Hypebeast interviewed the skateboarding legend ahead of the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (which is out now).

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 will celebrate its launch this week by taking over Shredenhams, the abandoned department store-turned skatepark. The free event, which will include “family-friendly skate sessions” wherein skaters and non-skaters can learn from professionals, will take place on Saturday, July 12 at Shredenhams in Bristol.

Another activity he loves almost as much as skating: playing video games. In 1999, Activision released the first Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game, which became a hit franchise with more than $1.4 billion in sales. “I’m most proud that it has brought an attention to skateboarding and an interest in it like never before,” Hawk said.