Play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (G)(Rising Sun) Online
Grinding rails and hunting hidden tapes between classes—somehow this tiny GBA port nails the feel of landing combos with those crunchy little buttons. The soundtrack’s compressed punk riffs even slap through the tinny speaker.
I picked up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for the Game Boy Advance back in 2002, developed by Vicarious Visions. It was one of those handheld ports that tried to bring a console experience to the small screen, and for its time, it did a surprisingly solid job. The GBA library had plenty of platformers and RPGs, but having a decent skateboarding game in your pocket felt like a small luxury.
You control a pro skater like Tony Hawk or Bam Margera, skating through levels to complete objectives like high score challenges, collecting the letters S-K-A-T-E, and finding hidden tapes. The core mechanics are pulling off tricks like ollies, grinds, and manuals to build your combo meter; landing tricks smoothly keeps your multiplier going. The isometric view takes some getting used to, and the controls are a bit cramped on the GBA, but once you adjust, chaining moves together feels genuinely satisfying. It captures that addictive, just-one-more-try rhythm of the console versions in a portable form.
Download Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (G)(Rising Sun) ROM
You can download this ROM to play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (G)(Rising Sun) offline using an Game Boy Advance emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
