<s>
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Epyx	O
(	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sports	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Winter	O
Olympic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
snow-and-ice	O
themed	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
highly	O
successful	O
Summer	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
popular	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
virtual	O
multi-sport	O
carnival	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Epyx	O
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
"	O
(	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
official	O
IOC	O
licensing	O
in	O
place	O
)	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
players	O
each	O
choosing	O
a	O
country	O
to	O
represent	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
taking	O
turns	O
competing	O
in	O
various	O
events	O
to	O
try	O
for	O
a	O
medal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
computer	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
C64	B-Device
Direct-to-TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
was	O
Epyx	O
's	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
rated	O
Winter	B-Device
Games	I-Device
four-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
each	O
event	O
was	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
separately	O
,	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
Sports	O
simulation	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
critically	O
panned	O
for	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
,	O
abysmal	O
music	O
and	O
poor	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
