Snowboard Kids

by Atlus Company

Product Features

• ESRB-Everyone
• Release date Feb. 1998

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000009QD1
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,309 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

snowboarding

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining version of Mario Kart on snowboards!, November 26, 2001

By 

"fjdmpd" (West River, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowboard Kids (Game Cartridge)

Snowboarding games are a dime a dozen these days, so it's nice when a good one comes along. Although it's rare to see a snowboarding game play out like Mario Kart, it makes for a really fun game. You play as one of 6 grade school children, collect items and weapons, knock off enemies with these items and weapons, do tricks, and get money while trying to win the race. Even though the childish characters may intimidate many who see this game, this still is a great game. The game looks pretty nice for N64 standards, the controls are tight, the sounds are good and the music is very catchy. This game also uses great ideas, such as saving money to upgrade your snowboard or playing on really wacky (but really enjoyable) courses. In fact, some of the courses have no snow on them! But that's the fun of this game: getting to snowboard down unimaginable terrain, while at the same time, hitting your opponents with pie-pans, bombs, rocks and other items. It releases some kind of childhood glee deep in your brain that I just can't explain. But it's not all fun and games though. There are some problems. First, is the game's image. Many are really going to be turned off by the childish nature of this game, though I liked it so much, I didn't care. The biggest problem is that you need a Conroller Pak to save your data. The real gripes here is that there is no battery backed memory option along with the Controller Pak use and since the game requires 121 of the 123 pages in the Controller Pak, you'll need to spend more money getting more Controller Paks if you have other games that require it also (Mystical Ninja starring Goemon, Rugrats In Paris) or games where you want to save data for safe keeping (Wave Race 64, Perfect Dark). But even with these issues, the game is still really fun and worth playing. If you like it and still want more, try its sequel, Snowboard Kids 2. But try the original first to see if you like the style of play. I'll bet dollars to donuts that you'll enjoy it, though. Great Job, Atlus.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mario Kart on the ski slopes, December 13, 2001

By 

Kent (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowboard Kids (Game Cartridge)

Grainy graphics, tight controls, lack of variety, etc. Though Snowboard Kids is cheap in comparison, don't let that discourage you. -- It's pretty simple how this game works. Players race down a hill to the finish line, using powerups along the way. However, the ingenius part here is that [equally devastating] powerups can only be obtained through coins. Coins are obtained by picking them up on the course or, more importantly, earning them by pulling off fancy tricks. Tricks, mind you, play a very fun part in this game. -- Now the one player mode is really lame. You can trudge through this pathetic practice to earn all the extra goodies, or just plug in an all-purpose password. Regardless, the real fun comes from the multi-player game. Despite some major shortcomings to this title, Snowboard Kids is an awesome party game. Yes, it can be surpassed by other cartoon racers (i.e. Mario Kart), but it does well with what it has. Worth looking into if everything else has failed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and relatively hard to find in used game stores, February 18, 2006

By 

Charles B Valentino - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Snowboard Kids (Game Cartridge)

This wasn't widely released in America though those who have played it swear by it as being just as fun as Mario Kart 64. I agree with this comparison. However this has some fun twists that Mario Kart 64 lacks. One such twist is that laps occur when you get to the bottom of the hill and jump back on the lift. This can cause for some HILARIOUS chaos! If two racers have a good lead on opponents but are trying to bump each other out of the way to jump on the next lift chair, it can give other people a chance to catch up and possibly sneak onto a chair first if their opponents knocked each other over. I love this dynamic! Because it makes it more than just your average Mario Kart racing clone.

Other features include the ability to buy new boards and perform aerial trick to earn extra cash. Money earned during a race can also be used to "buy" weapon items encased in boxes littered throughout a course. I also ought to mention the music; it's wonderful!!! It features bubbley techno music reminiscent of dance/pop groups like Aqua. You'll dig the energy the music provides.

If you are a fan of Mario Kart 64 style crossfires, I think you'll find this is a unique addition to your N64 collection.