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How a "dinner plate" crashing from above can be more deadly than a fall. With five cameras rolling, we were able to capture Gadd and Pondella's joy and camaraderie along with some of the pure nuance of their probably insane calling: how softer ice is better - but only to a point. The player wields a hammer to both kill enemies, and to make openings on the platform above. It consists of two kids, the Ice Climbers, Popo, and Nana, as they climb to the top of an icy mountain filled with enemies such as Topis and Polar Bears to stop the evil condor at the top. This is just the latest reminder of how tiny, broadcast-quality cameras like our GoPro "Hero Cam" has expanded our storytelling in ways that were unthinkable a decade ago. Ice Climber (, Aisu Kuraim) is a game for the NES. The duo didn't hesitate when we loaded them with even more video cameras to capture ice nooks where eagles - and reporters - fear to tread.
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See more of Christian Pondella's photographs in our slideshow HERE. Much the way Ginger Rogers had to dance as well as Fred Astaire, only backwards in heels, Pondella has to mimic many of Gadd's most daring climbs while holding a camera and changing lenses. That is where shooter-and-unsung-hero Christian Pondella comes in. Since his paycheck depends on his sponsors' logos appearing in impossibly rugged settings, he needs photographic proof of each adventure. Gadd travels the globe to find new and impossible ice formations to scamper up with the speed and joy of an 8-year-old on monkey bars. While it may not be a top tier title, I'm really happy Hamster and Nintendo are working together to bring these hard-to-find games to home consoles for the first time so it's easier for people interested in Nintendo history to experience. This friendly Canuck is to frozen water what Laird Hamilton or Kelly Slater are to the moving salty variety. Ice Climber isn't a game for everyone, but I'm confident in saying it's the definitive version of Ice Climber.