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{{sub-stub}}'''''Top Skater''''' (トップスケーター) is an arcade skateboarding game developed by [[Sega AM3]] for [[Sega Model 2]] hardware. Its spiritual successor, art-wise and music-wise, was ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'', which was also directed by [[Kenji Kanno]]; other spiritual successors of the game include ''[[Air Trix]]'' and ''[[Ollie King]]''.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (トップスケーター) is an arcade skateboarding game developed by [[Sega AM3]] for [[Sega Model 2]] hardware. Its spiritual successor, art-wise and music-wise, was ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'', which was also directed by [[Kenji Kanno]]; other spiritual successors of the game include ''[[Air Trix]]'' and ''[[Ollie King]]''.
  
 
Alan J., the DJ of ''Top Skater'', would later provide his voice again for another Sega arcade game, ''[[F355 Challenge]]''.
 
Alan J., the DJ of ''Top Skater'', would later provide his voice again for another Sega arcade game, ''[[F355 Challenge]]''.
  
==Production Credits==
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==Production credits==
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'''chief programmer:''' [[Kenji Tohma]]<br>
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'''programmers:''' Mitsuyoshi Ono, [[Bungo Ishida]], [[Hiroyuki Kataoka]], [[Jinichiro Okuda|Jin-ichiro Okuda]]<br>
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==Digital manuals==
'''motion control adviser:''' [[Seiji Fujiwara]]<br>
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<gallery>
'''chief graphic designer:''' [[Mitsuhiko Kakita]]<br>
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TopSkater Model2 US Manual.pdf|US manual
'''graphic designers:''' [[Noriko Omizo]], [[Takeo Iwase]], [[Atsushi Saito]], [[Kenji Shimizu]], [[Minori Hisamatsu]], [[Kenji Nomura]], [[Masaki Takahashi]]<br>
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'''character designer:''' [[Yoshitsugu Sato]]<br>
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'''mechanical supervisor:''' [[Masao Yoshimoto]]<br>
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==Magazine articles==
'''chief mechanical engineer:''' Masayuki Damayan<br>
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
'''mechanical engineers:''' [[Masayoshi Yamada]], [[Tomoya Takasugi]], [[Makoto Saito|Makoto Saitoh]], [[Yuji Hatanaka]]<br>
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'''electrical engineer:''' Junta Asano<br>
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==Promotional material==
'''cabinet design supervisor:''' [[Yasunobu Shinzato]]<br>
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'''cabinet designers:''' Keisuke Tsukahara, [[Mayumi Kitano]]<br>
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|{{gitem|TopSkater Model2 US Flyer1.jpg|US flyer front}}
'''sound supervisor:''' [[Saeko Segawa]]<br>
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|{{gitem|TopSkater Model2 US Flyer2.jpg|US flyer back}}
'''english support:''' [[David Leytze]]<br>
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|{{gitem|TopSkater Model2 JP Flyer1.jpg|JP flyer front}}
'''concept:''' [[Yuji Sugimori]], [[Shinichi Fujii]]<br>
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|{{gitem|TopSkater Model2 JP Flyer2.jpg|JP flyer back}}
'''public relations:''' [[Shunsuke Kato]]<br>
 
'''assistant director:''' [[Yoshitaka Maeyama]]<br>
 
'''director:''' [[Kenji Kanno]]<br>
 
'''producer:''' [[Hisao Oguchi]]<br>
 
'''music:''' Pennywise<br>
 
'''D.J.:''' Alan . J<br>
 
'''character's shoes:''' <br>
 
* '''Ash:''' SK8-Hi/Vans
 
* '''Keith:''' Xplora/A.D. one
 
* '''Ken-ta:''' One Gambit/Air Walk
 
* '''J:''' Low-Cut/Etnies
 
* '''Cookie:''' Clarion/és
 
* '''Jill:''' Blinder/Reef
 
'''special thanks to:''' Coca-Cola, Vans, A.D. One, Airwalk, etnies America, éS Footwear, Reef Brazil, Warp Magazine Japan, Epitaph, Overheat Communications, [[Sega Digital Studio]], Jack Rabbit Co., Ltd., [[Tatsutoshi Narita]], [[Rica Terajima|Rika Terajima]], &, of course, you<br>
 
'''presented by:''' [[Sega]]<br>
 
 
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==Physical Scans==
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==Physical scans==
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==References==
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[[Category:1997 Model 2 games]]
 
[[Category:Model 2 games]]
 
 
[[Category:Model 2C CRX games]]
 
[[Category:Model 2C CRX games]]

Latest revision as of 07:20, 15 February 2024

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Top Skater
System(s): Sega Model 2
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: The Coca-Cola Company
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Model 2)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (Model 2)
US
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Top Skater (トップスケーター) is an arcade skateboarding game developed by Sega AM3 for Sega Model 2 hardware. Its spiritual successor, art-wise and music-wise, was Crazy Taxi, which was also directed by Kenji Kanno; other spiritual successors of the game include Air Trix and Ollie King.

Alan J., the DJ of Top Skater, would later provide his voice again for another Sega arcade game, F355 Challenge.

Production credits

Main article: Top Skater/Production credits.

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Top Skater/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

TopSkater Model2 US Flyer1.jpg
US flyer front
TopSkater Model2 US Flyer1.jpg
TopSkater Model2 US Flyer2.jpg
US flyer back
TopSkater Model2 US Flyer2.jpg
TopSkater Model2 JP Flyer1.jpg
JP flyer front
TopSkater Model2 JP Flyer1.jpg
TopSkater Model2 JP Flyer2.jpg
JP flyer back
TopSkater Model2 JP Flyer2.jpg

Physical scans

References


Top Skater

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Main page | Comparisons | Credits | Hidden content | Development | Magazine articles | Reception


Books: Top Skater Trick Book (1997)

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