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When Nintendo released their new console the Virtual Boy in 1995, they intended to release a full-fledged platformer starring Mario for it. A tech demo of ''VB Mario Land'' (originally known as ''Mario Adventure'') was shown at Winter CES 1995, featuring the first level. It was partly a 2D platformer like previous Mario games, but also featured top-down view dungeons in the style of ''The Legend of Zelda''.<ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?u020g VB Mario Land at Planet Virtual Boy.] Retrieved 8 October '15.</ref> Judging by some in-game artwork, Wario would have been the antagonist. | When Nintendo released their new console the Virtual Boy in 1995, they intended to release a full-fledged platformer starring Mario for it. A tech demo of '''''VB Mario Land''''' (originally known as ''Mario Adventure'') was shown at Winter CES 1995, featuring the first level. It was partly a 2D platformer like previous Mario games, but also featured top-down view dungeons in the style of ''The Legend of Zelda''.<ref>[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/games/?u020g VB Mario Land at Planet Virtual Boy.] Retrieved 8 October '15.</ref> Judging by some in-game artwork, Wario would have been the antagonist. | ||
The game ended up being cancelled, probably due to the Virtual Boy's critical and commercial failure. However, one of the demo's features, a battle mode based on the arcade game ''Mario Bros.'', was developed into a full game, ''Mario Clash'', and released. | The game ended up being cancelled, probably due to the Virtual Boy's critical and commercial failure. However, one of the demo's features, a battle mode based on the arcade game ''Mario Bros.'', was developed into a full game, ''Mario Clash'', and released. | ||
Revision as of 22:28, 29 February 2016
When Nintendo released their new console the Virtual Boy in 1995, they intended to release a full-fledged platformer starring Mario for it. A tech demo of VB Mario Land (originally known as Mario Adventure) was shown at Winter CES 1995, featuring the first level. It was partly a 2D platformer like previous Mario games, but also featured top-down view dungeons in the style of The Legend of Zelda.[1] Judging by some in-game artwork, Wario would have been the antagonist.
The game ended up being cancelled, probably due to the Virtual Boy's critical and commercial failure. However, one of the demo's features, a battle mode based on the arcade game Mario Bros., was developed into a full game, Mario Clash, and released.
References
- ↑ VB Mario Land at Planet Virtual Boy. Retrieved 8 October '15.