Winter Games
| Winter Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Epyx | ||
| Publisher | US gold | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1985 | ||
| platform | Amiga , Apple II , Atari ST , Apple IIGS , Amstrad CPC , ZX Spectrum , PC, Atari 2600 , Atari 7800 , Nintendo NES , Famicom Disk System , C64 Direct-to-TV | ||
| genre | Sports simulation | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer ( 8 players ) | ||
| control | joystick | ||
| medium | Floppy disk , module , cassette | ||
| language | English | ||
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| information | Popular sports simulation | ||
Winter Games is a sports computer game developed in 1985 by the game company Epyx (published in Europe by US Gold ).
Winter Games, which was a successor to Summer Games , was first published for the Commodore 64 and later ported to other home computers and game consoles. The game was designed for up to eight players who could accept different countries. Everyone could try to get first place in the different winter sports. The game was released for the following systems: Amiga , Apple II , Atari ST , Apple IIGS , Amstrad CPC , ZX Spectrum , PC, Atari 2600 , Atari 7800 , Nintendo NES and the Famicom Disk System . In 2004 it was released again on the C64 Direct-to-TV .
Ironstone, Magnussoft and System 3 are currently licensed to use the Epyx name. As a result, games are currently appearing again for various platforms, whose name and design are based on the original.
There are up to eight different sports to choose from:
- Alpine (Alpine skiing)
- Jumping (ski jumping)
- Biathlon (biathlon)
- Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh)
- Figure skating (Figure skating)
- Speed skating (speed skating)
- Luge (Luge)
- Freestyle skiing (also called "Hot Dog Aerials" in the game)
Web links
- Winter Games at MobyGames (English)
- Test report Winter Games at Kultboy
- Winter Games on NES HQ
- Game screenshots
- Winter Games: Package and Manual Scans Covers of the winter games pack, description and screenshots on c64sets.com
- Ferrell, Keith (December 1987). "The Commodore Games That Live On And On" . Compute's Gazette No. 54, page 20