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In Preparation of nexts month TR Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 (or 2x).Im throwing together a SkatePark Pack if you will,with the built in park editor and some custom characters!

Noiseredux will be uploading the Custom levels in time for our upcoming Together Retro.There are a total of 5 Custom Parks and 4 custom Characters,but feel free to create your own character.Down below I will be listing the parks with History and Info as well as the Gap List,so grab your elbow pads,wrist guards and mouth piece and lets shred. :lol:

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Ben Soto Skate Park
Location:Midland Beach SI,NY
Park Type:All Around (Ramps,Vert,Bowl and Street obstacles)
History:Opened April 21st 2005,Staten Islands 1st skatepark is opened to the public.A chlidhood dream of many local BMX riders and a Tribute to a fallen hero Ben Soto.Unfortunately the park is currently "Temporarily" closed due to lack of maintenance and needed repairs,many of the staff and extremeist have started a Petition to keep the doors from closing for good.(I should've posted the link).

THPS2 Features:Fairly accurate recreation of Ben Soto park,with minor modifications due to certain limitations within the editor otherwise pretty darn close.All game modes are supported,especially HORSE (SKATE,POSER) and Trick Attack are Highly reccommended.A character toned down in stats (Sim Style) will most likely benefit from this layout. :idea:

GAP LIST-Named after mementos that took place at the park.
1)Augie Front Flipped This-An awesome friend and gnarly BMXer was the only person Ive ever seen do this.You wont have to replicate the move but will have to find where to accomplish this particular GAP.

2)Stair Grind-Easy enough,Ive spent many days incorporating this object into my lines.Theres supposingly a video "somewhere" where you can see me 5-0 in the background during and interview with some government official.Yes its a grind type GAP.

3)Thats Cray Cray-This came about as an added challenge specificaly for THPS,no one could actually do this in real life but in Tony Hawk you can...Its a manual type GAP.

4)Dont break a wrist-Yes I did but the show must go on.During opening day early into my demo I was 5-0ing (once again) and slammed HARD.I wasnt stopping there Ive waited a while to have a park to skate and had a crowd to please.Nothing to difficult in game but none the less belongs here,Its a grind type GAP.

5)Trick box nailed!-The most versitile ramp in the park,set perfectly for all types of fun while being the center of a very smooth run.Grind,Air,flip do whatever but this is a grind type GAP.

6)Monster Gap-Well suited for the massive air that can be accomplished in this game and well suited for the vert guys,I've only heard of a few people actually try this..Safe to say this is a Air type GAP.

7)These benches Fo sk8n-Last but not least in the all I can fit gap list,you have these purty benches made of plastic that nobody sat on.I happen to pull my best grinds on these,half cab nose slide to shove it out & backside Krooked grind to nollie shove it out..Man thinking about it makes me wanna skate again!

Da Spot:Aka the Skate Park of Tampa.
Location:Tampa,Florida
Park Type:Street/Vert
History:Very well known as being one of the best skate locations in the world.Professional Contest held annually,shark tank for noobs and layout changes frequentley to keep things fresh.I was last in Fla back in 2000ish and made a trip once or twice aweek to this park loved every minute and learned alot there.When I left Florida the park went through extensive changes and upgrades and has a great shop inside!
Also know for an horrific crash sustained by the owner attemping the loop of death,I could only imagine how many people have busted their asses here.After all it is a pro park.

THPS2 Features:Again based of memory to my extent,a pretty straight foward design with things here and there.Unfortunately no loop of death in this version but TH is about having fun and pulling the perfect line try after try.Enjoy this skateboarding capitol of the world!

Gap list:No extensive meaning like Bens Park,but fun to find and added bonus points when versing a friend.

1)Kick
2)Push
3)Coast
4)Hey Aahhbaaht!
5)Never Dare
6)Slow N Technical-(Very Difficult)
7)Beef Curtain
8-No Biggie Air

High School Sessions
Location:What neighborhood dosent have a school where the kids can gather after school and come home with some bloody shins.
Park Type:Street all the way!
History:This is where you make history,anything goes,just chill out practice freeskating and hurting yourself on most things that werent made to skate.I wish there was more to it but by the time I finish making this park,there was no more memory to add much of anything else.
*NOTE-No Gap list or H.O.R.S.E settings,feel free to edit stuff around and stay away from the drinking fountains. :lol:

Portal Pipes
Location:If Half Life had a Skate Park.
Park Type:Go BIG or Go Home.
History:The theme/Decor to this park reminded me much of when I played Portal on The Orange Box,so I ran with it.Can be tricky to navigate and has a reverse polarity type vibe to it and the Gap list has my favorite quotes from the game otherwise very little to do with each other.Still cool IMO.

