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The Super Nintendo LifeCycle Exertainment Bike -- An Exercise Bike for the SNES!

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Exertainment is a tricky subject, because although my focus is on Nintendo and the Exertainment Bike in this video, they were far from the only (or earliest) company to combine digital games and exercise. I wanted to expand and talk about the unreleased Atari Puffer, or some of the equipment made without partnering with a video game giant like the Autodesk High Cycle, but I pretty quickly realized I could get stuck in entertainment research for a year if I were to cover too many things.
I won the bike in the live auction at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2017 from a friend of mine who runs an online store [ / tp4gamers ] and pretty quickly realized I have no room for it either...so it currently lives in the back room of my store.
Hope you guys enjoy this video!
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Special thanks to the Video Game History Foundation [www.gamehistory...], Gaijinhunter [ / gaijinhunter ], and TheIronToupee [ / @theirontoupee ]

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25 авг 2024

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@ibcheel9021 6 дней назад

I remember this, came here because of the new Nintendo Museum, but I saw the bike and was wondering why I remembered it. After seeing this I realized that’s because I had a rich friend who’s mother would buy him anything, and he was a huge Nintendo fan who had EVERYTHING! He only used it a few times before he got bored, you know because of the only having two games for play. Then he gave it to one of us much more poor friends, he really was a good guy. On another note: It seems like they expected this be installed in gyms. Instead of spin class, where someone’s builds you up by yelling at you, you get to play a video game. However, I’ve never seen any marketing for it that way. Edit: should’ve waited until the end of the end of the video. This kid did also have the famicon., was one of the first to have a computer forth at could “game” and in total this brings up way too many memories…

@xollerx 5 дней назад

Same! Never seen this before it showed up in the Nintendo museum video, I'm like "WHAT is that!"

@ZefTillDeath8878 6 лет назад

Kelsey your videos are so well done. They are like shorter Gaming Historian videos.

@Rushdabbrushand Год назад

she could ride me like that bike ye ha!!

@JohnRiggs 6 лет назад

Multiplayer! Should've had a tandem bike attachment.

@KelseyLewin 6 лет назад

I'm just disappointed you can't use two bikes at the same time. One bike per console. :(

@thegreatboto 6 лет назад

If I understand how it all hooks up correctly, I don't know why you wouldn't be able to hook up a pair of bikes. You could use a phone splitter to connect both bikes since it's using a standard phone cable and the second bike's gadgets could hook into the second controller port instead of a standard controller. Though, I think by splitting the phone cable, you'd end up with each bike being told to add the same resistance at the same time. Rather than racing one another, it might end up feeling more like riding a two seater bike regardless of what's actually happening in the game.

@troytullis513 5 лет назад

Dam right dude do a repro bike.

@BPhoenix37 6 лет назад

I find it amazing that they had the technology back then to program in things like terrain affecting the bike, as well as two player. That's impressive given the time period. I always learn so much from your videos. Top notch production and so awesome how you find all these great facts and information. :D

@bazzaro1982 6 лет назад

Cool history lesson. I could see Nintendo using this idea again, attaching Joy Con to the exercise bike pedals and the tablet near the handlebars.

@common_c3nts 6 лет назад

That would be cool and so cheap now a days for them. I wish they did that with a setup for mario cart. I have this made out of a wii thumb stick controller for a pc. www.cyberbiking.com/info.html

@bazzaro1982 6 лет назад

Common_C3nts that’s pretty cool, I had no idea that existed.

@melvinblackburn195 6 лет назад

I knew nothing about this. Pretty cool info.

@TD-uq6lq 6 лет назад

This is quality in depth video game history. Love hearing about all this stuff! Thanks

@russian_bot_nine_6 6 лет назад

We love you kelsey!!

@ioannes.DCCXXII 6 лет назад

Arnie, the actual impulsor of the Wii Fit, nintendo fitness trend idea. Those stills of your sneakers, pedaling a retrobike over a pink shelf filled with xbox titles... what a retro off shoot. 💪

@DeVstatrOmga 6 лет назад

Didn't know this existed back then for Nintendo. Always something new to learn. Thumbs up!

@SpJrD 6 лет назад

Kelsey daily dose is taken 👍🏼

@lawinner831 5 лет назад

More important than vitamin c 😍

@jaredalbin5658 6 лет назад

That thumbnail got me.

