Snowboarding games are a genre of computer and video games

Computer and video games

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 that emulate the sports

Sports game

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 of snowboarding

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...

 and sandboarding

Sandboarding

Sandboarding is a board sport similar to snowboarding.It is a recreational activity that takes place on sand dunes rather than snow-covered mountains....

. Most snowboarding games are seasonal and come out sometime between October and March. The genre, for console game, peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Many online casual games have been made for the genre recently. Likewise, several games have been made for iOS and Android mobile devices.

Arcade

Arcade game

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 snowboarding games have a physical snowboard on which the player can step and use instead of a joystick or pad.

List of snowboarding games and respective consoles

• Heavy Shreddin'
  Heavy Shreddin'
  Heavy Shreddin is a video game about snowboarding that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System 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 terrain becomes more and more difficult to...
  
   [NES] - 7/?/1990
• Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme: Skiing & Snowboarding
  Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme: Skiing & Snowboarding
  is a winter sports video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that uses skiing and snowboarding as extreme sports in either freestyle, training mode, or competition mode...
  
   [SNES] - 6/?/1994
• Winter Gold
  Winter Gold
  Winter Gold is a winter sports video game with events like bobsled, ski jump or snowboarding, all in a 3D graphics environment. Both single player and multi-player options are available; up to eight players can compete in the "competition mode". The game used the Super FX 2 chip...
  
   [SNES] - 1996
• Cool Boarders
  Cool Boarders
  Cool Boarders is a snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan in August 1996, in North America in December 1996, and in Europe in January 1997...
  
   [PS1] - 12/31/1996
• Final Fantasy VII Snowboarding [PS1][Mobile] - 1/31/1997, 2005
• Zap! Snowboarding Trix [SAT] - 2/21/1997 (JP)
• Cool Boarders 2
  Cool Boarders 2
  Cool Boarders 2 is a snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems for the PlayStation. The game builds upon its predecessor's features with the addition of trick competitions and computer-controlled competitors....
  
   [PS1] - 10/31/1997
• Steep Slope Sliders
  Steep Slope Sliders
  is a console game made for the Sega Saturn, published in 1997. It was developed by a collaboration of Victor Interactive Software, and the Cave Company and was published by Sega. This game was a port from the Sega Titan ST-V arcade system...
  
   [SAT] - 11/30/1997
• Snowboard Kids
  Snowboard Kids
  Snowboard Kids, originally released in Japan as , is a snowboarding video game for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Racdym and published by Atlus. The game features 10-year-old children who snowboard down various courses, not necessarily involving snow. Many reviewers compared its style to...
  
   [N64] - 1997
• 1080° Snowboarding
  1080° Snowboarding
  , often referred to as just 1080°, is a snowboard racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and first released in Japan on February 28, 1998. It was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008...
  
   [N64][WII] - 5/31/1998, 2008
• Downhill Snow [PS1] - 5/28/1998 (JP)
• Cool Boarders 3
  Cool Boarders 3
  Cool Boarders 3 is a snowboarding video game developed by Idol Minds for the PlayStation.-See also:* Cool Boarders * Cool Boarders 2 * Cool Boarders 4 * Cool Boarders Pocket...
  
   [PS1] - 9/30/1998
• Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding [N64] - 11/10/1998
• ESPN X-Games Pro Boarder [PS1] - 10/31/1998
• Snobow Kids Plus [PS1] - 1/21/1999 (JP)
• Big Air [PS1] - 2/28/1999
• Freestyle Boardin' '99 [PS1] - 2/28/1999
• Snowboard Kids 2
  Snowboard Kids 2
  Snowboard Kids 2, released in Japan as , is a snowboarding video game developed by Racdym and published by Atlus. But unlike the first game, It was not released in Europe. Even though, it wasn't released there, a PAL version still exists and that was released in Australia.-Plot:The game is set in...
  
