Feb 3, 2017 10:47 PM
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Old school game
courtesy17
I 'member
Apolenge
I had to stop playing this after a while. Too much stress.
TheBorzoi
For those who want to download and play it: https://ski.ihoc.net/
BrenShen
This and Chip's Challenge were the best.
WhitePhoenix
Oh and there's a mobile version of this game. Dunno if it's official but it plays decently too!
fanfaretaboo
That thing was the most terrifying thing I ever saw as a kid.
vikinglovechild
That dirty motherfucker...
JesseSlayer
This game gave me my 1st ragequit, which was quickly followed by the 1st time i got in trouble because of a game.
Saeryf
Ski-Free ftw.
Thoraxe123
"was that the thing from ski free?"
Yep sure was
BrowseBrowseBrowse
hot diggity damn doo daa now that hit the memory bank .
creamyclear
Oh my god.
delfinoloco
Wow throwback. Can we still play it? Anyone remember the name?
Skifree
Thanks!
MeSoDavey
And now I feel old.
Sorry about that
Carnot
https://xkcd.com/667/
SirLintalot
Chawzilla
I remember playing it a lot, but i couldn't tell you if i was any good at it. I'm not sure skill was a factor for this game.
CrispyNougat
I prefer rodent's revenge
DVSBSTrD
If 2016 was a creature
Bdzzp1
Yes
Very true
BloodyRain2k
Fuck that thing :< I've tried so much to get past it but nothing ever worked.
Nellas54
Ski Free :D
KoichiIsAGoodBoy
I Can Ski Free
existentialstew
I like to ski.
I watch PBG.
x2
Pmic1987
Did anyone else play math blaster as a kid?
Oh yea played that one as well. Can't leave out "Where in the World is Carmen Santiago"
ArrowheadCosplay
i played the shit out of where in time is carmen sandiego
voiceafx
Yeah! In fast mode, you could outrun the snowman and get 10+ chasing you.
ChrisRye
Legit scared the hell out of me as a kid
PresidentProTempore
https://youtu.be/Ps9fGo6iEyM
toystory2wasok4
It was practically survival horror
FuturamaIsAlwaysRelevant
Me too. Got intense anxiety when he showed up
justtwobrothers
I thought I was alone in that
judgmentday206
Remember Gorillas? Where you'd play as a gorilla on top of a building, input angle and velocity and throw exploding bananas at the opponent?
imakemasks
That game was the best.
Aegween
Omg. I have it on my laptop.
jadespider
Qbasic gaming, hell yeah
WhateverWhateverIDoWhatIWant
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas
Corona688
I remember this! I don't know why I was so awful at it, it's easy now :)
Because you didn't understand angles, at least that's my excuse.
juanchits
I can't find it anywhere!!!!!!!
Cheesecakecrush
Search for Scorched Earth
bisqwit
http://www.qbasic.net/ or http://www.qbasic.net/en/qbasi">.net/">http://www.qbasic.net/ or http://www.qbasic.net/en/qbasic-downloads/DOS/Windows-Solutions.htm Got everything you need. Including GORILLA.BAS
GloriousMonkfish
I genuinely didn't know about pressing the F key... I just relentlessly got eaten, over and over again
misskittypeach
Same. Fuck that yeti!
The original author actually has a recompiled version of the game that can run on modern windows systems.
Head here: https://ski.ihoc.net/
zerobandwidth
You are today's retro-gaming MVP.
cornystalk
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digdoug88
Never go straight down the hill.. hold the left or right direction and never get eaten
Yeah, NEVER once worked, the fucker ALWAYS came out of a tree within range, the best that this did was delay it by half a second or so.
TheGodsMustBeCrazy
Two year old me got eaten EVERY. TIME.
ohokyeah0
I thought getting eaten was hilarious. I guess I was demented as a kid.
JustusPost
Also press F to gain some speed.
ukkingwithyourshit
Are you fucking kidding me. I can't believe this. I don't know what to think of this new information
Magsnificent
WHY AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS?!!!!
soundguyg
wait... for real?
YourWaifuIsTrash
Yeah, most people didn't know about it, but you could use it to escape from the Yeti. Otherwise you had to just constantly veer to one side.
