Rodney Mullen Tries Out Tricks For Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Underground
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2017
- Never Before Seen Footage: Professional skateboarder Rodney Mullen helps Neversoft brainstorm tricks for Tony Hawk's Underground in the developers' parking lot.
Read our full oral history of Tony Hawk's Underground here. Footage provided courtesy of former Neversoft animator Jim Jagger.
www.usgamer.net/articles/the-o... - Hry
"Rodney, we know it's a video game, but we have to be realistic."
Lmfao!
Lol. Facts
Where did he say that?
@@biIIybob858 oh thx. I didnt get it lol
Holy he's a genius in so many ways. I one handed hand stand to krooks.
"Hey Rodney what are some tricks that could be done if physics didnt matter"
"Here let me just do them real quick so you have a good reference"
😮
Lmao! A+ stuff
Great comment. Have a good day.
@@joseanzaldo8512 :)
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First 30 seconds I was like “oh he’s human” but by the end I found out I was wrong
He simply wanted to show the developers how they have to animate bails
I think he was showing them how to actually fall hahahahaha
Im the 666 likers
Not gonna lie, Rodney had us in the first half.
He just got it quick software update between those points
"Hey Rodney want to film some tricks for our game?"
"Yeah sure I'll invent some tricks for your game, give me a minute"
"We didn't say you had to invent...actually yeah go for it"
Love this!
he invented those?
@@ksksdjjd2254 he literally invented most of the flat ground tricks that exist, plus he invented the skateboard shape that is used today. True Ollies, kickflips, heelflips, 360 flip, Casper, dark slide. You name it, Rodney Mullen prolly invented it.
@@jonl2917 i know i meanthe trix specifically on site in the video.
@@ksksdjjd2254 yes. He is making this up as he goes. Some of this is already there, but the flips out and all that were made for this video.
They were going to make Rodney Mullen pro skater but the keyboard didn't have enough key press combinations to accurately portray his skill set
the game is labeled as pro skater had they had rodney instead it would be labeled as god skater
They would be no transition, only manny pads
Zac McNaught and a few stages where it's a demo and you're circled in by people who cheer and scream praise when you manual with 2x points
And crickets sound with the score barely going up for advanced tricks
mushy i get that, but im talking about realism, how it is compared to real life, i know people play for scoring etc,but im just trying to live my fantasy of doing a treflip to nose blunt bs 180 out, not caring about how many points i get. But yeah for the career that is a flaw they had that i honestly never noticed
"You will need 2 keyboards and a controller to play as Rodney in this game."
I like how he's also surprisingly shocked at how good he is.. humble
Why he's the god father of skateboarding. not in it for the money, just the fun of it.
@@OrAngeAnArchy 🐐
I think he was not skating regularly at this time.
@@OrAngeAnArchy so true man.
@Joey Maxon Did he not invent 90% of all skateboard moves?? He may not have created skateboarding but, he is responsible for what it looks like today. I'd say the unofficial title of God father of skateboarding is appropriate.
"Oh, you know what could be kind of fun too?!"
He seemed so genuinely excited. Great to see.
Great to see a human genuinely excited? Sad times... 😔
@@Botiozuu I more so meant that it was nice to see that Rodney Mullen was passionate about contributing to the game, but nevertheless I appreciate the attempt at humiliating me.
@@Botiozuu The flaws one points out are most often found within oneself. I kindly suggest examining your current situation. Sending much strength to you.
Very ironic. I should take my own advice actually. Farewell
@@brasi6639 We have similar brains.
Freestyle King
Amen to that
its like watching a mad scientist but a nice one
so... a normal scientist?
hmm
now im confused
Mad scientist based off his immense devotion for skateboarding
He's a sort of... alchemist mix wit god haha
Three things I'll always admire from Rodney:
1.- The absolute genius of his trick inventing process.
2.- The insane strength of his ankles to pull it all off.
3.- Just how amazingly humble and kind he is as a human being.
Best skater of all time
“Oh you know what would be kinda fun too?” Just did a first try casual Casper to primo...
Its easy when you've invented it ;p
ahhahhahh
@Tony Fetuccini vibe has been killed
Bro this dude
I love that you can see when he has the idea cause he kinda smiles when he thinks it. Someone should make a movie about him. Get Chris Joslin to play him but there isn’t anyone who can do the shit that Rodney did.
Rodney Mullen is so much more than a skateboarder. His whole method and humble outlook, combined with his creativity and work ethic makes him a true artist. I don’t skate much anymore but I use him as a model for everything I do. He truly transcended his craft and is a a true master.
