Cool Boarders
Cool Boarders is a snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan by UEP Systems in August 1996 and internationally by Sony Computer Entertainment in January 1997. The game consists of three main courses (plus two additional unlockables) in which the player attempts to gain the fastest time, most points from performing tricks, and also total points, a combination of the two previous disciplines.
Cool Boarders
- Model
- Cool Boarders
- Date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Genre
- snowboarding video game
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Cool Boarders is a snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan by UEP Systems in August 1996 and internationally by Sony Computer Entertainment in January 1997. The game consists of three main courses (plus two additional unlockables) in which the player attempts to gain the fastest time, most points from performing tricks, and also total points, a combination of the two previous disciplines.
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This early game, while simple, led the way for the development of much more popular, extreme sport games. The game was released for the PlayStation Network as a PS one Classic in North America on December 4, 2006, in Europe on November 8, 2007, and in Japan on October 26, 2011. It was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on March 19, 2024. Hamster Corporation re-released the game as part of their Console Archives for the Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 in February 2026. Several sequels were also released.
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• Title — Cool Boarders • Developer — UEP Systems • Series — Cool Boarders • Platforms — PlayStation • Genre — Snowboarding • Modes — Single-player • Producer — Shin Umezawa Mitsuru Kamada • Programmer — Kiyoshi Tsukada Ikumi Takemoto • Director — Kimiaki Kurashima Masaya Kobayashi • Designer — Yasuhito Sakaue Tadayuki Konno
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Cool Boarders was first released in Japan in August 1996. At this time, Sony Computer Entertainment officials stated that, though snowboarding was not yet as popular in the West as in Japan, they were "seriously considering" localizing the game to North America.
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Reviews for Cool Boarders were mixed. The game received an average score of 74% at GameRankings, based on an aggregate of 6 reviews. Critics praised the selection of boards which offer differing gameplay and the thrills in the experience, but criticized the lack of a two-player mode or AI competitors to race against and the bizarre physics, such as how the player character tends to get caught between closely placed barriers, ricocheting back and forth between them, and how hitting certain objects can make them slide uphill. Kraig Kujawa and Dean Hager of Electronic Gaming Monthly found that the game, while reasonably fun overall, could only be recommended to fans of snowboarding and other "extreme" sports. GamePro commented: "The controls allow for tight handling and make performing tricks a breeze. Although the graphics show minor breakup, they're still well animated in the popular polygonal style". Next Generation summarized: "Surprisingly, the first dedicated snowboarding game for PlayStation is a great deal of fun to play and offers a challenge like nothing else on the system. However, too many goofy flaws keep it from being a total success". GameSpot found the physics and limited ability to go off-course frustrating, and like Next Generation expressed hope that a sequel would fix the problems that kept the game from being great.
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- 2.Michel, Adam. PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for March: NBA 2K24, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Resident Evil 3, Mystic Pillars: Remastered and more. PlayStation.Blog. 2024-03-13.
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- 5.Lomas, Ev. Cool Boarders. Computer and Video Games. 182. 60–61. January 1997.
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- 7.Ziff Davis. Team EGM Box Scores: Cool Boarders. Electronic Gaming Monthly. 91. 151. February 1997.
- 8.Cooke, Mark. Cool Boarders Review. GameRevolution.
- 9.Cool Boarders Review. GameSpot. January 31, 1997.
- 10.Polak, Steve. Cool Boarders. Hyper. 40. 38–39. February 1997.
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- 12.Imagine Media. Cool Boarders. Next Generation. 27. 85. March 1997.
- 13.MediaWorks. 電撃PSソフトレビュー The Deeper Part 2: Cool Boarders. Dengeki PlayStation. 29. 108. September 13, 1996.
- 14.GameRankings. Cool Boarders for PlayStation.
- 15.The Rookie. Cool Boarders. GamePro. IDG. 102. 92. March 1997.
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