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**Title:** Scathing Review of "Winter Games" on NES
**Summary:**
* The reviewer trashes the NES version of "Winter Games", an Olympic sports game, calling it a "turd" and "insulting catastrophe".
* Criticisms include:
+ Poor intro sequence with no skip option
+ Disastrous name entry screen with limited functionality
+ Downgrade from the Atari 2600 version, with only 4 events (hotdog aerials/ski jump, speed skating, bobsled, and figure skating)
+ Dysfunctional control schemes for each event
+ Awful music and visuals, particularly in the figure skating event
* The reviewer concludes that the game is unresponsive, unenjoyable, and an embarrassment to humanity.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentence form:
1. The game being discussed is "Winter Games" on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
2. The game is part of a series that includes "Summer Games", "California Games", and "World Games".
3. The series was developed by Epyx.
4. "Winter Games" was released on multiple platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Apple computers, Atari 2600, and NES.
5. The NES version has fewer events than the Atari 2600 version, with only 4 events.
6. The Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 versions have different events, but together they have a similar number of games as the Atari 2600 version alone.
7. The events in the NES version include:
* Hot Dog Aerials (ski jump)
* Speed Skating
* Bobsled
* Figure Skating
8. The game has a name entry screen with limitations:
* Cursor only moves left and right, not up or down.
* Only allows entry of 4-letter names.
9. The game does not provide on-screen instructions for gameplay.
10. The game has a practice mode, but it is identical to the regular game.
11. The NES controller's face buttons (A and B) are barely used in the game.
12. The game's packaging includes warnings against extreme temperatures, water immersion, and improper cleaning or handling.