DDR vs The Nintendo Power Pad

Beatrix · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003 Location: Fresno

Haha, I had to create this thread because back then, I thought the power pad was cool. And when people first saw DDR, they said "hey, it's like that power pad game". Uh....not quite.

The power pad never worked.
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Tekked · Trick Member Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Location: Enigma 100%

"Nintendo Power Pad?" Never heard of it. Do you have a link or something to explain what it is?
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grievous · Trick Member Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Location: yorktown, ny

posting "lol"

Beatrix · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003 Location: Fresno

Please....I don't want to get shot for this

I found these pictures on ebay.

If I recall...there is even a game that required 6 people to play on a pad. Hopefully, you get some friends that aren't all the same sex. Just picture that.

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quilty · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:21 am Post subject:

Power pad was awesome...I used to lvoe track and field, but Id always get owned by my friend because he would hit the buttons with drumsticks instead of his feet =/

Though I bet all the ddr kiddes dont remember this because theyre too young, thats the problem
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DDRJeffP · Trick Member Joined: 28 Apr 2003

Don't remember World Class Track Meet? Yeah, right! That was my favorite game to play when I was 3 (of course, I sucked at it.) My favorite game, though, was Super Mario Bros. I would beg my dad to save the princess while I watch.

BreenTheMachine · Trick Member Joined: 22 Nov 2003

The power pad owned!! I loved world class track meet and there was one other game I played on the power pad but I forget the name of it lol You were this little guy and had to run thru these courses before the turtle at the bottom got to the finish line before you did. You had to go thru obsticals along the way and boy some of them were hard. lol....i eventually mastered it tho.

Beatrix · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003 Location: Fresno

Do you guys even remember the characters you had to race in world class track meet.

rabbit
cheetah

That's all I can remember. I know you guys pulled up a chair and just pounded your feet on the mat. Haha...that or slaped the pad with your hands till they were cherry red.
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Resident Lune · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: Remember the characters

Vater5B · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Location: Moore, OK

I always thought of the power pad as a refreshing change from tapping A and B really fast on the controller... I sucked with the thing though... Just watched friends use it...

hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

xequar · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject:

The power pad... Good memories, but doesn't hold a candle to DDR. I mean, come on, all the power pad did for me was taught me how to sit on the floor and pound the living hell out of the bloody thing with my hands. And with two people, you could get that crazy pixel guy to run faster than my Buick. DDR, on the other hand, gets me off of my fat buttocks and makes me actually move.
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LHU Josh · Trick Member Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Location: Morristown, NJ

quilty · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:23 am Post subject:

stfu, i know you've been practicing on that NES aerobics game
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RAJ821 · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:54 am Post subject:

The power pad/ world class track meet was seriously one of the best games I have played. I actually used my feet. There were Cheetah, Bobcat (i think) rabbit, bear, and some others!

Since everyone is getting off topic, and not really talking about DDR, maybe this should be in Non music games? But we are talking about the home pad aspect of it, so maybe not.
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LHU Josh · Trick Member Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Location: Morristown, NJ

dooo ooo ug · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 4:08 pm Post subject:

I believe there was also Cougar in World Class Track Meet.
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{TLMA}INFINITEMYSTERY · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 5:25 pm Post subject:

mastergd · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject:

ive played track and field, that game pwned wen i was young. ma ddr pad and ma nintendo power pad are about 1 foot away from eachother rite now....which brings an idea i would love to see is instructions on modding the nintendo pad for ps2 so i can play DDR with it....which means i wanna see links so get to it CHOP CHOP

RagePenguin · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Bremerton

actually you don't really have to run that fast.. when I played with power pad I just used my heels and kept the front part of my foot ont he ground, then you're really just flexing your leg which anyone can do really fast.