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The '''Nintendo Super Tour '92''' (also simply known as the '''Nintendo Super Tour''') was a tour in France and north Spain that ran from 1992 to early 1993. It was organized by [[Nintendo|Nintendo France]], and the second part was sponsored by ''{{wp|fr:Player One (magazine)|Player One}}'', [[Nintendo Player]], and {{wp|NRJ}}. The goal of the tour was to promote the release of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and to show its capabilities for families and children without being overwhelmed by advertising.<ref>"Cette manifestation a pour but principal de présenter la Super Nintendo et d'en montrer les possibilités" (Translation: ''"The main goal of this event is to introduce the Super Nintendo and showcase its capabilities.''")  - Gilles Barthélémy, in the 23rd issue of ''Player One'' magazine, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero023/Player%20One%20023%20-%20Page%20011%20%281992-09%29.jpg page 11].</ref> This event is mostly inspired from the United States model<ref>[https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/lxc08028220/nintendo-super-tour-a-dijon Nintendo Super Tour à Dijon]. TV News showing the Super Tour passing through Dijon. {{wp|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|INA}}.</ref> and was in direct competition with [[Sega]], who organized the Sega Euro Challenge 92.<ref name=InAMNST>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnIHq_t0dt4 Interview of Alain Milly], one of the on-site organizers for the Super Nintendo Tour '92. YouTube, Florent Gorges (Playhistoire)</ref>
The '''Nintendo Super Tour '92''' (also simply known as the '''Nintendo Super Tour''') was a touring event in France and in the North of Spain that ran from 1992 to early 1993. It was organized by [[Nintendo|Nintendo France]] and the second part was sponsored by ''{{wp|fr:Player One (magazine)|Player One}}, [[Nintendo Player]] and {{wp|NRJ}}. The aim of the tour was to promote the release of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and to show its capabilities for families and kids without being drowned by advertising hype.<ref>"Cette manifestation a pour but principal de présenter la Super Nintendo et d'en montrer les possibilités" (Translation: ''"The main aim of this event is to introduce the Super Nintendo and showcase its capabilities.''")  - Gilles Barthélémy, in the 23rd issue of ''Player One'' magazine, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero023/Player%20One%20023%20-%20Page%20011%20%281992-09%29.jpg page 11].</ref>
This event is mostly inspired from the United States' model<ref>[https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/lxc08028220/nintendo-super-tour-a-dijon Nintendo Super Tour à Dijon]. TV News showing the Super Tour passing through Dijon. {{wp|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|INA}}.</ref> and was in direct competition with [[Sega]] who organized the Sega Euro Challenge 92.<ref name=InAMNST>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnIHq_t0dt4 Interview of Alain Milly], one of the on-site organizer for the Super Nintendo Tour 92. YouTube, Florent Gorges (Playhistoire)</ref>


During the event, there was an open competition called '''Open Nintendo''', with the first-place award being a two-week trip in Las Vegas.<ref name=PONST18>Nintendo part en campagne - ''Player One''. Issue 18,  [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero018/Player%20One%20018%20-%20Page%20018%20%281992-03%29.jpg page 18].</ref><ref name=IntVN>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP9GInrbxwU Interview with Vincent Noiret], the winner of Open Nintendo. YouTube, Florent Gorges (Playhistoire)</ref>
Inside the event, there was an open competition called the '''Open Nintendo''', with the first-place award being a two-week trip in Las Vegas.<ref name=PONST18>Nintendo part en campagne - ''Player One''. Issue 18,  [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero018/Player%20One%20018%20-%20Page%20018%20%281992-03%29.jpg page 18].</ref><ref name=IntVN>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP9GInrbxwU Interview of Vincent Noiret], the winner of the Open Nintendo. YouTube, Florent Gorges (Playhistoire)</ref>


This was the largest video game championship in Europe in 1992, with over 800,000 attendees.<ref name=NSTad/><ref name=InAMNST/>
This was the biggest video games championship in Europe in 1992 with over 800,000 attendees.<ref name=NSTad/><ref name=InAMNST/>


==Organization==
==Organization==
The Nintendo Super Tour was divided into two parts. The first took place from winter to spring in several cities, and the second was in summer by coastlines. In total, the tour had 107 stops.<ref name=NSTad/>
The Nintendo Super Tour was divided into two parts in 1992. The first took place from winter to spring in several cities, and the second was in summer on coastlines. In total, the tour had 107 stops.<ref name=NSTad/>


