Alpine Racer 2, along with Tetris, was used by Harvard sleep scientist Robert Stickgold to study the relationship between learning and sleep. He found that after playing the game for hours before going to sleep, even subjects suffering from anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new memories, would dream of skiing.
TV segment
Some scenes of this game was shown on the BBCHorizon episode, What Are Dreams? aired in 2009, months later as a PBS' Nova episode.
Alpine Racer is a 3DAlpine skiingarcade game released by Namco in 1994. It features downhill and gate with three courses and two play modes - Race and Time Attack. The player stands on a set of ski-like foot stands while holding onto two bars for stability to play.
The player moves the on-screen skier down a course, while avoiding collision with obstacles, such as trees and rocks, or falling off the edge of the slope.
Three different courses are selectable, each increasing in difficulty with the addition of fast-moving obstacles and sharper turns, alongside three difficulty levels: "Novice", "Intermediate", and "Expert".
Two game modes are present: Speed Racing (Normal) and Gate Racing (Technical).
In Speed Racing, the player is pitted against five computer-controlled opponents to try and make it to the bottom of the course, the goal being to finish in first place. Finishing in first place will show the player a replay of their performance in the game.
Gate Racing has the player going down a course solo; this mode adds a time limit that counts do...
published: 03 Oct 2021
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Released on: 2023-12-07
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Asuka Sakai ft. Lori Fine - Forward Motion [Alpine Racer 3 music]
Title: Forward Motion
Game: Alpine Racer 3
Composer and lyrics: Asuka Sakai [Namco]
Singer: Lori Fine [COLDFEET]
Year: 2002
Commentary: A lovely jazzy 2-step banger, Sakai confirmed via email correspondence that she composed it, and it is also listed on COLDFEET's site as "Forward Motion". I was unable to identify which stage this track appears in (unless it was unused?). Great to see this being used by Frogger in their YouTube videos!
This song is not officially available on Spotify. If you would like the Alpine Racer 3 OST to be put on streaming officially, please write to Bandai Namco to show that there's demand for it - and not just this song but the whole soundtrack. Their music account on Twitter: https://x.com/BNE_BNGM
published: 16 May 2020
Alpine Racer (Namco, 1994) Arcade Spielautomat
Alpine Racer, Arcade-Spiel von Namco (1994) in Aktion.
Die Aufnahmen sind im Flipper- und Arcademuseum (Verein "For Amusement Only e.V.") in Seligenstadt entstanden.
(FAO-Video Nr. 281, gefilmt von daddlertl, Abschlussbild erstellt von Mugg)
Vereinswebseite: http://for-amusement-only.de/
published: 07 Feb 2020
Alpine Racer 2 arcade 60fps
Best viewed in 60 fps. Timestamps are below. Stages were played individually.
Title: 00:00
Speed Racing: Hi-Speed Course 00:07
Speed Racing: Technical Course 2:48
Gate Racing: Hi-Speed Course 5:43
Gate Racing: Technical Course 8:26
Dr. Don and Dr. Dan 11:37
Kuma 13:58
yes, i continued a run that crashed into an obstacle like 25 seconds in
timing starts on confirming character choice, and ends on the final frame of cybertrick monster. with this timing method in mind, my time on the splits is slightly off at the end. run has its fair share of wipeouts, but some solid play all throughout. quite nice indeed! i had earlier PBs of 22:07 and two 21:57s
old WR was 23:17 by Rithek, who also established the SRcom page for this game recently:
https://www.speedrun.com/alpine_racer_3
so yeah, this is the new game i've taken on for alpine april. it's not a "better game" than SSX in pretty much any regard (and somehow even MORE niche than SSX xd), but it's so unique that it's well worth playing for me. i've got some IL uploads planned for the future too...
I loved the Alpine Racer series as a kid, the cabinet is a super cool twin pair of skis that you move back and forth with your hips. This is another game that relies heavily on use of the D and G keys to perform tight cornering. Managed to get a faster Intermediate time, but ran out of hard disk space mid run and lost the capture. But other than that this was a super fun game to play and I hope more people come to show how the levels can be really minmaxed!
Part of the Gotta Run Em All Arcade series - Game #579
End Novice (Final Time Appears) - 01:42
End Intermediate (Final Time Appears) - 03:56
End Expert (Final Time Appears) - 06:40
longplay gameplay talkplay walkthrough
published: 17 Jun 2024
Alpine Racer 3 (PS2 Gameplay)
Alpine Racer 3 (PS2) - Character: Shun Mifune - Course: Sheer Madness
As you hurl yourself off near-vertical drops and lean at seemingly-impossible angles into yet another sharply-cambered bend, with the safety netting flapping in the periphery of your vision, you may just about find time to recognise the runs from the arcade original - as well as many more, created specially for this version. And if that's not enough, there's also a mind-blowing, futuristic man-made course to really test your abilities.
