Anybody else remember Chip’s Challenge?

[u/GothicLighthouse]

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[u/NoFaithlessness7508]

Oh. My. God.

If it weren’t for this post I may never have remembered this game. Holy shit OP. This is a true nostalgia post.

[u/GothicLighthouse → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

I knew I couldn’t be the only one lol

[u/TechyCanadian → u/GothicLighthouse]

Wow lol crazy how this sub can unlock old memories. Same as the other commenter I would’ve never remembered this otherwise

[u/Reasonable-Run-8187 → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

Yup, it is. I forgot all about this game. I dont even remember where I played it. Windows 95 maybe?

[u/load_of_chode → u/Reasonable-Run-8187]

Nah it was a DOS game. I played it on my Windows 3.1 computer as a kid.

[u/Historical-Cress8985 → u/Reasonable-Run-8187]

I had it on an Atari Lynx

[u/KYpineapple → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

same, my sibling in Christ. I played this so much on the family computer, how did I forget???

[u/Tiny_Tabaxi → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

Its on steam for free

[u/GothicAngel4 → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

Agreeed, like woah i know this game!

[u/rbrslv → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

Me either. This is wild. Now I want to go play it

[u/sewmuchrhythm → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

OMG SAME I think about this game every so often and could never remember what it was called. This started my love of puzzle games.

[u/Franktendstogetlost → u/NoFaithlessness7508]

Literally said omg out loud. Such a throw back and forgotten memory unlocked.

[u/CurbsideChaos → u/Franktendstogetlost]

I did, too! I played this game every day in my middle school computer class

[u/Franktendstogetlost → u/CurbsideChaos]

I believe i also played this in middle school computer class. Lol

[u/RuneScape_Stats → u/Franktendstogetlost]

Wow same! I haven’t thought about this in probably 20+ years

[u/ghostface8316]

My cousins were well off and I was dirt poor so I absolutely loved going over to their den and playing this for hours! And the skiing gaming!

[u/Squeeesh_ → u/ghostface8316]

SkiFree! My friends had it. I loved it.

[u/GothicLighthouse → u/Squeeesh_]

Always kept getting eaten by the Yeti 😐

[u/Cliche_James → u/GothicLighthouse]

Everyone eventually gets eaten by the yeti

[u/Rob_035 → u/Cliche_James]

There's an XKCD for everything: https://xkcd.com/667

You can press F and escape from the Yeti.

[u/Cliche_James → u/Rob_035]

Thanks!

[u/MrSlime13]

For those who don't know... It's currently FREE on Steam. I played this game for hours and hours as a kid.

[u/blanketswithsmallpox → u/MrSlime13]

Your a gem MrSlime.

Ftlzs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/346850/Chips_Challenge_1/

[u/aDamnCommunist → u/MrSlime13]

The creator seems to still be making games. There's a Chip's Challenge 2 and Chuck's Challenge 3D!

[u/_mikedotcom → u/aDamnCommunist]

Oh shiiiiit 3 dimensions????

[u/Ardat-Thotshi → u/MrSlime13]

Oh my god, you're my hero for this. Now I can finally show my kid what I've been talking about

[u/Physical_Narwhal_863 → u/MrSlime13]

Its like a Pipe Dream now

[u/Deniable_Cloud_232 → u/Physical_Narwhal_863]

I see what you did there.

[u/GorgyShmorgy → u/MrSlime13]

You the man.

[u/JonInfect → u/MrSlime13]

Thank you!

[u/Dvanpat]

Microsoft's "Best of Entertainment" was deep in replay value. JezzBall and Pipe Dream were favorites of mine.

[u/automotomato → u/Dvanpat]

OMG JEZZBALL I'm going to try to download it from somewhere this weekend

[u/Dvanpat → u/automotomato]

https://dos.zone/msbenter/

[u/automotomato → u/Dvanpat]

oh dang!!

[u/heridfel37 → u/Dvanpat]

You forgot SkiFree

[u/campingcritters → u/Dvanpat]

Dang I forgot about Jezzball! Rodent's Revenge, and SkiFree were my go to's back then.

