Ice Climber
Developer	R&D1
Publisher	Nintendo
Released	January 30, 1985 October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
Genre	Platform
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players simultaneously
Ratings	ESRB: E (Everyone) (Wii)
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES, PC-88, FDS, Game Boy Advance, e-Reader, Virtual Console
Input methods	Joystick (8-way); 2 buttons
Arcade cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	VS. Unisystem
Arcade display	Horizontal Raster, standard resolution (Used: 256 x 240)

Ice Climber (アイスクライマー, Aisu Kuraimā^?) is a climbing platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. A year earlier, a slightly different and lesser known version was released as part of the Vs. arcade series called Vs. Ice Climber. In some countries of Europe, the console game was bundled with the NES, increasing the game's familiarity outside Japan.^[1][2] screenshot Nintendo Entertainment System Ice_Climber by me This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Nintendo Research and Development 1 (R&D1) is Nintendos oldest development team. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... “NES” redirects here. ... The NEC PC8801 system was introduced by NEC Corporation in 1981. ... Legend of Zelda Famicom Disk The Family Computer Disk System , FDS) was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral to their overwhelmingly popular Family Computer (Famicom) console in Japan. ... “GBA” redirects here. ... This article is about the Nintendo device. ... This article is about Nintendos emulation feature and download service. ... For other uses, see Joystick (disambiguation). ... This arcade cabinet, containing Centipede, is an upright. ... An arcade system board is a standardized printed circuit board or group of printed circuit boards that are used as the basis for multiple arcade games with very similar hardware requirements. ... The Nintendo Vs. ... A computer display monitor, usually called simply a monitor, is a piece of electrical equipment which displays viewable images generated by a computer without producing a permanent record. ... Imagine the smiley face in the top left corner as an RGB bitmap image. ... A simple platform sequence from the game Wonder Boy Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... “NES” redirects here. ... 1985 1985 in games 1984 in video gaming 1986 in video gaming Notable events of 1985 in video gaming. ... The Nintendo Vs. ...

Gameplay

In the game, player 1 controls Popo (ポポ), a boy dressed in a blue Eskimo parka, while player 2 controls Nana (ナナ), a girl dressed in a pink Eskimo parka. Their challenge is to venture up ice-covered mountains and recover their stolen vegetables from a giant condor. The only tool a player has is a hammer to make openings on the ice layer above and to club enemies. Each mountain consists of eight levels of colorful ice and a bonus stage. Standard, dull ice blocks pose no threat other than an easily disposed of barrier. Ice blocks that appear more square and detailed are indestructible forcing the player to take another path. The darker ice with diagonal lines act as a conveyor belt sliding the Eskimo either to the left or right. Finally, many mountains include cloud-shaped, moving platforms as an additional hurdle. The bonus stage takes place at the peak. With a time limit of 40 seconds and no enemies, the Ice Climbers often face trickier jumps and multiple moving platforms. It is also the only place they can take back their stolen vegetables, most notably eggplants. At the top of the peak, the condor flies overhead. Grabbing its talons before time runs out gives the player a large bonus. For other uses, see Eskimo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the article of clothing. ... This article is about water ice. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Genera Vultur Gymnogyps For other uses, see Condor (disambiguation). ... Aubergine redirects here. ...

Enemies encounter on their way up the mountains include the Topi, Nitpicker, and polar bear. Toppies come in two varieties: the seal featured in the Japanese version and the small yeti seen in western copies. While early U.S. releases featured the seal design, they were redone as a more imaginary creature over concerns of animal cruelty (seal clubbing). Toppies are the least threatening of the Ice Climbers' adversaries. Their aim is to keep the duo from reaching further up the peak by filling in gaps in the ice. To do this, a Topi scouts out a place the player has carved through the floor, runs back to its cave, and reemerges pushing an icicle to fill in two blocks. This process repeats till no more openings on their ice level exist. After a few successful mountains climbed, their speed increases making contact with one all the more likely. The Nitpicker is a small, mountain-dwelling bird that swoops down from icy caves on the edges. Unlike the Topi which is confined to one floor of the mountain, Nitpickers can cross over multiple ice layers. Taking them into account along with moving platforms and sliding ice, timing jumps can be more difficult. The final enemy is the pink-shorts-wearing, sunglass-sporting, upright-walking polar bear. Rarely seen, this enemy can be a big headache if Popo or Nana is hanging too low on the screen and taking too long to advance. Pounding the ice, this enemy forces the screen to move up. If an Eskimo is forced off the screen as well, the player loses a life. Other obstacles include deadly falling icicles. These can form on the bottom of any type of ice or platform. Each climber starts a new game with three lives. The only way to gain an extra life is to collect all four pieces of corn, the vegetable seen in the fifth bonus stage. This article is about the animal. ... Families Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Pinnipeds (fin-feet, lit. ... For other uses, see Yeti (disambiguation). ... ... Icicle on a tree Icicles on a bush Icicle on a roof Close up of an icicle A large icicle Icicle (yacht) is also the name of the largest Ice yacht An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from another object freezes. ...

