Los Angeles

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Appears In

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

THPS3 Career

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“Skating really does bring it all together!”
—Loading screen description, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

Los Angeles is a Level that first appeared in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. It is the seventh (next-gen)/second (last-gen) Level of Career Mode while it is the eleventh Level of Classic Mode in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 and the seventh Level of THPS3 Skate Tour in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.

It is a downloadable bonus Level in the Revert Pack in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD.

Layout[]

The Level is set in a plaza with skyscrapers and staircases that can be grinded on.

When the skater is approaching the Buster's Cherry movie theater, stereotypical 80s porn music is being played. The advertised movies are rather suggestive: "Rear Admiral" and "Come Hither". This is not present in last-generation versions.

The player can start the earthquake by grinding the 4 rails. It will destroy the bridge.

Differences Between Generations[]

The layout is heavily simplified in last-generation versions comparison to the next-generation versions, with the most notable difference being straight-shaped grinding spots than squiggly. The earthquake was also already triggered as grinding the four rails won't do anything.

The City National Plaza has been replaced with a nondescript concrete building with a lobby in between that has a halfpipe above, and one of the towers has an elevator that goes up to a small plaza with railings and a rail down into the plaza. This is sometimes called Nokia Tower because the only identifying feature is a billboard for Nokia.

Buster's Cherry cinema was changed to GGG, whereas suggestive titles were changed to to "Mighty Hawks" and "Song of Shaba". Movie posters were introduced, advertising following fictional movies: "Yassir ya Betcha", "Kill Bruce", "Grind Away", "BSOD". This is likely due to the game also being released on the Nintendo 64, due to those versions of games having removals of sexual content.

Maps[]

Goals[]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3[]

Handheld[]

High Score: 75,000
Pro Score: 150,000
Sick Score: 300,000
Find The Hidden Tape
Find SKATE (Vert)
Find SKATE (Street)
Tailgrab Over the Divider (Vert)
Bluntslide the Monster (Street)
Find 4 Earthquake Gaps
Lights - Camera - Action
Stop the Pickpockets

5th Gen Platforms[]

High Score - 15,000
Pro Score - 40,000
Sick Score! - 100,000
Collect S-K-A-T-E
Transformers Shutdown
Grind the Electric Rail
Elevator Grind
Kickflip Over Elevator Lobby
Find the Secret Tape
100% Goals, Stats, and Decks

6th Gen Platforms[]

High Score - 100,000
Pro Score - 190,000
Sick Score - 400,000
Collect S-K-A-T-E
Start the Earthquake
Get the Secret Tape
One Foot Japan the Tower Poppin' Transfer (Vert Skaters)
Varial Kickflip the Tower Rails Gap (Street Skaters)
Free Ballin'
Block the Car Chase

Tony Hawk's Underground 2[]

High Score - 750,000
Pro Score - 1,500,000
Sick Score - 2,000,000
High Combo - 550,000
Collect S-K-A-T-E
Collect C-O-M-B-O
Blow up the 5 Ice Lattes
BS Roll the Purple Gap
Crush 5 Low Carb Dishes
Get the Secret Tape

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD[]

High Score - 100,000
Pro Score - 190,000
Sick Score - 400,000
Start the Earthquake
Find the Secret DVD
Collect S-K-A-T-E
Collect 5 Paparazzi Cameras
Varial Kickflip the Tower Rails Gap
Free Ballin'

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4[]

High Score: 100,000 points
Pro Score: 190,000 points
Sick Score: 400,000 points
High Combo: 40,000 points
Collect S-K-A-T-E
One Foot Japan the Tower Poppin' Transfer
Free Ballin'
Start the Earthquake
Stop the Car Chase
Get the Secret Tape

Solo Tour Exclusive Goals[]

Note: All other goals are the same but the trick goals vary based on skate style.

Airwalk Over the Yellow Stone Shack (Freestyle/Park)
Varial Kickflip the Tower Rails Gap (Street)
One Foot Japan the Tower Poppin' Transfer (Vert)

Pro Goals[]

Platinum Score: 800,000
Collect C-O-M-B-O
Monty or Smith Grind a Wire Ridin’ Gap
Wallride the Passin’ Gas Gap
Scatter the Seagulls

In-Level Dialogue[]

Two arguing pedestrians can be found near the theater over which subject is better, before reaching the conclusion by exclaiming "All right, let's start this again!" and moving onto another debatable subject. They can only be found in next-generation versions of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.

