The magic of a game like the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is more-or-less a relic of the era in which it was released. Progressing to the end of the game, which can be defined as unlocking and completing its final stage, can be done in just a few hours. It made such an impact on countless childhoods, not due to a massive amount of content, but because of how fun it was to simply skate around in one of its numerous iconic skate park environments. Virtually all games now ensure some form of progression, whether that means undertaking a side-quest for a random villager or unlocking new skins through a battle pass system. Despite this shift in demand for content over the years, Activision has confirmed that its upcoming remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 will not include elements gated behind microtransactions.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 will be released September 4 of this year with its standard edition retailing for $39.99. This already removes the game from AAA territory, thus nullifying the need for the abundance of features that oftentimes translates into bloat that comes built into many companies’ marquee titles.

Regardless, Activision and Vicarious Visions have confirmed that new content will be added to the remasters in addition to its graphical overhaul. This means there will be new executable tricks, goals in its campaign levels, and hidden secrets.

Microtransactions could have offered an additional avenue for Activision to inject life and content into the game, be it by offering new original levels or playable skaters. Vicarious Visions studio head Jen Oneal confirmed in an interview with Gamespot, though, that as of now the company has no plans to offer content through microtransactions, choosing instead to deliver a completed package upon its release. She’s not precluding the notion from ever becoming a possibility, however, as additional paid content could be contingent upon the game’s popularity.

For now, when Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 releases a few months from now, players will be able to access all it has to offer by simply skating around its HD re-imaginings of all the iconic levels from our childhoods.

Source: Gamespot