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[[File:Slamfest.png|thumb|right|Title card mockup for the event from ''Zelda 64 Planet''.]]
[[File:Slamfest.png|thumb|right|Title card for Slamfest '99 created for the ''Zelda 64 Planet'' website.]]
'''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99''' was a promotional event held at the [[Wikipedia:MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park|MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park]] in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 24th, 1999 at 11:30 AM PST, meant to promote the then-upcoming release of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. The event featured a staged, two-versus-two wrestling match between costumed versions of [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] against [[Pikachu]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. The costumes were the same as those featured in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K783SDTBKmg US commercial] for the game.
'''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99''' was a promotional event held at the [[Wikipedia:MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park|MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park]] in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 24th, 1999, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM PST, meant to promote the then-upcoming release of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. The event featured a staged, two-versus-two wrestling match between costumed versions of [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] against [[Pikachu]] and [[Donkey Kong]]. The costumes were the same as those featured in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K783SDTBKmg US commercial] for the game.


The event was livestreamed on the web via [[Wikipedia:RealPlayer|RealPlayer]], and was hosted by InternetBroadcast.com, a service owned by the company Media On Demand. A Real Audio Metadata (.ram) file was available to download from the official website for a number of months following the event, which allowed users to watch the rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.
The event was livestreamed on the web via [[Wikipedia:RealPlayer|RealPlayer]], and was hosted by InternetBroadcast.com,<ref name="website">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990908073715/http://media.internetbroadcast.com/nintendo/19990424/product_announcement/ Official Slamfest '99 Website (archived)]</ref> a service owned by the company Media On Demand. A Real Audio Metadata (.ram) file was available to download from the official website for a number of months following the event, which allowed users to watch the rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.<ref name="website"/>


All video footage of the event is currently considered lost. Only some non-video content has surfaced, most notably screenshots<ref name= zelda>{{cite web|url=http://z64central.tripod.com/specials/smashbros/slamfest99/|title="Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99" - Zelda 64 Planet}}</ref>, summaries of the event<ref name= zelda/><ref name= magazine>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/n6429/page/n11/mode/2up|title=''N64 Magazine'' Issue 29}}</ref>, and an official website promoting the event. Additionally, a talking Donkey Kong plush figure from the "Nintendo Collectibles" line has been found featuring advertisements for the event.<ref name= brain>Images provided by [https://twitter.com/ForcedUserX Brain Bot (@ForcedUserX via Twitter)]</ref>
All video footage of Slamfest '99 is currently considered lost. Only some non-video content has surfaced, such as images, magazine articles, written firsthand accounts, and the event's official website. Additionally, a talking Donkey Kong plush figure from the "Nintendo Collectibles" line has been found featuring advertisements for the event.<ref name= brain>Images provided by [https://twitter.com/ForcedUserX Brain Bot (@ForcedUserX via Twitter)]</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Firsthand Accounts==
Mario and Donkey Kong would be the first to engage in a fight. Mario would be quickly knocked out by Donkey Kong. Following this, Yoshi would arrive and take out Donkey Kong, with Pikachu joining in between the fight. Pikachu would also be taken out by Yoshi. Mario suddenly got back up and managed to take everyone out. Ultimately a crash would occur that knocked everyone out, resulting in a draw. The announcer would yell "Everyone is a winner!"<ref name= zelda/>
 
{{cquote|Mario and Donkey would start the match. Donkey Kong, being much larger than our favorite plumber, quickly took Mario out. Yoshi came in and got his revenge on the gorilla. Pikachu would come in for the monkey only to be knocked down by Yoshi's lethal tail. Then, before anyone knew it, Mario went crazy. He wiped out Donkey Kong, Pikachu, and his own teammate, Yoshi. Ultimately, the match would end in a crash which knocked out everyone resulting in a draw. "Everyone's a winner!" the announcer yelled.|cite=Zelda 64 Planet<ref name= zelda>[https://z64central.tripod.com/specials/smashbros/slamfest99/ Zelda 64 Planet's Slamfest '99 special]</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|Mario and Yoshi were on one team, Donkey Kong and Pikachu were on the other. It was quite funny to see the life-size mascots bouncing around a wrestling ring. Mario went on a crazed rampage hitting everyone in sight, and instead of Yoshi, Donkey Kong accidentally hit himself with his 'mallet of doom.' And in the most heated moment, all four mascot smashed into each other in the center of the ring, and all fell to the mat. That's right, in true Nintendo fashion, it was a draw...and everyone is a winner!|cite=Nintendorks<ref name="nintendorks">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990822130126/http://nintendorks.com/news/04-26-99/ Nintendorks News 4-26-1999]</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|Even the ref got in on the act, biting Pikachu’s ear and declaring that it tasted ‘like chicken’. Mario shocked us with his low blow antics and Kong knocked himself out with his own magic hammer, but they all wound up best of friends at the end, the match being declared an honourable draw.|cite=N64 Magazine<ref name="n64mag">N64 Magazine, Issue 29 (June 1999), pp. 13</ref>}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Slamfest.gif|The matchup.
Slamfest.gif|The matchup. Composite image created for the ''Zelda 64 Planet'' website.
SlamfestStart.gif|The beginning of the match.
SlamfestStart.gif|The beginning of the match.
SlamfestMarioDK.gif|Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
SlamfestMarioDK.gif|Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
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===Publications===
===Publications===
<gallery>
<gallery>
N64MagazineSlamfest.png|An excerpt dedicated to the event from [https://archive.org/details/n6429/page/n11/mode/2up ''N64 Magazine'', Issue 29, June 1999].
N64MagazineSlamfest.png|Excerpt from N64 Magazine.<ref name="n64mag"/>
N64_Magazine_Slamfest_1.png|Photo from the ''N64 Magazine'' excerpt close-up
N64_Magazine_Slamfest_1.png|Photo from the ''N64 Magazine'' excerpt close-up
N64_Magazine_Slamfest_2.png|Photo from the ''N64 Magazine'' excerpt close-up
N64_Magazine_Slamfest_2.png|Photo from the ''N64 Magazine'' excerpt close-up
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19990908073715/http://media.internetbroadcast.com/nintendo/19990424/product_announcement/ Website (archived)]
*[https://www.lostmediawiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._Slamfest_%2799_(lost_livestream_of_promotional_event_for_Nintendo_64_crossover_fighting_game;_1999) Lost Media Wiki article]
*[https://www.lostmediawiki.com/Super_Smash_Bros._Slamfest_%2799_(lost_livestream_of_promotional_event_for_Nintendo_64_crossover_fighting_game;_1999) Lost Media Wiki article]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVecmBolhvs LSuperSonicQ investigation video]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVecmBolhvs LSuperSonicQ investigation video]

