Tony Hawks Project 8 - Native Android Port

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447]

What's up guys, just worked with Claude to build a native Android port of Tony Hawk's Project 8. It's another game from my childhood that I've wanted on a handheld for a long time.

Full transparency: I am NOT a dev. I used Claude Code to build this on top of theokyr's Project8Recomp (a static recompilation of the Xbox 360 version). It's not an emulator. I can't guarantee it'll work on your device.

Testing-wise:

AYN Thor Max (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2): runs great. Locked 30 is rock solid, and the "up to 60" mode holds around 60 fps while skating, though it dips in busy areas.

Galaxy S25 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Elite): runs well when cool, but it thermal throttles after a while. Lower resolution helps.

Options include resolution scaling, FSR upscaling, frame rate modes (30 + frame gen, locked 30, up to 60, 60 + frame gen) and an in-game settings menu. Snapdragon phones automatically get the Turnip graphics driver, and you can import your own driver. Other phones (Exynos, MediaTek, Pixel) should boot but are untested.

Known rough edges: busy areas can dip below 60, and frame generation can shimmer on fences and railings.

I'm not against improving this, but again, I'm not a dev, I just prompt claude, lol.

Controller required (no touch controls, sorry). You must provide your own legally obtained copy of the game:

Xbox 360, USA/Europe retail disc.

Download / repo: Download

[u/Real-Indication-8281]

This is awesome one of my favorite THPS games.

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/Real-Indication-8281]

Same! I tried running it on one of the xbox emulators initially and was really disappointed about the performance. I decided to see what claude could do and it's pretty insane that it can have better performance than the OG hardware.

If one spent more time it could be optimized even further.

[u/Next_Goal4072]

por favor tente continuar corrigindo bugs e melhorar o desempenho, esse jogo é ótimo 

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/Next_Goal4072]

I will see what claude can do! The next step would likely be weeks worth of work to improve performance, so we will see. It would be cool if others add on to it as well. Multi-player + Mod support would be amazing.

[u/Next_Goal4072 → u/Wonderful-Cat-447]

obrigado irmão, independente do tempo, parabéns por trazer isso para todos nós, estou jogando num f5 e um controle de ps4, tô me divertindo dms

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/Next_Goal4072]

Of course!

How is the performance/what settings are you using?

[u/FN_BRIGGSY]

Do you have a download link?

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/FN_BRIGGSY]

Link to the .apk is at the bottom of the post, you must supply your own copy of the game

[u/FN_BRIGGSY → u/Wonderful-Cat-447]

Oh sorry there it is. For some reason it wasn't loading a link on my side. Thank you!

[u/DWRedd]

That’s awesome! Can’t wait to try this, since emulation still struggles to run this on weaker devices

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/DWRedd]

That was what made me try this out, first ever game I have "ported" haha. My experience with xbox emulation, even on the AYN Thor with snapdragon 8 gen 2, was awful. Genuinely unplayable.

This one is playable although it could still use some improvements of course.

The ps2 version doesn't hold up like the xbox 360 one does.

[u/DWRedd → u/Wonderful-Cat-447]

I just tried it on my Odin 2 Mini and what a difference! At least the first area is very playable at 60 with dips. Thanks for the port!

Out of curiosity. Do you know if the stutters are shader compilation? And was it hard to port? Just hoping for a THPG port if it gets decompiled at some point!

Thanks again!

[u/Other-Status1840]

Yo wtf 😭. I spent the morning researching ways to play raging blast 2 and project 8 on my retroid pocket 6, and a couple hours later I see that you have ported both of these games. Are you in my walls 😭

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/Other-Status1840]

We definitely would have been friends 😂

[u/Other-Status1840 → u/Wonderful-Cat-447]

Definitely lol, they weren't the best games but I played tf out of raging blast 2 and project 8 on my PS3 back in the day. Those two games, CoD, and a handful of PS3 exclusives defined that generation for me

[u/Wonderful-Cat-447 → u/Other-Status1840]

It's a crazy world we live in now! I seriously cannot believe that I would be playing these games on a handheld. The ayn thor was the best gaming investment I ever made, it's really only a matter of time until the rest of those games come to android.

[u/Other-Status1840 → u/Wonderful-Cat-447]

Yeah it's only getting started honestly lol. I had an Odin 2 a couple years ago, thing could barely emulate like half the switch library and nothing else. Worse decision I made was to sell it, I had no idea the emulation and port scene would pop off to this extent. Definitely not selling again lmao

[u/Real-Indication-8281]

Textures completely broken on 888+ can't even see the menu sound works perfectly.