Power Pad hacked into musical controller, DDR trembles

We're not quite sure how Seth Sternberger, one member of 8 Bit Weapon, was able to pull this off, but he somehow compiled a number of old parts from local shops and eBay in order to transform an NES Power Pad into an instrument of awesomeness. Click on through for a video of Micro Boogie being performed on said Pad, and don't be shocked to find yourself immediately overcome with the need to get one of these in your own house (only to remember that you can't dance).

[BrianB @ Jul 7th 2008 3:15PM]

I'm guessing Seth simply used his good 'ol American ingenuity.

[Bob @ Jul 7th 2008 3:37PM]

Yep. When it comes to ingenuity, good ol' American is the best.

[DefPo3t @ Jul 7th 2008 3:53PM]

Yupp cause Canadian inguinty cost to much and European inguinty just doesn't get you the same value. : D

[Reader @ Jul 7th 2008 4:22PM]

Dude Def you really need Firefox.

[DefPo3t @ Jul 7th 2008 4:41PM]

I use firefox I don't see a reason to hide my inablity to spell tough :P

[BlowURmindBowel @ Jul 7th 2008 4:55PM]

Well said def! Just because I can't spel doesn't mean that my tought isn't perfectly cromulent!

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 7th 2008 3:17PM]

Makes me want to roll it up and stomp all over it like bubble-wrap just to hear what it would sound like.

[Locke @ Jul 7th 2008 3:24PM]

That was awesome... and thinking so proves just how much of a dork I am. I love it.

[broli @ Jul 7th 2008 3:28PM]

He looked like a dancing gorilla.Not that I've seen a dancing gorilla. But if I did it would be very similar I think.

[Ridgecity @ Jul 7th 2008 9:17PM]

I look like that when walking on the beach.

[Sherman @ Jul 7th 2008 3:35PM]

Now all we need is a "Jump To A Conclusion" music pad. That'll go over well!

[phanbouy @ Jul 7th 2008 3:40PM]

That's the worst idea I've heard in my life, Tom.

[Podaman @ Jul 7th 2008 4:12PM]

I believe the proper technique is to kneel down and wale on the pad with your fists.

[Reader @ Jul 7th 2008 4:23PM]

I prefer hitting it with my head while screaming a lyric for each successful contact.

[Adam (The First)! @ Jul 7th 2008 6:33PM]

Oh Podaman... thank you so much for bringing back those memories.

That was probably the furthest I could ever jump in my life, and it was all thanks to that blessed technique.

[Knives_Out @ Jul 7th 2008 9:02PM]

good old track and field!

[Wolfman @ Jul 7th 2008 4:19PM]

This is much more energy efficient than say, using a musical key board.

[Dan @ Jul 7th 2008 4:31PM]

I heard of people doing this with power pads for DDR 5 years ago, why is this news??

[huh @ Jul 7th 2008 6:35PM]

Feet hero!

I expect a lot of mashups like these in the days to come.

[deyanimay @ Jul 7th 2008 6:40PM]

Dude it would be dance hero.

[Dan Derksen @ Jul 7th 2008 8:34PM]

Thats soooo weird! Today a buddy was explaining this Nintendo Power Pad to me cause I have never heard of that attachment for the NES. The first thing that comes to my mind, Someone should make a sick ass DDR that incorporates break dancing. Then I log onto engadget and whadda ya know, article about the same sorta thing that I have never heard of before in my life. Oh Law of Attraction......

[John H. @ Jul 7th 2008 10:31PM]

@BlowURmindBowel

"Well said def! Just because I can't spel doesn't mean that my tought isn't perfectly cromulent!"

My cromulent toughts exactly...

[master_sword @ Jul 7th 2008 11:08PM]

i suck at normal DDR, this would destroy me...

[ageguyera21 @ Jul 8th 2008 2:28AM]

This isn't a hack. He's playing an NES game called "Dance Aerobics". It had a music creator mode exclusively for the power pad.

[ageguyera21 @ Jul 8th 2008 2:31AM]

This isn't a hack. He's playing an NES game called "Dance Aerobics".
It had a music creator mode exclusively for the power pad.