---
title: "Phony Hawk: Faux Skater"
url: https://manvsmidi.com/projects/phonyhawk/
category: game
status: playable
date: 2026-06-27
tags: [3d, sports, web, typescript]
play: https://manvsmidi.com/play/phonyhawk/
related: [mario3d, cornerman, cube, hyrule3d, wyrmfall]
---

# Phony Hawk: Faux Skater

> A small 3D skateboarding game in the browser. It has four themed parks, a grindable edge on every flat surface, combo multipliers, a cop who can't catch you in the air, and a synthesized ska-punk soundtrack.

Game · Playable · 2026-06-27

**Play in the browser:** https://manvsmidi.com/play/phonyhawk/

An arcade skateboarding game built with Babylon.js and Kenney's CC0 "Mini" model packs. You have a timer and a target score, and you get there with coins, air, spins and grinds, chaining tricks into a combo multiplier before the window closes. The trick names run from real (50-50, Indy Grab) to not (Soggy Waffle, 720 Gravy Tornado, Nollie (citation needed)).

![In-game in the Skatepark level: the skater lands behind a GRIND CITY floor decal while the HUD shows 2,694 of 5,000 points, a x6 combo and a SPECIAL Faux Fishbrain for +1122](https://manvsmidi.com/_astro/skatepark.OqiJKxUw.png)
*The Skatepark, early in a run, with the combo at x6 and the special meter full.*

## Levels

| Level | Built from | Hidden skater |
|---|---|---|
| Skatepark | bowl, mini half-pipe, stair set, street plaza | Wheels (a deluxe wheelchair) |
| Arcade | rows of arcade machines | Chad Muskrat |
| Supermarket | aisles, shelves, carts | Rodney Mullet |
| Dungeon | columns, crates, chests, stone stairs | Bam Vampera |

You unlock a hidden skater by grinding them. You turn into them for the rest of the run, and they stay selectable after that.

## What's interesting

- **Every edge grinds.** Grind lines aren't placed by hand. They're pulled from the level geometry: the topmost horizontal edges of stairs, ledges, pallets, barrels and the bowl's coping.
- **Park security.** A few seconds in, a cop starts chasing you. If he tags you on the ground you're busted, which costs you the combo and a 300-point fine. He can't touch you in the air or on a rail.
- **Instant replay.** Every frame of your pose is recorded. When the run ends, your best combo replays in slow motion from several camera angles, with ducked music and a freeze-frame on the biggest trick.
- **No audio files.** The 168 BPM ska-punk loop and all the sound effects (wheel roll, grind, ollie pop, landing, coins) are synthesized with the Web Audio API.
- **Procedural graffiti** is drawn into dynamic textures on the walls.

It plays with a keyboard or with touch: a virtual joystick on the left half of the screen and an ollie button on the right.

## Connected projects

- [mario3d](https://manvsmidi.com/projects/mario3d/index.md): shared tags: 3d, typescript
- [Cornerman](https://manvsmidi.com/projects/cornerman/index.md): shared tags: typescript, sports
- [Cube Trainer](https://manvsmidi.com/projects/cube/index.md): shared tags: typescript, 3d
- [Hyrule 3D](https://manvsmidi.com/projects/hyrule3d/index.md): shared tags: 3d
- [Wyrmfall](https://manvsmidi.com/projects/wyrmfall/index.md): shared tags: typescript