Gonna have a go of this. Does it include the vicious pain of cracking my skull on the cold hard snow with the humiliation of a gang of 6 year olds slaloming past me? I hope not. posted by Elmore at 7:48 AM on December 4, 2009
Yeah, pretty much. I'm crap at this too. posted by Elmore at 7:49 AM on December 4, 2009
... yet I keep playing... posted by Elmore at 7:57 AM on December 4, 2009
Elmore, welcome to the beauty of SkiFree. posted by Pope Guilty at 8:00 AM on December 4, 2009
Heh. This is an appropriate way to waste time on a Friday where the office will probably close early do to snowfall (in Texas!). posted by Burhanistan at 8:17 AM on December 4, 2009
filthy light thief, you have truly made my day sir. posted by deezil at 8:19 AM on December 4, 2009
wait, you can outrun the monster? fuck. posted by nathancaswell at 8:27 AM on December 4, 2009
Holy crap, I was just looking at the old SkiFree post the other day. Anybody else inspired by xkcd?
This is an appropriate way to waste time on a Friday where the office will probably close early do to snowfall (in Texas!).
Goddamn Texas weather. posted by kmz at 8:33 AM on December 4, 2009
Oh wait, that was your last link. Oops. posted by kmz at 8:33 AM on December 4, 2009
Anyone remember an even older ski (slalom?) game? One would be able to program it with a one-liner using BASIC on an Apple II computer. This would have been back in the mid 80s. posted by bitteroldman at 9:25 AM on December 4, 2009
fucking xkcd taught me the other day that you can press f to outrun the monster. wtf. posted by shmegegge at 9:31 AM on December 4, 2009
i wasted countless hours playing ski stunt simulator in high school. easily the most addictive game of my life. posted by notnathan at 9:53 AM on December 4, 2009
As much as I played SkiFree, I just can't bring myself around to nostalgic about it. posted by cmoj at 9:55 AM on December 4, 2009
I prefer to think that I am actually playing the monster, and the game is all about delivering a delicious skier into my mouth. This way, I always win. posted by Metroid Baby at 10:02 AM on December 4, 2009 [2 favorites]
And all those times I run into trees, I'm making the meal more tender. posted by filthy light thief at 10:42 AM on December 4, 2009
Skifree was awesome. It was no GORILLA.BAS, but it was awesome. posted by bondcliff at 10:46 AM on December 4, 2009 [1 favorite]
Ah, GORILLA.BAS. First computer game I ever played, first program I ever modified. That really does bring back memories.
SkiFree was a pretty awesome little game, although for some reason I always preferred the Slalom course to the Freestyle. The game was even better for the easter eggs hidden in it. For example, the monster is above you as well - walk up the hill about 100m, and nom nom nom. posted by ZsigE at 12:12 PM on December 4, 2009
For example, the monster is above you as well - walk up the hill about 100m, and nom nom nom.
From what I understand, the original SkiFree was circular - get past the "end" and you're back at the beginning. posted by filthy light thief at 1:40 PM on December 4, 2009
I have the honor of knowing the author of SkiFree, Chris Pirih posted by MikeHoegeman at 2:28 PM on December 4, 2009
posted by filthy light thief at 7:19 AM on December 4, 2009