Eveything you think about Skateboarding except vert, is in fact Rodney Mullen. He was the first to do a Ollie on ground, can you imagine Sk8 without Ollie?
If you were as good at breathing as he is with skateboarding you'd just pass out from hyperventilating and die. Rodney Mullen is the Escanor of skateboarding.
That reminds me of an anecdote about Rodney during the development of THUG 1, where he was asked to demonstrate flatland stuff and just... Casually invented tricks or something along those lines.
@@Aethenthebored most of what is being created today IS flat ground idk about 90% but he did a lot before anyone even dreamed of it. Definitely the father of street skating
I like how this guy straight up invented the modern skateboard, invented the foundations of flip tricks, and did tricks that skaters to this day can't replicate. It's super rare to have someone who invents something still better than the professionals years down the line.
Even crazier, the decks that are used today and the trucks we use today were designed by Rodney too, a little something people tend to also forget. Dude has contributed more to skating than anyone.
@@andrewkaminskas7721 I’ve thought for some time that he was autistic and a savant of skateboarding. I mean this in the most grateful kind way possible. Just based on his social interaction and his supreme focus and extraordinary talent. He just slid under the radar.
Don't forget that he totally killed freestyle skateboard because no one wanted to skate against him because he always won. That and freestyle skateboards were tiny and hard to ride on.
With all due respect, Mullen was never really much of a street skater. Probably the best flat ground skater of all time without a doubt, but he never really does big gaps or handrails which is a requirement for any modern street skater to get any kind of recognition.
Fatalsprigs Better street skaters than Mullen? Way too many to name, but start with Mark Gonzales, Tom Penny, John Cardiel, Frankie Hill, Ed Templeton, Jamie Thomas, Geoff Rowley and Andrew Reynolds- and that's barely scratching the surface of pre-2000's street skaters. The pros nowadays like Nyjah Huston, Grant Taylor and Riley Hawk are continuing to push street skating to previously unforeseen levels.
yeah. what's even crazy is... even after the age of 40 he can still do them with ease!!! the only one he had a hard time was the one in 0:23. My guess he was very tired because he's been skating for hours and tried doing it last. Also he is like super duper nice and a very humble person.
How can people just walk past this dude without giving him a second look when he's pulling off some of the most epic skateboarding tricks in the history of the sport?!
i know this is a old comment. but back then skateboarding was seen in a different light and most of these people just felt like it was some kid and that most skateboarder were loner and that it looked more like a hobby to most in the late 90's when most of these video were recorded. i remember being in church and skateboarding was right there next to pokemon and shit in the satanic panic.
@@mattmillen1636 What? I am 40 years old and have never know skateboarding to be even close to "Satanic". Talk about blowing a skill out of proportion. Jeez man 🤯
As a kid playing THPS3, I remember being particularly mesmerized by Rodney’s video. It wasn’t until much later that I learned how much of a pioneer he was and the sheer amount of basic tricks he invented. His brilliance was apparent even to a layman kid.
Same here LMFAO I watched this, went and got a skateboard, trained and bruised my ass for years, and still not even close because I didn't know that what he did was basically impossible for beginners until years later
Same here! On THPS(1) for the N64, in horrible quality. But still watched the crap out of that video. This was before youtube and such mind you, so that they even crammed the videos on an N64 cart was really appreciated,
It does not matter when he did these tricks. No one then or now could emulate him, he was an amazing talent and still is. So the passage of time means zit.
Zwenk Wiel they both spend days trying to learn new tricks. I’ve seen people like Johnny ginger do darkslides and primo slides in lines before. It has caught on and it fore sure did in the early days of skating, it’s just that skating has progressed and changed a lot but I still see people doing these kinds of tricks or at least trying them.
It taught us kids that if you work hard, you'll reap the benefits. Nowadays, you could still grind, or you can pay your way to a fake "accomplishment".
I found out he's from the planet krypton, after he conquered gravity on the planet Krypton and define the law of mathematics. there weren't enough challenges for Rodney, so his parents put him on a space shuttle and sent him to Earth where he had some more challenges.
