(Guide) Story - Easy up to date video tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFf892Syy4

(does not cover NG+)

(Guide/Tutorial) Story Easy NG+ Tutorial Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv1bCBUDPr0&feature=youtu.be 
Feel free to DM me on Discord or Twitter or wherever if there are any questions. I recommend watching my PB as a comparison, though some strats are dated ie; the double kickflip in Aus and the Hot Rod route for Boston it still has a lot of what you should be aiming to do throughout the run movement wise https://www.twitch.tv/videos/181609465

(ROUTE) Classic - Sick

SLOWFREQ'S CLASSIC SICK ROUTE

Note: I don't include point optimizing in this route. It is very important though, because Sick difficulty requires very large point sums for the Sick Score goal, especially in the later levels.

BARCELONA:
- Collect COMBO letters
- Grind world's largest bench
- Manual the subway (the one nearest the bull).
- Collect the secret tape.

SKATOPIA:
- Front flip over front sign
- Collect Combo letters
- Collect SKATE E
- Collect Secret tape
- Collect SKATE T
- Collect SKATE A
- Collect SKATE K
- Collect SKATE S

BERLIN:
- Collect Space Monkey Part on Ausfahrt staircase rail
- Collect COMBO C
- Collect COMBO O
- Madonna over the soldier
- Collect COMBO M
- Collect COMBO B
- Collect COMBO O
- Collect Space Monkey Part nearest to COMBO O
- Collect Secret tape
- Collect Secret Monkey Part on top of the building with the vent, above the vent
(Note) I buttslap up to the top of the building up from the planter between the building and the church, next to the flaming pipe. You can also go through the Ausfahrt door, which is slower, but easier.
- Collect Secret Monkey Part on top of the art museum.
- Collect Secret Monkey Part on top of the Roller Skater sign, next to the bar.

SCHOOL:
- Collect the book next to the planters.
- Collect the book next to the Australian kid.
- Collect the Secret tape.
- Collect the book near the Secret tape (on the quarter pipe to its left).
- Double Kickflip the kicker gap.
- Collect all of COMBO.
- Collect the book next to COMBO O.
- Collect the book at the end of the Manual The Big Slope gap, near the pools.

DOWNHILL JAM:
(Note) I list things in "first" through "fifth" here, meaning the order in which they appear from the start of the level to the end of the level.
- Manual the first puddle.
- Manual the second puddle.
- Fall into the water underneath the two pipes, respawning you at the beginning of the COMBO.
- Collect COMBO C
- Collect COMBO O
- Collect COMBO M
- Collect COMBO B
- Manual the third puddle.
- Collect COMBO O
- Collect the secret tape.
(Note) I buttslap to the secret tape from the first platform to the left of COMBO O. It is much faster than going around the upper platforms.
- Manual the fourth puddle.
- Japan the grate.
- Manual the fifth puddle.

TRAINING:
- Collect the skateboard nearest the spawn, and sticker slap the chain behind it to set you up to be able to
- Collect the skateboard between the upper lights in the main room. Jump down off of the first light (assuming you set it up right), and skip to the upper railing that continues that line to
- Collect the skateboard in the hole in the wall.
- Collect the skateboard at the top of the yellow ventilation pipe/ladder. If you did everything up to now in one combo, which you should have, keep the combo going to
- Collect COMBO B
- Collect COMBO O
- Collect COMBO M
- Collect COMBO O
- Collect COMBO C
- Benihana the half-pipe.
- Collect the skateboard about the half-pipe.
- Collect the secret tape.

BOSTON:
- Smash the barrel nearest the spawn point.
- Backflip down the set of stairs.
- Smash the barrel nearest the flight of stairs.
(Note) My route splits off depending on whether I get a trick. I'll explain both.
RT. 1 (If you successfully buttslap up to the secret tape)
- Buttslap up to the secret tape from the street planter.
- Smash the barrel above the closed off subway.
- Collect all of COMBO.
- Smash the barrel on the ship.
- Smash the barrel on the construction wood half-pipe.
RT 2. (If you failed the secret tape buttslap or or choose not to do it.)
- Collect the secret tape from the high wire.
- Smash the barrel on the construction wood half-pipe.
- Collect COMBO C
- Collect COMBO O
- Smash the barrel above the closed off subway.
- Collect COMBO M
- Collect COMBO B
- Collect COMBO O
- Smash the barrel on the ship.

