Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 & 4: The Return of Skaters

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Okay, so skateboarding, right? Like, who knew it would become this… huge thing? But then, you’ve got these skaters, right? Legends, I guess you’d call them, just kind of pushing it all out there. Gold medalists, sure, but it’s also those trick creators. They’ve basically rewritten what’s possible on a skateboard. Courage? Check. Creativity? Absolutely. And, yeah, they’re just ready for anything, like no obstacle is too big. Imagine that.

Elissa Steamer — remember her? She was pretty much ground-breaking, being the first female skater in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game. “Being in the original games was epic!” she says. Honestly, I get it. That game changed a lot for people, didn’t it? She’s buzzing about it even now. Like, total life-changer vibes.

And Rodney Mullen — if you think about skating, that guy probably invented half the tricks you know. “From the moment Tony asked, it felt like an honor, but wow, didn’t see the full impact coming,” he mentions. I mean, picture this — he rolls up to a tour, and it’s bonkers. The dude is signing autographs on top of a van ’cause the crowd’s that hyped. Can you even imagine?

Rodney keeps going, “The game pulled in heaps of new skaters, and it’s amped our community massively. We’re talking tricks, acceptance, respect — all that jazz. Parents used to side-eye us, thinking it was just for the outcasts, you know? But skating’s got this whole vibe about it — culture and music and art tangled up. It’s wild.” Pretty cool when people finally get it, right?

So, fast forward to July. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is dropping. And yeah, the classics are back — just ready to shred the concrete all over again. You can bet there’ll be heaps of excitement, diving into nostalgia or whatever.

Anyway, let’s break down the OGs on this roster. First up? Of course, Tony Hawk. I mean, who else would it be, right?

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There ya go!