Josh Wendler The first game didn't have Mullen. This game is Tony's legacy which he dragged Rodney into. Rodney is best in terms of skills, but Tony was who popularized him and skateboarding in general.
to be fair hawk's personaity as a really meadia friendly, clean living, limelight lover was what helped popularize skaing again but i think the fact that he was a vert skater shows how little to do with actual skating the wave of popularity that came off those games was cos about two weeks after you start actually skating you realise that it's probably the least attractive and most boring to watch discipline in the sport.
I remember first seeing Mullen playing the Tony Hawk games and I thought, "these are how good pros are." Then it was later I realized even pros think Mullen is inhuman. I remember doing the manual tricks in THUG/THUG2 thinking they were fake until I watched Mullen's demos.
How many times have I watched this vid as a kid, between a THPS3 session, and a skate session in front of my house... These memories will never go away, good times.
Steve caballaro said it best when he said "imagine if Rodney's dad let him have a ramp? Thank for giving us something to invent." So true cuz Rodney's dedication and passion, and understanding of skateboarding allowed him to ascend to a level that was unheard of and marveled at by his peers. And all these years later people still can't do the things he did. I think what I love most about Rodney is his humbleness and genuine spirit. But besides those things his ability to create and execute live on.
These old school skate videos on school yard benches will forever be in my heart kids now a day will never now about the love,joy,sweat, and tears that went into those clips 🖤🖤
Mullen in a game of skate *does weird trick nobody has ever seen before* -What was that ? -It's the Mullen Special -Where did this trick come from? -I just invented it .
I think I've seen this video the last time in 2003 & I clearly remember that it was by far my most favourite video on THPS3.. This guy's skills are crazy..
The godfather of modern skating! i met rodney at an event a few years ago and he is just the nicest humble guy. We talked about the old days of skateboarding beeing illegal in norway where i live and how we started out, and then the bones brigade went to norway to showcase skateboarding when it was finally legalized here. Good times!
I used to watch this part OVER AND OVER AND OVER without even playing the game. Came back all these years later wondering if it holds up against all the skaters today. It's exactly as good as I remember it, and just hammered home that Mullen absolutely invented modern skateboarding. Fucking incredible.
I cannot even comprehend the amount of perseverance it must have taken to get this good. Imagine how many times this guy fell down or twisted his ancles. It just looks so easy when we see him skate, we dont see the sheer amount of hard work that lies behind it.
Years and years of precise training in his father's house as a child by himself for hours on end, that's what is behind it -- and also great genetics/natural talent, and a good mind for creativity.
The nostalgia is real, was 6 years old when this came out and hands down one of my favourite games to this day and what started my love for skating lol
I remember watching this clip over and over with a friend from school. The manual parts, the railstand game and the primo/casperslide variations left us super stoked, we were watching the clip like 1000 times. Still amazing footage today
Man, I remember watching Mullen when I first started skating as a kid. Never been so inspired and blown away! The GOAT of street and probably overall skating!
I have no idea about skateboarding but I've been hooked on this video since I first saw it over a decade ago. Mullen is an absolute master of his craft and it's such a joy to watch.
Always a pleasant surprise hearing AFI in anything. I know this song was in this game but jeez the world has all but forgotten about their “good” music.
nah, it was a nollieflip underflip. it changes the dynamic because his front foot now engages the underflip, which is uncommon and viewed as more difficult.
0:54 3 darkslides...*take breathing* It is possible to say that there will be no other in history who can influence in such a way as this man. Personally, he is the best in history so far.
now that we're older and more aware, it should be just as impressive, or more. I'm surprised by boomers, that they never reached any level of awareness, what did they put in the food back then. Lead.
I'm 38 years old now and I've just picked skating back up. I stopped because all my friends did. I've learned it's not so much the age but the fact that often times we become content with the same old routine of going to work then coming home and unwinding from the grind. After witnessing Tony Hawk still hitting vert and landing the 900 at the age of 50..I felt I had no excuse not to get back out there. Only difference is now Im wearing protective gear because I have a family to provide for.
