Slippy-Slidey Ice World: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[Ancient Domains of Mystery]]'' has one near the end of the game, and it's too slippery to use spiked boots. {{spoiler|Throw the tons of [[Clingy MacGuffin~~|Clingy MacGuffins~~]] to get past. The gods will also reward you if you use a Potion of Uselessness for this purpose.}}

* ''[[Ancient Domains of Mystery]]'' has one near the end of the game, and it's too slippery to use spiked boots. {{spoiler|Throw the tons of [[Clingy MacGuffin]]s to get past. The gods will also reward you if you use a Potion of Uselessness for this purpose.}}

* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' has one and a quarter of these-Freezeezy Peak is a fairly standard example (barring perhaps the evil snowmen that cross into [[Goddamned Bats]] territory due to their skills as flak batteries...), while the season-themed Click Clock Wood finishes in winter, converting [[The Lost Woods]] into a [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]].

* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' has one and a quarter of these-Freezeezy Peak is a fairly standard example (barring perhaps the evil snowmen that cross into [[Goddamned Bats]] territory due to their skills as flak batteries...), while the season-themed Click Clock Wood finishes in winter, converting [[The Lost Woods]] into a '''Slippy-Slidey Ice World'''.

** Banjo-Tooie mixes up this trope with [[Lethal Lava Land]], naming the trope [[Hailfire Peaks]].

* White Glacier in ''[[Bomberman]] 64''. The third level of White Glacier was actually ''called'' "Shiny Slippy Icy Floor."

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** World 4 in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and World 6 in ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'', as well as world 6-3 (single level, naturally) in the original SMB (however, that one didn't have noticeable ice tropes, since it was merely done with recoloring several things white-ish).

** World 5 in ''[[New Super Mario Bros]].'' As well as slippy ice, there were also areas where deep snow ''reduced'' your movement. Although ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' has mostly the same order of levels as its prequel, the ice world is bumped back to World 3 for the sake of showcasing the Penguin suit power-up earlier.

** ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' has ''two'' ~~-- Cool~~, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. In the DS remake there's also a mini-snow land complete with high arctic winds. This level's name is [[Alliterative Name|Chief Chilly's Challenge]].

** ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' has ''two''—Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land. In the DS remake there's also a mini-snow land complete with high arctic winds. This level's name is [[Alliterative Name|Chief Chilly's Challenge]].

** ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' has several ice levels - one combined with a lava level as a textbook [[Hailfire Peaks]].

** The level "Awesome" in the Special Zone of ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]''; not only an outdoor ice level, but also the only outdoor ice level in the game. That aside, the trope is mostly averted in the game, though a few of the secret levels are [[Hailfire Peaks|ice]] [[Underground Level|caves]].

** Joke's End in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Interestingly, its snowy climate isn't caused by high altitude, or proximity to the poles, or wintertime, ~~or -- for~~ that ~~matter -- any~~ other ''environmental'' effect. No, Joke's End is cold because that's where bad jokes go to die, and they bring with them their audience's ''[[Stealth Pun|frigid]] reaction''.

** Joke's End in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Interestingly, its snowy climate isn't caused by high altitude, or proximity to the poles, or wintertime, or—for that matter—any other ''environmental'' effect. No, Joke's End is cold because that's where bad jokes go to die, and they bring with them their audience's ''[[Stealth Pun|frigid]] reaction''.

** ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' has Shiver City/Mountain, and the sequel has Fahr Outpost.

** The ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series has Vanilla Lake from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', Frapple Snowlands and Sherbet Land from 64, Snow Land from Super Circuit, a different version of Sherbet Land in Double Dash, DK Pass in DS, DK Summit in Wii, and Rosalina's Glacier in 7.

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** To be fair, Dr. Cossack presumably lives in Russia.

** Iceman's stage in ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]'' was one of the bounce puzzle variety.

** Star Force 3 had an actual ice ~~level -- a~~ computer world whose pathways were frozen. If you took too long, you would be frozen solid.

** Star Force 3 had an actual ice level—a computer world whose pathways were frozen. If you took too long, you would be frozen solid.

* One of the water bosses in any given ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' or ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' games will be Ice: Blizzack Stagroff, Poler Kamrous, Chilldre Inarabitta, Fenri Lunaedge, Leganchor the Gelroid, and Bifrost the Crocoroid all have stages that are partly or entirely on ice or snow.

** The [[Shout-Out|Calinca]] Ruins in ''[[Mega Man Legends]] 2''. In fact, ''all'' of Calinca Island and the Forbidden Island can be seen as examples of this trope.

