Power Pad (NES, 1988) - Video Game Years History

A look at the Power Pad, the peripheral released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. ✅ Full episodes now on Amazon Prime! http://amzn.to/2wPbBq4 ✅ 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 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a gray mat with twelve pressure-sensors embedded between two layers of flexible plastic. It was originally developed by Bandai. Bandai first released the accessory in 1986 as the Family Trainer pack for the Famicom in Japan, and later released in the United States under the name Family Fun Fitness. Nintendo released it in 1988 as the Power Pad, along with the game World Class Track Meet, which was a rebranding of an earlier game. Join Pat the NES Punk, James Rolfe, Pro Jared, brentalfloss and others as we talk about great games! ------- The Video Game Years 1988 Edited By: Cameron Behzadpour Matt Burkett Coury Carlson Mark Carr Jeremy Castiel Pat Contri Lance Cortez John Delia Joey Desena Marc Duddleson Kevin Guillet Michael Licisyn Daniel Mitchell Joe Redifer David Schulz Ryan Stout -----