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Probably my favourite game. The soundtrack alone was the starting point for my love of music.

the reason darth maul was stated to be born in iridonia is because that was his canon birth planet due to him being a zabrak . it wasn't until over a decade later they retconned him as being a nightbrother from the planet dathomir in the clone wars series after revealing he hadn't died in episode 1.

You forgot a fact - Secret Skater stat points have unique names: Darth Maul - Force Points Wolverine - Mutation Points Officer Dick - Donut Points Private Carrera - Demerit Points Ollie the Magic Bum - Puke Points Kelly Slater - Break Points Demoness - Possession Points Neversoft Eyeball just has regular stat points Wolverine, Dick, Ollie and Eyeball all have their names called out by photographers. Maul, Dick, Carrera and Demoness also can cause NPCs to do the same thing they cause the Skateshop guy to do (Choke, Cower, Dance and Shrink). The NPCs need to be ones who jump out of the way rather than ones that get knocked over or ones that knock you over. The Xbox exclusive character, X-Ray, leaves a blood splatter on the ground after you pick him, the splatter stays even after you change character, but it only stays for a minute or so. X-Ray can also be given hair, hats and glasses, and for some reason you can change his shoe color despite him not being able to wear shoes. Private Carrera isn't listed as 'Corporal Carrera' in the Xbox version, I assume she was listed as 'Corporal' as mistake in the PS2 version and this was corrected in the other versions. THPS3 was the first time Wolverine was playable in a 3D space, as his first 3D model was X-Men Mutant Academy 2, which came out a month prior to THPS3, but that game was a 2.5D fighter. Also not a THPS3 fact but a THUG fact - i'm pretty sure Iron Man's appearance in THUG was the first time he got a 3D model

Kinda wild if you think about the kids in this game: so much time has passed since this game released that it's actually likely that the kids that were in this game have their own children, some of whom could/would be the ages their parents were in this game lol.

I can imagine a lot of time and effort went into this and it shows. It's a great video! It's always fascinating to learn new things about gems such as this.

One of the most fun Vidya Games of all time

There's a cool THPS3 reference in DOOM Eternal - Doomguy's skateboard is in his office.

for #5, my theory is that the "true" captain was a neversoft employee who did the loudspeaker stuff as a temp. then they got a pro VO and replaced his, but the first guy was all like "maaan there goes my funny VOs. wait, what if we kept mine in behind some really obscure easter egg". that always made sense to me. does anyone actually know for real what the deal is?

THPS3 on the PS1 is a hidden gem. Plays like THPS2 but has reverts and new levels, all around a great time!

One fact that some overlook: Raising/lowering the CAPark base floor was finally introduced in THPS3, but had been in development since CAPark was conceived (hardware limitations!)

sweet video - I skated skater island, that pool was the first transition I ever dropped in on as a kid

