- Release Date: 2000 03
- Genre: Sports
- Style: Snowboarding
- Similar Games: Cool Boarders (PlayStation), Cool Boarders 2 (PlayStation), Alpine Ski (Arcade), Snowboard Kids (Nintendo 64), Alpine Racer (Arcade), Alpine Surfer (Arcade), Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding (Nintendo 64), Cool Boarders 3 (PlayStation), Snowboard Kids 2 (Nintendo 64), 1080° Snowboarding (Nintendo 64)
Game Description
Cool Boarders 4 features 16 real-life professional snowboarders ranging from 13-year-old prodigyThere are over 30 new courses spread out over five authentic mountains that are filled with steep cliffs, drops, jumps, rails, and various obstacles. Cool Boarders 4 also features "Dirty Hands" by hard rock artist Outer Circle. And the game is compatible with the Dual Shock Analog Controller and your choice of memory cards.
~ Adam Ziegler, All Game Guide
Roots & Influences
Cool Boarders has been an important series for Sony Computer Entertainment ever since it launched in 1996. At that time, Cool Boarders was the lone snowboarder on theIn April 1998, 1080 Snowboarding changed the face of snowboarding forever -- the game was on a whole new level in comparison to past releases. While the Nintendo developed title was on a entirely different platform, 989 Studios soon took up the offer for another release on the 28th of October 1998 in competition, but this time the game improved significantly borrowing a number game design tips from Nintendo themselves while still keeping in the series style.
Pre Cool Boarders influences include Namco's
~ Brad Penniment, All Game Guide
Production Credits
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE Producer: James Dillian; Product Manager: Isabelle Tomatis; Group Product Manager: Kenny Mathers; PR Executive: Elizabeth Ashford; Copy Editor: Jim Sangster; Packaging & Layout Design: James Phippen; Manual QA Approval: Lee Travers, Stephen Griffiths; QA Manager: Geoff Rens; Internal Testing Manager: Chris Rowley; QA Co-ordinator: Jim McCabe; Lead Testers: Matt Ekins; Testers: Richard Bun, Ste Talbot, John Cassidy, Anthony Gill; IDOL MINDS Lead Programmer: Mark Lyons; Programmers: Alex MacPhee, James Mooney & Lee Saito; Lead Artist: Scott Atkins; Artists: Keith Bruns, Don Creger, Tim Lindsey, Morris Olmsted, Bryan Paquette, Chad Rigg, Eric Schafer, Jack Waller, Kevin Weinstein; 989 STUDIOS; Senior Producer: Chris Cutliff; Associate Producer: Kolbe Launchbaugh; Director of Development: Kelly Ryan; President: Kelly Flock; Vice President of Marketing: Jeffrey Fox; Director of Entertainment Marketing: Michael Lustenberer; Product Manager: Liz Boucher; Product Marketing: John Koller, Robin Jeffers; Director of Creative Services: Vyn Arnold, Nathan Carrico, Kevin Marburg, Michae Raines; Director of PR & Productions: Helene Sheeler; PR & Promotions: Kim Bardakian, Arne Cual, Shon Damrom, Marcelyn Ditter, Marc Franklin, Christy Fritts, Bob Johnston, Kristina Kirk, Elena McCoy, Laura Naviaux, Chris Norton, Chris Sturr, Christa Wittenberg; Legal & Business Affairs: David Greenspan, Seth Steinberg, Mimi Nguyen, Sapphira NG; Video Production Coordinator: Scott McMahon; Video Production: Joe Estus; Front End Movie: Mondo Media; Intro Movie Music: "Dirty Hands" perfomed by Outer Circle. Written by Mark Salomen and Outer Circle. Published by Thirsty. Moon River Publishing Inc. Courtesy of Tooth & Nail Records Co.; In-Game and Menu Music: Chuck Car and Matt Furniss; Sound FX Design and Editing: Chuck Car and Matt Furniss; Photographers: Craig Champion, Gary Land, Rob Mathis, Dano Pendygrasse, John Quigley, Aaron Sedway, Yuho Sekihara, Quinn Shields, Andy Sruoginis and VInney Tisseau; Video Footage: FLF Films, Kingpin Productions, Mack Dawg, Romey Thornton, and Standard Films; Manual Writing: Hanshaw Ink & Image; Packaging & Manual Layout: Fuel RTM Inc.; Test Manager: Ritchard Markelz; Lead Testers: Dough and Kevin Simmons; Testers: Randy Caymo, Ben Ebert, Scott Hill, Gavin Ireland, Conrad Noche, and Ryan Zimmerman; Technical Coordinators: Kevin Simmmons & Sam Thompson; Special Thanks: Butler Shine & Stern, Brian Dimick, Butch Freedhoff, Jean Galli, Brian Hale, Kaz Hirai, Michelle Manahan, Glenn Nash, Frank O'Malley, George Richard, Becky Sanford, Mark Sulivan, Jack Tretton, and 989 Studios Finance Dept.
~ Brad Penniment, All Game Guide
