Winter weather brings snow and ice for a lot of retro gamers living in the northern climates.  Some people find the sudden change to white inspiring or beautiful, whereas others find it to be hazardous and annoying.  Regardless of your personal opinions on snow and cold, it is difficult not to think back to those awesome first winter scenes in video games.

It was that one level where it became infinitely more difficult to stop your character’s motion, or the weapons suddenly changed to something unfamiliar, such as ice shards or snowballs.

Andrew Bridgman reviews the ten greatest snow and ice scenes from gaming history here.  Remember Ice Man from Mega Man? How about Sherbet Land from Mario Kart 64.  Contra had a hidden snow field where your character still should shirtless among the icicle-crusted evergreens.  Do hockey games count?  Check which ones made his list!

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