Get up faster from a bail
Repeatedly press [L] + [R] to have your skater get up faster from a bail.
Ground tricks
While on the ground press one of the following combos to get the corresponding effect.
Who's Yo Daddy!!: Press [L] + [R] + [B].
Props: Press [L] + [R] + [Y].
No Way!!: Press [L] + [R] + [X].
While you are on the ground and you do a manual trick (for example, Manual or Nose Manual), you can always do another trick without jumping. Use combinations of buttons, only [B], [Y], [X], and [R] are used.
Handstand: Press [X]x2.
Pogo: Press [Y]x2.
Truckstand: Press [Y], [B].
Casper: Press [B], [Y].
Anti Casper: Press [B], [X].
Switch Foot Pogo: Press [Y], [X].
One Foot Manual: Press [X], [Y].
To Rail: Press [X], [B].
Flip the trick (all above tricks can do this): Press [B]x2.
Spins the trick (all above tricks except Handstand can do this): Press [R].
To do the same ground trick over again, do a ground trick then do a different trick. Before the second trick is listed (the one you just entered), do the first trick's combination. You should see your tricks at the bottom go towards you and back. Then repeat, but this time with the same trick listed before. Note: You have to do this quickly.
Kickflips on ground in place
While doing a manual or nose manual, press [B], [Y], [X], [B], [Y], [X], etc. quickly and your skater will look like he or she is doing a kickflip on the ground in place. When you stop, your skater will do the moves for the last two buttons pressed.
Random tricks on ground in place
While doing a nose manual or manual, press [B], [Y], or [X]. Quickly press a different button ( [B], [Y], or [X] ). Continue doing this and your skater will do some "tricks" on the ground in place. For example, you could use this pattern: [B], [Y], [X], [B], [X], [Y], [X], [B], [Y], [X], [Y], [X], [B], etc. There are many combinations.
Extra trick slots
Successfully complete all nine goals in any regular level to unlock an extra trick slot.
Manual on vert
When landing on a quarterpipe, halfpipe, or any other vert ramp, tap [R] as you land to do a Revert, then Manual and you can continue your combo.
Manual into Ollie
At the end of a grind, manual or nose manual then Ollie up onto another rail. It will all count as one trick.
Darth Maul: Special moves
Dark Jedi Grind: Press [Right], [Left], [Y].
Force Grab: Press [Left], [Right], [X].
Sith Saber Spin: Press [Left], [Right], [Y]. Note: This is a manual, not a grind.
Tony Hawk Special moves
The 900: Press [Right], [Down], [X].
1-2-3-4: Press [Left], [Right], [X].
5-0 Overturn: Press [Right], [Left], [Y].
Hidden lip trick combos
Use the following moves to perform a hidden lip trick combo.
On plants, anything that uses your arm to balance on (Invert, Eggplant, etc.) use these moves:
Invert: Press [Right], [Right] + [Y].
One Foot Invert: Press [Left], [Left] + [Y].
Varial Invert to Fakie: Press [Right], [Left] + [Y].
Gymnast Plant: Press [Left], [Right] + [Y].
On stalls, where the deck or feet are used to balance on, the following can be done:
Axel Stall: Press [Right], [Right] + [Y].
Boneless: Press [Left], [Left] + [Y].
Disaster: Press [Left], [Right] + [Y].
Hidden combo manuals
Go into a special manual (with the exception of a few) and press the following combos to get a different special manual.
Truckstand: Press [Right], [Right] + [Y].
Primo (to rail): Press [Left], [Left] + [Y].
Casper: Press [Right], [Left] + [Y].
Anti-Casper: Press [Left], [Right] + [Y].
Handstand: Press [Right], [Right] + [X].
While in these transferred tricks, you can do a move by pressing [Left] + [B] in all but the Anti-Casper. With any character except for Rodney Mullen, press [L] + [R] + [Y] while in a Truckstand to do a Truck Spin. With Rodney Mullen, pressing [L] + [R] + [Y] will make you do a Pogo to Hair Flip (he is the only skater that can do it, like Chad Muska and his Boom-box). To do a Truck Spin, press [Right], [Right] + [Y] again. The moves are as follows.
