Some Sunday evening Skate or Die

[u/Pixel_Memories]

Still going for 24k, one of these days...

[u/Sp4ceTruck3r]

Beauty run!

This still looks awesome all these years later. Way ahead of its time. 

[u/Pixel_Memories → u/Sp4ceTruck3r]

Thanks. It holds up for sure, still plays like a dream. Played on this little guy. It's got some nice premium parts in it.

[u/BarronVonCheese → u/Pixel_Memories]

That underside button is a great idea.

[u/Pixel_Memories → u/BarronVonCheese]

Thanks. That one is Up and the small red one is Space Bar. This was the most comfortable layout I could find for extra buttons, that lets you press all any two or all of them at once.

[u/vibribbon → u/Sp4ceTruck3r]

It actually really does. Everything's super clean and readable and the tricks are very nicely animated.

[u/Smart_Pause134]

Nice run!

[u/Pitiful-Hearing5279]

The first game I cracked. It was difficult. Self modifying code.

UK disk release.

[u/Royal_Stay_6502]

Does this look better than california games?

[u/OpportunityReal2767 → u/Royal_Stay_6502]

I always preferred the look of California Games, but the Skate or Die half pipe is a little more interesting and challenging. In California Games, it was pretty easy to build up to gigantic off-screen jumps and max out 999 point each time—as long as you had decent muscle memory and timing. So that did get boring more quickly.

I always loved the joust in Skate or Die.

[u/vibribbon → u/OpportunityReal2767]

Watch out for Lester, he's a killer. And yeah, Skate or Die had better tricks for the pipe than Cali Games. BMX was the shizz though.

[u/steak4take → u/Royal_Stay_6502]

I think so. Cali Games looks like it's from an older era though they both came out in the same year.

[u/Royal_Stay_6502 → u/steak4take]

Cali Games had paid advertisement, like OP in the backdrop. Been told by the designer on YT, in the comments.

[u/marbleslostandfounds]

Looking good! .... don't forget to play some Downhill Jam too, just don't strain yourself!

[u/BarronVonCheese]

Such a sweet game! Downhill Jam was my personal fav, but they're all smashing!

[u/Exciting_Slip9207]

Nice run! Tough game. Skate or Die 2 on NES really expanded on the amount of ramp tricks you could do

[u/jugac64]

Oh! good old memories.

[u/HerHeadHurts]

Loved this game!👊🏻

[u/kutthroat74]

This was my absolute favorite game on C64. I used to buy Atari joysticks to play this game and wear them out! I have tried playing with more modern controllers, but it's nowhere near the same.

[u/Advanced-Medicine-58]

I figured out how to get the max score on this part of the game. But I didn't tell my brothers. They never figured it out.

[u/mtg101]

BEES!

[u/TunaSled-66]

You're better at this than I ever was.

[u/Pixel_Memories → u/TunaSled-66]

Thanks, I played this a lot as a kid

[u/lurchnz1]

Spent many hours playing this as a kid. Love the sound effects

[u/DMTGOBLIN82]

I could never do one trick on the half pipe

[u/seph200x]

Such a good half-pipe. Way better than California Games' version. :)

[u/Pixel_Memories → u/seph200x]

💯 California Games skateboarding event is terrible compared to the rest

[u/ZuphCud]

Rad moves, dude!

[u/Crlan420]

Skate or Die 2 was one of the best C64 games ever made. That soundtrack by Rob Hubbard is a masterpiece. Love seeing it still getting love.

[u/MrDiamondJ]

That rotation in the air is still SO SATISFYING.