''Rippin' Riders Snowboarding'', also known as ''Cool Boarders Burrrn'' in Japan and ''Snow Surfers'' in Europe, is a snowboard game developed by
UEP Systems, the creators of the ''Cool Boarders'' series. It was released in 1999 for the
Dreamcast
The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan; September 9, 1999, in North America; and October 14, 1999, in Europe. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, N ...
.
Regional differences
''Rippin' Riders'' was originally released in Japan under the name ''Cool Boarders Burrrn''. For the US release, UEP opted to release the ''Cool Boarders'' sequel under the name ''Rippin' Riders Snowboarding''. This was due to the U.S. rights to the ''Cool Boarders'' name being owned by
Sony Computer Entertainment
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whose
989 Studios
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(a now defunct division of
Sony Computer Entertainment America
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) published the US releases of ''
Cool Boarders 3'' and ''
Cool Boarders 4'' for the
PlayStation
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.
Reception
The game received "average" reviews according to the
review aggregation
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website
GameRankings
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.
[ Adam Pavlacka of '' NextGen'' said that the game was "just '' Cool Boarders'' on Dreamcast, albeit with a few new tracks and an excellent graphics upgrade. While enjoyable, it's still decidedly average."][ In Japan, '']Famitsu
formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the ...
'' gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[
]
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{{Cool Boarders
1999 video games
Dreamcast games
Dreamcast-only games
Sega video games
Single-player video games
Snowboarding video games
UEP Systems games
Video games developed in Japan