JKJM
How much speed?
CassVeXx
30 speed!
TheAntVenom
WHAT
Cyanide555
Tripled your speed. Bloody hard to control though
bedframe
I love watching this be revealed to people.
Beepity
Zyrixion
I sat in silence for an hour after I first read that comic. I couldn't believe I never knew.
ChuckZombie
PRESS F TO GAIN SOME SPEED!!!!
OH. THANKS.
AlxEverett
v
IlldowhatIwant
Or just press Shift to scare him off
no...really?
I just found out about the F to speed up. Is this real too?
WonderfunkJones
F works, not sure about the Shift thing.
ohapieceofcandy
And Chips Challenge or whatever it was called
Smead
Chip's Challenge was the SHIT.
Crims0nTider
Hello fellow 30-something year old!
WhyILoveYou
What the fuck is wrong with you 20s ppl? Nothing scary here
WaGreatimes
25. I remember being afraid of this game and hating it.
AnonOmis1000
23 here. I remember playing that.
Derpmano47
I'm 16 and I played that a lot
chumpakabra
26 here, pretty sure it came preinstalled on my first PC with Chips Challenge and Moles Quest
TheDepartmentofRedundancyDepartment
I'm 34! *high five*
Alomega
I'm 20, and i remember this...... V I V I D L Y
Evern
31 here. Played this and some game I can hardly remember that involved moving a yellow circle...the early 90's were weird.
flassk
hey, i'm just gonna ride this comment to get this link up where it belongs http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/473755
SafetyAdvocate
dirtehscandi
21!
Crayvid
I'm 20 and I remember this game
AnderCommander
Same! Thanks grandma's computer :')
LikeTotallyNotTheNSA
35 years checking in.
Not quite 30 right at the line though 29
Same here 30 in july...also fuck that guy(yeti)
theFIRSTroman
Just turned 27 and I remember this game lol
FartWafflez
Same here! Hit the 30 mark next month!
ElinborgTheViking
Me too :) Go March!
Thegodofunderworld
I am 19 and still remember playing it. But can't remember the name op.
Mannythebearpig
28 here reporting in
monkeysnob
I'm 24 and I played it a ton growing up
cleopatches
27 and I remember playing this... can't remember what it's called though
SelkieSirenSong
Ski Free
myusernameiscrazy
Same here 30 in June
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Me too, but 30 in September. Yay adults!
TheManEveryoneHatesToLove
No, but seriously, Im 33 years old. Played this game when it first came out and damn near broke a school computer because of this shit. lol
You sir just made me nestalgia.... FUCK THAT SHOW BASTARD!!!!
andreisokolov
I'm 25. I remember this game too. And chips challenge
Lalael
I still had one of the maze things memorized, last I checked. Loved Chips Challenge!
daddyissues91
Oh wow I forgot about chips challenge!
spuddwell
So many hours spent on that game. Don't think I ever beat the game tho. Anybody else?
I'm 32; an old lady. I played this game all the time as a kid!
Welcome to the club
mmurrbles
Come on now 32 isent old. I can't think of myself that way.
Haha, y'all are so old!.....shit, I'll be 32 in June.....haha, y'all are so young!
Age is in your heart. It's not a number. I'm 32, and I am old as fuck.
25, but my 28 bro remembers it more clearly.
69kittiez
Only 26 and I remember playing this. Addictinggames.com I believe
Godzalo
22 and I played the Fuck out of this when I was little. Probably my first computer game honestly.. anyone have the name?
What were you, 3?
DingleberryMcGee
Same! Swear it took 10 minutes just to boot up the Windows 98 PC
IAlwaysUpvoteRickAndMorty
26. Still have nightmares
rockshiv
28. Still have nightmares.
ifuckinglovesquirrels
Seriously, scared the crap outta me.
You still have them as well huh. Thought I was the only one
27, that game scarred me. That one and "Another World" (in part because our screen was crap and way darker than it should be)
octopuswithabaseballbat
Love that game. You get your big alien friend !
synapsestudent996
I feel weird being 16 and being bashed by nostalgia from playing this
gettinbucknasty
hello
dampsquib1
24 here, loved it but that monster would scare the hell out of me.
domenick91
I'm 25 and remember this game
wildfathom9
33, just give up after 29, it's not worth it.
