Sega Water Ski Explained

Sega Water Ski
Developer:	Sega AM1^[1]
Publisher:	Sega
Composer:	Tetsuya Kawauchi^[2]
Release:	Arcade
Modes:	Single player
Arcade System:	Sega Model 2
Platforms:	Arcade

Sega Water Ski is a "foot controller-based" simulation arcade game developed and released by Sega in 1997. The game was built on the Sega Model 2 hardware.

Gameplay

Like Top Skater, the Sega Water Ski machines use a foot controller, and the gameplay is also similar. The cabinet design was also similar to Top Skater. The gameplay focuses more on doing stunts on ramps under a time limit.

Rarity

Sega Water Ski is a rather rare Sega arcade game, like The Ocean Hunter and Sega Ski Super G are. Despite being rare, the game sold a lot of units worldwide.

Official soundtrack

A soundtrack containing music from this game and Motor Raid was released on January 21, 1998 by Marvelous Entertainment. T's Music assisted on the audio production.^[3]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Sega Water Ski on their November 1, 1997 issue as being the seventh most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.^[4]

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20100712034815/http://www.segaarcade.com/archive/waterski.aspx

Notes and References

1. Book: Sega Arcade History . 2002-02-15 . Enterbrain . 9784757707900 . 142 . 1 . 6 October 2023.
2. Web site: MJCA-00010 MOTORRAID/WATER SKI - VGMdb . vgmdb.net . en.
3. Web site: ja:セガ・ウォータースキー . https://www.tsmusic.co.jp/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC/.
4. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos). Game Machine. 552. Amusement Press, Inc.. 1 November 1997. 25. ja.