

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.
SportActionComedyskiingtime limitsnowhigh scoresnowboardingpunksCommodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, spare and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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- Platforms
- Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- Ultra Games, Palcom, Electronic Arts
- Released
- December 31, 1990
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 6.4/10 from 19 ratings.
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