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2009-11-25, 10:48 AM #1

Chewbubba

Corrupting the Nation's Youth.

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http://xkcd.com/667/

I'd never heard of this game, and now (not surprisingly), the game's webhost is getting slammed.

"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."

2009-11-25, 10:54 AM #2

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

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You never heard of... SkiFree?

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2009-11-25, 11:00 AM #3

Mort-Hog

If moral relativism is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Posts: 4,192

Man, I remember SkiFree! That game was awesome. Did it come with Windows 98? I want to play it now. The official site is down, and I tried to find an alternate host but some spyware virus-ridden site is in the top results for Google 'skifree'. Beware.

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2009-11-25, 11:04 AM #4

need help

Please? Anyone?

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Haha, I remember that game and the evil guy. I never knew about 'F' either. Wasn't it just a game where you kept going downhill, and downhill, and downhill some more?

2009-11-25, 11:17 AM #5

Wookie06

Administrator

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SkiFree was included in the start-programs-(accessories?)-games menu on my Windows 95 machine, I believe. Along with some simple Microsoft golf game, solitaire, and minesweeper. Don't remember anything else of the top of my head.

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2009-11-25, 11:24 AM #6

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

I assumed it was a game like that, even though I don't think I ever played it.

The games of the Windows (95?) Plus pack were gracious though. Especially Chip's Challenge. And who remembers that "Hover" game some editions of Windows 95 had? 'twas neat

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2009-11-25, 11:25 AM #7

Baconfish

ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER

Posts: 18,004

Never heard of it.

nope.

2009-11-25, 11:28 AM #8

The MAZZTer

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Posts: 6,095

I have SkiFree on my thumb drive, you heathens.

It was originally for Windows 3.11 as part of a commercial games pack by Microsoft but the author has retained the rights and released a native Windows 32-bit version for free.

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:BzjOYscb-6MJ:ski.ihoc.net/+skifree&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Google Cache of the page if the page won't load.

Also TI-89/9x clone: http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/216/21605.html

2009-11-25, 11:51 AM #9

Michael MacFarlane

Unwitting troll accomplice

Posts: 8,272

I remember exactly where I was when I first saw someone get past the monster. It was magical.

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2009-11-25, 11:54 AM #10

Antony

(Still) On 13 week vacation
LAWL

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Originally posted by FastGamerr:

And who remembers that "Hover" game some editions of Windows 95 had? 'twas neat

Yes!

That game was badass.

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2009-11-25, 12:31 PM #11

mscbuck

"You Would Have Been BALEETED..."

Posts: 3,897

I always played SkiFree at this really ****ty ****ty computer store by me. They always had it on all the computers out for display.

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2009-11-25, 12:40 PM #12

DSettahr

to wound the autumnal city.

Posts: 5,313

It boggles my mind the number of people who've posted in this thread that they've never heard of SkiFree.

2009-11-25, 12:56 PM #13

Detty

Britlandish

Posts: 5,649

SkiFree was good, Chip's Challenge was better.

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2009-11-25, 1:03 PM #14

Pommy

Lommy Dommy

Posts: 5,773

Pipe dream was better

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2009-11-25, 1:09 PM #15

Brian

Administrator

Posts: 7,886

I didn't like any of the games mentioned so far (well except the hover one). I did enjoy JezzBall though.

2009-11-25, 1:14 PM #16

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

I just played JezzBall and Maxwell's Maniac.... yeah I still have that game pack on my HD :|

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2009-11-25, 1:40 PM #17

Detty

Britlandish

Posts: 5,649

The guy who originally made Pipe Mania (ported to other systems as Pipe Dreams) used to be my boss, I've also met (had drinks with, technnically) the people who made Fantasy World Dizzy.

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2009-11-25, 1:57 PM #18

Darkjedibob

From Accounting

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I never knew about 'F', but I used to play it all the time when we got our Windows 3.11 machine

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2009-11-25, 2:12 PM #19

Emon

Imon, umon...everymon!

Posts: 19,022

Hmm, F seems to speed you up only sometimes?

Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.

2009-11-25, 3:31 PM #20

llibja

RotM_igotissues

Posts: 2,005

works all the time for me

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2009-11-25, 7:49 PM #21

Yecti

Actually That Big

Posts: 4,084

Originally posted by FastGamerr:

Hover was amazing. I keep my 95 CD around just so I can install it from time to time. Works fine under XP... Haven't tried it on Vista or Win7 though.

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2009-11-25, 8:02 PM #22

Darth

heh.

Posts: 2,763

Ahhh, back in the days when MS used to sneak Weezer music videos into their installation CDs.

2009-11-26, 7:49 AM #23

Mort-Hog

If moral relativism is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Posts: 4,192

Woo, site is back up! I got SkiFree. Awesome game. I'm sure I spotted a tree moving! I don't remember that from back in the day.

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. " - Bertrand Russell
The Triumph of Stupidity in Mortals and Others 1931-1935

2009-11-26, 8:17 AM #24

Chewbubba

Corrupting the Nation's Youth.

Posts: 4,034

I too thought I saw a tree moving, but dismissed the idea.

"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."

2009-11-26, 11:56 AM #25

Darkjedibob

From Accounting

Posts: 4,280

Originally posted by Mort-Hog:

Woo, site is back up! I got SkiFree. Awesome game. I'm sure I spotted a tree moving! I don't remember that from back in the day.

I noted it for the first time last night, and I also don't remember seeing it before. I know you can make the dog pee, but moving trees is a new one for me.

Also, were there always two monsters? I only remember being hunted by the one.

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2009-11-26, 5:47 PM #26

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

I loved skifree. And I never knew about this F key thing! Argh!

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2009-11-26, 7:40 PM #27

Deadman

twitches

Posts: 6,222

Hehe, I got to the official site before it went down.
I had no idea about the F thing, it feels like cheating using that after all this time.

You can't judge a book by it's file size

2009-11-26, 8:12 PM #28

Squirrel King

NEVER.

Posts: 5,369

Yea, I never knew about the F thing but I managed to get past him once in a while with a good set of jumps.

2009-11-26, 8:15 PM #29

Emon

Imon, umon...everymon!

Posts: 19,022

I did a jump and landed right on the snowman, it was pretty lame.

Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.