, the game's namesake, in 2006]]

The game's engine is a modified version of Neversoft's previous title ''Apocalypse'', and the game's prototype used [[Bruce Willis]]'s character from that game as the placeholder player character.<ref name="IGN G">{{Cite web |last=C. Perry |first=Douglass |date=August 8, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk 2'' Exclusive: Interview with NeverSoft |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/09/tony-hawk-2-exclusive-interview-with-neversoft |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416190426/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/08/09/tony-hawk-2-exclusive-interview-with-neversoft |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name="GameInformer B">{{Cite magazine |last=Helgeson |first=Matt |date=July 11, 2014 |title=Big Guns, Big Air, Big Riffs: A Look Back at NeverSoft (1994-2014) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/07/11/big-guns-big-air-big-riffs-a-look-back-at-neversoft-1994-2014.aspx |url-status=live |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801124840/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/07/11/big-guns-big-air-big-riffs-a-look-back-at-neversoft-1994-2014.aspx |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fristrom |first=Jamie |date=June 28, 2000 |title=Postmortem: Treyarch's ''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' (Dreamcast Version) |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131563/postmortem_treyarchs_tony_hawks_.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510045543/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131563/postmortem_treyarchs_tony_hawks_.php |archive-date=2012-05-10 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref> Once the prototype reached a functional and demonstrable state, the Neversoft team realized that they would require a professional skateboarder to aid in the remainder of production. At the time, [[Tony Hawk]] had been a popular figure within skateboarding for quite some time.<ref name="Retro Gamer" /> In September 1998, Activision established contact with Hawk and arranged a meeting between him and Neversoft. Hawk was quickly impressed by the design team members' devotion to skateboarding, the controls and engine of their game's early build and agreed to lend his name and involvement to the production. Subsequently, Hawk would turn down Activision's offer of a one-time buyout for the permanent use of his name and likeness on the game in favor of a royalty deal in which Hawk would earn a percentage for every copy sold. As a result of the series' eventual success, Hawk would earn ten times Activision's initial offer within two years.<ref name="tonyhawk">{{Cite book |last=Hawk |first=Tony |url=https://archive.org/details/howdidigethereas00hawk/page/36 |title=How Did I Get Here: The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO (with Pat Hawk) |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-470-63149-2 |editor-last=John Wiley & Sons |editor-link=John Wiley & Sons |pages=[https://archive.org/details/howdidigethereas00hawk/page/36 36–38] |url-access=registration}}</ref> By January 1999, Activision publicly announced their agreement with Hawk to include him in the game. Activision senior vice president Mitch Lasky, in an interview with [[GameSpot]], stated that the character was meant "to reflect Tony's signature style – an intense mix of acrobatics and hard-core technical skating". Hawk remarked that "[he had] always wanted to help create a video game that represented the reality and excitement of professional skateboarding".<ref name="air">{{Cite web |last=Mullen |first=Michael |date=January 14, 1999 |title=Tony Hawk Takes Air |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-takes-air/1100-2452543/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416190426/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-takes-air/1100-2452543/ |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=April 17, 2010 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>

Hawk would spend the development time periodically playing through the game's beta builds and providing feedback, using a [[Mod chip|specially modified]] [[PlayStation]] console that can play games burned on [[CD-R]]s. Hawk even went so far as to purposely send advance copies of the game to a trusted group of people who also owned modchipped PlayStations: "I had a modified PlayStation so I could use burned discs, and they'd send me new developments and we'd go back and forth. I'd let people play it, people that I trust. At one point, I felt it was getting so far along that I started to sneak out copies for those same people - these people had modded PlayStations. As subversive as that was, it started to create a buzz in the industry, because they were key players in the skating industry and they were also hardcore gamers".<ref name="Lipscombe">{{Cite web |last=Lipscombe |first=Daniel |date=2020-09-03 |title=Tony Hawk and Neversoft tell the story of making Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |url=https://www.vg247.com/the-making-of-tony-hawks-pro-skater |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411024531/http://www.vg247.com/the-making-of-tony-hawks-pro-skater |archive-date=2023-04-11 |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=VG247 |language=en}}</ref> He would also personally select a group of other professional skaters to include as playable characters based on their skills, personalities and diversity; each skater received a cut of the royalties and got to select their own attire and special tricks for the game.<ref name="tonyhawk" /> While animating the skaters, the design team largely depended on using available video footage as reference. The incorporation of [[motion capture]] was attempted to aid in the realism of the animation, but due to the technology's infancy, the result was ultimately determined to have not translated as well as what had already been animated.<ref name="Retro Gamer" /><ref name="tonyhawk" /> The [[900 (skateboarding)|900]] featured in the game was itself drawn from footage of Hawk's famed performance of the feat in the X Games that summer, and was a relatively late addition as a result.<ref name="tonyhawk" />

