Hold the phone, readers — it's Snowboard Kids' (Snowboard Kiiiiiiids~) 25th anniversary, and we now feel really ancient. More importantly, the game's publisher, Atlus, acknowledged the game's birthday by announcing that all the games' soundtracks would be available on streaming services on Christmas day!
If you missed out on this back in the day, Snowboard Kids is one of the greatest snowboarding games around — 1080 Snowboarding wishes it could be this good (we kid, we kid). But this colourful Mario Kart take on snowboarding saw you play as one of six racers — Slash, Nancy, Jam, Tommy, Linda, or Shinobin — each with a fun design and personality traits that meant each of us at Nintendo Life Towers has one we can relate to the most. (This writer always liked Nancy because look at those '90s-as-heck pink dungarees and those bunny ears — and she always donned a lot of pink on the slopes, too.)
And now we can relive our 1997-98 fantasy every single day, as Atlus has confirmed that the soundtracks to Snowboard Kids, Snowboard Kids 2, and SBK: Snowboard Kids will be uploaded to music streaming services on 25th December. A perfect announcement on a day when it's been snowing in parts of England — and now we have the perfect peppy soundtrack to accompany us on our winter walks.
While the upbeat mood and the small cast of characters were part of the fun, the 'Shot' system — weapons and items you could use to attack players — was perhaps our favourite aspect, because could also pick up support items, and carry both an offensive and support item on you at all times. This added an extra layer of strategy to item usage because you might need to hold onto a support item for later on.
There hasn't been a new entry in this series since 2005's DS entry, and we're crying out for something — anything. Perhaps Snowboard Kids can make its way onto the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass sometime next year?
Will you be listening to some glorious Snowboard Kids music in a few weeks' time? Yes, Christmas really is in just under two weeks... Share your Snowboard Kids memories with us in the comments!
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"Streaming Services."
And here I am, lied to myself that their might be a vinyl.
A bit of a bizarre one to remember, must have been one of those nostalgic days.
I rented it when it came out, never touched it since, but I often think about how much I enjoyed the game on that weekend.
Maybe Nintendo will put soundtracks on streaming services before the year 2045
The fact that the soundtrack to f****** SNOWBOARD KIDS is on streaming services before ones like Mario or Zelda is hilariously depressing to me (if you're gonna take down videos of your soundtracks, at least give us the means to ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THEM OFFICIALLY).
Heard nothing but good things about Snowboard Kids though, would love for it to maybe come to NSO EP (though with 1080 also coming in 2023, that doesn't seem entirely likely).
Never played it, so I have no nostalgia for this. 1080 Snowboarding however, now that’s where it’s at. If only Nintendo would revive that series, along with Wave Race, Excitebike (N64 style) and of course F-Zero.
I have both Snowboard Kids 1 & 2 (which is ridiculously rare) on my N64 complete in box, here's a pic
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gjUWKYNLAMfMBK0glExVGajMeBc0htbV/view?usp=drivesdk
I enjoy the games but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen the soundtrack.
At least there's an option for those that would.
Blast from the past. Amazing game; I loved it a lot more than 1080 - both snowboarding but Snowboard kids was more like Mario Kart.
Odd that the soundtrack is being released: can’t recall it blowing me away.
Sweet! Some banging tunes in the first game. Maybe add it to the N64 Switch Online app too, what do you say cowards?
There's me thinking they were going to add it Switch online expansion. Oh well.
I have good memories of playing SBK with my cousins over a rental. Fun game. The sequel is one of those underperformers that's stupid expensive on the secondary market these days.
Ahhh the only game that could be considered a true competitor against Mario Kart and Diddy Kong Racinng. Excellent game.
This is one series I’d like to see a return of.
THERE WAS A DS ONE!!!? I lamented how Europe couldn't get SBK2!! I had no idea there were 3!!!
@Hank_Scorpio Hi, Hank.
It's a solid alternative to 1080, fun to pick up and play. Would make a great addition to the online expansion pack..
Speaking of which, we still haven't heard of any game for December... Is one due to release this month???
