Promotional VHS tape distributed by Nintendo to subscribers of Nintendo Power Magazine. Contains a ~13 minute promotional video for the Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo game hosted by comedian Josh Wolf, with a very short teaser for the Killer Instinct SNES game at the end. Features footage of the inside of Nintendo of America, the Nintendo Treehouse, and SNES development prototype cartridges.
0:50: Title Card
1:20: Display of Nintendo fan art
1:44: The Treehouse segment
2:11: The Story segment
3:49: The Game Segment
4:03: Tony Harman shows the Donkey Kong Country prototype board
5:14: Phone call with Tim Stamper
5:40: Donkey Kong 3D model
5:59: Tech Talk Segment
6:30: Diddy Kong 3D model
6:42: Donkey Kong animation
7:15: Hot Tips segment
9:32: Music segment
10:15: Round Table segment
11:26: Outro segment
12:47: Killer Instinct Teaser
People featured in order of appearance:
Issac Marshall: 0:08, 8:12, 10:28
Armand Williams: 0:10, 0:14, 0:22, 3:50, 10:17
Rich Richardson: 0:13, 0:18, 3:50, 10:12
Henry Sterchi: 0:18, 0:20, 7:11, 10:17
Ken Lobb: 1:18, 9:34
Tony Harman: 1:59, 3:12, 3:50, 6:58
Dan Owsen: 2:14
Tim Stamper (audio only): 5:20
George Zachary: 5:56
Video captured using a JVC SR-VS20 VCR fed through a Panasonic DMR-ES10 to a Black Magic Intensity 4K capture card. Video has been deinterlaced and compressed for maximum compatibility.
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