I asked for a PS1 and tony hawk for christmas on year, I was gifted this instead and could not have been happier. Seeing these skateboarders as my introduction to the sport had a huge influence on me. Daewon was probably my favorite skateboarder since day one and was always at the top of the game in my mind!
Tyson Jarvey , good to know other people here actually REMEMBER these titles!!!!! I bought mine from EB Games (GameStop) but I THINK the demo came in a TWS??
I had the demo disc also. I never remembered the name of this game but I always remembered in the demo they had a zen guerrilla song. I had to search for that song to find the game lol
The Burnside level is based on the real life location in Portland Oregon "the Burnside projects". Played it a lil while ago and it really took me back because the level is how it was in the late 90s and not now. Real step back in time.
I remember the first time I ever played grind session was on a playstation magazine demo disk my mom bought me at jewel. I was so awestruck how amazing the game was and that there was another game out there like tony hawk but different. my family was poor so I could never get actual game but playing those two levels in the demo kept me happy. a few years later a buddy of mine gave a playstation underground demo disk and on it was a small documentary about the making of grind session. on it was skateboarding, devs talking about the game and ed templeton giving his thoughts on the game at a video game expo showcasing the game. I would watch that video on repeat. once the game finally dropped to $20 at Walmart, I begged my dad to buy me the game on my birthday and he did. since then I go back at least once a year to play grind session and think about what could have been if Shaba games hadn't sold to activison. grind session will always hold a special place in my heart and i hope one day that skateboarding video games will return to their former glory.
My mom got me this game from Costco when I was a kid and I still remember opening the packaging. Hearing the dj scratch at the main menu brought my memory back
I remember first moving here in Southern California and my mom took me and my brother to a pawn shop to get one game. We picked Crash Bandicoot 3 but the guy said that it was the wrong case and the actual game Inside was Grind Session. We figured it would be worth a shot anyway and man it was a real treat back then. We weren't very experienced with video games but what it introduced to us was a plethora of different genres of games in general.
Rad Rat Video Same here and for me graphically and fun to play I hope Electronic Arts made Street Skater 3 if not for playstation for the playstation 2 and made it Grind Session Style. You know what I mean in Grind Sess and Pro Skater every press of the button and Directional Pad there are basic exhibitions you could do and do it in a combo. In Street Skater once you get big air in a ramp press left circle or up square it does combo exhibitions. You do it with no effort. You know Electronic Arts should have made the controls like Pro Skater and Grind Session because, sound, music and fun factor Street Skater has it except the game play experience is a little bad. Play Skate its a whole new experience in skating games.
Yeah the controls were definitely a little weird, but they did it so early that there was nobody to copy yet. I've played all the Skate games, but I still have a soft spot for the original PS1 stuff.
Rad Rat Video Me I haven't played skate but its more realistic than Tony Hawk and Grind Session. To me I miss playing Pro Skater 2 and Grind Session and Street Skater 1 & 2. To Under Ground Under Ground 1 is better than Under Ground two over all specially the simple story. Which do you Like Project 8 or Proving Grounds? I am planning to make a realistic Skateboarding Game. Impossible to jump to heights that are too high. Impossible to long jump far gaps. A skating game where you could strengthen the whole body of your skater specially her knees, hips and ankles. There will be combos but you know in real life there is only a limit on how many continuous exhibitions you could do flip grind flip, manual flip manual flip manual flip. I was skateboarder before that's why I know what I'm talking about. Combo exhibitions in Tony Hawk you know that you can't do those in real life unless you did an exhibition that is possible in real life like flip manual flip or flip grind flip. You can't jump very high up in the air do a grab then once you go down on the ground you nose manual. You know what I mean do you understand me, A MORE REALISTIC SKATEBOARDING GAME.
Underground is pretty good, but I wasn't a fan of Underground 2. I think it got too heavily involved in the whole Bam Margera/"Jackass" stuff. Proving Grounds wasn't bad, but I wasn't impressed by Project 8. Yeah I would love to see that! I'm hoping Project:Session turns out to be pretty realistic, but there's always room for more.
This game was chock full of features. I had this for years and there are things I didn't even know about (namely unlocking Master Ao and the convoy level). You definitely got bang for your buck with this game.
