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  • Diddy Kong Racing: A Wild Racing Adventure
    Promotional VHS tape distributed by Nintendo to subscribers of Nintendo Power Magazine. Contains a ~9 min promotional video advertising Diddy Kong Racing for the Nintendo 64. The video is presented as a fictional news broadcast, with a news anchor checking in with his correspondents as they report on dangerous and humorous scenarios from the game as a way to highlight and advertise the game's features. Finally, there is a montage of other Nintendo 64 games promoted at the end of the tape. 0:10 - Diddy Kong Features Segment 5:30 - Rumble Pack Segment 5:45 - Game Tips Segment 7:08 - N64 Game Montage 7:13 - Extreme G 7:19 - International Superstar Soccer 64 7:24 - Star Fox 64 7:30 - Wave Race 64 7:36 - Goldeneye 007 7:40 - Mario Kart 64 7:46 - NFL Quarterback Club 98 7:52 - Star Wars Shadows of the Empire 7:58 - Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey 98 8:03 - Super Mario 64 8:07 - Madden Football 64 8:12 - Mischief Makers 8:17 - WCW VS NWO: World Tour 8:22 - Turok: Dinosaur Hunter 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 compressed and deinterlaced to 480p for maximum compatibility. Due to this item having been provided as a free promotion, Hit Save has made the video files available on our archive in a compressed format. 480i ProRes captures remain on record. If you are a video game history researcher and would like access to the physical item or the raw files, please contact us. Such requests are approved on a case by case basis at the discretion of the director. Further Reading:
  • Disney's Aladdin (Capcom Promo VHS)
    Promotional VHS tape mailed out to Capcom customers in order to advertise the upcoming release of Disney's Aladdin on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States. Total runtime is ~5:15 min, which includes the ~4:30 min Aladdin promo video, as well as a ~0:30 sec advertisement for Capcom's Goof Troop game, also for Super Nintendo. Video produced by Golian Castro Productions. 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 compressed and deinterlaced to 480p for maximum compatibility. Due to this item having been provided as a free promotion, Hit Save has made the video files available on our archive in a compressed format. Additional Reading:
  • Donkey Kong Country Exposed
    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. Due to this item having been provided as a free promotion, Hit Save has made the video files available on our archive in a compressed format. 480i ProRes captures remain on record. If you are a video game history researcher and would like access to the physical item or the raw files, please contact us. Such requests are approved on a case by case basis at the discretion of the director.
  • Game Boy Advance / Game Cube Demo 9/22/00
    This internal Nintendo VHS tape contains a 39 minute presentation debuting the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Nintendo Gamecube to Nintendo employees ahead of both systems' launch in the following year. 0:00 - Introduction by Shellie Saunders - Manager, Consumer Services 2:53 - Game Boy Advance demo and feature explanation by Steve Okimoto - Manager, Developer Support 13:00 - Steve Okimoto continues to explain features while Melody Morgan passes out GBA systems for employees to preview. F-Zero and Mario Kart live gameplay demos by Steve Rabin - Software Engineer 18:10 - Shellie Saunders introduces members of Nintendo Technology Development (NTD) 20:02 - NTD Software Engineers John Cho and Tian Lim introduce the Nintendo Gamecube and explain its hardware features 25:15 - John Cho shows off Gamecube graphics capabilities and compares them to the Sony Playstation 2 29:32 - John Cho demos the Mix Core Rebirth demo running in real time 31:55 - Silicon Knights Too Human full motion video clip 34:30 - Factor 5 Star Wars Preview and feature explanation Captured using a JVC SR-VS20U VCR fed through a Panasonic DMR-ES10, and digitized as ProRes 422 with a Black Magic Intensity 4K capture card. Due to this item having never been intended for public release, Hit Save has not made the video files available on the archive. Please contact us to request a screening of the video content, and we will arrange a time for the video to be played for you on our livestream at a time of your choosing. 480i ProRes captures remain on record. If you are a video game history researcher and would like access to the physical item or the raw files, please contact us. Such requests are approved on a case by case basis at the discretion of the director. Further Reading:
  • Hey You, Pikachu!
    Nintendo promotional VHS Tape mailed out to customers and potentially distributed by Walmart stores sometime between 1998 and 2000. Contains a ~3 min commercial for the Hey You, Pikachu video game for Nintendo 64. 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 as a 480p H264 file for compatibility. Due to this item having been provided as a free promotion, Hit Save has made the video files available on our archive in a compressed format. 480i ProRes captures remain on record. If you are a video game history researcher and would like access to the physical item or the raw files, please contact us. Such requests are approved on a case by case basis at the discretion of the director. Further Reading:
  • Hot Newz 64
    Nintendo Promotional VHS Tape distributed by Toys R Us stores in mid-late 1999. Contains a ~17 min video primarily promoting Jet Force Gemini and Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64. In the video, actor Steve Sobel hosts a staged news segment, which includes game tips, interviews, game footage, a promo for the Donkey Kong Country Legend of the Crystal Coconut movie, and an N64 montage. People Featured: Steve Sobel Travis Williams - 5:40, 7:45 Brian Hartman - 10:45 Dan Owsen (unconfirmed) - 1:53, 8:06, 14:36 Games Featured: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 2:15 Jet Force Gemini - 2:44, 6:21 Mario Golf - 8:26, 15:53 Donkey Kong 64 - 9:00, 11:35 Star Wars Episode I Racer - 14:40 The New Tetris - 15:45 Starcraft 64 - 16:00 NBA Courtside 2 - 16:07 Pokemon Snap: 16:13 Duke Nukem: 16:23 Rayman 2 - 16:24 Gauntlet Legends - 16:26 Armorines - 16:28 World Driver Championship - 16:29 Shadowman - 16:30 40 Winks - 16:32 Toy Story 2 - 16:34 NFL Blitz 2000 - 16:36 WWF Attitude - 16:38 Hybrid Heaven - 16:40 Hydro Thunder - 16:41 Nuclear Strike - 16:43 Re*Volt - 16:45 Other Featured Content: Donkey Kong Country: Legend of the Crystal Coconut - 13:20 Video captured using a JVC SR-VS20 VCR fed through a Panasonic DMR-ES10 to a Black Magic Intensity 4K capture card. Due to this item having been provided as a free bonus, Hit Save has decided to make the video files available on our archive in a compressed 720p format. Raw 480i ProRes captures remain on record. If you are a video game history researcher and would like access to the physical item or the raw files, please contact us. Such requests are approved on a case by case basis at the discretion of the director. Further Reading: