Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 has a Guitar Hero reference set to be removed

Following the release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, fans spotted an odd reference to Activision’s Guitar Hero series found in the trash. Of course, this reference does feel doubly disrespectful considering Neversoft, the OG devs of the Pro Skater games went on to make Guitar Hero.

Fans spotted the reference on Reddit (via IGN), which quickly led to Iron Galaxy stepping in telling fans it’s investigating how that got in the game in the first place. It also apologized for the reference and that it does have a lot of respect for Neversoft.

Now, not everyone took this reference to heart, with some even noting it as just some edgy joke that echoes the OG Pro Skater games. Others point to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, which had a shameless knock-off, Banjo Champion. That said, it’s not the reference to the largely dead IP that people didn’t like, it was the fact it was found in a trashcan.

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger Editor-in-Chief

Gabe has been a gamer since he was young, playing games like Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, Guitar Hero, and whatever looked cool on GameFly. Ever since 2018, he's been infatuated with the inner workings of the gaming and entertainment industries, covering a wide range of topics from video games to TV and film. Starting as a contributor for PSX Extreme, he's worked his way up to its Managing Editor. Using what's he learned over the years, he founded Smash Jump to remind everyone to smash jump.