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Frost Bite
- Platform
- Shooter
Mouse
Keyboard
Flash
Frost Bite is a platformer-shooter Flash game released on March 13th, 2007[1] by Nitrome. It is the first installment of the Frost Bite series, and is Nitrome's first platformer game where the player can directly control the main character.
The player takes control of a climber whose goal is to scale ten icy mountains.
A sequel for the game named Frost Bite 2 was released on December 17th, 2008.
Descriptions[edit | edit source]
Nitrome.com 1.2
Use your grappling gun to climb to the top of the mountains![2]
Nitrome.com 2.0
Use your grappling skills to climb each mountain. Watch out for snow beasts!
Controls[edit | edit source]
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Left and right arrow keys / A and D keys - Move Climber
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Up key / W key - Jump, use doors
Move and click mouse - Fire grappling hook
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
The player can move the climber as well as firing a grappling hook which can attach itself to semisolid platforms as well as enemies to defeat them. The goal is to reach the victory flag at the top of each level. The player can receive up to four hits before losing one of four lives, which if they are all lost it results in a game over.
Levels[edit | edit source]
1: Pine Hill[edit | edit source]
Here the climber must climb a series of platforms, then use the grappling hook to reach higher ledges. A few furry creatures walk around harming the player if touched.
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2: Evergreen Topping[edit | edit source]
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The level starts with several wide platforms that the player can easily jump through while avoiding the furry monsters. A bit higher, the game introduces hard rock which the grappling hook is ineffective against so the player must rely on jumping onto them.
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3: Rocky Heights[edit | edit source]
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The player can either climb the left platform with crumbling blocks or the right one which has a horn head monster. Further ahead is an area filled with more crumbling platforms that the player has to jump across then into a cave entrance to the second area of the level. The lift is introduced as well as several spike spheres.
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4: Frosty Ridge[edit | edit source]
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The climber must climb the hooks. Then, kill the monster and go to the second cave. In there, kill the monsters, then progress up to the next cave; then to the summit.
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5: Sherbert Top[edit | edit source]
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6: Slippy Summit[edit | edit source]
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7: Perilous Peak[edit | edit source]
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8: Danger Mountain[edit | edit source]
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9: K3[edit | edit source]
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10: Mount Neverest[edit | edit source]
Mount Neverest is the final level. At the top of the mountain is the second and final boss in the game. The boss arena consists of two platforms on the left and right sides of the room, and icicles on the ceiling that do not fall down when the Climber walks under them.
To defeat the boss, the climber needs to shoot her grappling gun at it. Doing this will cause its eye to pop out and the icicles to fall from the ceiling until the eye is back in the boss.
When the eye is out, the climber needs to jump on it. After the eye is jumped on, the climber cannot jump on it again. After the eye is in the boss, the climber can repeat this process until it is dead. The cave door will open when the boss is dead, allowing the climber to leave to the end of the level.
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Ending[edit | edit source]
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The ending depicts the image of the Climber sitting in a chair with a red mug in her house that has wooden walls, a blue carpet, furniture with the same shade of blue, a sign reading "home sweet home!" hanging on the wall, and a fireplace to her left. A window next to her shows a view of the mountains outside while a white lamp is to the right of the window. and two plaques depicting the mounted heads of two enemies are displayed above the Climber's head. The text above reads "CONGRATULATIONS" with a box below listing the player's score.
Interactive objects[edit | edit source]
- Hooks - This can be grabbed to fling the climber up.
- Checkpoint flag - This sets the climber's respawn point.
- Victory flag - This lets the player end a level and go to the next.
- Doors/Caves - The player can hit the up arrow key to enter one of these.
Pickups[edit | edit source]
- Food - Ice-creams and popsicles that can be collected for extra points.
- Hearts - Restores a quarter of the climber's health.
- Climber faces - Restores a life. Does nothing if the player has all four of their lives.
- Bonus letters - B, O, N, U, and S letters that are found on all levels. Collecting them all rewards the player with 2500 points.
Enemies[edit | edit source]
- Furry creatures - This enemy will move slowly back and forth on a platform. Can be killed by jumping on its head or by grappling hook.
- Horn head monsters - This enemy has a horn on its head, so it can't be killed with jumping. The player has to use the grappling hook to flip it over, then jump on its exposed stomach to kill it.
- Bull beasts - This enemy moves slowly on platforms, but when it sees the player, it charges forward. It can be killed by shooting its rear with the grappling hook or jumping on its back.
- Stone plated creatures - This enemy's midsection is plated with stone. It cannot be killed with the grappling hook and its head has to be jumped on 2 times to kill it.
Bosses[edit | edit source]
- One-eyed herd - A giant herd of six one-eyed segments. The herd can be defeated by shooting the segments. The herd will move faster the less segments there are. The segments cannot be jumped on due to the spikes on top.
- Horned cyclops monster - A giant cyclopes with horns. If the player shoots it with the grappling hook, its eye will pop out and they can damage it by jumping on it.
Hazards[edit | edit source]
- Spike spheres - Debuts on Level 3. Touching it subtracts 1/4 of the player's health.
- Icicles - Debuts on Level 3. Will fall if the player gets too close.
- Spikes - Debuts on Level 4. A quarter of health is subtracted from the climber on contact.
- Ice - Debuts on Level 6. It's slippery and has possibility of causing the climber to fall.
