Grind Time: A (Fake Oral History of Skating Games)

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Grind Time: A (Fake Oral History of Skating Games)

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720 (Arcade, 1986)

Marty McFly, Time Traveler: I used to play this every day at 7-Eleven. There were all these awesome parks—man, I couldn

Skateboardin' (Atari 2600, 1987)

Ronald McDonald, Mascot: I remember when the boss wanted me to start skating so we could sell more Happy Meals. I had no idea what a skateboard even was, so I picked this up—with these big-ass feet, I needed to be prepared. It was the first console skating game, and it was cool, but more importantly, our sales ploy worked! Look how many

T&C Surf Design (NES, 1987)

Jeff Spicoli, Stoner: Dude, I totally bought this game for the surfing, but man, the skating part of this game was totally awesome. We'd would fire up a fatty and the Nintendo and take the Tiki Man for a ride. The skating was pretty complex, though—I don't think we ever got past the third level. Have you ever tried to play games like this when you're so lit you can barely eat that cold taquito in your hand?

Skate or Die (NES, 1987)

Bart Simpson, Eternal Child Actor: I know I used to be a skateboarding icon, but not many people knew that I can't skate for shit—they actually hired some Cambodian kid as a stunt double for most of the shows. While Samnang busted his ass, I'd sit in my trailer and play Skate or Die. The freestyle half-pipe in this game is LEGENDARY, man. Find me a better

ESPN Extreme Games (Playstation, 1995)

Michelangelo, Ninja Turtle: The early

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Playstation, 1999-)

Kelly Kapowski, Bayside High Alumna: Oh, GAWD. Why didn't Zack just go off and MARRY Tony Hawk. I mean, seriously; I would sit in the corner of his room in some tight acid-washed jeans while he'd totally ignore me and play this game.

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