Water Ski (video game)
1983 video game
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Water Ski[a] is a 1983 water skiing video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released only in Japan in September 1983.[1] Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2019, marking the game's first release outside Japan.[2][3]
| Water Ski | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito SJ System |
Gameplay
The player rides a water ski connected to a boat, navigating the sea while avoiding obstacles within a time limit.[2] Obstacles include random rocks, columns of rocks with tight gaps, sharks as well as passing ships. Crashing leads to the player restarting at a checkpoint, which would cost the player precious time. Ramps occasionally appear, allowing the player to score extra points if jumped from correctly, but failure would result in a crash. A second player can join in at any time.[4]
