What could Activision pull out of the vault and give a new lick of paint? Something rather gnarly.

We’ve spoken before about how Neversoft pulled off a 1080 miracle with this project, smashing a deadline and delivering an experience that was the perfect way to end a decade, a century and a millennium. Celebrating the mother of all milestones, the Hawk himself posted on Twitter some previously unseen footage of the motion capture for the game.

In August 1999, Activision and Neversoft released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and a genre went mainstream. While THPS may not have been the first skateboarding game on the market, it was still the very best that a burgeoning genre could offer.

Rest in peace, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. I’ll buy you next to my dreams of ever seeing a complete collection of games that range from the original to the underrated Project 8 ever being collected and bundled together as one awesome package of sick tricks and flips.

From its first 1080 Benihanas as a game that was expected to be a flop through to its glory days and its twilight, Pretending I’m Superman is aiming to tell the full story of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.

Yeah, definitely! It’s not like that headline above is pure clickbait, amirite? Oh yeah, 100% facts baby! I’m all about the heads being rolled around, in a vague and surreal sense. So let’s get down to it, enough waffling around. Let’s see these heards roll around already!

The latest Pro Skater game has gone and had a facelift. And according to Robomodo, that shift to cel-shaded visuals was a natural evolution for the game that was always meant to be. Of course it was.

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 has some big shoes to fill then. And those feet are easily nailing a kickflip into a dirty ollie. The Birdman is back yo!