+Jonathan Patton (1080P) I remember being so confused that his stance was listed as "Irregular". I used to know a kid back in the day who rode around and pushed in one stance but did all his tricks in the other stance, and he called himself 'irregular' too. I was going to touch on it in the video and then I realized, after all these years, that he's just goofy and he was trying to be funny.
wow incredible, I had the same demo you could only choose Daewon and play in the Brooklyn Banks but if you got the score it was unlocked Slam city contest. Great to see this review of the game ^^
Yeah, such great work here. I dont know if you mentioned the part about the skaters spin speed increasing once your special meter is full. Great Review Loved it!
Great review! I have been playing through this since I got it last week. I was really impressed with the animations and the grind mechanics. I am glad you addressed the grinds in the review because it really was pretty innovative at the time. I have really been into replaying these games lately, so I am going to recommend a few of the ones I have recently been jammin' on: Thrasher Skate and Destroy (PS1) MTV Skatebaording (PS1) Simpsons Skateboarding (PS2) Skate or Die 1,2 (NES) T&C Surf Designs (NES) As for longevity, I never stop playing Skate 1,2,3. I think they really reached the pinnacle of skateboard games with these. For fun, I have been thinking of recreating some of the greatest levels from these PS1 era games in the Skate 3 park creator. If you ever try the same I would love to see some footage!
+AmpersandFB Thanks for the recommendations, but I reviewed MTV already! Thrasher is definitely on my list. It's a great game. I'm not sure how it still holds up though because I haven't played it in a long time. I've never played Simpsons, but I want to cover that one too. I also have XGames Skateboarding and Evolution Skateboarding from the PS2 era to get to. I haven't played any of the NES games, except in passing. Maybe I'll dive into those and see if I can actually figure out how to play them.
By the way, Skate or Die 2 for NES has a halfpipe with a spine you can skate if you press Select at the title screen. I played it for hours back in the day. Look up some footage, it is actually really good!
+AmpersandFB It's pretty good. Some of the tricks are weird, and there's an annoying announcer guy, but the graphics are good, and it's interesting. XGames is basically the same, but worse in every way. Interestingly, Bob Burnquist passed on Pro Skater 3 so he could be in XGames. Probably a bad choice.
So I was 12 when this game came out, I remember waiting at Lowes with my dad who was buying a refrigerator. I was so excited to pop it in my ps1 and play it Thanks for bringing back the great memories bro. Now I'm 28 playing ps4 in my apartment waiting for Skate 4 if EA ever makes it! Great Review I Subscribed
Rad! I loved this game so much because it has Dave Carnie in his costume! I really am a huge Dave Carnie fan from the Big Brother magazine days, and even got in touch with him, which he then invited me to visit him at the LFP building. I made him laugh a few times and he autographed my Grind Session - "Runs Good. Farts." The best move in any game is grinding with Carnie in this game. Another great video!
Oh yes, I still have it. My signed copy of Grind Session is precious to me. It's even funnier because the game is packed with pro skaters, but I have the joke character's autograph, heh heh.
Grind Session was the only skateboarding game I ever owned and I had it as a small kid. When I grew up I thought that it was probably not that good considering no one ever talked about or remembered it and because my parents had a penchant for getting me bargain bin games and versions of everything. So one day I got an itch and had to play it, and I bought it off e-bay for pennies expecting to just relive some nostalgia - but oh man, I got so addicted to that game for days. I practically played this game like it was my job for a week, except that once I got off work I went home and played grind session some more. As someone who didn't get to play very many video games in my childhood, the ones I did get to play are very near and dear to my heart and it was so nice to play this one and realize my childhood was true. Funny story: I was a super stupid kid and one day I found a hammer and wanted to smash something with it. Guess what I chose? My Grind Session disc. I immediately realized my mistake, knew I wouldn't get another disc, and started crying haha
A demo of this game came on a "Jampack" demo disc featuring the first public demo of THPS2-- a very choice place to put a first impression! The THPS2 demo is small: only two skaters to play as in one level (and the level is Marsielle, a competition run level, AND the big secret area in the level has been stripped out!). So, you have your 3 minutes of fun in the THPS2 demo and then switch over the Grind Session demo, which had a lot more to do in it. I wonder how many people they hooked just by having a demo in the right place and time.
Grind Session was so good back when it came out. Thrasher and Grind Session were the only real competitors to THPS. I gotta give Grind Session more praise though because its the only game I own that somehow duplicated itself. I opened the case once and all of a sudden there were two discs inside and I can't think of how or why that would have happened lol.
i have a ton of old demo discs for ps1. one of them has a demo for grind session where you can only play sf mission, and i really like playing it over again. id love to get the full game!