The collection of VHS tapes was directly inspired by the collection of stars in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (1996). In designing the objectives, the team would gather at a table, draw a level and then ask what could be done within said level, upon which the team members would provide ideas. Rejected concepts arising from these sessions include levels taking place on a [[highway]] and a [[jetty]], and a scenario in which the player would lose a wheel and have to skate on three wheels.<ref name="Retro Gamer" /> [[Freestyle skateboarding tricks#Manual|Manuals]] were originally intended to be implemented into the game, but were omitted due to time constraints; manuals would subsequently be included in ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]''.<ref name="IGN G" />

===Promotion and release===
[[Elissa Steamer]]'s inclusion in the game, along with the game's final release date of September 29, was presented on August 26, 1999.<ref name="Gamespot A">{{Cite web |last=Fielder |first=Lauren |date=August 26, 1999 |title=Female Skater Joins ''Tony Hawk'' |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/female-skater-joins-tony-hawk/1100-2450562/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629200544/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/female-skater-joins-tony-hawk/1100-2450562/ |archive-date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2010 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> A playable demo with only two available skaters was integrated into the Jampack Summer '99 compilation CD released by ''[[PlayStation Underground]]''.<ref name="IGN B">{{Cite web |last=Douglass Perry |date=September 1, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/02/tony-hawks-pro-skater-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801094618/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/02/tony-hawks-pro-skater-11 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The game was made available for pre-order two weeks prior to the game's release; those who pre-ordered the game at [[EB Games|Electronics Boutique]] or [[FuncoLand]] respectively received a miniature replica of Tony Hawk's Birdhouse skateboard, a sticker sheet featuring the game's ten professional skaters and a game tip on the back of each sticker.<ref name="IGN U">{{Cite web |date=September 13, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk'' Goodies Announced |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/14/tony-hawk-goodies-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162528/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/14/tony-hawk-goodies-announced |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> A second playable demo was included on a promotional compilation disc released by [[Pizza Hut]] on November 14.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Game Rave Presents: Pizza Hut: Disc 1 |url=http://www.game-rave.com/psx/playstation_perfect_guide/demodiscs/demo_pizza_1/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050320112609/http://www.game-rave.com/psx/playstation_perfect_guide/demodiscs/demo_pizza_1/index.html |archive-date=March 20, 2005 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |publisher=Game Rave}}</ref>

While Neversoft would begin development of the game's sequel, ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2'', shortly before the release of the first game,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk 2'' in the Works |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/25/tony-hawk-2-in-the-works |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405154303/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/25/tony-hawk-2-in-the-works |archive-date=April 5, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> Activision would entrust the game's Nintendo 64 port to [[Edge of Reality]], which had recently ported ''[[Monster Truck Madness 2]]'' to the same system.<ref name="IGN H">{{Cite web |date=November 1, 1999 |title=Skate with the Best |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/02/skate-with-the-best |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162504/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/02/skate-with-the-best |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Sam |date=August 18, 1999 |title=N64 ''Tony Hawk'' and ''Spider-Man'' |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/n64-tony-hawk-and-spider-man/1100-2450478/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162231/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/n64-tony-hawk-and-spider-man/1100-2450478/ |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2000 |title=Turning Pro Early |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/24/turning-pro-early |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162417/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/24/turning-pro-early |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color versions received a multi-million dollar advertising campaign on several major youth-targeted channels in the United States beginning in April 2000. Customers who purchased the Game Boy Color version at [[Toys "R" Us]] or FuncoLand received a special-edition miniature skateboard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2000 |title=More Skating from Activision |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/23/more-skating-from-activision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162414/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/23/more-skating-from-activision |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2000 |title=A Big ''Tony Hawk'' N64 Welcome |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/23/a-big-tony-hawk-n64-welcome |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162424/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/23/a-big-tony-hawk-n64-welcome |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

