Chirpy, relentless 8-bit energy that sounds like climbing a mountain made of ice. Ice Climber's soundtrack is captured here in both its NES cartridge and Famicom Disk System versions through the Game Sound Museum series.
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The main BGM is one of those loops that defines an entire era of gaming, and the Bonus Stage theme kicks the tempo up in the best way. Stage Clear has that classic short Nintendo victory sting. The Disk System version adds a Result screen track and a Stage Fail jingle that the cartridge version skipped.
Hearing both versions back to back shows how the same game could feel slightly different depending on the format. Good listening for anyone who wants to compare what the FDS sound channel actually added.