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{{Header Nav|game=Winter Games | {{Header Nav|game=Winter Games}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
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|image=Winter Games box.jpg | |||
|title=Winter Games | |title=Winter Games | ||
|developer=[[Epyx]] | |developer=[[Epyx]] | ||
|publisher=[[Epyx]] | |publisher=[[Epyx]] | ||
| | |year=1986 | ||
|systems={{syslist|a2|apple2gs|a2600|a7800|atarist|c64|amiga|msx|msdos|cpc|fds|nes|zx|wii}} | |||
|genre=[[Sports]] | |genre=[[Sports]] | ||
|players=1-8 | |players=1-8 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |||
|preceded by=[[Summer Games]] | |preceded by=[[Summer Games]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Wikipedia}} | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
'''''Winter Games''''' is a sports game developed by [[Epyx]] (and released in Europe by [[U.S. Gold]]), based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. | '''''Winter Games''''' is a sports game developed by [[Epyx]] (and released in Europe by [[U.S. Gold]]), based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. A snow-and-ice themed follow-up to the highly successful ''[[Summer Games]]'', ''Winter Games'' was released in 1986 for the [[Commodore 64]] and later ported to several popular home computers and consoles 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. | |||
''Winter Games'' was ported to the [[Commodore Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Apple IIGS|Apple II<small>GS</small>]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]], [[MSX]], and [[MS-DOS]] computer platforms, and to the [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 7800]] video game consoles. In 1987, [[Pony Canyon]] published a conversion of the game for the [[Family Computer Disk System]], which features the only departure from the Epyx box atrwork design (see below). This version was converted to cartridge form and released in North America on the [[NES]] by [[Acclaim]]. In 2004, it was featured as one of the games on the [[C64 Direct-to-TV]]. In 2009, Nintendo released the game for play on the [[Wii Virtual Console]] in Europe. It is worth noting that the version released was the Commodore 64 version, and ''not'' the Famicom Disk System or NES version, which is considered inferior. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Winter Games FDS box.jpg| | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, but include some or all of the following: | The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, but include some or all of the following: | ||
* Alpine skiing | * Alpine skiing | ||
* Ski jumping | * Ski jumping | ||
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{{ToC}} | {{ToC}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Epyx]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sports]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
