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 |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Tricks |
| Sports | Skateboarding |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | Tony Hawk's |
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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.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person tricks game in the Tony Hawk's series.
The PC port is based on the Xbox version, but is missing the exclusive content such as X-Ray Skater and Oil Rig level. See the Mods section to import them.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
Issues fixed
Random soundtrack setting playing the same order by default
| Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix or PARTYMOD. |
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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 (7z password: thmods.com/forum).
- 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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%\VirtualStoreon 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.