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|imagecaption=Costumes for the characters used in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' commercial and the ''Slamfest '99'' event.
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'''''Super Smash Bros.''''' is a 1999 game for the Nintendo 64 where players can fight each other using various iconic Nintendo characters. The game was a massive success, spawning a large fanbase and five other games, with the most recent game being ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' in 2018.
''Super Smash Bros.'' is a 1999 game for the Nintendo 64 where players can fight each other using various iconic Nintendo characters. The game was a massive success, spawning a large fanbase and five other games, with the most recent game being ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' in late 2018.


To promote the first game on the N64, Nintendo held a promotional event called ''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99''.  This event featured various costumed characters from the game fighting each other in a boxing ring. '''The "fight" was stated livestreamed via RealPlayer, however the livestream has never surfaced.'''
To promote the first game on the Nintendo 64, Nintendo held a promotional event called ''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99''.  This event featured various costumed characters from the game fighting each other in a boxing ring. '''The 17 minute long "fight" was livestreamed via RealPlayer, however, the livestream has never surfaced.'''<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/5291/this-beats-monday-night-raw Brief NintendoWorldReport article on the event.] Retrieved 01 Jun '21</ref>


==History==
==History and Search==
On May 11th, 2020, the ''Supper Mario Broth'' Twitter account posted an image showing Yoshi, Pikachu, Mario, and Donkey Kong costumes, along with their actors.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1259883364175228929 The tweet made by ''Supper Mario Broth'' about the costumes.] Retrieved 29 Jun '20</ref> These costumes were used in the North American commercial for ''Super Smash Bros.'', with the costumes being made by KCL Productions. The tweet gained much attention from the Mario community, being used in many memes and being retweeted 4.1k times (as of June 2020).


On May 11, 2020, the ''Supper Mario Broth'' Twitter account posted an image showing Yoshi, Pikachu, Mario, and Donkey Kong costumes, along with their actors.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1259883364175228929 The Tweet made by ''Supper Mario Broth''.]</ref>  These costumes were used in the North American commercial for ''Super Smash Bros.'', with the costumes being made by KCL Productions. The Tweet gained much attention from the Mario community, being used in many memes and being retweeted 4.1k times (as of June 2020).
[[File:SSBSFAndreSegersTweet.png|thumb|246px|Andre Segers' tweet, mentioning the ''Slamfest '99'' livestream.]]
Andrè Segers, founder of YouTube channel ''GameXplain'', retweeted the image with a comment mentioning  "a real-life ''Super Smash Bros.'' Battle using the same costumes used in the commercial that was livestreamed."  He also said in the same tweet that he has found no one else mentioning it exists online. This kickstarted the search, with many people scouring for an archive of the livestream on databases and video-sharing sites to no avail. However, this wasn't the first time this livestream had been mentioned on the modern internet.  A NeoGAF board from 2014 mentioned ''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99'' and the archived website by user Rösti in a discussion about ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U'' DLC leaks.<ref>[https://www.neogaf.com/threads/super-smash-bros-for-3ds-wii-u-thread-xiii-leak-dynasty.878930/page-90 The NeoGAF thread mentioning ''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99'' (post #4,500).] Retrieved 18 Oct '20</ref>
   
It had been speculated that the event was held around April-May 1999 and the event was being held at the MGM Las Vegas' Grand Adventures Connected Theme Park<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/LasVegas/comments/i6emd6/anyone_recall_slamfest_99_at_mgm_grand_adventures/g8luupt/?context=3 Reddit post on r/LasVegas mentioning the event being held at the MGM Las Vegas' Grand Adventures Connected Theme Park.] Retrieved 16 Jan '21</ref> in a boxing ring specifically built for the event.  YouTube user and contributor to the Lost Media Wiki [[Collaborators/LSuperSonicQ|LSuperSonicQ]] went to the Wayback Machine, and looked for captures of the website that hosted the livestream.  The website revealed the official name of the event being ''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99'', as well as a link to the rebroadcast that turned out to be dead.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990908073715/http://media.internetbroadcast.com/nintendo/19990424/product_announcement/ Archive of the official ''Slamfest '99'' page.] Retrieved 29 Jun '20</ref>


