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unusual facts about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater


Indy grab

This confusion is partly due to the name's being applied to all such grabs in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game.


Beelzebubba

The song "Punk Rock Girl" is featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Project 8 and is covered by MxPx in On the Cover II.

Breakfast at Pappa's

The song 'Heavy Metal Winner' was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Carnavas

The song "Well Thought Out Twinkles" is part of the soundtrack of skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, as well as being Downloadable Content for the games Rock Band and Rock Band 2 along with "Melatonin".

Christian Hosoi

Christian Hosoi emerged as one of the top competitors of vertical riding alongside such pros as Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Lester Kasai, and Mark "Gator" Rogowski with an eventual rivalry developing with Tony Hawk with contrasting styles in both skateboarding and lifestyles—Hosoi, known for his flair and graceful style, and Hawk raising the bar with his technical ability and difficult tricks.

Corning, Iowa

Major donations included $75,000 from Corning native Johnny Carson, and $5,000 from well known skateboarder Tony Hawk.

Cuban Ballerina

The song, "By The Throat", was featured in the soundtrack for the skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.

Danger Hiptop

On July 16, 2008, T-Mobile released a limited edition Tony Hawk Edition Sidekick LX, which includes video recording.

Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place

“We Owe This to Ourselves,” another track from the album, was the main song used for the 2010 ESPN’s X-Games, Shift 2: Unleashed, and as part of Tony Hawk: Shred soundtrack.

Dear Santa

The special focused on Santa Claus (voiced by Tom Kane) granting the wishes of children via letters from Operation Santa of the United States Postal Service, and having the kids' favorite celebrities, such as Clay Aiken, Raven-Symoné, Hilary Duff, and Tony Hawk help grant the wishes.

DIY America

The first episode of part one explores the fundamental basics of this connection, speaking to skate/music/film icons such as Tony Hawk, Thurston Moore, Jason Lee, Shepard Fairey, and others.

DIY ethic

The Park appears in the movie Free Willy in 1993 and years after that, in 1999, the park is part of Tony Hawk's Tony Hawk (series) video game.

Future Pigeon

Also their song "Gift Tax" has appeared on the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.

Gearbox Software

These projects included their first non-first-person shooter, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, and Halo: Combat Evolved, forging new publisher relationships with Activision and Microsoft Game Studios respectively.

Gone Daddy Gone

The cover was also used in a 2008 commercial for the movie Igor, in the TV-Series Chuck and in the 2006 game Tony Hawk's Project 8, the cover also appears in the 2007 game Forza Motorsport 2.

Halfway to Sanity

"I Wanna Live", the album's opening track, was on the soundtrack to the 2006 video game Tony Hawk's Project 8.

I Love Livin' in the City

"I Love Livin' in the City" is also featured on two video game soundtracks, The Warriors and Tony Hawk's Underground 2.

In the Wake of Separation

The song "Without Warning" appears on the skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Project 8.

Joe Lopes

Both professional and amateur skaters from around the world skated the ramp in Lopes' backyard, including a young Tony Hawk.

Kiss Symphony: Alive IV

The live versions of "Rock and Roll All Nite", "God of Thunder" and "Lick It Up" were featured on the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.

Lexicon Devil

The version of Lexicon Devil released on this EP is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: V, and the fast version of this song, released on (GI), is featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground 2.

Like the Angel

"Like the Angel" is featured on the soundtrack to the skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Underground.

Mikey Kelley

Mikey has also been featured in a variety of video games including Halo 3, Tony Hawk's Underground, Full Spectrum Warrior, Viewtiful Joe, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Kinect Star Wars, as well as many others.

Money Money 2020

The song "Teenagers From Mars" was featured in the video game "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland." and it was covered by "The Sunshine".

This release did not include the DVD, but did include two additional tracks, "Teenagers from Mars" (which also appeared in the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland) and "Hammer of the Gods".

My Adidas

The song appears on the soundtracks for the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 and Saints Row: The Third.

Myth Takes

The song "All My Heroes Are Weirdos" is available in the video games Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and FIFA 08.

Neal Hendrix

Career highlights include five X Games medals, earning titles in 2005 at the Skatepark of Tampa Pro Vert Contest and Shanghai Showdown, ranking 2nd in the 2007 World Cup of Skateboarding Vert World Rankings, 11 years skating on the Vans Warped Tour, and skating with Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huckjam.

No Cigar

"No Cigar" was also featured on the soundtrack to the video game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and the game's HD re-release Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD.

No Revolution

The song has been featured in the soundtracks of the Tony Hawk's Underground in its original Flash Flash Flash version and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition in its Black Tape version.

No W

This version of the song is featured on the video games Need for Speed: Underground 2 and Tony Hawk's Underground 2; though the version featured in the latter retains the George W. Bush speech at the beginning, the former does not.

Osc-Dis

The song "Pulse" appears on the in-game soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Riverboat Gamblers

They have also appeared on the soundtracks to the videogames Tony Hawk's American Wasteland ("Hey! Hey! Hey!"), Madden NFL 07 ("On Again Off Again"), Skate 2 ("Uh Oh!"), Rock Band 3 ("Don't Bury Me... I'm Still Not Dead"), FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage, ATV Offroad Fury 4 ("True Crime") and Need for Speed: Most Wanted ("Blue Ghosts").

Rune Glifberg

Glifberg is a playable character in the first five games of the Tony Hawk series of video games that consists of the four Pro Skater games and Tony Hawk's Underground.

Sahara Hotnights

"Hot Night Crash" also appears on the soundtrack of Burnout 3: Takedown and of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.

Strike Anywhere

The band has received an increased amount of attention after their music appeared in 3 Tony Hawk video games: Tony Hawk's Underground in 2003 ("Refusal"), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland in 2005 ("Question the Answer"), and Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam ("The Promise").

Telicatessen

The track "Sniper Picnic" was featured on the soundtrack of Activision game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

Terrifyer

"Gravedancer" appeared on the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack as a cut down 1:37 version (ending where the sample begins).

We're Only Gonna Die

It also appears on the soundtrack of the videogame, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

White Riot

The song was featured in the soundtrack for the game Tony Hawk's Underground.

Willamalane Park and Recreation District

The skatepark at Willamalane Park is completed and the grand opening ceremony gets a visit from internationally acclaimed Tony Hawk and his crew.

Yanik Silver

The club has scuba dived off Iceland's Silfra Ravine, been off-road racing with Jesse James, annually spend a week at Richard Branson's Necker Island, had simulation dogfights in Word War II-era planes, and featured sessions with Tony Hawk, John Paul DeJoria, James, and Branson.

You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

The song "Little Girl" was used for the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.


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