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Bad Ice-Cream 3
Description
Third installment of our popular Dairy based franchise now in the desert!
Development
Released	Flash: December 20th, 2013 HTML5: June 29, 2020
Credits	Artwork Helm, Markus Heinel Programming Romain Macré Music Dave Cowen
Websites	Nitrome.com
Gameplay
Play it	Flash  •  HTML5
Levels	41
Controls	See #Controls
Music
Menu
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Prequels: Bad Ice-Cream, Bad Ice-Cream 2

Bad Ice-Cream 3 is the third and final installment in the Bad Ice-Cream series. It was released on December 20th 2013 and was confirmed to be in development in Nitrome's Blog post on December 11th 2013. The game was made HTML5 compatible on June 29, 2020, being the third game to be ported to said engine.

Controls

Player one

• - Move
• - Action

Player two

• - Move
• - Action

Gameplay

The objective of every level of Bad Ice-Cream 3 is the same as that of its past two games - collect all fruits on the screen while avoiding various enemies. The player has two or more groups of fruits that they must pick. As the enemies cannot be destroyed, they must be avoided.

Levels

Level 1

In this level the udder cow can slowly break the ice blocks, so the player can easily get to the level's first fruits. However, after collecting all the lemons, two of the fourteen oranges appear near the udder cow's position.

There are tall cacti, rock walls and some bushes.

Enemies:

• 1 udder cow

Fruits:

• 16 lemons
• 14 oranges

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Level 2

In this level the player can easily avoid the starfish, but he/she must be move quickly and be careful when it starts to create snow starfishes.

There are two blue pipes that teleport the player when they enter inside of them, rock walls, and four signals and a track.

Enemies:

• 1 starfish

Fruits:

• 8 bananas
• 4 lemons
• 14 oranges
• 13 watermelons

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Level 3

In this level the player must avoid the cactus enemies when they are angry and when they are moving. These enemies can break ice blocks, so the player does not need to break them.

Rock walls and tall cacti serve as scenery in the level.

Enemies:

• 8 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 6 grapes
• 6 kiwis
• 12 lemons
• 24 watermelons

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Level 4

In this level the player must avoid a sandworm. The sandworm can burrow under the ground. The player can stand over metal tiles in order to be impervious to the sandworm while it is underground, as it cannot harm the player while they stand on metal tiles.

The scenery in this level consists of blue walls, trees and grey pipes

Enemies:

• 1 sandworm

Fruits:

• Four pomegranates
• Fourteen grapes
• Four lemons
• Two pineapples

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Level 5

In this level the player must avoid peppermints. The player can easily avoid them by shooting ice that will make them change the direction they walk.

The scenery of this level is made up of rock walls, a door made of wood and two wooden letters that read "Candy mines".

Enemies:

• 20 peppermints

Fruits:

• 8 green apples
• 8 peaches
• 8 bananas
• 4 kiwis

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Level 6

In this level the player must avoid a blue cow and the green trolls. The player can trap both types of enemies because they both lack the ability to break ice blocks. This makes the level easier.

The scenery of this level consists of vanilla and strawberry big ice-creams that are on walls, rails, rock walls. Along with this, there is a big troll made of snow.

Enemies:

• 1 blue cow
• 4 green trolls

Fruits:

• 12 lemons
• 8 oranges
• 24 watermelons

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Level 7

In this level the player must avoid the blue squid. The player cannot trap this enemy, and it is capable of breaking lines of ice blocks. The fruits are inside ice blocks that the player must break.

The scenery in this level consists of rock walls, big coloured eggs, red and white lollypops and sweets.

Enemies:

• 1 blue squid

Fruits:

• 6 bananas
• 4 grapes
• 7 watermelons

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Level 8

The player must avoid the starfish, but must also be careful because there is ice at the middle of the map. The player has to move fast and not let starfish close to the ice wall, as this increases risks of collision. This must be done while collecting fruit on the ice.

The best way to keep starfish away from the ice blocks is not to stop, since when starfish is in the same spot as the player, it will come towards them.

Scenery in this level is made up of ice blocks, ice ground, rock walls, trees, a lollypop and other sweets.

Enemies:

• 1 starfish

Fruits:

• 2 apples
• 3 bananas
• 4 grapes
• 4 watermelons

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Level 9

In this level the player must avoid two cows that are trapped. Although there are teleporter blocks in the levels, udder cows do not know how to use them.

Rock walls, teleporter blocks, metal walls and a signal make up this levels scenery.

