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Gameplay
Ollie King is played on a cabinet with an attached skateboard-like setup made to mimic the experience of riding a skateboard. Through planting one's weight of their back foot on the board, the board can sink in, mimicking the action of a skateboarder squatting to ready their core to control their board before performing tricks or going down hill. Upon shifting one's weight to the front, this mimics the standard skateboard trick known as an ollie, allowing one to perform skateboard tricks in game or jump. Tilting the board left or right steers the player's character. Up to four players can play.
One of six characters are picked, each with their own stats, competing in a series of downhill skateboarding, races with the goal of getting first place, where eight contestants compete in three locations (San Francisco, London, and Kyoto), each with a difficulty rating from one to five stars. The cabinet had difficulty modes which altered tracks slightly: Kids Mode, Normal Mode, and Expert Mode.
Story
A downhill racing skate tournament competition, named the Ollie King, makes its debut. The tournament takes place in Hyde and Lombard, Piccadilly Circus, and Fushimi Castle and Fushimi Inari-taisha. Six of these challengers: Phillip "Grinner" Jones, Tez Tanaka, Miguel Diaz, Didi Summers, Scott Ripper, and JB Bullet, may have what it takes to be crowned boarding's best as Ollie King.
