Ro-skating

Roblox Skating, commonly referred to as Ro-skating, is the act of riding skateboards on Roblox, typically using the original skateboard gears or a remade version of it. Ro-skating usually has no objective or points system, meaning that skateparks could potentially be described as hangout games. 
== History ==
In January 2010, Roblox began testing skateboards on their test servers. These skateboards had a much different model than the final product (being made of parts and not a mesh), however functionally it was very similar.
On May 29th, 2010, the ROBLOX Skateboard gear was released. Originally, Ro-skating was extremely popular, however as the platform evolved and more experiences were released, Ro-skating's popularity would start to fade. By 2017, all of the skateboard gears were considered broken by players, although they still could technically be used. Between September 16th and October 10th of 2019, Roblox would take every skateboard gear offsale.
Ro-skating would regain some popularity when the YouTuber Flamingo called attention back to it. In his video "Albert / Flamingo plays OLD ROBLOX," he stated that he would pay $500 dollars to anyone who could fix the skateboards and have them function identically. On April 6th, 2020, the experience named Skate Park was published, with involvement from Flamingo. On May 25th, 2020 and May 19th, 2021, respectively, Flamingo posted two more videos, both of which featured him skating on Roblox in Skate Park and in real life. On April 29th 2021, Ruben Sim posted a video titled "Ro-skaters (FULL VIDEO)" which featured him skating in various Roblox experiences, such as Boofs and Skate Park. Skatepark games still enjoy mild popularity to this day, with the most popular game containing some form of skateboarding being SPLASH ⭐ Skate & Music, and the most popular containing a remade version of the original skateboards being My Skatepark 🛹.
== Skateparks ==
Most Roblox experiences that include Ro-skating are some form of skatepark. Many skateparks have been release over the years. An example of a classic skatepark is The ADIO SkatePark, and an example of a modern skatepark is Boofs. 
== Groups ==
Although less common now, Ro-skaters use to often form groups. These Ro-skaters might make skateparks, upload YouTube videos, or sell clothing, or simply exist for them to show their allegiance. An example of a once-popular skate group is The ADIO Skate Team.
== Avatar Shop Items ==
Ro-skating had a large influence on Roblox culture during the early 2010s, as evident by the amount of skating-themed items there are in the Avatar Shop. Besides the 33 skateboard gears released, there were numerous skating themed hats, namely the Sk8r series and the ): Skate series. Besides this, there have also been various hats and helmets that are not part of any particular series. More recent skating-themed items have been released in collaboration with Vans and 24kGoldn.
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