As a result of the disappointing sales of ''[[Blue Stinger]]'', Activision was discouraged from publishing further titles for the Dreamcast and relinquished the distribution of ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' on the console to Crave Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=March 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding'' on Dreamcast |language=fr |journal=Joypad |issue=95 |pages=62}}</ref> After online speculation and teasing comments from company insiders,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk'' Skates Onto Dreamcast |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-skates-onto-dreamcast/1100-2447168/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162259/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-skates-onto-dreamcast/1100-2447168/ |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> a port for the Dreamcast was revealed to be developed by [[Treyarch]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Matt |date=December 14, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk'' Skates to Dreamcast |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/15/tony-hawk-skates-to-dreamcast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162440/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/15/tony-hawk-skates-to-dreamcast |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> Later in 2003, the N-Gage version was in development.<ref name="IGN T">{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2003 |title=E3 2003: ''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' N-Gage First Impressions |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/16/e3-2003-tony-hawks-pro-skater-n-gage-first-impressions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162531/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/16/e3-2003-tony-hawks-pro-skater-n-gage-first-impressions |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The game came bundled with the [[N-Gage QD]] that was released in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Curt |date=July 27, 2004 |title=N-Gage QD arrives in US |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/n-gage-qd-arrives-in-us/1100-6103570/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162236/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/n-gage-qd-arrives-in-us/1100-6103570/ |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>

==Ports==
The Nintendo 64 port of ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' was developed by [[Edge of Reality]] and released on March 15, 2000.<ref name="IGN H" /> While the port is largely faithful to the original version and retains all game modes, characters and levels, the soundtrack had been truncated and the voices were removed to accommodate the lessened space in the cartridge format. The blood effects had also been removed, so Nintendo could market the game with an "E" game rating.<ref name="IGN O">{{Cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=March 14, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/15/tony-hawks-pro-skater-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524030330/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/15/tony-hawks-pro-skater-7 |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/11/tony-hawks-pro-skater-8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121508/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/11/tony-hawks-pro-skater-8 |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name="GameSpot H">{{Cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff|authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann |date=March 6, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-2545312/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323005823/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-2545312/ |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> The Dreamcast version was developed by Treyarch, published by Crave Entertainment and released on May 24, 2000. The graphics and animations in the Dreamcast version are improved from those in the PlayStation version.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' Preview |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawks-pro-skater-preview/1100-2540730/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419162443/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawks-pro-skater-preview/1100-2540730/ |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref name="GameSpot I">{{Cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff|authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann |date=May 30, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater/1900-2579102/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416182414/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater/1900-2579102/ |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>

[[Image:Tony Hawk Pro Skater.png|thumb|right|''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' on Game Boy Color]]
The Game Boy Color version was developed by the Japanese company Natsume and released on March 30, 2000. The Game Boy Color version is an adaptation rather than a true port of the PlayStation version due to the limited capacity of the platform. The game offers two different gameplay styles: an overhead view with vertical scrolling, and a side-scrolling view in which there is a ramp on each side. There are four gameplay modes in which the player can only perform a few tricks. In "Half Pipe Mode", the player must attempt to achieve the highest score possible. "Tournament Mode" is a five-level vertically scrolling game in which the player must race against three computer-controlled skaters and achieve the highest rank. Jumps are made automatically when the player maneuvers onto ramps, and tricks are displayed as a brief static image. "Versus Mode" and "Rival Mode" are identical to "Tournament Mode", except the player plays in a single level against a single opponent; the opponent in "Rival Mode" is computer-controlled, while the opponent in "Versus Mode" is human, which necessitates the use of a [[Game Link Cable]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Doug |date=January 18, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk'' Rolls to Game Boy Color |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/20/tony-hawks-pro-skater-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416182418/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/20/tony-hawks-pro-skater-10 |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=February 11, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/12/tony-hawks-pro-skater-9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192447/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/12/tony-hawks-pro-skater-9 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name="IGN S">{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=March 24, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk{{'s}} Pro Skater'' |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417110243/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater-6 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 16, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

