Is Water Ski on Steam?

No. Water Ski is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Water Ski on?

Water Ski is available on Atari 7800.

When did Water Ski release?

Water Ski was first released on December 31, 1988.

Water Ski

Dec 31, 1988ArcadeAtari 7800

Water Ski — frequently asked questions

Is Water Ski on Steam?: No. Water Ski is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Water Ski on?: Water Ski is available on Atari 7800.
When did Water Ski release?: Water Ski was first released on December 31, 1988.

About Water Ski

In Water Ski you are water skiing on the Pharonna River. You control both the boat and skier in this vertically scrolling action game. Your goal is to reach the finish line before time runs out and also to earn as many points as possible. The river is quite dangerous, and features many twists and turns along with rocks, logs and other obstacles. For bonus points there are numerous ramps located throughout the river which your skier can jump over (and if you can manage to ski over every ramp on the level, you'll earn even more points!). You start the game with four skiers, and the game ends when all of you skiers have crashed.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Atari 7800
Developer: Froggo Games
Publisher: Froggo Games
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 7800 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$58

Complete

$121

Sealed

$250

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about 4 times a year
Sealed: about 3 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $44 in Jul 2010, $66 five years ago, and $58 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$4.02	—
Jan 2012	$30	—
Jan 2013	$40	—
Jan 2014	$16.50	$70
Jan 2015	$19.99	$58
Jan 2016	$21	$38
Jan 2017	$16.83	$144
Jan 2018	$37	$70
Jan 2019	$36	$67
Jan 2020	$46	$67
Jan 2021	$58	$66
Jan 2022	$69	$79
Jan 2023	$48	$99
Jan 2024	$66	$106
Jan 2025	$100	$133
Jan 2026	$91	$142
Oct 2026	$58	$121

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	Rarity
North America Froggo	Standard	FG2002	Scarce+

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 7800 software database

Region: NA
Released: 1988
Controller: Pro-Line Joystick, Both buttons used (left moves skier left, right moves skier right)
Players: 1
Authenticity: Low

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and reissues are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Atari 7800 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A scarce Froggo cartridge with almost no recorded history, collectible mainly because it is hard to find.

Water Ski is a 1988 North American release from Froggo, a company that began as a controller maker, with the serial FG2002. Tank Command is the other Froggo title in the library. The game is for one player with the Pro-Line joystick.

Little else is documented about the game itself, and nothing here describes the gameplay beyond its title. A 7800 fan FAQ names it among the rarest titles in the library, which makes it more a collector's item than a game people seek out to play.

Worth knowing

From the 7800 manual. Three levels.
From the 7800 manual. Extra boat/skier every 200,000 points.

Before you buy

AtariAge rates it scarce-plus, and the 7800 fan FAQ names it among the hardest titles to find. The label is Froggo's standard label and the serial is FG2002, not a CX number, so a cart with a differently formatted serial deserves a second look. No reproductions have been reported. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value, and a manual scan on archive.org lets you check yours.