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 [[File:Slamfest99 EdEspinozaCollection Image6.jpg|thumb|The combatants in the ring at Slamfest '99. Photo credit: Ed Espinoza]]
-'''Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99''' was a promotional event held at the {{iw|Wikipedia|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> its purpose was to promote the 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 seen 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 an official promotional event held at the {{iw|Wikipedia|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> its purpose was to promote the 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]], performed in front of a live audience. Additionally, demo kiosks were set up for attendees to preview the game.<ref name="ign" /> The costumes used were the same as those seen in the [[List_of_commercials_for_the_Super_Smash_Bros._series#Super_Smash_Bros.|North American commercial]] for ''Super Smash Bros.''
 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 match 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 {{iw|Wikipedia|lost media}}.