Rail Flip: Performed during Primo (To Rail).
Casper Flip: Performed during Casper (does not work with Anti-Casper).
Truckstand Flip: Performed during Truckstand.
Hand Flip: Performed during Handstand.
Note: Try doing these moves just to impress your friends, not to get high scores. They are extremely difficult with out perfect manual balance.
Hidden combo grinds
While doing one of the following grinds, without Ollieing off press one of the combos to do a "hidden grind combo". Grind combos can transfer from move to move multiple times so there is no need to get off a rail unless you want to completely change grind sets from top set to bottom set. All of the grind moves are done from the up or forward position (skater leaning forward while grinding or sliding), and the down or backwards position (skater is leaning backwards while sliding or grinding).
For example:
5050 to 5-0: Press [Down] + [Y].
5050 to Nose Grind: Press [Up] + [Y].
These are the two necessary positions from the 50-50 or possible without the 50-50. You cannot transfer back to the 50-50, 5-0, or Nose Grind doing these combos.
During these two sets, you can transfer from any of the moves to any other of the moves in the same set, but cannot use specials or to root moves (5-0, Nose Grind, and 50-50) without Ollieing off the grind.
The up set contains the following.
Nose Grind (Root): Impossible.
Nose Bluntslide: Press [Up], [Up] + [Y].
Crooked Grind: Press [Up], [Down] + [Y].
Overcrook: Press [X] + [X].
Nose Slide: Press [B] + [B].
The down set contains the following:
5-0 Grind (Root): Impossible.
Bluntslide: Press [Down], [Down] + [Y].
Smith: Press [Down], [Up] + [Y].
Feeble: Press [X] + [X].
Tailslide: Press [B] + [B].
There are also some special grinds from both sets, but there are too many to list. They can be revealed, depending on which moves you use.
Prevent trick point values from dropping
If you have used a trick too much and its point value is dropping fast (for example, a 700 Melon only worth 1000 points), press [Start] and go to "Edit Tricks". Then, edit your grab tricks to replace the current trick with another fresh trick. The point values for that trick will be restored and you can continue racking up big points to complete the goals (high score, pro score, sick score, etc.). This trick can be used to renew any type of trick (grabs, special, flip, etc.).
Rodeo Clown: Keep board spinning
When doing the Rodeo Clown trick, hold [X] and the board will continue to spin.
Panhandling: Sign
When doing Panhandling as Ollie the Bum, he holds up a sign that says "Will skate for food".
Flip into a pool
Select any character with the "Handstand 360 Hand Flip" (manual) special. Choose a location with a pool, but not surrounded by many objects. Gain speed, do the manual special, and head straight into the pool. Do not jump into it.
Pizza Guy: Twirling skateboard
Hold [X] while doing the Pizza Guy and your skater will twirl the skateboard as if it were a piece of pizza.
Airport level: Baggage check
Immediately when you start the level, go to the right and ollie into the place where you usually check your bags to get on an airplane. It will lead you to a location with a helicopter. To leave, either go backwards or down the staircase.
Airport level: Go inside baggage claim
Jump into the hole with the conveyer belt and you will go inside.
Airport level: Extra points
Use the following steps for an easy way to get over a million points in a trick. Skate down to the baggage claim area. From there, go to the left side and grind up the far left escalator rail. Let yourself grind up and slide back down. Once you slide back down, jump to the next rail and so on. If done properly, the rails form a continuous loop as long as you can stay balanced. Special grinds help a lot.
At the start of the level there are the two little walkways. When you jump from one walkway bar to another while grinding you will get huge points. Do this four or five times before the walkway ends and you may get 50,000 easy points. If you manual to the next walkway and continue the same thing you can get at least 150,000 points.
Grind the circular baggage return with or without the "Perfect balance" code enabled to get extra points.
Airport level: Secret tape
Turn up on the screen once, go across the quarterpipe and ride the rail. Immediately jump up on the white rail in the air and ride it until you get the secret tape. Once you obtain it, do a 50/50 grind to get down.
Enable the "Moon physics" cheat and go to the place where the last pick-pocket is located. Run him down, go up the quarterpipe and ollie up onto the highest rail. Do any type of grind to get the 411VM tape.