{{multiple image|align=left|direction=vertical|image1=TrucksNSP92.jpg|image2=UnfoldeddTrucksNST92.jpg|width=180|footer=A truck being driven (top) and an unfolded truck (bottom)}}
{{multiple image|align=left|direction=vertical|image1=TrucksNSP92.jpg|image2=UnfoldeddTrucksNST92.jpg|width=180|footer=A truck being driven (top) and an unfolded truck (bottom)}}
[[File:ArtTrucksNST92.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Artwork of the Nintendo Super Tour complex when set up]]
[[File:ArtTrucksNST92.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Artwork of the Nintendo Super Tour complex when set up]]
The tour was run in trucks that unfolded to reveal gaming stations and used 65 metric tons of material.<ref name=NSTad>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1sLD4PjxZs Nintendo Super Tour '92's advertisement]. YouTube, Gilles Barthélemy</ref> The trucks were chosen, organized, and driven by Gilles Barthélémy and Stephan Brissaud, who chose the trucks as they allowed them to cross several cities in a short time.<ref name=InAMNST/>
The tour was run in trucks that unfolded to reveal gaming stations and used 65 tonnes of material.<ref name=NSTad>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1sLD4PjxZs Nintendo Super Tour 92's advertisement]. YouTube, Gilles Barthélemy</ref> The trucks were chosen, organized, and driven by Gilles Barthélémy and Stephan Brissaud, who chose the trucks as they allowed them to cross several cities in a short time.<ref name=InAMNST/>


Trucks featured stations equipped with the then-recent consoles: the SNES and [[Game Boy]]. There were 80 stations during the first part of the event<ref name=NSTad/> and 72 during the second, with a 15-minute rotation per person.<ref name=PONST12>Player one et le Nintendo Super Tour 92 - ''Player One''. Issue 22, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero022/Player%20One%20022%20-%20Page%20012%20%281992-07-08%29.jpg page 12]</ref> At these stations, players could play titles like ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' or ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'', and demos of 15 new titles were presented during this event.
Trucks featured stations equipped with the then-recent consoles: the SNES and [[Game Boy]]. There were 80 stations during the first part of the event<ref name=NSTad/> and 72 during the second, with a 15-minute rotation per person.<ref name=PONST12>Player one et le Nintendo Super Tour 92 - ''Player One''. Issue 22, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero022/Player%20One%20022%20-%20Page%20012%20%281992-07-08%29.jpg page 12]</ref> On these stations, players could play titles like ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' or ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda}}'' and demos. 15 news titles were presented during this event.


The inauguration of the Nintendo Super Tour took place in {{wp|Champ de Mars}}<ref name=InAMNST/> before spreading out from March to June and from July to August.
The inauguration of the Nintendo Super Tour took place in the {{wp|Champ de Mars}},<ref name=InAMNST/> then it spread out from March to June, then from July to August.


For Open Nintendo, registration could be done on-site, but places could be reserved using a cut-out coupon from a ''[[Club Nintendo (French magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' issue. For the tournament itself, it took place on a special stand in groups of 10:
For the Open Nintendo, registration could be done on site, but places could be secured using a cut-out coupon from a ''[[Club Nintendo (French magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' issue. For the tournament itself, it took place on a special stand in groups of 10:
*The first one was a sequence of three games with three different goals in seven minutes (when a goal was completed, the programmed cartridge automatically moved on to the next game): ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', where players must collect 50 coins, ''{{wp|Pin Bot (video game)|Pin Bot}}'', where they must obtain 250,000 points, and ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', where they must earn the highest score before time runs out.<ref name=IntVN/>
*The first one was a sequence of three games with three different goals in seven minutes (when a goal was completed, the programmed cartridge automatically moved on to the next game): ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' where players must collecting 50 coins, then obtain 250,000 points in ''{{wp|Pin Bot (video game)|Pin Bot}}'', and finally earn the highest score in ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' before time runs out.<ref name=IntVN/>
*The summer tournament was focused on ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero}}'': Players needed to get the best time in Mute City in the Knight League with the Fire Stingray.
*The summer tournament was focused on ''{{iw|fzerowiki|F-Zero}}'': Players had to earn the best time on Mute City in the Knight League with the Fire Stingray.