   [N64] - 3/2/1999
• Extreme Wintersports [PC] - 4/30/1999
• MTV Sports: Snowboarding [PS1] - 9/30/1999
• Trick'N Snowboarder
  Trick'N Snowboarder
  Trick'N Snowboarder, known in Japan as , is a snowboarding sports video game published by Capcom in 1999. It is the second snowboarding game developed by Cave and unlike the first, was developed for the home console market rather than the arcade....
  
   [PS1] - 10/19/1999
• Rippin' Riders [DC] - 10/31/1999
• Cool Boarders 4
  Cool Boarders 4
  Cool Boarders 4 is a snowboarding video game created for the PlayStation. The game was released in 1999.In the game you can play multiple tracks with multiple characters. You can play a campaign with many sorts of scenarios such as slalom runs, time attacks.. etc...
  
   [PS1] - 1999
• Boarder Zone [PC] - 3/9/2000
• MTV Sports: Pure Ride [PS1][GBC] - 9/30/2000
• Big Mountain 2000
  Big Mountain 2000
  Big Mountain 2000 , published by Imagineer and SouthPeak Interactive, is a skiing and snowboarding racing game released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.-Gameplay:...
  
   [N64] - 10/10/2000
• ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding [PS2] - 10/24/2000
• SSX
  SSX
  SSX is the first in the SSX series of snowboarding video games...
  
   [PS2] - 10/30/2000
• Cool Boarders 2001
  Cool Boarders 2001
  Cool Boarders 2001 is a snowboarding video game created for PlayStation and PlayStation 2. The game was released in 2000.Cool Boarders 2001 was the last made in the series of Cool Boarders games.The other games in the series include :...
  
   [PS1][PS2] - 10/31/2000, 5/21/2001
• Tech Deck Snowboarding [PC] - 11/?/2000
• Cool Boarders: Code Alien [PS2] - 12/21/2000 (JP)
• Soul Ride [PC] - 12/21/2000
• Snowboarding
  Snowboarding
  Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
  
   [PS1] - 12/?/2000
• SSX Tricky
  SSX Tricky
  A soundtrack was released in 2002. It features the following songs:#"It's Tricky " - Run-D.M.C.#"Smartbomb " - BT#"Finished Symphony" - Hybrid#"King of the Beats" - Aphrodite#"Board Burner" - Mix Master Mike...
  
   [Xbox][GC][PS2][GBA] - 11/5/2001
• Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder
  Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder
  Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder is a PlayStation 2 game with a similar feel to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, published by Activision 02. The game features many famous snowboarders including Shaun Palmer and Shaun White...
  
   [PS2][GBA][GBC] - 11/13/2001
• Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
  Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
  Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding is an Xbox exclusive snowboarding video game. It is the first of the Amped video game series....
  
   [Xbox] - 11/19/2001
• Dark Summit
  Dark Summit
  Dark Summit is a sports video game released by Radical Entertainment. The game simulates snowboarding.-Development:The initial lineup display of the game was announced on August 7, 2001....
  
   [PS2][Xbox][GC] - 11/26/2001
• Jonny Moseley Mad Trix [PS2][GBA] - 12/26/2001
• ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002 [Xbox][PS2] - 3/4/2002
• TransWorld Snowboarding [Xbox] - 10/29/2002
• Snow Wave: Avalanche [PC] - 2002
• Evolution Snowboarding
  Evolution Snowboarding
  Evolution Snowboarding is a sports video game first released on February 25, 2002 for the Nintendo Gamecube. It was later released on November 26 for the PlayStation 2. The game was both developed and published by Japanese game company Konami. The game takes a new perspective on the snowboarding...
  
   [GC][PS2] - 2/25/2003
• SSX 3
  SSX 3
  SSX 3 is a snowboarding extreme racing game published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Sports BIG, which was released in late 2003. It is the third installment in the SSX series, and is THX approved. Like the previous installments, the game was critically acclaimed...
  
