Alpine Games
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Alpine Games is a 1-player homebrew
video game for the Atari Lynx system. It was developed by Duranik and self-published in 2004
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It comprises 9 different winter games: bobsleigh
, figure skating
, slalom
, freestyle aerials, ski jump, speed skating
, snowboard
rush, snowboard halfpipe, and biathlon
.
Alpine Games is also the name of a game publisher, producer of the card game Sixteen
.
Homebrew (video games)
Homebrew is a term frequently applied to video games or other software produced by consumers to target proprietary hardware platforms not typically user-programmable or that use proprietary storage methods...
video game for the Atari Lynx system. It was developed by Duranik and self-published in 2004
2004 in video gaming
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It comprises 9 different winter games: bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
, figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
, slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
, freestyle aerials, ski jump, speed skating
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
, snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
rush, snowboard halfpipe, and biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
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Alpine Games is also the name of a game publisher, producer of the card game Sixteen
Sixteen (card game)
Sixteen is an original card game for 2 or 4 players, designed for players 8 and older, and published by Alpine Games. According to , the game includes a good balance of strategy and luck, it is easy to learn, and takes approximately 15 minutes to play....
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External links
- Alpine Games (game publisher)