PHILLY:
- Triple Heelflip the THPS sign.
- Destroy the sub nearest the secret tape.
- Buttslap up to the roof of the red building, and destroy the sub on top of it.
- Collect the secret tape.
- Destroy the sub on the blue awning.
- Destroy the sub near the small stair sets.
- Destroy the sub on top of the THPS sign.
- Collect all of COMBO.

LOS ANGELES
- Collect the latte right behind the spawn.
- Collect the secret tape.
- Collect the latte next to the trailers.
- Collect COMBO C.
- Collect COMBO O.
- Collect the latte on top of the car wash.
- Collect COMBO M.
- Collect the latte above the hotel entrance.
- Collect COMBO B.
- Collect the latte behind the billboard next to COMBO B.
- Collect COMBO O.
- Roll the purple skippin gap.

THE TRIANGLE
- Collect COMBO C.
- Collect COMBO O.
- Collect COMBO M.
- Grind the triangle nearest COMBO M and the broken down helicopter.
- Collect COMBO B.
- Lip the UFO.
- Collect COMBO O.
- Grind the triangle nearest COMBO O.
- Grind the triangle behind spawn.
- Collect the secret tape.

Bigfoot Sign Transfer, the easy version

https://youtu.be/6SgXQtwZUkQ

Perform a revert after spine transferring to prepare for the sign transfer, but after the revert hit your "Get off board" button to enter a perpetual combo state until you jump again. Easy sign transfer.

Classic Mode - Things to remember

Goal clear skip - Whenever you are done with a run in a level, be sure you retry the run first before you hit end run. Doing it this way skips the small snippets of the game telling you which goals you completed during your run.

Points exploit - When doing a combo... for whatever reason,  your points in the combo will count as completing the goal that requires said points, (High, Pro, Sick scores and High Combo) even if you do not land the combo (as long as you don't bail, but rather retry and end run before you land). This only applies to score related goals, and not trick specific goals.

NG+ Stat cheese - by starting story mode and maxing out your stats, the stats will be carried into classic mode. Editing your Classic stats or collecting a Stat Point will reset your stats. If this happens, your run is over. As certain buttslaps will be much harder to do in this case.

NG+ Trick recommendations - Hot Rod (unlocked by completing Classic on Sick) Double Fistin (unlocked by meeting the tagger in Berlin in story mode) Beaver Blast (Unlocked by completing Australia in story mode)
Indy 900, Kickflip Underflip, and any special grind.

Level Order - Barcelona, Skatopia, Berlin, School, Downhill Jam, New Orleans, Boston, Philadelphia, LA, The Triangle.

Classic mode (Normal difficulty) video guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SSqAmzBjTI

Classic Normal All Goals Route

Score should be obtained as you get goals as there's no real route for score. This "guide" just tells you the order in which you get every item to complete it. If you want to know where they are, watch the video or look for them (they all flow into each other for the most part).  These can be subject to change as faster ways are found.

Video (outdated):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FtUZVooXw


Barcelona (100k):
- S
- Manual the Subway
- A
- Grind the World's Longest Bench
- O, B
- K
- M, O, C
- T, E
- Tape
- Tapas 1, go left and up the building for #2, to the Wall for #3, straight ahead for #4, then on the wire over the water for #5


Australia (200k):
- G'Day ramp 1
- Flower pot 1
- T, S
- Flower pot 2
- C, O, M, B
- Flower pot 3
- O
- E
- Flower pot 4
- G'Day ramp 2
- Buttslap as high up the ladder as you can, climb up, grab the tape
- A
- G'Day ramps 3, 4
- 5 Lights
- G'Day ramp 5
- K
- Flower pot 5


