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A Nintendo DS Climbed Mt. Everest: Gaming at 26,000 Feet

Retro Replay collage reading A DS Climbed Mt. Everest, Gaming at 26,000 Feet, with a silver Nintendo DS and mountain expedition imagery.

After a day of climbing on Everest, there could still be hours to fill before morning. Neal Mueller and Chris Grubb packed an answer to that problem in 2005: Nintendo DS systems. They could play against each other wirelessly, draw pictures and send messages while waiting for the next day's work. The little handhelds turned out to be rather better expedition companions than their plastic shells might suggest. A contemporary report in… Read more