Alpine Ski

Alpine Ski
In-game screenshot
Developer(s)	Taito
Publisher(s)	Taito
Platforms	Arcade Game
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Skiing
Mode(s)	Single player, 2-player
Arcade system	Taito SJ System hardware
CPU	Z80
Sound	Sound CPU : Z80, Sound Chips : AY8910 + DAC
Display	Vertical, Raster, 224 x 256 pixels, 64 colors

Alpine Ski (アルパイン・スキ一) is an Alpine skiing arcade game, released by Taito in 1981.

Description

The player controls a skier, who can move left, right, or increase forward speed. The aim is to maneuver a skier through a downhill ski course, a slalom course, and a ski jumping competition in the shortest time possible. Two players can compete against each other.

On November 23, 1982, Eric Olofson holds the official World Record for this game with 500,774 points at Earth Station One Arcade in Antioch, Ca.

Alpine Ski is available on the Taito Legends 2 compilation.

External links

• Alpine Ski at the Killer List of Videogames
• Alpine Ski at Arcade History
• Alpine Ski at GameFAQs

References

• http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3825&vi=634 - Twin Galaxies Scoreboard for Alpine Ski