Play Family Trainer - Meiro Daisakusen (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Family Trainer - Meiro Daisakusen is one of those weird, physical NES games that makes you stomp around on the Power Pad (or "Family Trainer" if you're going by the Japanese name). You're basically running in place to navigate through maze-like stages, dodging enemies and grabbing keys—it's like a workout disguised as a game, which was Bandai's whole thing with this series.

The mazes start simple but get surprisingly tricky, and the pressure-sensitive pad means you actually have to control your speed—just mashing your feet won’t cut it. It’s janky in that classic Famicom way, but there’s something oddly satisfying about panting your way through a maze while your character on-screen mirrors your frantic steps.

Definitely a relic of the '80s, but if you’ve got the pad and a tolerance for awkward motion controls, it’s a fun little time capsule.