Just to get you in the mindset to tackle the gritty streets of this authentic skating wonderland, Rockstar Games included a true hip-hop soundtrack from artists such as Run-DMC, the Sugar Hill Gang, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, and Public Enemy. Misc Licensed ESRB Rating Teen Genre Sports Gameplay Tricks / Stunts Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Description. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is Rockslar's first foray into the world of skateboarding. On each level, the athlete's task is to achieve a specific result within two minutes. But, Skate and Destroy was not an exact clone. Rather than taking an arcade approach, they've decided to focus more on the simulation side. For Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy on the PlayStation, a reader review titled "way better than anything else from a skater's view". [edit description] Screenshots. Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy, also known as Thrasher: Skate and Destroy, is a skateboarding video game developed by Z-Axis and released in 1999 for the Sony PlayStation. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is no Tony Hawk. [2] In 1999, the publication sponsored "Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy," a Playstation video game. Thrasher is a skateboarding magazine founded in January 1981 by Eric Swenson and Fausto Vitello and published by High Speed Productions, Inc. of San Francisco, US. It's hard, but thats how skateboarding is. Thrasher! Tips] ===== a. basic tips ----- 1. dont stay in the same area as much the points will go down. Skate and Destroy took a lot of heat in the video game press, but mostly because it had a very steep learning … A version was also developed, but was later cancelled. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy's soundtrack completely consists of songs in the rap genre, many from the "Golden Age" of hip-hop, the game featured tracks such as Rebel Without a Pause by Public Enemy, White Lines by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel and Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang, the latter also appeared in THUG2. Master the streets & skate parks with over 100 tricks at your feet. DEFY URBAN GRAVITY SKATE IN TWELVE LEGENDARY … The goal was to get a sponsor and land the cover of Thrasher. Endorsed by skating bible Thrasher magazine, this game attempts to capture the spirit, style, and skill of the renegade freestyle street-skating culture. It was considered the world's first skateboarding video game simulator, with a steeper learning curve and ragdoll physics. Thrasher Presents Skate And Destroy was released in 1999 for PlayStation. You can't go and ollie up 10 stairs and pull of huge combos of tricks on this game or in real life. Id say this game is next best thing to actually skateboarding, gettin chased by pigs, being slammed on some of the tricks, and the overal realism. There are no known misprints. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy features 7 multi-player options, although lacks a split screen mode. In spite of Thrasher Presents Skate And Destroy with the unlucky undertaking of launching following the brilliant achievement of Pro Skater, it is known as one of the best skate games and a class skating match-up (and is likewise more generally alluded to as “Thrasher: Skate & Destroy”). You may not be able to pick it up and start doing switch 540s right off the bat, but once you've taken the time to learn the controls and pick up the game's subtle timing, you'll be rewarded with an incredibly fun skateboarding game. Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation; User Reviews. Thrasher Skate and Destroy is awesome for the reason its realistic. After you are on the cover of Thrasher Magazine for 4 citys on the last city you destroy it will be the Skater of the Year issue and you will get a little congralutions screen and now you have finally beat the game. There are no PlayStation user screenshots for this game. 2. explore, look for things to link tricks for massive points. Just to get you in the mindset to tackle the gritty streets of this authentic skating wonderland, Rockstar Games included a true hip-hop soundtrack from artists such as Run-DMC, the Sugar Hill Gang, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, and Public Enemy. Commercial, Promo/Gift/Reward (CD) published by Rockstar Games on 1999 containing original soundtrack from Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy Their aim is to gain international fame, support of the sponsors, and ultimately to make their way to the cover of the prestigious "Thrasher" magazine. But it doesn't really try to be Tony Hawk, either. But it doesn't really try to be Tony Hawk, either. The player's goal is to complete the 12 levels, attract sponsors, collect gear and clothing, and land the cover of Thrasher Magazine . A version was also developed, but was later cancelled. Arcade production addressed to fans of extreme skateboarding. Best hip-hop soundtrack ever featuring Public Enemy, Run DMC, EPMD, Stetsasonic, the Sugar Hill Gang, & More. Commercial, Promo/Gift/Reward (CD) published by Rockstar Games on 1999 containing original soundtrack from Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy The title ended up competing directly with "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater." The basic mode is the Skate Mode, a unique career mode in which the players, as one of six fictional skaters, set off into the world. There are no known variants. For Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy on the PlayStation, GameFAQs has 1 guide/walkthrough, 18 cheat codes and secrets, 15 reviews, 16 critic reviews, 1 save game, and 56 user screenshots. Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy: US: Rockstar Games: SLUS-00935: 710425230493: 10/31/99: T: Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy: EU: Rockstar Games: SLES-02340: 5026555190886: 1999 : Thrasher SK8 : JP: UEP Systems: SLPS-02589: 4948204001033: 03/04/00 : Included in Compilation. Just to get you in the mindset to tackle the gritty streets of this authentic skating wonderland, Rockstar Games included a true hip-hop soundtrack from artists such as Run-DMC, the Sugar Hill Gang, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, and Public Enemy. Finally - the last series in the PS1 skate library - Thrasher presents: Skate and Destroy. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is no Tony Hawk. Thrasher's gaming adventure had more realistic gameplay, snapped boards, broken bones, and even police detentions. Misprints. ===== [12. Just to get you in the mindset to tackle the gritty streets of this authentic skating wonderland, Rockstar Games included a true hip-hop soundtrack from artists such as Run-DMC, the Sugar Hill Gang, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, and Public Enemy. Features a hip hop soundtrack, also. The publication consists primarily of skateboard and music-related articles, photography, interviews and skatepark reviews. Thrasher: Skate and Destroy features 7 multi-player options, although lacks a split screen mode. Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy. There are 12 real-life arenas and a police officer who chases you around with a taser at the end of your run. 12 Levels & secret levels of completely open and interactive environments. Contents. It was developed by Z-Axis, Ltd. and published by Rockstar Games.. Unlike the Tony Hawk series of games, Thrasher was a much slower playing game that required precision inputs, landing and didn't focus on over the top high scores and arcade like gameplay. Thrasher: Skate & Destroy features seven multiplayer options, although lacks a split-screen mode. While both are skateboarding games, they are about as different as two games in the same genre can get. Thrasher Presents: Skate and Destroy is a simulation like take on the skateboarding genre released on the PlayStation in 1999. Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy (PS1) Sports 26 September 1999. Once THPS came out and the industry noticed the insane number of sales, it seemed that every video game company came out with a THPS clone, all of which paled in comparison to the original. Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy. Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy (Japan) Alan Blaine Release •: September 26, 1999 •: 1999 •: March 4, 2000 Mode(s), Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy (also simply known as Thrasher: Skate and Destroy) is a video game developed by and released in 1999 for the Sony. JamPack Winter '99: PlayStation: Description. 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