Thrasher: Skate And Destroy
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(Playstation - PAL, Sports)
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Developed by:
Z-Axis
Published by:
Take 2 Interactive/Rockstar Games
Released On:
01 Nov 1999
Thrasher: Skate And Destroy is a skateboarding game that follows the story of a group of young skateboarders living in California. The player takes on the role of one of these skaters, competing against rival gangs and navigating through treacherous city streets.
The gameplay is fast-paced and action-packed, requiring players to balance speed and skill as they navigate ramps, obstacles, and jumps. Players can perform various tricks and combos, earning points and rewards along the way. The game features a variety of modes, including career mode, where players progress through a series of challenges and competitions, and multiplayer mode, where up to four players can compete against each other.
Released for the original PlayStation in 1999, Thrasher: Skate And Destroy was developed by Neversoft and published by Midway Games. The game received positive reviews upon its release, praised for its addictive gameplay and authentic skateboarding experience.
UPC-A:
5026555190350 (Australia
New Zealand)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a rhythm-action game where players experience the history of skateboarding and hip-hop culture. Players engage with legendary tunes and iconic moments, likely through performing tricks or rhythmic inputs. The game aims to capture the rebellious spirit and self-expression inherent in both cultures.
Story
The History of Skateboarding
Skating is more than a sport; it's an attitude, a mindstate, and a lifestyle. It influences how you view the world, the clothes you wear, the company you keep, and the music you listen to.
The earliest contraptions resembling skateboards date back to the turn of the century. However, it was in the 1950s that skateboards began to replace scooters and wagons. Legend says surfers first used makeshift skateboards as a substitute for surfboards on flat-wave days.
As mass-produced boards spread inland, they replaced rustic backyard models, and adventurous youths developed their own recreational niche. Around 1962, the first boom occurred, with thousands of hardwood boards with clay-composition wheels being manufactured.
Improved boards and wheels allowed skaters to master difficult stunts, even though trucks were still the same as those on roller skates. Teams and competitions showcased early masters' abilities. However, interest in skateboarding died in the latter part of the Sixties, except along the coasts.
In the mid-Seventies, Frank Nasworthy introduced a plastic urethane wheel, providing a smoother and faster glide. Increased traction allowed for harder turns, and skaters began practicing moves on steep hills, drainage ditches, and empty swimming pools. Skateboarding once again captured American youth's attention.
New skateboards were introduced daily, with components like trucks designed specifically for skateboards. Cement parks sprung up across the land. By the end of the Seventies, poor park design and high insurance costs shut down most of these parks, with only a handful remaining today.
Skateboarding went underground until the mid-Eighties, when the film "Back to the Future" sparked a new generation's interest. Skating was huge in the Eighties, characterized by big boards, big wheels, and big air.
As boards and wheels shrunk towards the end of the decade, so did the number of skaters. Kids quit skating when tricks became too technical, and skaters scrutinized each other's wardrobes and "vibed" each other more than they pulled tricks.
Now in the Nineties, skateboarding is blowing up again. The focus remains in the United States, but healthy scenes are thriving in Europe, South America, Australia, Japan, and anywhere there's cement, wood, or asphalt.
Yesterday's slalom king is today's street bombing downhill speed freak. New cement parks with movable and changeable wooden ramps are opening up frequently. Many skaters have returned to the streets and parking lots.
Skateboarding is still a young sport with room for anyone who wants to try it. Watching today's pro skaters leaves no doubt that anything is possible.
Skateboarding and Hip-Hop
Skateboarding and hip-hop are urban phenomena that puzzle parents, outrage neighbors, and summon authorities. Devout skaters and hip-hop heads often face disapproving looks or encounter police ready to shut down their pastime. Born and bred in the streets, both cultures break rules, but outsiders fail to understand that youth's need for self-expression knows no boundaries.
Skateboarding and hip-hop serve as the rhythm and beat of the concrete jungle, custom-made for risk-takers who find new uses for empty pools or old records and turntables.
While the mainstream popularity of skating and rap fluctuates, both cultures survive thanks to the streets. Together, these modern revolutions are a banging blend of laid-back West Coast style and hard East Coast aggressiveness. They complement each other like Santa Cruz decks and Independent trucks or Technics 1200 and Vestax mixers.
Legendary Tunes
Gathered here are legendary tunes that have shaped a nation of skate rats and b-boys.
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"Rapper's Delight" (Sugar Hill, 1979) by the Sugarhill Gang is recognized as rap's first smash hit, inspiring a legion of rappers. Like skating, this selection is pure fun.
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The never-ending electrobeat of Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock" (Tommy Boy, 1982) perfectly exemplifies a sweaty, all-day skate session.
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"White Lines (Don't Do It)" (Sugar Hill, 1983) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five showcases Melle Mel's champion skills and changed hip-hop forever with its socially-conscious anti-cocaine stance.
The History of Hip Hop
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"King Of Rock" (Profile, 1985) by Run-D.M.C. took rap higher than a Christian Hosoi "Christ Air" by meshing it with rock. Its influence will be felt well into the 21st Century.
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The Ultramagnetic MC's demonstrated with "Kool Keith Housin' Things" (Next Plateau, 1986) that rap was more than just rehashing old music. The future Dr. Octagon's offbeat mental musings were ahead of their time.
