Game Boy Advance / Game Cube Demo 9/22/00

Item

Title
Game Boy Advance / Game Cube Demo 9/22/00
Description
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.

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Further Reading:
Wikipedia - Nintendo Gamecube
Wikipedia - Game Boy Advance
Wikipedia - Factor 5
Wikipedia - Rogue Squadron II
Wikipedia - Silicon Knights
Unseen64 - Too Human (Gamecube-Cancelled)
Unseen64 - Rebirth FMV Demo
Date Issued
9/22/00
Creator
Nintendo
Format
VHS (NTSC)
Identifier
ark:/78322/5724
Language
English
Publisher
Nintendo
Spatial Coverage
BOS-1
Item sets
Nintendo Internal Media
North American VHS Tapes
Title screen
Introduction by Shellie Saunders
Steve Okimoto is introduced
Steve Okimoto shows off the Game Boy Advance
F-Zero is demoed on the Game Boy Advance using a Wide Boy 64.
Mario Kart is demoed on the Game Boy Advance using a Wide Boy 64.
John Cho is introduced
Tian Lee is introduced
John Cho shows off the Gamecube console
John Cho shows off a Gamecube controller prototype
Gamecube graphics capabilities demoed and compared to PS2
Mix Core's Rebirth animation demoed on the Gamecube
Silicon Knights' Too Human FMV played for viewers
Factor 5's Star Wars Rogue Squadron proof of concept teaser played for viewers
Media
Tape Spine Label
Title screenGBA-GCN VHS Still_1.png
Introduction by Shellie SaundersGBA-GCN VHS Still_2.png
Steve Okimoto is introducedGBA-GCN VHS Still_3.png
Steve Okimoto shows off the Game Boy AdvanceGBA-GCN VHS Still_4.png
F-Zero is demoed on the Game Boy Advance using a Wide Boy 64.GBA-GCN VHS Still_5.png
Mario Kart is demoed on the Game Boy Advance using a Wide Boy 64.GBA-GCN VHS Still_6.png
John Cho is introducedGBA-GCN VHS Still_7.png
Tian Lee is introducedGBA-GCN VHS Still_8.png
John Cho shows off the Gamecube consoleGBA-GCN VHS Still_9.png
John Cho shows off a Gamecube controller prototypeGBA-GCN VHS Still_10.png
Gamecube graphics capabilities demoed and compared to PS2GBA-GCN VHS Still_11.png
Mix Core's Rebirth animation demoed on the GamecubeGBA-GCN VHS Still_12.png
Silicon Knights' Too Human FMV played for viewersGBA-GCN VHS Still_13.png
Factor 5's Star Wars Rogue Squadron proof of concept teaser played for viewersGBA-GCN VHS Still_14.png