If you had an NES Power Pad back in the day, then you've played "World Class Track Meet."

And if you were like me, you eventually cheated and played with your hands instead of your feet. I suddenly became a world-class, record-breaking athlete by pounding my hands onto the pad to do the 100m dash, 110m hurdles and the long and triple jump events.

Twenty-two years later, the Power Pad lives on with the release of "Active Life: Outdoor Challenge" and its "Active Life" mat for the Wii. But could I cheat the "Active Life" mat like I did the Power Pad in "Outdoor Challenge"?

Here's how my experiment went: Read more...