Each course is packed with trackside objects and obstacles that can help or hinder your progress, and you'll even find that weather conditions vary from one run to the next, from clear, bright sunshine to biting blizzards and even the occasional plume of snow from an avalanche.
You'll nee...
published: 23 Nov 2012
Alpine Racer 2 (MAME) - Gate Racing - Hi-Speed Course
Alpine Racer 2 running on MAME 0.205.
Quick record attempt at Gate Racing on the High-Speed Course.
Really nice game. :)
The player moves the on-screen skier down a course, while avoiding collision with obstacles, such as trees and rocks, or falling off the edge of the slope.
Thr...
The player moves the on-screen skier down a course, while avoiding collision with obstacles, such as trees and rocks, or falling off the edge of the slope.
Three different courses are selectable, each increasing in difficulty with the addition of fast-moving obstacles and sharper turns, alongside three difficulty levels: "Novice", "Intermediate", and "Expert".
Two game modes are present: Speed Racing (Normal) and Gate Racing (Technical).
In Speed Racing, the player is pitted against five computer-controlled opponents to try and make it to the bottom of the course, the goal being to finish in first place. Finishing in first place will show the player a replay of their performance in the game.
Gate Racing has the player going down a course solo; this mode adds a time limit that counts down as the game progresses, and will cause the game to end if it fully depletes. A second of time can be restored by passing through large gates found scattered across the course.
In one of the courses, Pac-Man can be seen on a billboard sporting a Santa hat.
A replay of the run with different perspectives is shown after the game is over, only if you get 1st place in Speed Racing or do a Perfect run in Gate Racing.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsertCoinArcadeOfficial/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsertCoinArcad
The player moves the on-screen skier down a course, while avoiding collision with obstacles, such as trees and rocks, or falling off the edge of the slope.
Three different courses are selectable, each increasing in difficulty with the addition of fast-moving obstacles and sharper turns, alongside three difficulty levels: "Novice", "Intermediate", and "Expert".
Two game modes are present: Speed Racing (Normal) and Gate Racing (Technical).
In Speed Racing, the player is pitted against five computer-controlled opponents to try and make it to the bottom of the course, the goal being to finish in first place. Finishing in first place will show the player a replay of their performance in the game.
Gate Racing has the player going down a course solo; this mode adds a time limit that counts down as the game progresses, and will cause the game to end if it fully depletes. A second of time can be restored by passing through large gates found scattered across the course.
In one of the courses, Pac-Man can be seen on a billboard sporting a Santa hat.
A replay of the run with different perspectives is shown after the game is over, only if you get 1st place in Speed Racing or do a Perfect run in Gate Racing.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsertCoinArcadeOfficial/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsertCoinArcad
Title: Forward Motion
Game: Alpine Racer 3
Composer and lyrics: Asuka Sakai [Namco]
Singer: Lori Fine [COLDFEET]
Year: 2002
Commentary: A lovely jazzy 2-step b...
Title: Forward Motion
Game: Alpine Racer 3
Composer and lyrics: Asuka Sakai [Namco]
Singer: Lori Fine [COLDFEET]
Year: 2002
Commentary: A lovely jazzy 2-step banger, Sakai confirmed via email correspondence that she composed it, and it is also listed on COLDFEET's site as "Forward Motion". I was unable to identify which stage this track appears in (unless it was unused?). Great to see this being used by Frogger in their YouTube videos!
This song is not officially available on Spotify. If you would like the Alpine Racer 3 OST to be put on streaming officially, please write to Bandai Namco to show that there's demand for it - and not just this song but the whole soundtrack. Their music account on Twitter: https://x.com/BNE_BNGM
Title: Forward Motion
Game: Alpine Racer 3
Composer and lyrics: Asuka Sakai [Namco]
Singer: Lori Fine [COLDFEET]
Year: 2002
Commentary: A lovely jazzy 2-step banger, Sakai confirmed via email correspondence that she composed it, and it is also listed on COLDFEET's site as "Forward Motion". I was unable to identify which stage this track appears in (unless it was unused?). Great to see this being used by Frogger in their YouTube videos!
This song is not officially available on Spotify. If you would like the Alpine Racer 3 OST to be put on streaming officially, please write to Bandai Namco to show that there's demand for it - and not just this song but the whole soundtrack. Their music account on Twitter: https://x.com/BNE_BNGM
Alpine Racer, Arcade-Spiel von Namco (1994) in Aktion.
