Ski or Die (C64)

Ski or Die

Platform: Commodore 64 Year: 1990 Developer: Electronic Arts, Inc.

Ski or Die is a winter-themed extreme sports game in which the player can compete 5 different mini games:

• Acro Aerials: Ski down a ramp and score points by performing acrobatic jumps.
• Downhill Blitz: Downhill skiing event in which the player can make large jumps over chasms and perform stunts in the moguls section.
• Snowboard Half-Pipe: Put on your snowboard and score as much points as possible in a limited amount of time by performing tricks inside a half-pipe.
• Snowball Blast: First person snowball fight. Score points by taking out little that attack your snow fortress.
• Inner-Tube Trash: Two players descend a mountain in innertubes. Score points by picking up items, perforating your opponents tire with a knife or fork and finishing first.

Practice a single event or try the tournament. The tournament mode has hot-seat multiplayer support.

Screenshots

The title screen

Music

For 1990, an unknown composer, possibly David Warhol arranged Rob Hubbard's original music, which was written in assembly on an PC using AD2600.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Main Theme	Rob Hubbard	Unknown	2:10		Download
02	Downhill Blitz	Rob Hubbard	Unknown	1:04		Download
03	Snowboard Half-Pipe	Rob Hubbard	Unknown	1:28		Download
04	Inner-Tube Trash	Rob Hubbard	Unknown	1:20		Download

There are issues with the timing of this recording.

Credits

• Ripper: Unknown
• Recorder: Unknown
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Rob Hubbard
  • Not Credited Arranger: Unknown

(Game lacks audio credits.)

Game Rip

Format	Download

Audio Devices

This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip.

Releases

USA Title: Ski or Die Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1990-??-?? Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.     UK Title: Ski or Die Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1990-??-?? Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.