<s>
,	O
is	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
its	O
style	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
,	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
gameplay	O
of	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
game	O
,	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
adds	O
"	O
Shots	O
"	O
(	O
special	O
weapons	O
used	O
to	O
attack	O
players	O
)	O
and	O
items	O
which	O
can	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
hinder	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
features	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Slash	O
,	O
Nancy	O
,	O
Jam	O
,	O
Linda	O
,	O
Tommy	O
,	O
and	O
Shinobin	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
unlockable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
becoming	O
available	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
all	O
nine	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
criticism	O
made	O
against	O
it	O
was	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
reviews	O
characterizing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
clone	O
which	O
fails	O
to	O
offer	O
any	O
meaningful	O
innovation	O
to	O
interest	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
prevents	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
from	O
being	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
title	O
that	O
incorporates	O
the	O
graphic	O
and	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
into	O
a	O
snowboarding	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
final	O
analysis	O
,	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
is	O
an	O
entertaining	O
title	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
does	O
most	O
things	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considering	O
the	O
infrequency	O
of	O
truly	O
compelling	O
N64	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
gamers	O
could	O
do	O
worse	O
than	O
spending	O
some	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
slopes	O
with	O
Snowboard	O
Kids.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
dismissed	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
as	O
"	O
very	O
average	O
and	O
not	O
worth	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
was	O
particularly	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
way	O
power-ups	O
are	O
purchased	O
rather	O
than	O
merely	O
collected	O
and	O
how	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
the	O
power-ups	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
dynamically	O
balance	O
the	O
race	O
to	O
always	O
be	O
a	O
close	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contradicting	O
the	O
usual	O
assessment	O
that	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
lacks	O
originality	O
,	O
his	O
co-reviewer	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
Mario-Kart-on-the-snowy-slopes	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
has	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
:	O
solid	O
controls	O
,	O
great	O
graphics	O
and	O
semiradical	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
wanna-be	O
-	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
features	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
over	O
its	O
competition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
bold	O
,	O
colourful	O
graphics	O
,	O
tons	O
of	O
charm	O
,	O
memorable	O
tunes	O
and	O
,	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
tight	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
is	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
anyone	O
’s	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
’s	O
first	O
foray	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
snowboarding	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
may	O
not	O
present	O
a	O
particularly	O
lengthy	O
challenge	O
or	O
deep	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
always	O
be	O
relied	O
upon	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
quick	O
blast	O
of	O
fun	O
now	O
and	O
then	O
,	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Snowboard	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SBK	B-Device
:	I-Device
Snowboard	I-Device
Kids	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
