Download Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land DSi Game for free

The full feature set of the DS wasnt available on Day 1

. It would take another year or so, after November 2004, for the system to really start showing what it could do in the area of Wi-Fi Connectivity. And for those players paying attention to the continuing progress being made in the then-already-venerable Tony Hawks Pro Skater franchise, the realization of the potential of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection came quickly. In November 2005. Thats when Vicarious Visions checked in with its first installment in the series for the DS, a title that was developed with such detail and attention paid to its Wi-Fi capabilities that it served as more of a flagship for the service than Nintendos own Mario Kart DS, in a way. Tony Hawks American Sk8land took early-adopting Wi-Fi pioneers on the portable ride of their lives to that point, as they competed head-to-head against rival skaters across the country, or even around the world. Now remember, for proper context, that Nintendos anti-online stance was legendary through the 90s and the first half of the current decade. For the Big N to flip its opinion so quickly, and for Activision to be ready, on the spot, with a focused and well-realized online experience right away was truly impressive. And even today, with subsequent sequels having since arrived to take the Tony Hawk DS series in other, different new directions, Sk8land continues to stand out for the impact it made in its original release.
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