Airport level: Get the tickets to your skater pal
As soon as you start, go to the left and grind the information desk where you would get tickets. Then, go to the skater pal and run into him.
Airport level: Chopper
At the start of the level, go right. Jump forward and go through the tunnel. You will hear a photo sound and the "X-Ray" gap message will appear. Follow the black line (band). You will see a chopper in front of you. Jump forward to the chopper's blade. The "Adios Chopper!" gap message will appear, and the chopper will start to take off.
Airport level: Hidden message
Look at the scrolling text ticker above the baggage claim. The message "Noel owes me 5000 bucks" will be scrolling on the ticker.
Airport level: No toilets
Find the bathroom and go in front of the doors. Hold [C-stick Up] to see that there are no toilets.
Canada level: Hidden path
When you are going up to the broken railroad tracks (where you would find the secret tape) instead of turning right; go left. You will follow the track and then some electrical wires and end up at the beginning.
Canada level: Hidden message
Skate to the woods in between the broken bridge and the plank leading to the halfpipe. Immediately before the start of the plank (looking at it), look to the left at the snow. There are letters in yellow that say "Neversoft rules!" in the snow. You have to look carefully, because it blends in with the snow.
Canada level: Totem pole gap
On the far right from the start of the level is a totem pole. Grind its arms until you get to his head to make it fall off to find a gap.
Canada level: Urinating man
Go towards the halfpipe that is raise-able. The man is located at the quarterpipe next to it. He is standing on the left side.
If you run into the urinating man, he will fall off the edge and go into the lake screaming. You will not see him again until you quit or retry the level.
To knock off this man, skate on the pipe on front of him. Do a lip trick in front of him he will fall off and scream.
Some of the things he says includes: "Ohhhhhh come on", "Oh this is gotta be a record", "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh look it freezes before it gets to the lake", "C'mon, c'mon", and "It's gettin' cold over here". If you go to free skate mode and wait for ten minutes, he will say "Oh man I should've packed some stuff. Oh, oh wait it's done!" and he will walk past you and say "Oh, hey dude", then take out some beer and drink it.
Canada level: Bury the Bully
After rolling in on the starting ramp, turn around and off the ramp. There will be a man standing under a snow-covered tree; he is the bully. Hit the tree and the snow will fall off and you will have buried the bully.
Canada level: Bury The Bully comment
After you Bury The Bully, stand next to him. You will notice that two people are throwing snowballs at him while he is buried. Eventually the bully will say "Hey, that snowball was yellow!".
Canada level: Easy points
Go to where you can make the halfpipe up. Do not make it go up. Instead, do a grab move. When you are about to land, press "Revert". Keep doing this. Note: More points will be awarded if you are doing a special.
Cruise Ship level: Cake
If you find the cake somewhere on the Cruise Ship, hit it and watch a different cake appear from the bottom. There are three cakes in total.
Cruise Ship level: Extra points
Enable the "Perfect rail" and "Super stats" cheats. Go to the pool and get lots of speed. Start grinding the outside of the pool. Since there are a lot of women around that area, they will keep giving you prop thus enhancing your score. Since you have a lot of speed you will go over the gap where the water slide is located and also increase your score. You can do this as long as desired.
Catch air off the quarterpipe where you started and grind the high wire. Keep grinding over the red top of the boat until you get to the lights on the edge. You will go around, come up an incline, and slide back down. Keep grinding. Enable the "Perfect balance" cheat to make this easier. It is possible to get up to 20 million points.
At the beginning of the level, go to the right side of the helicopter landing and jump off to where you land on the wall with the blue stripe on top. Keep going and you will start to go down a blue curving ramp that will take you to the bottom deck. When you get to the edge of the rail on the ramp, do a manual to the right, where you will head for the green house. Start grinding throughout the green house non-stop by turning around on the curving rails. If you can bust special grinds while doing all of this, than you will break the high sick score of 500,000 points. If you cannot do the special grinds well, then keep repeating this until you bust the sick score.
Cruise Ship level: Alternate announcements
Break all the glass in the greenhouse as any character.
