A classic. This might be my favorite tony hawk game simply because of the memories. My cousin used to bring this over with his Xbox and we’d play for days.

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Love that. Having that cousin or friend with great games you don’t have was the best part about gaming as a kid tbh.

@LickyMyNippy

8 ай бұрын

And the bmx bikeeee

@StoicDivinity

8 ай бұрын

Used to pull all-nighters to this game. To be young again. Nowadays, I can't even imagine voluntarily losing sleep just to play a video game. Games were better when they didn't rely on the internet.

@TonyMichaels166

8 ай бұрын

Wow. I used to take my Xbox to my cousin’s and do the same thing. We might be related.

@jason0938

4 ай бұрын

Same more memories with this than anything else

I remember seeing commercials on TV for American Wasteland that were advertising the game as revolutionary for not having any loading screens. I got the game and realized that the loading screens were just hidden by making you skate from one area to another! You can also fast travel with a couple of vehicles in the game, and those were essentially a hidden loading screen as well. I have many fond memories playing this game, thanks for the video!

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Haha that’s cool that it was advertised like that. I used the bus transport a few times but I def see what they were getting at. I’m glad I could bring back some nostalgia, thanks dude!!

@mikedawolf95

8 ай бұрын

At least they tried something plausible to explain the “tunnels” (Mall, Service entrances, Subway, anything long)

@turkeyjerkey111

7 ай бұрын

This game had hella loading screens

@albrown6306

6 ай бұрын

LOL OMG soooo funny. I remember those ads too!! NO LOADING SCREENS!!! revolutionary. Then I get the game, put it in the ol' phat, start it up... and the first damn thing I see is a loading screen!!!! I mean, ok, ok, I was a dumb kid and prolly only half watched the ads really, but it said "no loading screens" !!!!! Did it specify no loading screens ONLY BETWEEN LEVELS on the ad? I felt a bit jipped but again I was just a dumb kid but I still feel like my mistake was understandable?? anyone else think the same as me?? Lol nevertheless GREAT T-hawk game. Thug1 was better. thug 2.... sucked hard 😮

@tylertrego1276

2 ай бұрын

I still preferred the loading halls to loading screens because you could combo through maps

I didn’t know they had Michael Douglas character in the game. That is hilarious

@EvanHelblingYT

9 ай бұрын

I knew that scene had to be referencing something haha

@lennartbehrendt788

8 ай бұрын

Dude, that just blew my mind! I had to check if anyone else her already noticed it already. Falling down is a masterpiece!

@MrIndiemusic101

7 ай бұрын

​​@@lennartbehrendt788oof I cringe when I see people say. Don't get me wrong it's a good movie but, like other similar movies American Psycho, taxi driver, and American History X, etc whenever someone says one of those is their favourite or masterpieces it sets off red flags for me. Because most times than not for the people I meet who say they "like" on of those those films, like them for the wrong reasons and miss the point of them entirely.

@lennartbehrendt788

7 ай бұрын

@MrIndiemusic101 I know what you're saying and kind of feel you with that. However I think you should (not in my case but generally) differentiate between people saying masterpiece or personal favorite. If you like fight club for example because of the fight scenes and it's that what makes you have fun watching the movie - go for it, nothing wrong with it. Falling down has always been one of my favorites - propably for the "wrong reasons", too. I know all about social injustice or inequalities or reflections of the American society but what makes me love this film is mostly something different. But who cares as long as I don't get into discussions about if this film is better than XYZ.

Holy hell I cannot believe ive never noticed the amount of movie references in this game like the dude with the rocket launcher is litterly the guy from Falling Down

I didn't play this but man did bam and Tony have a massive impact on my childhood.

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Same here man, it’s a shame whats goin on with Bam rn

@dannyboy591

8 ай бұрын

​@@EvanHelblingYTfr, I hope he cleans up his act soon.

@Evansmustard

8 ай бұрын

@@dannyboy591he has tried turning around so many times that man is permanently dizzy now.

@dannyboy591

8 ай бұрын

@@Evansmustard true, however i did read a recent article where he's a month sober, which is a step in the right direction. hopefully he doesn't relapse.

@artsbij

8 ай бұрын

Same. I wasn’t into skateboarding much back then but those were the two names that came up all the time in 2000s

This game was legendary for my childhood plus the soundtrack absolutely slapped, with a few being covers recorded specifically for the game

Fucking love this game. The hyper-gross out comic book bits really brought everything together, I know people prefer THUG but this has a much better story that actually feels like a story (as opposed to unique missions in skate maps) - really appreciate the skate tape at the end as well, it was the one thing missing.

