It’s been years since we last tried skateboarding, in the real world and the virtual. While we’ve no doubt that we’d struggle to pull off an ollie on an actual board, it doesn’t take long to recap the controls for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. To help any other rusty skaters join us in the park, we’ve put together a quick Xbox One and PS4 controls guide for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 below.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 controls guide for PS4 and Xbox One

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There are plenty of fancy tricks you can pull off while rolling through the Warehouse and other levels, but thankfully, the basic inputs are pretty simple. Below are the core Xbox One and PS4 controls for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2.
Action |
PS4 Controls |
Xbox One Controls |
Move |
Left Analog Stick |
Left Analog Stick |
Adjust Camera |
Right Analog Stick |
Right Analog Stick |
Ollie (Jump) |
X |
A |
Grind |
Triangle |
Y |
Manual |
Up Then Down Before Landing |
Up Then Down Before Landing |
Perform Grab Trick |
Circle + Analog Stick Direction |
B + Analog Stick Direction |
Perform Flip Trick |
Square + Analog Stick Direction |
X + Analog Stick Direction |
Perform Lip/Grind Trick |
Triangle + Analog Stick Direction |
Y + Analog Stick Direction |
Rotate Left (In Air) |
L1 |
LB |
Rotate Right (In Air) |
R2 |
RB |
Revert/Nollie/Fakie |
L2 |
LT |
Revert/Switch/Spine Transfer |
R2 |
RT |
There are definitely some more advanced techniques you can pull off in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, but they’re largely based on situational positions. You can also choose to enable more classic control options taken from the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2. Bear in mind that these modes will disable any of the more advanced moves that were added in later games, such as reverts and spine transfers.
Now that you’ve read through the core Xbox One and PS4 controls for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, you’ll want to move on to practicing more complex tricks. For more guides, click here to scoot over to our hub page for the game.