Unlock gold medals in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 by mastering signature moves, grind combos, and high-scoring tricks in specific areas. Learn the best spots for massive points.
This contest is a little tricky if this is your first time through the game. Make sure you know your characters signature moves for this one.
I usually start out by making a left after exiting that little pipe you start in. From there I head toward the quarterpipe and usually pull off a fastplant + 720 Benihana (I always start with this move the first time I go up a pipe in a level). That fills my special bar and I take another go at the pipe but this time I nollie and pull off my 4000 point signature move. I'll do this a second and a 3rd time and by then I have enough points to at least finish with a medal.
But we want gold right? To get some major points on this level, you need to head for the area surrounded by quarterpipes. Mix up your grabs with grind combos here to start really raking in the points. Also, the transfers in and out of this area really help your score.
Others areas of interest that you might want to check out are the pool and the cement blocks that are great for grinding. The pool is really small but you can still get some major air in it. Also, if you exit the pool in the right area, you can jump over a stone wall which will give you some more points and sometimes, if you're lucky enough, you'll be heading straight for a lip of one of the quarterpipes on the other side of the wall, use it to get yourself even more points. The cement blocks are way on the other side of area from the pool. These are set up perfectly for you to get some x5 or x6 multipliers and a good 15,000 points depending upon what you do.
H. Streets: San Fransisco
Skaters will recognize spots like Hubba Hideout and EMB (R.I.P) while tourists can stick to Lombard Street and Chinatown. Grind anything and everything and be sure to hit the long rails and tons of gaps along the way. Only the best can tear it up enough to get a final mystery invitation to an enigmatic, not so far off land. Hmmm...
Videotape Challenges:
- Get 25,000 points
- Wreck 5 cop cars
- Get S-K-A-T-E
- Hidden Videotape
- Get 50,000 points
a. Get 25,000 points
I don't know if it's just me but this level seems really bare in comparison to the rest. The only thing I do here is just head to the halfpipe and start doing my thing. There are a few places to do some tricks besides the halfpipe but they really aren't that great. To get to the halfpipe, travel down the hill at the start and make a left. You should run right into it not too far down there.
b. Destroy 5 Cop Cars
Right when you start a cop car is to the left of you. Jump on it and head down the hill and to the right. Not far down from there is another cop car on the right in a parking lot. Smash it and continue down the road til you can either go left or right. Make a right and smash the 2 cop cars sitting there. From there, head down the other way and follow the road around and around until you see the 5th car. It'll be on your right.
c. Get S-K-A-T-E
This course is a little tricky when it comes to the letters. The first letter we're gonna go after is "K" this time. It'll save us a bunch of trouble later on. Start the level and go up the ramp in front of you. You'll see a rail. DO NOT GRIND IT, instead stay on the inside of the rail going really slow so you don't fly off onto the street from the last drop off. When you get to the bottom level, above the street, break the glass and grab the "K" and jump to the street. On the street, go left as if you were coming down the hill in the beginning. Continue in that direction till you can go no further except up a rampway leading to the "S". The rampway hugs left wall. After grabbing the "S", go back to the street you were on and head in the opposite direction from where you originally came. Keep going that way until the road ends and you have a choice to either go left or right. Choose right and head up the hill to the little alley. At the back of the alley, the "A" waits inbetween a gap in a quarterpipe. Grab the "A" and turn around back the other way. Follow the street along about half way down til you see some ramps on the right side. Jump off of one of them and you should land on a ledge hidden by the trees. Follow that ledge through some glass into a room where the "T" resides. Grab it and exit via the window in front of you. You should be at the corner of the street now. Take the right path. Not too far down the path is a building with 2 rails seperated by a ramp, jump off the ramp into the building and into the bowl. Here, you can catch the "E" while you're catching some major air in the bowl.
d. Hidden Videotape
A well hidden videotape if I may say so myself. Start the level by going down the hill and go right on the street. take it all the way down til you see a quarterpipe lining the last building on the left before the road ends. You need to ramp off of this(push up while you ramp off of it) and up to the platform sticking out. Once on the platform, follow it as it wraps around the building up to the top. On the top of the roof is a ramp, use the first ramp to do a kickflip and the second to launch your skater over the city, crashing down right through the gazebo in the middle, grabbing the tape in the process.
I was recently informed of another way to reach the hidden videotape. You know the fountain in the center area?? Well, it turns out that the
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