This is the game that got me into good hiphop. After hearing Kool Kieths Blue flowers, I skated and snowboarded to hiphop for the rest of my life lol. Good job
TheNotoriousBIF before Zero, there was Toy..... I'm starting to date myself so I'll digress.. That lineup rivals almost ANY on a game since; Donuts, Cards, Willy's Workshop, Pigpen from 101, Cara-Beth was the girl(I think) & Carney was a hidden character!!!! If a company like WELCOME made a game in '17, it might have a crew like this...
This was my favorite game on Playstation. I had a routine down to get all the keys on the first run. There were some cheats for the game from what I remember, but one thing that I did maybe 4 times in all the years I played it was going up the half pipe and hovering just above the edge on the way down. I was able to do any trick, minus manual, and a grind move would cancel it out and make me grind. I racked up a crazy amount of points doing that. I did it on accident so I don't know how it was done. I haven't checked recently but when I was a kid and even in my late teens, I never seen anyone post a cheat for it or do it online. Maybe if I checked now I might find it 🤷♂️
this game is often said to be a thps clone, but i thought it felt very different, and way more realistic for the time, more pleasant to play from a skaboarder's point of view The endurance mode was probably inspired from cool boarders 2
I remember this game back then but never played it. I can’t believe pigpen from 151 skateboards is in it, he’s gnarly burnside local used to be big into heroin
I know this is 5 years late. I played the shit out of the demo, but I don’t really recall it being on shelves ever. But I also don’t really even remember what the price was for ps1 games.
I just got this game brand new, sealed for $20. I've been playing it off and on for 16 years i get a new copy every few years because I lose it or it gets scratched. I still cant get that damn dream house key from the Detroit level. Its the only dream house key i cant get! Any tips rad rat? i can unlock all 8 levels, all photos, and 7 out of the 8 dream house keys within 2 hours, but still cant get that Detroit level key... lol also Rad Rat, have you ever tried aggressive inline for the ps2? Its the only inline skating video game that i know of, but its great! Cheers
this was a great game and so much more like real skating compared to other skateboard games. i never completed grindsession 100%,and when PS2 and other game consoles came out i ended up giving it and all other PS1 games to a friends young son..today i wish i still had it(and the original overhead view GTA) and may go look for those two games to buy once again. the first tony hawk was also great but became more and more unrealistic on each release. THPS2 was good but started the unrealistic trend THPS took with the rest of the series. IMO grind session is by far the superior game over THPS1. my buddy knew and skated with PIGPEN and my friend said that pigpen spent most of the $10,000 he got for appearing in the game on heroin .
Its pretty cool Pigpen is in this game but I gotta ask, why? I mean he wasn't exactly well known was he? I mean I know him as Neil Heddings friend who helped pour Burnside but there had to have been way more popular pros they could have chosen. Even Heddings himself. Pretty hardcore choice for a videogame that's supposed to appeal to the masses.
The whole roster is cool but not exactly who I would have chosen if I was trying to sell millions of copies. I guess a lot of pros were already taken. I don't think Mike Carroll was in any game was he?
i played grind session on a demo disc as a kid and had a lot of fun. i remember pointing out the toy machine deck saying "you can see her boobie crack!" (cleavage). also that lizard man secret skater is sick!!!
Yeah GS was bad ass. First played the demo then played it for hours with someone who had it. This is probaly the one other game that's as good as the OG THPS. I might pick up a copy and get Daewon to sign it.
There's nothing I hate more than a countdown timer in a skateboarding game. I do feel bad for those devs tho. It looks like they made a good game but missed on the timing
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The soundtrack of this game SLAPPED
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@@Shelboooooo Rival to Prof. Heptagon.
I asked for a PS1 and tony hawk for christmas on year, I was gifted this instead and could not have been happier. Seeing these skateboarders as my introduction to the sport had a huge influence on me. Daewon was probably my favorite skateboarder since day one and was always at the top of the game in my mind!
You missed the chance to say "Daewon was my fav since Daewon"
@@matschrepf 🤦♂️ what a shame
I only played the demo disc that came in a skateboard magazine back in the day haha
+Tjarvey sk8 that's awesome! I didn't know they ever did that.
Tyson Jarvey same !
