<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
22	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
arcade	O
hit	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
success	O
of	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
similar	O
sports	O
games	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
alpine	O
skiing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
courses	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
billboard	O
sporting	O
a	O
Santa	O
hat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1995	O
Amusement	O
and	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
exposition	O
in	O
Illinois	O
,	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Equipment	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Coin-Operated	O
Arcade/Redemption	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
based	O
on	O
executive	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
Leisure	O
Line	O
reported	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
topping	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
top-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Australia	O
(	O
below	O
Sega	O
's	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
atypical	O
approach	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
in	O
execution	O
"	O
made	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
best	O
coin-op	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
its	O
premise	O
could	O
also	O
help	O
attract	O
players	O
of	O
both	O
genders	O
into	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Ultima	O
Generacion	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
far	O
superior	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
preexisting	O
ideas	O
with	O
little	O
attempt	O
towards	O
an	O
original	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commended	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
for	O
its	O
bizarre	O
yet	O
unique	O
game	O
idea	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
could	O
help	O
attract	O
more	O
women	O
and	O
children	O
into	O
arcades	O
for	O
its	O
appealing	O
and	O
interesting	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
for	O
Financial	O
Times	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
creator	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
stated	O
that	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
helped	O
bring	O
players	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
heart	O
"	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
with	O
unique	O
controls	O
instead	O
of	O
what	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
complex	O
set	O
of	O
controls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
historian	O
Steve	O
Kent	O
cited	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
as	O
a	O
prime	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
which	O
offered	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
could	O
never	O
be	O
recreated	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
spawned	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
and	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
featuring	O
three	O
selectable	O
skiers	O
,	O
new	O
courses	O
to	O
race	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
made	O
possible	O
through	O
linking	O
multiple	O
cabinets	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Alpine	B-Application
Surfer	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
3	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
gamemodes	O
,	O
selectable	O
characters	O
and	O
other	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
including	O
Klonoa	B-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
guest	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
EX	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
widescreen	O
"	O
version	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Networks	O
produced	O
an	O
iOS	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Zeebo	B-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Harvard	O
University	O
sleep	O
scientist	O
Robert	O
Stickgold	O
used	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
to	O
study	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
learning	O
and	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
determined	O
that	O
patients	O
who	O
played	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
before	O
sleeping	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
suffered	O
from	O
anterograde	O
amnesia	O
,	O
dreamed	O
of	O
skiing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
success	O
of	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
similar	O
sports	O
games	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
from	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
,	O
Namco	O
,	O
Konami	O
and	O
Innovative	O
Concepts	O
.	O
</s>
