Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2: Watch Jack Black's excitement as he plays as his own character

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It's every gamer's dream

The look on Jack Black's face as he plays as himself in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is the sort of pride and contentment we can only hope to achieve in our lives.

"When they said 'hey, do you want to play a character in the game?' I was like, 'hell yeah,' and they were like, 'OK, well I can pay you,' and I was like, 'No, stop it. I don't want you to pay me nothing. I'm doing it for free.' I love Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. I love Tony Hawk. It's an honor to be in this game. I can't believe it. I can die happy," Black beams as he wallrides, noseslides, and bluntslides all over the map.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is out now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it's getting mostly glowing reviews from critics. In GamesRadar's review, Ben Tyrer called it "a nostalgic love letter to some of the best skateboarding games ever made and an exhilarating reminder that Tony could still have plenty more to offer than just trips back to the past."

Nintendo fans, rejoice: it looks like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is coming to Switch. 

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick

After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.