Motörhead, CKY Featured in Newly Announced ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4’ Remaster
For many of us geriatric millennials, we were often exposed to killer music through other means — family members, TV shows, best friends, really cool weird dudes hanging out in the park trying to sell us pot. it was any port in a storm when there was no internet, really…
One of the major inflection points for metal and rock music for many of us, however, was video games. And none were more influential for many of us than the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series. Sure, there was a heavy punk influence, but bands like Rage Against The Machine, Papa Roach, Primus, and Suicidal Tendencies were prominently featured in the soundtracks of these games.
Earlier today, the folks behind 2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 remasters announced that a remaster of the next two games in the series titled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was coming out on July 11 for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via Steam, Microsoft Store, and Battle.net). And of course, the trailer featured none other than Motörhead’s iconic song “Ace of Spades.”
Given the nature of music licensing agreements and whatnot, the odds of all the songs originally found on both original games won’t be there. The only songs that we know will be in the remasters are as follows:
- “Amoeba” by Adolescents
- “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead
- “Mass Appeal” by Gang Starr
- “96 Quite Bitter Beings” by CKY
- “Not the Same” by Bodyjar
- “Outta Here” by KRS-One
For reference, here are the soundtracks of both original games:
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 Soundtrack
- “What’s The Matter With Parents Today?” – NOFX
- “Summer” – Sum 41
- “Wish” – Alien Ant Farm
- “Who’s On Your Side” – Pennywise
- “Follow” – Drowning Pool
- “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)” – Outkast
- “New World Order” – Onesidezero
- “Infest” – Papa Roach
- “Pepper” – Millencolin
- “Questions” – Hometown Hero
- “Melt Me Down” – Pressure 4-5
- “Cut Chemist Suite” – Ozomatli
- “Deftones” – Head Up
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 Soundtrack
- AC/DC – T.N.T.*
- Aesop Rock – Labor
- Agent Orange – Bloodstains (Darkness Version)*
- Avail – Simple Song*
- City Stars feat. Jai Plus – Bad Dreams
- De La Soul – Oodles Of O’s
- Delinquent Habits – House Of The Rising Drum*
- Eyedea & Abilities – Big Shots
- Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies
- Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
- Goldfinger – Spokesman*
- Haiku D’Etat – Non Compos Mentis
- Hot Water Music – Freightliner
- Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast
- JFA – Beach Blanket Bongout
- Less Than Jake – All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
- Lootpack – Whenimondamic*
- Muskabeatz feat. Biz Markie – Body Rock
- Muskabeatz feat. Jeru The Damaja – Verses Of Doom
- Muskabeatz feat. Melle Mel – I’m A Star
- N.W.A. – Express Yourself
- Nebula – Giant*
- Public Enemy – By The Time I Get To Arizona*
- Rocket From The Crypt – Savoir Faire
- Run D.M.C. – My Adidas*
- Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The U.K.
- System Of A Down – Shimmy*
- The Bouncing Souls – Manthem*
- The Cult – Bad Fun
- The Distillers – Seneca Falls*
- The Faction – Skate & Destroy
- The Offspring – Blackball*
- The Toy Dolls – Dig That Groove Baby*
- U.S. Bombs – Yer Country*
- Zeke – Death Alley*
* Available on PS1 version
The game will also feature cross-platform multiplayer for up to eight players, a deep featured create-a-park mode, and a whole lot more. The game will also come in at a discounted price of $49.99 for the standard edition and $69.99 for the deluxe edition, which will come with a whole slew of additional shit.
So yeah, who’s excited for a new version of THPS 3+4? What songs do you hope will be on the new soundtracks?
