Software:Street Sk8er

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Street Skater
PAL cover art
Developer(s)Atelier Double
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: October 22, 1998
  • NA: February 26, 1999[1]
  • EU: April 1999[2]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Street Sk8er - known in PAL territories as Street Skater - is a skateboarding video game for the PlayStation. It was first released in Japan in 1998 under the name Street Boarders (ストリートボーダーズ, Sutorīto Bōdāzu), then was licensed by Electronic Arts for distribution in 1999. It was re-released later in Japan as part of the Simple 1500 series of budget games under the name The Skateboard. It was released on the PlayStation 3 in Europe as a download via the PlayStation Store in May 2008.[3]

Gameplay

Players attempt to clear each track by scoring a minimum number of points within a set time limit. The tracks consist of obstacles to perform tricks on, including rails, benches and half-pipes. By clearing a stage the player earns experience points that can be used to make the skater faster, more agile, able to jump higher, etc.

Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack features music by various punk bands, including:

  • H2O - "Everready" & "Thicker Than Water"
  • Less Than Jake - "Sugar in Your Gas Tank" & "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads"
  • The Pietasters - "Out All Night"
  • I Against I - "Maybe Tomorrow" & "Ordinary Fight"
  • Gas Huffer - "Rotten Egg"
  • Straight Faced - "Against"
  • All - "Honey Peeps"
  • Weston - "Liz Phair"
  • Plastilina Mosh - "Monster Truck" & "Encendedor"
  • Bow & Arrow - World Is Breaking (this appears on the demo stage)

All other music composed by Toshiyuki Kakuta.

The game disc could be inserted into any CD player with the entire soundtrack playable.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings60%[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGameStarStar[5]
EGM6.625/10[7]
Famitsu26/40[8]
Game Informer4.5/10[9]
GameProStarStarStarStar[10][lower-alpha 1]
GameRevolutionC[11]
GameSpot4/10[12]
IGN7/10[13]
Next GenerationStarStar[14]
OPM (UK)8/10[2]
OPM (US)StarStarHalf star[15]
Pocket Gamer(PSP) StarHalf star[16]

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4] Next Generation said that the game was "mildly diverting, but it just isn't polished enough to be a standout title. Skateboarding fans will just have to keep playing 720° until a triple-A skating title hits the market."[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[8]

Sequel

A sequel called Street Sk8er 2 was released in 2000.

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave the game three 4/5 scores for graphics, control and overall fun factor, and 4.5/5 for sound.

References

  1. ↑ GameSpot staff (February 26, 1999). "EA Sk8s to Shelves [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-sk8s-to-shelves/1100-2452421/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson, Pete (April 1999). "Street Skater". Official UK PlayStation Magazine (Future Publishing) (44): 106–7. https://archive.org/details/opm044/page/n105/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  3. ↑ Athab, Majed (May 6, 2008). "European PSN Store PlayStation Day 2008 update". Verizon Media. https://www.engadget.com/2008-05-06-european-psn-store-playstation-day-2008-update.html. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Street Sk8er for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198830-street-sk8er/index.html. 
  5. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Street Sk8er - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15987&tab=review. 
  6. ↑ Broderick, Glenn (March 23, 1999). "Street Sk8er". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Streetsk8er/. 
  7. ↑ EGM staff (April 1999). "Street Sk8er". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (117). 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ストリートボーダーズ [PS"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18250&redirect=no. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  9. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (April 1999). "Street Sk8er". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (72). http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3073. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  10. ↑ Johnny Ballgame (April 1999). "Street Sk8er Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (127). http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/77.shtml. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  11. ↑ Clint (March 1999). Street Sk8er Review. CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34216-street-sk8er-review. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Ryan (March 1, 1999). "Street Sk8er Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/street-sk8er-review/1900-2549525/. 
  13. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (February 24, 1999). "Street Sk8er". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/25/street-sk8er-3. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Street Sk8ter [sic"]. Next Generation (Imagine Media) (54): 93. June 1999. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_54/page/n93/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  15. ↑ Rybicki, Joe (April 1999). "Street Sk8er". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (7): 92. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_7_1999-04_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n91/mode/2up. Retrieved March 9, 2021. 
  16. ↑ MacInnes, Fraser (July 10, 2008). "Street Sk8er". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/007373/street-sk8er/. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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