Really well said dude
bro fucking relax he's a pro skater not godzilla
John Juanda what a stupid comment
@@bni6786 get off his sack hes an excellent skater not god
jb bj he invented the kickflip and 360 flip and many other flat ground tricks skateboarders all know and love today, as well. he invented many other tricks, too. he was also responsible for the redesign of the modern popsicle shaped boards and so much more. Lol he is basically skateboarding God/Jesus.
Funny how the human mind works. Some can just SEE how things move and how to make that movement happen. He's wired different, a genius in his field.
I imagine if he pursued any sort of science or math oriented career he probably would have been one of the best in his field. Rodney is seriously someone to look up to as a skater, but more importantly as a person. He's such a good dude.
@@PacoRobbins People seem to forget that the modern skateboard design is for the most part a Rodney Mullen design. He has done alot more for skaters than people give him credit for.
so glad he didnt let his father stop him from skating or else the skate world would be so much different
@@NumneunoGames more than just that
Board shape
Chuck flexibility
Wheel design
Wheel material
Griptape designs
All things improved by Rodney Mullen over the years
A lot of people also seem to forget he does have a university degree in physics
what? no hes not.
Rodney Mullen is the man. We really need a good skateboarding game this gen.
wolfflow project session CZcams it
meanwhile in THPS5
Skate 2 and 3
Skate 4 needs to happen
user 21342 i believe the developers got fired from EA, even Steve Berra had a campaign trying to support its creation
Ive always viewed what he does with his skateboard as pure art. No one will ever reach his level, he is truly one of a kind.
if you'd like a fresh perspective on things checkout the gou miyagi vid he did for thrasher a lotta bonelesses and "non tricks" but his whole like visual style of keeping things rolling is really cool to see
Jonny Giger has been steadily going down Rodney's trick list one by one. Check him out he's also invented a ton of tricks himself!
the fact him and daewon did the tapes together is so fitting tho, another spirit
Check out Isamu Yamamoto.
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Stfu u ignorant prick praising him like a god. There are dozens of even younger kids doing way heavier tricks. Get a life and seek help, maybe it is then when you find those other people.
Fun Fact as a Non-Skater: You play Tony hawk and think its all magic and then you see Rodney Mullen.
Weird to say...But honestly glad to see him missing tricks to remind me he is human. When I first started skating I literally thought he was an alien I was/and still am so completely blown away by his precision and technicality
@@DJ_Shmee that equation is Moronic..
@@jordanrock3494 but legendary
@@DJ_Shmee overrated? mans literally invented the kickflip and most of the flip variations in existence
@@catethps Kdid you just say the word Kickflip? Overrated
@@DJ_Shmee ok pus
First time I’ve ever seen Rodney Mullen miss a trick
Justin Garcia lol because you watch what they put out they don't show that it took tons of attempts to land every trick, tech manny skaters like him spend 100s of tries and hours to get one manual line trick go watch some 9 club interviews the pros talk about it all them time on that show.
sk8tillyoudie 83 while I appreciate your attempt at being informative, I kinda figured that dude. I mean used to skate everyday for one, and skateboarding is something that takes a lot of effort and dedication. so when you’re creating or learning a trick , it should go without saying that you’re going to miss it ALOT and probably bust your ass a few good time before you initially land it and a thousand more time before you master it.. that being said, all I was saying is this video is the only time I’ve ever seen Rodney Mullen, specifically, not land every trick, it’s almost unthought of that he could ever miss one (at least in my mind). This is probably the only video out right now that shows that he is human like the rest of us.
they show him attempting tricks before he lands them on his video parts
sk8tillyoudie 83 watch his early competitions. Never falls once
Generally only when there was a ridiculous tight routine time limit or he is trying a new trick for the first few times or he is attempting something ridiculously difficult that almost no-one else would even attempt anyway. He didn't invent kickflips tho. Only many of the modern variations. He is older now of course and can't be expected to perform like before. This is a few yrs ago I think but still past his prime?
Rodney Mullen is a national treasure, to this day. You can tell the guy loves performing for people. Took him a little bit to warm up here but once he got going and found his groove, it wasn't a pitch, it became a "I have to show them a good time" type situation. You can tell from how he's looking up at them after each trick demonstration. Dude got me into skateboarding when I was 8, and while I don't do it too often anymore (I work too much to find the time), it was such a big part of my life from being a tween to early adulthood.
hey! It was not warm up. He was showing the crew how to animate "bail outs", basically when you don't perform the trick correctly and avoid the fall. He was failing on purpose.