[[File:Screenshot 2020-06-28 at 8.54.14 PM.png|thumb|246px|Andre Segers' Tweet, mentioning the ''Slamfest '99'' livestream.]]
Along with this, LSuperSonicQ also found that the website ''Zelda 64 Planet'' had a page that had more info about the event.<ref>[http://z64central.tripod.com/specials/smashbros/slamfest99/ Zelda 64 Planet's page on ''Slamfest '99''.] Retrieved 29 Jun '20</ref>  This website confirmed that the event was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with a summary of the event included.  It hosted many images of the event (see Gallery). While this had very useful info about the event, the livestream was still nowhere to be found.  
Andrè Segers, founder of YouTube channel ''GameXplain'', retweeted the image with a comment talking about "a real-life Super Smash Bros. Battle using the same costumes used in the commercial that was livestreamed."  He also said in the same Tweet that he has found noone else mention it existing online.


This retweet also garnered much attention, with many people scouring for an archive of the livestream on databases and video-sharing sites to no avail.  Users had also speculated that the event was held around April-May 1999 and the event was being held in Las Vegas at a boxing ring.  YouTube user and contributor to the Lost Media Wiki ''LSuperSonicQ'' went to the Wayback Machine, and looked for captures of the website that hosted the livestream.  The website revealed the name of the event being Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99, as well as a link to a rebroadcast that turned out to be dead.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19990908073715/http://media.internetbroadcast.com/nintendo/19990424/product_announcement/ Archive of the ''Slamfest '99'' page.]</ref>
LSuperSonicQ and the search team had looked into other websites mentioning the event and old magazine scans, all with no success. It wasn't until Twitter user Robert Sephason tweeted to Andrè Segers an image of a page in a magazine Donkey Kong in a boxing ring. This image originates from the book ''The Ultimate History of Video Games''.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games_Volu/PTrcTeAqeaEC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Google Books page on ''The Ultimate History of Video Games''.] Retrieved 29 Jun '20</ref> This peaked interest for LSSQ, who contacted an event manager who had worked at Nintendo at the time of Slamfest. The event manager did not respond, and it is unknown if any other contact with people stated to be involved in the event was made.
 
Along with this, LSuperSonicQ also found that the website ''z64 Central'' had a page that had more info about the event.  This website confirmed that the event was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with a summary of the event included.  It also hosted many images of the event (see Gallery).  While this had very useful info about the event, the livestream was nowhere to be found.
 
LSuperSonicQ had looked into other websites mentioning the event and old magazine scans, all with no success. It wasn't until Twitter user Robert Sephason tweeted to Andrè Segers an image of a page in a magazine Donkey Kong in a boxing ring. This image originates from the book ''The Ultimate History of Video Games''.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games_Volu/PTrcTeAqeaEC?hl=en&gbpv=0 ''Google Books'' page on ''The Ultimate History of Video Games''.]</ref> This peaked interest for LSSQ, who contacted a event manager who had worked at Nintendo at the time of Slamfest. The event manager did not respond, and it is unknown if any other contact was made.


==Availability==
==Availability==
 
While many people made many efforts to find the livestream, such as contacting people possibly involved and finding a possible archive of the stream, the livestream has not been found as of the writing of this article.
While many people made many efforts to find the livestream, such as contacting people possibly invloved and finding a possible archive of the stream, the livestream has not been found as of the writing of this article.


