 Slalom was originally released in 1986 in the arcades as part of the Nintendo VS . System and was titled Vs . Slalom . This release featured an upright cabinet , a joystick , one jump button , monaural sound , and standard raster graphics . There was also an optional controller upgrade that featured two physical ski poles and shortened skis that the player could stand on and use to control the skier onscreen . The NES version was released by Nintendo in North America in March 1987 and in Europe on October 15 , 1987 . Slalom was Rare 's first video game developed as a new company . It was also the Stamper brothers ' first video game console release . 