@@blkeclipsel2400 power to you my friend. Age is nothing but a number. Glad you’re seeing your safety is priority. But your mental well being is just as important for you as your safety is for your family. Skate on bro. 🤙🏽
I watched this so many times as a kid. Coming back after 15 years full of berrics, SL and thousend of skateparts..just to be absolut stoked!! THESE LAST 20 SECONDS HOOOOOOLYYYYY
I remember first beating the game. My fav character was RM and my fav song in the game was “the boy who destroyed the world”. When I finally unlocked the vid I was so happy that two of my favorite aspects of the game were combined by some Devine miracle lol. RM is a freak of nature. He makes the impossible look easy. Legend
This got me into skating back in 2002. I was 7 years old in Chicago in 1998 and my neighbor who I looked up to, this older kid, got a skateboard. I always wanted to copy him so I asked my parents for one. As most kids do I was hyped on it for a week or so then the board just sat around. Years later I had a PS1 demo disc featuring THPS2 and liked the game enough to ask for THPS3 on X-Mas. I wasnt trying to skate at all, just liked the games. Then I saw this video and it changed my life. I was so hyped on it I immediately went to my backyard to the shed to dig out my old board and as soon as my mom and dad came home from work I made them sit down and watch this. In that very moment I became a skater. I quickly picked up riding and eventually in summer 2002 during a trip to Florida my dad got me my first real skateboard, an element with destructo trucks and 53mm element wheels from Vans. Today at age 31, I still love skating and although I got a bad injury years ago and can no longer do it, I have amassed a skateboard collection worth 20K. Skateboarding still takes up most of my time and most of my life is still based on it. I regret to say out of my whole collection I dont own any Rodney boards. I heavily gravitated toward other brands and skaters after he got me into skating. But I'll never forget Rodney and what he did for me. Thank you Rodney Mullen.
Watching him IRL is like when your playing Tony Hawk (Pro Skater 4 and beyond) and you pull off 20+ trick 500,000 point combos, mostly with freestyle, and you think, "O.K. this is where the realism stops, no one can do that..." OH WAIT NO A REAL PERSON DOES THAT AND HIS NAME IS FUCKIN RODNEY MULLEN.
I still remember every second of this video. I havent seen it since probably 2003 and I still remembered what was coming next and even the sound according to the rhythm of the song. Haha wow.
It’s crazy, while I knew how insane this was when I was a kid, I never knew the extent of it until I got older. Not only was he was the goat of freestyle and invented many tricks, he decided to keep up with the change in skateboarding during that time and conquered the streets as well. Makes me appreciate him that much more than I did back then.
@True Roman He was prob in the spectrum. An autistic savant. That's why he understood the physics of the board so well and could do tricks that to this day no other pros have been able to master.
This man is better at skateboarding than I am at breathing.
Eveything you think about Skateboarding except vert, is in fact Rodney Mullen. He was the first to do a Ollie on ground, can you imagine Sk8 without Ollie?
If you were as good at breathing as he is with skateboarding you'd just pass out from hyperventilating and die. Rodney Mullen is the Escanor of skateboarding.
@@CobraMJD Even vert guys like tony admitted that they were trying to adapt what rodney did to vert.
SAME
And breathing comes naturally
Rodney: lets do this trick
Developer: no rodney, the game should be realistic
lmfao
Tony hawk American wasteland
That reminds me of an anecdote about Rodney during the development of THUG 1, where he was asked to demonstrate flatland stuff and just... Casually invented tricks or something along those lines.
@@GoredonTheDestroyer Mullens invented like 90% of skateboard tricks if I'm mistaken
@@Aethenthebored most of what is being created today IS flat ground idk about 90% but he did a lot before anyone even dreamed of it. Definitely the father of street skating
Jeeze this is even more impressive all these years later wtf lol.
we are getting old :)
C H E A H
:D
I like your comment because my first reaction to this video was wtf
I truly can´t believe all the crazy stuff he did back then!
I like how this guy straight up invented the modern skateboard, invented the foundations of flip tricks, and did tricks that skaters to this day can't replicate. It's super rare to have someone who invents something still better than the professionals years down the line.
Johnny Giger has made multiple youtube videos just trying to emulate specific tricks from this video, one trick per video.
