Heavy Shreddin'
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Heavy Shreddin is a video game about snowboarding that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
in 1990.
becomes more and more difficult to navigate. There are three degrees of difficulty on each of the mountains. The first is novice (marked by a circle), the second is intermediate (marked by a square), and the third is expert (marked by a diamond).
, you must first successfully complete the event you are currently playing. If the player falls or runs out of time a life is taken away. After completing a trail the player is rewarded with a bonus life. If the player is able to complete all of the trails and events they will have completed the game.
in the game. Some of the ways are:
The player performs tricks by jumping and then pressing in any direction on the directional pad
.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
in 1990.
Gameplay
There are three mountains that the player must overcome in order to complete the game. As the player descends the mountain the terrainTerrain
Terrain, or land relief, is the vertical and horizontal dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used...
becomes more and more difficult to navigate. There are three degrees of difficulty on each of the mountains. The first is novice (marked by a circle), the second is intermediate (marked by a square), and the third is expert (marked by a diamond).
Overview
The player starts out with four lives. There are five different events and a total of 18 levels of play. In order to progress to the next eventCompetition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
, you must first successfully complete the event you are currently playing. If the player falls or runs out of time a life is taken away. After completing a trail the player is rewarded with a bonus life. If the player is able to complete all of the trails and events they will have completed the game.
Scoring Points
There are several ways in which the player is able to score pointsScore (game)
In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
in the game. Some of the ways are:
- avoid any object by sliding up or down on the screen (trees, flagsFLAGSThe FLAGS pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in the North Sea which is used to transport liquids and associated gas from the following fields:* Cormorant A* North Cormorant* North West Hutton...
, … ) - performing tricks
- Jumping off of rampsInclined planeThe inclined plane is one of the original six simple machines; as the name suggests, it is a flat surface whose endpoints are at different heights. By moving an object up an inclined plane rather than completely vertical, the amount of force required is reduced, at the expense of increasing the...
and other elevated terrain
The player performs tricks by jumping and then pressing in any direction on the directional pad
D-pad
A D-pad is a flat, usually thumb-operated directional control with one button on each point, found on nearly all modern video game console gamepads, game controllers, on the remote control units of some television and DVD players, and smart phones...
.
The Events
- DownhillDownhillDownhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
: In this event the player must avoid hitting objects and falling. It is a timed run, so if the player is taking to long they will be sent back up to the top of the slopeSlopeIn mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line describes its steepness, incline, or grade. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline....
. The same goes for falling and colliding into objects. - SlalomSlalom skiingSlalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
: The goalGoalA goal is an objective, or a projected computation of affairs, that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve.Goal, GOAL or G.O.A.L may also refer to:Sport...
of this event is to pass through the flags placed along the slope. If the player fails to get between the pairs of flags they will return to the top of the mountain. - Half-pipeHalf-pipeA half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, and inline skating. The structure is wood, concrete, metal, earth, or snow. It resembles a cross section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps , topped by copings and...
: This event is all about points. The player must gain up speed and perform tricks at the peek of ether side of the half-pipe. - MogulsMogul skiingMogul skiing is a type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps, or moguls.-Moguls:...
: In order to pass this event the player must perform ticks to jump over the moguls (bumps in the snow). - Backwoods: The last event is mostly a combination of speed, tricks, and survival. It tests everything the player has learned throughout the game. This event is very difficult.