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Ski or Die (1990)

Ski or Die cover
Developer
Electronic Arts
Publisher
Ultra Games, Palcom, Electronic Arts
Platforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Sport
Rating
3.2 of 5, 19 player ratings

How it feels

Zany winter sports party game with five snowy minigames for up to six competitive players.

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About

Ski or Die is a 1990 winter sports game by Electronic Arts for the Amiga, NES, MS-DOS and Commodore 64. It consisted of 5 minigames which could be played individually or in a set sequentially. Up to 6 players could compete against each other via hotseat in 4 of the minigames, and semi-hotseat in 1 of them (up to two players at a time). The sports and activities depicted in the minigames are halfpipe-snowboarding, inflatable sled racing, aerial skiing, downhill skiing and snowball fights. The DOS port featured Roland MT-32, AdLib and beeper music and sound effects and ran at 15 FPS.

Screenshots

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