* The Phendrana Drifts level of ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' qualifies. This level subverts most of the traditional ice-level conventions, with the exception of heat weapons as a great ally and the [[Crowning Music of Awesome|very soothing]] [[Theme Tune]] (well, the first section of Phendrana).

** Sector 5 - ARC from ''[[Metroid]] Fusion'' also fits the trope. An interesting example in ~~that--like~~ Norfair and ~~Magmoor--the~~ extreme temperature actually ''will'' harm Samus if she hasn't gotten the Varia Suit prior to entering the area.

** Sector 5 - ARC from ''[[Metroid]] Fusion'' also fits the trope. An interesting example in that—like Norfair and Magmoor—the extreme temperature actually ''will'' harm Samus if she hasn't gotten the Varia Suit prior to entering the area.

** ''Metroid Prime 3'' has the planet Bryyo, which is mostly a volcano-ridden tropical jungle but has an icy section accessible through a special warp tunnel. However, the ice aspect of the area is purely cosmetic, and pretty much irrelevant to gameplay.

** Sector 2 in ''[[Other M]]''. It's kind of like ARC in Fusion and Phendrana in one.

* ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'' have probably the most annoying route of all 5 generations: Route 217, where not only can you not bike or run in the snow (even when you get to Snowpoint City), but your walking speed is reduced to almost a Shuckle's pace! Even worse, there's a blizzard going on, which makes it difficult to see and Hail during battle.

** Don't forget, every few steps you'll sink up to your eyeballs in a snowdrift, and have to thrash around on the control pad to get back out and resume your sluggish pace.

** ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'' have the Ice Cave, which is pretty annoying your first time ~~through--you~~ have a few ice puzzles, boulder puzzles (not unlike the ones on Red, Blue, and Yellow's Seafoam Islands), and [[Goddamned Bats|Goddamned Golbat]] are fairly common in the dungeon.

** ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'' have the Ice Cave, which is pretty annoying your first time through—you have a few ice puzzles, boulder puzzles (not unlike the ones on Red, Blue, and Yellow's Seafoam Islands), and [[Goddamned Bats|Goddamned Golbat]] are fairly common in the dungeon.

** ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]'' have part of Shoal Cave.

** In ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'', Icirrus City and the surrounding area [[Justified Trope|freeze over in the winter]] (otherwise the area is a [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]). There's also the Cold Storage and the city's gym.

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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' has Blizzard Castle, which also appears in ''[[Sega Superstars|Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing]]'' as a pair of racetracks.

* ''[[Loco Roco]]'' has Shamplin world with slippery ice. However, you'll love ice levels in that game.

* ''[[Supreme Commander]]'' has Luthien and Seraphim Two, [[Single Biome Planet~~|Single Biome Planets~~]] covered in ice and snow - surprisingly, the latter is the homeworld of one of the three major factions. It's a [[Real Time Strategy]] game, though, so the cold doesn't do anything.

* ''[[Supreme Commander]]'' has Luthien and Seraphim Two, [[Single Biome Planet]]s covered in ice and snow - surprisingly, the latter is the homeworld of one of the three major factions. It's a [[Real Time Strategy]] game, though, so the cold doesn't do anything.

** The ''Forged Alliance'' expansion adds Blue Sky for another frozen world.

* The ''Blood of the Cybermen'' episode of ''[[Doctor Who (video game)|Doctor Who]]: The Adventure Games'' takes place in Geological Survey Outpost Zebra Bay, a frozen base in the Arctic Circle.

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* The first level in The Wilderness in ''[[Little Big Planet]]''.

* World 5 in ''[[Purple]]'', with a deeply appropriate [[Ice Palace]] for the boss to reside in.

* The very first area of ''Castlevania: [[Dawn of Sorrow]]'' is set in a snowy village. Little in the way of snowy level gimmicks though, except for a yeti enemy that you have to coax out with ''curry''. In later areas inside the castle, snow can be seen on the tops of rooves, indicating that the entire castle is set in a [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]].

* The very first area of ''Castlevania: [[Dawn of Sorrow]]'' is set in a snowy village. Little in the way of snowy level gimmicks though, except for a yeti enemy that you have to coax out with ''curry''. In later areas inside the castle, snow can be seen on the tops of rooves, indicating that the entire castle is set in a '''Slippy-Slidey Ice World'''.

* The original ''[[Wonder Boy (video game)|Wonder Boy]]'', as well as every ''[[Adventure Island]]'' game, has its share of ice stages.

* The floes and icebergs in the Arctic and Antarctic levels of ''[[Endless Ocean]] Blue World'' aren't slippery, but the water, while not instantly deadly, makes you run out of air more quickly until you apply a special insulating wax to your body.