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Navy Considers 'Wii Fit' and 'DDR' to Whip Recruits into Shape

Share A little more than a week after the American Heart Association (AHA) vouched for Nintendo's 'Wii Fit,' the U.S. Navy has decided to use video games as a training tool. According to the Navy Times, the military branch plans on using games like 'Wii Fit' and Konami's 'Dance Dance Revolution' to build the endurance of new recruits. Navy Surgeon General Vice Admiral Adam Robinson says, in a ...

NES Gamer Busts a Move Using a DDR Pad All the Way Through 'Mario'

Conquering a 'Mario' game merely with one's thumbs ceased being impressive decades ago. Bored yet devoted gamers have hence constructed numerous methods of toppling Bowser and his henchmen without having to physically handle a controller, including impressive computer programs and a system which harkens back to the powerless days preceding the Gilded Age. Controller-free NES junkie Nick Hagman ...

'Dance Dance Revolution' Parody Features Scary Flame Throwers

If you're thinking about trading in that boring, old version of 'Dance Dance Revolution' (Sure, it's your girlfriend's. We believe you.), you may want to reconsider. As the folks at Boing Boing illustrate, the creative weirdos at Interpretive Arson have conceived an updated version of 'Dance Dance,' a game which incorporates rapid foot movements on a touch-sensitive mat, with one new, ...

Man Creates Huge, Foot-Activated DIY Remote Control

Crazy us, we thought that a remote control was meant to keep you on the couch -- it does seem rather counter-intuitive to build one that makes you leave your seat and jump around within arm's reach of the TV set. But when this guy saw an over-sized novelty remote at Brookstone, he knew that he had to have it. Not only that, but he had to best it -- by fashioning a controller for Windows Media ...

'Dance Hero' Game on the Way?

We're praying that Activision copyrighted the name 'Dance Hero' just to protect the integrity of their property, but something about it just makes us uneasy. The rhythm game genre is starting to feel a little stale. With 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero' essentially becoming the same game, Activision may be looking to expand on its 'Hero' franchise by resurrecting the button stomping genre ...