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Twisted Edge Snowboarding for Nintendo 64
Twisted Edge Snowboarding for Nintendo 64 sends you down slopes where racing and tricks sit side by side. You choose a snowboarder and a board, then try to carry enough speed through turns, jumps and obstacles. Not every character responds in the same way: weight, agility, skill and strength vary. The board also affects how the descent feels. Another combination can therefore help if you struggle with a course or want to get more out of its jumps.
In Competition you race against three computer-controlled snowboarders. Earning enough points takes you on to tougher events, while better results unlock new slopes, characters and boards. Stunt Challenge centres on points for aerial moves. You work against a time limit, but successful tricks add extra seconds. Practice gives you room to learn turns and jumps without a race classification immediately putting you under pressure.
You can also descend simultaneously with one other player on a split screen. This requires two Nintendo 64 controllers; the game does not support four human players at once. You use a separate Controller Pak to save and load game data. Twisted Edge favours exaggerated jumps and combinations of moves. Depending on the game type, the aim shifts from reaching the bottom first to making the most of the available airtime.
Region and language
Our Nintendo 64 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Twisted Edge Snowboarding for Nintendo 64 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Twisted Edge Snowboarding
Boss Game Studios developed Twisted Edge Snowboarding after Top Gear Rally for Nintendo 64. The studio brought its experience with three-dimensional race courses to a sport without an engine. The original American release appeared in 1998 under the longer name Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding. Europe received the game as Twisted Edge Snowboarding. In Japan the same game is called King Hill 64: Extreme Snowboarding. These names therefore do not indicate three separate sequels.
In an interview, a developer described how the technology from Top Gear Rally was reused and further adapted. The sound also received additional work. This background explains the emphasis on terrain, speed and a route that you have to learn to read. The game does not try to reproduce the sport strictly: its high jumps and large rotations show that the team also wanted room for exaggeration.
Variety does not come only from new snowboarders. Slopes gain different routes and obstacles as you progress, so familiar descents demand attention again. The separate stunt challenges build on the same controls but change the way you look at a jump. A safe landing and a fast line are then no longer the only aim. Twisted Edge thus uses its snow courses both for race standings and for chasing scores.
Similar games for Nintendo 64
1080° Snowboarding also uses snow, cornering and aerial tricks on Nintendo 64. It demands close attention to balance and a clean landing, so a small error can strongly affect your run. Twisted Edge Snowboarding structures its competition and separate stunt challenges differently, adding time for successful tricks. What they share is the combination of speed and technique; the route to a high score consequently feels different.
Snowboard Kids also sends a group down a slope on Nintendo 64. It turns the race into a battle with items, projectiles and a distinctive chairlift. Twisted Edge Snowboarding keeps the focus on the rider, the board and tricks performed on the terrain. Both games make you choose a line among rivals, but only Snowboard Kids makes weaponry so important to changing the running order.
Snowboard Kids 2 connects its Nintendo 64 races with colourful characters and playful environments. You fight rivals with items and follow a distinct adventure around the races. Twisted Edge Snowboarding mainly uses its characters as different athletes with their own attributes. Slopes and stunt points come first. Both reward repeated play by opening more content, but the kinds of obstacles and the tone of the competition differ clearly.
Top Gear Rally is the technical relative of Twisted Edge Snowboarding on Nintendo 64, made by the same studio. In both games you read the terrain and try to maintain speed while the surface influences your steering. Top Gear Rally does this with cars and vehicle setups. Twisted Edge replaces the engine with a snowboarder, whose jumps and grabs earn points themselves and support a separate stunt challenge.
Wave Race 64 shows on Nintendo 64 how a sports game can revolve around a changing surface. You steer a personal watercraft over waves and follow slalom buoys that determine your route. Twisted Edge Snowboarding requires similar attention to terrain and speed, but uses snowy slopes and aerial tricks. Both give separate attention to stunts, while the way you choose your position on water or on a snowy descent differs considerably.
