Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Game Boy Color)/Venice Beach

It's back to Southern California again to hit the beach. This level is based on The Pit in Venice, California, a very famous skating spot that lasted until 2000. There are many rooftops and ledges to grind on as well as a parking lot and even an exercise area to explore.

Find Secret Area
Cash Reward: $500

There's a fenced off secret area at the left edge of the level. To get there when you start, go the left and steer up toward a green-roofed building with two huge ramps. Go up the right ramp and once you're on the green roof, jump to the left, handing on the T-shirt store. Keep going to the left and jump when necessary. At the red-roofed building, jump at the left edge to land on a tall wooden ramp. Skate down the ramp and you'll check off this goal.

100 Tricks
Cash Reward: $1,500

It can be difficult to keep track of how many tricks you do since there isn't an in-game counter. The fastest way to beat this is to find a spot that's free of obstacles like the grassy area just below the blue benches and signs and keep hopping with 180 spins. If you keep track in your head, you should eventually perform 100 spins in a row.

15,000 Points
Cash Reward: $1,500

Go past the basketball courts to the exercise area. You can grind either the top or bottom part of the blue fence. Jump up with a 180 and grind the fence, hop over any gaps and do air tricks or grind stances inbetween for more points. You should eventually grind the blue structure ahead and then the walls of the parking lot before hitting the right edge of the map. Then turn to the left and do it again in reverse. Keep this up consistently without bailing and you should reach 15,000.

S-K-A-T-E
Cash Reward: $2,000

The letters are literally scattered from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, so you'll have to go all over the map to grab these. It's recommended to go for the S, then the K, and the E in that order.


 * THPS2 GBC VeniceBeachLetterT.pngS: At the bottom left corner in the secret area. It's obscured behind the fence, so look very closely for it.
 * K: Between the secret area's high ramp and a building with a red roof. Jumping from the high ramp is easier to reach it, but you may need to upgrade your board to reach it.
 * A: Near the bottom right of a concrete bench in the park. Grind the left side of the bench with some speed, then jump off at the right time, quickly steering down to grab the A at the peak of your jump.
 * T: Between the basketball courts and the exercise area, very high up. Grind the top wall of the right bleacher at the left side to get on the blue kiosk. Line yourself at the top edge of the kiosk and skate to the right, jumping off to grab the T.
 * E: At the top right corner of the map, very high up. The only way to reach it is by jumping around on the rooftops. Go to the building with the green roof and the ramps and take the left ramp to jump across the rooftops on your right. You'll find the E at the very end, so make your ollie count.

Cash Icons
Half of the cash are in the secret area, so you can easily get $120 worth of money by going there if you need it.


 * $10: Below the middle concrete bench in the park area. Just jump for it.
 * $10: At the top right corner of the left basketball court. Grind the top wall in the middle bleachers and ollie to the left.
 * $10: At the bottom right corner of the right basketball court. Go to the very bottom of the right set of bleachers and jump up to the top step. Carefully jump off and steer to the left for this $10.
 * $10: Between the exercise area and the parking lot, on top of a blue structure. To get up there, just ollie from the left slide and go up the slope.
 * $10: At the bottom middle wall of the parking lot. Grind the wall and jump to get it.
 * $20: In the secret area, on the first bench in the first row.
 * $20: In the secret area, on the third bench in the first row.
 * $20: In the secret area, on the second bench in the second row.
 * $20: In the secret area, on the first bench in the third row.
 * $20: In the secret area, on the third bench in the third row.
 * $20: In the secret area, on the second bench in the fourth row.
 * $20: Way above in the air, to the right of the secret area at the very bottom. Go up to the ramp and line yourself with the fence. Hold the brake button while going down the fence until you reach the bottom. Finally, skate to the right and grab the $20.