Data: gioved 7 gennaio 1999 14.37 Cool Boarders 3 FAQ Version 0.1 By Valerio "Omega Iori" Pierbattista My e-mail: pierbattista@esteri.it This FAQ can be found on www.gamefaqs.com =================================================================================== Contents: Introduction How to control a Snowboarder Characters Boards Tricks in the game The Courses Codes & Cheats Credits Conclusions =================================================================================== Introduction: Hi guys, my name is Valerio (or Iori if you prefer) and I'm here on my PC doing a FAQ on the coolest snowboard game exsisting on this Planet for the PlayStation. The contents are a lot and (I wish!) good explained... Now let's talk about the game: this is the third version of Cool Boarders and surely the best one. Graphics are more detailed, movements are more fluids and tricks are more spectacular. I gotta thank 989 Studios and Idol Minds to have done a so good work. This work can be viewed with all the basic text viewer like NotePad or WordPad (best!). Type-Writer Font: Courier New. Last thing: I'm italian, sorry for my language mistakes... Enjoy... =================================================================================== How to control a Snowboarder: D-Pad: Left : Turn left Right : Turn right Down : Crouch Up : Used only for some kind of tricks Buttons\Keys: X Button : Jump (Charge to do a higher jump) Square Button : Combine this button with left or right direction to obtain a better turn Circle Button : For a certain kind of tricks Triangle Button : Slides and grabs =================================================================================== Characters: Cool Boarders 3 have a long list of characters, weared in Hip-Hip style... There are all kind of people: different races, high, age and style... Unfortunatly only their image change, not their skills. Here are the complete list with a little description of all the basic characters: Cliff : he seems a monkey with sunglasses (duh!) Summer : a very kind girl Flint : strange hair Sasha : another girl good for beginners Nick : Hip-Hop rules this guy! Grant : black guy simply weared Violet : ugly girl Joker : a weird Punk with an aerodinamic mohawk! Blake : no comments Travis : just a child Akiko : no comments Tadashi: japanese snowboarder nų1 Gordon : japanese snowboarder nų2 Now the complete list of hidden characters (I think those guys have better agility then the basics): Fast Eddie: guy with a racing elmet Mars : a rasta black man Kimber : Girl with pinky hair Irving : Old snowboarder (original!) Bob : "Die Cowboy!" Joshua : no comments Cool : he has got hair like a very young Michael Jackson! Disco! Burg : FAT 100%!!!!!!!! =================================================================================== Boards: After a competition you must choose the adeguate board for the ride, it exists 3 class of boards with their own skills divided in Max Speed, Edge and Agility... The boards: FreeStyle: mainly for tricks, good agility and edge... Not a good MAX speed... FreeRide : Equilibrate boards between FreeStyle and Alpine... Alpine : Very good speed, nothing else... To check out the characteristics of each board, press the Circle Button (I will not list them all, too looooooong ^_^; !!! ) It exist a lot of hidden and powerful boards... =================================================================================== Tricks in the game: I think the tricks are the most important thing to learn in this game... You can master them with ease in the Single Event Option in Slope Style and Half Pipe specially. *Note: If you use the Goofy Stance invert the commands*. Here is the list of the tricks: -- Spins -- Frontside Spin: L2 1 point per degree Backside Spin : R2 1 point per degree -- Flips -- Frontflip : Up + Circle button (400 points) Backflip : Down + Circle button (400 points) Misty : Left + Circle button (250 points) Rodeo : Right + Circle button (250 points) -- Grabs -- *Note: For some grabs, hold commands to accumulate more points* Tailgrab : Down + X button (50 points ) Stiffy : Up + X button (250 points) Stalefish : Left + X button (75 points ) Sad Air : Right + X button (75 points ) Indy : Down-Left + X button (100 points) Method : Down-Right+ X button (200 points) Japan Air : Up-Left + X button (150 points) Melacholy : Up-Right + X button (100 points) FS Shifty : Left + Triangle button (204 points) BS Shifty : Right + Traingle button (204 points) 90ų Noseslide : Down + Triangle button (10 points ) 180ų Noseslide: Up + Triangle button (10 points ) -- Grinds\Railslides -- Press the Triangle button when near a rail or something that can be slides -- Combo System -- You can link the tricks one after another to obtain a "Trick Chain Combo". A "Trick Chain Combo" is something like this : Spin + Flip + Grab x3 Simple, isn't it... Master this technic with care, you will gain a lot of "trick points"! Here is a simple grind of the combos points: Easy (2-button) | 250 Points | [+750 Points] Medium (3-button) | 1000 Points | [+1000 Points] Hard (4-button) | 2000 Points | [+1500 Points] Extreme (5-button) V 3500 Points =================================================================================== The Courses: Boarder X (Semifinals, Finals): A kind of Slalom but a little bit more complicated. Use an Alpine board. Slope Style: It's a tricky course, select a FreeStyle or a FreeRide board. Half Pipe: Same as above Big Air: You must totalize a good amount of points via tricks and a big jump. For the board, same as above... Slalom (Semifinals, Finals): Guess it! Use an Alpine board for this course. Downhill: long race, with jumps, slalom between trees and all the other stuff listed above... Use a balanced board... =================================================================================== Codes & Cheats: Here you are the codes for this magnificent game: - Enter one of these codes as the name of your tournament at the tournament entry screen, you can enter all of them at one time if you wish, just erase the first name and input the second code that you want [thanx Robert]: WONITALL: Access all tracks OPEN_EM : Access all riders and boards BIGHEADS: Big heads SHOWPOS : Shows your position in the bottom-left corner of the screen - At the screen that has the single player or split screen option, press and hold (L1, L2, R1, R2) to show the date the game was completed on the bottom-right hand corner of the screen. - Gameshark Codes: Have 50000 Points 8009AD9C C350 Always Place First & Infinite Time 8009C694 0000 Have All Mountains 80069078 0005 Have Extra Characters 800BD7CC 0015 Have Extra Free Style Boards 800BDDE0 000A Have Extra Free Ride Boards 800BDEF8 000A Have Extra Alpine Boards 800BE010 0003 - During any replay, hold left on the direction to see it in slow-motion, or hold down to freeze the picture. =================================================================================== Credits: I have to thank myself to have done this job, Robert Stone to have helped me out with his FAQ, Simon Mashall for the replay code and I've to thank www.gamefaqs.com for its attendibility (it's the best font for VideoGame FAQs on Internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). =================================================================================== Conclusions: I hope this FAQ will help you to understand and master Cool Boarders 3 in the better way. I have wrote this document for my own pleasure and for others who, like me, love plyin'. This Cool Boarders 3 FAQ is (c) Valerio "Omega Iori" Pierbttista. Don't make this FAQ yours without my permission, don't sell, publish or package it... It can be reproduced only electronically or via printer... Check out my other FAQs on www.gamefaqs.com... Here are the titles : Rival Schools - Ninja - Pocket Fighter Dan - Resident Evil 2 - Dragon Ball GT (italian)... Feel free to e-mail me at pierbattista@esteri.it for any comments or suggestions... Bye, enjoy the game... Omega Iori (Sono Mama Shine!)