Soul Surfer
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| Soul Surfer | |||||||||||||
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| System(s): Sega NAOMI 2 | |||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||
| Developer: Sega Rosso, Sega Mechatro (cabinet) | |||||||||||||
| Licensor: Billabong, O'Neill, Hurley, Channel Islands Surfboards, Lost Surfboards, Dahlberg Surfboards, G-Shock, Wevco, "The Surf" | |||||||||||||
| Genre: Sports | |||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||
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Soul Surfer (ソウルサーファー) is the surfing simulator released for Sega NAOMI 2 hardware in 2002. The game had advanced water effects for its time.
Contents
Gameplay
Playable characters
| Hawk | |
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| Hawk, hailing from California, is sponsored by O'Neill (wetsuits) and ...lost (surfboards). | |
| Viper | |
| Viper is a Hawaiian sponsored by Hurley International (wetsuits) and Channel Islands (surfboards). | |
| Fox | |
| Fox is one of two Australian characters, along with Daisy. He is sponsored by Billabong (wetsuits) and Dahlberg (surfboards), as well as Oakley (eyewear). He is the only character with a goofy stance, holding his right foot forward and left foot back. | |
| Daisy | |
| Daisy is the only female playable character. Like Fox, she is from Australia, and as a result is also sponsored by Billabong (wetsuits) and Dahlberg (surfboards). |
History
Development
The game began development after surfing became more well-known in Japan, with several celebrity actors like Takuya Kimura and Kenji Sakaguchi being known to also surf. Sega Rosso director Takashi Hiraro, who himself surfed, noted that there were no arcade surfing games, so developed the game to capitalize on a niche but growing market. Since a lot of the development team didn't have a basic understand of the sport, they took a research trip to Hawaii, where they learned to surf and spectated the annual Billabong Pipeline Masters tournament[4].
Production credits
- Main article: Soul Surfer/Production credits.
Digital manuals
US manual
US wiring diagram
Magazine articles
- Main article: Soul Surfer/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
US flyer
Artwork
Photo gallery
Cabinet
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/soulsurfer.html
- ↑ http://www.segaarcade.com:80/htm_docs/games.htm (Wayback Machine: 2002-10-04 10:09)
- ↑ http://www.segaarcade.com:80/htm_docs/games.htm (Wayback Machine: 2002-12-08 04:02)
- ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-16 (2002-09-06)" (JP; 2002-08-23), page 167