A port of Vs. Ice Climber
If you can break through 8 levels of treacherous arctic ice, you'll reach the top of the mountain! But watch out. The Nitpickers, Condors, and Polar Bears don't want you up there. And they've got a bag of tricks that will test every ounce of your strength and courage. Are you going to let them stop you? No way! There are 32 mountains to choose from and endless thrills as you fight these arctic creatures alone or with a friend, and ascend to the top of the mountain in Ice Climber!
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I remember trying this game one the 3DS eShop, and I am pretty sure most people, like me, tried it because of Smash Bros.
And much like any other people, I played it for a while before concluding that: ""YO THIS IS KINDA MEH!"
It is a cute little title, with cute sound design and with charming characters and premise. There are enough decent aspects of it to turn it into beloved Famicom classic.
But GOD, even compared to other arcade titles, this is a really janky one: the unfluidity of the controls and the addition of ICE PHYSIC lead to you making wrong jumps all the time, with levels that turns literally unforgiving after the first 3 levels.... the addition of a timer to all of this Sisyhus climb does help either.
That said, it's not a really awful experience.... and mostly because I grew attached to Nana and Popo thanks to Smash..... I am not honestly able to completely hate it.
It does its job, even if just barely. Sometimes I kinda hope the Ice Climbers will get the "Kid Icarus: Uprising" treatment and return with a banger sequel on modern consoles.
And much like any other people, I played it for a while before concluding that: ""YO THIS IS KINDA MEH!"
It is a cute little title, with cute sound design and with charming characters and premise. There are enough decent aspects of it to turn it into beloved Famicom classic.
But GOD, even compared to other arcade titles, this is a really janky one: the unfluidity of the controls and the addition of ICE PHYSIC lead to you making wrong jumps all the time, with levels that turns literally unforgiving after the first 3 levels.... the addition of a timer to all of this Sisyhus climb does help either.
That said, it's not a really awful experience.... and mostly because I grew attached to Nana and Popo thanks to Smash..... I am not honestly able to completely hate it.
It does its job, even if just barely. Sometimes I kinda hope the Ice Climbers will get the "Kid Icarus: Uprising" treatment and return with a banger sequel on modern consoles.
Climb the mountain. Score would be higher if the physics didn't suck.
Fuck you Miyamoto
Ice climber is a pretty fun game were you climb up a mountain whilst dodging enemies. It's a really simple concept that is executed pretty well.
My one complaint is that sometimes the platforming can be a bit janky, you sometimes clip through them and don't jump properly. Other than that though it is a pretty fun game that has aged pretty well for being nearly 40 years old.
My one complaint is that sometimes the platforming can be a bit janky, you sometimes clip through them and don't jump properly. Other than that though it is a pretty fun game that has aged pretty well for being nearly 40 years old.
They're better in Smash than this game
Thanks to Smash Bros., I was curious in trying out the game where the Ice Climbers came from.
While I like the soundtrack, and the game has charm... man, do these controls suck ass. Jumping feels really heavy, and landing on platforms is a bitch.
After a while, I was not having much fun, and just stopped playing the game.
If there was another Ice Climber game with better controls in the future, I'd be all for it, but as for this one... nah.
While I like the soundtrack, and the game has charm... man, do these controls suck ass. Jumping feels really heavy, and landing on platforms is a bitch.
After a while, I was not having much fun, and just stopped playing the game.
If there was another Ice Climber game with better controls in the future, I'd be all for it, but as for this one... nah.