<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
Super	I-Application
22	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
of	O
snowboarding	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
two	O
cabinets	O
to	O
be	O
linked	O
together	O
,	O
supporting	O
cooperative	O
play	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
their	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
and	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
unlock	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
Selection	O
button	O
while	O
pressing	O
the	O
Decision	O
button	O
seven	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Alpine	B-Application
Surfer	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
Alpine	B-Application
Surfer	I-Application
–	O
the	O
only	O
snowboarding	O
coin-op	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
–	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