@EvanHelblingYT

9 ай бұрын

The Santa Cruz art style gave it that skate feel throughout it all. And thankyou I was confused why they skipped over the tape!

@Ironmoore234

8 ай бұрын

This and underground was my favourites.. wasn't a fan of underground 2

@zwicker5585

6 ай бұрын

@@Ironmoore234wasnt underground the one when Ben Franklin skates? I loved that one

@Ironmoore234

6 ай бұрын

@@zwicker5585 undgeround 2 was yer

I wish more games were as created as they were back then that’s what makes them fun I feel like everything is repetitive now

Takes me back to gamestop days when this was on the front rack by the entrance. As well as being promoted heavily on Mtv with Green Day. This game was special.

Ahhhh and the Falling Down reference hits me almost 20 years later. The guy who opens downtown with a rocket, is a reference to the movies

3:09 this is Michael Douglas from «Falling Down» (1993) and Easter egg of a scene in the movie, where he does a rocket launcher shot at a construction site.

This nostalgia hurt this really was the last good TH game & it was fitting for me going from preteen to teen & life hasn’t really been the same since right? 😣

that skate tape was mad creative 🔥🔥

@EvanHelblingYT

9 ай бұрын

Thankyou! 🔥

Fun fact, the two main characters, player character and Mindy, are voiced by Terry McGinnis and his “sidekick” Max, from Batman Beyond, being a nerdy skate kid growing up, that fact, the soundtrack, and the game being simply just really fun, this was and is my favorite Tony Hawk game

This was my first TH game. I haven’t played it since the skate series came out but man this gave me a huge nostalgia trip and makes me want to play it again. I beat that game probably 5 times.

Absolutely loved this game as a kid. Thanks for the nostalgia and loving all your videos so far, quality stuff

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

No problem man, glad to bring back the ole memories. Thankyou!

This was one of the best game overviews of all time. I definitely need to give you that props man. Loved the humor, pacing, story telling, everything was on point, you are gifted with story telling my friend.

@EvanHelblingYT

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou dude, i’ve been trying to improve on the storytelling lately so that means a lot :)

This was one of my favorite games growing up. Love the way your videos flow. Keep it up!

loved this game so much, I think you encapsulated it so well.

me and my little brother played this on xbox until the disc literally wore out from being played too much lol. it was sooo good, the music, the game play the characters... it was all sooo goood

Just got a rush of nostalgia from your skate demo at the end. Spent hours watching the old CKY and Tony Hawk compilations. Another amazing video by the way. Excellent summary of the game and your analogies are hilarious. Keep it up!

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Nice! i’m glad you enjoyed that part. I used to watch all those old comps at my local skate shop growing up. I appreciate that a lot man thankyou!!!

I first found you like 4+ years back from vocal tutorials, and just started replaying American Wasteland the other day, after many years. It's cool to still see you on youtube, especially this type of content. Feels like the Burback gaming videos. Instant sub, gunna binge the back catalog.

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man! It was tough to just quit that channel abruptly but I feel like I did enough with it. I’m glad you found me again, enjoy the backlog man I really appreciate it!

@RoadBlocks2

6 ай бұрын

dudes pfp is tim from boss baby lmao 😂🤣

This video was killer. The jokes, the editing, great job dude!

@EvanHelblingYT

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou dude!

Loved it !!! We need a Remaster.

Genuinely get excited every time I see you uploaded a new video. This ones an absolute banger like the rest! Really hope the algorithm picks you up some day and this channel gets the growth it deserves.

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that a lot man thankyou! It seems the algorithm is helpin me a bit more lately, so my hopes are up 🤘

It's my default Tony Hawk game whenever I fire one up. I need my rail stalls, dawg.

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Rail stalls and bert slides baby

Best Tony Hawk game imo, I probably get replay it once a year. Great video as always dude!

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Definitely has some of the best tricks and gameplay, thankyou as always my dude!

I spent so much time online playing this, the combos man. The combos ❤️❤️❤️

glad I found your channel love going through the nostalgia trip

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that man, thankyou

So much nostalgia. This video brought me back to happier innocent times. What a great game Thank you

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

I’m glad to hear that man, you’re welcome :) and thankyou!

Loved the video my guy! I also love American wasteland. Glad to see it being talked about.