Die Aufnahmen sind im Flipper- und Arcademuseum (Verein "For Amusement Only e.V.") in Seligenstadt entst...
Alpine Racer, Arcade-Spiel von Namco (1994) in Aktion.
Die Aufnahmen sind im Flipper- und Arcademuseum (Verein "For Amusement Only e.V.") in Seligenstadt entstanden.
(FAO-Video Nr. 281, gefilmt von daddlertl, Abschlussbild erstellt von Mugg)
Vereinswebseite: http://for-amusement-only.de/
Alpine Racer, Arcade-Spiel von Namco (1994) in Aktion.
Die Aufnahmen sind im Flipper- und Arcademuseum (Verein "For Amusement Only e.V.") in Seligenstadt entstanden.
(FAO-Video Nr. 281, gefilmt von daddlertl, Abschlussbild erstellt von Mugg)
Vereinswebseite: http://for-amusement-only.de/
Best viewed in 60 fps. Timestamps are below. Stages were played individually.
Title: 00:00
Speed Racing: Hi-Speed Course 00:07
Speed Racing: Technical Course 2:...
Best viewed in 60 fps. Timestamps are below. Stages were played individually.
Title: 00:00
Speed Racing: Hi-Speed Course 00:07
Speed Racing: Technical Course 2:48
Gate Racing: Hi-Speed Course 5:43
Gate Racing: Technical Course 8:26
Dr. Don and Dr. Dan 11:37
Kuma 13:58
Best viewed in 60 fps. Timestamps are below. Stages were played individually.
Title: 00:00
Speed Racing: Hi-Speed Course 00:07
Speed Racing: Technical Course 2:48
Gate Racing: Hi-Speed Course 5:43
Gate Racing: Technical Course 8:26
Dr. Don and Dr. Dan 11:37
Kuma 13:58
yes, i continued a run that crashed into an obstacle like 25 seconds in
timing starts on confirming character choice, and ends on the final frame of cybertrick...
yes, i continued a run that crashed into an obstacle like 25 seconds in
timing starts on confirming character choice, and ends on the final frame of cybertrick monster. with this timing method in mind, my time on the splits is slightly off at the end. run has its fair share of wipeouts, but some solid play all throughout. quite nice indeed! i had earlier PBs of 22:07 and two 21:57s
old WR was 23:17 by Rithek, who also established the SRcom page for this game recently:
https://www.speedrun.com/alpine_racer_3
so yeah, this is the new game i've taken on for alpine april. it's not a "better game" than SSX in pretty much any regard (and somehow even MORE niche than SSX xd), but it's so unique that it's well worth playing for me. i've got some IL uploads planned for the future too...
yes, i continued a run that crashed into an obstacle like 25 seconds in
timing starts on confirming character choice, and ends on the final frame of cybertrick monster. with this timing method in mind, my time on the splits is slightly off at the end. run has its fair share of wipeouts, but some solid play all throughout. quite nice indeed! i had earlier PBs of 22:07 and two 21:57s
old WR was 23:17 by Rithek, who also established the SRcom page for this game recently:
https://www.speedrun.com/alpine_racer_3
so yeah, this is the new game i've taken on for alpine april. it's not a "better game" than SSX in pretty much any regard (and somehow even MORE niche than SSX xd), but it's so unique that it's well worth playing for me. i've got some IL uploads planned for the future too...
I loved the Alpine Racer series as a kid, the cabinet is a super cool twin pair of skis that you move back and forth with your hips. This is another game that r...
I loved the Alpine Racer series as a kid, the cabinet is a super cool twin pair of skis that you move back and forth with your hips. This is another game that relies heavily on use of the D and G keys to perform tight cornering. Managed to get a faster Intermediate time, but ran out of hard disk space mid run and lost the capture. But other than that this was a super fun game to play and I hope more people come to show how the levels can be really minmaxed!
Part of the Gotta Run Em All Arcade series - Game #579
End Novice (Final Time Appears) - 01:42
End Intermediate (Final Time Appears) - 03:56
End Expert (Final Time Appears) - 06:40
longplay gameplay talkplay walkthrough
I loved the Alpine Racer series as a kid, the cabinet is a super cool twin pair of skis that you move back and forth with your hips. This is another game that relies heavily on use of the D and G keys to perform tight cornering. Managed to get a faster Intermediate time, but ran out of hard disk space mid run and lost the capture. But other than that this was a super fun game to play and I hope more people come to show how the levels can be really minmaxed!
