Ski or Die
Ski or Die is a 1990 winter sports game by Electronic Arts for the Amiga, NES, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. It consists of five minigames which can be played individually or in a set sequentially. Up to six players can compete against each other via hotseat in four of the minigames, and semi-hotseat in one of them (up to two players at a time).
Ski or Die
- Date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ultra Games
- Language
- English
- Genre
- skiing video game
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Ski or Die is a 1990 winter sports game by Electronic Arts for the Amiga, NES, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. It consists of five minigames which can be played individually or in a set sequentially. Up to six players can compete against each other via hotseat in four of the minigames, and semi-hotseat in one of them (up to two players at a time).
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The minigames are halfpipe-snowboarding, inflatable sled racing, aerial skiing, downhill skiing, and snowball fights. The shopkeeper was represented by Rodney Dangerfield. The MS-DOS port supports Roland MT-32 and AdLib audio.
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• Title — Ski or Die • Developer — Electronic Arts Konami (NES) • Publisher — Electronic Arts Ultra Games (NES) Palcom Software (NES) • Platforms — Amiga, NES, MS-DOS, Commodore 64 • Released — 1990 • Genre — Skiing, winter sports • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Series — Skate or Die • Composer — Rob Hubbard
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• Illustration — PC and NES versions of Snowboard Halfpipe event.
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