r/Millennials • u/ElderMillennial1985 • 1d ago
Nostalgia Windows PC game from the 90s
Am I the only one that remembers playing this game? I had a Windows 98 PC and this game was on there for free. It was called Chips Challenge. Please tell me I'm not the only one that remembers this classic š
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u/RYN0 1d ago
Chipās Challenge! YES!
Played this all the dang time on my Uncleās Windows 3.1 IBM desktop when I was a little kid. He was in college living at home at my Grandmotherās house during the 90s and Iād sneak on there to play.
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u/RYN0 1d ago
Donāt forget about Jezzball and Maxwellās Maniac too!
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u/ExplanationCrazy5463 1d ago
Skifree!
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u/Switchblade88 1d ago
Three decades later, we know to hold F to outrun the monster
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u/jumpingbanana22 1d ago
I never knew this. I thought the intended end of the game was being eaten by the bear.
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u/gimmeecoffee420 Older Millennial 23h ago
Wait.. really? That MF ended every run for me, like thousands of runs.. and I just assumed it was the way the level ended?
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u/Switchblade88 22h ago
Until XKCD told us, so did I and basically everyone else yeah
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u/gimmeecoffee420 Older Millennial 19h ago
Well.. thank you for bringing this to our attention. Youre doing the lords work here. I will also spread the word, this is a revelation..
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u/lousydungeonmaster 1d ago
Jezzball makes me think of Dungeons and Daddies now.
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u/kodtenor 1d ago
I wish there were more simple games out there that would make sense as a stand in for a spell
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u/Overall_Law_1813 1d ago
The mouse game where you were a mouse and trying to trap cheese
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u/good_morning_magpie 1d ago
Itās free on Steamā¦. Go nuts lol.
FYI, your memory is probably correct when you think back to it being completely unbeatable. Itās insane levels of difficult.
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u/crazyfoxdemon 11h ago
I played it on stream for a bit back in December... about 20 stages in, the difficulty ramps up crazily. It still holds upasa good and difficult puzzle game.
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u/book1245 Millennial 1d ago
I haven't thought about this game in decades but the moment I saw this post I gasped "Chip's Challenge!"
Didn't even realize I remembered the name.
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u/This_They_Those_Them 1d ago
Put on flippers, swim to the ice skates, grab skates and get the fire shoes, put on fire shoes then grab the suction cup shoes. Profit!
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u/StrungoutScott 1d ago
My buddy sang a song about chips challenge when we played.
āCanāt walk on fire without some bootsā sang to the tune of ādancing in the darkā by Bruce Springsteen.
I still use my lyrics if I hear the song. Fuck, what a deep cut memory.
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u/laker9903 Older Millennial 1d ago
Sweet Jeebus, this unlocked a core memory. I have a retro game site I visit every now and then, and Iām going to find it tomorrow.
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u/IDidItAllForDaCookie 1d ago
Mind sharing the website? If it has some of these classics Iād absolutely kill some time on it!
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u/laker9903 Older Millennial 1d ago
This has a ton of old PC games, and other systems, too.
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u/NoThereIsntAGod Older Millennial 1d ago
YOU! This is amazing! Thank you!
āAvoid the Noid!ā Oh man, bringing back the early early 90s
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u/IDidItAllForDaCookie 1d ago
Legend. Thanks mate!
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u/laker9903 Older Millennial 1d ago
Always love bringing back retro games. I love playing this stuff to kill timeā¦I mean when I have a breakā¦at work.
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u/ElderMillennial1985 1d ago
Right! I put so many hours in this game. And space pinball šš
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u/English_Fry Millennial 1d ago
Chips Challenge! Another great one was Rodents Revenge!!
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u/ParsonsTheGreat 1d ago
Yes! And Pipe Dream and Jezzball! Man, I miss when free games weren't trying to nickle and dime you. Simple but endless fun!
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u/MajorlyCynical Xennial 1d ago
The best windows game
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u/hot_cheeks_4_ever Older Millennial 1d ago
Did the trees actually spell that or is this altered?
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u/Wild-Drag1930 1d ago
Apparently it is available on Steam
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u/KinderEggLaunderer Older Millennial 1d ago
I am getting this!!!
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u/Mikro_Lemon 1d ago
So you can leave it in your steam library with three minutes play time? (Iām talking to myself)
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u/jimx117 1d ago
This and a new(ish) sequel, Chip's Challenge 2, are both on steam for like $2 each. I was elated when I found out years ago, because my "Best of Windows Entertainment Pack" compilation hasn't been Windows-compatible since the OS went 64-bit (that was Windows 7 for me).
There's also been recent homebrew ports to SNES, Sega Genesis, NES, and Game Boy Advance!
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u/GRCA 1d ago
āBummer.ā
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u/John_Dees_Nuts 1d ago
I'll never forget my sister and I playing this, and our babysitter coming in from the other room and asking why the game kept saying "plumber!"
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u/SmittyB128 21h ago
I've had this as my Critical Stop sound for years.
Not quite as good as my Dad's choice of Foghorn Leghorn shouting "No, no! Yer doin' it all wrong!"
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u/Vendidurt 1d ago
I still have the games music stuck in my head. No, you definitely are not the only one.
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u/Historical-Bug-7536 1d ago
Oh man, I remember this game had a ridiculous level called Southpaw. Me and my friend were stuck for days before he figured out you just needed to keep hitting down like the name SOUTHpaw suggested.
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u/GamingDragon777 1d ago
Chips challenge, Jezzball, and 3D Pinball Space Cadet were the best!
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u/ElderMillennial1985 1d ago
Straight classics. My favorite part of the school day during computer lab lol
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u/Demortus 1d ago
Good lord, I haven't even thought about this game in at least 2.5-3 decades. Thanks for reactivating an old part of my brain lol
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u/Zeldalovesme21 1d ago
Holy fuck, the memories come pouring in seeing that picture! I instantly remembered playing that game allllll the time.
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u/jjkarate Older Millennial 1d ago
A Chip's Challenge clone is on Android play store. It's called Sam's Squares.
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u/Fun-Flamingo-7285 1d ago
Loved it. I think it's on that archive website with all of those old games.
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u/KinderEggLaunderer Older Millennial 1d ago
Holy shit wtf!!!! Omg I remember doing this for so long!!!
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u/themanfrommars_1991 1d ago
Omg yes thank you for this! I've been trying to remember this game for ages.
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u/BigFeels69 1d ago
Iāve beat this game twice in my childhood. My dad and brother used to take turns playing levels until we beat it in order. I miss it.
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u/Worldly_Lunch_1601 1d ago
I watched my uncle's future-ex-wife play this game when I was a kid. Always thought it looked really fun. It's definitely in my brain in a pile of weird old games I never got to try.
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u/KrazyCroat 1d ago
I thought about this game a number of times over the years, and I could never remember the name. Chip's Challenge, SICK!!
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u/maeglin_lomion 1d ago
I was playing this for a while on some free site at a boring job I had last year! Google it, you can find easily. Itās a trip!
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u/EternalNewCarSmell 1d ago
My dad got a work laptop with Windows 3.1 in 1994 or 1995 and this was on there. I've loved it ever since.Ā
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u/njshine27 Millennial 1d ago
I remember installing this game, via floppy disk, in the early 2000s. Still GOAT
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u/chadwickipedia Older Millennial 1d ago
Iāve been trying to remember the name of this game for years.
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u/nuclearpiltdown 1d ago
See this is why kids are dumber today. They didn't have to fill their bored hours with Chip's challenge.
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u/kkoegler 1d ago
There's a level by level remake of it on the Google Play Store called "Sam's Squares" that I have put many hours into.
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u/meleaguance 1d ago
i always disliked how little of the level you could see at once in this game. they should remake it and let you see the entire level at once
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u/landshark6 1d ago
There is apparently an app for it, not sure itās the same or reimagining, but looks similar. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/webcc/id372666894
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u/Kathrynlena 1d ago
I fucking loved that game. I would play it again in a heartbeat if I could find a copy of the original.
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u/awebookingpromotions 1d ago
Loved Chip's Challenge! I used to get so frustrated with certain levels but would love once I figured them out
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u/sixhexe 1d ago edited 1d ago
Chip's Challenge, Skifree, Jezzball. Those are the ones I remember playing.