- Spike sphere chains - Debuts on Level 7. If one is touched, 1/4 of the player's life is lost.
- Snowballs - Debuts on Level 7. They roll down they reached the edge of the screen. A quarter of health is subtracted from the climber on contact.
Credits[edit | edit source]
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Unused and beta content[edit | edit source]
Frost Bite contains unused text files. All this unused text is in the form of an image, all text having no spaces between two words. The unused text titled "Heather" is apparently an early version of the word "Heather Stancliffe", which is used in the game's credits.
Jump. Likely refers to the player jumping.
Fire. Likely refers to the player firing their gun.
Zip. It does not seem to correspond to anything in the game, although it possibly refers to the movement of lifts, or possibly the .zip file extension.
Powerup. Likely refers to all collectible pick ups in the game.
Monstersmack. Likely refers to killing an enemy in the game.
Hit. Likely refers to the player being harmed.
Goal. Likely refers to the victory flag at the end of the level.
Reload. Likely refers to the player putting an arrow into their gun as they enter a new part of the mountain or start a level.
Pullback. Unknown what it refers to.
Crumble. Likely refers to the crumbling of crumbling blocks
Die. Likely refers to the player dying.
Rollover. Likely refers to the horn headed monster rolling over on to its head when it is hit
Monsterhit. Likely refers to an enemy sustaining damage.
Monstercharge. Likely refers to the charging of the bull beasts.
Doorclose. Likely referring to the closing of a door as the player enters a new area.
Heather. Apparently early versions of the name "Heather Stancliffe" that is actually used in the game's credits.
Accolades[edit | edit source]
| Site/Event | Year | Contest | Prize | Outcome |
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| Jay is Games | 2008 | Best of Casual Gameplay 2007 | Best Platform game of 2007 | Nominated - Tenth place (2.8% of votes) |
Music[edit | edit source]
The music for Frost Bite was composed by Lee Nicklen on February 2007[3], roughly a month before the game was released. As early as December 17th, 2011[4], the music for the game was made available for listening on Kayotix[3], Lee Nicklen's website, with the tracks being watermarked so that the listener would have to purchase the songs through Nitrome's Shop to listen to them without interruptions. The music was later made available to stream for free in Soundcloud[5] on May 2nd, 2012.
The naming of the tracks may differ between Kayotix and Soundcloud.
| Official links | File | Heard in | Reused in | |
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| Menu Theme Song | Menu Song | Menus | Frost Bite 2 | |
| Main Game Theme Song | Main Song | Levels | Frost Bite 2 | |
Cameos and references[edit | edit source]
Cameos in other Nitrome games[edit | edit source]
- Nitrome Must Die - Furry creatures appear as enemies.
Cameos outside Nitrome games[edit | edit source]
- Winter - Two climbers and four furry creatures make an appearance in the skin.
- Party - The climber and two furry creatures make an appearance in the skin.
- Snowman - A victory flag and the climber, as well as a mountain in the shape of her face, make an appearance in the skin.
- Ice Temple - The climber makes an appearance in the skin.
- 100th Game - A furry creature makes an appearance in the skin.
- Touchy - A Cuboy wearing the climber's parka makes an appearance in the skin.
- Avalanche - The climber makes an appearance in the skin.
- Shop - A furry creature is seen singing in front of a microphone in the Music section.
Cultural references[edit | edit source]
- The game's name is based on frostbite, a skin injury.
- The name of K3 may be a reference to the Gasherbrum IV mountain's surveyed name.
- The name of Mount Neverest is a reference to Mount Everest.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Logos[edit | edit source]
Logo as seen on the menu
Icons[edit | edit source]
Nitrome 1.2 icon
Nitrome 1.5 icon
Nitrome 2.0 icon
Search engine thumbnail
Screenshots[edit | edit source]
Slider animation
The game map
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Miniclip Games - Play Free Games on the Wayback Machine (archived 13 Mar 07 ) (no Frost Bite)
Snow Line - Miniclip Games - Play Free Games on the Wayback Machine (archived 13 Mar 07 ) (Frost Bite present) - ↑ Internet Archive Wayback Machine: Nitrome - Play Free Online Games, 9 August, 2007, retrieved 28 January, 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frost Bite site on Kayotix
- ↑ Internet Archive Wayback Machine: Kayotix - Lee Nicklen - Music, Multimedia, Web and Design -> Nitrome Games Music, 17 December, 2011, retrieved 28 January, 2025.
- ↑ Frost Bite playlist by one of Lee Nicklen's accounts on Soundcloud
| v • d • eFrost Bite series | |
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| General | Frost Bite • Frost Bite 2 • Thin Ice • Frost Bite series • Climber |
| Enemies | Furry creatures • Horn head monsters • Bull beasts • Stone plated creatures • Antler apes • Arctic birds • Crying monsters • Bat Beasts • Small apes • Flying monsters • Giant white walruses • Furry worms • Horned jumping creatures • Furry horned creatures • Ice shooting creatures • Underwater worm • Bird monsters |
| Bosses | One-eyed herd • Horned cyclops monster • Wooly rhino • Giant ape |
| Hazards | Spike spheres • Icicles • Spikes • Swinging axes • Wind • Ice • Snowballs • Crumbling blocks • Ice crystals |
| Interactive objects | Pick ups • Lift • Hooks • Restart flag • Victory flag • Climbing mesh • Movable boxes • Switches • Lever switches • Flip platforms |