180° Backflip without the Panda Boarder
Choose Dragon Cave, then take the normal route with no shortcuts and go right off the cliff in the middle of the fence and the finger sign. Pull back on your joystick. As soon as you are upside down, push it to the right-forward position. It takes time to get this right.
NOTE: You can go higher off the cliff and make an easier landing by pressing A immediately before you jump.
Bonus Snowboarders
To access the three hidden snowboarders follow this procedure:
- To get the Golden Snowboarder you have to finish the match race in expert level using the Crystal Snowboarder. After you've done this, go to the player selection screen and select Kensuke Kimachi and confirm your choice by holding C-Up and pressing A.
- To get the Panda Boarder (which can do all the additional moves like one-foot and flips) you have to satisfy the following conditions:
a) Finish match race in expert level.
b) Place first on all the courses in the trick attack mode.
c) Get the 3 first places in the contest mode.
After you've done this, go to the player selection screen, select Rob Haywood and confirm your choice by holding C-Rght and pressing A.
Crystal Boarder
Use these steps to get the Crystal Boarder:
- Beat the game in "expert mode".
- Get first in all the "trick attack" levels.
- Get first in at least 3 of the "contest" levels.
Confirm your choice by going to Akari Hamai, pressing C-up, and pressing A. If you did it correctly, a crystal person will appear in the place of Akari Hamai.
Easy Landings
Here's a trick that will help you nail every landing. In the air, line your board up with the ground, maybe leaning back a little bit and right before you hit the ground, press Z. If you did it right your legs will come up right before you hit the ground and you'll have a MUCH smoother landing.
Extra Points on the Halfpipe
At the start of the halfpipe, immediately turn to the left or right. Proceed until you are near the wall, then make a turn towards the pipe. If your in the correct position, you will move up a small invisible ramp and it will boost you high into the air.
Flip Tricks without Panda Boarder
To do a Endo-Roll: Go off a big jump, then press forward (without pressing B) then once you get upside down, press right or left.
To do a Hard Flip: When going off a big jump, press diagonal right-up, or diagonal left-up, and you'll do a Hard Flip.
Gold Boarder
Win the expert mode with the Crystal boarder. Now on the character selection screen highlight Kensuke. Press C-Up,and then A (you should be on the sceen that shows character technique, speed, balance, power and jump.) If you've done it correctly you will see Kensuke's picture replaced with the Gold boarder at the track selection screen.
Get Penguin Board the Easy Way
Go into the Training Mode with any character and do a couple of the simple tricks (so that they turn red in the trick list). Then, when you get to a trick you can't do, go to your trick list and pick a real easy trick (like a board grab). Do the easy trick and immediately press C-Right to go back into the trick list while you are still in the air. Now select the trick you can't do (like a 1080, for example) and go back into the game. Land your board and the game will think you actually did that trick.
Shortcuts
CRYSTAL LAKE - Right after the big jump, you will see a house with a ramp beside it straight ahead. Go off the course and hit the ramp, and you will find a shorter route than the normal one.
CRYSTAL PEAK - Right after coming out of the tunnel, you will turn right. You will then see two different pathes. Hit the right one. Be sure that after coming out of the tunnel you make the right turn pretty sharp, or you may not be able to turn in time to hit the right path. The right path is much shorter and you will bypass some tough obstacles.
DEADLY FALLS - At the start go straight you'll notice little mounds to the left and a fork the computer goes right when the mountain pertrudes on go left you'll see a mound ramping up hit it, it will thin out to a peak ride to the point and you'll fly up on to the mountain then theres another little mound on that go left around it and cut back sharply then aim forward you should go on to an ice bridge(a bit tricky to find)then follow it until your back on the main hill when you get back down you should see a mound in front of you with a hole in it but don't take it just turn straight down and go your usual way through the outcrops of trees.
DRAGON COVE - If you're a little behind near the end and are willing to take a risk, drive straight through the little shack and ride the thin cable to a small lead, but be careful; if you land poorly it will most likely cost you the race.
DRAGON FOREST - On the dragon forest track, once you have gone over the first bridge, stick to the left. Soon you will encounter a fork in the trail, go left once more and in front of you there will be a gaping hole in wall across a small gap. Jump with the A button to span the chasm and you will land in this secret pathway. The path is basically a straight, fast detour that will spit you out around the second bridge with infinitesimally quicker results compared to any other route.
GOLDEN FOREST - When you reach the fork with trees and powder in the middle, go in the powder. After a while you will see a large log going in the air. Ride up it to get to a further part of the track.
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE - Inside the cave may seem like a maze, but stick to the right side and you will find your way through much easier.
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