Author: Dodeman
Episode #44: Green
Green started playing THPS on THPS4 in 2005. Back then he was best known for being the leader of kS, and co-leader of iSL following the kS and jT0 merger. kS released two well-received transfer videos, and iSL produced one as well. He took 1st place during the SoS3 improv tournament on both THPS4 and THUG1. He continued to stay pretty active in the community participating in the Get There challenges, tallying a total of 15 GT wins on thlive.net.
He took a long hiatus and returned to the scene on THUGPro. Since then he has joined the tLT clan, he won the Baltimore improv tournament, and has produced and been involved with multiple video projects including: a few improv videos, No Manual videos, and most recently was in tLTV 2020. He earned the top seed in the preliminary round of the i5 Improv Tournament.
Episode #43: sk8ace
sk8ace is a veteran player of the series and started playing THPS online during the Pro Skater 3 era. He became competitive in the King of the Hill and Capture the Flag scene during Pro Skater 4. He is one of the founders of the Super Noobs (SN) clan. He is still one of the top KOTH players in the community today.
He was asked by Krad and FreddY to create one of the first custom versions of the THPSX.com website, and he’s been involved with that site and efforts since. THPSX is one of the few community websites that was around through some of the series “dark years” and has provided forums, information, and more…plus it currently has the largest known vault of custom content for THUGPro anywhere.
i5: THUGPro Improv Tournament
Our friends from the tLT Clan are hosting the fifth installment of the THPS [i]mprovisation tournament. This “prov” tourney is a chance for THUG PRO‘s most creative, original players to shine and compete for $1,000 in prize money. Signups are LIVE right now and you can get all the info over at: https://www.thug.live/
Episode #42: ghost
ghost is an incredibly talented player who started playing casually when the series first came out and only got into the online scene, and the world of improv and transfers in 2016. He was the founder and leader of the $MG clan, which released two of the most critically acclaimed team transfer videos ever, and later became a member of Runs In Vain. During his cross country travels, Ghost has actually met up with 9 fellow THPS players, and has become extremely well versed in the meta of THPS with regards to improv and transfer techniques, we conduct a very interesting discussion on the current state of improv and all things THPS.
Episode #41: Chris Rausch
Chris Rausch worked for Neversoft as a Game Designer for Pro Skater 1 through Underground 1. Many will recognize him by one of his nicknames: Team Chicken: think: TC’s Roof Gap in School 2. Chris is currently the Creative Director for Nicalis, and previous co-founder of Supervillain Studios. He is a longstanding vet of the games industry, starting as a teenager with Virgin Interactive and 21holding his first lead design role at the age of 19. He played a massive role in the work that brought the Tony Hawk franchise to life with Neversoft. Chris has seen the entire scope of the games industry from high successes of massive triple-a games, to the rough and trying times of a scrappy start-up. Chris also was involved with and interviewed for the Pretending I’m A Superman THPS documentary.