Play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (g)(rising Sun) Online

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, developed by Vicarious Visions. It was part of that wave of ambitious 3D-style games trying to find a home on the handheld, a time when you could carry a decent skateboarding sim in your pocket.

You control a professional skater, like Tony Hawk or Bob Burnquist, through a series of timed two-minute runs in various levels. The main goal is to complete a set of objectives, which usually involves landing specific tricks, collecting the letters S-K-A-T-E, and finding the hidden tape. The signature mechanics are building your special meter by stringing tricks together without bailing and then unleashing a special move for huge points. You also manually control your skater's flip and spin rotations in the air, which gives you a lot of precision. The pacing is fast, and the difficulty ramps up quickly as the objectives get more complex; you need to learn the level layouts to succeed. It feels responsive and surprisingly deep for a portable title, capturing that addictive loop of trying to beat your own high score.