Rodney is most likely Autistic. In an interview he said he spent hours in his home garage in Florida practicing tricks alone.
Even crazier, the decks that are used today and the trucks we use today were designed by Rodney too, a little something people tend to also forget. Dude has contributed more to skating than anyone.
@@andrewkaminskas7721 I’ve thought for some time that he was autistic and a savant of skateboarding. I mean this in the most grateful kind way possible. Just based on his social interaction and his supreme focus and extraordinary talent. He just slid under the radar.
@@sambrown916 yeah seems like most sports prolly have someone that fits ur description..look up Moe Norman for golf.
the best street skater ever hands down pants down
Don't forget that he totally killed freestyle skateboard because no one wanted to skate against him because he always won. That and freestyle skateboards were tiny and hard to ride on.
hahahahahahahh
With all due respect, Mullen was never really much of a street skater. Probably the best flat ground skater of all time without a doubt, but he never really does big gaps or handrails which is a requirement for any modern street skater to get any kind of recognition.
perfectly put
Fatalsprigs Better street skaters than Mullen? Way too many to name, but start with Mark Gonzales, Tom Penny, John Cardiel, Frankie Hill, Ed Templeton, Jamie Thomas, Geoff Rowley and Andrew Reynolds- and that's barely scratching the surface of pre-2000's street skaters. The pros nowadays like Nyjah Huston, Grant Taylor and Riley Hawk are continuing to push street skating to previously unforeseen levels.
i though most tricks in those games were impossible in real life... but damn this guy invented most of them.... insane
Actually a lot of thos tricks aren't even possible in the game :D
He invented most of them, including Impossible :D
the standard tricks are real. a lot of the special tricks aren't tho
He's more insane than the video game honestly
yeah. what's even crazy is... even after the age of 40 he can still do them with ease!!! the only one he had a hard time was the one in 0:23. My guess he was very tired because he's been skating for hours and tried doing it last. Also he is like super duper nice and a very humble person.
How can people just walk past this dude without giving him a second look when he's pulling off some of the most epic skateboarding tricks in the history of the sport?!
I LOVE This comment!
i know this is a old comment. but back then skateboarding was seen in a different light and most of these people just felt like it was some kid and that most skateboarder were loner and that it looked more like a hobby to most in the late 90's when most of these video were recorded. i remember being in church and skateboarding was right there next to pokemon and shit in the satanic panic.
He's on such a high level that they can't even see him
@@mattmillen1636 What? I am 40 years old and have never know skateboarding to be even close to "Satanic". Talk about blowing a skill out of proportion. Jeez man 🤯
@@Anticulation Bible Belt was rough for a kid not interested in baseball or football man
As a kid playing THPS3, I remember being particularly mesmerized by Rodney’s video. It wasn’t until much later that I learned how much of a pioneer he was and the sheer amount of basic tricks he invented. His brilliance was apparent even to a layman kid.
I don't know man, I don't think any of these tricks look any basic and they all are signature moves.
@@TerminatedAccount. That's not what he said. Your nonexistent reading comprehension bothers me.
Same here LMFAO I watched this, went and got a skateboard, trained and bruised my ass for years, and still not even close because I didn't know that what he did was basically impossible for beginners until years later
Exii free nkinik8ini
Same here! On THPS(1) for the N64, in horrible quality. But still watched the crap out of that video. This was before youtube and such mind you, so that they even crammed the videos on an N64 cart was really appreciated,
10 years later and this is STILL amazing.
Alright, I'll post in another 10 years.
only 8 more years
It does not matter when he did these tricks. No one then or now could emulate him, he was an amazing talent and still is. So the passage of time means zit.
Only 7 more years
A good 7 more years to go... I'll be here!
this has 20 yearq atleast
the reason his style of skating never caught on was because it was too hard for mere mortals to emulate
It did catch on...
"He shreds too hard for he is not a mortal man"
White Obama still no one comes close to Rodney Mullen, you don’t see anyone skating close to his level
Zwenk Wiel they both spend days trying to learn new tricks. I’ve seen people like Johnny ginger do darkslides and primo slides in lines before. It has caught on and it fore sure did in the early days of skating, it’s just that skating has progressed and changed a lot but I still see people doing these kinds of tricks or at least trying them.