Skatopia (200k):
- Frontflip over the sign (^+^+grab/flip)
- Dog food 1
- Skunk grind 1
- C, O, M, B
- Skunk grind 2
- O
- E, T
- Skunk grind 3
- Tape
- Dog food 3
- Skunk grind 4
- A
- Dog food 4
- K
- Skunk grind 5
- S
- Dog food 5


Berlin (300k):
- K
- Monkey 1
- C, O
- Madonna over the soldier (↗+grab)
- M, B, O
- Monkey 2
- Tape
- Beer 1
- S
- Monkey 3
- Beers 2, 3
- E, T, A
- Beer 4
- Monkeys 4, 5


Airport (400k):
- Suitcase 1
- Nosegrab the copter (^+grab)
- Suitcases 2, 3, 4
- A, T, E
- Suitcase 5
- Tape
- S
- Manual the Escalator
- K
- C, O, M, B, O


School (400k):
- Books 1
- Fire alarm 1
- Books 2
- Tape
- Books 3
- S
- Double kickflip the kicker (<+flip+flip
- Fire alarm 2
¤¤Way 1¤¤
	- C, O, M, B
	- K, A
	- Fire alarm 3
	- O
¤¤Way 2¤¤ (Safe Strats)
	- C, O, M, B, O
	- K, A
	- Fire alarm 3
- T
- Books 4
- E
- Fire alarm 4
- Books 5
- Fire alarm 5


Downhill Jam (500k):
- Crate 1
- S
- Puddle 1 (before the K)
- Crate 2
- K
- A
- Crates 3, 4
- Tape
- T
- Puddle 2
- Japan over grate (↖+grab)
- Crate 5
- E
- Puddle 3
- Puddle 4 (at the beginning)
- C, O, M, B
- Puddle 5
- O


New Orleans (600k) (NEW Route):
- M, B, O
- Voodoo 1
- A
- O, C
- T
- Voodoo 2
- E
- Voodoo 3
- Japan over Crypt (↖+grab)
- S
- Crystals 1, 2, 3
- Voodoo 4
- K
- Voodoo 5
- Crystals 4, 5
- Tape


Training (600k) (NEW Route):
- S
- Board 1
- A
- Sprinklers 1, 2, 3
- Board 2
- Sprinklers 4, 5, 6
- Board 3
- Sprinklers 7, 8, 9, 10
- Board 4
- B, O
- T
- M, O, C
- Benihana over the QP (↙+grab)
- Board 5
- Sprinklers 11, 12
- K
- Sprinkler 13
- Tape
- Sprinklers 14, 15
- E
- Sprinklers 16, 17, 18, 19


Boston (700k):
- Barrel 1
- Bird 1
- Backflip down the stairs (v+v+grab or flip)
- E
- Bird 2
- Barrels 2, 3
¤¤Way 1¤¤
	- Tape (buttslap to it)
	- Barrel 4
	- Bird 3
	- K
¤¤Way 2¤¤ (Backup Strats if you miss the tape)
	- Barrel 4
	- K
	- Bird 3
	- Tape
- S
- Bird 4
- C, O, M
- A
- B, O
- T
- Bird 5
- Barrel 5


Canada (850k):
- Icy rails 1, 2, 3
- Snowman 1
- S
- Snowman 2
- K, A
- Snowman 3
- E
- C, O, M, B, O
- T
- FS Boardslide the QP (<+grind, >+grind if you're in switch)
- Snowman 4
- Icy rail 4
- Snowman 5
- Icy rail 5
- Tape


Philadelphia (850k):
- Bag 1
- T
- Triple Heelflip the THPS sign (>+flip+flip+flip)
- Hogey 1
- Bag 2
- Hogey 2
- A, S
- Bags 3, 4
- Hogey 3
- Tape
- Hogeys 4, 5
- K
- C, O, M, B, O
- Bag 5
- E


Los Angeles (1mil):
- Ice latte 1
- Tape
- Salad 1
- S
- Ice latte 2
- Salad 2
- K
- Salad 3 (on the Kiosk)
- Ice latte 3
- A
- Salad 4
- C, O, M
- T
- Ice latte 4
- B
- Ice latte 5
- Salad 5
- O
- E
- Roll the purple gap (<+<+grab or flip OR >+>+grab or flip)


