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Encyclopedia > Power Pad

The Power Pad (known in Japan as Family Trainer, and in Europe and briefly in the United States as Family Fun Fitness) is a floor mat game controller released in the United States for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a gray mat with twelve pressure-sensors embedded between two layers of flexible plastic. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... “NES” redirects here. ...


The Power Pad was released in 1988 as the Family Fun Fitness pack for the Japanese Famicom. It was originally developed by Bandai, but Nintendo soon bought the rights to it, and released it in 1989 as the Power Pad, along with the game World Class Track Meet. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... “NES” redirects here. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... World Class Track Meet is a Nintendo video game released in 1988 for use with the PowerPad feature of the Nintendo Entertainment System. ...


The accessory is laid out in front of the video display for various games, generally plugged into the second controller port, with players stepping on the large buttons to control gameplay. There are two illustrated sides to the pad: Side A, which is rarely used, has eight buttons, while side B has twelve buttons numbered from 1-12.


Games using the Power Pad often test players on their timing and coordination, memory, "running" speed, or allow them to play music with their steps. Games such as Dance Dance Revolution can trace the lineage of their control mechanisms back to the Power Pad (see dance pad). Dance Dance Revolution, a. ... It has been suggested that Dance Pad Games be merged into this article or section. ...


Compatible games

Few games were created for use with the Power Pad due to its lack of success, but the following is a partial list of games that were developed for it.

Athletic World (known as Family Trainer: Athletic World in Japan is a video game developed and published by Bandai for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. ... Dance Aerobics. ... Street Cop cartridge. ... Super Mario Bros. ... Duck Hunt is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console system in which players use the NES Zapper to shoot ducks on screen for points. ... World Class Track Meet is a Nintendo video game released in 1988 for use with the PowerPad feature of the Nintendo Entertainment System. ... A game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment Systems Powerpad It features a group of different games that use side B of the pad. ... World Class Track Meet is a Nintendo video game released in 1988 for use with the PowerPad feature of the Nintendo Entertainment System. ...

See also

Dance Pad Games are games that are designed to be used with a Dance pad. ... It has been suggested that Dance Pad Games be merged into this article or section. ... The array of accessories designed and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (known in Japan as the Family Computer, or Famicom) is considerable. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Power Pad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (301 words)
The Power Pad is a floor mat game controller released in the United States for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Games using the Power Pad often test players on their timing and coordination, memory, "running" speed, or allow them to play music with their steps.
Few games were created that use the Power Pad due to lack of success, but the following is a partial list of games that were developed for it (this list is not complete).
Power Glove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (636 words)
The Power Glove is a controller accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System designed by Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, made by Mattel in the United States and PAX in Japan.
The power glove made an infamous appearance in the movie The Wizard, where the villain was seen playing Rad Racer using the device.
While the Power Glove was never a popular input device for the NES, it later gained tremendous popularity among virtual reality enthusiasts as a wired glove.
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