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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 alien plushies

THPS 1 alien plushies

Warehouse

At the start of Warehouse, roll down the left-hand slope, then Ollie up the quarter pipe on your left. The first alien plushie is on top of the next quarter pipe, in the right-hand corner.

School

From the start, immediately drop off and turn around. You’ll see a raised bit of grass in front of you; ollie up to it then look in the dark corner to the left to find the alien plushie.

Mall

Ride through the level until you get to the section with a slope on your right and stairs to the left. Descend then turn around to find the alien plushie next to the parking elevator doors.

Skate Park

Turn around from the start and use the quarter pipe to get onto the ledge. You need to be on the next section up though, so wallride then jump again to make it up there. Alternatively, you can use the bottom quarter pipe then press one of the triggers to level yourself out, provided you can jump high enough. The plushie is against one of the support beams.

Downtown

From the start of the level, turn around and use a ramp to ollie up to the street. Turn left and ride the ramp through the window then follow the corridor round to the rooftop. Go up the small ramp into the bowl, then in the top right-hand corner, you need to land on the other side of the ramp. There’s a small outcrop on the building with the alien plushie sat on.

Downhill Jam

From the very start, before you go down the slope, turn around. The plushie is in the right-hand corner.

Burnside

This is one of the trickier alien plushies to get. You need to head to the concrete support pillar at the opposite side of the level from where you start. Go up the quarter pipe then try to land on top where you’ll find the alien plushie against the wall.

Streets

On the central road in Streets is a diner with a red awning above it. Use the ramp on the left-hand side to make it on top. The alien plushie is behind the sign.

Roswell

Go through the left-hand door to the UFO room, then climb the quarter pipe. Turn around and face the doorway to find the alien plushie right next to it.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 alien plushies

THPS 2 alien plushies

Hangar

Grind across the helicopter blades in the left-hand section of the hangar to open the secret outside area of the map. Take an immediate left into the dark corner to find the alien plushie by the metal fence.

School II

Take a left from the start down the small alley with a rail in the middle. At the bottom, wall ride then jump and grind the small wall before the green awning to get on top. Head down the awning and in the first section on the left, the alien plushie is in the corner.

Marseille

Head towards the makeshift panels against the wall on the far side, on a small grassy patch. Ride into the wooden pole and it’ll fall down, revealing a secret area. Enter and head to the small raised area on the left. The alien plushie is below the two traffic cones.

NY City

On your right as you start the level is the Upper Bank. Drop down into the courtyard area then turn around. The alien plushie is behind the quarter pipe/planter hybrid.

Venice Beach

At the start, turn around and take a right. In the far corner, jump over the wall and land on the wooden walkway (don’t land on the sand or you’ll be reset!), then turn around and you can see the alien plushie by the blue ghost graffiti on the low wall.

Skatestreet

This alien plushie is in another secret area, that you gain access to by grinding another rail. The one you need to grind is the hanging one from the ceiling, accessible from a quarter pipe. Head out through the now-open door and you’ll see a high wall. Use the quarter pipe to the left to gain enough air to land up there and grab the plushie against the back wall.

Philadelphia

This alien plushie is in another secret area, which you can access by heading to the back of the level then grinding up the rail by the staircase. This will let you grind the telephone line which will bring the pole crashing down, opening up a huge secret area with lots of ramps. Hug the right-hand side and there’s an alien plushie below the wooden staircase.

Bullring

Use the quarter pipe lining the edge of the Bullring to land on the raised section, above where the bull runs. Follow it round the outside until you spot the alien plushie against the inside wall.

Chopper Drop

This one’s simple; drop from the helicopter, then land on top of the half pipe slightly to the left, where it’s a little lower down. Grab the alien plushie in the corner.

Skate Heaven

Finally, there’s Skate Heaven, which has the toughest alien plushie to get. From the start, take a left after the half pipe and complete the Down 2 Tony’s Island drop. See the neon blue rail above you? Go up the half pipe then grind it from start to finish. This will activate the volcano in the middle.

