<s>
Slalom	B-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
VS.	B-Application
Slalom	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
skiing	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
races	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
downhill	O
slalom	B-Application
skiing	B-Application
runs	O
while	O
navigating	O
past	O
flags	O
and	O
obstacles	O
before	O
time	O
expires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
game	O
developed	O
outside	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
 '	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Rare	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
found	O
Slalom	B-Application
unrealistic	O
,	O
but	O
largely	O
appreciated	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
ski	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
race	O
downhill	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
slalom	B-Application
skiing	B-Application
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Rare	O
by	O
Tim	O
and	O
Chris	O
Stamper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	O
declined	O
,	O
they	O
reverse	O
engineered	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
demo	O
,	O
Slalom	B-Application
to	O
show	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
arcades	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
is	O
titled	O
VS.	B-Application
Slalom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
features	O
an	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
,	O
a	O
joystick	O
,	O
one	O
jump	O
button	O
,	O
monaural	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
was	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
VS.	B-Application
Slalom	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
in	O
British	O
magazine	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Slalom	B-Application
received	O
preview	O
coverage	O
in	O
early	O
1987	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Fun	O
Club	O
News	O
–	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
official	O
monthly	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
–	O
citing	O
the	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markt	O
highly	O
commended	O
Slaloms	B-Application
animations	O
(	O
particularly	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
scrolling	O
and	O
perspective	O
)	O
and	O
said	O
its	O
sounds	O
were	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
editor	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
's	O
retrospective	O
review	O
was	O
critical	O
as	O
he	O
called	O
Slalom	B-Application
"	O
a	O
rush	O
job	O
"	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
capture	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
skiing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
lifespan	O
,	O
Slalom	B-Application
was	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
1979	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recommended	O
Konami	O
's	O
Antarctic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
for	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slalom	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Rare	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
