Winter Olympics
| Winter Olympics Winter Events | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Kingsoft |
| Publisher | Kingsoft |
| Senior Developer | Udo Gertz |
| composer | Brigitte Gertz |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
September 1986 |
| platform | Atari 8-bit , Commodore 264 series , MSX |
| genre | Sports simulation |
| Subject | winter Olympics |
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer |
| control | Keyboard , joystick |
| medium | cassette |
| language | English |
| information | supports turbo tape |
Winter Olympics is a sports simulation in which various winter sports can be played on computers.
Gameplay
After selecting a game mode (all disciplines, individual disciplines, exercise), entering a name, nationality and number of players (1–4), the opening ceremony is held and the game begins.
The following sports are available:
- Departure (not on Atari 8-bit computers)
- Biathlon (5 variants)
- Bobsleigh
- Speed skating
- slalom
- Ski jumping (3 variants)
Then the winner is crowned and the highscore table is displayed. The high score can be saved.
reception
Winter Olympics received consistently positive ratings and is now considered a classic for the Commodore 264 series (consisting of the C16 , C116 and Plus / 4 ).
- Happy Computer 9/86: 84% (graphics 87%, sound 68%)
"In our opinion, the Winter Olympics is the best C16 game that is currently on the market."
Remarks
The music of the opening ceremony is based on the theme melody of the TV series Dallas , while speed skating it is reminiscent of P. Lion's Happy Children . The game was programmed entirely in machine language . The sales price was in the inexpensive range (so-called “budget titles”) at 19.95 DM or £ 7.95.
There are unmistakable parallels to Winter Games from Epyx . In English-speaking countries it was published under the title Winter Events and was distributed by Anco Software .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commodore 264 series - C64 Wiki. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Retro Gamer editorial team: Retro Gamer Spezial 2/2017 - C64: Everything about the legendary bread bin C64 . Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95788-165-6 ( google.de [accessed on February 5, 2019]).
- ↑ Kingsoft - The Kings of German Home Computer Games - VSG. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Winter Olympics - reviews of the Amiga Joker, ASM, Power Play, PC Joker, Play Time, Happy Computer. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ p. 147
- ↑ Winter Events - Software Details - Plus / 4 World. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ OGDB - Winter Olympics (1986). Retrieved February 5, 2019 .