1. The 5th gen versions have incorrect names on the tricks. Mute has been duplicated to have an identical-looking trick named "Seatbelt Air". If you have been wondering why Indy Nosebone is absent, it turns out the trick is in the game, but is incorrectly named "Crail Grab". Thankfully the real Crail Grab animation appears on the Crail Slide special trick. The Crail Grab can be done as a special grind (via Crail Slide) but not as a mid-air trick. 2. If you don't play the PS2 version of THPS3, certain songs will be cut completely, or be censored to remove references to said console. "Amoeba", "Hush", "Let's Get Dirty", "Paparazzi", "I'm Destroying The World"*, "I'm A Swing It", "I Can't Surf" and "96 Quite Bitter Beings" are absent from the 5th gen versions completely. "Check", "Amongst The Madness", "Fight Like A Brave", "What's The Matter Man", "The Boy Who Destroyed The World" and "Pulse" are absent from the Nintendo 64 version. * This song can still be heard on the Custom Skaters' ending movie (Bails 1). 3. The unlock conditions for Bails 1 and Bails 2 have been reversed on the PlayStation version. Obtaining a third medal plays Bails 2, while getting three gold medals with a Custom Skater plays Bails 1. 4. The FMVs on the PlayStation version have been cut down in length to save on disc space. These FMVs feel a little more like the ones found in THPS2. 5. Fencing has been applied to the Tokyo entrance in the 5th gen versions, preventing players from falling if heading the wrong way. 6. No moving obstacles appear in any of the levels on the 5th gen versions. 7. The ice cream truck in Suburbia has been conveniently parked near a pole that can be broken to destroy the parked truck, but that is in the 5th gen versions. Just perform a quarterpipe transfer to break the wire holding the pole. You can hear the ice cream truck music slowed down once the truck is destroyed. 8. The elevators in Los Angeles can be used to access the rooftop of a building, leading to a grindable wire that goes down to a mini halfpipe at the streets. 9. It is possible to get stuck in a wall of a building in Los Angeles. Attempting to ride up a quarterpipe into the wall of a building that contains the elevators will cause your skater to be suspended mid-air forever, and the game softlocks during overtime. 10. The N64 version allows you to skate into the pungee pits as long as the offset rails are placed at the edge of the pungee pits. There is a 33% chance you won't be warped back to the level, allowing you to skate through the pungee pits without any harm to the player. 11. The N64 version incorrectly has Hawk and Margera holding the board on the left hand at the Skate Shop, despite being Goofy-stanced skaters. Regular-stanced skaters hold the board on the left hand while Goofy-stanced skaters hold the board on the right hand normally. 12. You can softlock the N64 version by holding Z and Start for three seconds straight during gameplay. There is a 99% chance the softlock will happen. However, the game can never softlock if performing the soft reset on hi-res (480i) menus. 13. The N64 version's Horse mode runs in 30FPS regardless of Expansion Pak. Other versions (including the PlayStation) version run Horse mode in 60FPS. 14. Tag mode is only present in the 5th gen versions. 15. This is the only Tony Hawk game on PS2 and GameCube to allow replay data to be saved onto a storage device to be loaded and played in the Option mode. 16. Replays use multiple, dynamic camera angles on the 5th gen versions while the gameplay camera gets used on the 6th gen versions instead. 17. Unless you play on the 5th gen versions, you can't assign flip tricks to the grab button or assign grab tricks to the flip button. This is critical to getting GameCube controllers to work on the PS one version on the PlayStation 3 (or getting the BladeGC or BattlerGC remapped properly on PSX/PS2/PS3 via Defender receiver). 18. Unless you play on the 5th gen versions, you can't remap the shoulder buttons. This is critical to allowing nollies and switches/reverts to the shoulder buttons of a GameCube controller when used with a PS3-compatible GameCube-to-USB Controller Adapter. 19. Of the two 5th gen versions, the PlayStation version is the only one to allow camera movement, but it requires an analog controller since that feature is mapped to the right stick. Despite the Nintendo 64 having a Control Stick, the camera can't be controlled with it. Instead, it's used to control the skater. 20. On the N64 version, you can pause the game and resuming after it's paused long enough allows you to hear parts of the songs you wouldn't normally hear if you don't pause the game. 21. The last cheat on PlayStation is Level Flip, but the last cheat on N64 is instead Super Revert, allowing you to revert without slowing down the player. Super Revert would be added back in for Project Pro Skater Volume 3, a mod of the PS one port of THPS3. 22. There are no rail extensions, pivots or hidden combos on the 5th gen versions. However, you can still perform the Triple Kickflip, Double Hardflip and Triple Heelflip as special tricks. 23. The PS one version makes cash register sounds for collecting decks, collecting stat points and ending name entry after getting a high score. Probably this is a leftover from THPS2, which used money as collectables. 24. This is the last Nintendo 64 game to be officially licensed by Nintendo and be released. 25. This is the only N64 Tony Hawk game to not have the word "hell" censored. This becomes apparent in one of the level's gaps. 26. A mod for THPS3 on PS one exists in the form of Project Pro Skater Volume 3. It's a compilation of levels from THPS1-4, and contains music from previous Tony Hawk and Mat Hoffman games, as well as some songs performed by Casey Mongillo. There is a save file containing all of the levels unlocked, as well as a playable Casey Mongillo.

I remember doing the cruiseship easter egg within the first day of the game being out, it was posted on several tony hawk forums the next day, and was included in cheat guides.

Not only did the PC version have an exclusive guest, The Xbox version would also feature a guest of its own: X-Ray, which is just a human skeleton.

Regarding Darth Maul's planet of origin, it was correct in THPS 3 circa 2001, where there was only one race of Zabraks, Iridonian. It was not until the 2011 episode of The Clone Wars titled "Monster" that introduced the idea that Darth Maul was initially from Dathomir. Until the retcon Darth Maul was a heavily tattooed Iridonian Zabrak.

I love these long form deep-dives of yours, good stuff.

8:00 Doom guy's stats are referencing his mobility in the OG Doom games: has really fast horizontal movement but lacks verticality.