Enemies:

• 2 udder cows

Fruits:

• 4 apples
• 8 peaches
• 4 kiwifruits
• 4 pineapples

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Level 10

In this level the player must avoid two boots, boots which cannot be trapped. Behind the giant sign is a secret passage.

Scenery is of the level consists of red dice with white points, rock walls, a thick cactus, a tall thin cactus, and a sign that reads "WELCOME To Fabuluous DAIRY DESERT".

Enemies:

• 2 boots

Fruits:

• 12 lemons
• 10 oranges
• 16 strawberries

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Level 11

In this level, the player enters inside the casino of level 10. The player must avoid a red starfish that appears at the middle of the level.

The scenery of this level is four groups of gambling chips and neon signs on the wall.

Enemies:

• 1 red starfish

Interactive objects:

• Frost tiles

Fruits:

• 10 bananas
• 14 cherries

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Level 12

This is the second part of the casino. Blue brick walls, palm trees, bushes and three slot machines serve as this level's scenery.

Enemies:

• 2 yellow squids

Fruits:

• 16 cactus fruit

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Level 13

Enemies:

• 1 duck

Fruits:

• 16 bananas
• 16 grapes
• 6 pineapples

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Level 14

In this level the player must avoid the mimic alien.

Enemies:

• 1 mimic alien

Fruits:

• 16 lemons
• 6 pears

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Level 15

In this level the player must avoid a group of mimic aliens

Enemies:

• 4 mimic aliens

Fruits:

• 8 bananas
• 16 grapes
• 4 pears

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Level 16

In this level the player must avoid peppermints, which they have balloons. There is also a UFO.

Enemies:

• 4 peppermints with balloons

Fruits:

• 20 bananas
• 8 kiwis
• 10 pineapples
• 4 dragonfruit

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Level 17

In this level the player must avoid peppermints again. There are invisible blocks and ice blocks blocking the peppermints.

Enemies:

• 8 peppermints

Fruits:

• 8 bananas
• 8 grapes
• 8 watermelons

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Level 18

In this level the player must avoid sandworms.

Enemies:

• 2 sandworms

Fruits:

• 10 apples
• 16 peaches
• 6 peppers

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Level 19

In this level the player must avoid peppermints. There are speed up tiles that both the player and peppermints can use to move at a fast speed.

Enemies:

• 10 peppermints

Fruits:

• 10 apples
• 20 grapes
• 7 kiwis
• 4 strawberries

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Level 20

In this level the player must avoid udder cows and cactus enemies. The udder cows cannot slide on the ice floor, but the player can. The udder cows become stuck when the cactus enemies wake up and move.

Enemies:

• 2 udder cows
• 8 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 4 pomegranates
• 8 lemons
• 8 strawberries

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Level 21

In this level the player must avoid peppermints with balloons. These enemies constantly walk into teleporters in the room and will be teleported to the opposite side of the room. The UFO appears again.

Enemies:

• 12 peppermints with balloons

Fruits:

• 16 kiwis
• 24 strawberries
• 8 dragonfruit

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Level 22

In this level the player has to avoid a starfish and cactus enemies.

Enemies:

• 1 starfish
• 24 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 12 peaches
• 16 bananas
• 12 grapes
• 16 lemons
• 12 watermelons

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Level 23

In this level the player has to avoid a group of buckets.

Enemies:

• 11 buckets

Fruits:

• 8 bananas
• 16 grapes
• 16 lemons
• 24 oranges

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Level 24

In this level the player must avoid boots.

Enemies:

• 2 boots

Fruits:

• 20 pomegranates
• 20 oranges
• 8 pineapples

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Level 25

In this level the player has to avoid peppermints and a narwhal.

Enemies:

• 7 peppermints
• 1 Narwhal

Fruits:

• 4 bananas
• 8 grapes
• 8 lemons
• 2 pears

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Level 26

In this level the player has to avoid boots.

Enemies:

• 4 boots

Fruits:

• 16 blueberries
• 4 coffee beans
• 8 pears

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Level 27

In this level the player has to avoid a blue cow and a mimic alien.

Enemies:

• 1 blue cow
• 1 mimic alien

Fruits:

• 6 bananas
• 6 grapes
• 8 lemons

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Level 28

In this level the player has to avoid warthogs.

Enemies:

• 2 warthogs

Fruits:

• 14 pomegranates
• 12 cactus fruit
• 8 pineapples

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Level 29

In this level the player has to avoid sandworms.

