Was that kind of a weird experience? Becoming a celebrity of sorts? Because somebody that doesn’t play any games, they might go sit and watch their son playing it or they’re going by throughout the living room, and then you know, “Who is this you’re playing?” So yeah, that was it changed my whole life. Now you’re becoming a household name outside of just skateboarders and people that know of skateboarding. And then when the game came out, that’s a total different element. And that was already overwhelming to me, you know what I mean? Just because things happen so fast. I was taken by a storm because I was establishing my popularity in skateboarding at that time. That’s when it became reality.ĭid you sense how much of a phenomenon this game was going to become? And then, you know, they have the little trials, back in those days, trial CDs that you play. Like, once they started making the little demos and you could see your character being formed and stuff like that. But it really was a thing of you don’t really know if it’s gonna get developed or nothing. So you know, to me regardless I was psyched on it. Kareem Campbell: I mean, for the most part, because I played video games and all that, I like them. I was wondering what your early reactions were: did you think it would be a great success or were you skeptical at the beginning? HYPEBEAST: I wanted to go back in time to the first game. And check out our interview with one of the new skaters to appear in the remake, Leo Baker.
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HYPEBEAST spoke with Campbell about how the original game came to be, becoming a household name, and what we can expect from Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2. Known for his signature trick the “Ghetto Bird,” Campbell signed with World Industries (among several others) where he appeared in now-classic videos “ New World Order” and “ Trilogy.” Kareem Campbell, one of the original playable characters and ’90s street skating trailblazer, will return for this next chapter.