<s>
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
1080°	B-Device
Avalanche	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
24	O
tricks	O
and	O
5	O
secret	O
tricks	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
circular	O
positions	O
of	O
the	O
control	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
the	O
R	O
button	O
,	O
the	O
Z	O
button	O
and	O
the	O
B	O
button	O
;	O
point	O
values	O
are	O
allocated	O
based	O
on	O
complexity	O
,	O
combos	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
match	O
race	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
races	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
snowboarders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
at	O
defeating	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
competitor	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
retire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080°	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
snowboarding	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
,	O
others	O
being	O
Big	B-Device
Mountain	I-Device
2000	I-Device
and	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abe	O
had	O
previously	O
directed	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goddard	O
had	O
previously	O
programmed	O
the	O
Mario	O
face	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
while	O
Reed	O
had	O
programmed	O
Stunt	B-Application
Race	I-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
programming	O
used	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
standard	O
animation	O
and	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
,	O
creating	O
characters	O
whose	O
appearance	O
during	O
collisions	O
is	O
affected	O
by	O
what	O
object	O
is	O
hit	O
,	O
what	O
direction	O
the	O
collision	O
occurs	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
speed	O
at	O
which	O
the	O
collision	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
moves	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
prioritized	O
1080°	O
for	O
Japanese	O
release	O
over	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
because	O
they	O
wanted	O
it	O
out	O
while	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
two	O
points	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
Japanese	O
import	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
has	O
been	O
perceived	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
leader	O
among	O
snowboarding	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
quality	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
writing	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
Edge	O
found	O
faults	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
"	O
cheating	O
"	O
CPU	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
simplicity	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
quickly	O
catch	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
race	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
"	O
limited	O
series	O
of	O
predetermined	O
routes	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
learning	O
where	O
and	O
when	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
falls	O
over	O
,	O
"	O
offering	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
pass	O
[	O
the	O
computer ]	O
,	O
but	O
conveying	O
little	O
satisfaction	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
set	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
an	O
entire	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Just	O
as	O
Waverace	O
 [ sic ] 	O
brought	O
a	O
new	O
dimension	O
to	O
water-based	O
racing	O
,	O
1080	O
brings	O
N64	B-Operating_System
owners	O
an	O
equally	O
innovative	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
AllGame	O
,	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
considered	O
the	O
"	O
highly	O
technical	O
"	O
control	O
scheme	O
of	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strengths	O
despite	O
its	O
initial	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
also	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
shining	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
on	O
the	O
format	O
"	O
and	O
Sackenheim	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
N64	B-Operating_System
soundtracks	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
by	O
the	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jarratt	O
commented	O
that	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
"	O
boasted	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
representation	O
of	O
snow	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
complemented	O
by	O
"	O
swooshy	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Game	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
which	O
tracked	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
sold	O
817,529	O
units	O
and	O
earned	O
$40.9	O
million	O
in	O
revenues	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
seventh-best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
match	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
which	O
sold	O
1,950,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
154,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080°	B-Device
Avalanche	I-Device
,	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
a	O
harsher	O
critical	O
reception	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
and	O
limited	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