Enemies:

• 3 sandworms

Fruits:

• 48 apples
• 16 peaches
• 4 coffee beans

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Level 30

In this level the player has to avoid blue cows and cactus enemies.

Enemies:

• 2 blue cows
• 6 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 5 apples
• 12 peaches
• 24 bananas
• 16 cherries

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Level 31

In this level the player has to avoid an udder cow and group of mimic aliens.

Enemies:

• 1 udder cow
• 4 mimic aliens

Fruits:

• 16 apples
• 8 carrots

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Level 32

In this level the player has to avoid sandworms and peppermints with balloons.

Enemies:

• 4 peppermints with balloons
• 3 sandworms

Fruits:

• 20 apples
• 4 coffee beans
• 12 bananas
• 20 grapes

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Level 33

In this level the player has to avoid red starfish. There is a windmill of the player get through there.

Enemies:

• 2 red starfish

Fruits:

• 16 bananas
• 16 grapes
• 14 watermelons

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Level 34

In this level the player has to avoid blue cows and cactus enemies.

Enemies:

• 2 blue cows
• 10 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 12 bananas
• 8 grapes
• 12 lemons
• 12 watermelons

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Level 35

In this level the player has to avoid green squids.

Enemies:

• 2 green squids

Fruits:

• 3 peaches
• 3 blueberries
• 3 bananas
• 3 kiwis
• 3 pineapples
• 3 strawberries

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Level 36

In this level the player has to avoid udder cows.

Enemies:

• 8 udder cows

Fruits:

• 4 carrots
• 4 oranges

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Level 37

In this level the player has to avoid a yellow cow and cactus enemies.

Enemies:

• 1 yellow cow
• 12 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 24 apples
• 8 blueberries
• 1 grape

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Level 38

In this level the player has to avoid a mosquito and cactus enemies.

Enemies:

• 1 mosquito
• 10 cactus monsters

Fruits:

• 24 cherries

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Level 39

In this level the player has to avoid an udder cow.

Enemies:

• 1 udder cow

Fruits:

• 6 peppers

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Level 40

In this level the player has to avoid a group of mimic aliens.

Enemies:

• 4 mimic aliens

Fruits:

• 8 apples
• 8 peaches
• 10 cactus fruit

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Level 41

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This level is filled with lots of mimic aliens and it is also the only level where avocados appear.

Enemies:

• 14 mimic aliens

Fruits:

• 8 cactus fruit
• 6 blueberries
• 2 avocados

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Ending

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The end depicts the pink ice cream character, on a planet with craters dotting its surface, looking up at a gigantic black stone statute depicting an ice cream character on a pedestal. A starry sky is seen in the background with a blue planet on the far right and a light from one star shining brightly, picking out the edges of the statue, and the statue partly obscuring the star. Text above the ending, in light bluish text, says "Congratulations!" with player's score below it, and "back to title" and "submit score" being located at the bottom of the image.

Enemies

• Cactus monsters - Cactus monsters sleep together like a wall, then wake up periodically and move. While moving, they are angry and dangerous to the ice cream characters and can also destroy ice blocks.
• Sandworms - The sandworm is able to dig under the ground, traveling past any ice blocks in its way and also move quickly. Where the sandworm moves is indicated by raised ground and tiles bumped into the air. It can also eat ice blocks.
• Boots (Bad Ice-Cream) - Boots act like ducks, except that boots have a superior jump, at the cost of taking longer to activate it, they can also smash ice blocks.
• Mimic aliens - Mimic aliens can copy the appearance and movements of the player.
• Udder cows - Use their udders to smash ice. Although they act the same as the orange squid, udder cows can destroy ice blocks instantly.
• Starfish (Bad Ice-Cream) - Star-shaped enemies that can spin to smash one ice block and will make snow angels occasionally in order to create more monsters.
  • Ice starfish - A star-shaped enemy created by starfish and red starfish when they make snow angels
  • Red starfish - Red star-shaped enemy that can spin to smash several ice blocks in a row and will make snow angels occasionally in order to create more monsters.
• Peppermints - a group of circle shaped candies that follow a certain pattern of movement. Every peppermint has, in some stages, a certain pattern they follow. Also they can be stuck, but no interrogation signal appears.
  • Peppermints with bombs - Peppermints with bombs carry a bomb that can destroy flying saucers if the saucer impacts the bomb.

Interactive objects

• Pipes - Allows the player to cross to the other side of the level
• Infected tiles - If the player makes shoots ice onto an infected tile, in a few seconds the ice tiles into infected blocks. Infected blocks will be destroyed one by one, even though there is a row of ice blocks
• Pipes - Transports the player between pipes

Previews

An unusually large number of previews were released for this game. This is most likely due to the fact that Nitrome was during that time making a blog post each day.