Dont forget peoples there is the Mullen Darkslide AND the Rowley Darkslide!
I watched this clip so many times when I was playing this game. This man's a living legend.
THESE PEOPLE JUST WALKING PAST THEY DONT REALIZE WHAT THEY MISSING
walking ded
This. Rodney is out here casting spells and people are walking by yawning.
Back when games had you unlock things just by playing them. No need to pay for extra content. A reward for completing a challenge or the campaign.
It taught us kids that if you work hard, you'll reap the benefits.
Nowadays, you could still grind, or you can pay your way to a fake "accomplishment".
@Roy Sunshine aye i know, I fixed it lol. Thanks for pointing it out.
Well there was cheat codes lol
The good days
The grind was real back then 😝
Dark slide❤
Casper slide is where it’s at
THE OLLIE! lol
The dark slide is a path to abilities many consider to be unnatural.
@d00bZubElEk he actually didn’t invent it
@@maxtooraw7473 He actually did
Rodney was like 20 years ahead of his time.
Not really because that would mean that 20 years later there would be people who can do all his tricks😉
@@olafbitter3800 so hes infinitely ahead of his time, possibly for ever 🤔. My mind is blown.
I found out he's from the planet krypton, after he conquered gravity on the planet Krypton and define the law of mathematics. there weren't enough challenges for Rodney, so his parents put him on a space shuttle and sent him to Earth where he had some more challenges.
Definitely the most innovative skateboarder in the entire history of skateboarding.
I used to watch these all the time over and over when I was younger
So did i
duffel567 We all did. My favorites were Rodney Mullen and Chad Muska.
my favorite was bam, just the song choice and him jumping off shit and doing dumb shit was amazing to me
pos3rjohn me too
This really should've been called Rodney Mullen's Pro Skater 3
Josh Wendler The first game didn't have Mullen. This game is Tony's legacy which he dragged Rodney into. Rodney is best in terms of skills, but Tony was who popularized him and skateboarding in general.
zukodude487987 I agree!
Well they were each the king in each of their domain of skateboarding. Tony owned the vert and Rodney owned the street.
I thought he meant it should be Rodney Mullens Pro Skater due to it being pretty much Street.
to be fair hawk's personaity as a really meadia friendly, clean living, limelight lover was what helped popularize skaing again but i think the fact that he was a vert skater shows how little to do with actual skating the wave of popularity that came off those games was cos about two weeks after you start actually skating you realise that it's probably the least attractive and most boring to watch discipline in the sport.
I remember first seeing Mullen playing the Tony Hawk games and I thought, "these are how good pros are." Then it was later I realized even pros think Mullen is inhuman. I remember doing the manual tricks in THUG/THUG2 thinking they were fake until I watched Mullen's demos.
Rodney is a true artist, hands down the best streetskater there is.
If this came out in 2018 it would prolly still be the best footage , guy was so ahead of his time its insane .
This could be true, if in fact he hadnt release the later videos, which is beyond amazing. Like Almost Round 3.
it's 2023 and still the best footage in street skating.
This compilation came out before CZcams existed!
i have this ripped to a cd from newgrounds..
This guy knows 🤣
I’m just happy that I lived to see Rodney Mullen in this era the inventor of most skateboarding tricks. He will be remembered for hundreds of years.
How many times have I watched this vid as a kid, between a THPS3 session, and a skate session in front of my house... These memories will never go away, good times.
Hi
the king
for ever
No. The God
Can we settle on "The godfather"?
of gayness
@@JeanBaptisteEmanuelZorg 😐😐😐😂
The best game achievement there ever was to finish the game to get these videos, way before youtube was even created.
This is probably the first skate video I fell in love with. Still gives me the chills when I watch it now
Steve caballaro said it best when he said "imagine if Rodney's dad let him have a ramp? Thank for giving us something to invent." So true cuz Rodney's dedication and passion, and understanding of skateboarding allowed him to ascend to a level that was unheard of and marveled at by his peers. And all these years later people still can't do the things he did. I think what I love most about Rodney is his humbleness and genuine spirit. But besides those things his ability to create and execute live on.