Tyson Jarvey , good to know other people here actually REMEMBER these titles!!!!! I bought mine from EB Games (GameStop) but I THINK the demo came in a TWS??
I had the demo disc also. I never remembered the name of this game but I always remembered in the demo they had a zen guerrilla song. I had to search for that song to find the game lol
Yeaaaaahhhh!!!! That demo disc!!!
The Burnside level is based on the real life location in Portland Oregon "the Burnside projects". Played it a lil while ago and it really took me back because the level is how it was in the late 90s and not now. Real step back in time.
I remember the first time I ever played grind session was on a playstation magazine demo disk my mom bought me at jewel. I was so awestruck how amazing the game was and that there was another game out there like tony hawk but different. my family was poor so I could never get actual game but playing those two levels in the demo kept me happy. a few years later a buddy of mine gave a playstation underground demo disk and on it was a small documentary about the making of grind session. on it was skateboarding, devs talking about the game and ed templeton giving his thoughts on the game at a video game expo showcasing the game. I would watch that video on repeat. once the game finally dropped to $20 at Walmart, I begged my dad to buy me the game on my birthday and he did. since then I go back at least once a year to play grind session and think about what could have been if Shaba games hadn't sold to activison. grind session will always hold a special place in my heart and i hope one day that skateboarding video games will return to their former glory.
My mom got me this game from Costco when I was a kid and I still remember opening the packaging. Hearing the dj scratch at the main menu brought my memory back
for whatever reason, I never played Tony Hawk as a kid. I only played Grind Session.
I remember first moving here in Southern California and my mom took me and my brother to a pawn shop to get one game. We picked Crash Bandicoot 3 but the guy said that it was the wrong case and the actual game Inside was Grind Session. We figured it would be worth a shot anyway and man it was a real treat back then. We weren't very experienced with video games but what it introduced to us was a plethora of different genres of games in general.
The only game that rivals Tony Hawk's Pro Skater up to 4!
Yeah it's definitely underrated. I just wish it got a couple sequels to polish out the edges.
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Same here and for me graphically and fun to play I hope Electronic Arts made Street Skater 3 if not for playstation for the playstation 2 and made it Grind Session Style. You know what I mean in Grind Sess and Pro Skater every press of the button and Directional Pad there are basic exhibitions you could do and do it in a combo. In Street Skater once you get big air in a ramp press left circle or up square it does combo exhibitions. You do it with no effort. You know Electronic Arts should have made the controls like Pro Skater and Grind Session because, sound, music and fun factor Street Skater has it except the game play experience is a little bad.
Play Skate its a whole new experience in skating games.
Yeah the controls were definitely a little weird, but they did it so early that there was nobody to copy yet.
I've played all the Skate games, but I still have a soft spot for the original PS1 stuff.
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Me I haven't played skate but its more realistic than Tony Hawk and Grind Session. To me I miss playing Pro Skater 2 and Grind Session and Street Skater 1 & 2.
To Under Ground Under Ground 1 is better than Under Ground two over all specially the simple story.
Which do you Like Project 8 or Proving Grounds?
I am planning to make a realistic Skateboarding Game. Impossible to jump to heights that are too high. Impossible to long jump far gaps. A skating game where you could strengthen the whole body of your skater specially her knees, hips and ankles. There will be combos but you know in real life there is only a limit on how many continuous exhibitions you could do flip grind flip, manual flip manual flip manual flip. I was skateboarder before that's why I know what I'm talking about.
Combo exhibitions in Tony Hawk you know that you can't do those in real life unless you did an exhibition that is possible in real life like flip manual flip or flip grind flip. You can't jump very high up in the air do a grab then once you go down on the ground you nose manual. You know what I mean do you understand me, A MORE REALISTIC SKATEBOARDING GAME.
Underground is pretty good, but I wasn't a fan of Underground 2. I think it got too heavily involved in the whole Bam Margera/"Jackass" stuff.
Proving Grounds wasn't bad, but I wasn't impressed by Project 8.
Yeah I would love to see that! I'm hoping Project:Session turns out to be pretty realistic, but there's always room for more.
"They stole Burnside from Tony Hawk!"
"Burnside?... You mean the actual skatepark in Portland, Oregon?"
"Yeah they took it from Tony Hawk"
This game was chock full of features. I had this for years and there are things I didn't even know about (namely unlocking Master Ao and the convoy level). You definitely got bang for your buck with this game.