December 12 2013

On December 12 2013, Nitrome announced the game, as well as some information about it and some preview images. They stated that the game would take place in a desert setting and involve alien ice creams. The menu was released as a preview image as well as an image showing the transition from the sketch of the menu to the actual one.

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  The transition image

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  The menu

December 13 2013

On December 13 2013, Nitrome announced one of the enemies in the upcoming game, the cactus monster. They also released information and preview image of the enemy. Cactus monsters were said to sleep together like a wall, then wake up periodically and move. While moving, they are angry and dangerous to the ice cream characters.

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  The preview image

December 15th 2013

On December 15th, 2013, Nitrome announced in their blog post that a new female ice cream character would be added, licorice, along with another new character.

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  The preview image

December 17th 2013

On December 17th, 2013, Nitrome announced in their blog post that a new ice cream character would be added, smokey bacon.

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  The preview image

December 18th 2013

Nitrome announced a new enemy to be released with Bad Ice-Cream 3, the sandworm. It will be able to bury under some walls and in the dirt.

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  The preview image

December 19th 2013

Nitrome announced four new fruits to be added to Bad Ice-Cream 3. The names of these fruits and their actions were not specified.

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  The preview image

December 20th 2013

Nitrome released the blog post announcing that the game was out, along with a link in the post to play the game (which did not work, and instead sent the player to the Games page). This was a mistake, because one of the staff accidentally posted it to the blog while getting the game ready. Nitrome removed the blog post shortly after, but then re-posted it (along with the user comments) again when the game was actually ready.

Glitches

Unreleased avatar

It was possible to obtain the December 25th 2013 avatar before its actual release. This glitch was fixed upon the actual release of the avatar, December 25th 2013.

Score menu glitch

Sometimes, if the player dies and presses the "back to menu" button, the submit score menu will appear. This glitch was fixed on January 2 2013.

Death sound glitch

If the player dies while a sound is playing (like the blue squid attack sound), the sound will be played all over again. This is most easily done in the level 7.

Mimic alien glitch

For a level that has a mimic alien on it (or multiple mimic aliens), if the player plays this level with more than one person, and a mimic alien kills one player, than mimic alien will be unable to kill any other players.

However, if the player manages to get the mimic alien completely on a player, so it walks into the exact spot the player walks into when they move, the player may have to walk over some fruit multiple times in order to obtain the fruit.

This glitch was fixed on January 2 2013.

Level 29 multiplayer glitch

Level 29 cannot be played at all with multiplayer, as when two or more players go to that level, they will be reverted back to single player mode, with only player one being shown. This happens when progressing from level 28 to 29, and when accessing level 29 from the level select screen. This glitch was fixed on January 2 2013.

Beta elements

The menu for the game was partially changed during development; the partially coloured image of the menu, on the right side, contains a large object, which looks like a cluster of mountains. However, along with looking mostly like a mountain, the middle mountain looks like some creature with snow on its head, eyes and a small mouth visible. This mountain was removed from the final menu, and replaced with a considerably smaller mountain.

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  The beta menu. Notice how on the right side of the image, the mountains cut out of the final menu

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  The final menu. Notice on the right side of the menu the very small mountain

Trivia

• The game's ending screen is an obvious reference to the Kubrick movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Nitrome Touchy version

Bad Ice-Cream 3 was Nitrome Touchy compatible upon the game's release.

Gallery

The titlescreen The main screen The tap to join screen The flavour select screen The ready screen The level select screen The pause screen The game over screen The level complete screen The controls for vanilla ice cream Bad Ice-Cream 2 Controls Strawberry.png The controls for strawberry ice cream Bad Ice-Cream 2 Chocolate.png The controls for chocolate ice cream Bad Ice-Cream 2 Controls Sorbet.png The controls for sorbet ice cream Bad Ice-Cream 2 Controls Mint Choc-Chip.png The controls for mint choc-chip ice cream Bad Ice-Cream 2 Controls Bubble Gum.png The controls for bubble gum ice cream The controls for licorice ice cream The controls for smokey bacon ice cream The help screen for moving Bad Ice-Cream 2 Help Smashing.png The help screen for smashing Bad Ice-Cream 2 Help Fruits.png The help screen for collected fruit The help screen for enemies The help screen for blowing ice The credits screen Bad Ice-Cream 2 Scores.png The scores screen