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Chris Pirih
''SkiFree'' is a single-player skiing computer game created by Chris Pirih and released with ''Microsoft Entertainment Pack, Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3'' for Windows 3.0 in October 1991. The player controls a skier on a mountain slope, avoiding obstacles while racing against time or performing stunts for points, depending on the game mode. ''SkiFree'' was well-received upon release, with critics focusing on its simplicity and graphics. The game was porting, ported to Macintosh and, years later, to Game Boy Color and iOS. Pirih also released a free, updated 32-bit Windows version after rediscovering his original source code. ''SkiFree'' remains popular among the gaming community and is often remembered for its Abominable Snowman, which pursues the player after they finish a full run. In 2020, Microsoft released ''Surf (video game), Surf'', a game included with Microsoft Edge heavily inspired by ''SkiFree''. A winter skin where the player skis instead of surfs and must run fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washington, United States. Its best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. Microsoft ranked No. 21 in the 2020 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue; it was the world's largest software maker by revenue as of 2019. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Meta. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
