Mario Demo (lost Virtual Boy tech demo; 1994): Difference between revisions

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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.

Content

A rendered image of Mario appeared under the Virtual Boy logo, and then the logo flew towards the viewer letter by letter.^[1]^[2]^[3] The demo was also apparently hard coded onto the Virtual Boy prototypes.

Gallery

Footage of the demo

References

↑ Mario Demo at Super Mario Wiki. Retrieved 20 October '15.
↑ Mario Demo at Planet Virtual Boy. Retrieved 20 October '15.
↑ Mario Demo at YouTube. Retrieved 20 October '15.

[1] Mario Demo at Super Mario Wiki. Retrieved 20 October '15.

[2] Mario Demo at Planet Virtual Boy. Retrieved 20 October '15.

[3] Mario Demo at YouTube. Retrieved 20 October '15.

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-[[File:Mario Demo.png|thumb|320px|Screenshot of the demo.]]
+{{InfoboxLost
-At Shoshinkai 1994, Nintendo demonstrated their upcoming video game console, the Virtual Boy. To demonstrate its stereoscopic 3D effects, they made '''a brief demo featuring their most recognized character, Mario'''. 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.mariowiki.com/Mario_Demo Mario Demo at Super Mario Wiki.] Retrieved 20 October '15.</ref><ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?t003g Mario Demo at Planet Virtual Boy.] Retrieved 20 October '15.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24 Mario Demo at YouTube.] Retrieved 20 October '15.</ref>
+|title=<center>Mario Demo</center>
+|image=Mario Demo.png
-It is unknown if this demo was on a cartridge or programmed into the prototype console. Regardless, the demo has not resurfaced.
+|imagecaption=Screenshot of the demo.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
+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.
+==Content==
+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.mariowiki.com/Mario_Demo Mario Demo at Super Mario Wiki.] Retrieved 20 October '15.</ref><ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?t003g Mario Demo at Planet Virtual Boy.] Retrieved 20 October '15.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24 Mario Demo at YouTube.] Retrieved 20 October '15.</ref> The demo was also apparently hard coded onto the Virtual Boy prototypes.
+==Gallery==
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24|320x240|center|Footage of the demo|frame}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Lost video games]]