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    I've seen the commercial also.  I think the set is called "Power
    Set".  I thought this seems like a really strange way to play Nintendo,
    but maybe it might make it easier for the really children to play.
    
    -Paula
    

This is how it works. I saw one before.

It's a plastic mat of about 5 feet square with sensors embedded in it.

	+-------------------------------+
	|            			|    wire to Nintendo
	|             S    S            |----------------------------
	|				|
	|				|
	|   S   S     S    S    S   S   |
	|				|
	|				|
	|	      S    S            |
	|				|
	+-------------------------------+


You start in the center of the mat with your feet on the center 2 S sensors.
You can jump forward - feet onto two front S's
	     backward - onto back S's
	     left - left S's
	     right - right S's
	     bend - feet on center S's while two hands on front S's
	     jump - off the S's
	     bend and jump - to get higher
	     and many more combinations.

What typically happens is your motion - through sensors - will
be translated into game character's motion.
For instance, I believe there is a Decathlon game in which the
character must run, jump etc. There is also an obstacle race
where the character must go up hill (you need to run really fast),
down hill, jump, move left, move right, going down the stream and 
evading stones, low tree branches, etc.

Believe me, this is some excercis. I saw kids running on it and
I am not sure I can do the same.

You will need a strong floor too. :-)


/Huang



    


    

	I wonder how sensitive the pad is?  Maybe you could just lay it
	on a table or something and bang on it with your fists instead of
	actually doing the footwork...

	Anyway, it sounds like a pretty good idea; maybe Nintendo's
	feeling guilty about all us flabby Nintendo players! 8^)

    Hi,
    
    I saw one at a local toy store.  My daughter thought...great fun!!..
    I thought....eee gads, more work!!!  I'll stick to the advantage
    system!! {8*)

    Several months ago, my 6 year old daughter borrowed one of these
    things from a neighbor.  It was some kind of exercise game.
    
    This thing is a lot of work.  I ran a course and when it was done,
    I colapsed on the couch.  Then my daughter asked me if I would like try
    again, this time raising the difficulty from novice to easy....
    
    /Jim Pappas
    
    

    All I've seen of it, it has come with the entire system, and not
    by itself, therefore, it is tremendously expensive...
    
    Has anybody seen it by itself?  Where?
    
    Don

    	I've had the chance to play. It was a track game. I,m Not sure
    of the name of the game, it came with the entire system. It has
    a 110meter run, long-jump, triple-jump, and high hurdles. Up to
    six people can play. What a workout. 
    
    	Never mind the kids, imagine four adults sitting on the couch,
    puffing and panting because they just played a video game.
    
    	To play you stand on the pad and the faster your feet go up+down
    the faster the runner on the screen goes. If you want the runner
    to jump(long-jump and Triple jump) just jump. The longer you stay
    in the air the more distance you go.  Fun Exercise.
    
    					JR

     Re: -1
    
         So what happens if you just jump all the way off the mat?
    New world record in the long jump??????
    
    
    
    Bob

    Also seems like something that would wear out fairly quickly for
    us 200+ pounders!
    
    Don

    So has anybody seen this game cartridge and mat for sale by itself?
    You would think that this game would be made available as a separate
    unit just like Super Mario Bros.  Even though it comes with the whole
    system you can still buy it separately.  It sounds like fun but
    I am not about to buy a whole new system to get this one game. So
    if anyone out there knows where to get this game, please reply.
    
    				Thank you,
    
    					Rodney
    

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Note 147.0                    WHAT IS THIS "POWER?"                   No replies
VAXWRK::CROCKETT                                      4 lines  28-OCT-1988 10:40
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    I don't know if there is already a notesfile entry for this question,
    but my stepson (who has the Nintendo system) keeps talking about
    this "POWER".  What exactly is it? How does it affect the games
    he already has?

    The name of pad is "Power Pad" and 
                   the name of the magazine is "Nintendo Power".
    
    Ken
            

    I know I am repeating this question, but I haven't seen the answer.
    
    I am of the understanding that the only way to buy the POWER PAD
    is to buy the entire NINTENDO system, for about $150.00.  Is this
    correct?  I hope not, this Santa Claus bought the regular system
    last year.
    
    Wendy

    at this time Nintendo is only making the Body Power Pad for the
    Power sets and is not selling them seperately.  Although they have
    been hinting that the Pad may be available in the near future as
    an option.  My bets are you won't see this happen until sometime
    in the Spring
    
    Mark

    In the last Nintendo Power they stated that the Power Pad would
    be available for purchase after the Holidays.

    I saw the power pad on display at TOY-R-US her in Charlotte the
    other evening, and it was being sold separately.  I don't know the
    price because I wasn't interested enough to look, but you might
    want to check the stores in your areas.
    
    Ron

    My son (age 9) just got Nintendo for Christmas.   The kids have
    been having a great time, and getting a lot of exercise, with the
    power pad.  One question.. are there any other games available that
    use the power pad, other than the World Class Track Meet that comes
    with the set?

    Also, while we're at it (although this part of the question probably
    doesn't belong in this note) what other games use the pistol (Duck
    Hunt came with it).

    Re .18:
    
    I know of 2 other games that use the light gun. They are Hogan's
    Alley and Gotcha. Hogan's Alley gets a little boring fast and I
    have yet to try Gotcha.
    
    I have been renting cartridges first before purchasing them. The
    place I go to charges $5 for 7 days of renting fun.
    
    Mike

    
    Re -1
    
       No Mike, no Jeopardy as of yet. I've been trying for over a month
     to find this game. Toys R Us seems to be the only retail store
     to stock this item. Every time I go there, thier out of stock.
     Can't call because the phones numbers for both Auburn and Framingham
     are ALWAYS busy. Maybe I should give Trysoft a shot....
    
    George
      
     

    While visiting my parents over the weekend I believe I saw the Power
    Pad in the Sears catalog being sold separately.  I don't have a copy
    of the current catalog myself but someone else may be able to verify
    this.  I don't recall the price but I do remember thinking it didn't
    seem very high.

    Ron

    I saw the Power Pad in a Toys R Us the other night.  It comes with
    the Track & Field game and sold for $60 or $70.  Other available
    games that I know of are Dance Aerobics and Team Race (or something
    like that - I think it's the obstacle course game someone else described).