Although the stream was not found, several images taken at the event were found on the websites of interest, shown in the gallery.
Although the stream was not found, several images taken at the event were found on the websites of interest, shown in the gallery.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Images on ''z64 Central''===
===On the Hunt===
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
Slamfestdone.png|Lost Media Wiki "On the Hunt" search flyer for the video.
</gallery>
===Images on Zelda 64 Planet===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
mgm.gif|The image confirming that the event held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
mgm.gif|The image confirming that the event held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Matchup.gif|Matchup of the characters.
Matchup.gif|Matchup of the characters.
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</gallery>
</gallery>
===Other Images===
===Other Images===
<gallery mode=packed-heights=175px>
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Screenshot 2020-06-29 at 10.27.00 AM.png|The picture of Donkey Kong, shown in the book ''The Ultimate History of Video Games''.
Screenshot 2020-06-29 at 10.27.00 AM.png|The picture of Donkey Kong, shown in the book ''The Ultimate History of Video Games''.
SSBSF99N64MagazineIssue29Page13.png|An excerpt mentioning ''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99'' on page 13 of issue 29 of ''N64 Magazine''.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/n6429/page/n11/mode/2up Archive.org page for page 13 of issue 29 of ''N64 Magazine''.] Retrieved 26 May '21</ref>
The_ticket.png|An image of a ticket that was proven to have little significance of the search.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Videos==
==Videos==
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   |description2 =LSuperSonicQ's video on his search for ''Slamfest '99''.
   |description2 =Blameitonjorge's video which mentions the ''Slamfest '99'' search (8:32-12:43).
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   |description3 =LSuperSonicQ's video on the subject.
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 12:28, 7 July 2021

Costumes for the characters used in the Super Smash Bros. commercial and the Slamfest '99 event.

Status: Lost

Super Smash Bros. is a 1999 game for the Nintendo 64 where players can fight each other using various iconic Nintendo characters. The game was a massive success, spawning a large fanbase and five other games, with the most recent game being Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in late 2018.

To promote the first game on the Nintendo 64, Nintendo held a promotional event called Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99. This event featured various costumed characters from the game fighting each other in a boxing ring. The 17 minute long "fight" was livestreamed via RealPlayer, however, the livestream has never surfaced.[1]

History and Search

On May 11th, 2020, the Supper Mario Broth Twitter account posted an image showing Yoshi, Pikachu, Mario, and Donkey Kong costumes, along with their actors.[2] These costumes were used in the North American commercial for Super Smash Bros., with the costumes being made by KCL Productions. The tweet gained much attention from the Mario community, being used in many memes and being retweeted 4.1k times (as of June 2020).

Andre Segers' tweet, mentioning the Slamfest '99 livestream.

Andrè Segers, founder of YouTube channel GameXplain, retweeted the image with a comment mentioning "a real-life Super Smash Bros. Battle using the same costumes used in the commercial that was livestreamed." He also said in the same tweet that he has found no one else mentioning it exists online. This kickstarted the search, with many people scouring for an archive of the livestream on databases and video-sharing sites to no avail. However, this wasn't the first time this livestream had been mentioned on the modern internet. A NeoGAF board from 2014 mentioned Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99 and the archived website by user Rösti in a discussion about Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U DLC leaks.[3]

It had been speculated that the event was held around April-May 1999 and the event was being held at the MGM Las Vegas' Grand Adventures Connected Theme Park[4] in a boxing ring specifically built for the event. YouTube user and contributor to the Lost Media Wiki LSuperSonicQ went to the Wayback Machine, and looked for captures of the website that hosted the livestream. The website revealed the official name of the event being Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99, as well as a link to the rebroadcast that turned out to be dead.[5]

Along with this, LSuperSonicQ also found that the website Zelda 64 Planet had a page that had more info about the event.[6] This website confirmed that the event was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with a summary of the event included. It hosted many images of the event (see Gallery). While this had very useful info about the event, the livestream was still nowhere to be found.

LSuperSonicQ and the search team had looked into other websites mentioning the event and old magazine scans, all with no success. It wasn't until Twitter user Robert Sephason tweeted to Andrè Segers an image of a page in a magazine Donkey Kong in a boxing ring. This image originates from the book The Ultimate History of Video Games.[7] This peaked interest for LSSQ, who contacted an event manager who had worked at Nintendo at the time of Slamfest. The event manager did not respond, and it is unknown if any other contact with people stated to be involved in the event was made.

Availability

While many people made many efforts to find the livestream, such as contacting people possibly involved and finding a possible archive of the stream, the livestream has not been found as of the writing of this article.

Although the stream was not found, several images taken at the event were found on the websites of interest, shown in the gallery.

Gallery

On the Hunt

Images on Zelda 64 Planet

Other Images

Videos

The North American commercial for Super Smash Bros., using the costumes used for Slamfest '99.

Blameitonjorge's video which mentions the Slamfest '99 search (8:32-12:43).

LSuperSonicQ's video on the subject.

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References