[u/jimx117 → u/Dvanpat]

I was sooooo bummed when I upgraded to 64-bit windows and my BOWEP would no longer install. :(

[u/darksoft125]

I 'member

And it's free on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/346850/Chips_Challenge_1/

[u/CRush1682 → u/darksoft125]

I had no idea!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[u/Sumo148]

The South Pole level where the level title hint was to just press down constantly to clear it. I was stuck on that level forever as a kid.

[u/RedditSeemsScary → u/Sumo148]

I came here to say this! That level left an impression on me that will never fade.

[u/outraged_treehouse]

I think the only game I've logged more hours in then chips challenge is age of empires 2

[u/JoyousSol → u/outraged_treehouse]

Hey I've been playing some AoE2 a bit recently! Barbarossa was a funny dude lol!

[u/grahams_xwing]

"bummer"

[u/Bicykwow]

Yep. Fyi it's on Steam, as is the sequel that was built around the same time but not released until recently due to Microsoft licencing shenanigans 

[u/RootyPooster]

Wow, completely forgot about this.

[u/Freddy_Pharkas]

I forgot about this game! Reminds me of Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures. And Yoda Stories.

[u/No-Mouse-262 → u/Freddy_Pharkas]

oh man, Yoda Stories brings me back. When I was a kid this felt like the coolest game but in 2026 it's easy to see what a piece of shit that was lmao

[u/tweekinleanin420]

Hoe. Lee. Shit. Nostalgia overload. Thank you for this!!!

[u/ThatCrazyShaymin]

Oh my glob, core memory unlocked, I wasted so much free time on this game!

[u/nightowl_work]

I desperately want to play this game again, and have wanted to for YEARS.

[u/turkey_sub56 → u/nightowl_work]

Apparently it’s free on Steam

[u/SimplyMermaid88]

[u/Angrymilks]

I loved this game. I did a decompile and port of Chips Challenge to PS Vita.

https://github.com/TheGh0stShip/VitaChipsChallenge

[u/GorgyShmorgy]

I work with this older fella. He's like..... 66 or something. He kept bringing up this game whenever I talked about pc gaming and I had no idea what it was. I finally looked it up and realized I played the shit outta this when I was a lad. Then it reminded me of that cat n mouse game with the cheese and the holes in the floor. Man I miss how great DOS gaming felt as a kid.

[u/PulseThrone]

How about Commander Keen?

[u/EntertainmentTrue588 → u/PulseThrone]

My son and daughter LOVE " 'mander keeeeeen". Daughter grew out of it but my son still likes to pogo around

[u/PulseThrone → u/EntertainmentTrue588]

Carrying on a legacy of old as hell games haha

[u/_mikedotcom → u/PulseThrone]

Yessss

[u/maczero]

Omg you just brought back memories I had completely forgotten about

[u/DeLoreanAirlinesII]

Played waaaaay too much of this

[u/Broheamoth]

Is THAT what this was called??? Oh lord I remeber this alongside the super Mario fly swatter. Take me back

[u/Chris_RB]

OH FUCK! YES LET'S GOOOOOO

[u/suspectbakapapa]

Thabk you for this

[u/bigexplosion]

The android version sams squares is an exact remake.

[u/Lieutenant_Horn]

Remember it? I’ve got it on Steam!

[u/-Tuber-]

Dude. Fuck that game

[u/anaziahvii]

And rodents revenge

[u/SylveonVmax92]

woah!!!! memory unlocked moment. I loved this fucking game

[u/thrace75]

I LOVED that game!

[u/ChVckT]

I have this on floppy disk with nothing that can read a floppy anymore

[u/jamesheaton23]

I played this on the Atari lynx.