If he had gotten a ramp Tony Hawk would like like an amateur
SO MUCH FUCKING NOSTALGIA
+davefan16 whats worse is that AFI actually used to be badass
Those pants are just epic
That was the style 🤙 I hate the skinny jean sh!t the kids wear today
Man these clips run in my blood. All those memories of playing video games with friends. This guy was always so unique and amazing to us
this guy was on a whole other level!
Was? He invented the majority of flatland tricks and still invents tricks as of the last few years. Dude is still insane
he created the level!
Kevin Kerto he was
@@VimpiricalSociety he IS the fucking level!
Rodney IS another level!!!
this dude inspired millions to go out and skate, including myself.
This man is incredible. The sole reason i love anything skateboarding tbh
*Godfather of Skateboarding*
I remember spending so much time practicing that little shuffle move at 0:43, used to call it the "mullen walk". Good times.
Same here
It's called walk the dog
It shows that deep down, he never stopped being a freestyle skater.
Never expected to see you here Mr. Grim
Ahhh the dog walk
My all time favorite skater
These old school skate videos on school yard benches will forever be in my heart kids now a day will never now about the love,joy,sweat, and tears that went into those clips 🖤🖤
I must have watched this video over one hundred times by now and it’s still amazing!
This guy can destroy anyone on a game of SKATE
Thats why he never participate
Blindfolded with one leg.
Mullen in a game of skate
*does weird trick nobody has ever seen before*
-What was that ?
-It's the Mullen Special
-Where did this trick come from?
-I just invented it .
Game of skate.
Skater: who am i playing?
Announcer: rodney Mullen.
Skater: FU!
@@joveniel11 not funny didn't laugh office's chair joke was funnier and better
I think I've seen this video the last time in 2003 & I clearly remember that it was by far my most favourite video on THPS3.. This guy's skills are crazy..
Dude ive literally just searched this vid for the exact same reason... Rodney is really smthing
The godfather of modern skating! i met rodney at an event a few years ago and he is just the nicest humble guy. We talked about the old days of skateboarding beeing illegal in norway where i live and how we started out, and then the bones brigade went to norway to showcase skateboarding when it was finally legalized here. Good times!
Når var bones brigade i Norge? Håper det var fordi jeg var for ung at jeg ikke visste det😅
Other skaters: normal pace
Rodney: Special meter always on 🐐🛹💯
the sale of skateboards and AFI albums spiked when this came out.
🤣🤣 I totally recognize the song but for some reason it didn't occur to me that this was AFI until I read this
AFI is the shit ! Lol
Been binging the fuck out of this song this last month, cannot believe i stumbled upon this randomly just now!!
@@DruNature dope!!
He did some tricks in real life that you couldn't even doo in the freaking game!
Hahah facts bro!
Underrated comment.
I used to watch this part OVER AND OVER AND OVER without even playing the game.
Came back all these years later wondering if it holds up against all the skaters today.
It's exactly as good as I remember it, and just hammered home that Mullen absolutely invented modern skateboarding. Fucking incredible.
I cannot even comprehend the amount of perseverance it must have taken to get this good. Imagine how many times this guy fell down or twisted his ancles. It just looks so easy when we see him skate, we dont see the sheer amount of hard work that lies behind it.
Years and years of precise training in his father's house as a child by himself for hours on end, that's what is behind it -- and also great genetics/natural talent, and a good mind for creativity.
this is what got me in to skating...watching this back in the 90s. miss it.
The nostalgia is real, was 6 years old when this came out and hands down one of my favourite games to this day and what started my love for skating lol
I wasn’t that young but almost, and almost remember each second of this video.
I remember watching this clip over and over with a friend from school. The manual parts, the railstand game and the primo/casperslide variations left us super stoked, we were watching the clip like 1000 times. Still amazing footage today
One of my all-time favorite athletes, this guy is an absolute mad lad.
