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GoPro turned a skiing video into a retro video-game adventure

This awesome video just got a retro makeover.

 

Mike Wehner

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Posted on Jun 18, 2015   Updated on May 28, 2021, 1:25 pm CDT

GoPro cameras let anyone capture breathtaking videos—provided they’re brave enough to attempt whatever feat they want to do document. Now, GoPro is taking its love of daredevil recordings a step further, turning one man’s Norway skiing adventure into an old-school video game.

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Nikolai Schirmer’s already awesome video from Norway’s Isskard Glacier has gotten the full 8-bit treatment, complete with a health bar, a scoring system for tricks, and some great retro sound effects. 

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Needless to say, GoPro’s effects are fantastic additions to an already great video. They emphasize the idea that even though some of us aren’t brave enough to race down a mountain ourselves, we can still enjoy a small bit of the thrill. Hooray for gadgets! 

Screengrab via GoPro/YouTube

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*First Published: Jun 18, 2015, 12:02 pm CDT