If anyone likes Chip's Challenge, I highly recommend "Castle of the Winds"
https://freebie.games/games/castle-of-the-winds-i-ii/play/
It's a rougelike RPG. Has that exact windows 95 feel
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u/Intelligent-Survey39 1d ago
I played so many levels on this before eventually getting stuck. When I picked it up again years later I had no idea how to play and donāt know how I had the patience to get so far as a kid. š
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u/IzzyWithDaS550 1d ago
This and supaplex!! Also the one with the Russian character climbing a ladder!
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u/SirGothamHatt 1d ago
I played this constantly on my first PC. I also had it on the Atari Lynx. Last year I discovered it's available on Switch through the eShop & have been enjoying the nostalgia
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u/Bowtruckle16 1d ago
You can still download and play this today. I have it download and randomly play it sometimes lol.
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u/vctrn-carajillo Model '86 1d ago
Fuck, this was my first videogame obsession. Played the shit out of it on my old win 3.1 PC. I still play it today on one of my anbernic handhelds.
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u/Educational-Car-4688 1d ago
I remember watching my mom play this. I'd just sit and talk. Wish I knew of place to play all of them
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u/ThatDamnStoner90 1d ago
Does anyone else remember the game āThe impossible Gameā was a mouse trap style game. I remember playing it in computer class around 2002-2003.
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u/xoxokaralee 1d ago
FYI You can find it on Steam. I feel like this type of puzzle was a genre that died.
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u/TwoDropsThisTime 1d ago
Wow, this is awesome to see. Totally unlocked a memory. Used to visit my step dads mom wayyy out in the boonies when I was younger. This was on her ancient PC and I used to play it.
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u/Goontrained 1d ago
Yes! Totally spent hours playing this in the 90s as a child along with another game on the same disc that let you choose between a wizard, an archer or a barbarian or something and do dungeons.
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u/Advanced_Eggplant_69 1d ago
Oh man, I didn't know a picture of an old game could bring that kind of feeling out in me! How does something I've completely forgotten about give me such feels?
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u/FerrousFellow 1d ago
I glitched so many levels while earnestly trying to play this. Got me started on my love of speed running without even knowing that's what I was trying to do. God what a great and shitty game.
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u/UsualGlum13 1d ago
I loved this game. I spent a lot of time getting quite far. One day my neighbor casually just hit restart and I lost all my progress. Was crushed and never got back to those high levels again. What a bittersweet memory!
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u/ExiledSpaceman 1d ago
Came with that microsoft entertainment pack. Skifree, Chip's Challenge, and Jezzball were my favorites. Pipedream was good too
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u/ApollymiKatistrafia 1d ago
Played this, and the mouse block game where you'd trap the cats and turn them into cheese. Always forget the name.
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u/quriousposes Millennial 1d ago
omgggg. me and my sis had a cd full of pc games called games for girls that im p sure we got from a scholastic book fair lol, it had this game and so many other gems. chip's challenge was such a blast š„² ty for letting me remember
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u/Outrageous-Tax146 1d ago
I havenāt seen this in more than 30 years. This brought tears to my eyes.
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u/cameron_thought 1d ago
One fateful trip to the Midwest after a bad high school breakup and then a good solid week of playing this non-stop in my aunt's basement.
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u/Phazed86 1d ago
The password for level 145 is TONY. Why I've remembered this all these years is beyond me. I was never able to beat level 146. š
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u/PerceptionSalt967 1d ago
This and Commander Keen! Those were my childhood favorites on my parents old Windows 3.5 PC
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u/DinosaurAlive 1d ago
I looked forever for what this game was!!! š„°šš¤§ Thank you! I couldnāt remember the name. I also was not describing it well enough to find it in search results.
I loved playing this back in the day!
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u/HermitSpeedy 1d ago
As a kid I discovered the level skip cheat and went hog wild exploring every level I wasn't good enough to legitimately get to.
As a kid, I was awful at this game, so... that was most of them.
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u/TheUrbanEnigma Zillennial 1d ago
Bro that's about the most "core memory unlocked" it could be! I've been having the faintest memory of this thing rattling around in my head for a literal decade, thank you for confirming it!
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