PlayStation TEEN CONTENT RATED BY ESRB HAWK BURNQUIST CABALLERO CAMPBELL GLIFBERG KOSTON LASEK MULLEN NEVERSOT ACTIVISION
The image provided is a manipulated version of the video game cover for "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2," which was a popular skateboarding video game released for the original PlayStation. This version, however, has been humorously altered in several ways.
Firstly, on the original cover, the figure performing a skateboarding trick is Tony Hawk, one of the most famous professional skateboarders. In this image, Hawk's face has been replaced with a different person's face – the juxtaposition of an ordinary person's head on the body of an extreme sports athlete adds a layer of comedy because it combines the mundane with the extreme.
Secondly, the skateboard in the picture has also been altered. The board typically features sponsor logos and artistic designs, whereas in this version, the skateboard has a rather simplistic eye drawing, which seems out of place given the context and thus contributes to the absurdity of the image.
Additionally, the game's title has been humorously edited. The word "Hawk," referring to Tony Hawk, has been paired with the image of an actual hawk, the bird, which has been crudely drawn over the title. This sort of visual pun plays with the double meaning of the word "hawk" and provides a silly and unexpected element to the cover.
Moreover, the original cover has an intense, action-packed vibe with dynamic angles and a clear focus on the sport of skateboarding. The alterations done here disrupt that intensity with their amateur and out-of-context nature, creating a stark contrast that can be seen as comically inept or parodic.
Furthermore, the graphics and style of the cover are very typical of the era when the game was released, which was in the year 2000. The edited elements have a notably different, more simplistic, and less polished look compared to the authentic elements. This clash of styles adds to the humor, as it's an obvious and cheeky downgrade from the sleek design of the original cover art.
Lastly, for those who have fond memories of playing this classic game, the ridiculous edits might be funny simply because they remind the viewer of the countless hours spent playing the game, yet this version of the cover art would never be associated with those nostalgic memories. The humor can stem from the "ruining" of the serious gaming experience with a playful and obviously fake cover art. PlayStation TEEN CONTENT RATED BY ESRB HAWK BURNQUIST CABALLERO CAMPBELL GLIFBERG KOSTON LASEK MULLEN NEVERSOT ACTIVISION
