Winter Olympiad 88 for the Atari 8-bit family

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Published on May 11, 2014 12:21:42 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKaq5Cztjs

Game:

Winter Challenge: World Class Competition (1988)

Duration: 19:28

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Came also out for:

Amiga
Apple II
Atari ST
BBC Micro
Commodore 64
DOS
Electron
ZX Spectrum


Game description:

This is a winter sports game that lets you compete in five Olympic events: Downhill skiing, Biathlon, Slalom, Ski Jump and Bob Sled. It is very similar to offerings like Winter Games from Epyx.

In Downhill skiing, you must avoid the obstacles and make it to the bottom of the hill, by swerving left and right and adjusting your speed by pushing the joystick forward and back. The Slalom is similar, involving skiing around flags.

In the ski jump, you must position the skis for a proper landing. In the bobsled event, you must carefully control the angles so your bobsled doesn't flip. The Biathlon event combines skiing to shooting ranges and shooting the targets archery-style.


What I think:

This is an okay version.

I had to get used to Slalom and I hate that the bobsleigh takes so long....

... I also hate the first event.