Cruise Ship level: Wall ride
Go to the area where you can ride on the safety nets. You must unlock the propeller in the museum first. Ride up the red ramp slowly. You need to be near the place where you grind on the net. Turn around from looking at the grinding for the net spot and go up the red side of the ship. You will fall off after a few seconds.
Cruise Ship level: Pool tap
There is a pool at the start of the level. Move forward on the right side of the pool and you will see a white pipe with a tap on it. Grind the pipe (the tap) and the water will start to drain, and the pool will become empty. It will now be very good for grabs, grinds or lip tricks.
Cruise Ship level: Release propeller
When you are in the museum, you will see a huge propeller held by two wires which are tied on the ground beside the windows. Go through the wires. When you go through both of them, the propeller will get loose.
Cruise Ship level: Invert the high wires
First, go over to the white water pipe next to the big red tower. That will drain the pool. Then, go off a ramp in the pool under the wires and do the invert however you set the trick up in your configuration.
Cruise Ship level: Raise ferry boat
Go to the right side of the ship and skate to where the life boats are hanging off. There will be a man standing off to the side next to a power box saying things such as "How am I gonna raise this boat?" and "I don't think I can fix this." Go toward the power box. Ollie up in the air and grind on the power box. You should see the short intermission showing that the ferry boat has been raised. You can now grind the ferry boat.
Hint :Cruise Ship level: Underwater in pool
When you first start the level, you will see two rails and a waterside . First carefully ride down the slide. If done correctly, the "Ride a bit o'slide" message will appear, followed by "Ride half the slide". If done correctly, when you get to the bottom of the slide, you will not fall in but instead sink to the bottom of the pool where you can continue riding and practice your manuals.
Cruise Ship level: Super death
Enter the room where you can do the Complete Bob and launch off of the side of the quarterpipes. If you land the correct way, you will sit down next to a pole on top of a small ramp and start bleeding profusely from the back of your neck.
Cruise Ship level: Real captain
Enable the "Moon physics" cheat and smash every piece of glass in the greenhouse. You may have to drop from the pool deck through the greenhouse. Once the last piece has smashed, you will hear a fight followed by someone screaming as if he was thrown off something very high. This is the fake captain going over the ship. Then a new voice will say that he is the real captain and the man that you were listening to was a fake. This new captain will say the same things as the fake, but in a different style. If you do not hear a new voice, smash every piece of glass you see, including the shops and the museum.
Cruise Ship level: S.O.S message
Once you have unlocked the real cruise ship captain, skate around. You will eventually hear a bing-bong to say the microphone is on, then a Morse code message that reads "S.O.S" twice.
Cruise Ship level: Neversoft girls jump
Play the game in free skate mode. Scattered around the level are women wearing tight black shirts with the Neversoft logo. Do a trick that will impress them, such as a handplant. They will jump up and down in joy. Note: If you turn down the music volume and turn up the sound effects, you will be able to hear them talk to you.
Foundry level: Secret tape
To get to the secret tape quicker, enable the "Moon physics" cheat. Ride and ollie over Funbox under the molten bucket. Once there, you should be up the secret floor. Ollie off the fly-off ramp and quickly grind the metal bar with the 411VM tape on it.
Foundry level: Extra points
Find the yellow grind poles near the water. You should not turn or you will be going the wrong way. Jump to the other yellow grind pole and go with it around to another two sets of grind poles. Grind, then when you get near the halfpipe, jump to the one closest to it then grind the halfpipe. If done correctly you should be able to go around in circles for lots of points.
Foundry level: Man getting treated
To see a man getting treated, go to the far end of the foundry to the windows. Then, go to the last but one window on the left. You will see a doctor talking to a man who is sitting an exam table.
Foundry level: Worker knocks you of your board
Go to the worker that is closest to you. Approach him slowly so that he jumps out the way. Repeat this step again. Do it once more and he will knock you off your board. Note: This only works on some workers in the foundry.
Foundry level: Neversoft juice
Enter the foundry level and go to the top end of the building where the molten bucket is located. Go to the window on the right and you should see a man getting a drink from a Neversoft juice drink machine.