It's mad how much control he has over the boards rotations
I love that he is still stoked every time he lands something
The best comment i ever read🤩
The sheer, unadulterated joy in his voice at his "Oh you know what could be kind of fun too??" at 1:48 is always such a joy to hear. That he can still pull such passion from skateboarding after the decades he's been doing it is a damn inspiration
rodney is so underrated def deserves more recognition
That was sarcasm, right?
AAAHHHHH!!!! 1:47!!! I got chills cause it looks identical to his animation from the character select screen
Nice catch.
Saw this pop up in my subscriptions just as I'm sitting down to play SSX: On Tour. Feels like I've been transported back to the mid 2000's again :P.
@Akilleus i dont think you understand
Ssx on tour is by far the best one. Including the soundtrack
Ahhh man. It probably is the best one. But nothing captures that era to me more than SSX Tricky, and Trickstyle on Dreamcast.
@@zubrhero5270 Some years later now, I'd actually say On Tour was better than I gave it credit for back in 2005, even if it's not as good as either Tricky or SSX3.
It made some really bad design decisions, especially it's new trick system that turns the camera around so you can't see where and when you're landing, and the way it handles progression isn't the greatest. The game's presentation is also a lot less engaging than Tricky and SSX3 (as they took all of the personality away from the characters).
That said, it easily has the best level design of the whole series, as every level has a real effortless flow to them no matter what path you take. And the screenshake and camera zoom during boosting that they stole from the Burnout games adds a cool sense of speed that no other SSX game has.
I'm definitely glad I gave it a second chance :)
GOAT..... This dude should go down in the history of skateboarding as the greatest that ever graced his feet upon a skateboard...... period. .
Well, they officially gave that title to Mark Gonzales. But i agree, he needs his own video game 🎮. “Rodney Mullen: Pro Skater 🛹”
@@GoldenAgeSk8Video Gonzales is gr8 but mullen created most of the tricks gonzales uses, he made the everything, from the nose and tail on the shape to the ollie-flip. he got banned after winning tons of world competitions in a row. he is different, the relationship he have with skate is unique.
well, but roots street gonzales does really got some of this magic felling too.
@iRockOnline no
Carlos Soares Creating tricks doesn’t make you the greatest, just like Jimi Hendrix is supposed to be the greatest guitarist ever
@Peighnis Honourchign Honestly. I can never watch this type of shit. I'd rather watch someone who has really good board control and style. Check out guys like Tom Knox.
Fun fact, Mullen was 37 when THUG came out. He was more fit at 37 than most of us ever have been and ever will be
Yup. One handed handstands are hard for even 20-25 year old athletes
Well, honestly, you're really not even old at 37, but I see your point.
@@Lu-ql Most people if they don't actively work out and eat properly from their 20s, then they are going to be out of shape by the time they are in their 30s. Like they can function but they wouldn't be spry enough to skateboard.
Still one of THE most impressive humans i have ever seen
Goodbye NeverSoft Goodbye Joel Jewett.I really loved your THPS games.
Most of the Neversoft team are back for the new THPS remasters which is neat
I love how goofy he is every time he lands it at the end he gets excited and giggles like a kid it’s awesome and authentic I love it
I've said it since the very first time I saw him in.... God I forget... An oooold skate vid...
This man is Gods own marionette. He's being controlled by invisible strings. Its like Rodney Mullen is Gods favourite fingerboard/techdeck.
Man, I remember there were these VHS tapes you had to look for (or grind to?) In a Pro Skater game and i would watch Rodney Mullen's skate videos a lot.
I see mullen I click like. Legend and respect
Lol look up Rodney Mullen on acid
This is the way
Same
Rodney is probably hands down the most influential skater of all time
@@mistermasterful3556 he wasn't in the first game.
@jb bj It doesn't. I was replying to someone whose comment has since been deleted. Please don't put words in my mouth.
Gotta love when people try to start a fight when I was literally here to watch a video of my favorite skater of all time... and answered someone's comment to inform them of a fact.
@@LunarShift if it wasnt for Mullen then that game probably wouldnt have existed
@@jordanlewis1163 Did I say otherwise? Why are you making a comment that has nothing to do with what I said when you don't even have the context of my comment? Fucking hell.
That trick would be impossible.
