Game entry

Snowboard Kids

1997 · Sports, Racing · Nintendo 64 · Atlus

Snowboard Kids is ranked no. 2,022 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,499 and 47% of duels won. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 37 out of 77 (1997).

World rank

no. 2,022 =

ELO score

1,499

Wins

47%

Duels played

59

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About Snowboard Kids

The kids are arguing about their snowboarding skills. The debate escalates to the point where they decide to hold a snowboarding tournament to determine who is the best. One character, Shinobin, has no involvement whatsoever until he is unlocked by the player.

In addition to the usual gameplay of a snowboarding game, Snowboard Kids adds "Shots" (special weapons used to attack players) and items which can help the player, hinder other players, or both.

The game has nine main courses. Although some of the courses are snowy mountains, many are courses that would be unorthodox for snowboarding in the real world. Such courses include an amusement park, a desert, a vast valley, a dark highway, and a Japanese village during the cherry blossom festival.

There were several game mechanics that were unique to Snowboard Kids from other snowboard games and racing games at the time. One was the addition of the second item slot, allowing each player to carry a shooting item and support item (such as a rock, or invisibility) at the same time. Also, players needed to pay 100 gold in order to grab an item during the race, which could be obtained either through performing tricks or collecting coins scattered across the course. All courses also required players to race down the hill for multiple laps. Once a player had reached the bottom of the hill, he or she would need to pass through the lift gate to be transported back to the top of the hill, and could not be attacked by other players in this transition.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,499 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 0% 2 duels played · 293 points behind
against Football Manager 2012 50% 2 duels played · 16 points ahead
against Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament 50% 2 duels played · 96 points ahead
against Grand Theft Auto IV 50% 2 duels played · 219 points behind
against Crash Team Racing 100% One duel played · 217 points behind

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Around this spot

The games Snowboard Kids sits between in the world ranking.

2,019 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1,499
2,020 Bowser's Fury 1,499
2,021 Inazuma Eleven 1,499
2,022 Snowboard Kids 1,499
2,023 The Jackbox Party Pack 1,499
2,024 Sword of Mana 1,499
2,025 Marvel's Wolverine 1,499

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The standing

Where Snowboard Kids ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Snowboard Kids stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 37 out of 77 (1997).

Where Snowboard Kids ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	2,022	5,035
Sports	48	200
1990s	276	659
1997	37	77

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