Play Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Online
You flick the stylus to pull off tricks while steering with the D-pad—takes a few crashes to nail it, but then you're grinding rails and hitting combos. The multiplayer's wild, especially that green-light mode where timing's everything.
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground on DS keeps the same vibe as the console versions but makes clever use of the touchscreen—you'll be flicking the stylus to pull off tricks while steering with the D-pad. It feels weird at first, but after a few wipeouts, you get the hang of it. The story mode lets you build your own skater from scratch, and there's even a skate park editor if you're into that.
What surprised me was how much they packed in here. You've got classic trick challenges from pros, but the real fun is in the Wi-Fi multiplayer. There's this one mode where you can only score points during "green light" phases—like some chaotic skate version of musical chairs. Messing up the timing means eating pavement while everyone else racks up combos.
It's not as pretty as the big console versions, but for a DS game, the fact that you can grind on basically any surface (benches, rails, even random curbs) makes it feel surprisingly open. Just watch out for those touchscreen ollies—they take practice.
Download Tony Hawk's Proving Ground ROM
You can download this ROM to play Tony Hawk's Proving Ground offline using an Nintendo DS (NDS) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
