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Surf Planet

Surf Planet is a 1997 3D snowboard racing game developed by Gaelco. Using the joystick, the player must steer their snowboarder down a slope to clear the course within the time limit and finish in first place…

1 April 1997

Surf Planet is an arcade developed by Gaelco, released 1 April 1997 on Arcade.

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What Surf Planet is

Surf Planet is an arcade game developed by Gaelco and released in 1997. It was published by Atari. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Surf Planet is a 1997 3D snowboard racing game developed by Gaelco. Using the joystick, the player must steer their snowboarder down a slope to clear the course within the time limit and finish in first place, while performing tricks along the way.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Surf Planet launched on 1 April 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Need for Speed II.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Need for Speed II.

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When did Surf Planet come out?
Surf Planet was released on 1 April 1997 for Arcade.

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