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Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, developed by TOSE and published by LJN. It was part of that era where publishers tried to capture the feel of outdoor sports, often with mixed results, and this one stood out for its strange mix of skateboarding and surfing.

You control one of several characters, like Thrilla Gorilla, navigating through side-scrolling levels filled with ramps, obstacles, and other hazards. The main goal is simply to reach the end of each course without crashing, performing tricks like ollies and aerials to boost your score. The gameplay is split between wood, meaning skateboarding on land, and water, meaning surfing on waves, each with its own physics and challenges. It's not an easy game; the controls feel slippery, and timing your jumps requires patience. Playing it feels like constantly fighting against the game's own janky momentum.