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Nana and popo

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

Links to Other Series[]

Direction Series Date Description Type


5 Super Smash Bros. 20011121 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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5 Animal Crossing 20011214 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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5 Daigasso! Band Brothers 20041202 December 02, 2004 Music from the Ice Climber series are featured in Daigasso! Band Brothers. 2
5 Donkey Kong 20050317 March 17, 2005 A song from Ice Climber is featured in Donkey Konga 3.
2
5 Tetris 20060320 March 20, 2006 One of the themes in Standard Mode of Tetris DS is based on Ice Climber.
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5 Picross 20070125 January 25, 2007 Picross DS includes an image from Ice Climber. 2
5 Pushmo 2011105 October 5, 2011 Pushmo includes a level based on a Popo sprite from Ice Climber.
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5 NES Remix 20131218 December 18, 2013 NES Remix includes challenges based on Ice Climber. 2
5 Amiibo Tap 2015423 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
5 Nintendo Badge Arcade 2016410 April 10, 2016 Nintendo Badge Arcade features badges based on Ice Climber. 2
5 Animator vs. Animation 2019119 November 9, 2019 Ice Climber can be seen in Animation vs. Super Mario Bros.
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5 Henry Stickmin 20200807 August 07, 2020 The character Nacy Popo from Completing the Mission is inspired by the Ice Climbers. 3
5 Wario 20210910 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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5 Mario 202345 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. 1.25a
5 Bridge Kids 20231103 November 03, 2023 Ice Climber is mentioned in the Bridge Kids episode “Stranger Danger”. 2
5 Nintendo World Championships 20240718 July 18, 2024 A version of Ice Climber for the NES is included in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. 3