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Snow Bros Jr.

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Also known as
Snow Bros Jr. Snow Brothers スノーブラザーズ ニック&トム

Defeat enemies by trapping them in snow and rolling them into snowballs across 50 levels.

About Snow Bros Jr.

Snow Bros Jr. is a fixed-screen platform game where players control two princes, Nick and Tom, who must rescue kidnapped princesses from an evil king. The core objective involves clearing each of the 50 levels by defeating every enemy present on the screen.

The princes utilize snow as their primary weapon, which can be thrown to stun foes. Accumulating enough snow on an enemy encases it completely, allowing the player to roll it into a large snowball. These snowballs can then be propelled into other enemies, eliminating them. If frozen enemies are not dealt with, they will eventually thaw and resume their pursuit, making the gameplay challenging.

This method of creating snowballs from immobilized enemies is particularly crucial, as it provides a more powerful attack essential for confronting the game's bosses. The narrative context explains the princes' new icy abilities as a result of being frozen themselves by the antagonist, King Scorch.

Snow Bros Jr. Screenshots

12 images
Japanese title screen
American title screen
First stage
Facing a fire blowing animal
Killed on the third level
Sushi? Yes please!
The snow ball rolls across the screen
Building a snow ball out of an enemy
That's I jumping on the right
Facing the first boss
Now he's not so big anymore
Interlude screen