The world is changing for sure. My seventy year old grandmother has a 3DS, plays on her phone, and constantly tries to get me to make a Facebook account so that I stay "relevant and in touch with society". She drives a five speed manual Ford Fiesta as well. I'm not saying this is bad, but if she lives another ten years she'll have a jet pack, and I don't know how I feel about eighty year olds traversing through the sky whilst texting and drinking sugar free Red Bull. I'll tell you one thing though, looking out of the windows on planes will be a lot more exciting when senior citizens occupy the sky.
this is one of those timeless classics, which sums up the best parts of my childhood - spent so many hours playing this at my best friend's house, along with Ice Hockey... and even though these many years later, I have my own copy of it; sadly I don't have my friend around anymore... and Ice Climber is one of those games I just can't bring myself to enjoy on my own...
Man you keep refreshing my old school gaming memory with my brother. I love this game and when you play with another person it's very difficult to play. And some abusive words may pop out!!! Love your videos man keep up!
I cant even begin to tell you how many quarters I put into Ice Climber before it came out on the 8 bit Nintendo. Love this game. Old School classic games will never die!
Loved ice climber growing up i was so excited to get it for game boy advance a few years ago and i still play it. I must try this pickle soup Mark talked about as well.
What's the name of the music that starts playing in the background at 0:27? It is the same music he used on the Bioshock review. I like it and I want to know it's name please!
Great review *****!! I too did not have this one growing up and playing it now really it is very tricky as you said. The controls for jumping just somehow feel awkward! Still I do enjoy this game every now and again since I got it on the Wii U Virtual Console! :)
banj0 Where did you get this information????? The ice climbers were working in the wii u version they were removed do to not being able to get them working in the 3ds version. The wii us 8 player smash had nothing to do with there absence.
The ice climber I had as a kid had seals you needed to hit with the hammer and not white fluffy abominable snowmen - I can kinda guess why they took the seals out...
In the Japanese version those hairy white bad guys are actually seals. They changed it in North America because they thought people wouldn't like the idea that you can club seals in the game.
classic game that gets a bad rep because of the learning curve it takes. I enjoy this game a lot, it was also one of my sisters favorite games to play co-op with me back in the day. I'm about to watch the review now, i hope you like it too.
I think it's hilarious that the only platformer I can't stand seems to be the one to receive the most praise in a review from CGR. Great jokes, great review.
know what would make this game even better? a cup of hot chocolate. lol seriously tho this game was really fun back in the day and its a shame they don't sell classics like this as dlc on WiiU.
i started playing this recently and had not seen it since back in the late 1980s, whats really clear is that this game is the basis for Super Mario bros, from jump sound effect, the block breaking/exploding mechanic and the player inertia, SMB in some fucked up way is ice climber 2. searching wiki its the same "lead programmer", i.e. the person really responsible for what we get.
i wish we got to know more about the Japanese programmers and not the managers, its a weird situation were we know about the programmers and their thoughts from the west but not really japan, what myiamoto says is just fluff, we know what programmers are like and their stories always show that everything comes down to great programming and the actual programmers very rarely get any credit. If you dig around in the memory of Ghosts and Goblins arcade rom the programmer put his details and name in there , in a cry for help, perhaps japanese games programmers were slaves.
This game is awesome in parties because with it you can...break the ice!
Lord Karnage looks around my parents age yet he still plays videogames and collects them as well. A GOD.
Many grown adults collect and play video games
:)
The world is changing for sure. My seventy year old grandmother has a 3DS, plays on her phone, and constantly tries to get me to make a Facebook account so that I stay "relevant and in touch with society". She drives a five speed manual Ford Fiesta as well. I'm not saying this is bad, but if she lives another ten years she'll have a jet pack, and I don't know how I feel about eighty year olds traversing through the sky whilst texting and drinking sugar free Red Bull. I'll tell you one thing though, looking out of the windows on planes will be a lot more exciting when senior citizens occupy the sky.
