Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Jul 7, 1999 prototype)
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A NTSC-U prototype of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the Sony PlayStation, dated 44 days before the final build.
This build is sourced from a bootleg disc, which is in bad condition. Therefore, a correct dump cannot be created. Due to the similar file structure of the July 10, 1999 prototype, this build's HED, WAD and EXE files can be inserted into the later prototype to create a playable hybrid version.
A good dump of this build is known to exist in the wild and is still needed!
Notes
- Aside from the Activision and Neversoft intro videos, there are no FMV's in this build.
- An earlier, unused version of the Neversoft intro is used, using the first eight seconds of "Inflated Head" from Earthworm Jim 2 (1995).
- A crash handler is active by default in this build.
- The main menu music is missing.
- "Free Skate" is called "Practice".
- An additional multiplayer game called "Hoops" was cut from the final.
- The options menu as well as the in-game "Sound Levels" menu hasn't been implemented, meaning there is no way to adjust audio levels or change the music.
- Some skaters have different clothing.
- Every board in the Equipment Select menu is accessible. Unfinished boards with a "?" symbol are also selectable, but crash the game.
- Instead of a static level loading screen, you can scroll between tape challenges.
- Some levels, most notably San Francisco, are in an unfinished state.
- Going out of bounds in Downhill Jam ends the run.
- The run ends whether a combo is finished or not.
- Point pick-ups are colored rings in this version.
- The skater starts glowing when the special meter is full.
- While some special tricks are implemented, they're not registered as such.
- Instead of the Vandals' song "Euro-Barge", a track from their latest album at that time, this build uses an older song of theirs called "Change My Pants (I Don't Wanna)".
Cheat codes
A total of 16 cheat codes can be found in the game's executable. To enter these codes, navigate to the in-game pause menu, hold down L1 and enter the code. A shaking pause screen will confirm a successful entry.
Always full special bar | X, Triangle, Circle | XTC | |||||||||||
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Autotest | Triangle, Up, Square, Triangle, Up, Right | TUSTUR | Once activated, the test cycle cannot be interrupted. Crashes the game due to missing assets. | ||||||||||
Big head | Left, Up, X, Down, Up, X | LUXDUX | Level must be loaded again for the change to take effect.
Works with all skaters except Elissa Steamer. She gets a big hand instead. | ||||||||||
Debug panel | Down, Down, Triangle | DDT | |||||||||||
End run | Circle, Up, Triangle | CUT | |||||||||||
FPS counter | Down, Up, Left, Left | DULL | |||||||||||
Hide HUD | Square, Left, Up | SLU | Ending a run in ether a timed mode or while a combo is ongoing, can cause the game to softlock. | ||||||||||
Score times 10 | Triangle, X, Triangle | TXT | |||||||||||
Screenshots | Square, Circle, Right, X | SCRX | The camera configuration seems to work in 2-Player mode only and can be activated in-game by pressing SELECT.
The game will freeze and the camera can be moved with the following inputs using Controller 2:
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Skip to Restart | Square, Circle, X | SCX | |||||||||||
Slow motion | Square, Left, Square, Left | SLSL | |||||||||||
Stats at 3 | Down, Up, Down | DUD | Replaces the score string with a "3". | ||||||||||
Stats at 10 | Square, Triangle, Up, Down | STUD | Replaces the score string with a "10". | ||||||||||
Stats at 13 | X, Square, X, Square | XSXS | Replaces the score string with a "13". | ||||||||||
Toggle blood | Right, Up, Square, Triangle | RUST | |||||||||||
Unlock all levels | Square, Up, Left, Up, Circle, Triangle | SULUCT | The levels still appear locked but are selectable. |
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to sairuk for finding and releasing this build.
See also
A much more detailed documentation of this build.