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I picked up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for the Game Boy Advance when it came out, a version developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision. It was one of those early GBA titles that tried to capture a big console experience on a small screen, arriving right as the handheld was finding its audience. You could tell they put effort into making it feel like the real thing, even with the hardware limitations.

You control a pro skater, like Tony Hawk or one of the others, and your main goal is to score points and complete objectives within two minute runs. The core of the game is linking tricks together; you ollie, grind rails, and pull off flips. The manual was a crucial addition here, letting you balance on two wheels to connect grinds and air tricks into long combos for huge scores. You also hunt for collectibles like letters to spell "SKATE" and complete specific goals in each level, from finding secret tapes to achieving high scores. The pacing is fast, and it gets difficult quickly as you try to maintain combos without bailing. It feels satisfying when you finally nail a long, fluid line across the entire map.