remake will nosegrind onto PC this summer, but when publisher revealed the game's list of skaters returning to the overhauled duology, there was one notable omission. Bam Margera, famous for appearing in shows like Jackass and Viva La Bam as well as for his presence as a playable character in Tony Hawk, was the only skater missing from the original lineup of the two games.
Now though, it's been reported that Margera will appear in the remake, and moreover, that his addition is due to a last-minute demand by Tony Hawk himself.
In 2023 Margera was arrested twice, once for after allegedly kicking a woman, and once for punching and making death threats to his brother. In the latter instance, Margera went on the run for three days before surrendering to the police, and subsequently to disorderly conduct, spending six months on probation.
If Margera was omitted from the remake, it would not be the smallest change developer Iron Galaxy is making to the overhauled games. As reported by , the remake will replace the more open-ended career mode of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, which let players skate freely around maps between taking on objectives, with timed, run-based challenges similar to the first three games.
It's a controversial decision that has gone down poorly with a lot of fans of THPS 4. "Very disappointing to fans of THPS4 who were wanting to play the game as close to as they remembered," user RockmanBN on reddit, while jayteeay how two-minute runs would even be possible in the fourth game. "Honestly I have no idea how they're going to make this 2 minute run thing
work—the maps in 4 are massive compared [[link]] to 3 honestly."
We'll find out how the remake, Bam-less or otherwise, shapes up when it launched on July 11.