Category: Podcast

Episode #34: Thugg

Thugg is credited as being the first to discover three techs used in modern gameplay: finding BHRA and Air Buttslap(ABS) as well as THOP’s(thugghops). He further had an influence in the findings of regular hops as well, most of this was all during the “dark ages” of the THPS franchise from 2010-2012. He is always looking to find even more new techniques. Most recently he participated in the Baltimore improv competition and took 2nd place. He has been a member of the PHUN clan since its birth in 2009. His THPS career started on THUG1 in 2004 on PS2 and he has always been interested in all playstyles such as provs, transfers, koth, ctf, whoring and tagging. He has further been in 8 team transfer videos with the Phun clan.

Episode #33: slim

Slim is a longtime THPS player, lifelong SiN member and recent returnee to THUG Pro. He has been around the community for many years and has helped reignite the SiN Clan in modern day. He is very well known and highly respected for his exceptional gameplay and improv skill. He also is known for creating the user-created variant of firefight on THUG1 known as “slim firefight”.

Episode #32: Maxfli

Maxfli is a very well-known player of the series, whose history stretches back to the days of THPS4 online. He has just recently returned to the community this February after a very long hiatus, yet his name was already known by many who have never met him. He was ahead of his time in 2003 to record candid gameplay from THPS4 days, which includes classic THPS4 whore lines, improv, as well as gameplay from other THPS legends. He is also known for his double videos with Brazbox, as well as his recent graffiti tag video in Carnival. Likewise, he intends on producing more graffiti tag videos in the near future.

Maxfli was part of the elite aSS clan on THPS4 in 2003, and he has just recently rejoined the team this past month upon its revival. This was a fitting decision for him, as the aSS clan represents the style of gameplay Maxfli has always pursued. Recently, we have also seen Maxfli transition from THPS’ biggest posing victim, to the victim of Evil Nacho in the Nachomania series.

Episode #31: Draco

Draco is an amazing player of the series, cited by many as one of their favorites of all time. His skill and play-style is incredible: he was playing at a level beyond most others back as early as THPS3. His videos are the stuff of legend, and multiple people declare those as being their top old school videos of all-time. As an example: his Carnival level no manual is absolutely fabulous and holds up even by today’s standards!

Draco played in two of the most elite clans of all-time: tXo and tLT. And for good reason based on his skill. He has recently re-emerged on the scene after a very long hiatus.

Episode #30: Dana MacKenzie

Dana was the Senior User Interface Artist/Designer at Neversoft and worked on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4, Tony Hawk’s Underground, Tony Hawk’s Underground 2, and Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland. He also has been commissioned for his amazing talent as an artist by Tony Hawk himself, doing artwork for Birdhouse skateboards as well as the Tony Hawk Huck Jam Series. He further has done artwork for the upcoming Pretending I’m A Superman documentary on the history of the THPS franchise.

Dana currently works for Infinity Ward as the Senior UI Artist/UI Art Lead. Their most recently shipped game is Call of Duty: Warzone.