Stardrummer21
22 years old here :) Grandparents had this on their PC for the grandkids.
CripplingDepresso
15. Living with an old PC was not so bad.
Xx11Rebecca11xX
Recently turned 17. Ski Free and Pinball were the best to play because the internet wasn't working :D
BurnsBaby
I'm 37, almost getting thete half way to 80....monster ate me too.
dxd2
40-something!
thefreem4n
33!
ReallyDontKnowWhatToWriteUpInHere
23!
BigAZNMan
I'm 27 and remember this very well.
inubaka879
20 but i played with dinosaurs as a kid
SirSkellingtonBonerLord
i'm gonna be 33 or 34 next month
Zeinox
I'm 20 and I remember this
docthrobulator
26 here, was very confused when that happened to me the first time
DW223
34 here haha. What was the name of this game? I can't remember
antiartificial
SkiFree
Impossibrew
26 here. yeti was a fucking asshole.
GeeksInk
16 here!
thehumbug
Ha! 24 here!
CyberCorsair
Same here, for 4 more days anyways. Fuck. Almost half way to fifty.... What am I doing with my life...
PigeonFace
18 and didn't play, what's the name?
pickyhat
18.
Thefluffernutter
Anything specific enough to help someone is going to be too specific to help everyone
RulesOfImgur
18 and no idea, enlighten me please
It's a game that came with older versions of Windows (think solitaire on XP) in which you ski down a hill and a bear thing chases you.
courtesy17
I 'member
Apolenge
I had to stop playing this after a while. Too much stress.
TheBorzoi
For those who want to download and play it: https://ski.ihoc.net/
BrenShen
This and Chip's Challenge were the best.
WhitePhoenix
Oh and there's a mobile version of this game. Dunno if it's official but it plays decently too!
fanfaretaboo
That thing was the most terrifying thing I ever saw as a kid.
vikinglovechild
That dirty motherfucker...
JesseSlayer
This game gave me my 1st ragequit, which was quickly followed by the 1st time i got in trouble because of a game.
Saeryf
Ski-Free ftw.
Thoraxe123
"was that the thing from ski free?"
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Yep sure was
BrowseBrowseBrowse
hot diggity damn doo daa now that hit the memory bank .
creamyclear
Oh my god.
delfinoloco
Wow throwback. Can we still play it? Anyone remember the name?
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Skifree
delfinoloco
Thanks!
MeSoDavey
And now I feel old.
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Sorry about that
Carnot
https://xkcd.com/667/
SirLintalot
https://xkcd.com/667/
Chawzilla
I remember playing it a lot, but i couldn't tell you if i was any good at it. I'm not sure skill was a factor for this game.
CrispyNougat
I prefer rodent's revenge
DVSBSTrD
If 2016 was a creature
Bdzzp1
Yes
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Very true
BloodyRain2k
Fuck that thing :< I've tried so much to get past it but nothing ever worked.
Nellas54
Ski Free :D
KoichiIsAGoodBoy
I Can Ski Free
existentialstew
I like to ski.
KoichiIsAGoodBoy
I like to ski.
existentialstew
I watch PBG.
existentialstew
x2
Pmic1987
Did anyone else play math blaster as a kid?
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Oh yea played that one as well. Can't leave out "Where in the World is Carmen Santiago"
ArrowheadCosplay
i played the shit out of where in time is carmen sandiego
voiceafx
Yeah! In fast mode, you could outrun the snowman and get 10+ chasing you.
ChrisRye
Legit scared the hell out of me as a kid
PresidentProTempore
https://youtu.be/Ps9fGo6iEyM
toystory2wasok4
It was practically survival horror
FuturamaIsAlwaysRelevant
Me too. Got intense anxiety when he showed up
justtwobrothers
I thought I was alone in that
judgmentday206
Remember Gorillas? Where you'd play as a gorilla on top of a building, input angle and velocity and throw exploding bananas at the opponent?
imakemasks
That game was the best.
