{"id":135334,"date":"2025-12-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195572"},"modified":"2025-12-21T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T11:00:00","slug":"poll-box-art-brawl-ice-climber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/21\/poll-box-art-brawl-ice-climber\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Box Art Brawl &#8211; Ice Climber"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b41a0381cbf6\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b41a0381cbf6\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0b41a0381cbf6\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ice Climber - BAB\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b41a0381cbf6\/ice-climber-bab.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0b41a0381cbf6\/ice-climber-bab.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Ice Climber - BAB\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ho, ho, ho, everyone! Welcome to a particularly festive edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/box-art-brawl\">Box Art Brawl<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mega-man-6\">Last week<\/a> saw two covers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/mega_man_6\">Mega Man 6<\/a> going head-to-head, and it was a little closer than we expected. The yellow Japanese variant (this writer&#8217;s favourite) just clinched it, however, taking 54% of the vote and leaving the North American design with the remaining 46%.<\/p>\n<p>This time, as we get ever closer to Christmas Day, we&#8217;re taking things in a festive and frosty direction, as we match up a trio of covers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/ice_climber\">Ice Climber<\/a>. Mainly remembered today for its frustrating controls, relationship-breaking potential and <strong>Smash Bros.<\/strong> fighters, this NES launch title (in North America) remains a cleverly-designed classic, and it&#8217;s a beauty when it comes to box art!<\/p>\n<p>There are three covers to choose between this week, so get your coat, gloves, and scarf on, and let&#8217;s go out to meet &#8217;em.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/retro\/related-articles:30823 @ 1766367627 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>North America<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0098cc938c330\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ice Climber - NA\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0098cc938c330\/ice-climber-na.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0098cc938c330\/ice-climber-na.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1234\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ice Climber - NA\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/1288-ice-climber\">Nintendo \/ LaunchBox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gosh, these North American NES covers really are classics, eh? This one in particular is so dynamic. The leaping sprite, the stretched back hammer swing, the &#8216;will they make it?&#8217; platform <em>just<\/em> out of reach, and the ice-cool polar bear all add up to a pretty iconic image. Don&#8217;t even get us started on those little snowflakes falling down the black backdrop!<\/p>\n<h2>Europe<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"7d70ae1168584\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ice Climber - EU\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7d70ae1168584\/ice-climber-eu.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7d70ae1168584\/ice-climber-eu.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1234\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ice Climber - EU\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/1288-ice-climber\">Nintendo \/ LaunchBox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The European design opts for something a little different. This cute, cartoon image sees a titular climber leaping up through the ice and giving a nearby polar bear and seal a nasty surprise (not enough for the former to remove its sunglasses, though). It&#8217;s framed by the same black background that most European NES covers were, but still, it&#8217;s a neat design.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"5dd003c3ee6fe\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ice Climber - JP\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5dd003c3ee6fe\/ice-climber-jp.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5dd003c3ee6fe\/ice-climber-jp.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"618\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ice Climber - JP\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com\/games\/details\/1288-ice-climber\">Nintendo \/ LaunchBox<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Japanese cover uses the same design as the European counterpart, but its horizontal box means that it fills the space far better. The grey backdrop is nothing to write home about, but we still enjoy looking at that poor, shocked bear.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"poll-11357\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/which_region_got_the_best_ice_climber_box_art\" data-id=\"11357\" data-question=\"Which region got the best Ice Climber box art?\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"skip\">Which region got the best Ice Climber box art? (1,497 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results\">\n<li class=\"result with-image first\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62432fa37d8db\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"North America\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">North America<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"574 votes (38.3%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"38\"><span class=\"val\">38<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/18c05783055d7\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Europe\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Europe<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"357 votes (23.9%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"24\"><span class=\"val\">24<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image last\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4188bb1ee5ac7\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Japan\"><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Japan<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"566 votes (37.8%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"38\"><span class=\"val\">38<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Thanks for voting! W<\/em><em>e&#8217;ll see you next time for another Box Art Brawl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Ho, ho, ho, everyone! Welcome to a particularly festive edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week saw two covers for Mega Man 6 going head-to-head, and it was a little closer than we expected. The yellow Japanese variant (this writer&#8217;s favourite) just clinched it, however, taking 54% of the vote and leaving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}