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Game Overview

VS. Ice Climber is that old-school arcade game where you’re desperately hammering buttons to make your little guy climb an icy mountain—only to get smacked by a yeti or slip off a ledge because physics hates you. The controls are simple (jump, swing your hammer), but the mountains get brutal fast, with falling blocks and weird bouncing seals that somehow always knock you into a pit.

It’s one of those games where you’ll fail a dozen times before figuring out the rhythm, but nailing a tricky jump or outrunning an avalanche feels weirdly satisfying. The two-player mode is pure chaos—either you’re teaming up to reach the top or accidentally whacking each other off the screen. Definitely more fun with a friend, even if they’re the reason you lose.

If you’ve got nostalgia for janky NES-era platformers, this one’s a time capsule of frustration and charm.