About the game
Alpine Surfer (1996) for Arcade takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the leap into 3D, kept here for readers researching the period.
By 1996 the landscape around releases like this was set — polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Reading Alpine Surfer against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.
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Why it matters
The value of a record like this is context: the leap into 3D produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.
Technical notes
Platform on record: Arcade. Release year: 1996. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.
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