History VideoGame / SkiFree

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->''"What?! No gun and no booze? Well then how in the hell are you supposed to play real-life [=SkiFree=]?!"''
-->--'''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob''' reviews ''Crackerjack'' (aka [[DieHardOnAnx Die Hard in a Ski Resort]])

** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6IFDJFr8k parody video]] by ''WebAnimation/{{Dorkly|Originals}}'' offers an alternate, happier ending for the skier.

* BystanderSyndrome: None of the other skiers do anything to stop the Abominable Snow Monster, and [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight don't bat an eye even when he eats you]].

** You can also pause the game and press T to advance frame-by-frame, which (combined with fast mode) makes it [[GodMode trivial]] to evade the monsters indefinitely.

* {{Troll}}: The yeti's aforementioned jump up and down in sadistic triumph, which gives vibes of "HAHAHAHA! I JUST KILLED YOU! NGYAHAHAHA! YOU SUCK!" (And there's no way for you to kill him either.) He's seriously matching the ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' Dog for that.

* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: "Abominable Snow Monsters"

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The abominable snow monster has tiny, yet menacing ones.

A 32-bit version is available on [[http://ski.ihoc.net/ the programmer's website.]] See also [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki's]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree article.]] The Website/InternetArchive [[https://archive.org/details/win3_SKIFREE has the game available through an emulator.]] In 2020, Microsoft released a SpiritualSuccessor called ''VideoGame/EdgeSurf'' or just ''Surf'' as an EasterEgg in their Microsoft Edge web browser.

* TheBadGuyWins: Unless you decide to quit the game beforehand, you ''will'' get caught by the Abominable Snow Monster.

* HappyDance: As noted, the abominable snow monster does a villainous version of this upon catching and eating you.
* InvincibleVillain: You can't kill the abominable snow monster.

A 32-bit version is available on [[http://ski.ihoc.net/ the programmer's Web site]]. See also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree the other wiki's entry]]. In 2020, Microsoft released a SpiritualSuccessor called ''VideoGame/EdgeSurf'' or just ''Surf'' as an EasterEgg in their Microsoft Edge web browser.

* MightyRoar: Subverted. The creators says that Abominable Snow Monsters sound [[http://ski.ihoc.net/argh.wav like a guy doing goofy noises]].

* {{Troll}}: The yeti's aforementioned jump up and down in sadistic triumph, which gives vibes of "HAHAHAHA! I JUST KILLED YOU! NGYAHAHAHA! YOU SUCK!" (And there's no way for you to kill him either). He's seriously matching the ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' Dog for that.

* MightyRoar: Subverted. The creators says that Abominable Snow Monsters sound like [[http://ski.ihoc.net/argh.wav this]].

A 32-bit version is available on [[http://ski.ihoc.net/ the programmer's Web site]]. See also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree the other wiki's entry]]. In 2020, Microsoft released a SpiritualSuccessor called "Surf" as an EasterEgg in their Microsoft Edge web browser.

* BorderPatrol: After you've traveled far enough in any direction, an extremely fast yeti will chase you down, swallow you whole, pick its teeth with your ski pole, and jump up and down in sadistic triumph. The player can keep ahead of it [[http://xkcd.com/667/ by entering Fast Mode]] with the F key, in which case the course loops around and yeti will hound you for the rest of your days.

* NoDeadBodyPoops: Sometimes, running over a dog will cause it to relieve itself.

A 32-bit version is available on [[http://ski.ihoc.net/ the programmer's Web site]]. See also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree the other wiki's entry]].

* PottyFailure: Sometimes, running over a dog will cause it to relieve itself.

* ObstacleSkiCourse: The whole point of the game. There are jumps, rocks, trees, chairlift support towers, other skiers, *dogs*, etc...

* ObstacleSkiCourse: The whole point of the game. There are jumps, rocks, trees, chairlift support towers, other skiers, etc...

* {{Troll}}: The yeti's aforementioned jump up and down in sadistic triumph, which gives vibes of "HAHAHAHA! I JUST KILLED YOU! NGYAHAHAHA! YOU SUCK!" (And there's no way for you to kill him either). He's seriously matching the DuckHunt Dog for that.

This game provides examples of:

* {{Troll}}: The yeti's aforementioned jump up and down in sadistic triumph, which gives vibes of "HAHAHAHA! I JUST KILLED YOU! NGYAHAHAHA! YOU SUCK!" (And there's no way for you to kill him either). He's seriously matching the DuckHunt Dog for that.

* TheBadGuyWins: You ''will'' get caught by the Abominable Snow Monster.

** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6IFDJFr8k parody video]] by Dorkly offers an alternate, happier ending for the skier.