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. Courses had varying lengths and trick items which can be altered by picking the different difficulties which 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. 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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