Ski or Die

Released1990

Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Amiga
Nintendo Entertainment System

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.

Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Ultra Games, Palcom, Electronic Arts
Genres: Sport
Themes: Action, Comedy
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective: Third person
IGDB rating: 64 / 100 (19 ratings)