Rodney: hold my water.
"And, I'm pretty positive I can do this...."
*(immediately does it first try)*
The Man, The Myth, The Inspiration To So Many Skateboarders Worldwide. Rodney Mullen, You Are Appreciated.
An enlightened being. His interviews are so cool. He just seems like such a genuinely good person. I've never heard anyone say anything bad about him. I hope he feels how much the world loves him man lol.
Well, I think that works both ways. People love him because he's like that, and he's like that because people always reassure him that he's good the way he is. It sounds so easy, but it's so hard to actually do. :)
Rodney, you're the reason people believe we're living in VR. You just went next-level gamer in real life. I can't even pull these tricks in the game half of the time.
2:00 I had the exact sam reaction. Just laughing at how amazing that was.
I would have been clapping and cheering and screaming pretty much non-stop. Rodney Mullen is Jesus on a skateboard.
Wow, I don't know where you got this but I loved that! Rodney just blows my mind!
HE'S BEEN DOING THAT SINCE I WAS A KID , 55 STILL SKAT'IN
I saw him compete in Santa Cruz way back then ... he was amazing then, he's more amazing now. Skaters have to work extra hard to come up with something new because of Rodney, but they have a huge base to start from because of Rodney.
I broke my back, so no more skating for me :(
Everything he does, especially the rail flips, looks effortless! It's amazing!
amazing watching this guy. everything he does is so fluid and looks so easy. happiest man alive and should be an inspiration to anyone.
The greatest ever. Rodney is so amazing, and has a beautiful, humble soul!
Wow, so awesome! thanks for the upload, long time didn't see "new" footage of Rodney.
agree
The man had so much control over his board it's crazy! He will always be my favorite skater
I’m convinced rodney Mullen is an alien, cause his skills are outta this world..
Rodney will forever be a legend. And such a nice guy.
Legend
Once they seen the handstand to primo they already knew they had to some how implement that in the game ;)
Thank you Jim Jagger !! what a piece !
Mullen is a street skating legend. So much creativity in his style.
Insane! Thanks for sharing!
I was searching tony hawks tricks, and found this. This man is the real legend.
I love how giddy he still gets when he lands something. Genuinely one of my biggest heroes. Just as spry as ever, as well!
The one and only there will never be another like Rodney I'm 49 now I remember when I first started watching him when I was about 16 he's the man !
“Oh you know what’d look really cool?”
Dear god man. Ultra instinct achieved in real time.
Awesome video. The first few 'fail attempts' were impressive, and then he nails some of them and they're just draw dropping no one else in the world could do these.
Wow, he is the king, I don't care what anyone says. I saw him in Louisville, KY around '96-97ish on a massive World Ind. demo that was filled with mid-late 90s legends. He was very personable and in no way egotistical, just a great skateboarder and person in general. This shit he does so non-chalantly, is impressive and looks like so much fun.
In every field there is always that one person that is impossible to dislike. Genuine, humble people. The "Crowd favorite". Rodney Mullen is that guy for skateboarding.
The legend
As per Tom DeLonge, "everybody else was skateboarding, Rodney was doing math... We didn't even call what Rodney was skateboarding"
Wow, this is fucking great footage. So nostalgic I teared up, Rodney such a great soul.
This man is a pure legend! He inspired me to skate and was the reason I progressed so much thank you Rodney!
This is like when you play with your action figures as a kid and you flip them in all wierd directions .... Except he's doing it and he's a human being lol
If you listen closely you can hear Rodney making sound effects with his mouth
Rodney Mullen was like the Picasso of skateboarding!
Rodney has the most respect in my opinion. So humble.
Man, I can watch Rodney skate all day! Always warms the heart !
This is seriously reminding me of why I started skating in the first place. The way it moves is just like magic. Next thing I know I broke my my toe tryna land a 7 stairs kickflip. Walking on a cane for nearly 3 months is definitely not cool. Ouch.
Who the fuck walks with a cane after a broken toe, especially for that long lmfao you sound like a paper soft bitch
“You know what would be fun...”
*does something amazing*
yeah, a casper to primo
Just a handstand fingerflip to primo, no biggie
I'm playing THPS4 right now and Rodney was always my guy. He's a legend. Cheers bro 🥂
Mullen is the skateboard Sage.
To have the look of joy on your face while describing and demonstrating some of the most difficult tricks skating.
I cut my hand and got a busted ankle just from watching this and trying to comprehend what i was seeing.
