Ben Bertoli's saved articles

You know what they say about men with long toes ;) Read more

They weren’t shredding thumbs, they were shredding the palms of the hands! Read more

I tried to post this a few days ago but I didn’t think it worked. Good thing I saved it: Read more

That’s awesome! It’s that Bertoli luck. Read more

What sucks is that, at least as of when I tried last year, Snowboard Kids isn’t playable in emulators. Thankfully, Snowboard Kids 2 is, but I wanna play both. Read more

This was the go to game rental back in the day for me and my brother.... If we went to blockbuster and there was nothing new or anything we hadn’t really tried Snowboarding kids 1-2 was guaranteed to be a good time...... That or Beetle Adventure Racing Read more

OMG A SNOWBOARD KIDS ARTICLE IN 2019!!! Not much excites me these days but I audibly squee’d in excitement when I saw the headline. I was literally singing the praises of this game yesterday. I’ve absolutely loved this series for the passed 20 years. Thank you sir. I appreciate your service. Read more

I would legit buy a Switch just for Snowboard Kids 3. I used to rent this and Turok Rage Wars almost every weekend.  Read more

SK2 was one of my favorite games as a kid, growing up. It was surprisingly challenging at times for a game that looked and felt so simple. Read more

My friends and I loved the two titles. I was always holding out for a secret way to unlock Shinobin in 2 though..
Read more

Damn, I havn’t thought about this game in ages. I played it every now and then at a friends place, no idea if it was the first one or the sequel. Compared to titles like 1080 and later SSX it really wasn’t that special, and it honestly didn’t spend that much time in my friends N64, but we liked the graphics and the… Read more

Games like Cool Boarders and 1080 Snowboarding may have led the way, but Snowboard Kids was the first to put a more put a more playful spin on the snowboarding genre. Read more

The art for that DS SBK game is just the cast of Digimon Adventure, but Redux. Read more

A true classic, and an excellent article. Snowboard Kids is essential N64 for me, right along with Doom64 and Super Mario64. Thanks for the nostalgia trip! Read more

Shhhh you’ll drive the price up more, my brother has the copy we always played and I’m trying to find it used! Read more

Shinobin was an unlockable from Snowboard Kids 1.

I remember the name very clearly because of the announcer saying his name in the peppiest way every time.

Shin - 0 - Bin !

Tommy - :)
Slash - 8O
Jaaaaam! Read more

By the way, we could use a new 1080. Just saying.
Read more

It’s actually kind of funny how many N64 racing games still hold up nowadays, with some being even better than modern racers. Read more

The Ninja was from Snowboard Kids 1. And yes, unlocking him was a very high bar. He wasn’t in Snowboard kids 2.
Read more

I love this game so much! I was able to find the first game to buy, bit I just can’t find Sonowboard Kids 2. It’s really rare. In fact, I had more fun with it than with Mario Kart on Nintendo 64. Read more