Ice Climber

« A game many will be surprised to be on this list, but it happens to be one of the best. [Summer 2004, p.15] »

« A true classic. The Souvalou moves at a somewhat glacial pace and the graphics are hopelessly flat, but besides those shortcomings it's still a phenomenal action game. »

« This shooter is absolutey brilliant, literally offering a layer of depth rarely seen in this genre. [Aug 2004, p.61] »

« While it’s fairly typical at first, when you realize that you have to drop bombs at ground targets, the gameplay picks up quickly. While there is no true ending to the game, Xevious is a ton of fun and if you’re looking for a GBA shooter. »

« Without a doubt, a prized old-school shooter that stacks up against "Gradius" and others with great fortitude. Though simple, the game is some of the most fun $20.00 can net you. »

« The auto-fire element does kind of suck and takes away a bit of the game's fun and challenge, so if you pick up this game...just don't hold the button down. You'll have a lot more fun with it. »

« Even today I can play Xevious and still be entertained, and that is something considering the game just hit its twenty-year age mark. »

« The lack of power-ups and somewhat generic level design makes it pale in comparison to some other fine shooters on the NES ("Life Force" & "Guardian Legend" for example), but this was one of the first shooters on the system and it's still worth playing. »

« Janky physics and platforms are the only two real flaws. It is a NES gem. Everytime I play this game I feel happy again. After playing this, my father came back with the milk. The vibes are incredible, and compared to other NES classics it matches up perfectly. The only two characters, Popo and Nana, have been added to Super Smash Bros., and were only ever removed due to the puny processing power of the Wii U couldn't handle the holy power of 8B Ice Climbers, and they even came back in the next game. In smash, they were given an updated look and personality, making up for the lack of it in this game. This is one of the games of all time. Up there with Grand Theft Auto 5, Tetris, Minecraft, The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Baldur's Gate 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Pac-Man Rally, and more. There is nothing I enjoy more than sitting down in my pile of ice and metal climbing gear I have made in a shrine to this game and playing this on the GBA. I just wish Nintendo took more advantage of this amazing game. The only merch I can buy for this is just the Amiibo, of which I own 87, which is a travesty as it deserves more. There was never a sequel, and I wake up the exact second a new Nintendo Direct comes out waiting for Ice Climbers 2. I would pay thousands for Ice Climbers Monopoly, Ice Climbers Cereal, Ice Climbers Clothing, Ice Climbers and Pikmin Battle Royale and anything else at this point. I own every piece of Ice Climbers fan merch ever created, and I am in the process of moving to the top of a large icy mountain so I can experience climbing ice before I play Ice Climbers. I have 8,987 hours in Ice Climbers on the NES, 70 hours on the GBA, 369 hours on the GB, 85 hours on my PC, 73 in Ice Climbers Versus Arcade, 32 on the Switch, and 78 on Ice Climbers-e. As you can see, anyone who hasn't played this game on the NES hasn't played Ice Climbers. I have made 37 Ice Climbers fan games 7 of which are RPGS, one of which is a FPS, 12 of which are 2D platformers, and the rest are all 3D platformers. I also made Ice Climbers Chess and offered the rights to Nintendo to be produced (alongside the games I made), but they haven't returned my e-mails, calls, or breaking into Shuntaro Furukawa's home. After reaching my thousandth hour in Ice Climbers, I was visited by Kazuaki Morita who asked me why I was playing a game he considered a "warm-up" for Super Mario Bros., and I answered him by telling him, "Once You Climb The Ice, You Can't Come Back Down." He ran away after I pitched Ice Climbers 12: Too Cold, To Furious. Overall, my family may have left me, but i'm still happy. No matter what happens, my life on the Climbed Ice is serene. Nothing can hurt me. Nothing can break me. As long as I can climb up an icy surface, i'll be happy. Maybe one day I'll find someone who loves climbing ice as much as me, and I can stop being alone. »

« Ice Climbers maybe small space and have cliche gameplay but still a classic that can entertain most people. Personally this is a great game in my eyes. »

« A fun little time-waster with some interesting level mechanics let down by some seriously dodgy controls and mostly uninteresting combat. It is responsible for adding some of the best (and cutest) characters to the Super Smash Bros. series though (the aptly-named Ice Climbers), so I can't hate it too much. »