"THPS1. THPS2. THPS1! Tony Hawk 2!!!"
"Downhill levels. Open environments. Downhill levels! Open environments!!!".

Differences Between Games[]

Tony Hawk's Underground 2[]

The Level appears almost exactly as it does in next-generation versions of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, aside from a few changes; billboards have been added such as a "Doors" billboard next to the Buster's Cherry Theater. More vehicles have been added to existing traffic, and there are now skateboarding NPCs that can be found.

if the player goes through the door (more specifically, comes in contact with it, as the storefront is merely a texture) of the convenience store located behind the car wash, they will respawn high above the movie theater sign. In other games, attempting this does nothing as the door exhibits wall behavior.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD[]

The Level is now set to late afternoon, with a subtle sunset tint throughout. A few visual changes were made, such as the showings for Buster's Cherry was changed to "THHD", the alternative initials of the aforementioned game. Though the earthquake can be started, a cutscene will not play.

There are less vehicles in traffic and no pedestrians to be found.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4[]

The Level has been vastly redesigned with more detail, such as more advertising present around the area on buildings.

The Buster's Cherry movie theater was renamed to the El Rey, dropping the cherry motif and the showings have been changed to "Tony Hawk and the Kickflips". The two arguing NPCs have been kept.

Origin[]

The level environment is mostly inspired by the financial district of Los Angeles. For example the skatepark area in the center of the level is mainly Pershing Square with the Biltmore Hotel next to it, at the beginning of the level there is Central Library. On the right there is City National Plaza, which appears to be moved to the Alley of Fame. ARCO Rails can be found right behind it. There is the Hollywood sign as well on the hill outside the level. The Havgas car wash is based on Downtown Car Wash.

There are plenty of Los Angeles skyscrapers in the level including The U.S Bank Tower, Citigroup Center, Gas Company Tower, AON Center and twin towers at City National Plaza.

Trivia[]

It is possible to reach the bridge without starting the earthquake. The cars on the bridge will not stop when the player is in front of them, meaning that the player will get hit by a bunch of cars; though it is still possible to Car Plant on them, there is still a chance to bail.
Two pedestrians that argue about the first two mainline Tony Hawk's Pro Skater entries' Level features was likely a reference to the debate between the two games' features in the fandom before the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 would include both.
After triggering the earthquake on the 6th gen version of THPS3, the driver of the green car used in "Block the car chase" can be heard begging for help. When the car is grinded, he can be heard yelling in terror as he falls down and blocks the van. In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, a woman drives this car instead, but manages to get out in time before the grinded car falls. She can later be found near where her car blocks the car chase for the remaining duration of the run.
- When all the goals are completed, the van being chased by LAPD cruisers will be crushed as well by the hanging sign, as it finally swings off whatever was holding onto it.
City National Plaza fountain initially was planned to include the Double Ascension statue, but it was removed later.
Los Angeles is available as a theme setting in Create-A-Park in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
A small portion of the Los Angles level can be seen in the Skate Shop in both versions of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.
One of City National Plaza towers is called Findley tower in the game. Chad Findley is one of the game developers.
A glitch can occur in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 if the player grabs onto the lip rail on quarter-pipe at the purple Pershing Square structure and you move over the farthest left part of the quarter-pipe next to the wall and move the thumbstick back, you'll be walking around, but still have the action of holding onto the rail, this will last until you jump or fall from anywhere in the level.
Another glitch has been found in the PlayStation 1 version. Skate to the elevator. Ride the wall to hit the button and get in. Towards the back of the elevator, you may sometimes spin in a circle until you pass through the floor of the elevator and stay suspended in mid air.
In THUG2 at least, it is possible to go out of bounds and skate outside the stage by setting a respawn point on the top of the overpass without triggering the earthquake (although this is more easily done after doing so, the player must leave the stage and return so the overpass will not be destroyed), then getting on top of a car that is heading towards the car wash. Upon reaching the end of the path, the car will turn around and go back, at which point the player will be out of bounds without the game triggering a flag event.