1080° Snowboarding
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) |  February 22, 1998 April 1, 1998 November 30, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Racing/Extreme sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 |
1080° Snowboarding is a one-on-one snowboarding racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and released on April 1, 1998.
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[edit] Gameplay
The game plays in partially the same manner as the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series (However this was released before the original Tony Hawk game). There are separate buttons to crouch and jump, and tricks are done with the B and Z buttons combined with various rotations of the joystick.
[edit] Sequels
1080° Snowboarding was followed in 2003 by 1080° Avalanche for the Nintendo GameCube.
[edit] Trivia
- 1080° Snowboarding was used in a promotional cartridge for the Nintendo 64. One course and character were unlocked. When ten minutes of gameplay were up, an animation of Mario would appear onscreen saying: "It's me, Mario. Thank you for playing Nintendo 64. Who's next?"
- The game was sponsored by Tommy Hilfiger and Lamar snowboards.
- 1080° Snowboarding was produced by the legendary Nintendo game designer and producer Shigeru Miyamoto. [1]
[edit] Courses
1080° Snowboarding featured six courses:
- Crystal Lake
- Crystal Peak
- Golden Forest
- Mountain Village
- Dragon Cave
- Deadly Fall
[edit] Gameplay modes
- Time attack
- Trick attack
- Match race
- Contest mode
- Practice mode
[edit] Characters
- Kensuke Kimachi — Japan 19 years old (M)
- Ricky Winterborn — Canada 14 years old (M)
- Akari Hayami — Japan 17 years old (F)
- Rob Haywood — United States 20 years old (M)
- Dion Blaster — England 28 years old (M)
- Panda Bear — Secret unlockable character
- Silver Ice Man — Secret unlockable character
- Gold Ice Man — Secret unlockable character
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