I was just playing this game a few days ago on the original Xbox. Combo-ing around Rio is so satisfying

Ive always been a huge fan of the games so I knew alot of these but I really enjoyed watching you talk about them. Really good content !

13:10 I'm Brazilian and I didn't understand the message. It is written very incorrectly

THPS3 on PS1 was such a different experience. I had been playing the PS2 version at my friends house for months. Finally got my own copy, but for PS1. I was sooooooo bummed on the graphics and the level changes.

It's so sad little details that are missing from modern games. 🥺

For anyone that doesn’t know Activision makes Call of Duty so guess what those cool guys did? They turned Cruise Ship into a multiplayer map for Call of Duty and it was a huge hit!

I love this game, but so much stuff I didn't know! Seeing that Paris level is crazy.

Excellent job on this one! I was happy to hear about the Japanese skaters.

It’s probably one of the greatest games ever

Not just the best in the series, it’s the best game period. That’s not my opinion that’s fact and if you disagree, let’s settle it in the ring

13:04 they've writed wrong, due a false cognate betweet english and portuguese the word "competição" could mean competition, but in a contest context, in this case, talking about rival companies, the correct should be "concorrência", which means competition in a context of a rival

Definitely one of my all time favourite games

My favorite Tony Hawk game is whichever one I've gone the longest without playing for hundreds of hours in my ongoing rotation through all of them. 😅❤️

One of my fave games. Looking forward to checking this out

9:12 Looking at this level, I wonder if that Metal Gear Skateboarding mode in MGS2 is a reference to this map considering the similarities to the setting and also what you do in it?

These Tony hawk videos have fueled me. Thank you

50 was fire aff must admit

I have 45 mins left at college, this will do nicely

27:25 Lol that's crazy. Imagine coming from older THPS Games where Riley hark is a playable character and seeing he was already in THPS3, kind of.

I love the 50 things you dont know series ceep them pumping bro;).

When I was 8-9 years old in the early 2000's the us kids at church played thps3 while adults did they thing and I got the game taken away from us for playing the devil lady lmao good times

My very first ps2 game ever. Miss these times so much. I would still play this game to this day.

27:15 Riley Hawk is also a guitarist and singer in this cool stoner punk band called Warish

You just brought back a core memory

Ooooo neat, you mentioned the PS1Rio area!! I was going to comment about it but you covered it. :]

Scott Pease is a great guy. I just did a THPS interview with him for my blog

I didn't know about Paris level, thanks for the video!

This was so well done.

Looks I picked a good time to subscribe a yesterday! Love these

18:48 Is that... Kakashi Hatake's voice?! That's sick!

Thanks to the algorithm I got your video recomended And thank you again for the music in your Video

Awesome video!

I love that these old Games have a Demake version for PS1. So you can experience what it would be, to have it on PS1, because it exist. I think that the Airport is in the Night, could be that they didn't have the Power for the Skybox, so they had to keep the basic Black. (Take a look at the T-Rex Level in Tomb Raider 1). I am pretty sure, THPS3 and 4 were designed for PS2 Generation first, and then downgraded for PS1. So many things of the level structure needed to be simpler. Canada is an example. I guess trees took more Polygons then simple Large houses, with a flat texture.

That was a cool, deep dive into a game I must've sunk hundreds of hours into back in the day. It was fun and nostalgic, thank you. ..btw, I think Activision love the number 420 cause they were based in California and enjoyed meeting Mary Jane often....

I still have this game and it works

5:05(ish) - just wanna chime in and say that a LOT of games use the "duplicated scenery" trick for Reflections...it was a helluva lot Easier on the CPU (remember, this is an Xbox/Gamecube/PS2 game; real-time Ray-Tracing is still years away) and it achieved the goal needed, of "looking like a reflection", so it was pretty standard back then... ...hell, even Zelda:OoT, on the N64, had some clever 'reflection tricks', like for Dark Link's Room...nowadays, im sure you can just click the checkbox to make your graphics instantly pretty, but back in the day, the devs had to use some Creativity to let us players use some Imagination...and thats why people 'look at' a Triangle shooting Dots at Circles, but "see" a Spaceship shooting Lasers at Asteroids...

Well done as always, Matt

Not sure if i should worry or be proud that i knew almost every bit except the asian exclusives and the studio tag in tokyo … and seeing most of them were in their twenties impress me alot and i look down on my life even more

My brother and I found a lot of these secrets way back in the day on the Gamecube , I remember we played hide and seek using the out of bounds alleys in Rio. You can also grind on the airplane in Suburbia, similar to the cars in Tokyo, not sure how obscure that one is.

