What Is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Changing?

Airport has as many brands as, well, a real airport.

That’s a problem.

Tony Hawk on his skateboard reflected in Doom Slayer’s visor.

And as someone who was looking forward to experiencing these games for the first time, that sucks.

What Is A Remake, Anyway?

We are sold a spectrum of game rereleases.

Collage image with two Tony Hawk’s doing tricks.

And there are remasters, which stake out the middle.

When exactly does a port become a remaster?

When does a remaster become a remake?

Minecraft Movie Builds Header with chicken jockey, mushroom house and chicken shop.

It’s hard to say.

You know it when you see it, I guess.

But what Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is doing is an outlier.

Split image with two Tony Hawks from the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (THPS) series.

It isn’t updating gameplay.

It has me wondering: does this even constitute a remake at all?

We sometimes use the words environment and level interchangeably, but really, they’re different things.

skater in a skate park in tony hawk’s pro skater 3 + 4.

via Xbox

An environment doesn’t become a level until the developers give the player a gameplay objective.

Like I said, I don’t go here.

But this decision is bigger than Tony Hawk.

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater