Nintendo's Power Pad (1988)

Bandai's Power Pad (which was later licensed by Nintendo) had gamers using their feet instead of their hands. It mapped special controls to a large plastic pad that could be laid out on the floor of the living room.

While it was only compatible with less than a dozen titles (many of which were only released in Japan), the Power Pad helped pave the way for the home game mats used in late-1990s series Dance Dance Revolution.

September 8, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

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