Here’s my video Christmas card for the year.
Enjoy the sleigh ride, everybody!
FGC #366 Snowboard Kids
System: Nintendo 64. And it was on the Playstation 1 in Japan? I had no idea.- Number of players: Four sounds like a lovely number for a N64 game.
- Maybe actually talk about the game for a second: It’s like Mario Kart 64… if Mario Kart kind of sucked. Look, I really appreciate what they were trying to do here, but the way momentum works with the attack items really sucks for anyone going for the gold. We are well past the horrors of blue shells here: get hit by the dinkiest missile near the finish line, and you will never regain the momentum necessary to so much as finish the course. Okay, that’s a bit hyperbolic, but, as someone who tried to “conquer” this game back in the day, it sticks in my craw.
- Other N64 Problems: This title is Controller Pak based. One day, I will find every last developer responsible for the Controller Pak, and I will *REMAINDER OF MESSAGE DELETED IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS*.
- Say something nice: There is some great variety in the (nine) stages, and the fun park (Busy Land… get it?) containing basically every standard amusement attraction is certainly a fine design.
- Favorite Character: So many characters with goggles! Makes it so hard to choose! I guess I won the most races with Jam, so there’s my pick.
Did you know? Most people know about Snowboard Kids 2 (which is vastly superior to SBK1, as it contains a robot), but there was also a Snowboard Kids game for Nintendo DS about seven years later. It wasn’t bad, but it was also anime as hell, so it gets a number of points in the negative column.- Would I play again: Nope! Mario Kart 64 is right there! It is slightly more technical, and it has a gorilla. Clear winner.
What’s next? Random ROB has chosen… Mega Man X8! It’s a Megamas miracle! Please look forward to it!
THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS VIDEO.
THANK YOU CHRISTMAS.
Awesome video, dood. I’m surprised you didn’t squeeze in any footage from Skyrim or I Am Setsuna, considering the former’s got plenty of snowy scenery and the latter is literally Ice Stage: The Game.
RE: Controller Pak: I’m bitter that so many Nintendo 64 games require it for saving, but if there’s anybody I blame for that it’s Nintendo. They’re the ones who went with expensive ass cartridges with shit for space in the first place. The third parties just ditched the batteries in favor of the controller pak to save money on cartridge printing costs, maybe make their games a li’l less unaffordable.