Snowboarding (PlayStation)

Snowboarding
Also known as: SIMPLE 1500 series Vol.27 The Snowboard (JP), Snowboard Racer (EU) Developer: Atelier Double Publishers: D3 Publisher (JP), Agetec (US), Midas Interactive Entertainment (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: February 24, 2000 Released in US: December 10, 2000 Released in EU: May 2, 2003 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences.

A snowboarding game, originally released as part of D3 Publisher's Simple series of budget games.

Debug Menu

Use the following code to display a debug menu. Note that the code must be activated after booting, as doing otherwise may cause the game to freeze.

Japan	US	Europe
80011500 E50C

(Source: Athena (original discovery), punk7890 (new code))

SHIBUYA TEST

Displays the string "Shibuya Test", then goes to the title screen, from which the game crashes after trying to exit it.

KK TEST

Crashes the game.

MODEL DISPLAY

A model and animation viewer.

• R1 - Change menu
• Triangle - Advance to next frame
• Start - Exit

Menu 1

• Up / Down - Scroll through options:
  • Model - The model to be seen
  • ANIM - The animation to be seen
  • n_frm - The frame in which the animation starts
  • a_frm - The cooldown time in frames before the animation starts
  • Fakie - Toggle fakie on/off
• Left / Right - Change parameter
• Circle - Apply changes
• R2 - Toggle animation

Menu 2

• Up / Down - Rotate X axis
• Left / Right - Rotate Y axis
• L1 + Up / Down - Translate X axis
• L1 + Left / Right - Translate Y axis
• L1 + X / Square - Translate Z axis

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Displays text "テスト!!" (Test)

システムセッティング (System Setting)

A system configuration menu. While there are options relating to the courses and the player models, only the sound test ones (SE No and DA No) seem to work. Can also be accessed by pressing Select on the main debug screen.

COURSE SETTING

Crashes the game.

OPTION

Crashes the game.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

• Each of the game's releases have a different title screen graphic, the European one being completely redesigned, and having an additional prompt before proceeding to the mode selection:

Japan	US	Europe

Music

The American and European localizations use a completely different soundtrack compared to the original Japanese release. Additionally, the Option and Course/Player Select screens had their music tracks swapped for the European release.

Track	Japan	US
Menu
Course/Player Select
Options
BGM 1	KH	MAX Speed
BGM 2	FREED BIRD	Ride On Sonic
BGM 3	JAXTAPOSE	Aurora
BGM 4	BITES THE DUST	Metro #2
BGM 5	DISCHORD	Location