Skate 3

You cannow PLAY THE ENTIRESKATE 3 GAME in your browser—no downloads required!

This port was created by an 18-year-old cybersecurity student named Asher in just a few days. It works on any device: phone, tablet, computer, etc. Plus, it has a multiplayer mode

I’m sure many of you are familiar with Skate 3, but let me tell you what made it special:

Its “Flick-It” control scheme uses the right analog stick as if it were the skateboard: the stick’s movements correspond to what your feet are doing. That gives it a very different feel from games like Tony Hawk, which were more arcade-style and relied on button combinations. Here, every trick requires timing and practice, which is why so many people still love it.

The action takes place in Port Carverton, a fictional city with areas like downtown, the university, and the skatepark. The most innovative feature was the focus on teams: you create your own skate brand, recruit other skaters, and compete in cooperative and competitive modes. It also includes a skate school to learn tricks, a highly flexible character editor, and, above all, a skatepark editor that allowed players to create and share their own designs.

The Hall of Meat

It’s one of the series’ hallmarks. It involves deliberately throwing yourself into the most dangerous area you can find to see how many bones you break, with exaggerated and very entertaining physics.

Who created Skate 3?

Since EA didn’t release a sequel for many years, Skate 3 became a cult classic, and the community kept it alive. It later came to Xbox One via backward compatibility. Today, it continues to inspire fan projects, such as the browser port you asked me about earlier. As for the series, EA revived the brand with a new free-to-play installment simply called *skate.*, though I’m not familiar with the current details regarding that.