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Ice Climber
North American box art
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release Date(s) NES               NA: October 18, 1985                JP: January 30, 1985                EU: September 1, 1986 Famicom Disk System               JP: November 18, 1988 e-Reader               NA: November 12, 2002 Game Boy Advance               NA: June 2, 2004                JP: February 14, 2004                EU: July 9, 2004 Virtual Console (Wii)               NA: February 12, 2007                JP: January 16, 2007                EU: March 16, 2007                AU: March 15, 2007 Virtual Console (3DS)               NA: January 31, 2013                JP: July 4, 2012                EU: May 2, 2013                AU: May 2, 2013 Virtual Console (Wii U)               NA: April 26, 2013                JP: April 27, 2013                EU: April 27, 2013                AU: April 27, 2013
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Genre(s)	Platform
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ESRB  PEGI  CERO  USK  ACB
03  01  01  01  01
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Ice Climber (アイスクライマー, Aisu Kuraimā) is a game for the Arcade, originally released as Vs. Ice Climber that was later released for the NES. It consists of two kids, the Ice Climbers, Popo and Nana, as they climb to the top of an icy mountain filled with enemies such as Topis and Polar Bears to stop the evil condor at the top. The player wields a hammer to both kill enemies, and to make openings on the platform above. The game had many remakes, such as an nes game in Animal Crossing. Popo and Nana were featured in the Gamecube's Super Smash Bros. Melee, and then appeared again in it's sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

DevelopmentEdit

Toshihiko Nakago and Shigeru Miyamoto worked on this project together after Excitebike was completed. Following this game the team would develop Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.

LegacyEdit

Ice Climber has been referenced in many Nintendo games, especially after the Ice Climbers appeared as playable characters in the GameCube video game Super Smash Bros. Melee and years later in the Wii video game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Ice Climber has been represented in games such as Animal Crossing and the WarioWare series.

External LinksEdit

• Ice Climber at Nintendo.com
• Ice Climber at Virtual Console Reviews