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Game Debate to the Death!<br>SkiFree VS Rodent's Revenge photo

Last week's debate was a brawl between the twenty-five masters of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Some cast characters didn't do nearly as well as others, but the race for the only trophy that matters was close. Who did we decide was the best fighter of them all? Here are the ones who received six or more votes:

  • 1st Place (13 votes): Captain Falcon -- winner two weeks in a row!
  • 2nd Place (9 votes): Roy
  • 3rd Place (8 votes): Peach
  • 4th Place tie (7 votes): Ganondorf, Dr. Mario
  • 5th Place tie (6 votes): Zelda/Sheik, Fox

This week we travel way back to the days when some of the most popular PC games were the ones that came with the computer. A time when Windows 95 continually presented us with the dilemma on how to best prevent boredom at work or school: with SkiFree, or with Rodent's Revenge? It was an age when games on a computer no longer implied that a deck of cards were involved, and when using guns and gore graphics to kill time wasn't yet prevalent, but soon would be.

The two games contained completely different game mechanics and goals, but they were equally addictive at the time. Which game did you play more, and why? Give us a reason for your decision, get some coworkers to give their opinions as well, and check back next week for the Windows 95 winner. Say Solitaire and you die.

[Thanks to MrJunko for the awesome art you see above.]


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33 comments | showing # 1 to 33

Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:24
Fleet3000
zero post.

for christ's sake, def skifree. that damn yeti always kills me. can you even get past him?
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:25
ajaxender
skifree. Because you could do wicked jumps and crash and die, and get knocked over by those hooligan snowboarders, and get chased by a frickin yeti! it dont get much better than that.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:26
NightDehumidifier
I remember when I was 11 I figured out the ultimate strategy to outrun the Yeti. On that day, I felt like a king amongst the serfs.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:27
Jordan Devore
Guess I'll be the first to say Rodent's Revenge.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:29
Fronz
Let's see, SkiFree was as simple as going left or right and trying to hit jumps and do some flips. Levels were random and gave infinite amount of surprises, not to mention they had a different score mode for slalom runs. Bonuses: making dogs piss themselves, setting trees on fire, and getting eaten by the abominable snowman for going too far south or north.

Rodent's Revenge had more tight controls and goals, with strategies that involved the preventing mouse genocide by overcoming obstacles such as mouse traps, yawn, and black holes. 50 different levels gave the game structure and the pleasure of being able to finish the game, but robbed the game of some replay value.

I probably enjoyed Rodent's Revenge more since it had a solid theme and simple strategy, but losing to a friggin cat in that game after dozens of levels of progression would make me so damn angry. Whereas i've never not laughed when getting eaten by an abominable snowman. SkiFree was like Katamari Damacy before King of the Kosmos existed, it always put me in a good mood no matter what.

Vote: SkiFree.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:32
Fronz
PS: Thanks again MrJunko -- feel free to submit more of your awesome art in any number of future game debates and you'll probably get front page space every time. keep it up!
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:35
F Whipple
skifree of course
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:35
Dexter345
My vote has to go to SkiFree. I hated that damn yeti, yet I loved pulling sweet spins and flips off the jumps, only to smash into a tree. Rodent's Revenge pales in comparison to SkiFree.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:40
Necros
That picture is totally bad-ass.

Also, refraining from voting due to lack of knowledge of either game.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:46
BahamutZero
SKI FREE BITCHES
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:47
BahamutZero
I hope pangloss still has the yeti avatar
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:49
Fronz
BahamutZero - hahaha, that's actually what gave me the idea for the debate. Whenever I tally the votes I always smile at his avatar, so i finally decided to make a game debate on it. so thanks to pangloss for the idea!
IceMax's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:50
IceMax
do you know how devastating it was when u got eaten by a yeti? 1 mroe for ski free
BADInc's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 23:50
BADInc
I use to live off of ski free, so my vote is for ski free. But the best game was chip's challenge
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 00:01
bluemeep
Chip's Motherfucking Challenge.

But since that didn't come with most people's computers, SkiFree.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 00:04
ZekeThePlumber
I'm going to promote the further hijacking of this poll.

Chip's Challenge.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 00:07
Hamza CTZ Aziz
You son of a bitch, how dare you make me choose! Rodent's Revenge I guess. I barely remember it, but it had more depth to it than SkiFree. Fucking dick.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 00:30
ArrestedDeveloper
Ski Free
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 00:47
Das Inchworm
Chip's challange

but since it's not a choice, rodents revenge because i never could outrun the yeti and it just pissed me off. But i could get pass the mouse traps.
Robert's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 00:49
Robert
Rodent's Revenge.

The Yeti always scared me. But I guess, so did cats.

...shut up, I was like 5..
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 01:28
LostCrichton
Chip's Challenge but since I have to choose: SkiFree. Also next week's Debate should be Chip's Challenge vs. Jezzball.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 02:35
Fading Star
Solitaire. What? I have a death wish. Should I be killed by Colette & her team of scantily-clad elven female assassins or Chad & his army of golden dolphins? I choose the former.

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I haven't played either game, but from what I have read, I would choose Rodent's Revenge. Mice & puzzle games really go together.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 02:41
Wedge
Skifree, because I don't remember what the hell that other one is.

Also Chip's Challenge ftw.
nelsondelmonte's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 08:44
nelsondelmonte
Anyone remember that "hover" game that was on the Win95 extras disc? It was damned awesome. However, since it wasn't included in this poll, I'd have to say:

SkiFree
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 08:53
Pangloss
Fuck, yeah, the day is mine.

Fronz, I'm sure you already have my vote marked down. Skifree is still on my computer, and I still fire it up whenever I want to go ultra-retro. Glad you folks dig the avatar.
MrJunko's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 09:05
MrJunko
@ Fronz

Not a problem man, Ill try and keep up with the demand! But since I enjoy doing this way too much, I dont think youll have a problem not having some kind of artwork for your articles. haha! THanks again Fronz!
twentythoughts's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 10:51
twentythoughts
Solitaire and you die. OH SNAP!

Anyway, I got into the whole Windows 95 thing late, and as a Norwegian. As a result, the timewaster that came with the computer is some sorta 3D pinball thing that, admittedly, was pretty decent for what it did.

It also came with a demo disc full of utterly lame game demos as an example of the so-called awesome stuff a Windows 95 computer could do. Hmm.
godkow's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 19:15
godkow
Yeti, nuff said.

Ski Free
StrawberryFFuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 21:25
StrawberryFFuck
so hard to choose.
I think I'll go with rodent's revenge.
PKN's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 22:45
PKN
Rodents Revenge.. As much fun as SkiFree was just to try to keep up and not hit things, the strategy of Rodents Revenge was way better.
MrJunko's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/15/2007 15:10
MrJunko


SKI FREE!!!
Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/15/2007 16:13
Pangloss
Holy shit, Junko, that's about as awesome as they come.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/16/2007 22:12
Fronz
alright, voting is closed, results will be posted soon.
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