Man, I remember watching Mullen when I first started skating as a kid. Never been so inspired and blown away! The GOAT of street and probably overall skating!
This video is the reason I started skating
Me too
Best clip, best song and best skater.
This video is a masterpiece of games.
One of the legends of street skating bring me back to the tony hawk games
this soundtrack, this tricks. So many memories.
man, i miss those days...
probably my fav sk8 video of all times...also fav skater...
respect, nostalgia, great memories and tons of destroyed shoes.
I have no idea about skateboarding but I've been hooked on this video since I first saw it over a decade ago. Mullen is an absolute master of his craft and it's such a joy to watch.
Always a pleasant surprise hearing AFI in anything. I know this song was in this game but jeez the world has all but forgotten about their “good” music.
If God was on a skateboard
This dude literary turned skateboarding into art
Skateboarding is art
At 1:10 he does one of the best tricks I've ever seen (if not the best). Please watch it at 0.25x speed. It's so subtle yet impressive.
+nmlss it's a nollieflip underflip. pretty sure he's the only one who can do it lol
***** Kickflip Underflip I think. But whatever is called, it's impressive. Best skater ever by far.
nah, it was a nollieflip underflip. it changes the dynamic because his front foot now engages the underflip, which is uncommon and viewed as more difficult.
i think how many times did he fail
he does it so much higher and cleaner than jonny
those people in the back at 0:25 looked away like they didnt see one of the coolest tricks in their lives
I've always wondering what there both doing with their arms?
it made me mad tbh, i would pee myself if i see someone do that
0:54 3 darkslides...*take breathing* It is possible to say that there will be no other in history who can influence in such a way as this man. Personally, he is the best in history so far.
Woah! I have just realized that my love for AFI originated from me watching THIS video over and over on my PS2 back in 2002.
This guy skates like the characters in the games. Insanely.
Now your mind will explode, he was the model to capture the characteres in the game, he performed tricks and other things.
I come back to watch this every couple of years but def love this dude.
Is it weird? that I am still getting just as excited, as 19 years ago Watching this? 😂😂😂 Rodney tha Godfather Mullen! 🛹
Not at all!! Im still just as amazed! Guy is unbelievable
Rodney is the definition of next level street skateboarding! 🤙
He was lightyears ahead of its time.
schwöre bruder
now that we're older and more aware, it should be just as impressive, or more. I'm surprised by boomers, that they never reached any level of awareness, what did they put in the food back then. Lead.
ICONIC! Half of us dont even skate anymore but this is still unforgettable part of our lives.
I'm 38 years old now and I've just picked skating back up. I stopped because all my friends did.
I've learned it's not so much the age but the fact that often times we become content with the same old routine of going to work then coming home and unwinding from the grind.
After witnessing Tony Hawk still hitting vert and landing the 900 at the age of 50..I felt I had no excuse not to get back out there. Only difference is now Im wearing protective gear because I have a family to provide for.
@@blkeclipsel2400 power to you my friend. Age is nothing but a number. Glad you’re seeing your safety is priority. But your mental well being is just as important for you as your safety is for your family.
Skate on bro. 🤙🏽
Some of these tricks have literally never been redone all these years later
I'm still as impressed at the of 33 as I was when I first watched this when I was 14
I watched this so many times as a kid. Coming back after 15 years full of berrics, SL and thousend of skateparts..just to be absolut stoked!!
THESE LAST 20 SECONDS HOOOOOOLYYYYY
Watched this hundreds of times. Still impressed 18years later🙏🏻
The Hendrix of the Skate.
Hendrix wishes
Malmsteen*
Robert Johnson*
He's still alive, so more like Paul McCartney*
The Michael Jordan of Skate
I remember watching this on THPS3 and it being by far my favorite one to watch. It was so mesmerizing.
Wow this gave me a solid flashback, thanks, cool video mate.
I remember first beating the game. My fav character was RM and my fav song in the game was “the boy who destroyed the world”. When I finally unlocked the vid I was so happy that two of my favorite aspects of the game were combined by some Devine miracle lol. RM is a freak of nature. He makes the impossible look easy. Legend
September 2019 and its still crazy
It's October.. 😉
@@redthebeard1119 and you know what buddy ? next months it's gonna be november :o :p
And now it's September again
kubiczaczech kinda scary hm 😳
Thank for taking the time to put all these awesome videos on youtube man, this shit is history.