Visual representation of “in the zone”
nope just him having fun and messing around
I could watch him do that for a long time. It's incredible!
Even though I know how incredible he is I'm still in awe every time I see him perform these impressive tricks. Such a modest and Nobel person too
He's a living legend just like tony n the 90s pro skaters
1:56 might look simple to most people, but that was such a crispy landing.
If you notice he thinks of that trick right before he does it. He says something like "oh, you know what you could do!?" There's an edit but I bet it didn't take him more than a handful of attempts
Justin Sobojinski IKR?! HowTF is he just like "oh what about this?" then somehow knows how to do it. Amazing.
Der Panda might be easier switch. took me a weeks to do it consistently regular. Took me 10 min to do it goofy.
It's because he makes it looks so easy
the enjoi actually has good pop and a crisp sound to it especially going rail to rail i love the sound of it.
He is the reason me and my younger brother started skating back in 2003- 2005 we werent good and got hurt a lot but had fun...thinking we could pull those tricks. Rodney Mullen will always be the greatest to me
Even when he is trying and maybe not landing it, I dont want the video to end man i could watch him like this all day.
His dad almost called it quits. The best on our planet was being held back. Good fathers go to competitions with their talented kids. But his dad made it very hard by warning that It’s done after one fall. Great incentive.
Doug Last that's ok, Rodney just decided to never fall 😂
milkybarkidd Lol then thanks for not falling Rodney, the world is a better place with you in it. But then again maybe he would have been amazing at a higher paying sport like a baseball pitcher. Either way he would’ve been successful at anything he wanted.
Doug Last we had Nolan Ryan for pitching didn't need Mullen for that.
Imagine if we would of had flying cars or a sure cure for cancer had Mullen gone into the sciences like his father planned
Kaleb Prichard Football is fucked people put their young children in it to start taking those head hits from an early age and there has been a study showing that literally 99 percent of the people who have ever played for any amount of time at any level have brain damage and that one messed up condition they all have I can't remember what its called but it's pretty much dementia.
Kaleb Prichard End football and soccer.
He's wearing Osiris D3s haven't seen those shoes in decades, my sister had a pair and I was super jealous. It may not look like much compared to some of the jordans that exist now but when it came out in 01 it was all the rage especially the white with red trim
They still make them
He's not, they're his Globe pro shoes, he never wore Osiris.
D3's were the shit back in those days, everybody was wearing them and most of em didn't even skate lol
Modern shoes look like shit nowadays holy fuck. The only consistent ones I've seen are the general "skater shoes"
Andrew D'Amore those Osiris shoes in 1999 -2000 were a huge trend on non skaters / posers ...your right
Dude is unbelievable...an absolute legend. He makes it look effortless...amazing
Every time I see Rodney Mullen he seems like a genuinely humble guy that's forever fascinated at what's possible on a skateboard.
Rodney is in love with living.
We're gonna need a Rodney Mullens Pro Skater
He were before tony hawk
So it's not happening, but he's better then tony
I've seen so many vids of Rodney Mullen and never have not been amazed.
Absolutely amazing!
Inspirational
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
(grabbing my board and heading outside)
So how’d it go?
tonyhawks 2,3,4, ug, ug2 used mullen's animation (street tricks)
If it weren't for the video proof, no one would believe he was real.
In the future, people will say it was fake.
He will forever be a legend.
Noone thinks it's fake.
Still never have seen anyone go from side of the board to the other side of the board and Rodney's doing it with ease. Then from a hand stand and a one hand stand, he's not human.
Video starts: So we land a primo...
Me: Sounds easy enough.
Video final: One hand-handstand to handflip to primo.
Me: Yeah, now you're just showing off.
thank you so much for the upload!!
I was wondering, is there any chance to actually see all the raw footage??
probably in years that will come, we gonna see other footage, like this one, hope we just need to wait man :P.
anyway so hyped abaout this one.
try to contact Jim Jagger, whoever that is
CarlWheezer it says in the description former animator at neversoft...
One of the best and talented Skaters of all time. Love
He was such a humble guy never seems to be stressed or weighed down by life
Hendrix makes a guitar weep. Mullen makes a skateboard squirt
perfect mullen is for skate what hendrix is for guitar
genius
Rodney is the man. I don't think he should be so humble about his contribution to skating but I understand from the skater perspective. Some guy laser flipping a 7 set would still go crazy with excitement if he seen someone learning to ollie a 3 set. It's like a respect of the person's progress.
This was amazing to watch