Ollie King

Ollie King[lower-alpha 1] is an arcade skateboard racing game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega for Sega Chihiro hardware in March 2004[1][2] following limited location tests in late 2003. The game was revealed at Tokyo's JAMMA Arcade Show in 2003. A spiritual successor to Top Skater, it was created by the same team that developed Jet Set Radio.[3][4]

Ollie King
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Amusement Vision
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Masayoshi Kikuchi
Producer(s)Osamu Sato
Composer(s)Hideki Naganuma
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseMarch 2004
Genre(s)Racing, platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega Chihiro

Gameplay

Gameplay consisted of the player picking from 1 of 6 characters, each with their own stats, competing in a series of downhill skateboarding, races with the primary goal of getting first place, where a total of 8 contestants compete in 3 locations ; San Francisco, London, and Kyoto each with a difficulty rating of their own from 1 to 5 stars. The cabinet also had its own difficulty modes which altered tracks slightly, the difficulties are Kids Mode, Normal Mode, and Expert Mode. During the race contestants can perform tricks to gain points and are ranked with a letter system with SS being the highest. Upon scoring any position in a race the players receive a final score with two letter grades and a ranking the lowest being 'Raw Beginner' and the highest being 'Ollie King'. The arcade cabinet supported multiplayer by linking the systems together to allow up to 4 players to compete.

Notes
  1. Japanese: オーリーキング, Hepburn: Ōrī Kingu

References
  1. http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1147940_1124.html
  2. Jenkins, David (July 20, 2005). "Sega Arcade Hardware Confirmed As PowerVR-Based". Gamasutra. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  3. "Ollie King (Game)".
  4. IGN
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