<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
VS.	B-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1984	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
consoles	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
Popo	B-Application
and	I-Application
Nana	I-Application
(	O
Pepe	O
and	O
Nana	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
,	O
scale	O
32	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
,	O
ice-covered	O
mountains	O
to	O
recover	O
stolen	O
vegetables	O
from	O
a	O
giant	O
condor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nana	O
and	O
Popo	O
are	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
2001	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
tool	O
they	O
carry	O
is	O
a	O
wooden	O
mallet	B-Language
to	O
carve	O
openings	O
in	O
the	O
ice	O
above	O
and	O
to	O
club	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatched	B-Application
ice	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
conveyor	O
belt	O
sliding	O
Popo	O
or	O
Nana	O
either	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
40-second	O
time	O
limit	O
and	O
no	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
often	O
face	O
trickier	O
jumps	O
and	O
multiple	O
moving	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Topis	O
come	O
in	O
two	O
varieties	O
:	O
the	O
blue	O
seal	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
short	O
yeti	O
seen	O
in	O
Western	O
versions	O
and	O
VS.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climber	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enemy	O
,	O
wearing	O
sunglasses	O
and	O
pink	O
speedo	O
,	O
appears	O
on	O
screen	O
only	O
when	O
Popo	B-Application
and	I-Application
Nana	I-Application
take	O
too	O
long	O
to	O
advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
VS.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climber	I-Application
has	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
mountain	O
was	O
claimed	O
by	O
an	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
or	O
if	O
it	O
remains	O
Topi	O
territory	O
—	O
once	O
all	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
counter	O
resets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	O
setups	O
are	O
generally	O
trickier	O
in	O
VS.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
new	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
cloud	O
platforms	O
that	O
move	O
diagonal	O
or	O
strong	O
gusts	O
of	O
wind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
places	O
Popo	B-Application
and	I-Application
Nana	I-Application
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
to	O
the	O
summit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
and	O
NES	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
were	O
directed	O
by	O
longtime	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Kenji	O
Miki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
programmed	O
by	O
Kazuaki	O
Morita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
this	O
a	O
"	O
warm-up	O
"	O
before	O
becoming	O
a	O
main	O
programmer	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
..	O
Morita	O
was	O
later	O
credited	O
with	O
central	O
programming	O
roles	O
in	O
numerous	O
games	O
within	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
several	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
a	O
reworked	O
HUD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VS.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climber	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
removing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
and	O
changing	O
a	O
few	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
bee	O
and	O
butterfly	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
Nitpicker	O
and	O
blue	O
Condor	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
bee	O
enemy	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
the	O
releases	O
listed	O
below	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
is	O
unlockable	O
in	O
the	O
2002	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
officially	O
unlocked	O
via	O
a	O
North	O
America-exclusive	O
e-Reader	B-Application
card	I-Application
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
gift	O
to	O
players	O
requesting	O
their	O
save	O
data	O
be	O
transferred	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
the	O
Doubutsu	O
no	O
Mori+	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Name	O
Date	O
Platform	O
Notes	O
Vs.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climber	I-Application
1984	O
Arcade	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
Series	I-Application
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
1985	O
Famicom/NES	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
1985	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
Published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
1988	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
Port	O
of	O
Vs.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climber	I-Application
Ice	O
Climber-e	O
2002	O
e-Reader	B-Application
Barcoded	O
cards	O
,	O
readable	O
with	O
e-Reader	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
VS.	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
in	O
its	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
President	O
of	O
Finland	O
Mauno	O
Koivisto	O
was	O
reportedly	O
keen	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
and	O
his	O
son-in-law	O
has	O
reported	O
that	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
was	O
his	O
favorite	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popo	B-Application
and	I-Application
Nana	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
playable	O
fighter	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Ice	B-Application
Climbers	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Sanae	O
Kobayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Appearing	O
in	O
2001	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
and	O
2008	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
their	O
return	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
but	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
required	O
game	O
director	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
to	O
scrap	O
development	O
on	O
them	O
to	O
maintain	O
parity	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
high	O
priority	O
to	O
include	O
them	O
because	O
the	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
series	O
was	O
"	O
unlikely	O
to	O
have	O
another	O
installment	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
returned	O
in	O
2018	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Themes	O
from	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
regularly	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
 '	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
microgames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kirby	B-Device
:	I-Device
Nightmare	I-Device
in	I-Device
Dream	I-Device
Land	I-Device
and	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
,	O
when	O
Kirby	O
gets	O
the	O
Freeze	O
ability	O
,	O
he	O
dons	O
Popo	O
's	O
parka	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
it	O
is	O
worn	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
an	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
backdrop	O
appears	O
among	O
other	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daigasso	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Band	B-Device
Brothers	I-Device
includes	O
the	O
bonus	O
stage	O
music	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Climbers	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
Mystery	O
Mushroom	O
costume	O
.	O
</s>
