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With each new build of the game, he was given a copy to go through. It wasn't until later in the development process that Tony Hawk was signed on and the game took on the name we all know. Early on many elements changed, as with any game's development and Bruce remained for a short while as part of a statue in Downtown before being removed completely by the time the game saw release. This soon changed of course, as Neversoft began molding the world that would be THPS. In fact, the first character to ride a board was none other than Bruce Willis' character from Apocalypse. Having recently completed work on Apocalypse, the team quickly put together a working model utilizing the same engine. While Street Sk8er beat THPS to shelves, the gameplay was good at best and the doorway to success was wide open. The team was at the right place at the right time. The idea was to create a game with easy controls that offered a realistic skating experience. At the time the only other 3D skating games were Sega's Top Skater which was only in arcades, and Street Sk8er which was also in development. In 1998 Activision approached Neversoft about making a skateboarding game. After the release of THPS 2, they purchased Neversoft and have been behind big-name titles such as Doom III and several entries in the Quake series. With the success of the Hawk series, Activision has become one of the biggest publishers. Pitfall, Keystone Kapers, Stampede and (gotta love it) Plaque Attack! They have been around for over 20 years and is responsible for many of the classic games we remember as kids (some of us at least!).
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As of 2005, the team has created 7 Hawk titles in as many years.Īctivision is one of the longest-running software developers/publishers in the business. The company was started in June of 1994 as a team of 3 members, but grew to over 20 by the release of THPS and over 50 for the development of THPS 3! This team has handled the development of every main Hawk title and has been ceaseless in their efforts. The real story starts much much earlier.ġ: About Neversoft and Activision Neversoft Entertainment is a California-based company whose prior projects involved Apocalypse, Of course this is all getting ahead of ourselves. Combining PS1, DC & N64, that's more than 4 million units sold. THPS 2 and THPS were the system's best selling games in 2000 moving 1.5 and 1.3 million units respectively. Its biggest achievement was on the Sony Playstation. It was a million game seller and 3rd overall on Nintendo64's sales charts.
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Year 2000 was the game's the first full year and it's success was undeniable. Setting the backdrop for the series to build on, THPS landed on all the major platforms at the time and sold incredibly on each. To state the obvious, THPS was a stellar success. Years later, countless imitators have tried, and failed, to dethrone the king of skateboarding games.
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Although Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was not the first 3D skating game available on shelves, its depth, roster, graphics and control made it the only game worth considering. The first game in the legendary series was released in September of 1999.