Part of the Gotta Run Em All Arcade series - Game #579
End Novice (Final Time Appears) - 01:42
End Intermediate (Final Time Appears) - 03:56
End Expert (Final Time Appears) - 06:40
longplay gameplay talkplay walkthrough
Alpine Racer 3 (PS2) - Character: Shun Mifune - Course: Sheer Madness
As you hurl yourself off near-vertical drops and lean at seemingly-impossible angles into...
Alpine Racer 3 (PS2) - Character: Shun Mifune - Course: Sheer Madness
As you hurl yourself off near-vertical drops and lean at seemingly-impossible angles into yet another sharply-cambered bend, with the safety netting flapping in the periphery of your vision, you may just about find time to recognise the runs from the arcade original - as well as many more, created specially for this version. And if that's not enough, there's also a mind-blowing, futuristic man-made course to really test your abilities.
Each course is packed with trackside objects and obstacles that can help or hinder your progress, and you'll even find that weather conditions vary from one run to the next, from clear, bright sunshine to biting blizzards and even the occasional plume of snow from an avalanche.
You'll need all your concentration as you hurtle downhill at blistering speeds, trying to pick the right racing lines and master the bends and jumps; but you'll be pleased to know there's a context sensitive commentary to let you know exactly how well you're doing.
Alpine Racer 3 (PS2) - Character: Shun Mifune - Course: Sheer Madness
As you hurl yourself off near-vertical drops and lean at seemingly-impossible angles into yet another sharply-cambered bend, with the safety netting flapping in the periphery of your vision, you may just about find time to recognise the runs from the arcade original - as well as many more, created specially for this version. And if that's not enough, there's also a mind-blowing, futuristic man-made course to really test your abilities.
Each course is packed with trackside objects and obstacles that can help or hinder your progress, and you'll even find that weather conditions vary from one run to the next, from clear, bright sunshine to biting blizzards and even the occasional plume of snow from an avalanche.
You'll need all your concentration as you hurtle downhill at blistering speeds, trying to pick the right racing lines and master the bends and jumps; but you'll be pleased to know there's a context sensitive commentary to let you know exactly how well you're doing.
The player moves the on-screen skier down a course, while avoiding collision with obstacles, such as trees and rocks, or falling off the edge of the slope.
Three different courses are selectable, each increasing in difficulty with the addition of fast-moving obstacles and sharper turns, alongside three difficulty levels: "Novice", "Intermediate", and "Expert".
Two game modes are present: Speed Racing (Normal) and Gate Racing (Technical).
In Speed Racing, the player is pitted against five computer-controlled opponents to try and make it to the bottom of the course, the goal being to finish in first place. Finishing in first place will show the player a replay of their performance in the game.
Gate Racing has the player going down a course solo; this mode adds a time limit that counts down as the game progresses, and will cause the game to end if it fully depletes. A second of time can be restored by passing through large gates found scattered across the course.
In one of the courses, Pac-Man can be seen on a billboard sporting a Santa hat.
A replay of the run with different perspectives is shown after the game is over, only if you get 1st place in Speed Racing or do a Perfect run in Gate Racing.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsertCoinArcadeOfficial/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/InsertCoinArcad
Title: Forward Motion
Game: Alpine Racer 3
Composer and lyrics: Asuka Sakai [Namco]
Singer: Lori Fine [COLDFEET]
Year: 2002
Commentary: A lovely jazzy 2-step banger, Sakai confirmed via email correspondence that she composed it, and it is also listed on COLDFEET's site as "Forward Motion". I was unable to identify which stage this track appears in (unless it was unused?). Great to see this being used by Frogger in their YouTube videos!
This song is not officially available on Spotify. If you would like the Alpine Racer 3 OST to be put on streaming officially, please write to Bandai Namco to show that there's demand for it - and not just this song but the whole soundtrack. Their music account on Twitter: https://x.com/BNE_BNGM
Alpine Racer, Arcade-Spiel von Namco (1994) in Aktion.
Die Aufnahmen sind im Flipper- und Arcademuseum (Verein "For Amusement Only e.V.") in Seligenstadt entstanden.
(FAO-Video Nr. 281, gefilmt von daddlertl, Abschlussbild erstellt von Mugg)
Vereinswebseite: http://for-amusement-only.de/
Best viewed in 60 fps. Timestamps are below. Stages were played individually.