Gap list:

1)The Cake is a lie
2)Commencing Smooth Jazz
3)In 3..2...1....
4)Here come the test results
5)Your a horrible person
6)And Immortality
7)Congratulations the test is now over
8-Air Racketboy

Bull
Park Type:Vert
Size:Small
Game Mode Recommendations:Tag,Freeskate and H.O.R.S.E
History:If a Park was as fiesty and Rad as I am this would be it,as the old saying goes "Mess with the bull and you get the horns"

Gap list:

1)Big Kahuna
2)Up and Over
3)Air Born
4)Humphrie Bogart
5)Around the Bowl in 20 seconds
6)Easy there Big Kat
7)Yeah your Hip
8-Tall Stall

Well there you have it folks about a month of creating and sacrificing Ys Together Retro I came up with this mish mosh of maps for all of you to enjoy.I wanted to make more but didnt wanna come up dry and this seemed just about the right amount to get you guys going and inspired to come up with some of your own creations and have a little fun.Skateboarding is about creativity and having fun with having a little competion with the buds,so enjoy!

And feel free to voice your opinions on what you liked and disliked or what you have came up with on your own all within this thread,Thank you very much and look foward to hearing from you.Hope you join in the fun!!!
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TEKTORO wrote: Is this silly,whats your thoughts?
not in the least. I LOVE this sort of community-generated content. How are you gonna upload though? You don't have a PS3.
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I wish I knew a way to get this uploaded for easy access,Id just figure we'd mail it around to each other :lol:

Unless theres a "master" person I could send the memory cards to and they do the uploading for me.Otherwise buying new systems and equipment wasnt what I really had in mind.

I do need to get with the time tho.
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you could send it to me and I can upload.
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That would be awesome!
I guess Ill keep you posted on the progress via PMs.

Thanks!

So there you have it folks keep your eyes peeled for a batch of THPS2 Custom Parks.

We can use this thread when the time comes for feedback,suggestions and smack talk (pertaining to custom levels),all other discussions can and will be saved for the Official THPS TR thread. :D
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Wow this is an Awesome Idea , I am stoked to see what you come up with :D Great work!
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Mack702 wrote:Wow this is an Awesome Idea , I am stoked to see what you come up with :D Great work!
Thanks Mack!

The first Park I decided to build is called Ben Soto's Skate park,its a tribute map.

Many years ago a bunch of my childhood friends including Ben used to come together and ride these ramps that were built illegally on vacant property.The city kept knocking it down but we would simply rebuild it everytime!

Ben Soto was an inspiring pro bike rider who went off to the marines,unfortunately he passed away during the training.So many of his closest friends never gave up his dream to have a park where the kids can call home.

A close friend of mine named Ed was in charge of making this dream come true.
And it did,the park became a reality and we opened it up for buisness.
Opening day we had a demo of bikers,skaters and bladers.I skated the demo and broke my wrist 5-0 ing a hubba but kept trucking on and never got it fixed.lol

I left NY years ago,but did some research to see how the Park was doing.It seems,sadly after a few rough years the park never held up thus closing.
But the legacy will live on and little by my part with this tribute map.

Im doing the best to remake this to scale with what setup they had when I skated there.I also marked the gaps with funny quotes and tricks that were pulled on the actual ramps there.

Im also making my custom character dubbed down in stats so you can actually skate the park realisticly.

Noiseredux character will have super stats in case you wanna ollie to the deli across the street for a qtr water. :lol:

Thanks guys for the intrest,I love THPS and making levels so it should truely be entertaining.

Other ideas I have for maps would be the OG ramps that got torn down before the official park opened,the skatepark of Tampa (the spot which Ive been numerous times),ABC ledges,Brooklyn Banks and Racketboys Secret Warehouse!!

-yours truely Paco Poro (inside joke) :wink:
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wow, Tek -- that's a really amazing tribute, man. That just makes me really happy that you're doing this. I'm super excited for us all to get a chance to skate at that real life park. :D
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Just did a small playtest session via split screen with the wifey.Got a chance to test all modes it was better than I expected!

We changed the name in the game of Horse to Poser,and she kicked my ass in tag mode.This game is great already but when you play with someone else things get really giggley.

The gaps I set are coming up nicely and accurately so thats also good news,so when I post the Gap Lists everyone can have fun finding all the spots to hit.
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That is a Great tribute for sure. I am stoked to see what comes out of all this. I will be keeping an eye on this thread :D
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