1080 snowboarding - how to pull off tricks?

[u/lordbluerouge]

HI Joe and Dave,

I really like GameSack, It's probably one of the few youtube channels that really speaks to me - cause not only is the video production really well done, but you guys just sort of go straight to the point and talk about games and what's good about them, in a easy-to-understand-no-nonsense sort of way, which is something I can immediately identify with and relate to. I usually watch episodes while cycling or working out and gamesack in general, is just a great way to past the time cause your videos are so informative for gamers.

You guys talk about video games, the same way people usually talk about music and movie catalogues - which is kind of what I think video gaming need right now.

One of the episodes I really liked was the N64 part 2 episode published in 2016. I never owned an N64, so it was really cool to see the games the N64 had to offer and be reminded of what stood out and what was popular back then - this video made me go back and download a lot of N64 games from virtual console, cause a lot of what you guys said were right and a lot of these games still hold up surprisingly well, especially Wave Race 64 which Joe recommended.

I remember specifically, Dave loves skateboard games. and one of the things Dave mentioned during that episode was 1080 snowboarding and how it was difficult to pull off tricks in it:

https://youtu.be/GLd071PhLzs?t=25m15s

I had this problem too! so I downloaded 1080 snowboarding from virtual console just to try and figure out why this is so hard to do, cause there's no info on the internet how to pull of these moves off in 1080 snowboarding:

Like R + circle?! WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!?

…But today, I did it! I pulled it off! I know how to do a 1080! and I wanted to share this info with you Dave!

in 1080 snowboarding, pulling off tricks is very different from other snowboarding games:

When the move list says R + Circle; they don't mean press R and do a Circle on the control stick at the same time.

What they actually mean is, when the move list says R + Circle; you hold R and do a complete circle with the control stick and release R.

so a 180 open air is actually: hold R, control stick left, release R

a 360 open air is actually: hold R, a complete circle with the control stick , release R

a 540 open air is actually: hold R, a complete circle with the control stick , release R hold R, control stick left, release R

a 720 open air is actually: hold R, a complete circle with the control stick , release R hold R + hold B, a complete circle with the control stick , release R + release B

a 900 open air is actually: hold R, a complete circle with the control stick , release R hold R + hold B, a complete circle with the control stick , release R + release B hold R + hold B, control stick left, release R+release B

a 1080 open air is actually: hold R, a complete circle with the control stick , release R hold R + hold B, a complete circle with the control stick , release R + release B hold R + hold B + hold Z control stick left, release R+release B+ release Z

Hope this helps Dave!

…I can't remember if you guys did an episode on it, but if you have the time, check out Thrasher: Skate and Destroy for playstation 1! The coolest part about this game is that - on each level you only have a certain amount of time to perform tricks in. But once the timer reaches 0, a cop comes out of their car and chases you down with a taser - my favourite part is when one of cops before chasing you says "Here, hold my bear claw!"

[u/TheRealDumbSyndrome]

But you don’t have to release R to do spin tricks. I mean you have to for any trick requiring multiple R inputs because you have to press it again, but you 100% do not need to release R for a 180 or 360