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[[File:Slamfest99 EdEspinozaCollection Image6.jpg|thumb|The combatants in the ring at Slamfest '99. | [[File:Slamfest99 EdEspinozaCollection Image6.jpg|thumb|The combatants in the ring at Slamfest '99.]] | ||
'''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.'' | '''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.'' | ||
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Ed Espinoza posing with Mario and DK at Slamfest '99.png|Slamfest '99 producer Ed Espinoza posing with Mario and DK outside the ring. | Ed Espinoza posing with Mario and DK at Slamfest '99.png|Slamfest '99 producer Ed Espinoza posing with Mario and DK outside the ring. | ||
Slamfest '99 photograph from Nintendo Magazine System.jpg|Photo from ''Nintendo Magazine System'' article, Issue 75, June 1999 | Slamfest '99 photograph from Nintendo Magazine System.jpg|Photo from ''Nintendo Magazine System'' article, Issue 75, June 1999 | ||
N64_Magazine_Slamfest_2.png|Photo from ''N64 Magazine'', Issue 29, June 1999. | N64_Magazine_Slamfest_2.png|Photo from ''N64 Magazine'', Issue 29, June 1999. | ||
Slamfest '99 - Donkey Kong photograph .jpg|Donkey Kong at Slamfest '99. | Slamfest '99 - Donkey Kong photograph .jpg|Donkey Kong at Slamfest '99. | ||
Slamfest '99 - Z64Planet Collage.png|A collage of Slamfest '99 images from the ''Zelda 64 Planet'' website. | Slamfest '99 - Z64Planet Collage.png|A collage of Slamfest '99 images from the ''Zelda 64 Planet'' website. | ||
Slamfest '99 - DK vs Mario.jpg|DK and Mario duking it out in the ring. | Slamfest '99 - DK vs Mario.jpg|DK and Mario duking it out in the ring. | ||
SlamfestTicket.png|A ticket that came with a DK plush promoting Slamfest '99.<ref name= brain/> | SlamfestTicket.png|A ticket that came with a DK plush promoting Slamfest '99.<ref name= brain/> | ||
Slamfest99 EdEspinozaCollection Image7.jpg|Yoshi and Pikachu sizing each other up. | Slamfest99 EdEspinozaCollection Image7.jpg|Yoshi and Pikachu sizing each other up. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||