Slalom (video game)

Slalom
North American NES cover art
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Producer(s)	Tim Stamper Chris Stamper
Composer(s)	David Wise
Platform(s)	Arcade Nintendo Entertainment System
Release	Arcade (Vs. Slalom) October 17, 1986[1] NES NA: March 1987 EU: October 15, 1987
Genre(s)	Sports Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player
Arcade system	Nintendo VS. System

Slalom, originally released as VS. Slalom, is a skiing sports video game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo in 1986 for the Nintendo VS. System in arcades. It was then released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in March 1987 and in Europe later that year. The player races in a series of downhill slalom skiing runs while navigating past flags and obstacles before time expires. It was developed by Tim and Chris Stamper and its music was composed by David Wise.

Slalom is the first NES game developed outside Japan and the Stamper brothers' first game released under the Rare brand. Reviews from the 1980s found Slalom unrealistic, but largely appreciated its graphics and animations, and the original arcade version received praise for its innovative ski controls. In contrast, AllGame's retrospective review called the game poorly made and rushed. Slalom was released in Rare's 2015 Rare Replay compilation for Xbox One.