Summer Game Fest Reveals Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2 Remaster, Coming This September

During today’s Summer Game Fest reveal hosted by Geoff Keighley, the online-hosted event shared the first announcement to be Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2. Previously, the game was suspected to be announced sometime later in 2020 following a previous podcast interview with professional skateboarder Jason Dill who shared the title to be arriving later this year and with him featured in the unannounced project.

Even more, Keighley himself went to tease the project prior to the reveal by asking players if they “have a favorite classic PlayStation 1 game.” You can view the announcement trailer in the video below:

Derived from the title of the game, both 1999’s Tony Hawk Pro Skater and its 2000 sequel will both be shipping to current console hardware with a revamped look and other additions to the reworked duology. Keighley when speaking with Tony Hawk himself and Vicarious Visions Jen Oneal. During the discussion, it was shared that the bundle will be portraying its initial image with a new look, but taken from the looks of the game, defining the project simply as a remaster is loosely placed.

Oneal shares that despite the later addition of the revert, for example, the trick made its way into the game despite the contradiction in the series’ timeline. The addition was told to be in favor for returning players who are already accustomed to the trick in preserving their score and ultimately decided to add the trick to the full game.

Other interesting elements that the game will offer is the ability for players to control their skater with a gamepad. While controllers are tradition for this genre of games, the team at Vicarious Visions shared that users will have the option to choose between either using the analog stick or the D-Pad based on their preference.

Alongside the announcement today, Keighley also plans to be sharing more video game news tomorrow with a separate showcase & interview in the morning. You can read the full announcement in by heading here.

The game is up for pre-order now and players who decide to pay ahead will be granted access to the ‘The Warehouse’ level ahead of the game’s release. Are you planning on picking up the two games later this autumn?

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2 will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on September 4, 2020.