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 [[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.<ref name="ign">[https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/22/nintendo-stages-smashing-fight Nintendo Stages Smashing Fight - IGN (04/21/1999)]</ref> Organized by Nintendo of America and public relations firm Golin/Harris,<ref name="gamexplain">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coa7gZdAUMM GameXplain interview with Ed Espinoza]</ref> it was meant to promote the then-upcoming release of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. The event featured a real-life, staged wrestling match between costumed performers dressed as [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Pikachu]], and [[Donkey Kong]], as well as booths set up for attendees to preview the game.<ref name="ign" /> The costumes used were the same as those featured in the [[List_of_commercials_for_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Super_Smash_Bros.| North American 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.<ref name="ign">[https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/22/nintendo-stages-smashing-fight Nintendo Stages Smashing Fight - IGN (04/21/1999)]</ref> Organized by Nintendo of America and public relations firm Golin/Harris,<ref name="gamexplain">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coa7gZdAUMM GameXplain interview with Ed Espinoza]</ref> it was meant to promote the then-upcoming release of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. The event featured a real-life, staged wrestling match between costumed performers dressed as [[Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Pikachu]], and [[Donkey Kong]], as well as stations set up for attendees to preview the game.<ref name="ign" /> The costumes used were the same as those featured in the [[List_of_commercials_for_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Super_Smash_Bros.| North American commercial]] for the game.
-The wrestling match was broadcasted live on the web via [[Wikipedia:RealPlayer|RealPlayer G2]], and a downloadable file was available from the event's official website for several months following its conclusion, allowing users to watch the rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.<ref name="website"/> Despite the rebroadcast, no video footage of Slamfest '99 is known to survive, and the broadcast is currently considered to be [[Wikipedia:Lost media|lost media]].
+The wrestling match was broadcasted live on the web via [[Wikipedia:RealPlayer|RealPlayer G2]]. A downloadable file was available from the event's official website for several months following its conclusion, allowing users to watch a rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.<ref name="website"/> Despite the rebroadcast, no video footage of Slamfest '99 is known to survive, and the broadcast is currently considered to be [[Wikipedia:Lost media|lost media]].
 ==Event Details==
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 The wrestling match lasted for 17 minutes,<ref name="nwr">[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/5291/this-beats-monday-night-raw This beats Monday Night RAW! - Nintendo World Report (04/26/1999)]</ref> and was performed by Cirque du Soleil actors, who choreographed the fight themselves.<ref name="gamexplain"/> The event's script was written by Espinoza.<ref name="gamexplain"/> The match was held on a boxing ring set up in the "Salem Waterfront" district originally slated for use with an upcoming Mike Tyson fight.<ref name="ign"/>
-The costumes used in the event were produced by California-based KCL Productions, and were the same as those featured in the [[List_of_commercials_for_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Super_Smash_Bros.| North American commercial]] for ''Super Smash Bros''. KCL had no involvement with the Slamfest '99 production beyond providing the costumes to Nintendo.
+The costumes used in the match were created by California-based KCL Productions, and were the same as those featured in the [[List_of_commercials_for_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Super_Smash_Bros.| North American commercial]] for ''Super Smash Bros''. KCL Productions had no involvement with Slamfest '99 beyond initially providing the costumes to Nintendo.
-Promotion for Slamfest '99 was deliberately limited in scope as a cautionary exercise in the wake of the Columbine school shooting earlier that week, as it had spurred controversy surrounding violence in video games.<ref name="gamexplain"/>  More than 100 children from the Andre Agassi Foundation were invited to the event, as well as 6 members of the media,<ref name="winnipeg">Winnipeg Free Press, April 29, 1999, pp. C10</ref> including an Associated Press photographer. The event was not mentioned in ''Nintendo Power'' magazine around the time period, however, several print publications and numerous online gaming outlets covered it.
+Promotion for Slamfest '99 was deliberately limited in scope as a cautionary exercise in the wake of the Columbine school shooting earlier that week, as it had spurred controversy surrounding violence in video games.<ref name="gamexplain"/>  More than 100 children from the Andre Agassi Foundation were invited to the event, as well as six members of the media,<ref name="winnipeg">Winnipeg Free Press, April 29, 1999, pp. C10</ref> including an Associated Press photographer. While the event was not mentioned in ''Nintendo Power'' magazine around the time period, several print publications and numerous online gaming outlets covered it.
 ==Firsthand Accounts==
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 The wrestling match was broadcasted live on the web via [[Wikipedia:Real_Time_Streaming_Protocol|Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)]], and could be viewed in an application that supported the protocol, namely [[Wikipedia:RealPlayer|RealPlayer G2]]. The stream 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 web broadcasting service owned by the company MediaOnDemand.com.
-A [[Wikipedia:RealAudio|Real Audio Metadata (.ram)]] file was available to download from the event's website for several months following its conclusion, which allowed users to watch the rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.<ref name="website"/> The .ram file was not an actual encoded video file, but rather a container file which would direct RealPlayer to stream the video from the URL it contained.
+A [[Wikipedia:RealAudio|Real Audio Metadata (.ram)]] file was available to download from the event's website for several months following its conclusion, which allowed users to watch a rebroadcast of the stream when loaded into RealPlayer.<ref name="website"/> The .ram file was not an actual encoded video file, but rather a container file which would direct RealPlayer to stream the video from the URL it contained.
-As of 2022, the servers which hosted both the .ram and the address it pointed to are non-functional, as are their archived counterparts in the [[Wikipedia:Wayback_Machine|Wayback Machine]].
+As of 2022, the websites which hosted both the .ram file and the address it pointed to are non-functional, as are their archived counterparts in the [[Wikipedia:Wayback_Machine|Wayback Machine]].
 ==Legacy==
-In the years since its conclusion, Slamfest '99 has not been referenced in any official capacity by Nintendo, and held a highly obscure status even among fans of Nintendo and ''Super Smash Bros''.
+In the years since it took place, Slamfest '99 has never been referenced in any official capacity by Nintendo, and maintained an extremely obscure status even among fans of Nintendo and ''Super Smash Bros''.
-No video footage of Slamfest '99 is known to survive, and the broadcast is currently considered to be [[Wikipedia:Lost media|lost media]]. However, some non-video content has surfaced, such as images, magazine articles, written firsthand accounts, and an archive of 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>
+No video footage of Slamfest '99 is known to survive, and the broadcast is currently considered to be [[Wikipedia:Lost media|lost media]]. However, some non-video content has surfaced, such as photographs, magazine articles, written firsthand accounts, and an archive of the event's official website. Additionally, a talking Donkey Kong plush figure from the "Nintendo Collectibles" line was found featuring promotional material for the event.<ref name= brain>Images provided by [https://twitter.com/ForcedUserX Brain Bot (@ForcedUserX via Twitter)]</ref>
-In May 2020, André Segers of the YouTube channel GameXplain published a tweet recalling Slamfest '99,<ref name="andre">[https://twitter.com/AndreSegers/status/1259900063653888009 André Segers' Slamfest '99 tweet, 5/11/2020 ]</ref> which garnered the attention of the Lost Media Wiki. A coordinated search effort was launched by the Lost Media Wiki in the following months, and remains active as of October 2022.
+In May 2020, André Segers of the YouTube channel GameXplain published a tweet recalling Slamfest '99,<ref name="andre">[https://twitter.com/AndreSegers/status/1259900063653888009 André Segers' Slamfest '99 tweet, 5/11/2020 ]</ref> which garnered the attention of members of the Lost Media Wiki. A coordinated search effort was launched by the Lost Media Wiki in the following months, and remains active as of December 2022.
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