On the Canada map, the dude pissing reminds me of Tom Greene, shock comedian that had his own show

Great game, great video.

Connor Jewett 7 years old and 6ft 6, 160lbs, damn those boys grow so fast

One of my favorite TH games, even though I hated that change from Apocalypse engine to Renderware (Thankfully, Apocalypse remained in the PS1 and N64 versions).

The real life skater island is where I first learned to drop in 😭😭😭

On PC, you can press Ollie + Change Camera at the same time to toggle free-camera mode. Once activated: - Shift + arrow keys to rotate - Ctrl + arrow keys to pan I recommend bringing your skater to a complete stop on flat ground before triggering it.

Someone was a big occult fan at never soft

Remember boys, don't jump in the water. It's wet.

They had more hidden character models than most games have unique pedestrian models 🤣

you mentioned later that the number 420 is mentioned several times, I already spotted it at 30:11 in your video and if I remember correctly the AC Gap in THPS3 is at least in the European localization written out.

I really hope we get a remaster of this like we got with THPS 1 & 2.

It would be great if you did one for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 such as the PS1 exclusive levels of Sewers & Little Big World.

5:35 the Thin Man looks just like Christopher Lee

The downhill map was just like the second level on thps

Demones is thicc 🍑 it’s amazing how many characters on the ps2 had big butts like Carmelita fox for example

This was such a chill video to watch, thank you! Also what’s the song id? It sounds like a track off Gran Turismo.

The last fact was fazinating, that he kind of was in any Game O.o I already liked that the Main menu is basicly a Skateshop.

The inverted cross isn't necessarily a satanic symbol as it was originally meant to be Saint Peter's cross as Pete requested to be crucified upside-down as he felt unworthy to die like Christ. It's just that satanic cults and heavy metal bands co-opted it as a sinister subversion; an inverted _crucifix_ on the other hand is considered blasphemous. Ralph D'Amato would later go on to produce the documentary about the games.

I encourage you to do pro skater 4! There’s a lot more hidden facts in that game than you think 👀

weve seen exactly these lores in like 5 other videos on youtube

Thank you for this. I have 100% multiple times, on ps2, gamecube, and Xbox. Game is phenomenal 34:00

lmao checking you out 😂

Remarkable vid! Insane editing and easter eggs I never knew of! I didn't know about the secret ship in Skater Island! I was wondering if I could reference this video in one of my vids? I'm gonna be posting a mad long video review of Tony Hawk's Underground for its 20th anniversary and I would like to show a few clips of some of these easter eggs. I will give full credit and link this video. That OK? :)

I had no idea skater island had a secret area omfg

Shin Okada was nice. Shout out deca

Will you make this type of viseo for pro skater 4 ???

That's a sexy demon wow :D

Let’s gooooo

3:50 clearly modeled after the Postal Guy

Can you maybe do a video about the Mods for the PC Version of the od Tony Hawk Games? I Never played them on anything else then PS2, but hearing over and over from Mods there, I really think about buying them, but I fear that I might not good enough in them, to get the Mods running, or maybe the game it all, because it is so old.

Petition for Neversoft to remake thug (and make it Mature version) 😂

Damn i accidentally loaded into the debug camera once and was confused asf, thought it was a glitch

Good times

I had this on ps1 but i swear i remember the helicopter in the airport level and also jumping into the door of the haunted house like he showed

3:49 Postal guy

I'm actually quite baffled at number 50. The reason why i'm baffled is because (for you Matt) you say Tony Hawk's Skateboarding. That's because Tony Hawk's Skateboarding is the European name of the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. If you don't know why they changed the name for the European release (and that's according to The Cutting Room Floor), that's because the term pro skater would imply or be confused with an ice skater for European audiences. Interestingly, the European name made it to the later North American Nintendo 64 revision.

Tony hawk 4 next? ❤️

Oh fans remember bringing thin man an axe

aw sweet, this game was the best.

Funny enough Doom Guy is in the Xbox version I played as him

Nice video! I never played this game back in the day, just 1 & 2 Contructive feedback; the “devs as skaters” section was way too long and boring, in future just tell us about a couple and then leave a list of all the cheat codes on screen for people to pause.

Ayo your portuguese pronunciation slaps!

Xzibit - Paparazzi