Sega Extreme Sports

The artist of Xtreme Sports would later go on to continue work with the Shantae series. A port for Nintendo Switch was released on August 15, 2023.

• Title — Xtreme Sports • Developer — WayForward Technologies • Publisher — Infogrames North America (GBC) WayForward (digital) • Director — Matt Bozon • Producer — John Beck • Designer — Matt Bozon • Programmer — Jimmy Huey • Artist — Matt Bozon • Composer — Brandon Amison • Platforms — Game Boy Color Nintendo Switch • Released — Game Boy ColorJune 29, 2000Nintendo Switch August 15, 2023 • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single player, multiplayer

In Xtreme Sports, players compete against more than 200 computer-controlled opponents on 25 different tracks in sports such as street luge, skateboarding, inline skating, surfing and skyboarding. At the start of the game, players choose between characters Guppi and Fin and set off on a trip sponsored by the Xtreme Cola Company, which has invited all extreme sports athletes to Xtreme Sports Island to compete in a tournament. Among the people players encounter are the members of the Bone-Heads gang, who are the antagonists. The player's objective is to unravel the mystery behind them and win the tournament at the same time. There are two modes available: Practice and Xtreme Island Adventure. In the former, players can participate in 15 different challenges with 3 difficulty settings. In the latter, players move around the island participating in events and exploring the surroundings. Some of the people players meet will give the player clues to solving the mystery of the Bone-Heads while others will issue challenges to compete in various sports. Players collect medals as the player win events. Players must win a certain number of easier challenges before the referees will allow the player into the tougher ones. Along the way, players can also find Twitchy Shakes, which are special drinks that will increase the player's abilities depending on the next event the player enters. Players may be able to attain higher speeds or even become invincible.

Laddie Ervin, director of marketing for sports and racing titles at Infogrames North America, Inc., stated, "Xtreme Sports will get the adrenaline pumping for Game Boy gamers this summer [...] From skysurfing to skateboarding to street luge, Xtreme Sports will challenge even the most devoted sports addict." The game was known to not support Link Cable play and was released on June 29, 2000 release. It was subsequently made available in 2014 as an emulated release via the 3DS Virtual Console in PAL regions on August 7, and in North America on August 21. It was also released for Nintendo Switch on August 15, 2023.

When asked about making an Advanced version of Xtreme Sports, creator Matt Bozon said "I know that came up a couple of times but I don't think the first game was a huge seller. There were thoughts of having an Xtreme Sports sequel on Game Boy Color, but once that didn't pan out, Guppy started being a cameo in other games on Game Boy Advance. She'd appear in some games as a background character or something, but I don't think we put her in a Shantae game."