David Phillips Badass grandma.
Video games are like chess...it can be enjoyed by people of many ages
if this was made in the last decade, it would've probably be called Mario Ice Climbing lol
the music for ice climbers will always be stuck in my head. one of the first video game music that got stuck into my head as a little child.
"To shift from park, depress the brake pedal. Hey brake pedal, you suck", Mark from U-Haul Van Review
this is one of those timeless classics, which sums up the best parts of my childhood - spent so many hours playing this at my best friend's house, along with Ice Hockey... and even though these many years later, I have my own copy of it; sadly I don't have my friend around anymore... and Ice Climber is one of those games I just can't bring myself to enjoy on my own...
Dude I could spend the WHOLE day watching your vids. You're so entertaining!
Love this game!! The Famicom version lets you club baby seals! Thanks for the censorship NOA!
Nintendo Fun Club?
Nintendo "Seal" of Quality?
Man you keep refreshing my old school gaming memory with my brother.
I love this game and when you play with another person it's very difficult to play. And some abusive words may pop out!!!
Love your videos man keep up!
I cant even begin to tell you how many quarters I put into Ice Climber before it came out on the 8 bit Nintendo. Love this game. Old School classic games will never die!
One of my favorite childhood games, love the music in the game lol
Loved ice climber growing up i was so excited to get it for game boy advance a few years ago and i still play it. I must try this pickle soup Mark talked about as well.
Thank you mark for your hours of entertainment! I have been watching since 2010.
Popo doesn't make a soup out of the bird, the bird makes a soup out of HIM.
One of my favourite games on the NES.
So, that's where those characters from super smash bros. Melee. This truly is another NES classic!
I used to have this on a 51-in-1 cart. The little creatures were seals in the version I had.
What's the name of the music that starts playing in the background at 0:27? It is the same music he used on the Bioshock review. I like it and I want to know it's name please!
Great review *****!!
I too did not have this one growing up and playing it now really it is very tricky as you said. The controls for jumping just somehow feel awkward! Still I do enjoy this game every now and again since I got it on the Wii U Virtual Console! :)
Nice vid :D
... wondering: after "cold outside explanation" (0:45) -> Then how did he tried the u-haul if he's banned from earth :P
Love that one and Wrecking Crew
I remember playing this at my local Karstadt :)
This was one of the games I got from one of my older siblings when they moved out.
It is a shame they removed them from Smash Bros. I would rather play as them instead of Wii Fit Trainer.
possible dlc? still rather have them in the game to begin with.
The Wii U can't handle 8-player Ice Climber battles - they were removed due to the expanded feature set of Smash Bros U.
banj0 Where did you get this information????? The ice climbers were working in the wii u version they were removed do to not being able to get them working in the 3ds version. The wii us 8 player smash had nothing to do with there absence.
Yeah if that was true, Rosalina wouldn't be playable since she is 2 characters.
BioLink I remember hearing it on a podcast. Disregard my stupid ass.
I didn't like this game when I was young and I still don't love it. I think the jumping controls and faulty collision detection ruined it.
I came for the ice, but I stayed for the climbing.
The ice climber I had as a kid had seals you needed to hit with the hammer and not white fluffy abominable snowmen - I can kinda guess why they took the seals out...
Will you ever do a Space Station room tour, i am sure people want to see your other games and consoles...
Rented this one weekend in 1989. Cool game.
I want a new Ice Climber game. It worked for Kid Icarus
Funny thing about this video is that I just bought Ice Climber today!
In the Japanese version those hairy white bad guys are actually seals. They changed it in North America because they thought people wouldn't like the idea that you can club seals in the game.
one of my favorite arcade games
The bear is a damn jerk.
finally reviewed the iciest game imaginable in a seasonally accurate time period
classic game that gets a bad rep because of the learning curve it takes. I enjoy this game a lot, it was also one of my sisters favorite games to play co-op with me back in the day. I'm about to watch the review now, i hope you like it too.
