Skateboarding Video Games

Yanya Caballista: City Skater, known in Japan as Yanya Caballista featuring Gawoo (ヤンヤ カバジスタ featuring Gawoo?), is an extreme sports skating game for the PlayStation 2. The game is similar to Jet Set Radio in feel and look, but is more of an arcade style game.

Whirl Tour is a scooter video game released in 2002 to North America and in 2003 to the PAL region. The game was developed Papaya Studios for the GameCube and the PlayStation 2.

Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage is a skateboarding and surfing game published by LJN for the Nintendo Entertainment System in February 1988. The game shares its name with the world famous surfboard manufacturer, Town & Country Surf Designs, and features the company's mascot characters, known as "Da Boys".

T&C Surf Designs II: Thrilla's Surfari is a sequel to Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game system.

Top Skater is an arcade game released by Sega in 1997, and built on the Sega Model 2 hardware. It was one of the first arcade games to feature a skateboard controller interface.

Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy (also called Thrasher SK8 in Japan and Thrasher presents Skate and Destroy; see box art) is a skateboarding video game developed by Z-Axis and released in 1999 for the Sony PlayStation. A Game Boy Color version was also developed, but was later cancelled. This is likely due to when Thrasher was released, following in the wake of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and therefore being largely overshadowed (much like many other skateboarding and extreme sports games released after).

Street Sk8er - known as Street Skater in PAL territories - is a skateboarding video game for the PlayStation. It was first released in Japan in 1998 under the name Street Boarders, then was licensed by Electronic Arts for distribution in America in 1999. It was re-released later in Japan as part of the Simple 1500 series of budget games. On 6 May 2008 it was released on the PlayStation 3 in Europe as a download via the PlayStation Store.

SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game developed by Blitz Games and published by THQ. It is the final SpongeBob game made by Blitz Games and the last SpongeBob game to be published by THQ. It is available for Nintendo DS and Xbox 360. It is the first SpongeBob game on Xbox to use Kinect.

Skate or Die: Tour de Thrash is a 1991 skateboarding video game for the original Game Boy that was only released in North America. It was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards.

Skate or Die: Bad 'N Rad is a 2D action video game developed and published by Konami for the Game Boy. A part of the Skate or Die series created by Electronic Arts, the game was released in North America in September 1990, and in Europe in June 1991.

Skate or Die! is a skateboarding game released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Amstrad CPC, and IBM Compatibles running MS-DOS. It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) by Konami, and published by Ultra Games. In 2007, the NES version was re-released for Nintendo's Virtual Console service in Europe (excluding France) and Australia. The Atari ST conversion was contracted to Codemasters, who contracted Kinetic Designs to do the work.

Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble is a skateboarding themed action/adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed and published by Electronic Arts, who also developed the first game, which was ported by Konami's Ultra Games subsidiary. It is well known for successfully using digitized vocals and electric guitar in the opening theme (composed, along with the rest of the game's music, by Rob Hubbard), rarely seen on the NES. A 2012 three-part video interview on black metal revealed that the skater on the box art was young Jef Whitehead, the sole member of Leviathan.

Skate It (marketed as skate it) is a skateboarding video game developed by EA Montreal, Exient Entertainment and EA Black Box for the Nintendo DS, Wii, and iOS. The game is a spin-off of 2007's Skate, and the developers have stated that it is not a port or sequel but rather an original game. It was released on November 19, 2008, the day after Tony Hawk's Motion was released on the DS. EA announced the game for release in May 2010 on the iOS platform, and has since been released.

Skate Boardin', also known as Skate Boardin': A Radical Adventure is a video game developed by Absolute Entertainment and released in 1987 for the Atari 2600. It was created by former Activision programmer David Crane, creator of the hugely successful Pitfall! game. One of the first ever skateboarding based video games, Skate Boardin' is widely regarded as a poor attempt at the genre. The game was re-released in 2002, as part of the Activision Anthology collection. A sequel was released in 1988 for the Atari 7800 called Super Skateboardin'.

