Alcatraz

Alcatraz is the third level in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

Origin[]

As the name suggests, the level is based on Alcatraz, a famous American prison located in San Francisco Bay. While the island is no longer used as a prison, the site has since become a popular tourist attraction.

Missions[]

Dunk 30 Tourists (Bam Margera)[]

Push in 30 tourists within the time limit.
- Unlocks: Bullseye Launch
  - Get 400 Points in 10 launches.

Get A High Score (Elissa Steamer)[]

Reach 55,000 points in 2:00
- Unlocks: Get A Pro Score
  - Score 100,000 in 2:00.
    - Unlocks: Get A Sick Score
      - Score 400,000 in 2:00.

Collect C-O-M-B-O in one combo.[]

See the ledge in front of you? Grind it for the C but make sure you jump off soon enough to grab the O. Shred the pipe and jump off after the M and the B is on a roof after the pipes by the M. The O is on a ramp on the roof.

Take The Alcatraz Tour (Ranger Rob)[]

Skitch the rangers car.
He will stop for the birds, so jump the ramp and grind them off and skitch his car.
He'll stop for beer kegs littering the place grind them off and skitch.
He will stop at Ranger Bob by a ledge grind him off the ledge!
- Unlocks: Ranger Ron's Skitch Launch
  - Skitch Ron's cart and launch for distance and height.

Pose For 6 Pictures (Atiba Jefferson)[]

Nosegrab over the crumbled wall.
Lip the red power railing and make sure you lip the top.
Pop-Shove It over the gap next to the stairs.
Do the trick over the blown out wall.
Take the elevator to the top and lip the flagpole.
Across the flag is a ramp with a pipe. Grind it and ollie onto the wire when you get there.

Revert Madness[]

Just jump off the ramp and revert.
Jump, revert and then manual out.
Pop a lip trick, revert and manual out

Distract The Guards[]

Distract guards by knocking over trash cans. There are 11 trash cans marked by orange arrows. Go up the switchbacks collecting the 7 that are there. Go around the building to the baseball field and up the ramp by it for 9. Follow that striaght out, grab 10 and 11 and grind the Foghorn Rail.
- Unlocks: Escape From Alcatraz
  - Collect 33 items in 1:00
    - Start by grinding down the rope, then jump off and grind on the prison roof's window it lines you up with. When you get that one, jump to the left window and get that one. Then there is a little vert ramp. Launch to the right, making sure to get the 3 in the air and you will land in the pool. Grind around the pool clock wise and jump off when you see the little passage. Grind the rail you see down the stairs (make sure to ollie over the gap) and you'll end up down another small nook. You'll see a little rail with a tool over it... grind it and it will line you up with the halfpipe you will launch off of to cross the gap. Then grab the tool above the pitcher's mound. This is kinda tricky grind the leftmost pipe and when you reach the peak, jump off, collecting the tools in the air and landing on a set of smaller pipes. When you get off, grind the edge of the quarter pipe and ollie over the crushed wall and keep grinding. Next, you will need to grind a handrail grind this until you drop off. Then shred the ledge to the left and stay on and it will take you to the boat. Ollie off when you get to the front, turn, and go up the skinny ramps on either side for the last tool.

Pull Off Mullen's Tech Trick (Rodney Mullen)[]

Hit the trick it gives you, manual the roof, then hit then next trick out in once Combo.

Semi Flip The Bulldozer (Rodney Mullen)[]

There is a ramp on the bulldozer. Launch over and pop a semi-flip.

Find The Guard's Keys[]

Snag all of the guards keys. The first set of many keys is on a grindable ledge right in front of you. Wallride and grind the building rail to the right for the second set of keys. The 3rd set is around the perimiter of the bowl.
- Unlocks: Nail The Mega-Combos They Yell Out

Manual The Switchbacks[]

Manual back and forth down the switchbacks. Take the corners wide if you're having trouble, and keep your thumb off the ollie button so you don't go as fast.

Medal In The Competiton[]

Place 3rd or better in the Competition

Collect S-K-A-T-E[]

S -- On top of a big pile of rocks below and to the left of where the goal starts.
K -- Above a red rail near the S
A -- On the start ramp landing
T -- Near the tunnel where the Rookie Score is.
E -- Over the right hand QP near the tunnel to the roof.

Collect S-K-A-T-E - Hard[]

S -- Above the left hand ramp on the roof, that overlooks a small courtyard.
K -- iOn the walkway above the small courtyard.
A -- Over the gap used for the Melon Hole, down from the K.
T -- Over the QP across from the Hole.
E -- On the rusted pipe to the left of the T in a small opening.

Cell Keys[]

Collect five cell keys throughout the level.
On the wall in the pool starting area

Over the ramp on the roof that leads to the secret tape.

Over the ramp on the roof that overlooks the small courtyard.

Over the gap in the courtyard where the Hard A is.

Above the opening where the rusted pipe with the Hard E is, down from where the fourth key is.

Bunny Hop the Bump[]

Ollie over the bump near the water and land in a manual.

Over Crumblin Rocks[]

Grind-Ollie-Grind the red rails near a small hole and throw in a Kickflip during the ollie.

Melon Hole[]

Do a Melon Grab while transferring the Look Out Below gap.

Trap Door[]

Do a Slide Grind over the Trap Door switch on the roof.

Light Gaps[]

Grind-Ollie-Grind the four light gaps in the cell block.

Secret Tape[]

Go up to the roof, go straight ahead to the ramp overlooking the Guard Tower. Go to the far side of that roof and ollie off to get the Tape. It may take a few tries.

Hidden Deck[]

On the top of the Guard Quarters.

New Music Track[]

This lies under a rusted pipe coming off the Tower with the Secret Tape.

Stat Points[]

Over the concrete bump near the water, where the Bunny Hop goal is.
In the Trap Door to the inside of the cell block.
On the walkway over the gap used for Look Out Below.

Minigame[]

In the "Exercise Yard" on the other side of the prison, there is a baseball field with the "Baseball" minigame at the mound. You have to time your swings to hit the ball out of the yard and you get $25 for every good hit.

Pro Challenge[]

Bam Margera[]

Ride the shopping cart down the switchbacks, through the tunnel in the building and down to the water's edge on the pier. If you have trouble, keep your finger off the ollie button (accelerator) to go slower and take the corners wide.
Similar to the first step only this time there are little hurdles you need to ollie over. At the bottom of the switchbacks you can't go through the tunnel because it's blocked off. Instead go through the gutter half-pipe on the right.
Same route as step 1, but this time you'll have to weave left and right through the gates. Definitely don't hold down the ollie button for this, you want to go as slow as you can.

Version Differences[]

The PS1 version of THPS4 has parts of the island cut off, most notably the skatepark area.
San Francisco can't be seen on the PSP version of THP8.
The level is set during nighttime in American Sk8land.