In 1999 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater shook the world when it sold 9 million copies and changed the skateboarding scene forever. We get the inside story with main producer, Ralph D’Amato.
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Show notes:
Micropose tease return: https://bit.ly/2m2nb1p
Ultra-rare NES-era Konami games discovered: https://bit.ly/2lAXQLM
Disney classic games collection: https://bit.ly/2lFwq7G
Intel adds ‘retro scaling’ to graphics drivers: https://bit.ly/2kvEeIE
SEGA’s Yu Suzuki would like to revisit Out Run And Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/2lFwxQE