The finals of the tournament took place in Villepinte in the Paris suburbs during the international Toy Fair of Paris<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ZkhvdjBoA Bernard Prat PDG de Bandai France annonce la Super Nintendo et ses cassettes (Micro Kid's 1992)]. YouTube, Oli (Jeux vidéo et des bas)</ref><ref>[https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/cab93005386/salon-du-jouet Salon du jouet]. TV News showing much of the toy show with Nintendo Super Tour. {{wp|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|INA}}.</ref> on January 31, 1993<ref name=InAMNST/><ref>{{file link|MedalNST92B.jpg|Medal}} earned from the finals</ref> with a total of 60 qualifiers.
The final of the tournament took place in Villepinte in Paris suburbs in the international Toy Fair of Paris<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ZkhvdjBoA Bernard Prat PDG de Bandai France annonce la Super Nintendo et ses cassettes (Micro Kid's 1992)]. YouTube, Oli (Jeux vidéo et des bas)</ref><ref>[https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/cab93005386/salon-du-jouet Salon du jouet]. TV News Showing the overall of the toy's show containing Nintendo Super Tour. {{wp|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|INA}}.</ref> on 31 January 1993<ref name=InAMNST/><ref>{{file link|MedalNST92B.jpg|Medal}} earned from the final</ref> with a total of 60 qualified.


Every participant of the championship won at least a T-shirt and a pin; other prizes included a frisbee, cap, and battery-operated radio.<ref name=InAMNST/> The winner of the stop won a SNES and a place for the finals. In the finals, the participant in first place won a SNES with a dozen games, a balloon offered by the {{wp|Paris Saint-Germain FC}}'s 1993 team, a gold medal, a cup of the tour, a cap, a TV, and a trip to Las Vegas for two people.<ref name=IntVN/> The participants in second and third place won the same prizes except for the trip,<ref>{{file link|WinnersNST92.jpg|Winners of Open Nintendo}} of the Open Nintendo</ref> and the rest of the entrants received gifts.<ref name=PONST18/> The gold medal was also given to organizers.<ref name=InAMNST/>
 
Every participant of the championship won at least 1 t-shirt and 1 pin in the effigy of the tour but they could also win other stuff such as frisbee, cap and battery-operated radio.<ref name=InAMNST/> The winner of the stop won a SNES and a place for final.<br>
At final, the first place won a SNES with a dozen games, a balloon offered by the {{wp|Paris Saint-Germain FC}}'s 1993 team, a gold medal and a cup from the tour, a cap, a TV and a trip to Las Vegas for 2 person<ref name=IntVN/>. The second and the thrid won the same thing except the trip<ref>{{file link|WinnersNST92.jpg|Winners}} of the Open Nintendo</ref> and the rest of the entrants had gifts<ref name=PONST18/>. The gold medal were also given to organizers<ref name=InAMNST/>.


