Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
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Developers | |
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Neversoft | |
Windows | Gearbox Software |
Mac OS (Classic) | Beenox Shift |
macOS (OS X) | Beenox Shift |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
RenderWare | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 28, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | January 30, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | January 30, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 90 |
IGDB | 89 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Genres | Tricks |
Sports | Skateboarding |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Tony Hawk's |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- Port of the superior Xbox version but missing the exclusive content such as X-Ray Skater and Oil Rig level, luckily these can be restored using Mods.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.01 is the latest version.
PARTYMOD
- Improves input handling and fixes bugs.
- Adds support for widescreen resolutions.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Settings[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use PARTYMOD or ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use PARTYMOD or ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use PARTYMOD or ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use PARTYMOD or ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use the -windowed parameter or DefMod3.[1] |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Available through LevelMod launcher. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped 59fps. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Some controllers are not compatible with this game's configuration tool.[2] | |
Full controller support | Must be once enabled in settings. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Splitscreen is not available. | |||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Requires OpenSpy patch to play online. Included in LevelMod. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy | Master servers have been shut down. Use OpenSpy (included in LevelMod). |
Mods
- LevelMod Includes 27 new maps ported from other games of the series, while also restoring the exclusive Xbox level, Oil Rig.
- Extended Trick System Mod Adds more tricks to the game, while also improving graphics and adding new features.
- Project 512x Adds higher resolution textures. Requires LevelMod.
- New HD textures Adds higher resolution textures.
- DefMod3 Includes many hacks for the game, including windowed mode and first person mode.
- HQ Music and Videos for PC Replaces the music and videos with the highest quality versions of them.
- Bonus Skaters Mod Adds x-ray from the Xbox version and the four exclusive skaters from the Japanese PS2 version. The shopkeeper's reactions couldn't be added because the game would crash on exit.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia Riva TNT ATI Radeon 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 9.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 450 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon 32 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 450 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Windowed mode - Thps-mods.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-09-06
- The game does not recognize any inputs at all from an XInput controller such as an Xbox One controller, and the left analog stick could not work with a Logitech F310 in DirectInput mode when trying to configure the game's controls.