I enjoyed a lot THPS2 on my PS1, spent hours playing it with my friends.
I've never been, however, a big fan of skateboarding back when i was a kid. Started to
like it when 2 of my friends picked up skateboarding as hobby/sport. Since then i grew interested in this discipline and started watching videos and stuff. Also, i bought Skate when it came out (better than THPS imo).