I loved that frontside flips was an actual trick in this game
But they didn't flip! It was like a no-footed 180.
This game is dope. I would always choose Pigpen and try to do Christ air/flips lol. Man, good times.
+Jonathan Patton (1080P) I remember being so confused that his stance was listed as "Irregular". I used to know a kid back in the day who rode around and pushed in one stance but did all his tricks in the other stance, and he called himself 'irregular' too. I was going to touch on it in the video and then I realized, after all these years, that he's just goofy and he was trying to be funny.
+Rad Rat Video Fun Fact. This game was played in the background in a scene from Zoolander.
Wow man watching these clips of grind sessions just took me way back to the good ol days... I loved that game.. thanks
wow incredible, I had the same demo you could only choose Daewon and play in the Brooklyn Banks but if you got the score it was unlocked Slam city contest. Great to see this review of the game ^^
Yeah, such great work here. I dont know if you mentioned the part about the skaters spin speed increasing once your special meter is full. Great Review Loved it!
I didn't mention that, but it does make a big difference for some of the bigger gaps, like on the rooftops. I'm glad you liked it!
The HORSE mode was great. It was the first time my friends were all able to play a game with one controller and it felt revolutionary.
Great review! I have been playing through this since I got it last week. I was really impressed with the animations and the grind mechanics. I am glad you addressed the grinds in the review because it really was pretty innovative at the time. I have really been into replaying these games lately, so I am going to recommend a few of the ones I have recently been jammin' on:
Thrasher Skate and Destroy (PS1)
MTV Skatebaording (PS1)
Simpsons Skateboarding (PS2)
Skate or Die 1,2 (NES)
T&C Surf Designs (NES)
As for longevity, I never stop playing Skate 1,2,3. I think they really reached the pinnacle of skateboard games with these. For fun, I have been thinking of recreating some of the greatest levels from these PS1 era games in the Skate 3 park creator. If you ever try the same I would love to see some footage!
+AmpersandFB Thanks for the recommendations, but I reviewed MTV already! Thrasher is definitely on my list. It's a great game. I'm not sure how it still holds up though because I haven't played it in a long time.
I've never played Simpsons, but I want to cover that one too. I also have XGames Skateboarding and Evolution Skateboarding from the PS2 era to get to.
I haven't played any of the NES games, except in passing. Maybe I'll dive into those and see if I can actually figure out how to play them.
Haha oh man I totally forgot you already did that one. Evolution Skateboarding is on my list to get next. I don't think that I have ever tried it out.
By the way, Skate or Die 2 for NES has a halfpipe with a spine you can skate if you press Select at the title screen. I played it for hours back in the day. Look up some footage, it is actually really good!
+AmpersandFB It's pretty good. Some of the tricks are weird, and there's an annoying announcer guy, but the graphics are good, and it's interesting. XGames is basically the same, but worse in every way. Interestingly, Bob Burnquist passed on Pro Skater 3 so he could be in XGames. Probably a bad choice.
So I was 12 when this game came out, I remember waiting at Lowes with my dad who was buying a refrigerator. I was so excited to pop it in my ps1 and play it Thanks for bringing back the great memories bro. Now I'm 28 playing ps4 in my apartment waiting for Skate 4 if EA ever makes it! Great Review I Subscribed
I know its weird that im replying to a 3 year old comment but if you have a ps3 it plays ps1 games, go relive those memories
Actually it looks surprisingly good wow
Had this game on a demo disc in 2000, from the official Playstation magazine back then.
Me too. You could play two tracks on the demo. I used to play for hours
@@Rixx432 yeeesss, man those were great times.
Yea this demo came out in the jam-pack demo disc,I loved this demo.
Rad! I loved this game so much because it has Dave Carnie in his costume! I really am a huge Dave Carnie fan from the Big Brother magazine days, and even got in touch with him, which he then invited me to visit him at the LFP building. I made him laugh a few times and he autographed my Grind Session - "Runs Good. Farts." The best move in any game is grinding with Carnie in this game. Another great video!
Wow that's a cool story! Do you still have the game?
Oh yes, I still have it. My signed copy of Grind Session is precious to me. It's even funnier because the game is packed with pro skaters, but I have the joke character's autograph, heh heh.
