Grind Session

Grind Session
Developer(s)	Shaba Games
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	NA: April 29, 2000 EU: August 25, 2000
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single Player, Multiplayer Up to 16 Player (Pass the controller style).

Grind Session is a skateboarding game, developed by Shaba Games, released on the PlayStation in 2000.

Skaters

Grind Session features six professional skaters and nine hidden characters. One also has 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
• Stephen "Pigpen" Spear
• 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 has many real-life skate parks from around the world, these include:

• 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 composed of two wings, each containing its 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.

Song List

1. KRS-One - "Out for Fame"
2. Zen Guerrilla - "Empty Heart"
3. Black Flag - "Rise Above"
4. Sonic Youth - "In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader"
5. Jurassic 5 - "Jayou"
6. Cornelius - "Galaxie Express"
7. GZA - "Publicity"
8. NOFX - "Linoleum"
9. The X-Ecutioners - "Raida's Theme"
10. Dr. Octagon - "Blue Flowers"
11. Man or Astro-man? - "Television Fission"