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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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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 listing on the Mario demo.] Retrieved 20 Oct '15</ref> The demo was also apparently hard-coded onto the Virtual Boy prototypes. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of | ===Virtual Boy=== | ||
*[[Dragon Hopper (lost build of | ====Main Article==== | ||
*[[Goldeneye 007 (lost build of | *[[Virtual Boy (partially found unreleased games for Nintendo virtual reality system; mid 1990s)]] | ||
*[[Out of the Deathmount (lost build of | |||
*[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of | ====Individual Articles==== | ||
*[[Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of | *[[Doraemon: Nobita no Doki Doki! Obake Land (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy action game based on manga; 1996) ]] | ||
*[[VB Mario Land (lost build of | *[[Dragon Hopper (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy action-adventure game; 1995-1996)]] | ||
*[[Virtual Block (lost build of | *[[Goldeneye 007 (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy movie tie-in game; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Virtual Dodgeball (lost build of | *[[Mario Bros. VB (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy remake of "Mario Bros." arcade game; 1994)]] | ||
*[[Virtual Jockey (lost build of | *[[Out of the Deathmount (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy game; 1996)]] | ||
*[[Wangan Sensen Red City (lost build of | *[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[Zero Racers (lost | *[[Sora Tobu Henry (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy action game; 1995)]] | ||
*[[VB Mario Land (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy platformer; 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)]] | |||
===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)]] | |||
*[[Mario Takes America (lost build of cancelled Philips CD-i edutainment game; 1992-1994)]] | |||
*[[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 Galaxy (lost beta builds of Wii platformer; 2006-2007)]] | |||
*[[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 Links== | |||
*[http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Demo Super Mario Wiki's page on the Virtual Boy Mario demo.] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 20 April 2023
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.
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
Main Article
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)
- 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)
- VB Mario Land (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy platformer; 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)
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)
- Mario Takes America (lost build of cancelled Philips CD-i edutainment game; 1992-1994)
- 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 Galaxy (lost beta builds of Wii platformer; 2006-2007)
- 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 Links
References
- ↑ Planet Virtual Boy listing on the Mario demo. Retrieved 20 Oct '15