Title: 00:00
Speed Racing: Hi-Speed Course 00:07
Speed Racing: Technical Course 2:48
Gate Racing: Hi-Speed Course 5:43
Gate Racing: Technical Course 8:26
Dr. Don and Dr. Dan 11:37
Kuma 13:58
yes, i continued a run that crashed into an obstacle like 25 seconds in
timing starts on confirming character choice, and ends on the final frame of cybertrick monster. with this timing method in mind, my time on the splits is slightly off at the end. run has its fair share of wipeouts, but some solid play all throughout. quite nice indeed! i had earlier PBs of 22:07 and two 21:57s
old WR was 23:17 by Rithek, who also established the SRcom page for this game recently:
https://www.speedrun.com/alpine_racer_3
so yeah, this is the new game i've taken on for alpine april. it's not a "better game" than SSX in pretty much any regard (and somehow even MORE niche than SSX xd), but it's so unique that it's well worth playing for me. i've got some IL uploads planned for the future too...
I loved the Alpine Racer series as a kid, the cabinet is a super cool twin pair of skis that you move back and forth with your hips. This is another game that relies heavily on use of the D and G keys to perform tight cornering. Managed to get a faster Intermediate time, but ran out of hard disk space mid run and lost the capture. But other than that this was a super fun game to play and I hope more people come to show how the levels can be really minmaxed!
Part of the Gotta Run Em All Arcade series - Game #579
End Novice (Final Time Appears) - 01:42
End Intermediate (Final Time Appears) - 03:56
End Expert (Final Time Appears) - 06:40
longplay gameplay talkplay walkthrough
Alpine Racer 3 (PS2) - Character: Shun Mifune - Course: Sheer Madness
As you hurl yourself off near-vertical drops and lean at seemingly-impossible angles into yet another sharply-cambered bend, with the safety netting flapping in the periphery of your vision, you may just about find time to recognise the runs from the arcade original - as well as many more, created specially for this version. And if that's not enough, there's also a mind-blowing, futuristic man-made course to really test your abilities.
Each course is packed with trackside objects and obstacles that can help or hinder your progress, and you'll even find that weather conditions vary from one run to the next, from clear, bright sunshine to biting blizzards and even the occasional plume of snow from an avalanche.
You'll need all your concentration as you hurtle downhill at blistering speeds, trying to pick the right racing lines and master the bends and jumps; but you'll be pleased to know there's a context sensitive commentary to let you know exactly how well you're doing.
Alpine Racer 2, along with Tetris, was used by Harvard sleep scientist Robert Stickgold to study the relationship between learning and sleep. He found that after playing the game for hours before going to sleep, even subjects suffering from anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new memories, would dream of skiing.
TV segment
Some scenes of this game was shown on the BBCHorizon episode, What Are Dreams? aired in 2009, months later as a PBS' Nova episode.
It was an electric day for the Stifel U.S ... “It was fun ...Anton ... “I am really excited ... The long-anticipated return of Olympic gold medalist and one of the most successful women alpine ski racers of all time, Lindsey Vonn, came just after the top 30 ... ....
BFA-Fairfax High SchoolAlpine ski racer Marianna Merritt now has her first race of the season under her belt, racing at Smuggler’s Notch on Thursday, Jan. 9 ....
HENNIKER - The Portsmouth High School girls alpine ski team had three racers in the top 10 and placed second in a nine-team giant slalom race Thursday at Pat's Peak Ski Area...Bedford won with a team score of 392, while Portsmouth was second with 377.
ski racer that qualifies for the upcoming Federation of European Ski & Snowboard Associations (FESA) Alpine Ski Cup FESA Cup ... Ski Team Alpine communications manager SierraRyder stated in an email on Saturday.
They are not the only young talents competing in next year's circuit with Lawson turning his cameo appearances into a permanent slot at Red Bull and former F2 racer Jack Doohan arriving at Alpine.
The women’s record held by Vonn was eclipsed in January 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin, whose 99 wins are more than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport ... https.//apnews.com/hub/alpine-skiing .
He raced on the Purgatory ski team in the traditional alpine disciplines ... Womack, who trained at Purgatory when he was an alpine racer for Fort Lewis College, became a coach at the ski area and took up speed skiing.
The Italian racer and Vonn shared a moment after Goggia came down in first ... The women’s record held by Vonn was eclipsed in January 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin, whose 99 wins are more than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport.
Shiffrin, who has more wins than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport, was taken down on a sled ... That March, Shiffrin broke Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s Alpine mark for most World Cup wins when she captured her 87th career race ... .
The Italian racer and Vonn shared a moment after Goggia came down in first ... The women’s record held by Vonn was eclipsed in January 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin, whose 99 wins are more than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport.
Gregory learned to ski first in Pennsylvania, and then at Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort as a teenager, where she took $5 lessons with Stein Eriksen — an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist who spent the last years of his life in Park City.
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10 Jan 2025
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10 Jan 2025