VB Mario Land (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy platformer; 1995)

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. 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.

See Also

Virtual Boy

Main Article

• Virtual Boy (partially found unreleased games for Nintendo virtual reality system; mid 1990s)

Individual Articles

• 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)