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The reviewers gave the game 2 out of 5 stars. The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #132 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in 'The Role of Computers' column. The game sold just over 100,000 copies between its release date and the end of the NES era. For Konami's NES port, Kouji Murata composed an arranged version of the tune for the NES's Ricoh 2A03 sound chip. Composed by Rob Hubbard, it has become a popular tune among modern fans of SID music and remixers of such tunes.

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The C64 version of Skate or Die! was also well liked for its introductory music, a catchy rock-flavored tune with digital samples that took full advantage of the SID chip's capabilities. Yung Min Choi reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that 'Skate or Die is an enjoyable game for teenage board freaks who cannot get enough radical action on the cement or 'over-the-hill' adults who don't want to risk their lives and limbs to experience the simulated thrill of this action sport.' Trip Hawkins also hired Rob Hubbard to come over from England to compose the title screen music.

The idea for a skateboarding style game came from Producer Don Traeger, who had been inspired by a coin-operated skateboarding game from Atari called 720В°.

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Trip Hawkins found out about these programmers leaving Epyx and reached out to hire these programmers for the purpose of producing a sports series of games. Right around the same time, several Epyx programmers and graphic artists quit over Epyx' decision to bring Atari Corporation in to market and manufacture their console project (later known as the Atari Lynx). He decided to hire programmers to make a game that would cash in on this success. Poseur Pete challenges beginners and Aggro Eddie takes on intermediate players, leaving Lester with the advanced pros.Д®lectronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins was looking for a way to capitalize off of the success of the Epyx sports games, but at the time, only being a publishing/distributing company, there was little he could do. In the joust, Lester and his two cronies await the skater. Title screenshot to Skate or Die for the NESДЇour characters were featured in Skate or Die!: Rodney Recloose, a wild man with a purple mohawk and a Marine Corps tattoo (and a facial resemblance to comedian Rodney Dangerfield) who runs a skateshop in the game, and his son Bionic Lester, an even wilder kid with a green flattop, who the player character was able to take on in the joust and the downhill jam.

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