Deluxe Ski Jump 2
2000
- sport
- indie
- arcade
- single player
- multiplayer
The story
Deluxe Ski Jump 2 is the second title in Mediamond's legendary series of DOS-based ski jumping games. If your computer does not meet the hardware requirements for DSJ3 you should try this game instead. Screenshot DSJ2 comes with 32 hills. The available game modes include world cup, team cup and practicing. DSJ2 supports replays and web-based hill records. Up to 16 players can play DSJ2 simultaneously
What it’s like
Chunky DOS-era pixel graphics on a bright, flat palette: snow-white hillsides, deep blue shadow under the ski jump ramps, and small pixel skiers tucked into a crouch as they rocket down the inrun. The camera mostly sits trackside at a steady distance, so each run reads as a clean diagonal streak from gate to landing, with a crisp white arc for the flight and a little burst of snow on touchdown. Sound is simple and mechanical: the scrape of skis on the inrun, a blunt landing thud, and the hushed crowd murmur of a tournament hill. Pacing is brisk and repetitive in the best way, each jump a short, contained attempt followed by a score card, which suits a few quick rounds during a coffee break, a bored afternoon, or a nostalgic evening with a friend trading jumps on one keyboard. The mood is light, cheerful and retro, with competitive tension kept low-key, and the arc is simply a rookie climbing through practice, then the World Cup circuit, one hill at a time. Entirely non-violent and free of gore, fear or sexual content. Made for fans of old-school sports sims and shareware nostalgia, and for anyone who enjoys learning a rhythm and chasing a better score.
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