BeefJack writes: "It's hard to remember a time when if you asked a gamer who Tony Hawks is they'd have no idea. Yes as for as long as we've had Resident Evil and Tomb Raider, Tony Hawk has been just as much a part of the video game industry as he has the extreme sports one. His games had at one point become so popular the industry was flooded with imitators such as MTV Skateboarding, BMXXX and Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX to name but a few."