God I remember playing this game every day on a 1999 PS1 jampack demo lmao
So epic. Nice review aron glad to see youre back
I LOVED THIS GAME... I always played with Cardiel, he's still my favorite skater
I never played this But I do remember seeing it around at video stores when renting game's was still a thing
Wow I totally forgot this game existed until now! Thank you, I remember my bro and I had our parents rent this from Block Buster :) Awesome vid man
Grind session is the shit
Dude the multiplayer in this was too much fun! It was like an Add a Trick Mode or whatever.
I love how the Portland level from THPS 1 is in this game
Grind Session was the only skateboarding game I ever owned and I had it as a small kid. When I grew up I thought that it was probably not that good considering no one ever talked about or remembered it and because my parents had a penchant for getting me bargain bin games and versions of everything.
So one day I got an itch and had to play it, and I bought it off e-bay for pennies expecting to just relive some nostalgia - but oh man, I got so addicted to that game for days. I practically played this game like it was my job for a week, except that once I got off work I went home and played grind session some more. As someone who didn't get to play very many video games in my childhood, the ones I did get to play are very near and dear to my heart and it was so nice to play this one and realize my childhood was true.
Funny story: I was a super stupid kid and one day I found a hammer and wanted to smash something with it. Guess what I chose? My Grind Session disc. I immediately realized my mistake, knew I wouldn't get another disc, and started crying haha
A demo of this game came on a "Jampack" demo disc featuring the first public demo of THPS2-- a very choice place to put a first impression! The THPS2 demo is small: only two skaters to play as in one level (and the level is Marsielle, a competition run level, AND the big secret area in the level has been stripped out!). So, you have your 3 minutes of fun in the THPS2 demo and then switch over the Grind Session demo, which had a lot more to do in it. I wonder how many people they hooked just by having a demo in the right place and time.
My FAVORITE skateboarding game (that I've played)!
Grind Session was so good back when it came out. Thrasher and Grind Session were the only real competitors to THPS. I gotta give Grind Session more praise though because its the only game I own that somehow duplicated itself. I opened the case once and all of a sudden there were two discs inside and I can't think of how or why that would have happened lol.
Looks very smooth.
i have a ton of old demo discs for ps1. one of them has a demo for grind session where you can only play sf mission, and i really like playing it over again. id love to get the full game!
this was a great skateboarding game for the ps1. had childhood memories with this one!
Was that the shortys muska silhouette deck you were riding? Nice choice!
This is the game that got me into good hiphop. After hearing Kool Kieths Blue flowers, I skated and snowboarded to hiphop for the rest of my life lol. Good job
I spent a weekend or two on this game as a kid.Vaguely remember it. I need to pick this up again and give it another try,
I had this game on a demo back in the day, I also had tiny hawk 1,2,3,4 on ps1 and this game was my favorite to play
Is that the Philadelphia level???
Shaba Games also done the PS1 port of Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX as well their own extreme sports game Wakeboarding Unleashed
They also did the PS1 version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.
My childhood.
I can't believe you didn't mention Willy Santos, Ed Templeton and John Cardiel were in the game.
TheNotoriousBIF before Zero, there was Toy..... I'm starting to date myself so I'll digress.. That lineup rivals almost ANY on a game since; Donuts, Cards, Willy's Workshop, Pigpen from 101, Cara-Beth was the girl(I think) & Carney was a hidden character!!!! If a company like WELCOME made a game in '17, it might have a crew like this...
This was my favorite game on Playstation. I had a routine down to get all the keys on the first run. There were some cheats for the game from what I remember, but one thing that I did maybe 4 times in all the years I played it was going up the half pipe and hovering just above the edge on the way down. I was able to do any trick, minus manual, and a grind move would cancel it out and make me grind. I racked up a crazy amount of points doing that. I did it on accident so I don't know how it was done. I haven't checked recently but when I was a kid and even in my late teens, I never seen anyone post a cheat for it or do it online. Maybe if I checked now I might find it 🤷♂️
Love grind session I believe it's one of the first skateboarding games I ever played on the PlayStation
this game is often said to be a thps clone, but i thought it felt very different, and way more realistic for the time, more pleasant to play from a skaboarder's point of view
The endurance mode was probably inspired from cool boarders 2
I remember this game back then but never played it. I can’t believe pigpen from 151 skateboards is in it, he’s gnarly burnside local used to be big into heroin
Hey man don't know if you'll see this but have you ever thought of interviewing a pro skater? I think that would boost your popularity
I know this is 5 years late. I played the shit out of the demo, but I don’t really recall it being on shelves ever. But I also don’t really even remember what the price was for ps1 games.
