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/ / TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER N-GAGE
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/ / VERSION 1.0 CRITCZ 64
/________/ CRITICZ64@HOTMAIL.COM
--Introduction-------------------------------------------------------------
No guide or walkthrough so far has been clear about where the secret
tapes are located. I hope that this guide will bring some clarity about
their locations, and if you have any suggestions or queries, just contact
me. I hope that you enjoy this guide and will give me some feedback on how
I did. I tried to keep everything short and sweet, for clarity's sake. I
hope that this method does the trick. There you go!
--Index--------------------------------------------------------------------
I. Frequently asked questions
II. Secret tape locations
-Warehouse
-School
-Mall
-Downtown
-Downhill Jam
-Streets
III. Credits
IV. Copyright notice
--Contact information------------------------------------------------------
Mail me your corrections, help, additional information or
other useful material at criticz64@hotmail.com. Thank you.
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I. / Frequently asked questions /
-What are the secret tapes?
The secret tapes are indeed videocassettes. There is one well hidden tape
in every single Tony Hawk's Pro Skater level which is not a competition.
-Why do I need to get the secret tapes?
The secret tapes are necessary in order to fully complete the game. This
unlocks the officer Dick skater, and several exclusive levels.
-How do I collect a secret tape?
First figure out where the tape is. Then, touching it is enough in order to
collect the tape, which basically completes one of the mission goals.
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II. / Secret tape locations /
--Warehouse----------------------------------------------------------------
1) Turn right as soon as you start the level and crash through this
right window.
2) Head down the downhill and ride up the sloped side of the
quarterpipe.
3) Use this slope to launch you through the box above the quarter pipe,
where the secret tape is.
--School-------------------------------------------------------------------
1) Jump off the roof, to the right as soon as you start the level.
2) Facing away from where you jumped, you should be able to see a slope
heading up against the side of a building, which you should go up.
3) Once on the roof, turn around. In the distance, a bit past the open
skylight is a large cubic structure. Use the kicker near it to jump
up onto it.
4) In the corner of the top of the structure, near where you jumped up,
there is a wooden bar which leads onto a blue, thin roof like the
one you started on. Grind it onto that roof.
5) Follow the roof until the very end, jumping as it slopes upwards.
This will allow you to catch air and grab the tape.
--Mall---------------------------------------------------------------------
1) Skate through the level until you reach an area with water and a
fountain.
2) Head past this on the right side. Once you see a slope leading down,
ignore it and skate past it to the right.
3) Skate past the car in this passage or use the kicker near it to jump
over it.
4) At the end of the passage use the kicker here to launch you into the
air. There are two large rails which hang from the roof. Try to
grind on either.
5) Grind the rail you landed on to its near end. The tape is floating
in the air between the rails, near their ends. Once you have grinded
sufficiently close, jump towards it to grab it.
--Downtown-----------------------------------------------------------------
1) As soon as you start, turn around. Use any of the kickers to jump to
the street above.
2) Turn left down this street. At the end of this street there is a
parked truck with a slope leading up it. Use this slope to jump
through the window in the building the truck is parked against.
3) Follow the passage behind the window you just jumped through.
Continue through the glass tunnel that you will come to and then up
the slope onto the roof.
4) Go past the glass building to the left, and around its backside. You
will find a slope which you should ride up.
5) As soon as you enter the enclosed area past the slope, look left.
There is a gap in this side of the area.
Note: Don't confuse this gap with another gap which is straight ahead as
you enter this area.
6) Use the ramps in this area to gain speed, and then launch yourself
through the gap mentioned above. If you catch enough air, you should
be able to grab the tape which floats in the air.
--Downhill Jam-------------------------------------------------------------
1) A bit into the level there is a passage which is basically a very
long quarter pipe. Just before it, however, is a slope leading up
against the left mountainside, which you should ride up.
2) At the top of this slope is a rail. Jump onto it and grind it
completely until you end up on a quite narrow platform.
3) Follow this platform to the left, basically following the trail of
oil barrels. Right at the end of the platform is another rail. Grind
it to the end, onto what seems like a dirt path.
4) Follow the dirt path. Gain speed and jump over the first gap in the
path. Continue skating on.
5) A bit past the first gap it seems like the path ends. Just jump
towards the mountainside underneath the green advertisement. You
should jump up onto another, higher path, just in front of the
advert.
6) Skate to the right past the advertisement, following this path. Soon
the path will turn to concrete, but continue following it. There
will be another gap in the path that you will have to jump over.
7) Continue following the path, and once it turns back to dirt, get
ready to catch air. Make sure you are in the middle of the path as
it slopes upwards, and then jump as it ends.
8) You should now be flying through the air towards a very tall
platform. The tape, which is just above it, should be yours for the
grabbing. However, if you are a bit of course, just use the rails on
the platform to grind towards the tape.
--Streets------------------------------------------------------------------
1) Skate down the big slope a bit up ahead as you start the level, and
follow the street you come at to the left.
2) You practically immediately get to a bend in the road. Follow the
road through the bend. Once you start nearing the next bend, notice
the big rectangular sculpture to the right of the road. Skate to its
end, which faces the bend.
3) Notice the lowered middle section in this side of the sculpture. Get
some speed and jump up onto it.
4) Follow the narrow path in the middle section of the sculpture that
you just jumped onto. Near the end of the sculpture as the path
slopes upwards, jump to cross the gap to the balcony of the building
in front of you.
5) Follow the balcony straight across from where you jumped. Skate
around the left corner that you will come to.
6) On this straight piece of balcony, gain a lot of speed, and once the
balcony comes to an end, jump the gap to the balcony of the next
building.
7) Follow the balcony on the same side of this building as the one you
just jumped from. Stick closely to the wall, and ride up the small
slope that you will come to.
8) Turn left immediately once up this slope. Go up the big slope ahead
of you and turn right at the top. Continue along this short balcony,
and then turn right again when it seemingly stops to come to another
slope. Ride up it to the top.
9) Turn around once you are at the top of the slope. You are now on top
of the building. Head up the huge slope on this roof, making sure
that you stay nicely in the middle. Once you are at the top, skate
down the huge downhill in front of you.
10) At the bottom of the downhill, where it starts to slope upwards,
jump to catch air. Once in the air, try to crash through the glass
dome below you. The secret tape floats just above it.
That's it! You've gotten all the secret tapes!
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III. / Credits /
I would like to thank:
-You for buying and playing this great game.
-Gamefaqs for being such a great website.
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IV. / Copyright notice /
This document belongs to Criticz64, real name Kobye Bodjona.
This document may only be printed for private use and may not
be distributed or used for commercial purposes. (c) 2004
Criticz64. The only sites allowed to host this FAQ is
Gamefaqs. If you want to host this FAQ on your website,
contact me by mail.