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"Rebel Without A Pause" (Def Jam, 1987) by Public Enemy merged rap and politics in a way kids could understand, making P.E. one of the greatest groups in any musical genre.
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Eric B. & Rakim's "I Know You Got Soul" (4th & B'way, 1987) took James Brown samples to the next level.
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Stetsasonic's "Talkin' All That Jazz" (Tommy Boy, 1988) defended rap music from critics who claimed it relied too much on past music.
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Nobody came harder with hardcore funk than Strong Island's EPMD. "I'm Housin'" (
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
Set up your Sony PlayStation game console according to its Instruction Manual. Insert the Thrasher: Skate & Destroy disc and close the disc cover.
Make sure the PlayStation game console's power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc.
Plug in one game controller and turn the PlayStation game console ON. After a few moments, the TITLE SCREEN MAIN MENU will appear.
Press the Directional Buttons on your controller to mark your selection. Then press the button to activate.
To begin a new game, select SKATE from the MAIN MENU. This will bring you to the CHARACTER SELECT MENU which will lead into the game.
PlayStation Console Diagram Labels
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RESET BUTTON
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POWER INDICATOR
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POWER BUTTON
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CONTROLLER PORT
β’
OPEN BUTTON
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DISC COVER
MAIN MENU
From the Main Menu you have 3 choices: Start, Options and Multiplayer.
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To jump right in and skate, select Start.
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To adjust audio/visual aspects of the game, configure the controller setup, or view existing high scores prior to play, select Options.
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To compete against another player, select Multiplayer.
CHARACTER SELECT
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AXL: Tough and versatile. He'll take on any terrain with huge snaps and has scar tissue thicker than most people's kneepads.
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KAHLI: All-around skater. At home on ledges and picnic tables. Can pull any grind, with flips in and out.
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SCAB: Rides fast and hard. Bombs hills, jumps off buildings and grinds anything available. Tough.
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JASMINE: A vertical fiend. More comfortable on mini-ramps than street terrain, and can throw down 540's all day long.
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ROACH: The tech commando. Each trick is in the bag as long as he's on flat ground.
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CYRUS: A heavy hitter, throws big snaps over big sets. Destroys barriers and hydrants with huge kickflips.
Once you have selected your character, you must choose a name for yourself. You've got 13 letters to do this with. Hit the check mark when you're done.
OPTIONS
From the main menu screen you can access the Options Menu.
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Game Options: Change camera settings, game difficulty, and vibration settings.
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Audio Options: Change music and sfx levels.
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Controller Setup: Offers three types of controller configurations.
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High Score: Displays the current recorded high scores.
LOADING A SAVED GAME
To load a saved character from the memory card, first press the button. This will load all saved profiles from the memory card.
A character with saved games in his/her profile is designated by a dark background. Characters highlighted with light backgrounds have not yet been saved for.
When you have highlighted the character you wish to play, pressing up and down on the Directional buttons will allow you to scroll through a list of saved games for that character. Each character may have more than one saved game in their profile.
Once you have selected the saved game that you wish to load from a character's profile, press X to confirm and load that game.
SAVE A GAME
If you want to save games, insert a memory card in the PlayStation game console before starting play.
You will be prompted to save your progress through the game at the end of each successfully completed level. You will be asked to which Block you want to save to.
If the block is full, the game will allow you to overwrite existing files or delete undesired saves to make room for your current save.
LEVEL SELECT
At the start of the game, you begin in Hometown, USA. This is where you're from; way out in the middle of anywhere. On home turf, here's where you'll pick up the tricks of trade and learn the basic skills.
To leave Hometown and get out to where the action is and onto the circuit, you have to compete. If you get good enough, you'll make your way into some of the top skate meccas of the world in places like Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and out on the international scene.
HOW TO SKATE
When playing under expert difficulty, to get the most out of your trick, hold the x, O & β² buttons longer for bigger air.
Holding down the button prior to pulling the trick will "charge" your ollie, throwing you higher into the air. It is important that you always press the β‘ button before every landing. This will give you the balance to properly finish the trick.
If you need more help with executing tricks and abusing your skate environment, you can access all the trick combinations through the Pause Menu when you press the Start button.
There are 3 different Controller configurations available that can be accessed and adjusted through the Controller Set-up selection at the Options Menu from the Main Menu.
That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Every time you wipe out, you incur damage points. Points incurred to your overall status are relative to the magnitude of the slam. Inability to properly land an ollie is minimal. Failing to get out of the way of an oncoming train, is serious.
Incur enough damage, and your board will break and you'll have to begin the run all over again.
If you know that you're going to slam, a smart thing to do is bail mid-air to minimize the damage. By pressing L2 or R2, you will be able to bail and release yourself from completing the trick.
To avoid undue damage, press the O button to tuck.
Controls
X BUTTON
move
O BUTTON
move
BUTTON
move
L1 Button + X
Switchstance
L1 Button +
Powerslide
β² + Directional Button
Different Fliptricks
+ or
360 + Spin
Once in the Air Press
Grab
+ Directional Button
Different Grabs
Once in the Air near a ledge, Press X
Grind
X + Directional Button
Different Grinds and Slides
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