VB Mario Land (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy platformer; 1995): Difference between revisions

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Screenshot of the tech demo.

Status: Lost

When Nintendo released the Virtual Boy in 1995, they intended to release a full-fledged platformer starring Mario. A tech demo of VB Mario Land (known initially as Mario Adventure) was shown at Winter CES 1995, featuring the first level. It was a 2D platformer like previous Mario games. Still, it also similarly featured top-down view dungeons to The Legend of Zelda.^[1] Judging by some in-game artwork, Wario would have been the main antagonist.

The game was canceled, probably due to the Virtual Boy's critical and commercial failure. The game has yet to found, and it is unknown if Nintendo still has a copy.

Gallery

Footage

Demo filmed on video camera at WCES 1995 in Las Vegas.

Videos

Lady Decade's video on the subject.

References

↑ Planet Virtual Boy review of VB Mario Land. Retrieved 18 Oct '15

[1] Planet Virtual Boy review of VB Mario Land. Retrieved 18 Oct '15

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+When Nintendo released the Virtual Boy in 1995, they intended to release a full-fledged platformer starring Mario. A tech demo of '''''VB Mario Land''''' (known initially as ''Mario Adventure'') was shown at Winter CES 1995, featuring the first level. It was a 2D platformer like previous Mario games. Still, it also similarly featured top-down view dungeons to ''The Legend of Zelda''.<ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?u020g Planet Virtual Boy review of ''VB Mario Land''.] Retrieved 18 Oct '15</ref> Judging by some in-game artwork, Wario would have been the main antagonist.
-When Nintendo released the Virtual Boy in 1995, they intended to release a full-fledged platformer starring Mario for it. A tech demo of '''''VB Mario Land''''' (originally known as ''Mario Adventure'') was shown at Winter CES 1995, featuring the first level. It was a 2D platformer like previous Mario games, but it also featured top-down view dungeons in a similar manner to ''The Legend of Zelda''.<ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?u020g VB Mario Land at Planet Virtual Boy.] Retrieved 8 October '15.</ref> Judging by some in-game artwork, Wario would have been the antagonist.
+The game was canceled, probably due to the Virtual Boy's critical and commercial failure. The game has yet to found, and it is unknown if Nintendo still has a copy.
-The game ended up being cancelled, probably due to the Virtual Boy's critical and commercial failure. However, one of the demo's features, a battle mode based on the arcade game ''Mario Bros.'', was developed into a full game, ''Mario Clash'', and released.
+==Gallery==
+===Footage===
+{{Video|perrow  =1
+  |service1     =youtube
+  |id1          =hua4kVJDNKc
+  |description1 =Demo filmed on video camera at WCES 1995 in Las Vegas.
+}}
+===Videos===
+{{Video|perrow  =1
+  |service1     =youtube
+  |id1          =qp6SwHQSqwA
+  |description1 =Lady Decade's video on the subject.
+}}
+==See Also==
+===Virtual Boy===
+====Main Article====
+*[[Virtual Boy (partially found unreleased games for Nintendo virtual reality system; mid 1990s)]]
-==Gallery==
+====Individual Articles====
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hua4kVJDNKc|320x240|center|Demo filmed on video camera at WCES 1995 in Las Vegas.|frame}}
+*[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy action game based on manga; 1996) ]]
+*[[Dragon Hopper (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy action-adventure game; 1995-1996)]]
+*[[Goldeneye 007 (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy movie tie-in game; 1996)]]
+*[[Mario Bros. VB (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy remake of "Mario Bros." arcade game; 1994)]]
+*[[Mario Demo (lost Virtual Boy tech demo; 1994)]]
+*[[Out of the Deathmount (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
+*[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]]
+*[[Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy action game; 1995)]]
+*[[Virtual Block (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1995)]]
+*[[Virtual Dodgeball (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1995)]]
+*[[Virtual Jockey (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy horse-racing simulation game; 1996)]]
+*[[Wangan Sensen Red City (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
+*[[Zero Racers (lost finished "F-Zero" Virtual Boy racing spin-off game; 1996)]]
 ==References==
-<references/>
+{{reflist}}
-==See also==
-*[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
-*[[Dragon Hopper (lost cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1995-1996)]]
-*[[Goldeneye 007 (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
-*[[Mario Demo (lost Virtual Boy tech demo; 1994)]]
-*[[Out of the Deathmount (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
-*[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (cancelled Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]]
-*[[Sora Tobu Henry (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1995)]]
-*[[Virtual Block (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1995)]]
-*[[Virtual Dodgeball (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1995)]]
-*[[Virtual Jockey (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
-*[[Wangen Sensen Red City (cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]]
 [[Category:Lost video games]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]