GameSpy: Have you had a chance to play the game yet?
Tony Alva: I have, and it's really fun. I'm not much of a gamer, but it was pretty easy to pick up, especially if you have a natural ability for using both sides of your brain.
GameSpy: When it comes out, do you think you'll play it?
Tony Alva: I'll probably play it with my 10-year-old son, he's going to be really excited to play it, and that I'm a character in it. But there's also kids who work for me at Alva who are really into computers, and I'd like to see them play the game.
GameSpy: What other games do you play with your kid?
Tony Alva: Occasionally I'll play Tekken 3 or some go-kart racing game, but I think it might be more fun to play this game because of my involvement in it.

GameSpy: When you were asked to be in this game, did you call your kid up and ask him if you should do it?
Tony Alva: No, but I talked to my manager about it. But then, I just thought it was cool that Tony wanted to have me in the game.
GameSpy: So what's cooler: seeing yourself in a video game, seeing someone portray you in a movie [Lords Of Dogtown], or seeing yourself in a documentary [Dogtown And Z-Boys]?
Tony Alva: At this point, because it was first, because of the credibility, because of how people received it at the Sundance film festival, I would have to say the documentary. But I have to say, to do your voice, your face, and your moves in a game is like having you in this cyber world. It's not like having an actor playing you, because I've had that done, and that's surreal, don't get me wrong, but it's totally different.
GameSpy: So if you had the chance to make Tony Alva's Pro Skater or Tony Alva's American Wasteland, how would it be different from a Tony Hawk game?
Tony Alva: I'm actually considering doing something, so I can't really tell you much about it, but what I will say is that it would probably have its roots in when radical skateboarding started.