Tony Hawk's Project 8

Tony Hawk's Project 8

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-21444 SLUS-21444GH (Greatest Hits) Release date: November 7, 2006 January 8, 2008 (Greatest Hits) Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-54389 SLES-54390 Release date: November 15, 2006 (Australia) November 17, 2006 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Shaba Games
Publisher(s): Activision
Genre: Sports
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 69/100
Game description: Reengineered from the ground up, Tony Hawk's Project 8 immerses players in the definitive skateboarding experience using ultra-realistic graphics, enhanced physics and responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail. The game challenges players to experience the intensity and pressure of skating against some of the world's top pros in true to life competitions as they aim to become the #1 skater.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 @ 768 MB	1.1.0 (r5517)	GSdx SSE41 (r5464)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	In-game is a mess. Using GSdx in Software mode cleans it up, but still has many missing environment graphics.	General-Plot
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.3.? (git 28-May-?)	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Rounding: Negatives*, Missing somethings and minor issues in hardware mode,Software mode fixes practilly all.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 AMD Radeon HD 6850	1.3.? (git 05-Jun-?)	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), EE/VU Clamp: Extra+Preserve Sign ,Completed.*, EE/VU Rounding: More nearbie+More nearbie*, Hardware and software looks fine,mainly hardware., Status	DESTRUIDOR

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
PAL	Solus, kernel 5.1.14	Intel Core i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB	1.5.0 (075a9f3) MTVU: Disabled	GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2 Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware) Internal resolution: 3x	SPU2-X 2.0.0 OnePAD 0 2.0.0	Playable without issues with the specified settings (unspecified settings at default value). The intro movies do not show up unless you switch to software mode.	Ratchet66

Known Issues

Missing Textures

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Serious
• Description: Certain textures would not load correctly under regular gameplay.
• Workaround: This should be automatically fixed as long as Automatic Gamefixes is enabled on the System tab. You can manually enable the fix by going to Config > Emulation Settings > VUs tab, and setting "Round Mode" to "Nearest".

Black screen on boot

• Type: Note (not an issue)
• Description: Game freezes on the first loading screen.
• Workaround: Go to Config > Emulation Settings > Speedhacks tab, and disable the "MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1)" speedhack.

Flag Texture

• Status: Active
• Type: Serious
• Description: Translucent flag like texture covers the whole screen in game.
• Workaround: Enable HW Hacks then go into the configure and set the "Skipdraw" to 15. Also using "Nearest" round mode VU setting as suggested by others above.

	Tony Hawk's Project 8 (SLUS 21444) (U) Tony Hawk's Project 8 (SLES 54389) (E)