The N-Gage version was developed by Ideaworks3D and released on October 13, 2003, a week following the launch of the N-Gage.<ref name="IGN W">{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Chadd |date=October 16, 2003 |title=''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' Review |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/16/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121503/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/16/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The game is a faithful port of the PlayStation version and retains most of the characters, levels, control scheme and original music while adding levels from ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2'' and two multiplayer games.<ref name="Gamasutra" /> The game's multiplayer functions via the N-Gage's [[Bluetooth]] feature.<ref name="IGN T" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Chadd |date=September 2, 2003 |title=''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' Preview |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/02/tony-hawks-pro-skater-preview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121444/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/02/tony-hawks-pro-skater-preview |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Chadd |date=September 19, 2003 |title=Hands On With ''Tony Hawk's'' Wireless Multiplayer |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/19/hands-on-with-tony-hawks-wireless-multiplayer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121623/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/19/hands-on-with-tony-hawks-wireless-multiplayer |archive-date=April 19, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The N-Gage version was named "Best-Mobile Game" by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-02-27 |title=Allgemein: BAFTA-Awards: Vice City räumt ab |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/Allgemein/3933/30269/Allgemein.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=4Players |language=de}}</ref>

A remake{{efn |name=remake |Sources vary over its classification as a [[video game remake|remake]] or a [[Remaster#Video games|remaster]]. Official literature refers to the game as a "remaster",<ref name="thps12">{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™ & Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™ 2 |url=http://www.tonyhawkthegame.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015131331/https://www.tonyhawkthegame.com/ |archive-date=2023-10-15 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=www.tonyhawkthegame.com |language=en}}</ref> but reviews of the game also refer to it as a complete remake as it was redeveloped from the ground up.<ref name="Reilly1">{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Luke |date=2020-09-03 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Remake Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/tony-hawks-pro-skater-12-remake-review |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>}} of both the first game and ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]'', titled ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2]]'', was developed by [[Vicarious Visions]] and released on September 4, 2020, for [[PlayStation 4]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox One]], followed up a year later on [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X/S]], and [[Nintendo Switch]]. The remake includes all of the original levels and skaters from the original games, but also includes improved skater creation and park creation modes, online multiplayer, and other new features, and featuring most of the original soundtracks, with a few exceptions due to licensing issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conduit |first=Jessica |date=May 12, 2020 |title='Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2' HD remaster lands in September |url=https://www.engadget.com/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-hd-remaster-release-date-interview-160022416.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512194114/https://www.engadget.com/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-hd-remaster-release-date-interview-160022416.html |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |website=[[Engadget]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = (DC) 94%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Dreamcast |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/199057-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135757/http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/199057-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref><br />(PS) 94%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for PlayStation |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199060-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070919/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199060-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |archive-date=November 9, 2018 |access-date=December 15, 2018 |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref><br />(N64) 92%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Nintendo 64 |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/199059-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135742/http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/199059-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref><br />(N-G) 77%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for N-Gage |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ngage/918292-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135952/http://www.gamerankings.com/ngage/918292-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref><br />(GBC) 63%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Game Boy Color |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250634-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030458/http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/250634-tony-hawks-pro-skater/index.html |archive-date=April 21, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
| MC = (PS) 92/100<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for PlayStation Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tony-hawks-pro-skater/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422101410/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/tony-hawks-pro-skater |archive-date=April 22, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
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| Allgame = (DC, N64, PS) {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Melville |first=Bryan |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Review |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=23234&tab=review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211154835/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23234&tab=review |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Allgame]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Scott |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Review |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=20032&tab=review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211032711/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20032&tab=review |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Allgame]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeigler |first=Adam |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Review |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=17733&tab=review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210174511/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17733&tab=review |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |publisher=[[Allgame]]}}</ref>
| EGM     = (PS) 8.38/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 2004 |title=Review Archive: GBA/PS1/N64 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=174 |page=189}}</ref>
| GamePro = (PS) 5/5<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Scary Larry |date=March 29, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk Pro Skater'' Review for PlayStation |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/2695.shtml |magazine=GamePro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050911144950/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/2695.shtml/ |archive-date=September 11, 2005}}</ref>
| GameRev = (PS) A<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clint |date=October 1999 |title=Game Revolution Review |url=http://www.game-revolution.com:80/games/sony/sports/tony_hawk_pro_skater.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040618060036/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/sports/tony_hawk_pro_skater.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2004 |publisher=Game Revolution}}</ref><br>(N64) 5/5<ref name="GameRevolution">{{Cite web |last=Dr. Moo |date=April 1, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk Pro Skater'' Review |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32651-animal-chin-where-art-thou-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070815/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32651-animal-chin-where-art-thou-review |archive-date=November 9, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |publisher=Game Revolution}}</ref>
| GSpot   = (DC) 9.5/10<ref name="GameSpot I" /><br>(PS) 9.3/10<ref name="GameSpot G" /><br>(N64) 9.1/10<ref name="GameSpot H" /><br>(GBC) 7.1/10<ref name="GameSpot J">{{Cite web |last=Frank Provo |date=March 30, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk Pro Skater'' Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-2537202/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420140024/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-2537202/ |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=GameSpot}}</ref><br>(N-G) 6.8/10<ref name="GameSpot K">{{Cite web |last=Jeff Gerstmann|authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann |date=October 17, 2003 |title=''Tony Hawk Pro Skater'' Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-6077018/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420202844/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony-hawks-pro-skater-review/1900-6077018/ |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=GameSpot}}</ref>
| IGN     = (DC) 9.8/10<ref name="IGN Z">{{Cite web |last=Chris Carle |date=May 24, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk Pro Skater'' |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135813/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/25/tony-hawks-pro-skater |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=IGN}}</ref><br>(PS) 9.4/10<ref name="IGN A" /><br>(N64) 9.1/10<ref name="IGN O" /><br>(N-G) 8.8/10<ref name="IGN W" /><br>(GBC) 5/10<ref name="IGN S" />
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''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' was met with critical acclaim. Doug Perry of ''[[IGN]]'' praised the game's "imaginative, deep, and amazingly addictive" gameplay, "steady and consistent" learning curve, "intuitive and natural" controls, large and complex levels, "jaw-dropping" physics and "perfect" soundtrack. Perry concluded that the game had "captured the pure grit and radical feel of skateboarding, delivering it in near perfect form onto the PlayStation with a mastery and sense of programming finesse beyond anyone's imagination", and described the game as "that rare gem of a game that defies what other developers say can't be done".<ref name="IGN A" /> [[Jeff Gerstmann]] of ''GameSpot'' commended the game's graphics, frame rate, camera and sound effects, and declared the game to be "a worthy addition to anyone's PlayStation collection", though he was not personally fond of the soundtrack and wished that there was more variety in the game's tricks.<ref name="GameSpot G" /> He additionally noted that the Dreamcast version used the console's hardware to its advantage by displaying clearer textures and a smoother frame rate "that may very well cause longtime fans of the game to weep".<ref name="GameSpot I" /> Chris Carle of ''IGN'' also praised the Dreamcast version's improved textures.<ref name="IGN Z" />