@johneygd 6 лет назад

I did knew about the extertainment bike along with amezing games for it, but i never knew about the famicom fitness system,and am really amezed that the famicom version even required a modem to work, but considering it was made in 1988, it was lightyears ahead of it’s time because even 30 years later we still cannot buy a fitness equipment for our ps4 or xbox one. In short about these cool stuff ,it’s absolutely mind blowing!!!!

@WulffDen 6 лет назад

FOR SALE: Super Nintendo LifeCycle Exertainment Bike Includes controllers, wrist strap and YEARS OF SWEAT. Serious inquiries only.

@MIDNIGHT0521 6 лет назад

Never even heard or knew of this. Interesting thing to learn for today. Nice video.

@MrHenrikAndersson 6 лет назад

Every time I watch one of your videos I feel like I got tricked into learning something. Probably how the kids felt playing games on that bike. =))

@JFlickinger82 6 лет назад

This was awesome. I love seeing quirky stuff like this and I'm sure that researching it was probably challenging since it's kind of an obscure topic. Learning about hardware like this or the Famicom TV or other oddities like that are some of my favorite videos on this channel.

@dellagustin 6 лет назад

Amazing how the quality of the videos are noticeably going up, better lighting, editing, image quality and Kelsey is speaking more naturally overtime. I like that you show this obscure hardware stuff and you also did a lot of research on the history behind it. This was almost a video game historian video!

@jamwilson98 6 лет назад

Yes! I have been waiting months for this video. Glad to see it finally completed!

@TBustah 6 лет назад

I saw that unlicensed NES rig in a bike shop in Carson City. That was in the early 2000s, and at the time, I figured it was some relic from the 80s. I never would have guessed that it was only a few years old at that point.

@AmpliFreQuency 6 лет назад

Nice video! Damn this is some incredible in-depth history about the bike! I didn't even know, nor have heard about LifeCycle back then, since Soloflex was much more known when it came to excercise equipment.

@SpaceHamsterGames 6 лет назад

THE BIKE VIDEO

@OverburnedtoastYT 6 лет назад

SpaceHamster hi dad

@Hayden_O 6 лет назад

Oh hi Mark...how's your sex life?

@OverburnedtoastYT 6 лет назад

Hayden Osborne *YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA!*

@Ernesto87 6 лет назад

Very Interesting. I do see myself playing Super Mario World, A Link to The Past, Donkey Kong Country, and any of the classics on that thing.

@NerfGamingNews 6 лет назад

I found your channel through MetalJesusRocks. Keep up the great content! Look forward to watching more of your videos!

@TheDevouredEagle 6 лет назад

There's an even more exciting game on a bike that doesn't require a Nintendo relic, it's called: *Go out on your bike outside and step on it!* Evade hitting kids, dogs, homeless people, tires, aliens, lava and other common road hazards through an infinite road, as vast as you can push, featuring night and day cycles, physical damage, realistic environments and more! Extra tracks available depending on your area, all included for free, no DLC purchase required! Great to see you again Kelsey! 👍

@Syuvien 6 лет назад

This is the most interesting thing I've learned today

@DesignedDNA 6 лет назад

A new video!! YAY :)

@AttunedFlux 6 лет назад

Even the idea of it sounded boring to me when you mentioned it in the video with Pat the NES punk, but after watching it, I enjoyed the stories and concept behind it. Definitely worth investigating for posterity!

@JobroskiSwaqqman 6 лет назад

The colors on the clip on controllers make me happy.

@bl3umoon 6 лет назад

Kelsey is very knowledgeable and comes in well researched. I always learn things when listening to her. Happy to see another video. It seems like they were ahead of their time; I wish they kept going with this idea.

@xxxxkanexx5761 6 лет назад

Damn I didn't even know that Nintendo put out anything like this, this is crazy! Of course at $799 I'm not surprised that it didn't take off like they wanted it to because that's a ton of money for now but even more so for back in the day! Great video!!

@davezimmer3531 6 лет назад

A wonderful video/history lesson. And the host makes it that much more... ;-) Always a pleasure.

@ze11in2 6 лет назад

My friend's parents were super into exertainment when we were growing up. They bought him one of these after they decided that that when we would play World Class Track together they thought we would bring the whole house down.

@CUEBALL424 5 лет назад

Never heard of it, pretty cool, but not surprised it flopped. Kudos to Nintendo for continuing to try stuff like this even today.

@gurt3024 6 лет назад

I'm so happy you're still making videos. As a store owner, I feel you have much to offer to the community!

