<s>
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
winter	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Funcom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
FX	O
Skiing	O
by	O
producer	O
Erik	O
Gloersen	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
official	O
Winter	O
Olympic	O
title	O
for	O
Lillehammer	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
on-rails	O
gameplay	O
when	O
developing	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
played	O
over	O
FMV	B-Application
backgrounds	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
track-system	O
that	O
made	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
infinite	O
number	O
of	O
courses	O
out	O
of	O
distinct	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
visuals	O
were	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX2	I-Device
chip	O
,	O
an	O
enhancement	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
Softwares	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
processor	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
fast	O
pacing	O
,	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
,	O
techno-style	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
controls	O
but	O
some	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
while	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
limited	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
letterboxed	O
resolution	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
is	O
a	O
winter	O
sports	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
six	O
disciplines	O
such	O
as	O
downhill	O
,	O
ski	O
jumping	O
,	O
snowboarding	B-Application
,	O
aerial	O
skiing	O
,	O
bobsled	O
and	O
luge	O
across	O
four	O
distinct	O
olympic	O
venues	O
:	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
,	O
Lillehammer	O
,	O
Albertville	O
and	O
a	O
unlockable	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
snowboarding	B-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
obtain	O
points	O
on	O
a	O
half-pipe	O
under	O
a	O
strict	O
time	O
limit	O
by	O
performing	O
tricks	O
and	O
combos	O
via	O
button	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aerial	O
skiing	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
snowboarding	B-Application
discipline	O
but	O
players	O
jump	O
from	O
a	O
ramp	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
good	O
landing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Funcom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
16-megabit	O
(	O
2	O
MB	O
)	O
cartridge	O
using	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX2	I-Device
enhancement	O
chip	O
,	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
processor	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FX2	O
chip	O
runs	O
at	O
21.4	O
MHz	O
,	O
with	O
extra	O
pins	O
soldered	O
in	O
the	O
PCB	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
supported	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
size	O
and	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olav	O
Mørkrid	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Daze	B-Application
Before	I-Application
Christmas	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
lead	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mørkrid	O
stated	O
that	O
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
FX	O
Skiing	O
by	O
producer	O
Erik	O
Gloersen	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
official	O
Winter	O
Olympic	O
title	O
for	O
Lillehammer	O
but	O
this	O
idea	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spaans	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
realized	O
with	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
using	O
DOS	O
computers	O
,	O
while	O
characters	O
were	O
done	O
with	O
Alias	B-Device
PowerAnimator	I-Device
using	O
a	O
SGI	O
workstation	O
provided	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
cost	O
$	O
50,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spaans	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
on-ralis	O
gameplay	O
when	O
developing	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
played	O
over	O
FMV	B-Application
backgrounds	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
track-system	O
that	O
made	O
possible	O
to	O
construct	O
an	O
infinite	O
number	O
of	O
courses	O
out	O
of	O
eight	O
distinct	O
parts	O
and	O
having	O
similar	O
frames	O
on	O
each	O
sequence	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
transition	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
track	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Golds	I-Application
music	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
house	O
music	O
with	O
rap	O
and	O
funky	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Thomas	O
Wiesner	O
regarded	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
3D	O
graphics	O
as	O
very	O
impressive	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
standards	O
,	O
innovations	O
of	O
each	O
discipline	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
but	O
,	O
like	O
Berg	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
gameplay	O
variety	O
in	O
Winter	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
improving	O
personal	O
time	O
records	O
and	O
competing	O
against	O
AI	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