Matt Casamassina of ''IGN'' praised the Nintendo 64 version's visuals as "very impressive" in spite of the reduced quality of the textures and the omitted full-motion video effects, and the audio as "surprisingly clear", albeit compressed and "dumbed down" to accommodate the cartridge format.<ref name="IGN O" /> Martin Taylor of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' cited the game's graphics as "crisp, smooth and very, very hard to fault", but noted that the game's soundtrack suffered from the compression process and that the looping music "quickly becomes incredibly annoying";<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Martin |date=March 6, 2000 |title=''Tony Hawk Pro Skateboarding'' |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/thps_n64 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420140042/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/thps_n64 |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> the latter sentiment was mirrored by Dr. Moo of Game Revolution.<ref name="GameRevolution" />

In reviewing the Game Boy Color version, Craig Harris of ''IGN'' decided that while the half-pipe portion of the game "isn't half-bad", the overhead portion is "absolutely stupid"; he criticized the representation of tricks as static images as "completely destroy[ing] the flow of the game", and noted that the issue is exacerbated in the "Versus" mode by having both parties' game pause when either one performs a trick.<ref name="IGN S" /> Frank Provo of ''GameSpot'' cited the game's lack of level variety and "borderline mediocre" audio, but felt that it was the best skateboarding title to be made for a portable console.<ref name="GameSpot J" /> Both Chadd Chambers of ''IGN'' and Jeff Gerstmann of ''GameSpot'' considered the N-Gage version to be the best game available on the system and were relatively impressed by the game's graphics, but noted the less comfortable control scheme and reduced sound quality.<ref name="IGN W" /><ref name="GameSpot K" />

