/vr/ - Retro Games

Happy Diet had WiiFit beat by nearly decade at the time of its release. It's a diet management and weight loss sim. However, it has a pleasant cartoon presentation and a main character who is a kid in a racoon suit to make things more palatable for the player. There are three modes: in Diet Story, you help the titular main character manage his diet in order to lose weight in time for various events. In Own Diet, you input your own data (height, weight, BMI, etc.) and then manage your diet with the game's helpful knowledge of nutritional balance.

This game was also compatible with the Stepper Controller peripheral, which came into play during Walking Mode, which set your user-created avatar (another kid in a racoon suit) to wander around 3D environments while losing weight thanks to physical exercise. However this peripheral is optional and the mode can still be played while... sitting in front of the screen. Happy Diet may not help you lose weight, but it's an interesting curio for those fascinated by game history.