The Triangle (1.5mil):
- C, O
- Triangles 1, 2
- M
- Triangle 3
- B
- Chest 1
- T
- O
- E
- Chest 2
- A
- Lip the UFO
- Chest 3
- K
- Chest 4
- Tape
- S
- Chest 5

Story Easy Routeline

This is loose notes of what Guy did in his amazing run. There is no route up, so while this is not comprehensive, and not easily understandable unless you know the game well, it may at least help someone, so I'm posting it here.

Arcade machine
Jesse
End run
Switch to jesse
Car hops
Ben franklin
switch to ben
bank
spine transfers
combo on the high seas
bob
combo on rv
canon grind

switch to mike v
trash can 1
tomatoes
ped 1
trash can 2
bull
matador
mike v
ped 2
steve o 
ped
focus combo 1
trashcan 3
ped 3
trashcan 4
ped 4
focus combo 2
ped 5
bull dung
trash can 5
benches
arcade
rail challenge
light up board
phoenix
720 grab
end machine


bam
grind and barf
owned
clean combo 1
grind and barf 2
natas spins
clean combo 2
arcade
warp to roof
muton
clean combo 3
skitch car to almost paulie door
end arcade machine
paulie door
paulie
step line
wheelin combo
warp to roof
acid drop, jump, sit flip, transfer

mike v
manual up and over
kenny
fire hydrant
focus over cars
awning
bigguns
seagull rails
shrimp guy
arcade
beaverhausen skip

get jester
acid drop
crypts
mike v
save nawlins grind
balcony breaker
gaslamp 
finish save nawlins
manholes
big and focused
equalizer skip

tony
chainsaw
spine the mine
weather balloon
natas spin tree
graffiti
big foot
up the slope
back down it
you
sign transfer, bam skip
tony goal
combo to sign
end

Text Storage

If you've read the rules for any run, you'd know that "Text Storage" (TS) is banned. But what is that?

A long time ago - at least a year ago - Pyatters finished a run in Australia, because the text message that says "you beat the game" popped up after he completed the level. This caused a lot of confusion between the runners at the time, however it was not considered the Any% record, as nobody knew exactly how it worked.

Awhile later, after other runners activated the same glitch, thug2 runners slowfreq and Chrno got in a call and worked out why the glitch happened: after you beat the game regularly, a text message pops up that says you beat the game. However, you can quit the game before that message pops up. The flag for that text message needing to appear is still there, and will appear at the next opportunity it can. In Story Mode, this is after an end-level text message pops up. In Classic Mode, it can be triggered, for some reason, by viewing the goals list.

The community decided to ban this glitch for two reasons:

- It doesn't actually beat the game. Even though it says you did, it doesn't. We can verify this because, when the message says you beat the game, it also gives you a list of skaters that you unlocked. Because only the message popped up, and you didn't actually beat the game, the characters never actually get unlocked. That means, although it says you beat the game, it's lying to you.

- It goes against the spirit of what the runs are for. What you could do, if this glitch were allowed, is start a game in a longer category (see: Story Sick), save, quit, do a Story Easy run, activate the glitch, load your save, and then activate TS. So, even if the message did actually complete the game, it wouldn't be allowed anyway.

Name	Author
(Guide) Story - Easy up to date video tutorial	EBen 6 years ago
(Guide/Tutorial) Story Easy NG+ Tutorial Video	Biglaw 5 years ago
(ROUTE) Classic - Sick	armin 8 years ago
Bigfoot Sign Transfer, the easy version	Biglaw 3 years ago
Classic Mode - Things to remember	FeatherData 3 years ago
Classic mode (Normal difficulty) video guide	armin 8 years ago
Classic Normal All Goals Route	Plumato 7 years ago
Story Easy Routeline	gwen 6 years ago
Text Storage	armin 7 years ago
YouTube guide for Story Easy by moofin	moofin 8 years ago