Retro Video Gamer

Let's look at another sport that many folks enjoy, Skiing!  How has it fared among retro system?  Well, let's start with two games for the ...

[align=center:37n9jrcx][size=180]Atari 2600[/size]

Skiing
Atari 2600 - Skiing (//http)

Ski Run
Ski Run for the Atari 2600 (//http)

Ski Hunt
Ski Hunt for the Atari 2600 (//http)[/align:37n9jrcx]

Though these games are different as to why they implement skiing, I think Ski Hunt is the better of the three.  It has in-game music and better graphics. 

Are the second 2 games homebrew? Never heard of them! 

No, these are games from the '80s.  Ski Run was released by Suntek and Ski Hunt was released by Home Vision.  They originally were both PAL games.  You can find information about them at Atarimania: Ski Run (//http) & Ski Hunt (//http).

Quote from: "TrekMD"No, these are games from the '80s.  Ski Run was released by Suntek and Ski Hunt was released by Home Vision.  They originally were both PAL games.  You can find information about them at Atarimania: Ski Run (//http) & Ski Hunt (//http).

Blimey! I had never heard of them! Will have to check them out sometime.

 

I have Ski Hunt, a conversion from the PAL version to NTSC, but it has constant screen roll so I can't really play it. 

Ski Run looks terrible, but Ski Hunt is very impressive! Great music and graphics.

Agreed. Ski Hunt is pretty fun!

[align=center:ft2flzh5][size=180]Intellivision[/size][/align:ft2flzh5]

[align=center:ft2flzh5]Skiing
Mattel Intellivision - US Ski (//http)

Mountain Madness! Super Pro Skiing
Mountain Madness! Super Pro Skiing - Intellivision (//http)[/align:ft2flzh5]

[align=center:18zv372p][size=240]Sinclair ZX Spectrum[/size]

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/Ski.gif)
Ski - By Load 'n' Run

(http://tametechy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/horaceskiing.jpg)
Horace Goes Skiing - By Psion

(http://images.eurogamer.net/articles//a/8/9/7/8/4/Eddie03.bmp.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/91)
Eddie Edwards Super Ski - By Loriciels

(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/K-kvutSMQj8/hqdefault.jpg)
Professional Ski Simulator - By Codemasters

(http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/133980-cassette-50-zx-spectrum-screenshot-a-random-ski-jump-betting.png)
Ski Jump - By Cascade Games

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/a/AdelbodenSki-Weltcup1986.gif)
Adelboden Ski-Weltcup 1986 - By Load 'n' Run

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/SkiRun_2.gif)
Ski Run - By Cascade Games

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/SkiRun.gif)
Ski Run - By ZX Computing

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/Ski-Run.gif)
Ski-Run - By Spectrum Computing

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/SkiStar2000.gif)
Ski Star 2000 - By Richard Shepherd Software

(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/SunglassSamGoesAlpineSkiing.gif)
Sunglass Sam Goes Alpine Skiing - By Spectrum Computing[/align:18zv372p]

That's a lot of skiing games for the Spectrum! 

[align=center:r091kmz8][size=240]Atari Jaguar[/size]

Val D'Isere gameplay on the Jaguar (//http)[/align:r091kmz8]

[align=center:2q5ez3am][size=180]Odyssey 2/VideoPac[/size][/align:2q5ez3am]

[align=center:2q5ez3am]Alpine Skiing
Quick Clips - Odyssey 2 - 002 - Alpine Skiing! (//http)[/align:2q5ez3am]

Never played Alpine Skiing. I really like two player action. Looks like some Snow Rash action at the end. Really Cool!!!!

[align=center:a68gmg46][size=240]Atari ST[/size]

(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/3d_ski_4.gif)
3-D Ski - By Wacko Software

(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/advanced_ski_simulator_3.gif)
Advanced Ski Simulator - By Codemasters

(http://www.atarimania.com/st/screens/super_ski_8.gif)
Eddie Edwards Super Ski - By Microids

(http://lgd.fatal-design.com/data/shots/763.gif)
Harris Goes Skiing - By Ollysoft

(http://homeoftheunderdogs.net/games/s/superski2/superski2.jpg)
Downhill Challenge - By Broderbund[/align:a68gmg46]

Horace Goes Skiing = classic gaming.

What the hell is Harris goes Skiing. That's wrong in everyway lol.

[align=center:pbnh186j][size=240]Nintendo 64[/size]

Big Mountain 2000 Game Sample - N64 (//http)

[url=http]Snowboard Kids (N64) Gameplay (//http)

Snowboard Kids 2 | Nintendo 64 | 1/2 | Gameplay (//http)

Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding | Nintendo 64 | Gameplay (//http)[/align:pbnh186j]

[align=center:nspojlpw][size=180]Nintendo Entertainment System[/size]

Ski or Die
SKI OR DIE NES GAME PLAY (//http)

Slalom
Salom (nes) gameplay (//http)

Heavy Shreddin'
Heavy Shreddin' - NES Gameplay (//http)[/align:nspojlpw]

[align=center:17a5vrf7][size=240]Atari XL/XE[/size]

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/downhill_2.gif)
Downhill - By APX

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/giant_slalom_artworx_2.gif)
Giant Slalom - By Artworx

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/MogulManiac_3.gif)
Mogul Maniac - By Amiga