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Thankyou my dude! I had to complete the Tony story trilogy, it was fun to revisit this one

this is my childhood, man..loved these times i‘m so thankful for this

so nostalgic great video

First and last Tony Hawk game i ever had, so much great memories. Had this as cracked version, never passed few missions always only free roamed. Thank you for memory nostalgia

Yo that skate video you made at the end was actually fire

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Thx mane :)

Just found your channel . Can’t believe you don’t have more followers you’re hilarious. Love your stand up kind of style of narration 😂👍🏻

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

The traction is just beginning to come in so you’re just in time, I appreciate that a lot thankyou!!

One of my favorite games of all time. Had copies for GC, OG/360 and played it endlessly. It’s also crazy to think the run the Tony Hawk games had up to this point. 5 amazing games, 5 amazing years back to back. So glad I grew up on this

damn bro you are mad funny. like i normally get bored of a nostalgic game recap video and skip through it but yours was so well paced and well written and well EDITED that i watched all the way through attentively laughing out loud and rewinding shit. first time ive done that with a youtube vid in a min

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Man that means so much that you said that, thankyou! That’s exactly what i’m trying to do with the recap style videos - I appreciate it big time 😎🤘

Absolutely my favorite Tony Hawk by far... watching this I gotta get my hands on a copy again

just found ur channel and been watching tons of ur vids very underrated in my opinion keep it up and i assure you ur gonna grow more then youd ever imagine

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that, thankyou! Nice pfp btw

@goobersongoofy

8 ай бұрын

@@EvanHelblingYT

No way crablord popping up in my recommended doing video game videos now 😭 thats crazy glad to see u still on the grind

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Haha that’s wild 😂 I appreciate that bro, glad u found this

AW was elite, from the clothes to the soundtrack to the viva la bam inspired story it was so ahead of its time

Yo the TimeSplitters sound effects are awesome bro.

I remember the intro w/ the cutscene w the skater picking up the THAW comic & the Frank Black song just playing “I wanna live in Los Angeles “

I still remember going to target and buying this… love the nostalgia Thanks man

That "falling down" reference was top notch.

Please do more childhood favorites of mine! Your editing style is incredible and it’s just constant jokes through out 😂

@EvanHelblingYT

4 ай бұрын

Thankyou haha, much appreciated! If you had to pick one game what would it be?

@thewomaninr3d434

4 ай бұрын

@@EvanHelblingYT duke nukem 3d or call of duty big red one! But fitting with the theme of these childhood games, you’ve gotta dive into King Kong the video game from 2005! Such an underrated movie based game and probably of the first pc games I really got into as a kid! I’ve been binge watching all your videos and my chest hurts from laughing so much!

@thewomaninr3d434

4 ай бұрын

Please do guitar hero since you like rhythm based games guitar hero 1-4 were a majority of my childhood as well as all the 007 games you should do the from Russia with love game as well just throwing ideas out there lmao

I randomly thought about this childhood game and now I found this video so thank you

@EvanHelblingYT

9 ай бұрын

Perfect timing, thanks for checkin it out!

This game is literally a core memory for me. And the whole childhood skating and goofing around just or almost like in the game xD

The soundtrack still with me to this day

Just found my new favorite channel

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

Damn that comic strip intro and the character selection on the bus has so much nostalgia for me

Such a unique and fun story!

Just subbed, you deserve more views bro. Last skating game I played was THUG2, this game looks just as fun.

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Thankyou bro, THUG 2 is my childhood hero

the things id do for a remastered american wasteland omg

The art work of this game always stuck with me. Such a late 90s 00s sk8r aesthetic.

Ahh the memories with me and my little brother…we’d stay up til 3am playing this gem on summer break…miss those days man

Sweet sweet nostalgia.. I miss getting a new THPS game every year.. Bring it back!

First vid I’ve seen of yours. Great one!

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Thankyou! Welcome to the channel :)

Watched dis video first and den been watching mo of yours. Funny and editing is good. Keep it up

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Thankyou bro, much appreciated 🤘

This game was my favorite out of all the Tony hawk games it’s was the only one to ever have bmxing included and the music along with the story absolutely blew my 4 year old brain into the stratosphere and made me skate plus bmx and listen to the music I heard then until now this game will always be a great reminder of my childhood

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

I shoulda mentioned the bmx part of it, I don’t think I got good enough gameplay of it thi

@theobell2002

7 ай бұрын

The BMX was a useless addition. It also controls terribly.

Just realized the guy that helps us get through to downtown is a play on the movie ‘falling down’

This is my favorite Tony hawk game … first game i got on my 360 for christmas as a kid … like 2005-06

New sub here..im so glad i found this channel during my most recent smoke session lol

The “no loading screens”. lol loved it

I love the subtle Falling Down reference

Wow, I remember playing this game when I was 12. I'm 30 now. Think I might find my old xbox and play it again.

