Microsoft Edge resurrects this classic Windows game when your internet dies

Date:
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:31:11 +0000

Description:
Edge now has a downhill skiing mini-game, based on a title first released way back in 1991.

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Microsoft Edges mini-game which can be played as a diversion when the
browser cant get online has been given a snowy twist for winter, with the traditional surf game being changed into a skiing challenge thats a blast of nostalgia (well come back to its origins later).

If you arent familiar with the surf game, its basically Edges equivalent of the dinosaur game in Chrome a mini-game for the browser which you can play when your internet is offline (or when youre bored at any time, for that matter).

Normally, the Edge game allows you to use the keyboard (or mouse,
touchscreen, or controller) to guide a surfer down the screen, avoiding obstacles, hitting jumps, and sometimes being pursued by a deadly monster
the kraken.

In the new skiing version for Edge 96, spotted by German tech site Deskmodder , the ocean is replaced by a snowy slope, and the kraken becomes a yeti (aka the abominable snowman). Get your winter clothes on and hit the slopes with a limited-time skiing theme for the surf game in Microsoft Edge 96! Can you avoid the yeti while taking a trip down memory lane? Type edge://surf/ into Microsoft Edge to play! pic.twitter.com/EJObcaTSGy November 23, 2021 See more

Otherwise, it remains essentially the same, offering a few different modes of play (endless, time trial, and zigzag which is a slalom) and being more fleshed out than Chrome Dino (which is a pure side-scroller with the only control being space to jump).

If you want to play, simply open Edge and type in the following in the
address bar: edge://surf Analysis: SkiFree returns after 30 years

The surf game for Edge came out in May 2020 (with build 83) and is based on Microsofts aged classic SkiFree game that was released way back in 1991. So
in actual fact, this new winter-inspired version is a return to the original format of a skiing game.

Its a fun distraction, for sure, and a more interesting game than Chrome Dino
plus also its less prone to giving us slight motion sickness, which the dinosaur game seems to do when it starts to speed up with ridiculously fast scrolling.

Those keen to find more of these kinds of efforts to play should check out
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Via MS Power User



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