| Steep Slope Sliders | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Saturn |
| Release date(s) | JP October 23, 1997 NA December 18, 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media/distribution | CD-ROM |
Steep Slope Sliders (スティープ・スロープ・スライダーズ) is a console game made for the Sega Saturn, published in 1997. It was developed by a collaboration of Victor Interactive Software, and the Cave Company and was published by Sega. This game was a port from the Sega Titan ST-V arcade system. While UEP Systems' Cool Boarders system of executing moves is extremely regimented by a combo interface, Steep Slope Slider's allows the player far more autonomy. Instead of actually holding in a direction while jumping (similar to the system that the SSX snowboarding series now uses), everything was based on the face buttons that were pressed, but the method of performing tricks was completely based on the Jamma configuration that was used in the arcades. Many other Sega arcade ports were like this as well, most notably Die Hard Arcade, Virtua Fighter: Remix, Virtua Fighter Kids, Radiant Silvergun and Winter Heat.
There are four different riders, seven different tracks, and twelve audio tracks available to begin with. Players were able to unlock up to 11 extra boarders (including an Alien, UFO and Penguin), plus some hidden tracks. For its time, Steep Slope Sliders had impressive graphics and fast game play.
The track listing on the game is as follows.
The game also used the Saturn's Internal clock to set the tracks at the correct time of day for where they were in the world. This allowed you to snowboard at night, morning, day and evening.