Great review so I subscribed.
What was that sound that happened when he died at the end?
I think it's hilarious that the only platformer I can't stand seems to be the one to receive the most praise in a review from CGR. Great jokes, great review.
I have the non-"PC" baby seal clubbing, Famicom version. :P It's a great game either way. Very challenging too.
Weren't you clubbing baby seals in the Japanese version? Correct me if I'm wrong.
I've got Ice Climber in my collection, it is a cool game.
A classy video for a classy game.
no one cared about the Ice Climbers until they were taken out of Smash Bros Wii U / 3DS lol
i always loved them! were one of my mains on smash 2 and 3 and i was very upset about that :(
A very difficult game to start with due to the controls.
I'm having this on a 64-in-1 game pad, it's fun... but difficult.
I really really hope that we will hear their GLORIOUS victory theme in smash bros again some day.
Hey! Man did you know the vs. Ice climber??
The boards get pretty tough in the later levels
I had a japanese 100 in 1 cartridge when i was a kid it had every nes black box game. I clubbed seals in ice climbers much better.
I think this is primarily a two player game. It could actually make you hate the other person. Just like Twin Bee, Mario Brothers or Baloon Fight.
Has this already been reviewed by Mark?
Thanks for this!
Is that hairy thing exclusive only to NES? I remember in mine it was a seal.
I think mark from fresh meadows new york is santa claus.... like DAMN..... thanks santa
This game would be amazing if the jump wasn’t so stiff.
You can also get it on Animal Crossing. That's how I played it.
Shitpickle at 4:40
I thought exactly the same xD
GORO LIVES
Ah the never ending mission to review everything. Too bad it ended.
Very few Dreamcast reviews in 2014 it was supposed to be a CGR Dreamcast year little disappointment here :/
I miss these guys in Smash Bros. :(
Oh, I like this game.
Dude sounds like a cross between John Wayne and Christopher Walken...
Why doesn't Nintendo utilize this ip?
good video
never heard of this one
know what would make this game even better? a cup of hot chocolate. lol
seriously tho this game was really fun back in the day and its a shame they don't sell classics like this as dlc on WiiU.
White furry bird like thing? Glad I played the famicom version. Bashed those blue seals.
great game
awesome
looks cool and flued
Nice it looks hard 😊🐰
i started playing this recently and had not seen it since back in the late 1980s, whats really clear is that this game is the basis for Super Mario bros, from jump sound effect, the block breaking/exploding mechanic and the player inertia, SMB in some fucked up way is ice climber 2. searching wiki its the same "lead programmer", i.e. the person really responsible for what we get.
i wish we got to know more about the Japanese programmers and not the managers, its a weird situation were we know about the programmers and their thoughts from the west but not really japan, what myiamoto says is just fluff, we know what programmers are like and their stories always show that everything comes down to great programming and the actual programmers very rarely get any credit. If you dig around in the memory of Ghosts and Goblins arcade rom the programmer put his details and name in there , in a cry for help, perhaps japanese games programmers were slaves.
Classic!
volume
I'm not gonna lie, its a tough game.
u forgot about nana!
MOLES can climb just like ice climbers
You mention ice climber for 12 times in this review!
They made a sequel to this game it's called Skyrim.
i'm glad this shit's happens in smash bros...
if i payed for food and beer and provided 500$ a month for rent.... could you guys let me live in thespace arcade?
mine has penguins!
Nuts and milk
ICE-tastic? That was LAME-tastic! That is why you are COOL.
YESSSS!!!!!
I came because of smash...
What? You didn't know about Ice Climbers before? HOW?
I want to eventually get the Famicom version, just to spite the environmentalists.
The jumping is to akward for me
Nintendo need to bring them back to smash bros.
LEGIT
"Ice Climber is a very good game"
Nope.
Damn you have so many less views now...You should have never left TH-cam for...what was 3 months or so?
Under 301 views
I am surprised he likes this game. I have never heard of this game, but it looks boring.