@Neffets 6 лет назад

Hooray! Was looking forward to this particular video after hearing you talk about the Exertainment Bike on Pat's podcast. Good job. Very exertaining!

@RetroPlus 6 лет назад

You put alot of research into this video, which is good because I always wanted to know more about this strange thing. Great work!

@jamesmincks7079 6 лет назад

You are gorgeous Kelsey. You're the highlight of the Metal Jesus Rocks channel

@TheCheat420 6 лет назад

Finally! I've been waiting for you to do a video on this since you mentioned you bought it on that MJR video. I also learned something: I had no idea there were experts in stationary bike technology

@SodawaveShow 6 лет назад

I had heard of this bike and I've seen a couple of pictures, but... *dang.* The amount of documentation and research in this video is very, very impressive!

@theShpydar 6 лет назад

Awesome vid, Kelsey. I knew that the LifeCycle existed, but very cool to get all this info on it. And +5 for Arnold! :)

@drewroberts9488 6 лет назад

Videos are few and far between, but always interesting and well researched.

@ripoutyourprejudice 6 лет назад

Holy shit you make some great and well documented videos. Who even thought that this existed lol.

@shadowguy20004 6 лет назад

Been waiting for this since I heard your interview on Pat the NES Punk podcast. Great job covering all that in a concise way. Can’t wait for your next video, it’s fun to hear about obscure parts of gaming history especially all the weird fads and trends of the 90s when I was a kid.

@retromtg1834 6 лет назад

I like how you always cover the strange and unusual retro stuff. Definitely different than your average gaming video

@williambatson2514 3 года назад

I was too distracted looking at beautiful Kelsey to really learn about the exercise bike accessory.

@lucidexistance1 6 лет назад

Your videos remind me of the old school youtube videos that got me onto the platform. In a good way. In a good way that's feels lacking in a lot of today's videos. Plus I'm amazed at your ability to find new info and stuff on subjects I thought were talked to death. Keep up to the good work! Whenever you have the time.

@Josemartinez-gi5oy 6 лет назад

Love the obscurity! Thank you Kelsey 😃

@bummedkumquat 6 лет назад

I played an arcade game at a bowling alley once. You would cycle and it powered an bike attached to a helicoptor blades on the screen. It was pretty cool. Another game I haven't seen again was an arcade game that was controlled by joysticks, moving robots in an arena. That was in a service station.

@jamergamer0076 6 лет назад

Thank you Kelsey for a new video. I always enjoy your take on videogames and videogame quirkiness. Can't wait for your next video. :)

@lloydy187 3 года назад

Awesome i never knew about this and i love looking back at video game history!

@thejoe_snotbombsskateboarding 6 лет назад

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME Work!!! So Great to see a new vid! You Rock Kelsey 👍👍👍👏🤓

@jam237 6 лет назад

I love all the research you put into this. Well done, and its cool that I was at the auction where you bought this bike and obviously inspired this video.

@garfieldwithissuez 6 лет назад

I used to use the gym model at my gym back in the day. That dot system graphic in the tracking program was displayed on individual LEDs below the screen and were used to indicate whether you were going uphill or downhill.

@wateryevents960 5 лет назад

love you kels... ive been watching you on MJ for 2 yrs. and I was born and raised in the Belvue are..... JUst moved back to state... Hope to visit your store

@johnniez 6 лет назад

Kelsey's video production quality has definitely leveled up.

@TariqYasiinProd 6 лет назад

I knew about Kelsey through metal Jesus. You guys are super cool! Best production value on RU-vid.

@fmilton20 6 лет назад

Wow Kelsey, this is a great video. Well edited and informative. I know you are busy but I would love to see more videos.

@bitteralmonds5512 6 лет назад

No Tour De France, Excitebike, Road Rash, or Paperboy? This stationary bike had potential.

@russellchido 5 лет назад

IKR?!?! Some of these plus a version of tetris where biking slows down the pieces LOL and it would have rocked.

@realtime4559 6 лет назад

This is a well done video. Good job Kelsey

@WrestlingWithGaming 6 лет назад

Great video! I've seen a couple of videos reviewing/talking about this bike before but they aren't nearly as in depth. Really good stuff.

@PeterLE2 3 года назад

What a shame I discovered this channel that late. I especially love the content about gaming history like this

@losbanosmonkey 4 года назад

Wow now I've seen everything lol a "D pad" on a exercise bike XD

@jackiewademiller7614 6 лет назад

Hey. Awesome video. Had no idea this existed. By the way. Your store is awesome. I order three games Friday received them on Wednesday. Very cool. I will be ordering twice a month. I enjoy what you do and this the best way to offer support for what you do.

