80–85.The statement did not give details on the cause of death for Richardson, who suffered a head injury when she fell on a beginner's trail during a private ski lesson at the luxury Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. It was in development for 12 months before it was cancelled. However, due to Criterion having issues with Electronic Arts, the game was cancelled in 2003 in favor of. In 2002, Criterion Games, creators of the Burnout series, was working on a Skate or Die remake or sequel for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Ski or Die retained the multi-event format while Skate or Die 2 veered into "adventure" territory. In 2007, the NES version was re-released for Nintendo's Virtual Console service in Europe (excluding France) and Australia.Ī winterized sequel, Ski or Die, was released in 1989 for the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, PC, and NES, and a true sequel, Skate or Die 2 was published in 1990 for the NES. The reviewers gave the game 2 out of 5 stars.
The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The game sold just over 100,000 copies between its release date and the end of the NES era. For Konami's NES port, Kouji Murata composed an arranged version of the tune for the NES's Ricoh 2A03 sound chip. Composed by Rob Hubbard, it has become a popular tune among modern fans of SID music and remixers of such tunes.
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The C64 version of Skate or Die! was also well liked for its introductory music, a catchy rock-flavored tune with digital samples that took full advantage of the SID chip's capabilities. Yung Min Choi reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Skate or Die is an enjoyable game for teenage board freaks who cannot get enough radical action on the cement or "over-the-hill" adults who don't want to risk their lives and limbs to experience the simulated thrill of this action sport." Trip Hawkins also hired Rob Hubbard to come over from England to compose the title screen music. The idea for a skateboarding style game came from Producer Don Traeger, who had been inspired by a coin-operated skateboarding game from Atari called 720°.
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Trip Hawkins found out about these programmers leaving Epyx and reached out to hire these programmers for the purpose of producing a sports series of games. Right around the same time, several Epyx programmers and graphic artists quit over Epyx' decision to bring Atari Corporation in to market and manufacture their console project (later known as the Atari Lynx). He decided to hire programmers to make a game that would cash in on this success. DevelopmentĮlectronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins was looking for a way to capitalize off of the success of the Epyx sports games, but at the time, only being a publishing/distributing company, there was little he could do. Poseur Pete challenges beginners and Aggro Eddie takes on intermediate players, leaving Lester with the advanced pros. In the joust, Lester and his two cronies await the skater.
Four characters were featured in Skate or Die!: Rodney Recloose, a wild man with a purple mohawk and a Marine Corps tattoo (and a facial resemblance to comedian Rodney Dangerfield) who runs a skateshop in the game, and his son Bionic Lester, an even wilder kid with a green flattop, who the player character was able to take on in the joust and the downhill jam. The joust, which was a hand-to-hand knockout competition (literally and figuratively), all of the event winners were decided by a point system. The pool joust, downhill jam, and the downhill race (in two player mode only) were all head to head, while the ramp events were single player. The game featured two ramp events - the freestyle ramp and the high jump, two downhill events - the downhill race (in a park setting) and the downhill jam (in a street setting), and the pool joust. When the events are challenged sequentially, up to eight players could sign up to participate. In the style of the Epyx "Games" series, players can compete in five different skateboarding events, either individually or sequentially. The Atari ST conversion was contracted to Codemasters, who contracted Kinetic Designs to do the work.
It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) by Konami, and published by Ultra Games. Skate or Die! is a skateboarding game released by Electronic Arts in 1987 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, and IBM Compatibles running MS-DOS. Michael Kosaka Stephen Landrum David BunchĬomputers October 1987 NES Virtual ConsoleĪpple II, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, C64, NES, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Virtual Console (EU and AUS only)
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