- Winter Games
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title = Winter Games
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developer =Epyx
publisher =Epyx (US),US Gold (EU)
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released = 1986
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platforms =Amiga ,Apple II ,Atari ST ,Apple IIGS ,Amstrad CPC ,ZX Spectrum , PC,Atari 2600 ,Atari 7800 ,C64 ,NES ,Famicom Disk System
media =Floppy disk ,audio cassette , cartridge
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input = Keyboard,joystick "Winter Games" is a
sports video game developed byEpyx (and released in Europe byU.S. Gold ), based on sports featured in theWinter Olympic Games .A snow-and-ice themed follow-up to the highly successful "
Summer Games ", "Winter Games" was released in 1986 for theCommodore 64 and later ported to several popularhome computer s andvideo game console s of the 1980s.The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the "Epyx Winter Games" (there was no official IOC licensing in place) with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal.
Events
The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, but include some or all of the following:
*Alpine skiing
*Ski jumping
*Biathlon
*Bobsled
*Figure skating
*Speed skating
*Luge
*Freestyle skiing ; more precisely, the aerial skiing discipline, called "Hot Dog" in the game.The game allowed you to compete in all of the events sequentially, choose a few events, choose just one event, or practice an event.
Ports
"Winter Games" was ported to the
Amiga ,Apple II ,Atari ST , Apple IIGS,Amstrad CPC ,ZX Spectrum , and DOS computer platforms, and to theAtari 2600 ,Atari 7800 ,Nintendo NES, and theFamicom Disk System video game consoles. In 2004, it was featured as one of the games on theC64 Direct-to-TV .External links
*moby game|id=/winter-games|name="Winter Games"
*WoS game|id=0005693
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