Olympic Skier
skiing sport game for Commodore 64, 1984
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Use Control Port 1.
Left = Rotate left
Right = Rotate right
Up = Decelerate
Down = Accelerate
Firebutton = Jump or accelerate
SLALOM
Manoeuvre through the gates as quickly as possible. If you go through a gate
you will hear a 'ping'. If you miss one or two gates your time will be
penalised. If you miss three you will be disqualified. Maximum score three
hundred points.
DOWNHILL
Avoid hazards using the same controls as on the slalom. Also jump the
obstacles by pressing the fire button or space bar. You cannot change
direction whilst in the air. Beware of dead ends and learn the course. You
cannot jump over trees. Maximum score is 500
SKI JUMP
Accelerate by pressing the fire button or space bar rapidly whilst your skier
is on the 45degrees ramp. At the end of the ramp push the joystick up to jump
and pull down to land. Note that you will travel further, the longer you keep
the joystick up after you have jumped. If you do not and parallel to the
close your score will be penalised. Maximum score is 200.
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F10] - toggle performance meter
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)