Skate 3 is the third installment in the Skate series of video games, developed by EA Black Box, and published by Electronic Arts. Released on May 11, 2010, It is the sequel to the 2009 game Skate 2.

Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The game was initially released on January 21, 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 after the spin off title Skate It. It is a sequel to the 2007 game Skate and the third installment in the Skate series overall.

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The Simpsons Skateboarding is an extreme sports video game based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons. It was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 in North America on 11 November 2002 and Europe on 6 December 2002. The game was developed by the The Code Monkeys and published by Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts. The story and dialogue were crafted by writers from The Simpsons, with all character voices supplied by the actual cast.

Shaun White Skateboarding is a skateboarding game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Microsoft Windows, released on October 24, 2010. The game is also available through OnLive. It is the third title in the Shaun White series and will also be the first game published by Ubisoft to not ship with an instruction manual and instead use a digital manual.

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood is a skateboarding video game developed and published by Roll7 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game was announced on 25 September 2014 as the sequel to the critically acclaimed OlliOlli, and was released on 3 March 2015 in North America and on 4 March 2015 in Europe. OlliOlli2 was released free to PlayStation Plus members. The game was ported to PC by BlitWorks and published by Devolver Digital, releasing it for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on 11 August 2015.

OlliOlli is a side-scrolling skateboarding video game developed and published by Roll7. It was released for PlayStation Vita on 21 January 2014 in North America, and on 22 January 2014 in Europe.

Grind Session is a skateboarding game, developed by Shaba Games, released on the PlayStation in 2000.

Go! Go! Hypergrind is a skateboarding video game for the Nintendo GameCube that was developed by Poponchi and published by Atlus Co. Animation studio Spümcø of Ren & Stimpy fame contributed character designs and animations to the game.

Evolution Skateboarding is a 2002 skateboarding video game released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It consists of several popular skateboarders, such as Rick McCrank, Arto Saari, Kerry Getz, and Danny Way. There is also a create-a-skater feature and an unlockable character for every skater the player completes the game as. There are also sets of level specific songs such as the metal-remix of the Metal Gear Solid theme and a Castlevania theme after unlocking the Vampire Hunter. Levels are unlocked by beating a certain amount of objectives in a current level, such as collecting items like boots and other objects, performing tricks in certain areas of a level, and the occasional grinding a certain amount of meters. The Evolution Skateboarding engine was used in the bonus skateboarding mode included in the PlayStation 2 version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance.

ESPN X Games Skateboarding is a video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The former version was released in North America on August 13, 2001, in Japan on September 20, 2001, and in Europe on January 25, 2002; the latter version was released in North America on September 12, 2001, in Japan on October 25, and in Europe on November 16. A release was planned in Australia, but was ultimately canceled. The game was released as part of Konami's ESPN The Games brand.

Disney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding is a game created in September 2001 for PC. In this game, players are able to play as either Goofy or Max, from the Disney animated TV series, Goof Troop. The game had players skateboard through four "worlds", which consist of three levels each.

Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure is a 2003 sports video game released by Toys for Bob. It uses the same game engine as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 by Neversoft and features characters from Toy Story, The Lion King, and Tarzan.

Disney Sports Skateboarding, also known as Disney All Star Sports: Skateboarding in Europe, is a 2002 sports video game released by Konami. The playable characters include Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Max Goof and Pete.

California Games is a 1987 Epyx sports video game for many home computers and video game consoles. Branching from their popular Summer Games and Winter Games series, this game consisted of some sports purportedly popular in California including skateboarding, freestyle footbag, surfing, roller skating, flying disc (frisbee) and BMX.

720 Degrees, or 720°, is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. 720°, a skateboarding game, is notable in that along with BMX Simulator, it is one of the first extreme sports video games, and has a unique timed structure that requires the player score points in order to keep the game going. The game's name comes from the "ultimate" trick, turning a full 720° (two complete circles) in the air after jumping off a ramp. 720° has the player controlling a skateboarder ripping around a middle-class neighborhood. By doing jumps and tricks, the player can eventually acquire enough points to compete at a skate park.