==Stops==
==Stops==
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!colspan=2|Winter and spring tour<ref name=PONST18/><ref>Voici les dates du Super Tour 92 pour les mois de mai et juin - ''Nintendo Player''. Issue 4, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20Player/nintendoplayer_numero04/Nintendo%20Player%20004%20-%20Page%20012%20%281992-05-06%29.jpg page 12].</ref>
!colspan=2|Winter & Spring tour<ref name=PONST18/><ref>Voici les dates du Super Tour 92 pour les mois de mai et juin - ''Nintendo Player''. Issue 4, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20Player/nintendoplayer_numero04/Nintendo%20Player%20004%20-%20Page%20012%20%281992-05-06%29.jpg page 12].</ref>
!colspan=2|Summer tour<ref>Dates de la tournée d'été - ''Nintendo Player''. Issue 5, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20Player/nintendoplayer_numero05/Nintendo%20Player%20005%20-%20Page%20013%20%281992-07-08%29.jpg page 13].</ref>
!colspan=2|Summer tour<ref>Dates de la tournée d'été - ''Nintendo Player''. Issue 5, [https://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Nintendo%20Player/nintendoplayer_numero05/Nintendo%20Player%20005%20-%20Page%20013%20%281992-07-08%29.jpg page 13].</ref>
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|Parly II{{footnote|main|a}}
|Parly II{{footnote|main|a}}
|March 11
|11 March
|Nice
|Nice
|July 6/7
|6/7 July
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|Éragny
|Éragny
|March 14/15
|14/15 March
|Villefranche-sur-Mer
|Villefranche-sur-Mer
|July 8/9
|8/9 July
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|Paris
|Paris
|March 18
|18 March
|Menton
|Menton
|July 10/11
|10/11 July
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|Orgeval  
|Orgeval  
|March 21/22
|21/22 March
|Mandelieu
|Mandelieu
|July 12-14
|From 12 to 14 July
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|Villiers-en-Bière
|Villiers-en-Bière
|March 25
|25 March
|Sète
|Sète
|July 16/17
|16/17 July
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|La ville-du-Bois
|La ville-du-Bois
|March 27/28
|27/28 March
|Canet
|Canet
|July 18/19
|18/19 July
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|Orléans
|Orléans
|April 1
|1 April
|La Grande-Motte
|La Grande-Motte
|July 20/21
|20/21 July
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|Troyes
|Troyes
|April 3-5
|From 3 to 5 April
|Palavas-les-Flots
|Palavas-les-Flots
|July 22/23
|22/23 July
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|Foire de Paris{{footnote|main|b}}
|Foire de Paris{{footnote|main|b}}
|May 1-10
|From 1 to 10 May
|Tréport
|Tréport
|July 27/28
|27/28 July
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|Strasbourg
|Strasbourg
|May 15/16
|15/16 May
|Fort-Mahon
|Fort-Manhon
|July 29/30
|29/30
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|Hagueneau
|Hagueneau
|May 20
|20 May
|Dieppe
|Dieppe
|July 31-August 1
|31/1 July/August
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|Nancy
|Nancy
|March 11
|11 March
|Cabourg
|Cabourg
|August 2/3
|2/3 August
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|Éragny
|Éragny
|May 22
|22 May
|Biscarosse
|Biscarosse
|August 9/7
|9/7 August
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|Thionville
|Thionville
|May 26/27
|26/27 May
|Cap-Ferret
|Cap-Ferret
|August 8/9
|8/9 August
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|Metz
|Metz
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|From 29 to 31 May
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|Andernos-les-Bains
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|From 10 to 12 August
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|Eparney
|Eparney
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|3 June
|Anglet
|Anglet
|August 15
|15 August
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|Soissons
|Soissons
|June 6/7
|6/7 June
|Arcachon
|Arcachon
|August 17/18
|17/18 August
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|Bethune
|Bethune
|June 10
|10 June
|Lacanau
|Lacanau
|August 19/20
|19/20 August
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|Noyelles-Godault
|Noyelles-Godault
|June 12
|12 June
|Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
|Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
|August 22/23
|22/23 August
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|Lille
|Lille
|June 13/14
|13/14 June
|Brest
|Brest
|August 25/26
|25/26 August
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|Villeneuve
|Villeneuve
|June 16
|16 June
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|Englos
|Englos
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|17 June
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|Wasquehal
|Wasquehal
|June 19
|19 June
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|Saint-Omer
|Saint-Omer
|June 20/21
|20/21 June
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|Boulogne-sur-Mer
|Boulogne-sur-Mer
|June 23
|23 June
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|Dunkerque
|Dunkerque
|June 24
|24 June
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|Bruxelles
|Bruxelles
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|27/28 June
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
ArtworkMario'sTruckNST92.jpg|Mario's artwork on a truck
ArtworkMario'sTruckNST92.jpg|Mario's Artwork on a truck
3TrucksNST92.jpg|The two trucks and van
3TrucksNST92.jpg|The 2 trucks and the van  
QueueTrucksNST92.jpg|The main truck when the tour is set up
QueueTrucksNST92.jpg|The main truck when the tour is set up
TournamentFinalSNT92.jpg|Finals of Open Nintendo
TournamentFinalSNT92.jpg|Final of the Open Nintendo
WinnersNST92.jpg|Winners of Open Nintendo
WinnersNST92.jpg|Winners of the Open Nintendo
MedalNST92F.jpg|Gold medal (front)
MedalNST92F.jpg|Gold medal front side
MedalNST92B.jpg|Gold medal (back)
MedalNST92B.jpg|Gold medal back side
PinsNST92.jpg|Pin
PinsNST92.jpg|Pins
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Footnotes==
==Notes==
{{footnote|note|a|{{wp|fr:Parly 2|Parly II}} is a urban developer with a mall in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.}}
{{footnote|note|a|{{wp|fr:Parly 2|Parly II}} is a urban planning set with a mall in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.}}
{{footnote|note|b|{{wp|Foire de Paris}} is an annual major retail event in Paris.}}
{{footnote|note|b|{{wp|Foire de Paris}} is an annual major retail event in Paris.}}


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