[HN Gopher] Interview with the Creator of Deluxe Ski Jump
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Interview with the Creator of Deluxe Ski Jump
Author : Kolorabi
Score : 77 points
Date : 2025-03-28 13:41 UTC (4 days ago)
(HTM) web link (spillhistorie.no)
(TXT) w3m dump (spillhistorie.no)
| p0w3n3d wrote:
| Tbh in Poland this game was called privately by all my colleagues
| "Malysz" - because people were so into ski jumping and Malysz was
| our hero. So I guess the huge fan base was in Poland at that time
| sgt wrote:
| That's cool. Let's go play some Malysz
| Kolorabi wrote:
| He actually mentions how almost 90% of new players are from
| Poland even now.
| waihtis wrote:
| So many fond memories of these games in my childhood, afterwards
| it's been interesting to see how widespread their adoption was
| outside of Finland. Some other notable games like Mine Bombers,
| Liero etc. come to mind. As a kid you always thought they were
| just a local phenomenom.
| happymellon wrote:
| I remember playing Liero as a kid in the UK.
|
| Such creative ideas.
| SteelByte wrote:
| Fascinating interview! It's amazing to see the passion and
| dedication that went into creating such an iconic game. The
| technical details on the physics simulation were particularly
| insightful. Deluxe Ski Jump is a great example of how a solo
| developer can craft an enduring gaming classic through hard work
| and ingenuity.
| jakub_g wrote:
| > DSJ is really fun, but it also increased the risk of mouse
| strain. How much pain do you think you've caused your players?
|
| > I was aware of the potential risks - not to mention neck
| stiffness from players tilting their heads to the right
|
| Fun to see it wasn't only me :)
| pawelduda wrote:
| There was a time when everyone played this in Poland - because of
| Adam Malysz's hype. It felt like the golden age of ski jumping,
| at least here. The game ran very slowly on my first 100 MHz CPU,
| which kinda helped with timing the jump. I could get it to run a
| bit faster by pressing the magic "turbo" (boost to 120 MHz)
| button on the case for a while, until the system BSoD'd. Another
| popular thing alongside it was so-called "Malysz" malware, which
| would spread via infected version of this game. I remember
| getting the game on a diskette and finding out it just formatted
| my drive with Windows (95?) install upon reboot. Fun times.
| eitland wrote:
| For non Norwegians who wonder, the domain name means something
| like "game history".
| fear91 wrote:
| A rare game where having worse PC actually made you perform
| better. It was easier to time the jump perfectly. I recall
| starting 5 instances of it to slow it down as a kid and beating
| records. Fun times.
| bigmattystyles wrote:
| I just had a massive flashback, I thought it might have been this
| game, but the timing wasn't right, I'm too old. Turns out I
| played a ton of `The Games: Winter Challenge` - googling it and
| seeing those ski jump screenshots just induced that unlocked
| memory feeling. Love this stuff.
|
| https://freebie.games/games/the-games-winter-challenge/
| fransje26 wrote:
| Oh man! A trip down memory lane! I had completely forgotten I
| had played that game a long, long time ago.. Thank you for
| bringing back those memories.
| moritz wrote:
| PSA: DSJ2 is available on mobile. Doesn't beat the mouse
| experience of the original, but still fun
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