Stadium Events

Nintendo exclusive

Stadium Events/World Class Track Meet is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was first released in Japan in 1986 as Running Stadium. In America, the game was released in 1987 as Stadium Events, and then in 1988, it was rereleased as World Class Track Meet.

Released: 23 December 1986
Platforms: NES
Genres: Athletic Fitness Olympic Sports
Developers: Bandai
Publishers: Bandai
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: Japan
Languages: English
Copies sold: 3.1 million

About

Stadium Events is a sports fitness game developed by Human Entertainment and published by Bandai for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This and Athletic World are the two games in the Family Fun Fitness series, designed and branded for the short-lived Family Fun Fitness mat accessory for the NES. Stadium Events allows players to compete in four different Olympic inspired sporting events, using the mat to move as they compete in running and jumping focused gameplay.

The North American version was rebranded by Nintendo after its 1987 release. The game was re-released as World Class Track Meet and the new mat was titled the Power Pad. Original North American copies of Stadium Events are now considered to be among the rarest video games, leading to high prices in the secondary video game collecting market.

Keywords

licensed game
peripherals
family fun fitness control mat

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Gameplay

Stadium Events is a fitness game that allows the players to compete in four different sporting events: 100M dash, 110M hurdles, long jump, and triple jump. The game utilizes the Family Fun Fitness control mat which supports up to two players simultaneously, although up to six alternating players can be registered for each event. The left side of the mat must be used for the dash and hurdle events, while the other events can use either side. The top speed of the player's runner is dependent upon which row of buttons on the mat is used. If the player lifts their feet slightly before the starting signal, it is considered a false start.

The 100M dash event places two players against each other in a race. The 110M hurdles event is similar to the dash, but the players must jump when white box markers appear along the edge of the screen. The long jump has the players running and then jumping and staying in the air as long as possible to record a longer distance. The triple jump is similar to the long jump but includes three separate jump markers.