First skating game, Loved this game even though i was to young to know what i was doing really
I just got this game brand new, sealed for $20. I've been playing it off and on for 16 years i get a new copy every few years because I lose it or it gets scratched. I still cant get that damn dream house key from the Detroit level. Its the only dream house key i cant get! Any tips rad rat? i can unlock all 8 levels, all photos, and 7 out of the 8 dream house keys within 2 hours, but still cant get that Detroit level key... lol also Rad Rat, have you ever tried aggressive inline for the ps2? Its the only inline skating video game that i know of, but its great! Cheers
I loved this game as a kid!
I completely forgot about this game. I remember thinking it was pretty damn fun.
Seems like a ton of content. I will be looking for this one.
this was a great game and so much more like real skating compared to other skateboard games.
i never completed grindsession 100%,and when PS2 and other game consoles came out i ended up giving it and all other PS1 games to a friends young son..today i wish i still had it(and the original overhead view GTA) and may go look for those two games to buy once again.
the first tony hawk was also great but became more and more unrealistic on each release. THPS2 was good but started the unrealistic trend THPS took with the rest of the series.
IMO grind session is by far the superior game over THPS1.
my buddy knew and skated with PIGPEN and my friend said that pigpen spent most of the $10,000 he got for appearing in the game on heroin .
This game deserves a remaster.
good one!
Its pretty cool Pigpen is in this game but I gotta ask, why? I mean he wasn't exactly well known was he? I mean I know him as Neil Heddings friend who helped pour Burnside but there had to have been way more popular pros they could have chosen. Even Heddings himself. Pretty hardcore choice for a videogame that's supposed to appeal to the masses.
The whole roster is cool but not exactly who I would have chosen if I was trying to sell millions of copies. I guess a lot of pros were already taken. I don't think Mike Carroll was in any game was he?
I wonder how much they paid him?
i played grind session on a demo disc as a kid and had a lot of fun. i remember pointing out the toy machine deck saying "you can see her boobie crack!" (cleavage). also that lizard man secret skater is sick!!!
Rad Rat Video, is it worth emulation?
the soundtrack was really good
My first skateboarding game ever!
why does your character to the wave when he's grinding?
the tricks will appears in the riding it will be fun in skateboarding.
this game was live and so was the soundtrack I remember liking it more than tbps then thps 2 came out lol
man i remember this game.. i liked it
i know that i completed it, like thps 2.
but afaik it was pretty hrd
Yeah GS was bad ass. First played the demo then played it for hours with someone who had it. This is probaly the one other game that's as good as the OG THPS. I might pick up a copy and get Daewon to sign it.
Best Game
The dream Sk8 Haus
Wow, how have I never heard of this game????
i played the crap out of the demo of this as a kid
So, Aaron. Whens that rocket power rescue review for the ps 1 coming?
Was hoping you'd talk about Pigpen, can't find info on the dude anywhere.
Stephen Spears, 151 Skateboards.
Him and neil heddings terrorized portland back in the day
Does this game run well on PS2?
Yup
Logic:Makes a Excelent Skateboarding Game Engine What Do you Do Next? A Scooter Game OBVIUSLY!
This game needs an HD remake, I'd lose my shit and buy it day one.
I’m surprised by the amount of content they put in this game.
Plz review the skate series
everytime i watch ya im just chill so hard ~_~ )
Loved it
This game was sick
Best game ever
For me is very good game to play awesome game sad but very underrated I gave 7/8 stars.
wow game looks fun
Pig Pen is a tattoo artist now
And this is the most info I've come across on him yet
Zira Tival he got an instagram
What a great game
All hail cardiel
never herd of this game. neat
this game is hot, give it a try if you haven't
Yo, I played the fuck out of GS and the main thing I remember is the track list. Fuckin dope-ass game for it's time and definitely underrated.
had the demo and then bought it from electronics boutique
one my most favorite skate games
so you're not gonna point out weird trick names like switch nollie?
This game kicked tony hawks ass
i played this hard
I killed this game
0:27 I guess thats an emulator?
Yeah. I played on the original version first, then used an emulator to get footage. These days I have a better setup with a capture device.
There's nothing I hate more than a countdown timer in a skateboarding game. I do feel bad for those devs tho. It looks like they made a good game but missed on the timing