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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.}}

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

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

* The entirety of ''[[Ice Climber]]'', and the ''Ice Climber''-themed levels in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'' and ''Brawl''.

* The Snowhead region in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' (though the Snowhead Temple is [[Hailfire Peaks|half molten lava and half ice]]).

** There's an island in ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' that's kind of difficult to get into because of this. Likely [[Dummied Out|would have been a full dungeon]] [[Executive Meddling|but was cut back to meet deadlines]].

** Don't forget whenever you make it winter or come across a perpetual winter area in ''Oracle of Seasons''. Winter's even the first season power you get!!

** 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 (Video Game)|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 Phendrana Drifts level of ''[[Metroid Prime (Video Game)|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 (Video Game)|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.

* Boardin Zone (no, that isn't a typo - they left out the "g") of ''[[Aero the Acro Bat (Video Game)|Aero the Acro Bat]] 2''. This level is notable because there are almost no Mooks to be seen (although there are plenty of other obstacles such as razor-sharp ice crystals), and the titular bat is on a snowboard for the whole thing. There are a few places with water, but thankfully you don't have to go under it (and not so thankfully, you die if you do).

* The Northpole in ''[[Jett Rocket]].'' In addition to frozen pools, slippery ice, and breakable ice crystals, it also has cybernetic whales! You know, [[Rule of Cool|just because.]]

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

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

* 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.

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