Ice Climber (NES, Famicom Disk System)

Ice Climber
Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Platforms: NES, Famicom Disk System Released in JP: January 30, 1985 (Famicom), November 18, 1988 (FDS) Released in US: October 18, 1985 Released in EU: September 1, 1986 This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences. This game has a Data Crystal page

To do: Cover differences between the cartridge and FDS releases

Ice Climber is a game about two children named Nana and Popo, who climb mountains.

Unused Graphics

A sprite of Popo/Nana aiming their hammer upward. In the game itself, the hammer can only ever be seen on its side or at tilted angles.

Regional Differences

Japan	US / Europe

In the Japanese version, the Topi enemy is a seal. The international releases changed it to a fuzzy yeti-like creature due to the taboo nature of clubbing seals.

The same change was made in Vs. Ice Climber and its Famicom Disk System port, as well as when the Topi reappeared in non-Japanese versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Interestingly, the "8-Bit Hero" microgame in WarioWare: Touched! uses the seal in all releases, possibly because the Ice Climber scene appears so briefly.

Version Differences

Nintendo would release an enhanced version of Ice Climber for the Famicom Disk System in 1988. The FDS version is based on the arcade Vs. Ice Climber.

Famicom / NES	FDS