Software:Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding

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Short description: 1998 video game
Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding
Developer(s)Boss Game Studio
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)Zack Ohren[1]
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: November 11, 1998[2]
  • EU: March 12, 1999
Genre(s)Snowboarding
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding[lower-alpha 1], released as Twisted Edge Snowboarding in Europe, is an extreme sports video game developed by Boss Game Studio and published by Midway in North America and by Kemco in Japan and Europe for the Nintendo 64.

The game was not very well received commercially or critically.

Gameplay

The game has a two-player mode using a split screen.[3]

Development

Twisted Edge Snowboarding was announced on June 10, 1997,[4] just as development on it was starting.[5] Kemco was to publish the game,[5] but Midway acquired the rights to publish the game on October 15, 1997.[6]

The game's design was heavily inspired by the Wave Race series.[7] Much of the code for the game was recycled from Boss Game Studio's first Nintendo 64 game, Top Gear Rally.[5] In particular, it used the same Alias plug-ins.[7]

While Kemco was still the publisher, the company's Japanese division pushed for the game to include a story mode in the Japanese version, in part due to marketing research which determined that Wave Race 64 would have sold better in Japan if it had had a story.[7] Boss Games took a tongue-in-cheek approach to adding story to the game, and opted to make the story mode an unlockable Easter egg in the U.S. version.[7]

On January 22, 1998, the game was delayed for 4 months. The game was finally released on November 10, 1998 in the United States, followed by a Japanese release over a month later (December 18),[8] before being ported to the PAL region and released on March 12, 1999.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings63%[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM5.25/10[10]
Game Informer3.25/10[11]
GameProStarStarStarStar[12]
GameSpot6.6/10[13]
Hyper70%[14]
IGN6.8/10[15]
N64 Magazine60%[16]
Nintendo Power7.2/10[17]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[9]

Critics had mixed opinions about the game and called the game a huge letdown. Reviewers criticized Boss Game Studios for delaying the game for 4 months to make the game "as best as possible". By pushing back the title, 1080° Snowboarding was released before Twisted's delay, which sold more units and is now labeled a classic. According to reviewers, everything about the game was mediocre. The music was pleasurable, but the gameplay was frustrating and the graphics did not live up to the standards that 1080° Snowboarding had set.

Notes

  1. ↑ Known in Japan as King Hill 64: Extreme Snowboarding (Japanese: キングヒル64 〜エクストリーム スノーボーディング〜, Hepburn: Kingu Hiru 64 〜Ekusutorīmu Sunōbōdingu〜)

References

  1. ↑ "Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding - Credits". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13740&tab=credits. 
  2. ↑ IGN Staff (1998-11-12). "Record Release Week" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/12/record-release-week. 
  3. ↑ The Rookie (February 1998). "Sports Insider Previews: Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding". GamePro (IDG) (113): 112. 
  4. ↑ "Kemco Is Working on Snowboarding title". June 10, 1997. https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/06/10/kemco-is-working-on-snowboarding-title. Retrieved August 7, 2022. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "In the Studio". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (33): 24. September 1997. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_33/page/n25. 
  6. ↑ Chris, Chris (October 15, 1997). "Midway on the Edge". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 10, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000610112949/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_10/15_snoboard/index.html. Retrieved August 19, 2019. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "NG Alphas: Twisted Edge Snowboarding". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (36): 132–4. December 1997. 
  8. ↑ "キングヒル64 〜エクストリーム スノーボーディング〜 [N64"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3745. Retrieved July 27, 2018. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding for Nintendo 64". CBS Interactive. http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/199134-twisted-edge-extreme-snowboarding/index.html. Retrieved July 27, 2018. 
  10. ↑ "Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis). 1999. 
  11. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (November 1998). "Twisted Edge [score mislabeled as "3""]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (67): 50. http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=n64&path=nov98&doc=twisted. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  12. ↑ Vicious Sid (January 1999). "Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (124): 134. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-785-134.jpg. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  13. ↑ GameSpot staff (November 20, 1998). "Twisted Edge [Extreme Snowboarding Review"]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/twisted-edge-snowboarding-review/1900-2545387/. Retrieved July 27, 2018. 
  14. ↑ Clarksmith, Ross (April 1999). "Twisted Edge [Extreme] Snowboarding". Hyper (Next Media Pty Ltd) (66): 36–37. 
  15. ↑ Casamassina, Matt (November 13, 1998). "Twisted Edge". Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/14/twisted-edge. Retrieved July 27, 2018. 
  16. ↑ "Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding". N64 Magazine (Future Publishing) (24): 60–61. January 1999. 
  17. ↑ "Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 114: 127. November 1998. http://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-356-127.jpg. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  • 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.

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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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