Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 HD is almost a great Nintendo Switch game

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was always a wonderful fit on handheld gaming devices. That was true even before portables were powerful enough to replicate the 3D gameplay of the original Tony Hawk with GBA ports and then full re-creations on Nintendo DS. So I was excited about the idea of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 HD on the Switch. And the HD remakes look and feel great on Nintendo’s handheld. This is a great way to get in some skateboarding action on the go — with one serious flaw.

While controlling your skater feels great and looks right, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 HD on Switch had a problem with load times. The initial load into a level isn’t anything egregious. But the game fails at quickly resetting a stage if you select restart. This is nearly a cardinal sin for the Tony Hawk franchise.