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Doooooo ittt

i loved this game so much, one of my favorites

The little Sea of thieves music at the end was a nice touch

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Thanks it’s my favorite victory tune haha

Oh my days, the mission where you have to skitch on the dog brought back so many frustrating memories.

This game literally changed my life as a 8 year old kid. From the sound track expanding my taste in music, to making me want to move to LA. American Wasteland is a classic

One of the best videogames ever! And the soundtrack is INSANELY GOOD

this game was my introduction to online console gaming. The old glitch hunting lobbies, the team battles, the beverly hills noob spot, the hex edited or "hexed" characters with crazy proportions and stacked clothing items. So much lost to time

This game is littered with pop culture/movie references too. The part where you get the bag of goodies back for Mr. D is a homage to the film Falling Down.

I had no idea how much more to this game there was! Once I unlocked the skate ranch as a kid I thought I had completed it

That ending beat sounds like NASA music. Good stuff.

@EvanHelblingYT

9 ай бұрын

Thankyou my man

I remember playing this back in my childhood i was able to complete the game in ps2 with no memory card save storage in one go in. 3-3.5 hours . This was the first that i ever completed a game in life abd feeling of completing a game for the 1st in your life feels like such a achievement and like a proud moment for yourself like you did something but childhood experience aside the tony hawk franchise did setup a whole new generation of gamers .

@DanielDominguez-oe6em

7 ай бұрын

SAME! I remember being mad if someone had turned my ps2 off while I was away too because I had to start this game over so many times LMAO the day i finally beat it in one session felt like such a huge accomplishment.

I swear this was my favorite out of the series

Man, your videos are SO underrated

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated man, thankyou 🧙‍♀️

My brother in Christ this brings back so many memories

1:51 the mall transition map is iconic ⛽️⛽️⛽️

This is one of my all time favorite video games

This was peak THPS for me. The punk rock inspired aesthetic, the awesome music, and the mechanics and gameplay were at their best here in my opinion. The fully completed Skate Ranch is really a blast to shred too, pulled off some of my highest scoring (legit) combos there.

I remember the game being listed in 2005 catalogs as "THUG 3" "Tony Hawk's Underground 3" and release date TBD" maaan I still remember the excitement. This truly is the last good Tony Hawk game

Played and beat everyone and stopped after this one. Good times on my PS2

This was the only tony hawk game I played. Kinda makes me want to play it again

I did not realize until years later they actually had an Easter Egg about the movie “Fall Down”. That’s pretty based.

@EvanHelblingYT

9 ай бұрын

I learned about that one thanks to a comment on this video lol. Super cool

This is hands down my favorite game of all time!

Yeah that Falling Down reference is sick

I loved the homage to falling down with that Michael douglas npc

That missile launcher scene was a reference to the movie “falling down”

I had no idea the campaign went so deep lmao. When I was a little kid I just skated around LA and didn’t think about going with the story line.

Watching this taught me the DS version is surprisingly accurate Edit: the maps are surprisingly accurate, this story is way more interesting

@EvanHelblingYT

10 ай бұрын

You gotta love the handheld versions, at least they kept it somewhat similar

I find it odd that you didn't mention at all is that another feature of this game was that you can switch from a skateboard to a BMX bike with a button. That was the one thing I loved about this game the most. I was a kid who preferred BMX over skateboarding so even though I played through all the "THPS" games. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the "Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX" games & "Matt Hoffman's Pro Bmx"

@EvanHelblingYT

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I removed that segment to save time, shoulda kept it tbh

Man, I remember playing this game all summer one year. It was the first summer I moved to a new city and didn't have any new friends yet or other kids in my neighborhood so I just spent most of my time playing this game and watching Viva La Bam/Jackass. I love looking back at those memories.

The tray of vegetables joke was incredible. good sir.

@EvanHelblingYT

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha thankyou good sir

I remember getting project 8 and being so confused how they managed to take so many steps backwards. Never even got halfway through it because I disliked it so much and just replayed American wasteland.

@MrSkullMerchant

8 ай бұрын

Like gta 4 being steps down from san andreas

@TheBic4

8 ай бұрын

@@MrSkullMerchant what? gta 4 received great reviews from all critics. Project 8 reviews recognized it was a bad game.

@theobell2002

7 ай бұрын

THP8 is better than THAW on 7th gen consoles. Cope.

@TheBic4

7 ай бұрын

@@theobell2002 is that why it sold poorly and reviewed poorly?

Timesplitters 2 & 3 was my childhood, so I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the sfx in this video 😂

This game was such a VIBE man 🛹

Amazing soundtrack