Since those early days, gamercising has become more sophisticated and fun, and there’s a much broader range of options. It was soon followed by Nintendo’s ‘Power Pad’, which was a lot more successful. Foot Craz didn’t last long at all, and remains one of the rarest and most valued Atari collectibles. And while they may seem like new, high-tech approaches to fitness, they’ve actually been around for about 30 years.Īlthough most of the old arcade games required you to stand at the machine and put quite a lot of physical effort into playing the game (jostling the joystick and pressing the buttons), active-play video games for consoles made an introduction in 1987 when Exus released the ‘Foot Craz Activity Pad’ (and related games) for the Atari 2600. They provide an alternative to typical video games and encourage users to get up off the couch and do some exercise. In fact, you can’t progress or win the game without being physically active. Exergames are video games, usually played on consoles like Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation, in which the aim is to move your body (exergames are also known as ‘active-play video games’).