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A '''tech demo''' is a computer and video game industry term referring to short applications designed to gauge interest in an upcoming product or to demonstrate hardware-specific features. Tech demos have various levels of interactivity, ranging from real-time videos to short but fully playable demonstrations. Tech demos are rarely intended to be turned into fully fledged commercial products, though their ideas and concepts are sometimes reused.

Due to its status as [[Nintendo]]'s flagship franchise, the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise has been the subject of or has been featured in many tech demos. The following is a list of them.

==List of ''Mario''-related tech demos==

! Game

! System

! Image

! Description

| ''Mario Demo''{{anchor|Mario Demo}}

| [[Virtual Boy]]

| [[File:Mariodemo.png|150px]]

| An animation sequence to show off the console's stereoscopic 3D effect, featured at the Japanese Shoshinkai event on November 15 and 16, 1994. The sequence shows a rendered [[Mario]] under the Virtual Boy logo, which flies into the viewer letter by letter.<ref>PlanetVirtualBoy (June 28, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24 Mario Demo at Shoshinkai 1994 (Virtual Boy)]. ''YouTube'', Retrieved March 7, 2018.</ref>

|''[[List of Luigi's Mansion pre-release and unused content#Early Iterations|Luigi's Mansion]]''

| [[Nintendo 64]]

| [[File:Beta Mansion.png|150px]]

| ''Luigi's Mansion'' was originally shown off at Space World 2000 as a tech demo for the [[Nintendo 64]]. However, it was later decided that the demo would be reworked into a full-fledged game exclusively for the [[Nintendo GameCube]].<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/luigis-mansion-gc-proto-beta/]</ref><ref>Calderon, Anthony. (January 21, 2005). [http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=261 The Making of the Game - Luigi's Mansion]. ''N-Sider''. Retrieved November 15, 2016.</ref>

| ''[[Yoshi Demo]]''

| rowspan=3 | [[Game Boy Advance]]

| [[File:Yoshidemosceenshot.png|150px]]

| Loosely based on ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', it is unknown if this demo was ever meant to be a full game.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/yoshis-story-gba-tech-demo/]</ref>

| ''[[Mario Kart XXL]]''

| [[File:MKXXL.png|150px]]

| A playable ''Mario Kart'' demo developed by {{wp|Manfred Trenz|Denaris Entertainment Software}} made to showcase the Game Boy Advance's ability to render two separate background layers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL8FdA3lshY Gameplay footage of Mario Kart XXL]. Youtube. Retrieved August 15, 2015</ref>

| Purple Yoshi tech demo

| [[File:Purple Yoshi GBA tech demo.jpg|150px]]

| A tech demo starring a [[Yoshi (species)|Purple Yoshi]]. ''IGN Pocket'' posted a screenshot of a presumed tech demo featuring a Purple Yoshi in a forest in a behind-the-back perspective as blue and red spider-like robots resembling severed segments of [[Mechawiggler]] attacked him. No other information about this alleged tech demo arose, however.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qah_2QS--U The Mystery of the Purple Yoshi Tech Demo (Game Boy Advance, 2000)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 18, 2018.</ref>

| ''[[Super Mario 128]]''

| [[File:Mario128titlescreen.jpg|150px]]

| A series of experiments originally intended to be a sequel to ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Concepts from this demo were used in other projects, such as ''[[Pikipedia:Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/super-mario-128-gc-tech-demo/]</ref>

| ''[[Peach's Castle (tech demo)|Peach's Castle]]''

| [[File:PC Entrance.png|150px]]

| A tech demo included in a revision of the GameCube Software Development Kit, created to show developers the graphical capabilities of the console.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2009/03/01/peachs-castle-gamecube-tech-demo/]</ref>

| ''[[List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content#Early iteration|Mario Kart for Nintendo GameCube]]''

| A ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''-themed [[minigame]] making use of the [[Nintendo DS]]'s touchscreen and dual screen setup. It ended up forming the basis of ''[[Yoshi Touch and Go]]''.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/balloon-trip-yoshi-touch-go-ds-proto/]</ref>

| ''[[Mario's Face (tech demo)|Mario's Face]]''

| [[File:NSMBM-demo.jpg|150px]]

| An experience tech demo loosely based on ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' appearing at {{wp|Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011|E3 2011}}. The demo's primary purpose was to show off the "{{wp|Off-TV Play}}" function of the Wii U. It served as the basis for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

| A minigame in which the player is instructed to draw geometrical shapes. It was released as the ''Game & Wario'' minigame [[Design]].

| Zapper demo

| A minigame in which the player moves the GamePad to shoot [[Mii]]-like characters. It ended up being the basis of the ''Game & Wario'' minigame [[Shutter]].{{ref needed}}

| ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' [[Wii U]] demo

| [[File:Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo.png|150px]]

| Developed with {{wp|Nintendo Web Framework}} (a {{wp|development environment}} based on {{wp|WebKit}}), the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Wii U demo was shown at {{wp|Game Developers Conference|GDC 2014}}, used as a sample to show the potential of Nintendo Web Framework. Like previous installments in the series, the goal of each level is to guide the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Marios]] to the exit, creating paths through the positioning of platforms and other interactions with the setting made through the touch screen of the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}}. The first stage shows some of the basic features of Nintendo Web Framework, and then after this stage is a bigger stage, which brings more complex lighting effects and animations.<ref>[http://mariopartylegacy.com/2014/03/mario-vs-donkey-kong-wii-u-demo-playable-at-gdc/ Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Wii U Demo Playable at GDC - Mario Party Legacy]</ref><ref>[http://www.reinodocogumelo.com/2014/03/demo-tecnica-de-mario-vs-donkey-kong.html]</ref> This title was reworked into ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''.

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