?You can?t tell me this isn?t what the original game looked like,? I murmured for probably the 50th time as I took one of the most iconic skateboarders of all time on a massive combo through the original School level. Our brains have a funny way of filling in the gaps, especially when it comes to nostalgia, and Vicarious Visions has a proven reputation for bringing our nostalgia to life already with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. I bobbed my head and tapped my toe to the beat of a new song that perfectly blended with that Tony Hawk?s vibe. I got too greedy and bailed on a 100,000+ point combo, but I grinned and tapped Retry Level. 20 years may have passed and my skills may be a little rustier than I?d like, but Tony Hawk?s was back in a way I never thought it would be. For a while there, it truly felt like the era of arcade-style big-air extreme sports games was over. Specifically, Tony Hawk?s seemed doomed never to return to glory, with 2015?s Tony Hawk?s Pro Skater 5 a mess of a game that was assumed to have all but killed the franchise. For me, games like Skate and Skater XL get a little too technical and wade into the realm of being skate sims. While they each have their place, I just wanted million-point combos, ridiculously long grinds, and disgustingly massive air over absurd gaps. Even more so, I yearned for the old days of Tony Hawk?s Pro Skater with the 2-minute timers and series of goals to complete in each level.

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