Ice Climber
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North American NES cover
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Kenji Miki |
| Producer(s) | Masayuki Uemura |
| Composer(s) | Akito Nakatsuka |
| Platform(s) | Famicom/NES, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, arcade, Family Computer Disk System, Game Boy Advance, e-Reader, Virtual Console |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | VS. UniSystem |
| Display | Horizontal raster, standard resolution, 256 x 240 |
Ice Climber (アイスクライマー Aisu Kuraimā?) is a vertical platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1985. In Ice Climber, the characters Popo (ポポ) and Nana (ナナ), collectively known as the Ice Climbers, venture up 32 ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor. In some European countries, the NES console was sold bundled with the game, increasing Ice Climber's familiarity outside Japan.
An alternate version was released in the arcades as part of the Vs. series, known as Vs. Ice Climber (VSアイスクライマー VS Aisu Kuraimā?). It includes gameplay features not found in the home console release, such as an animated title screen, a stage select menu which appears at the start of the game and after completing each level, 16 additional mountains, occasional blizzard and wind effects, more enemy characters, and bonus multiplier items.
The inclusion of Nana and Popo as playable characters in the 2001 GameCube title Super Smash Bros. Melee brought the game renewed attention. Nintendo released a version of the game for the Nintendo e-Reader in 2002.
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