Play Power Pad Test Online

Remember that giant, floppy dance mat from the NES days? Power Pad Test was basically Nintendo’s way of tricking us into exercise before "exergaming" was even a word. You’d stomp on this oversized controller to race in Track Meet or try (and fail) to keep up with the bleep-bloop rhythm of Rhythm Parade—all while trying not to faceplant into the coffee table.

It wasn’t pretty—cords everywhere, that weird crinkly sound the pad made under your feet—but there was something weirdly magical about it. Like a prototype for DDR, but with way more pixelated sweat and way less dignity. If you ever had sore calves the morning after a "gaming session," this was probably why.

Still one of the most bizarrely fun ways to embarrass yourself in front of friends.