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IGDB / 11675

Ski or Die

1990 64 / 100 Sport
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, in Show full summary

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.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

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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 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.

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Electronic Arts
Publisher
Ultra Games, Palcom, Electronic Arts
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Comedy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Nintendo Entertainment System 1991
  • DOS 1990
  • Amiga 1990
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1990
  • Nintendo Entertainment System 1990

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