ICE CLIMBER
Unlike Pit, who continues to appear in the Smash Bros. series, Popo and Nana (AKA the Ice Climbers) were dropped from the recent 3DS and Wii U editions of the mascot brawler. The reason, according to director Masahiro Sakurai, was due to technical issues with the 3DS and its inability to correctly incorporate them into the action, hence they were also dropped from the console edition.
And then there’s Ice Climber itself, the original platform game that debuted all the way back in 1985 that has never had a sequel. That’s despite numerous re-releases on various Nintendo consoles over the years, so the argument that no one remembers them doesn’t really cut it. Granted, it isn’t the only NES original that hasn’t had a sequel over the years (nor is it the only NES classic on this list), but the platform adventure that had you climbing level after level to reach the top would be the most perfectly suited to a modern makeover, especially given the current indie retro trend that continues to sell Pop Vinyls like crazy.
One solution? Ice Climbers Mobile. Just don’t tell anyone it looks like Doodle Jump.