Three reviewers for ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' magazine - Blake Fischer, Eric Bratcher, and Greg Orlando - gave five stars out of five for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Dreamcast versions, respectively. They praised virtually every aspect of the game, despite noting some minor differences between all three versions.<ref name="NGv2n3">{{Cite magazine |last=Fischer |first=Blake |date=November 1999 |title=Finals |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |volume=2 |issue=3 |page=118}}</ref><ref name="NGv3n5">{{Cite magazine |last=Bratcher |first=Eric |date=May 2000 |title=Finals |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |volume=3 |issue=5 |page=98}}</ref><ref name="NGv3n8">{{Cite magazine |last=Orlando |first=Greg |date=August 2000 |title=Finals |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |volume=3 |issue=8 |page=90}}</ref>

''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' was ranked #36 in ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s "Top 100 Games of All Time" in its 100th issue in August 2001.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=November 16, 2009 |title=''Game Informer''{{'}}s Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |url-status=live |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119181519/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> The game was nominated for "Console Game of the Year" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Sports Game of the Year|Console Sports Game of the Year]]" during the [[3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], but lost to ''[[Soulcalibur (video game)|Soulcalibur]]'' and ''[[Knockout Kings 2000]]'', respectively.<ref name="IAA">{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Console |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_console.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011155228/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_console.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}</ref> The game was included on [[Polygon (website)|''Polygon'']]'s 2017 list of The 500 Best Games of All Time.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 500 Best Games of All Time: 300-201 |url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/29/16693094/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-300-201 |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Polygon |date=20 November 2017}}</ref>

===Sales===
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' was the third highest-selling PlayStation title of November 1999 in the United States. From its release date to late-December 1999, the game shipped in excess of 350,000 units and was available in over 10,000 retailers nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 20, 1999 |title=''Tony Hawk'' Tears Up Sales Charts |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/21/tony-hawk-tears-up-sales-charts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420140150/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/21/tony-hawk-tears-up-sales-charts |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> The PlayStation version of ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' received a "Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref name="platinumelspa">{{Cite web |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515224703/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |website=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]]}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name="gamasutrasales">{{Cite web |last=Caoili, Eric |date=November 26, 2008 |title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref> The Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland gave the PlayStation version a Gold Award for 100,000 sold copies in Germany by February 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-04-19 |title=VUD Homepage |url=http://www.vud.de/presse/februar2000.php3 |access-date=2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419101746/http://www.vud.de/presse/februar2000.php3 |archive-date=April 19, 2001 }}</ref> The PlayStation versions of ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' and its successor were respectively the third and second highest-selling console games of 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Selling Console Games of 2000 in North America |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSellUS.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724231427/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSellUS.shtml |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |publisher=The Magic Box}}</ref> The Nintendo 64 version was the sixth highest-selling Nintendo 64 title in the United States during the week of November 19–26, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Usul |date=December 6, 2000 |title=Top 10 Nintendo 64 USA |url=https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/top-10-nintendo-64-usa-2196.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135503/https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/top-10-nintendo-64-usa-2196.html |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2018 |publisher=Gamekult |language=fr}}</ref> As of 2001, it has sold 3.5 million units.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Frauenfelder |first=Mark |date=May 2001 |title=Death Match |url=https://www.wired.com/2001/05/deathmatch-2/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129122308/http://www.wired.com/2001/05/deathmatch-2/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=30 October 2021 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

==Sequels==
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The game resulted in a successful franchise, receiving eight annualized sequels developed by Neversoft from ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2|Pro Skater 2]]'' (2000) to ''[[Tony Hawk's Proving Ground|Proving Ground]]'' (2007), and a 2020 remake along with the sequel, ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2]]''.{{efn|name=remake}}

==Cultural impact==
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'' is credited with introducing skateboarding to a more mainstream global audience.<ref name="Ombler 2020">{{cite news |last1=Ombler |first1=Mat |title=How Tony Hawk's Pro Skater changed gaming … and skating |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/sep/18/skateboarding-tony-hawk-pro-skater |access-date=13 January 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 September 2020 |quote="The games introduced a generation of impressionable kids to skateboarding and immersed them in skate culture too: clothes brands and trick names became part of players’ vocabulary"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haas |first1=Dylan |title=The 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' legacy: How one franchise helped shape a new generation of skate culture |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-tony-hawks-pro-skater-legacy-how-one-franchise-helped-shape-a-new-generation-of-skate-culture |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Mashable |date=22 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Andrew |title=How Tony Hawk's Pro Skater changed the lives of some of the world's biggest skaters |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21346436/tony-hawk-pro-skater-remaster-mullen-muska-lasek-interview |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=The Verge |date=29 July 2020}}</ref>

