Playable as a diversion when the browser can't connect, Microsoft's Edge minigame has taken a snowy twist for winter, with the traditional "surf game" turned into a ski challenge that's a blast of nostalgia. (we'll return to its origins later).
If you're not familiar with the surf game, it's basically the Edge equivalent of the dinosaur game in Chrome: a browser-based minigame you can play when your internet is down (or when you get bored at any time, that matters).
Typically, the Edge game lets you use your keyboard (or mouse, touchscreen, or controller) to guide a surfer around the screen, avoiding obstacles, making jumps, and sometimes being chased by a deadly monster: the kraken. .
In the new ski version of Edge 96, spotted by German tech site Deskmodder, the ocean is replaced by a snowy slope and the kraken becomes a yeti (also known as the abominable snowman).
Put on your winter gear and hit the slopes with a limited-time ski theme for the surf game in Microsoft Edge 96! Can you dodge the yeti while traveling down memory lane? 🎿 Type edge://surf/ in Microsoft Edge to play! pic.twitter.com/EJObcaTSGyNovember 23, 2021
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Otherwise, it's still essentially the same, offering a few different game modes (endless, time trial, and zigzag, which is a slalom) and more fleshed out than Chrome Dino (which is a pure sidescroller with the only control being space jump). ).
If you want to play, just open Edge and type the following in the address bar:
edge://surfAnalysis: SkiFree returns after 30 years
The surfing game for Edge was released in May 2020 (with build 83) and is based on the classic Microsoft game SkiFree released in 1991. So really, this winter-inspired remake is a throwback to the origin of the game. '. of a ski game.
It's a fun distraction, of course, and a more interesting game than Chrome Dino, plus it's less likely to give us mild motion sickness, which the dino game seems to do when it starts to speed up with ridiculously fast scrolling.
Those who want to find more of this kind of effort to play should check out our roundup of the best free browser games.
Via MS Power User