Sega Water Ski is a "foot controller-based" simulation arcade game developed and released by Sega in 1997. The game was built on the Sega Model 2 hardware.
Sega Water Ski | |
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![]() The splash screen for Sega Water Ski | |
Developer(s) | Sega AM1[1] |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Composer(s) | Tetsuya Kawauchi[2] |
Platform(s) | Arcade |
Release | Arcade
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Mode(s) | Single player |
Arcade system | Sega Model 2 |
Gameplay
editLike Top Skater, the Sega Water Ski machines use a foot controller, and the gameplay is also similar. The cabinet design was also similar to Top Skater. The gameplay focuses more on doing stunts on ramps under a time limit.
Rarity
editSega Water Ski is a rather rare Sega arcade game, like The Ocean Hunter and Sega Ski Super G are. Despite being rare, the game sold a lot of units worldwide.
Official soundtrack
editA soundtrack containing music from this game and Motor Raid was released on January 21, 1998 by Marvelous Entertainment. T's Music assisted on the audio production.[3]
Reception
editIn Japan, Game Machine listed Sega Water Ski on their November 1, 1997 issue as being the seventh most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sega Arcade History (PDF) (1 ed.). Enterbrain. 2002-02-15. p. 142. ISBN 9784757707900. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "MJCA-00010 | MOTORRAID/WATER SKI - VGMdb". vgmdb.net.
- ^ セガ・ウォータースキー.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 552. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1997. p. 25.