@revistinha1 6 лет назад

It's really funny that Nintendo has been doing the online thing for over 30 years now and still can't do it properly lol Great video Kelsey

@squishel 6 лет назад

This is one of your best videos to date! Solid work!

@marcustmachado 6 лет назад

Pretty sweaty shape...lol...love you Kelsey!!!!

@nostalgiajunkieakaetherethi677 3 года назад

This is lit!!!😂😂😂 the things we didnt know where going on as kids😂

@kdp93661 6 лет назад

It's been awhile, glad to see a new video

@jeremylovesretro 6 лет назад

Perfect timing! I picked up Mountain Bike Rally with its box (no manual) for a buck 2 weeks ago at a flea market. Cool to learn more about it.

@ChoppedSteak 6 лет назад

Wow, I had no clue Nintendo had their hands in any of this. They are incredibly innovative, even if most of their products fail. Personal favorite company. Great review too, you have a great flow and the info is polished and great. Keep up the awesome work.

@brendankappler4257 6 лет назад

Only ever seen you on Metal Jesus, but someone posted about this video on a facebook group so I figured I would check it out. Glad to see you have similar production quality to to Metal Jesus and have gladly subscribed

@nunyabizness3866 6 лет назад

I used the three way cartridge model in my gym back on 1999/2000. Loved it.

@thesheepamongwolves9401 6 лет назад

Nintendo truly was the first developer to extend sweat shops from production sites straight to our homes :D

@SamusAran1818 6 лет назад

I've seen that bike before but never seen the games for it. Also, I've never even heard of Sega's heartbeat machine or other Nintendo health doohickeys. LOL Cool video!

@Kate-E42 6 лет назад

This is the first video of yours that I have watched. I really like your style! Subbed! 👍💯

@Gregnolaa 6 лет назад

Huh, I was watching your videos yesterday and out of no where there's a new one! Thanks Kelsey! 😄

@finkaiser3994 6 лет назад

Wow had no idea this existed! Great video and phenomenal research!

@TheCiallu 6 лет назад

ALWAYS on her game! NICE Kelsey.

@BanditoJustin 6 лет назад

Eventually I want to collect all the video game exersice bikes. I didn't know about the Genesis or NES ones. Thanks for the information in this video.

@KelseyLewin 6 лет назад

The Racermate one also came out on Commodore 64 if that helps!

@denblackie-superneoturbome9802 6 лет назад

This is so well documented, a joy to watch !

@jonnyrockwell 6 лет назад

A new video from the coolest gaming dude-ess out there....yaay!!

@aaldrich1982 6 лет назад

Useless peripherals in 1990s gaming? Who would've thought it! Another great video Kelsey. You and the MJR crew are all great. :)

@Gregoose33 6 лет назад

Andy Aldrich Bro You couldnt have even watched it all yet. Haha

@DoYouNerd 6 лет назад

This was awesome! I recall the video when you announced getting this and have been waiting to learn more! Thanks for sharing!

@kbizz75 6 лет назад

well done kelsey.thanks for taken us back into time.. now i feel really old.. lol.. keep up the good work

@scottythompson940 6 лет назад

cool nintendo talk kelsey

@TheMrDeathbiker 6 лет назад

oh wow seeing your 1st youtube video and Wow , you have come a long way!! nice work Kelsey!!!

@hotrob4000 6 лет назад

Awesome job Kelsey, You always hit a home run!

@nimrodlevy 6 лет назад

Amazing. Many thanks!

@ericcoy7442 6 лет назад

Great video Kelsey! I really appreciate the amount of research you put into these videos!

@slothbro2740 4 года назад

this actually seems really cool and I could see nintendo coming out with this now

@shunpillay 6 лет назад

So happy to see a new video from Kelsey! Made my day. :)

@viscountalpha 6 лет назад

Your recoil about the sweat is hilarious.

@respawndenied 6 лет назад

You put so much work into these informative videos! I really appreciate the content!

@SpicyDragonWings 6 лет назад

This concept could work today if done right. Not for home use but in gyms. With the technology we have now you could create some pretty immersive exercise/entertainment experiences possibly involving VR. You could even combine with an app to keep track of your status / achievements whichever gym you went to. That being said I've not been to a gym in years so this kinda stuff may already exist! :D