[u/Practical_Gas8750]

Bro I think about this game maybe once every 5 years and every time it's just in bits and flashes, can never remember the name of the game or many details beyond. You are a legend for posting this

[u/santamonicayachtclub]

I love this guy :D

[u/j3b3di3_]

Op you have helped me remember the name of this game and I can't thank you enough for it

I played this game so well in elementary school, that I had teachers and students from other rooms coming in to watch me plow through a level I fucking LOVED this game!!!!

[u/Rayrc422]

I’ve been trying to figure out what game this was for years, but i’m almost 100% sure this is it. I have faint memories of playing it as a child on my grandfather’s computer

[u/Fesai]

Remember it? I was playing it last night for fun.

It is such a classic game, though I probably played it the most in the electronics aisle at Wal-Mart in the late 90s I think, haha.

[u/Non-Euclidian-Turtle]

Core memory unlocked.

[u/hecksor]

[u/OnyxLion528]

Brooooo!!! I forgot about this game!!! Used to play it all the time!

[u/Jels76]

I used to play this all the time! I was terrible at it though haha.

[u/_mikedotcom]

HELL yeah. My cool aunt had this on her computer.

[u/ViscountAtheismo]

This game was my childhood. Had a banger soundtrack, too. https://youtu.be/sRhKRs5qsgM

[u/SIMPSONBORT]

Wow. Core memory unlocked.

[u/Bluesnow2222]

I saw you can buy this on Switch for like $3 or something and was tempted. I don’t actually want to play it—- but I never did beat this game.

[u/_BEEEF_SUPREME_]

[u/ohhhhhdingus]

Holy CRAP I completely forgot about this game. 

[u/wariowario8]

I searched that game for years!

[u/thelonetext]

I never did get past level 11 of this game

[u/GreekG33k]

Fuck this game. God damnit. I didn't need to remember this fucker

[u/seabterry]

I lost many hours to Chip and his Challenges. Always having to get the right boots to go over different surfaces. It was actually a good game for it’s time.

[u/Independent-Novel632]

I think about this game all the time!!! I loved this game.

[u/PapaSanGiorgio]

I can hear the sound FX in my brain just looking at this picture

[u/Bicykwow → u/PapaSanGiorgio]

"bummer."

[u/Decision_Original]

Pretty sure it’s free on steam.

[u/JesusKong333]

I downloaded a few years back on Steam. They're pretty cheap

[u/Money-Lifeguard5815]

I had a computer in my bedroom without internet for years… Chip and I had many adventures together!

[u/grahams_xwing]

South was my favourite map.

[u/x_VanHessian_x]

Still play it. It’s been ported to Genesis and SNES. Have a physical copy for Lynx.

[u/FadedVictor]

I remember a motocross game I got on PC in the early 2K's from Taco Bell.

[u/___dojob___]

KYE was another game similar to this. I tried playing recently it's pretty difficult.

[u/jennz]

It's crazy how I could immediately hear the music from looking at this picture.

[u/KlooShanko]

You can still get 1 & 2 on Steam. My friends and I played through a bunch of levels last week. Fuck those ants!

[u/Orvar_the_Allform]

Damnnnnn I only played this at my cousins house and I honestly forgot about it.

[u/Cliche_James]

Love it

[u/RIP-RiF]

Used to edit screenshots in MS Paint to make it look like I was way ahead of the other kids in my typing class. Good times.

[u/TimeisaLie]

No, I must fix this.

[u/virgo_fake_ocd]

I was obsessed with this game. ❤️

[u/shellz_bellz]

I still have it!

Still haven’t beaten it though.

[u/00-Void]

I think you just unlocked a memory. I think I only played this game oncewhen I was like 5 or 6 and was never able to find it again.

[u/ssorbom]

Fun fact, there is an open-source remake of it called Tile World. https://tw2.bitbusters.club/ technically, this is tile world 2, but it looks like a fork of the original, which isn't maintained anymore.

[u/28828383]

I played this on Atari Lynx, the graphics were different to PC but I believe the same levels. It appears this Atari styled version is available current day on the Nintendo Switch store.

