Grind Session was a skateboarding game released on the PlayStation in 2000. It was widely considered to be superior to the popular skating games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2, but some considered it to be inferior. It wasn't really very well-known, due to poor advertising and dependence on word of mouth.

Skaters

Grind Session featured a variety of well-known skaters and odd hidden characters. One also had the ability to choose between four nameless skaters and edit their tricks and names.

Default Skaters

• Willy Santos
• Daewon Song
• Cara-Beth Burnside
• Ed Templeton
• Pigpen
• John Cardiel

Secret Skaters

• Skator (a boxy robot)
• Rex (a dinosaur)
• Hang Man (a chalk figure)
• Stanley (classic alien)
• Dave Carnie (man from Big Brother magazine, in a yellow jumpsuit)
• Demon (a demon)
• Stinger (a humanoid killer bee)
• Golgotha (a humanoid monster)
• Master AO (master skater with maxed out stats)

Skate Parks

Grind Session had many real-life skate parks from around the world, these included:

• Training Level
• Da Banks (NYC)
• S.F. Mission
• Burnside
• Slam City Jam
• Atlanta
• PlayStation Park London
• Detroit
• Huntington
• Dream House (secret level)

Dream House

The Dream House, mentioned in the manual as a "skating nirvana", is a huge skate palace comprised of two wings, each containing their own distinct rooms.

East Wing

• Bathhouse
• Aqua Lounge
• The Fountain
• The Music Hall

West Wing

• The Armory
• Dream Bowl
• The Drop Room
• The Ramp

Each room has a coin to collect, and collecting them all will unlock Master AO.

2000 computer and video games | PlayStation games

Song List

GALAXIE EXPRESS

Performed by Cornelius

BLUE FLOWERS

Performed by: Dr. Octagon

Music by: Dan Nakamura

PUBLICITY

Performed by: GZA

OUT FOR FAME

Performed by: KRS-One

TELEVISION FISSION

Performed by: Man or Astro-man

LINOLEUM

Performed by: NOFX

IN THE MIND OF THE BOUGEOIS READER

Performed by: Sonic Youth

EMPTY HEART

Performed by: Zen Guerrilla

RAIDA'S THEME

Performed by: The X-ecutioners

JAYOU

Performed by: Jurassic 5

RISE ABOVE

Performed by: Black Flag