For detailed information about this series, see: Ice Climber on Wikipedia
Popo, wearing the blue parka, and Nana wearing the pink one.
Ice Climber is a platform video game created by Nintendo.
Player 1 takes control of the boy Popo and Player 2 takes control of his sister Nana, and the objective is to reach the top of an icy mountain by breaking through the ice, while collecting vegetables and avoiding enemies including Topi (a seal in the Japanese version, and a yeti-like creature in western versions), the Polar Bear, and the Condor.
Video Game[]
- Ice Climber (January 30th, 1985) for NES, PC-8801, Sharp X1, e-Reader, Game Boy Advance, Wii Virtual Console, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console, NES Classic Edition, and Nintendo Switch Online
- Vs. Ice Climber (February 4th, 1985) for Arcade, Famicom Disk System, and Nintendo Switch
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Super Smash Bros. | November 21, 2001 | The Ice Climbers are selectable in Super Smash Bros. Melee and its sequels, alongside stages from Ice Climber. |
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Animal Crossing | December 14, 2001 | Ice Climber is featured in Dobutsu no Mori+ through special means and in Animal Crossing by scanning the respective e-reader card. |
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Daigasso! Band Brothers | December 02, 2004 | Music from the Ice Climber series are featured in Daigasso! Band Brothers. | 2 |
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Donkey Kong | March 17, 2005 | A song from Ice Climber is featured in Donkey Konga 3. |
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Tetris | March 20, 2006 | One of the themes in Standard Mode of Tetris DS is based on Ice Climber. |
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Picross | January 25, 2007 | Picross DS includes an image from Ice Climber. | 2 |
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Pushmo | October 5, 2011 | Pushmo includes a level based on a Popo sprite from Ice Climber. |
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NES Remix | December 18, 2013 | NES Remix includes challenges based on Ice Climber. | 2 |
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Amiibo Tap | April 23, 2015 | Scanning an Amiibo in Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits can give you access to playing a demo of Ice Climber | 2 |
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Nintendo Badge Arcade | April 10, 2016 | Nintendo Badge Arcade features badges based on Ice Climber. | 2 |
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Animator vs. Animation | November 9, 2019 | Ice Climber can be seen in Animation vs. Super Mario Bros. (see details) |
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Henry Stickmin | August 07, 2020 | The character Nacy Popo from Completing the Mission is inspired by the Ice Climbers. | 3 |
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Wario | September 10, 2021 | Microgame versions of Ice Climber are featured in the WarioWare series, with Wario characters directly interacting with the one in WarioWare: Get It Together!. |
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Mario | April 5, 2023 | A news ticker in The Super Mario Bros. Movie mentions vegetables saved by an ice climber. Also, Super Mario Maker features a costume based on Popo & Nana from Ice Climber. | 1a |
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Bridge Kids | November 03, 2023 | Ice Climber is mentioned in the Bridge Kids episode “Stranger Danger”. | 2 |
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Nintendo World Championships | July 18, 2024 | A version of Ice Climber for the NES is included in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. | 3 |