Alpine Ski

Alpine Ski
Alpine Ski
	European arcade flyer
Developer	Taito
Publisher	Taito
Platform	Arcade
Release	JP: December 1981; NA: 1982;
Genre	Sports (skiing)
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Taito SJ System

Alpine Ski is a skiing video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in December 1981 and internationally in 1982.

Alpine Ski was re-released for the first time through the Taito Legends 2 compilation. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2019.

Gameplay

The player controls a skier on a vertically scrolling course who can move left, right, or increase forward speed. The aim is to maneuver a skier through a downhill course, a slalom, and a ski jumping competition in the shortest time possible. Two players can compete against each other.

Notes

↑ Japanese: アルパイン・スキ一, Hepburn: Arupain Sukiichi

References

↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 42. ISBN 978-4990251215.
↑ Miller, Gregg (June 4, 2007), Taito Legends 2 Review - IGN, archived from the original on October 18, 2019, retrieved March 28, 2020
1 2 Calvert, Darren (June 6, 2019). "Nintendo Download: 6th June (North America)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2025.

External links

Alpine Ski at the Killer List of Videogames
Alpine Ski at Arcade History

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[1] Japanese: アルパイン・スキ一, Hepburn: Arupain Sukiichi

[2] Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 42. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[3] Miller, Gregg (June 4, 2007), Taito Legends 2 Review - IGN, archived from the original on October 18, 2019, retrieved March 28, 2020

[:1-4] 1 2 Calvert, Darren (June 6, 2019). "Nintendo Download: 6th June (North America)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2025.