The game can be played in one or two player mode. The latter places Popo and Nana against each other in a race to the summit. Players can cooperate together on the way up, but during the bonus round they compete for the top.

Development staff

NES credits

• Executive Producer: Hiroshi Yamauchi
• Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto
• Director: Kenji Miki
• Character Design: Tadashi Sugiyama
• Music: Akito Nakatsuka

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e-Reader and GBA credits

• Executive Producer: Satoru Iwata
• Producer: Satoshi Yamoto
• Director: Kenji Miki
• Main Program: Tomohiro Kawase, Hideaki Shimizu
• Sound Composition: Akito Nakatsuka
• Supervisor: Tadashi Sugiyama
• Product Debug & Testing Unit: Super Mario Club

Ice Climber was the first video game programmed by Kazuaki Morita. He considered the game his "warm-up" on the NES before his work as a main programmer on Super Mario Bros.^[3] Morita was later credited with central programming roles in numerous games including the Super Mario Bros. series, The Legend of Zelda series, and Star Fox 64. Satoru Iwata , born December 6, 1959) is the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo succeeding the long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. ... Super Mario Bros. ... // This category includes any of the main Mario games: platform games (2D and 3D) that feature Mario as the main player character. ... The Legend of Zelda ) is a high fantasy action-adventure video game series produced by Nintendo, and created by the celebrated game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. ... Star Fox 64 ), known in Australia and Europe as Lylat Wars due to trademark issues, is a scrolling shooter video game for the Nintendo 64 video game console. ...

Other versions

Ice Climber has been ported a handful of times. Note that Vs. Ice Climber is not a true port, since it includes elements not found in the original NES game, such as a stage select menu, blizzard and wind effects, new enemies, and bonus multipliers. For the release on the PC-8801, the game changes to a different and more limited color palette along with a reworked GUI.^[4] Including the releases listed below, the entire NES game is found within the 2001 Nintendo 64 release of Animal Forest and the 2002 GameCube release of Animal Crossing. In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... GUI redirects here. ... The Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... Japan, is a video game franchise developed by United States on September 15th, 2002, later being made a Players Choice game. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... For other uses, see Animal Crossing (disambiguation). ...

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Cameo appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

The Ice Climbers, as they appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Popo and Nana, the hero and heroine of Ice Climber, first appear as playable fighters in Super Smash Bros. Melee voiced by Sanae Kobayashi.^[5] The Ice Climbers' symbol is an eggplant, the first vegetable rescued from the original game. Even though they are collectively the same fighter, players only control Popo while Nana mimics his every move. Changing the fighters' colors can allow one to control Nana with Popo following. Polar bears and Toppies appear in Melee as well. Predictably, the Japanese version contains the seal Topi while western versions has the yeti. Their target test stage is a direct, 2.5D representation of the NES-style graphics. Super Smash Bros. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Super Smash Bros. ... Sanae Kobayashi ) (January 26, 1980 - ) is a female seiyū who was born in Shizuoka. ... Aubergine redirects here. ... 2. ...

The Ice Climbers are confirmed to appear as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which will be released for the Wii on February 10, 2008 in North America.^[6] In Brawl, the Ice Climbers' Final Smash is called "Iceberg." When used, a huge iceberg appears center stage and takes up most of the area. Opponents touching the iceberg are frozen with damage dealt. Super Smash Bros. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Iceberg (disambiguation). ...

WarioWare series

• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$: One of 9-Volt's classic Nintendo microgames is based on Ice Climber. It consists of Popo grabbing the condor's feet.
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$: This cameo is the same as the cameo in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$.
• WarioWare: Twisted!: One of 9-Volt and 18-Volt's classic Nintendo-styled microgames is based on Ice Climber. The player smashes enemies with a hammer.
• WarioWare: Touched!: One of 9-Volt and 18-Volt's Nintendo microgames is named "8-bit-hero". Players touch the pixel that differs from a 6x7 "pixel checkerboard" in the top image. On third difficulty, the sprite is Popo.

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Other games

• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land & Kirby Air Ride: When Kirby gets the Freeze ability, he dons Popo's parka in the same manner it is worn in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.^[7]
• Tetris DS: An Ice Climber backdrop makes an appearance among other classic Nintendo games.^[8]
• Daigasso! Band Brothers: The bonus stage theme is featured in this DJ music game for the Nintendo DS.^[9]

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References

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External links

• Ice Climber guide at StrategyWiki
• Ice Climber at MobyGames
• Ice Climber at GameFAQs
• N-Philes Retro Revival feature for Ice Climber
• Profile of Popo and Nana on the Super Smash Bros. Brawl website