The NES version of Snow Bros. Two snowmen trapping enemies in snowballs. Inspired by Bubble Bobble, colorful and addictive. Good in co-op. A pleasant platformer.
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Category
Platformer2 players3+
Co-op
Description
Action game featuring Nick and Tom battling enemies by throwing snowballs to freeze them. Published by Toaplan, released in Japan in 1993. Nick and Tom in side-scrolling view throwing snowballs to freeze enemies and propel them. Japanese version of Toaplan's Snow Brothers on Famicom.
Snow Bros. review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Rolling enemies into ever-bigger snowballs, then hurling them for a devastating strike: this simple, gleeful mechanic hooks at once. With two players, co-op turns into shared joy, between mutual aid and friendly chaos. Colourful, snappy and full of charm, an arcade platformer that recalls the best of the genre.
A Famicom port of the Toaplan arcade game published by Capcom in 1993, this Snow Bros. is a textbook Japanese late release. Arriving as attention shifted to the Super Famicom, its tiny print run makes it one of the library's priciest carts, sought both for the faithful conversion and for stratospheric complete-in-box values on this end-of-life market.
Is Snow Bros. still worth playing in 2026?
An adaptation of Toaplan's arcade classic, Snow Bros. moves Nick and Tom through single screen platform layouts where you must coat enemies in snowballs until they become a ball, then roll them to clear them in a chain reaction. The bright concept, perfect in two player co-op, and the snappy pace recall Bubble Bobble with an identity of its own. The readability and immediate fun have not aged a day. For a retro arcade platforming fan or a player after convivial co-op, the title keeps an intact charm and addiction.
