<s>
Skiing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
authored	O
by	O
Bob	O
Whitehead	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1980	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skiing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
only	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
to	O
control	O
the	O
direction	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
a	O
stationary	O
skier	B-Application
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
background	O
graphics	O
scroll	O
upwards	O
,	O
thus	O
giving	O
the	O
illusion	O
the	O
skier	B-Application
is	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
contains	O
five	O
variations	O
each	O
of	O
two	O
principal	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skiing	B-Application
was	O
promoted	O
via	O
a	O
30-second	O
TV	O
commercial	O
featuring	O
a	O
man	O
demonstrating	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
various	O
obstacles	O
into	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
crash	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
speaking	O
in	O
a	O
stereotypical	O
French	O
accent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Edwards	O
reviewed	O
Skiing	B-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Skiing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
game	O
with	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
and	O
varying	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
