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Master Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 with advanced tips on switch tricks, fastplants, combos, grinds, and character selection for massive scores.

This section covers various advanced techniques and tips for improving your performance and scores in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2.

Switch Tricks: Performing a trick while riding in the opposite stance of your skater (e.g., a goofy-footed skater doing a trick in a regular stance) is a switch trick. While initially thought to give bonus points, testing did not confirm this.

Fastplants: These maneuvers launch you higher than an ollie or nollie, making them useful for reaching high areas, such as the big ramp on the San Francisco level to get the hidden video.

Grinding: You can initiate a grind by pressing the triangle button without a direction. However, this method is not recommended for chaining grinds in a combo, as it can lead to falls.

Character Selection: Vert skaters (higher speed/air stats) excel on courses like Skatepark and Roswell, while street skaters (higher balance/ollie stats) are better suited for courses like San Francisco and the Mall. Street skaters typically perform 360 flips, and vert skaters perform front foot impossibiles.

Carplants: Ollies off moving vehicles result in a carplant. These can only be performed in the Downtown and Frisco levels.

Balancing: Use the left and right directional buttons to balance while grinding. Balancing becomes more difficult with more grinds in a trick; typically, a maximum of three grinds per trick is manageable without falling. Advanced players can attempt more with practice.

Scoring Big:

• Free Skate: Spend significant time in each level to experiment with tricks and identify high-scoring maneuvers.
• Combo Focus: Aim for combos and transfers rather than single tricks. Every action should contribute to a larger score.
• Nollie Usage: Make nollies (hitting up just as you release the jump button) an unconscious habit.
• Spin Button Usage: Use L1/R1 to spin grabs faster and farther for increased air time points. Use L2/R2 to spin flip tricks 180 degrees during long grind combos for substantial point bonuses.
• Avoid Bailing: Bailing forfeits combo points, degrades trick performance, and costs valuable time.
• Grind-Flip Combos: Mastering flip tricks in the middle of grinds and landing in another grind is crucial for huge scores.
• Long Grinds: Practice balancing by alternating left and right directional inputs. Consider flip-tricking out of a long grind to salvage points rather than bailing.
• First Combo: Make your initial combo in each level your biggest, as trick values decrease with repetition.