In a 2023 essay for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', Irish writer Jack Sheehan reflected on the game's impact, writing: "Released at a moment when skateboarding was beginning to go mainstream, ''T.H.P.S.'' became popular because it invited skaters and nonskaters alike to feel the thrill of getting air, doing a kick flip or landing a trick by the thinnest margin."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheehan |first1=Jack |title=What I Learned About Cities From 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/magazine/tony-hawks-pro-skater.html |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=The New York Times Magazine |date=11 October 2023}}</ref> In 2023, the book ''Right, Down + Circle: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater'' by Cole Nowicki was released, tackling and analyzing ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater''{{'}}s meaning and impact. Reflecting on both the game's development history and his personal experience as a skateboarder and player, Nowicki called the game an "unprecedented success" and a "Trojan horse, entering the homes of millions worldwide, exposing kids, teenagers, their parents, and more to this gamified version of skateboarding."<ref name="Nowicki 2023">{{cite book |last1=Nowicki |first1=Cole |title=Right, Down + Circle: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |date=September 2023 |publisher=ECW Press |location=Toronto, ON, Canada |isbn=9781770417168 |pages=73, 75}}</ref>

In 2020, a documentary film ''Pretending I'm Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story'' produced by Ralph D’Amato, a producer on  THPS and Swedish director Ludvig Gür was released, chronicling the development and impact of the game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=David |title=Tony Hawk Documentary 'Pretending I'm a Superman' Lands at Wood Entertainment |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tony-hawk-documentary-pretending-im-a-superman-wood-entertainment-1234601008/ |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Variety |date=7 May 2020}}</ref>

Throughout the 2010s and 2020s, the game's soundtrack was acknowledged as having been a major cultural influence in music, particularly in spreading punk and metal to [[millennials]].<ref name="Rand 2020">{{cite news |last1=Rand |first1=Emily |title=The scene-defining music of Tony Hawk Pro Skater |url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/29795372/the-scene-defining-music-tony-hawk-pro-skater |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=ESPN |date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Stefanie |title=The Emotional Legacy Of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911162867/the-emotional-legacy-of-tony-hawk-s-pro-skater |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=NPR Music |date=10 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leak |first1=Brian |title='Tony Hawk's Pro Skater,' Hugely Influential In Both Music + Video Games, Turns 20 |url=https://loudwire.com/tony-hawk-pro-skater-20-anniversary-music-soundtrack-interview/ |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Loudwire |date=30 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Longbottom |first1=John |title=An oral history of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack, by Tony Hawk and John Feldmann |url=https://www.kerrang.com/20-years-of-tony-hawks-pro-skater-an-oral-history-of-the-soundtrack-with-tony-hawk-goldfingers-john-feldmann |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Kerrang! |date=4 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Welsh |first=April Clare |date=1 October 2015 |title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater – 10 Timeless Pop-Punk And Rock Songs From Its Soundtracks |work=[[NME]] |url=http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/tony-hawks-pro-skater-10-timeless-pop-punk-and-rock-songs-from-its-soundtracks |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215034617/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/tony-hawks-pro-skater-10-timeless-pop-punk-and-rock-songs-from-its-soundtracks |archive-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Tom |date=December 16, 2014 |title=The 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' Soundtrack Had an Unexpected Effect on How We Listen to Music |work=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] |url=http://mic.com/articles/106586/tony-hawk-s-pro-skater-soundtrack-shaped-our-generation-s-music-in-a-huge-way |url-status=live |access-date=January 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217060849/http://mic.com/articles/106586/tony-hawk-s-pro-skater-soundtrack-shaped-our-generation-s-music-in-a-huge-way |archive-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |last=Agnello |first=Anthony John |date=2019-08-30 |title=The Oral History of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' |url=https://www.theringer.com/2019/8/30/20838769/oral-history-tony-hawk-pro-skater-soundtrack-les-claypool-neversoft-activision |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}

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