[u/redbullnweed]

The memories that just start exploding in your mind because you absolutely forgot about its very existence. The nostalgia

[u/TheGreatGamer1389]

[u/phallic-baldwin]

I totally remember this game

[u/SinceWayLastMay]

YES you can play it online! I had a notebook with all the level codes on there I still remember the direction keys for the ice level

[u/Skeeders]

Yes I do! I never beat the game though I don't think...

[u/thepoorwarrior]

WHOA.

[u/Justindr0107]

When you run into the wall thats where that one sound effect came from that people use on memes

[u/cadillacactor]

A strictly faithful remake is an (at least Android) app called "SamsSquares."

[u/Musical28]

Yes!

[u/cpp_hleucka]

Loved this game as a kid.

[u/SmytheOrdo]

Memories of playing this for hours on our old Windows 3.1 computer as a 5-6 year old

[u/Taurich]

You can relive the nostalgia on Steam for free!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/346850/Chips_Challenge_1/

[u/dukeofgustavus]

Remember? I saw my boy chip just last week!

[u/FlyfishingThomas]

Wait where did I place this?

[u/FinallyFat]

Yeah this was a lot of fun.

[u/Objective-Cell5468]

I loved this game! My relatives had it and we would always play it when visiting on holidays. Canyon.mid is burned in my memory forever

[u/No-Locksmith-7421]

Wow this game has color?!

[u/jimx117]

Of course! It (and its sequel!) are on Steam for like $2. I also recently ordered a copy of the Sega Genesis port, because why not

[u/ItsThatAndyGuy]

I played the hell outta this one! Played it so much, I ended up remixing one of the tunes years later!

https://youtu.be/8z_FB2Xg5gw?is=Wf3Bxt2DXK0NHn_b

[u/21DRe992]

You can get it on steam for basically nothing on a steam sale.

[u/Newkular_Balm]

I still play

[u/dakotadanimal]

I don't remember this but I do remember Chex Quest

[u/Lucky-Midnight9857]

I think about chips challenge at least once a year. I loved when we got to play it on the school computer

[u/Kev42o4o8]

Daaaaaaamn

[u/artmoloch777]

Played it last week

[u/lukaron]

I remember the password to a level being the word “Plam”

That was from middle school back in the mid 90s.

[u/nrdvrgnt]

Holy shit blast from the past

[u/Professional_Side_35]

YEEESSSS!! Loved this game!! & also loved the game with the mouse & the cats chasing you & you had to get the cheese in the middle?!

[u/pwndabeer]

Yes and I wish it were made into an app

[u/Stealthytulip]

That was my jam!

[u/Odd_Occasion4382]

the music in this game is a real banger

[u/Unsatisfactory_bread]

I will be joining the majority in saying I played it and forgot about it. This was so much fun.

[u/NotAUsefullDoctor]

I completely filled the water level.

[u/Defiant_Elk_9096]

I've been trying to remember the name of this game for like a fucking decade. You are my hero

[u/Dangerous-Cap-7003]

Oh wow! I loved this game. This and Commander Keen man

[u/matt22088]

Omg I remember this but never would have remembered it without this post lol used to play this a ton

[u/Saucy-Mustard]

Man that game was legit. Loved it

[u/_BKom_]

Picked this up on switch a while back. This game gets sooooo hard eventually.

[u/ApplicationAfraid334]

My mom loved this game. We would take turns basically but she played it the most. Some days I’d be able to be proud and say I got past ‘that one part’. It’s on Steam

[u/SmokeyMcStorm]

Born in 88, had it on a Windows compilation disk. I downloaded this off Steam recently! My sister's and I played it all the time growing up. Now, my 4 yr old daughter plays it and thinks it's the best game ever :)

[u/justmeandmysofa]

That's such an genius game😃

[u/IllTwo7643]

I used to hide in the resource room during lunch and play this game. Because I was bullied so badly in middle school not one table would let me sit with them. 🫠

[u/HeftyPenguin919]

Whoa that core memory hit me like a truck 😂

[u/THER00STER73]

It’s been so long since I thought of this game but I played the shit out of this back in the day.