Aegween
Omg. I have it on my laptop.
jadespider
Qbasic gaming, hell yeah
WhateverWhateverIDoWhatIWant
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Moly/gorillas-bas
Corona688
I remember this! I don't know why I was so awful at it, it's easy now :)
WhateverWhateverIDoWhatIWant
Because you didn't understand angles, at least that's my excuse.
juanchits
I can't find it anywhere!!!!!!!
Cheesecakecrush
Search for Scorched Earth
bisqwit
http://www.qbasic.net/ or http://www.qbasic.net/en/qbasi">.net/">http://www.qbasic.net/ or http://www.qbasic.net/en/qbasic-downloads/DOS/Windows-Solutions.htm Got everything you need. Including GORILLA.BAS
GloriousMonkfish
I genuinely didn't know about pressing the F key... I just relentlessly got eaten, over and over again
misskittypeach
Same. Fuck that yeti!
WhitePhoenix
The original author actually has a recompiled version of the game that can run on modern windows systems.
WhitePhoenix
Head here: https://ski.ihoc.net/
zerobandwidth
You are today's retro-gaming MVP.
cornystalk
.
digdoug88
Never go straight down the hill.. hold the left or right direction and never get eaten
BloodyRain2k
Yeah, NEVER once worked, the fucker ALWAYS came out of a tree within range, the best that this did was delay it by half a second or so.
TheGodsMustBeCrazy
Two year old me got eaten EVERY. TIME.
ohokyeah0
I thought getting eaten was hilarious. I guess I was demented as a kid.
JustusPost
Also press F to gain some speed.
ukkingwithyourshit
Are you fucking kidding me. I can't believe this. I don't know what to think of this new information
Magsnificent
WHY AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS?!!!!
Carnot
https://xkcd.com/667/
soundguyg
wait... for real?
YourWaifuIsTrash
Yeah, most people didn't know about it, but you could use it to escape from the Yeti. Otherwise you had to just constantly veer to one side.
JKJM
How much speed?
CassVeXx
30 speed!
TheAntVenom
WHAT
Cyanide555
Tripled your speed. Bloody hard to control though
bedframe
I love watching this be revealed to people.
Beepity
https://xkcd.com/667/
Zyrixion
I sat in silence for an hour after I first read that comic. I couldn't believe I never knew.
ChuckZombie
PRESS F TO GAIN SOME SPEED!!!!
TheAntVenom
OH. THANKS.
AlxEverett
IlldowhatIwant
Or just press Shift to scare him off
soundguyg
no...really?
Magsnificent
I just found out about the F to speed up. Is this real too?
WonderfunkJones
F works, not sure about the Shift thing.
ohapieceofcandy
And Chips Challenge or whatever it was called
Smead
Chip's Challenge was the SHIT.
ohapieceofcandy
Crims0nTider
Hello fellow 30-something year old!
WhyILoveYou
What the fuck is wrong with you 20s ppl? Nothing scary here
WaGreatimes
25. I remember being afraid of this game and hating it.
AnonOmis1000
23 here. I remember playing that.
Derpmano47
I'm 16 and I played that a lot
chumpakabra
26 here, pretty sure it came preinstalled on my first PC with Chips Challenge and Moles Quest
TheDepartmentofRedundancyDepartment
I'm 34! *high five*
Alomega
I'm 20, and i remember this...... V I V I D L Y
Evern
31 here. Played this and some game I can hardly remember that involved moving a yellow circle...the early 90's were weird.
flassk
hey, i'm just gonna ride this comment to get this link up where it belongs http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/473755
SafetyAdvocate
dirtehscandi
21!
Crayvid
I'm 20 and I remember this game
AnderCommander
Same! Thanks grandma's computer :')
LikeTotallyNotTheNSA
35 years checking in.
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Not quite 30 right at the line though 29
Pmic1987
Same here 30 in july...also fuck that guy(yeti)
theFIRSTroman
Just turned 27 and I remember this game lol
FartWafflez
Same here! Hit the 30 mark next month!
ElinborgTheViking
Me too :) Go March!
Thegodofunderworld
I am 19 and still remember playing it. But can't remember the name op.
