Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

How to Play

Windows

The game has been tested on Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 10 and Windows 11, it works fine. You may experience some small troubles when you play the game on modern systems, check our Guide and Notes for details

Install & play guide:

• Mount the disc image of CD1. You will need the utility for mounting disc image files, like WinCDEmu, UltraISO, Alcohol 52%/Alcohol 120% or Daemon Tools Lite
• Install the game (if autorun doesn't work - simply launch the installation from Setup.exe inside the disc). It is recommended to install the game not in default path, but in some other, non-system folder, like C:/Games/THPS4
• After you installed the game, mount the second CD. Open it and copy all .tgr files into the game folder, next to Start.exe
• Then use NoCD, simply copy all files from the archive and put it into game directory, agree to replace the original files
• Open the THPS4/Game folder and find Skate4.exe. Right click on Skate4.exe -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Set "Run this app in compatibility mode with Windows XP" and "Run as administrator"
• Run the Launcher (Start.exe) to configure the game settings
• Launch the game and play. If the game doesn't work in compatibility mode with Windows XP - try to launch it in compatibility mode with other version of Windows (Windows 98, Windows 2000, etc.)

Optionally, we recommend you to install Unofficial patch v1.3 by NYKAESY, it adds better compatibility with modern systems, fixes some small bugs and adds the widescreen support. To install it simply copypaste file to game folder, then run the Launcher (Start.exe) to configure the game settings.

Another similar unofficial patch is a PARTYMOD by PARTYMANX, which is also aimed to improve the game's performance on modern systems. PARTYMOD is in active development, the author regularly releases new versions, we recommend to check the link for new releases

If the installation guide sounds too complicated for you, you can use repack by Magipack, it is based on fix by NYKAESY and has a simple installer

Notes:

• If the installation doesn't start - try to launch Setup.exe in compatibility mode with old version of Windows (98, 2000 or XP)
• It is recommended to install all versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and NET Framework for the correct work of the game. Also it is recommended to install K-Lite Codec Pack for the correct work of in-game videos
• The game works on DirectX 8, so if you're using Windows 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 - you need to enable DirectPlay: Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off', click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer
• The game doesn't have any DRM protection, only the simple disc check, use NoCD to remove it. If you see the error that there's not enough space on the hard drive when you copy NoCD files - re-install the game in non-system folder, like D:/Games/THPS4, Windows Protection may block copying of files to system folders (like C:/Program Files or C:/Windows)
• By default the game supports only 4:3 screen ratio resolutions. But you can play the game in wide screen resolutions by using Unofficial patch v1.3 by NYKAESY, simply check "Widescreen" box in the Launcher. Also, the PARTYMOD includes the fix for custom resolutions. Please note that unofficial patches may be not compatible with Widescreen Fix by ThirteenAG, PARTYMOD is not compatible with it for sure
• Another method is to use Widescreen Fix by ThirteenAG. To install it simply copy all files from the archive and put in THPS4/Game folder, next to Skate4.exe, then open TonyHawksProSkater4.WidescreenFix.ini and change ResX = and ResY = parameters to enable the screen resolution you need (for example, if you want to run the game in 1920x1080 mode, make ResX = 1920 and ResY = 1080). If the Widescreen Fix doesn't work, run Start.exe as administrator, click on "Save settings and quit" to create config.cfg, then run the game from Skate4.exe
• With Widescreen Fix you can also change the FOV (Field of View) in same TonyHawksProSkater4.WidescreenFix.ini file
• If you want to play in Windowed mode, install Widescreen Fix by ThirteenAG, then go to THPS4/Game folder, create wndmode.ini file and start the game
• The game has no framerate lock, but the in-game physics and animations were designed to work at 60 FPS framerate. If you have any gameplay issues, limit the game's framerate to 60 FPS with one of framerate limit utilities. 60 FPS cap is already enabled in Unofficial patch v1.3 by NYKAESY and in PARTYMOD, to prevent issues on modern systems
• If the game crashes at random moments, disable fullscreen anti-aliasing in the Launcher (Start.exe). That issue usually happens on Windows 8 and later
• The game has a lot of mods, the list of popular mods is available on PCGamingWiki. You can find more mods on ModDB or GameBanana, and in archive of mods from now disfunctional THPS-Mods website. Also, we recommend to check Tony Hawk's Games Wiki and THPSX forum
• Multiplayer of the game was working through GameSpy servers, but its servers were closed years ago. If you want to play the game in multiplayer, use OpenSpy app; or install PARTYMOD, it include fixes for multiplayer game. Also, Unofficial patch v1.3 includes fix for LAN multiplayer, so you can also play in the multiplayer with LAN emulators, like Hamachi or RadminVPN
• The game has controller support, but it doesn't recognize some models of gamepads. Most likely, it won't work with most of XInput-type controllers (Xbox gamepad and similar), try to install PARTYMOD, it has improved controller support. If you play with gamepad, we recommend to install Gamepad Prompts mod, that mod replaces the default PC Keyboard prompts with PS2/XBOX/GameCube prompts. If the game doesn't recognize your controller and you can't select it in the Launcher (Start.exe) - try using one of the additional tools from PCGamingWiki guide for controllers. Also, check the same guide if you want to remap the gamepad controls, because the PC version does not support the D-Pad at all
• If you have the issue when you selected "Random Soundtrack" setting but the game still plays the same order by default - use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix or PARTYMOD
• Polish release included extra music tracks by Polish hip-hop artists (Tede, Mezo, Tymon, Fisz, WSZ & CNE, Sweet Noise and O.S.T.R.), it can be installed by running Setup.exe inside CD1 of Polish version. If you want to install it on other versions, extract this archive to game folder
• Polish version of the game has full Polish dubbing, it is available on our website. If you want, you can also install Polish translation patch on English version of the game, it has only the text translation, that way you can play with English audio and Polish text. If you want, you can download Polish audio files from here, there's also a mod for HQ videos on Polish
• The archive with CD2 of Russian version includes some important fixes by LASTOFASS, because the Russian release had some translation bugs and the game couldn't be completed; plus LASTOFASS made a fix for better compatibility with modern systems, check this thread for details. That archive may trigger some warnings by your antivirus, but it is safe to use. Also, CD1 of Russian version showed some generic warnings because of Autorun and KeyChecker. It is the official Russian release, nothing to worry about
• Don't forget to check PCGamingWiki if you have troubles!

Mac

Notes:

• Visit MacintoshGarden for more details about Mac version
• Patch v1.0.2 is not required for the OEM version, the patch only applies to the retail OS X version and the OS X demo
• If the game doesn't run, try to select the another screen resolution. For example, on some systems the game doesn't work in 1280x1024 screen resolution, but works fine in 1024x768
• If you have graphical glitches, such as a black textures or grey skybox - disable High Quality shadows and Fog in settings