   [PS2][Xbox][GC][GBA][Gizmondo] - 10/20/2003
• Amped 2
  Amped 2
  Amped 2 is a sequel to Microsoft's snowboarding game Amped, which was an Xbox launch title. The game was introduced as part of the XSN Sports lineup, which included such games as NFL Fever, Top Spin and Rallisport Challenge.- Career Mode :The career mode in Amped 2 is much like other extreme...
  
   [Xbox] - 10/28/2003
• Championship Snowboarding 2004 - 11/9/2003
• 1080 Avalanche [GC] - 12/1/2003
• SSX On Tour
  SSX on Tour
  SSX on Tour is a skiing and snowboarding game, the fourth title in the SSX series of video games for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, PSP and Xbox. The game was developed under the working title SSX 4. It was released in North America on October 11, 2005, In the PAL region on October 21, 2005 and in...
  
   [PS2][PSP][Xbox][GC] - 10/11/2005
• Amped 3
  Amped 3
  The game received moderate to good reviews, with critics citing the game's highly original art style as making up for the occasionally repetitive gameplay. One such reviewer was GameSpot, giving the game a score of 7.6, which they classed as "Good". The Review collation site GameRankings gave the...
  
   [X360] - 11/16/2005
• Snow Rider [PS2] - 10/6/2006 (EU)
• SSX Blur
  SSX Blur
  SSX Blur is a skiing and snowboarding video game, for up to 4 Players, published by EA Sports BIG and developed by EA Montreal for the Wii video game console. It is the 5th installment of the SSX snowboarding video games series. The game was released in the United States on February 27, 2007...
  
   [Wii] - 2/27/2007
• Wii Fit
  Wii Fit
  is a video game developed by Nintendo for the company's home video game console, Wii, designed by Hiroshi Matsunaga. It is an exercise game consisting of activities using the Wii Balance Board peripheral...
  
   [Wii] - 12/1/2007
• Shaun White Snowboarding
  Shaun White Snowboarding
  Shaun White Snowboarding is a sports video game for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Xbox 360 systems. It was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on November 14, 2008...
  
   [X360][PS3][Wii][PS2][PC][DS] - 11/16/2008
• Project Powder [PC] - 2008
• Snowboard Riot
  Snowboard Riot
  Snowboard Riot is a snowboarding video game for WiiWare by Hudson Soft released in North America on February 2, 2009 and in the PAL regions on February 27, 2009. The game supports the Wii Balance Board and features online multiplayer via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.-Gameplay:In the game, players...
  
   [WiiWare] - 2/2/2009
• Stoked
  Stoked (video game)
  Stoked is a snowboarding video game developed by Austrian based Bongfish GmbH for the Xbox 360 video game console in 2009. It is the latest entry in the Stoked Rider snowboard game series and is in association with Absinthe Films...
  
   [X360] - 2/26/2009
• Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage
  Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage
  Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage is a sports video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the Wii. It is the sequel to Shaun White Snowboarding and released on November 8, 2009. Like the previous game, it is compatible with the Wii Balance Board, but the game can also be played with Wii...
  
  [Wii] - 11/8/2009

List of snowboarding games and respective mobile devices

• Crazy Snowboard [iOS]
• Snow Dude [iOS] - 1/29/2009
• Adrenaline Snowboarding [iOS]
• Snowboarding TnT [iOS]
• Index & Bird's Snowboard Park [iOS] - 10/31/2009
• Shred Snowboarding [iOS] - 1/25/2010
• Big Mountain Snowboarding [iOS]
• iStunt [iOS]
• MyTP Snowboarding [iOS]
• Shaun White Snowboarding: Origins [iOS]
• Go Diego Go! Snowboard Rescue [iOS] - 5/23/2010
• SnoShred [iOS] - 6/23/2010
• Snowboard with Sal Masekela [iOS]
• XPEED Snowboard [iOS]
• Super Trick Snowboarder [iOS] - 1/8/2011
• Snowboard Commando [iOS]
• Sketch Snowboarding [iOS]
• Slope Rider [iOS]
• Snowboard Hero [iOS]
• Snow Board [iOS] - 8/17/2011