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Skifree
Mannythebearpig
28 here reporting in
YourPostIsFuckingShit
monkeysnob
I'm 24 and I played it a ton growing up
cleopatches
27 and I remember playing this... can't remember what it's called though
SelkieSirenSong
Ski Free
myusernameiscrazy
Same here 30 in June
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Me too, but 30 in September. Yay adults!
TheManEveryoneHatesToLove
No, but seriously, Im 33 years old. Played this game when it first came out and damn near broke a school computer because of this shit. lol
TheManEveryoneHatesToLove
You sir just made me nestalgia.... FUCK THAT SHOW BASTARD!!!!
andreisokolov
I'm 25. I remember this game too. And chips challenge
Lalael
I still had one of the maze things memorized, last I checked. Loved Chips Challenge!
daddyissues91
Oh wow I forgot about chips challenge!
spuddwell
So many hours spent on that game. Don't think I ever beat the game tho. Anybody else?
myusernameiscrazy
Same here 30 in June
Aegween
I'm 32; an old lady. I played this game all the time as a kid!
YourPostIsFuckingShit
Welcome to the club
mmurrbles
Come on now 32 isent old. I can't think of myself that way.
Magsnificent
Haha, y'all are so old!.....shit, I'll be 32 in June.....haha, y'all are so young!
Aegween
Age is in your heart. It's not a number. I'm 32, and I am old as fuck.
SafetyAdvocate
25, but my 28 bro remembers it more clearly.
69kittiez
Only 26 and I remember playing this. Addictinggames.com I believe
Godzalo
22 and I played the Fuck out of this when I was little. Probably my first computer game honestly.. anyone have the name?
Bdzzp1
What were you, 3?
DingleberryMcGee
Same! Swear it took 10 minutes just to boot up the Windows 98 PC
IAlwaysUpvoteRickAndMorty
26. Still have nightmares
rockshiv
28. Still have nightmares.
ifuckinglovesquirrels
Seriously, scared the crap outta me.
YourPostIsFuckingShit
You still have them as well huh. Thought I was the only one
SirLintalot
27, that game scarred me. That one and "Another World" (in part because our screen was crap and way darker than it should be)
octopuswithabaseballbat
Love that game. You get your big alien friend !
synapsestudent996
I feel weird being 16 and being bashed by nostalgia from playing this
gettinbucknasty
dampsquib1
24 here, loved it but that monster would scare the hell out of me.
domenick91
I'm 25 and remember this game
wildfathom9
33, just give up after 29, it's not worth it.
Stardrummer21
22 years old here :) Grandparents had this on their PC for the grandkids.
CripplingDepresso
15. Living with an old PC was not so bad.
Xx11Rebecca11xX
Recently turned 17. Ski Free and Pinball were the best to play because the internet wasn't working :D
BurnsBaby
I'm 37, almost getting thete half way to 80....monster ate me too.
dxd2
40-something!
thefreem4n
33!
ReallyDontKnowWhatToWriteUpInHere
23!
BigAZNMan
I'm 27 and remember this very well.
inubaka879
20 but i played with dinosaurs as a kid
SirSkellingtonBonerLord
i'm gonna be 33 or 34 next month
Zeinox
I'm 20 and I remember this
docthrobulator
26 here, was very confused when that happened to me the first time
DW223
34 here haha. What was the name of this game? I can't remember
antiartificial
SkiFree
Impossibrew
26 here. yeti was a fucking asshole.
GeeksInk
16 here!
thehumbug
Ha! 24 here!
CyberCorsair
Same here, for 4 more days anyways. Fuck. Almost half way to fifty.... What am I doing with my life...
PigeonFace
18 and didn't play, what's the name?
Magsnificent
Skifree
PigeonFace
Thanks!
pickyhat
18.
Thefluffernutter
Anything specific enough to help someone is going to be too specific to help everyone
RulesOfImgur
18 and no idea, enlighten me please
pickyhat
It's a game that came with older versions of Windows (think solitaire on XP) in which you ski down a hill and a bear thing chases you.
Thefluffernutter
Anything specific enough to help someone is going to be too specific to help everyone