Development
In 1999, Activision signed real life professional skateboarder Tony Hawk to star in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Mitch Lasky, senior vice president of Activision, stated in an interview with GameSpot that the character was meant "to reflect Tony's signature style – an intense mix of acrobatics and hard-core technical skating". Hawk himself was involved in the development of the game and his in-game persona, remarking that " always wanted to help create a video game that represented the reality and excitement of professional skateboarding". Hawk, with other skaters featured in the game, were motion captured for the game, and voiced his character.
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