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/mountain_skiing.gif)
Mountain Skiing - By Antic

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/olympic_skier_4.gif)
Olympic Skier - By Americana

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/ski_weltcup_5.gif)
Ski Weltcup - By Ariola

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/skiing_centaursoft_2.gif)
Skiing - By Centaursoft

(http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/screens/superski3D_3.gif)
Super Ski 3D - By AMC Verlag

(http://gury.atari8.info/image_folder/s/ski_run_3.png)
Ski Run - By Virgin[/align:17a5vrf7]

Two questions:

1. Who is Val d'Isere? I have the game but never knew who it was named for, as far as being of any importance.

2. Does anyone know why the embedded videos on this site only display as a full green screen whenever I play them through the RVG link. If I select to play them directly through youtube, they play fine, allowing me to see the actual video and not a green screen. I am using Firefox browser.

Quote from: "sloan"Two questions:

1. Who is Val d'Isere? I have the game but never knew who it was named for, as far as being of any importance.

2. Does anyone know why the embedded videos on this site only display as a full green screen whenever I play them through the RVG link. If I select to play them directly through youtube, they play fine, allowing me to see the actual video and not a green screen. I am using Firefox browser.

1. This reminds me of a very funny story, when I was younger our next door neighbour bought Val D'Isere and my brother asked him if he knew who "he" was. Our neighbour John replied "yes of course he is a brilliant skier, I have watched him loads of times". Val D'Isere is a skiing resort in France - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-d'Is%C3%A8re (//http)

2. I use Google Chrome and have never had a problem.

I like that Mogul Maniac by Amiga because of the first-person perspective of the game.  Not a frequent thing for this type of retro game.

[align=center:1vquusw9][size=240]Nintendo Game Boy Color[/size]

SkiFree Music - Game Boy Color (Microsoft Entertainment Pack) (//http)

Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarding (Game Boy) Review (//http)

Game Boy Color MTV Sports Pure Ride (//http)[/align:1vquusw9]

[align=center:1hq7p78v][size=240]Nintendo Game Boy Advance[/size]

SSX Tricky (GBA) Gameplay (//http)

Disney Sports Snowboarding Game Boy Gameplay_2003_02_06 (//http)

SSX 3 GBA (//http)

GameBoy Advance - ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002 Intro (//http)[/align:1hq7p78v]

That's a lot of GBA games of this type!  Nice!

[align=center:2mbqlu2t][size=240]Super Nintendo[/size]

Winter Extreme Skiing and Snowboarding (SNES) Gameplay (//http)

Waku Waku Ski Wonder Spur SNES Longplay わくわくスキー わんだぁシュプール SFC ローングプレー (//http)

【SFC】 スーパーファミリーゲレンデ (Super Family Gerende) - SUPER FAMICOM - 1998 (//http)

Winter Gold SNES (//http)[/align:2mbqlu2t]

[align=center:15hph3ow][size=180]Sega Saturn[/size][/align:15hph3ow]

[align=center:15hph3ow]Winter Heat
Winter Heat - Sega Saturn (//http)[/align:15hph3ow]

[align=center:38g71gve]Steep Slope Sliders. SEGA Saturn (//http)[/align:38g71gve]

[align=center:ch1p2maa][size=180]Commodore 64[/size]

Ski
C64 Longplay - Ski (//http)

World Games Ski Slalom
C64 World Games Ski Slalom - 44:24 - (//http)

The Games Winter Edition - Cross Country Skiing
The Games Winter Edition - Cross Country Skiing (//http)

Super Ski - The Downhill Simulator
Super Ski - The Downhill Simulator (2006 Manic Mailman Software) (//http)[/align:ch1p2maa]

[align=center:3pau8iv0][size=240]Sega Dreamcast[/size]

Rippin' Riders Game Sample - Dreamcast (//http)

Dreamcast (PAL) - SnoCross (//http)

Snow Surfers Dreamcast (//http)[/align:3pau8iv0]

Those Dreamcast games look pretty awesome! 

I'm coming back to this to post another 2600 game that I just found out was made that is also about skiing.  This game is done in a first-person perspective, which is impressive for the 2600.  The game is Mogul Maniac!

[align=center:2mm9m8i4]Let's Play Mogul Maniac (Atari 2600) (//http)[/align:2mm9m8i4]

I posted the A8 version of this on the previous page, I just found about the 2600 version today too when I saw it on Video Game Critic. I believe it's a prototype that was never released.

Apparently it was released with some special controller called The Joyboard.  The game and the Joyboard can be found on Ebay. 

[align=center:8ogu9yy2](http://www.nerdko.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pack-in-Atari-2600-Amiga-Joyboard.gif)[/align:8ogu9yy2]

Oh wow! I stand corrected! That looks incredibly cool!

That controller certainly looks quite appropriate for this game.  I wonder if it also worked with the A8 version.

Quote from: "TrekMD"That controller certainly looks quite appropriate for this game.  I wonder if it also worked with the A8 version.

Same joystick hardware so most likely!

Perhaps they sold the game with the controller for the A8 as well.  The A8 version, of course, looks nicer than the 2600 version but that comes as no surprise. 

[align=center:fqozvuns][size=240]CBS ColecoVision[/size]

Skiing - Colecovision (//http)[/align:fqozvuns]