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| − | At Shoshinkai 1994, Nintendo demonstrated their then-upcoming console, the Virtual Boy. To demonstrate its stereoscopic 3D effects, | + | At Shoshinkai 1994, Nintendo demonstrated their then-upcoming console, the Virtual Boy. To demonstrate its stereoscopic 3D effects, '''they made a brief demo featuring one of their most recognizable characters, Mario'''. |
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==Content== | ==Content== | ||
| − | A rendered image of Mario appeared under the Virtual Boy logo, and then the logo flew towards the viewer letter by letter. | + | A rendered image of Mario appeared under the Virtual Boy logo, and then the logo flew towards the viewer letter by letter.<ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?t003g Planet Virtual Boy info on the Mario demo.] Retrieved 20 Oct '15</ref> The demo was also apparently hard-coded onto the Virtual Boy prototypes. |
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Video|perrow =1 |
| − | == | + | |service1 =youtube |
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| − | == | + | |description1 =Footage of the demo. |
| − | *[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land ( | + | }} |
| − | *[[Dragon Hopper (lost | + | ==See Also== |
| − | *[[Goldeneye 007 ( | + | ===Virtual Boy=== |
| − | *[[Out of the Deathmount ( | + | *[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] |
| − | *[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu ( | + | *[[Dragon Hopper (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995-1996)]] |
| − | *[[Sora Tobu Henry ( | + | *[[Goldeneye 007 (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] |
| − | *[[VB Mario Land ( | + | *[[Out of the Deathmount (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] |
| − | *[[Virtual Block ( | + | *[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]] |
| − | *[[Virtual Dodgeball ( | + | *[[Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] |
| − | *[[Virtual Jockey ( | + | *[[VB Mario Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Virtual Block (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] |
| + | *[[Virtual Dodgeball (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)]] | ||
| + | *[[Virtual Jockey (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
| + | *[[Wangan Sensen Red City (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
| + | *[[Zero Racers (lost build of unreleased "F-Zero" Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
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| + | ===Mario Series=== | ||
| + | *[[BS Super Mario Collection (partially lost Satellaview broadcast versions of compilation platformer; 1997-1998)]] | ||
| + | *[[Mario Artist (lost builds of unreleased Nintendo 64DD games; 1999-2000)]] | ||
| + | *[[Mario's Castle (lost build of cancelled game on Nintendo's "Project Atlantis" handheld console; existence unconfirmed; 1995-1998)]] | ||
| + | *[[Mario's Face (lost Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)]] | ||
| + | *[[Mario Motors (lost build of unreleased Nintendo DS racer; early 2000s)]] | ||
| + | *[[Mario Kart XXL (lost Game Boy Advance tech demo; 2004)]] | ||
| + | *[[New Super Mario Bros. (lost early builds of Nintendo DS 2D platformer; 2004-2006)]] | ||
| + | *[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii (lost Wii U tech demo; 2011)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario 128 (lost build of cancelled GameCube/Wii game; 2000-2006)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario 64 (partially found Spaceworld '95 demo of Nintendo 64 3D platformer; 1995)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario Bros. 3 (lost Japanese prototype of NES platformer; 1987-1988)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario Bros. (lost Commodore 64 port of NES platformer; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario Disk Version aka "Super Mario 64DD" (found unreleased Nintendo 64DD port of 3D platformer; 1999)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario Kart R (partially found pre-release version of "Mario Kart 64"; 1995)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario RPG 2 (lost pre-release version of "Paper Mario" Nintendo 64 role-playing game; late 1990s)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario Spikers (lost build of cancelled Wii volleyball-wrestling sports game; 2007)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (found prototype of cancelled CD-i game; 1993)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario World: Mario Attack (lost Japanese arcade game; 1996)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Mario World (partially found early build of Super Nintendo platformer; 1989)]] | ||
| + | *[[Super Paper Mario (lost build of unreleased original GameCube version of Wii side-scrolling platformer; 2006)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Link== | ||
| + | *[http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Demo Super Mario Wiki's page on the Virtual Boy Mario demo.] Retrieved 20 Oct '15 | ||
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| + | ==Reference== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Completely lost media]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:27, 20 January 2021
A screenshot of the demo.
Status: Lost
At Shoshinkai 1994, Nintendo demonstrated their then-upcoming console, the Virtual Boy. To demonstrate its stereoscopic 3D effects, they made a brief demo featuring one of their most recognizable characters, Mario.
Contents
Content
A rendered image of Mario appeared under the Virtual Boy logo, and then the logo flew towards the viewer letter by letter.[1] The demo was also apparently hard-coded onto the Virtual Boy prototypes.
Gallery
See Also
Virtual Boy
- Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Dragon Hopper (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995-1996)
- Goldeneye 007 (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Out of the Deathmount (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)
- Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- VB Mario Land (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- Virtual Block (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- Virtual Dodgeball (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1995)
- Virtual Jockey (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Wangan Sensen Red City (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy game; 1996)
- Zero Racers (lost build of unreleased "F-Zero" Virtual Boy game; 1996)
Mario Series
- BS Super Mario Collection (partially lost Satellaview broadcast versions of compilation platformer; 1997-1998)
- Mario Artist (lost builds of unreleased Nintendo 64DD games; 1999-2000)
- Mario's Castle (lost build of cancelled game on Nintendo's "Project Atlantis" handheld console; existence unconfirmed; 1995-1998)
- Mario's Face (lost Nintendo DS tech demo; 2004)
- Mario Motors (lost build of unreleased Nintendo DS racer; early 2000s)
- Mario Kart XXL (lost Game Boy Advance tech demo; 2004)
- New Super Mario Bros. (lost early builds of Nintendo DS 2D platformer; 2004-2006)
- New Super Mario Bros. Mii (lost Wii U tech demo; 2011)
- Super Mario 128 (lost build of cancelled GameCube/Wii game; 2000-2006)
- Super Mario 64 (partially found Spaceworld '95 demo of Nintendo 64 3D platformer; 1995)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (lost Japanese prototype of NES platformer; 1987-1988)
- Super Mario Bros. (lost Commodore 64 port of NES platformer; existence unconfirmed; 1986)
- Super Mario Disk Version aka "Super Mario 64DD" (found unreleased Nintendo 64DD port of 3D platformer; 1999)
- Super Mario Kart R (partially found pre-release version of "Mario Kart 64"; 1995)
- Super Mario RPG 2 (lost pre-release version of "Paper Mario" Nintendo 64 role-playing game; late 1990s)
- Super Mario Spikers (lost build of cancelled Wii volleyball-wrestling sports game; 2007)
- Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (found prototype of cancelled CD-i game; 1993)
- Super Mario World: Mario Attack (lost Japanese arcade game; 1996)
- Super Mario World (partially found early build of Super Nintendo platformer; 1989)
- Super Paper Mario (lost build of unreleased original GameCube version of Wii side-scrolling platformer; 2006)
External Link
- Super Mario Wiki's page on the Virtual Boy Mario demo. Retrieved 20 Oct '15
Reference
- ↑ Planet Virtual Boy info on the Mario demo. Retrieved 20 Oct '15