Rippin' Riders

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Rippin' Riders
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sega (EU), UEP Systems (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-36901M
Sega Dreamcast
JP
(Dorikore)
¥2,8002,800 T-36902M
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[1][2] 51010
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51010-50
Sega Dreamcast
AU
$94.9594.95[6]

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Rippin' Riders, called Snow Surfers in Europe, and Cool Boarders Burrrn! (クールボーダーズ・バーン) in Japan, is a 1999 snowboarding game by UEP Systems for the Sega Dreamcast.

The game was originally announced in 1998 simply as Cool Boarders, and had a working title in North America as Extreme Boarders.

Rippin' Riders was released as part of the Cool Boarders series, taking elements from the first three PlayStation games (Cool Boarders (1996), Cool Boarders 2 (1997) and Cool Boarders 3 (1998)). With the expcetion of Cool Boarders Pocket for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, all future entries in the series would remain exclusive to the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Snow Surfers Snow Surfers
English (US) Rippin' Riders Rippin' Riders
Japanese クールボーダーズ・バーン Cool Boarders Burrrn!

Magazine articles

Main article: Rippin' Riders/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FR print advert
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #1999-25ex: "1999-25 extra (1999-08-27ex)" (1999-08-13)
also published in:
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 [9]
92 №93, p104/105
90 [10]
40 [4]
60 [11]
80 [12]
88 [13]
44 [14]
62 [15]
50 [16]
75 №559, p30
80 [17]
65 [18]
70 [19]
Sega Dreamcast
67
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
85
[20]
Arcade (UK) PAL
25
[9]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
92
[21]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
90
[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
25
[4]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) NTSC-J
60
[23]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
60
[24]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
30
[25]
Digitiser (UK)
87
[26]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
60
[27]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL
50
[28]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[12]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
44
[29]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
62
[3]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
88
[13]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
50
[30]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[31]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
74
[32]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[33]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J
80
[34]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[35]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
70
[36]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
67
[37]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
67
[38]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
60
[39]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[40]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
80
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[41]
Neo Plus (PL)
70
[42]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[43]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
80
[44]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
60
[45]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[2]
Player One (FR)
65
[18]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) PAL
70
[46]
Video Games (DE) PAL
71
[47]
Sega Dreamcast
67
Based on
36 reviews

Rippin' Riders

Dreamcast, US
RippinRiders DC US Box Back.jpgRippinRiders DC US Box Front.jpg
Cover
RippinRiders DC US Disc.jpg
Disc
RippinRidersDCUSInlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
SnowSurfers DC EU Box Back.jpgSnowSurfers DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
SnowSurfers DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, JP
CoolBoardersBurrrn DC JP Box Back.jpgCoolBoardersBurrrn DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
CoolBoardersBurrrn DC JP Disc.jpg
Disc
CoolBoardersDCJPManual.pdf
Manual
Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)
CoolBoardersBurrrn DC JP Box Front Dorikore.jpg
Cover
Rippin'Riders DC JP Spinecard Dorikore.jpg
Spinecard

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1999-11-10: First Snowboarding Title Blasts to Sega Dreamcast in Rippin' Riders
  2. 2.0 2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-05), page 108
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 62
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Computer & Video Games, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-15), page 113
  5. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 40
  6. Hyper, "December 1999" (AU; 1999-xx-xx), page 68
  7. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-27 (1999-09-10)" (JP; 1999-08-27), page 4
  8. Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-28 (1999-09-17)" (JP; 1999-09-03), page 4
  9. 9.0 9.1 Arcade, "Xmas 1999" (UK; 1999-12-06), page 72
  10. Consoles +, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 136/137 (136)
  11. Dreamcast Monthly, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 72-75 (72)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-26 (1999-09-03)" (JP; 1999-08-20), page 26
  13. 13.0 13.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 33
  14. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 2" (UK; 1999-10-21), page 81 (79)
  15. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 62/63 (62)
  16. Edge, "Autumn 1999" (UK; 1999-10-01), page 94 (96)
  17. 17.0 17.1 MAN!AC, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-06), page 48
  18. 18.0 18.1 Player One, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 134
  19. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 64/65 (64)
  20. 576 Konzol, "Március 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33
  21. Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 108
  22. Consoles +, "Décembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 136
  23. Dreamcast Monthly, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 73
  24. Dreamcast Monthly, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-16), page 65
  25. DC-UK, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-22), page 36
  26. Digitiser (UK) (1999-12-03)
  27. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 76
  28. Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Dezember 1999" (DE; 1999-12-09), page 28
  29. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 2" (UK; 1999-10-21), page 81
  30. Edge, "Autumn 1999" (UK; 1999-10-01), page 96
  31. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-09), page 265
  32. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 189
  33. Famitsu, "1999-09-03" (JP; 1999-08-20), page 30
  34. Fun Generation, "11/99" (DE; 1999-10-13), page 96
  35. GamePro, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 110
  36. Game Informer, "December 1999" (US; 1999-1x-xx), page 70
  37. Gamers' Republic, "November 1999" (US; 1999-10-18), page 96
  38. Gamers' Republic, "December 1999" (US; 1999-11-15), page 80
  39. Incite Video Gaming, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 143
  40. MAN!AC, "04/2000" (DE; 2000-03-04), page 65
  41. Mega Fun, "02/2000" (DE; 2000-01-05), page 67
  42. Neo Plus, "Luty 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 41
  43. Next Generation, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-21), page 94
  44. neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 48
  45. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-11), page 72
  46. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 64
  47. Video Games, "12/99" (DE; 1999-11-17), page 59