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SkiFree is a single-player skiing computer game created by Chris Pirih and released with Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows 3.0 in October 1991. The player controls a skier on a mountain slope, avoiding obstacles while racing against time or performing stunts for points, depending on the game mode.
Skiing was promoted via a 30-second TV commercial featuring a man demonstrating how to play the game (including the various obstacles into which a player can crash), while speaking in a stereotypical French accent. The commercial ends with a close-up of the game box, with the man's voice heard off-screen (now speaking in a general American ...
Val d'Isère Skiing and Snowboarding is a winter sports game that uses a behind-the-view perspective, similar to Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme: Skiing & Snowboarding. When racing down the skiing trails, the player can accelerate, turn, stop, jump, decelerate and make sharp turns either when accelerating or decelerating. The players can choose ...
There are three different modes to choose from: a single-player Championship, a 2-player Multiplayer mode, and Time Attack. The player can edit their selected racer's loadout of snowboard/skis and clothing to compliment or detriment their various stats. There are three race types: Free Ride, slalom and Giant slalom. On top of trying to beat ...
Computer Entertainer gave the game a score of 3 out of 4, stating: "There’s nothing serious here, from the funny-looking skier to the messages which your ski instructor indicates to you. Including the construction set gives the game the extra added fun that makes the difference" [8] The game sold 1,000 copies.
SSX Snowboarder was a plug 'n' play game made by RADICA with EA Sports and Play TV which was a full game and controller in one. With AV cables plugged into the TV or VCR unit and 4xAA batteries in the base unit the players were able to play with the snowboard controller to make it like they were actually snowboarding.
Skiing (released as U. S. Ski Team Skiing) is a sports video game produced by Mattel and released for its Intellivision video game system in 1980. [2] Up to six players compete individually on either a downhill or slalom course to see who can finish the fastest.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Sega Ski Super G on their February 15, 1997 issue as being the fourth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month. [1] Next Generation noted that the game's cabinet is physically demanding, particularly because the foot pedals are slanted, requiring players to lean forward, but highly praised the game's sense of speed, pacing, aggressive opponents, rigorous ...