{{Short description|2001 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Tech Deck Skateboarding | image = Tech Deck Skateboarding GBC.jpg | caption = | developer = Handheld Games | publisher = Activision | released = {{vgrelease|NA|March 26, 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-04-16 |title=EBWorld.com - New Releases |url=http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-GBC.asp |access-date=2023-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010416023637/http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-GBC.asp |archive-date=2001-04-16 }}</ref>|EU|2001}} | genre = Sports | modes = Single-player | platforms = Game Boy Color }}
'''''Tech Deck Skateboarding''''' is a Game Boy Color game developed by Handheld Games and released in 2001, based upon the Tech Deck brand of fingerboard skateboard toys.
==Gameplay== thumb|left|A screenshot of gameplay in ''Tech Deck Skateboarding''.
''Tech Deck Skateboarding'' features over 40 levels, consisting of 10 unique skate parks each with 4 courses.<ref name=IGN/> The player is required to collect 50 Tech Deck skateboards, featuring designs from brands such as Birdhouse and Zero. Gameplay is trick-based, requiring players to navigate obstacles and fixtures such as half-pipes and rails across courses.<ref name=GSpot/> Courses are time-limited and performing tricks provides the player with more time to uncover new Tech Deck boards. There are three difficulty levels to complete, and a free-play mode for players to navigate courses without a time limit.
==Reception== {{Video game reviews
| GSpot = 7.5<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=May 17, 2006 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tech-deck-skateboarding-review/1900-2704923/ |title=Tech Deck Skateboarding Review |website=GameSpot |access-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030062207/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tech-deck-skateboarding-review/1900-2704923/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN = 4/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Griffith |first=Jon |date=April 5, 2001 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/04/tech-deck-skateboarding |title=Tech Deck Skateboarding |website=IGN |access-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004195452/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/04/tech-deck-skateboarding |url-status=live }}</ref>
| NP = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=NP>{{cite magazine |date=March 2001 |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-142-march-2001/page/125/mode/2up |title=Tech Deck Skateboarding|magazine= Nintendo Power |issue=142 |pages=126}}</ref>
| rev3 = Game Boy Extreme | rev3Score = 88%<ref name=GBE>{{cite journal |url=https://archive.org/details/GBX-Magazine-Print-Collection/03%20GBX%20September%202001/page/n61 |date=September 2001 |title=On The Shelves|journal=Game Boy Xtreme|issue=3|pages=63}}</ref>
| rev2 = Game Vortex | rev2Score = 20%<ref name=GV>{{cite web |last=Paddock |first=Matt |url=http://www.gamevortex.com/gamevortex/soft_rev.php/633/tech-deck-skateboarding-gameboy.html |title=Tech Deck Skateboarding |website=Game Vortex |access-date=2022-10-30 |archive-date=2020-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205040401/http://www.gamevortex.com/gamevortex/soft_rev.php/633/tech-deck-skateboarding-gameboy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1 = Nintendojo | rev1Score = 6.0<ref name=ND>{{cite web |last=Kris |first=Ty |url=https://www.nintendojo.com/archives/reviews/GBC/view_item.php?1077119865 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916010648/https://www.nintendojo.com/archives/reviews/GBC/view_item.php?1077119865 |archive-date=2015-09-16 |title=Tech Deck Skateboarding|website=Nintendojo}}</ref>
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''Tech Deck Skateboarding'' received mixed reviews. Positive reviews focused upon the simplicity and accessibility of the gameplay, with Frank Provo of ''GameSpot'' praising the "great deal of gameplay" which is "quick to pick up, easy to learn, hard to master, and quite painless - enabling players of all ages and skill levels to enjoy the game".<ref name=GSpot/>
Negative reviews of ''Tech Deck Skateboarding'' focused on the game's repetitive gameplay and limited playtime. Jon Griffith of ''IGN'', who dismissed the game as "extremely bad", stated the "collection-based gameplay wears thin quickly", noting the limited motivation behind collecting the "flat, unimpressive reproductions" of Tech Deck boards.<ref name=IGN/> Frank Provo of GameSpot conceded that "Even on the X-Treme difficulty level, most players will acquire all 40 boards in a matter of one to two hours."<ref name=GSpot/> ''Nintendo Power'' stated "the play control is inaccurate and unintuitive. The game itself is incredibly boring."<ref name=NP/>
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{moby game|id=/gameboy-color/tech-deck-skateboarding}}
Category:2001 video games Category:Action games Category:Activision games Category:Game Boy Color games Category:Game Boy Color-only games Category:Side-scrolling platformers Category:Single-player video games Category:Skateboarding video games Category:Video games based on toys Category:Video games developed in the United States Category:Handheld Games games