No need for me to remember it, playing them right now on retroarch series x (as well as tons of other great n64 games)
I hope this is a sign that they're going to start remembering other IPs that they own, such as Dokapon Kingdom and 3D Dot Game Heroes. Both of those games deserve to be remembered, and not just for the theme that plays at the end of older Scott the Woz videos.
I very fondly remember this game and would quite like it to come to the N64 service on Switch. That'd be rad.
@rwalsh6882 Your forgot to add the 1
@KayFiOS
From what I understand, the dokapon games just didn't sell well, no matter how hilarious kingdom was when you'd backstab each other.
But i would love for their revival.
@locky-mavo I miss that era of Nintendo, back when they were making games that really grabbed my interests.
As for this, I would have much preferred a remastered collection or for the games to simply appear on the N64 app.
I much preferred Snowboard Kids to 1080 and wish the game rather than music was being re released.
Seems unlikely though as that leaked nintendo spreadsheet a year or so ago showing the list of planned expansion pass games in alphabetical order didn't include it.
Love Snowboard Kids! I still play it from time to time. N64 versions. I did not like the graphics of the third game on DS or whatever that was.
AMAZING game! Loved this series. Mario Kart meets SSX.
The Snowboard Kids games are so good! They're pretty spendy though. I bought the Japanese version of SK2 on my trip to Japan a few years ago for like $15US - possibly the best game purchase of the whole trip! Hopefully they put those games on the NSO expansion pack!
Love these games! Play them every winter. Happy about the soundtracks, but pleassssse release them on switch!
@rwalsh6882 You know what would be even more unlikely, because it makes all the sense in the world?
Making a game music streaming service part of your NSO subscription.
Why not release the games on the N64 app as well? That would be a much better way to celebrate.
Ah, I played this back in the day. It was a fun game. Never got around to playing the 2nd game though.
Snowboard Kids 2 is in my top 5 n64 games, it's criminally underrated
Snowboard Kids, my beloved! :333
@Freek @Nanaki The soundtrack is actually really good, one of the best on the N64 actually. Look up the track "Big Snowman".
I rented this from albertsons, top 10 n64 game
So instead of bringing the actual game(s) to the Switch'es N64 app, Atlus decided to celebrate the anniversary by releasing the freaking soundtrack on music streaming services?
ok..
I only played the first game, I remember liking it quite much. Wish they would re-release all the games somehow.
I had the best Easter holiday ever in the Scottish Borders playing this with my brothers and sisters! Probably the best party game full.stop. N64 Online please!
haha what a troll move from atlus... they should remaster them, at least the first one
Absolutely love SBK and SBK2. Still play them every now and then. Both have good soundtracks but between the two I think the first one has better tracks.
I only played the original and me and my friends loved it! I'd rate Diddy Kong Racing as my top 64 wacky racer, followed by Mario Kart and then Snowboard Kids. Certain levels had this brilliant addition in which to begin your next lap you'd have to line up with this small gate entry. When neck and neck or all in a tight pack, the last minute barging so your friends would smash into the fence and fall down creating quite a severe delay got damn personal! Wonderful little game mechanic, very fond memories of this game. Hoping it comes to the 64 app.
Played a great deal of Snowboard Kids as a teen. The best thing about it was the ski lift. Not only did it provide much hilarity when several people tried to use it at once, it was also a great opportunity to have a drink in between laps!
> There hasn't been a new entry in this series since 2005's DS entry, and we're crying out for something — anything.
I would propose fans are not crying out for more SBK 2005! More of the first two certainly though!
@Kermit1Pineapple It is a fun multiplayer race game had a lot of fun with it back then. I think I still have the cart somewhere.
If only Square-Enix would remember and acknowledge Mischief Makers... that would be great.
It would be super awesome if Nintendo added both Snowboard Kids 1 & 2 to the N64 Switch Online (and Mischief Makers)
We do not speak about the 3rd Snowboard Kids game for the Nintendo DS... that one is... cringe. The anime art and cutscenes on the PS1 Japan exclusive port of Snowboard Kids (called Snowboard Kids Plus) was really cool though.
Here is the cover of that port for those who didn't know about it.
They even added 4 new exclusive characters to that version, to bad is Japan only.
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