Now you need to get your SPECIAL meter full so you have increased speed, because the goal is to jump into the volcano. There are a couple of spots to do this from dotted around the volcano, but make sure you pull off a Boneless to jump as far as possible.

In the secret area, head to the left-hand side. Edge behind the wooden half pipe without falling off and right at the end will be the alien plushie, sat patiently waiting.

Roswell Alien character unlock

Pictured above is the Roswell Alien character you’ll unlock as a reward. More than worth it, just look at his supple alien skin. Mmm…

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Black did the mo-cap and voice acting for a character named Officer Dick in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, and a new video from the actor’s own YouTube channel gives some behind-the-scenes insights. More importantly, you get to see a lifelong fan of video games play as his own character in a new game from one of his favorite franchises. Basically, what every gamer dreams of.

“When they said ‘hey, do you want to play a character in the game?’ I was like, ‘hell yeah,’ and they were like, ‘OK, well I can pay you,’ and I was like, ‘No, stop it. I don’t want you to pay me nothing. I’m doing it for free.’ I love Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. I love Tony Hawk. It’s an honor to be in this game. I can’t believe it. I can die happy,” Black beams as he wallrides, noseslides, and bluntslides all over the map.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it’s getting mostly glowing reviews from critics. In GamesRadar’s review (opens in new tab), Ben Tyrer called it “a nostalgic love letter to some of the best skateboarding games ever made and an exhilarating reminder that Tony could still have plenty more to offer than just trips back to the past.”

Nintendo fans, rejoice: it looks like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is coming to Switch (opens in new tab). 

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The direct footage shows six skaters and their stats: Tony Hawk, Andrew Reynolds, Geoff Rowley, Elissa Steamer, Chad Muska, and Steve Caballero. They ollie, grind, and do various other skateboarding things across updated versions of the Warehouse and School stages. Make sure you turn the audio on when you’re watching the footage, because each skater also has their own voice samples for grunts of exertion, doing cool stuff, and screwing up. I’m a big fan of Geoff Rowley’s lusty “Hey!” at 1:40.

What you won’t see in this video, as the stats pages clearly announce, is mongo pushing. I never knew what that meant back when I was playing the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games – I spent at most 15 seconds on a real-life skateboard as a kid because I was terrified of falling and breaking something – but now I know it means pushing with your forward foot. I also know skateboarders hate it? Well, don’t worry, because all of the featured skaters here go 100% NeverMongo for their push style.

For more gameplay footage, you can check out Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 played by Tony himself (opens in new tab). Activision is also planning to put out a demo of the game ahead of its release date in September, though you’ll need to pre-order the game to get the demo.

Find more titles to keep an eye on in our guide to the best upcoming games (opens in new tab) of 2020 and beyond.

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Black got the chance to try the game months before the reveal today – which we know because he was careful to say they filmed the episode before the pandemic lockdown began – and the video includes several minutes of game footage played by Black, his sons, and Tony Hawk himself. If you want to skip Jack Black jamming out to a DEVO song (with the lead singer of DEVO) and head straight to the gameplay, you should scrub ahead to 2:50 into the video.

You get to see a whole range of skills on display, from Tony Hawk, who is pretty good, to Black’s kids, who pick it up quickly, to Black, who falls flat more often than not but at least does it in amusing ways. Their entire play session takes place in the famed Warehouse level from the original THPS – you can even see Black smash straight through the secret room and onto his face at 5:10. This is far from the first time we’ve seen a new take on the Warehouse, but it’s easily the prettiest.

After they get done with the game, Hawk takes Black to an actual skate park for an actual skate session, with appearances from THPS-featured skaters such as Rodney Mullen, Elissa Steamer, Kareem Campbell, and more. The Hawkman also got on a board, and it turns out he’s still really good at skateboarding.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1&2 is scheduled to hit PC, PS4, and Xbox One starting on September 4. There will be a demo too, but the only way to get it for now is by pre-ordering the game.

Find even more to get excited about in our guide to the upcoming games (opens in new tab) 2020 and beyond.

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