Revision as of 16:18, August 14, 2022

Title card for Slamfest '99 created for the Zelda 64 Planet website.

Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99 was a promotional event held at the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 24th, 1999, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM PST, meant to promote the then-upcoming release of Super Smash Bros.. The event featured a staged, two-versus-two wrestling match between costumed versions of Mario and Yoshi against Pikachu and Donkey Kong. The costumes were the same as those featured in the US commercial for the game.

The event was livestreamed on the web via RealPlayer, and was hosted by InternetBroadcast.com,[1] a service owned by the company Media On Demand. A Real Audio Metadata (.ram) file was available to download from the official website for a number of months following the event, which allowed users to watch the rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.[1]

All video footage of Slamfest '99 is currently considered lost. Only some non-video content has surfaced, such as images, magazine articles, written firsthand accounts, and the event's official website. Additionally, a talking Donkey Kong plush figure from the "Nintendo Collectibles" line has been found featuring advertisements for the event.[2]

Firsthand Accounts

“ Mario and Donkey would start the match. Donkey Kong, being much larger than our favorite plumber, quickly took Mario out. Yoshi came in and got his revenge on the gorilla. Pikachu would come in for the monkey only to be knocked down by Yoshi's lethal tail. Then, before anyone knew it, Mario went crazy. He wiped out Donkey Kong, Pikachu, and his own teammate, Yoshi. Ultimately, the match would end in a crash which knocked out everyone resulting in a draw. "Everyone's a winner!" the announcer yelled. ”
—Zelda 64 Planet[3]
“ Mario and Yoshi were on one team, Donkey Kong and Pikachu were on the other. It was quite funny to see the life-size mascots bouncing around a wrestling ring. Mario went on a crazed rampage hitting everyone in sight, and instead of Yoshi, Donkey Kong accidentally hit himself with his 'mallet of doom.' And in the most heated moment, all four mascot smashed into each other in the center of the ring, and all fell to the mat. That's right, in true Nintendo fashion, it was a draw...and everyone is a winner! ”
—Nintendorks[4]
“ Even the ref got in on the act, biting Pikachu’s ear and declaring that it tasted ‘like chicken’. Mario shocked us with his low blow antics and Kong knocked himself out with his own magic hammer, but they all wound up best of friends at the end, the match being declared an honourable draw. ”
—N64 Magazine[5]

Gallery

Screenshots

  • The matchup. Composite image created for the Zelda 64 Planet website.

    The matchup. Composite image created for the Zelda 64 Planet website.

  • The beginning of the match.

    The beginning of the match.

  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong.

    Mario vs. Donkey Kong.

  • Yoshi vs. Donkey Kong.

    Yoshi vs. Donkey Kong.

  • Yoshi takes down Pikachu.

    Yoshi takes down Pikachu.

  • The end of the event.

    The end of the event.

Publications

  • Excerpt from N64 Magazine.[5]

    Excerpt from N64 Magazine.[5]

  • Photo from the N64 Magazine excerpt close-up

    Photo from the N64 Magazine excerpt close-up

  • Photo from the N64 Magazine excerpt close-up

    Photo from the N64 Magazine excerpt close-up

  • Slamfest99DKPicture.png

    A photograph of the Donkey Kong suit featured in "The Ultimate History of Video Games".

Merchandise

  • The Donkey Kong plush[2]

    The Donkey Kong plush[2]

  • A ticket that came with the plush advertising the event.[2]

    A ticket that came with the plush advertising the event.[2]

  • A plush tag advertising the event.[2]

    A plush tag advertising the event.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Official Slamfest '99 Website (archived)
  2. ^ a b c d Images provided by Brain Bot (@ForcedUserX via Twitter)
  3. ^ Zelda 64 Planet's Slamfest '99 special
  4. ^ Nintendorks News 4-26-1999
  5. ^ a b N64 Magazine, Issue 29 (June 1999), pp. 13

External links

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