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Skate or Die

Review

Compete in five distinct skateboarding events, from freestyle scoring to downhill racing and pool jousting.

Skate or Die was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other computer platforms. The NES version, published by Ultra Games, was released in North America in 1988.


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About Skate or Die

Skate or Die presents a collection of five skating events accessed from a central hub where the player character moves on a skateboard. This menu area also provides access to a shop for equipment upgrades managed by a character named Rodney.

The gameplay is divided between trick based competitions and downhill races. One event focuses on performing stunts for judges within a limited number of tries, while another challenges the player to achieve maximum vertical height from a ramp.

The racing segments feature an overhead perspective and involve navigating a course against the clock or a rival. These races include environmental obstacles that can be avoided or cleared with jumps, and players can use aggressive maneuvers to disrupt an opponent. A separate confrontational mode takes place in a pit, transforming the skating into a direct combat scenario where players wield a stick against a single adversary.

Skate or Die Screenshots

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Title screen.
A cool and
Inserting your name.
Choose a event in the map screen.
The freestyle event.
Performing a trick.
The high jump event.
You wish that was measured in meters...
The jam event, selecting goofy foot mode (press up to accelerate, down to break, left to turn right and right to turn left).
The course has a lot of possible tricks to be performed.