This got me into skating back in 2002. I was 7 years old in Chicago in 1998 and my neighbor who I looked up to, this older kid, got a skateboard. I always wanted to copy him so I asked my parents for one. As most kids do I was hyped on it for a week or so then the board just sat around. Years later I had a PS1 demo disc featuring THPS2 and liked the game enough to ask for THPS3 on X-Mas. I wasnt trying to skate at all, just liked the games. Then I saw this video and it changed my life. I was so hyped on it I immediately went to my backyard to the shed to dig out my old board and as soon as my mom and dad came home from work I made them sit down and watch this. In that very moment I became a skater. I quickly picked up riding and eventually in summer 2002 during a trip to Florida my dad got me my first real skateboard, an element with destructo trucks and 53mm element wheels from Vans. Today at age 31, I still love skating and although I got a bad injury years ago and can no longer do it, I have amassed a skateboard collection worth 20K. Skateboarding still takes up most of my time and most of my life is still based on it. I regret to say out of my whole collection I dont own any Rodney boards. I heavily gravitated toward other brands and skaters after he got me into skating. But I'll never forget Rodney and what he did for me. Thank you Rodney Mullen.
Watching him IRL is like when your playing Tony Hawk (Pro Skater 4 and beyond) and you pull off 20+ trick 500,000 point combos, mostly with freestyle, and you think, "O.K. this is where the realism stops, no one can do that..." OH WAIT NO A REAL PERSON DOES THAT AND HIS NAME IS FUCKIN RODNEY MULLEN.
Rodney Mullen: king of the baggy pants.
Lmao my dad used to say maybe he'd skate better if he put up his pants and put his ass away
Dem were the days.
Funny because 80's Rodney was king of the short shorts
He will always be my favorite skater of all time. That is God given talent, and love.
So nice rewatching this video so many years later. Feels like yesterday.
I still remember every second of this video. I havent seen it since probably 2003 and I still remembered what was coming next and even the sound according to the rhythm of the song. Haha wow.
It’s crazy, while I knew how insane this was when I was a kid, I never knew the extent of it until I got older. Not only was he was the goat of freestyle and invented many tricks, he decided to keep up with the change in skateboarding during that time and conquered the streets as well. Makes me appreciate him that much more than I did back then.
The Grandmaster, to this day I don’t think there’s been anyone better. The man was just simply on another level
Still the best street skater. His balance and feeling for the the board is just unreal.
His leg muscles are insane.
This ABSOLUTELY is one of the best videos. It was my personal favorite
Oh man this reminds my childhood, spending a lot of time playing this game with my best friend. Rodney was my favourite character, good times.
I watched this so much in-game! This with my fav AFI song is the best skateboarding video I've seen to date. :)
They should remake THPS 3.
guy is like a video game character IRL
Mullen and AFI. Nice.
C-c-c-ombo Breaker!
THPS 2 is my favorite but the 3rd will always hold a special place in my heart. From the levels to the music, to the skate clips, beautiful
I prefer THPS3 over THPS2, but there are 2 things I prefer in THPS2, first Spider-man and Second the Sountrack!
Mullin’s the reason fishtail and concave have retired. Boards today are just people size old school freestyle boards. The G.O.A.T.
I remember when I first watched this as a young skateboarder an thinking 'fuck, the rules just changed' lol
This is the video where I discovered my favorite skateboarder :)
So many hours playing this game.. it’s like a world away no thinking on it.. great memories!!
This is bringing back so many memories I’m just smiling hard asf watching this vid
When I was a kid and didn't know any pro skaters, I legit thought he was mute or couldn't talk.
@True Roman He was prob in the spectrum. An autistic savant. That's why he understood the physics of the board so well and could do tricks that to this day no other pros have been able to master.
@@robmen1402 Maybe he's the Stig?
@@jeffcone1464 LOL, possibly.
@@jeffcone1464 some say...