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The '''Nintendo Super Tour '92''' (also | 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 ''[[Player One]]'' 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 | 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> | ||
Inside the event, there was | 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>"Le gagnant aura le droit à un voyage aux USA (Las Vegas)" (Translation: ''"The winner will be entitled to a trip to the USA"''), in the 18th issue of ''Player One'' magazine, [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 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 | 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/> | ||
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[[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 tonnes of material.<ref name=NSTad>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1sLD4PjxZs Nintendo Super Tour 92's advertissement]. 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 needed}} | |||
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>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 the {{wp|Champ de Mars}},<ref name=InAMNST/> then it spread out from March to June, then from July to August. | |||
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 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 ''{{wp|F-Zero (video game)|F-Zero}}'': Players had to earn the best time on Mute City in the Knight League with the Fire Stingray. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:40, October 25, 2024
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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 France and the second part was sponsored by Player One and 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.[1] This event is mostly inspired from the United States' model[2] and was in direct competition with Sega who organized the Sega Euro Challenge 92.[3]
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.[4][5]
This was the biggest video games championship in Europe in 1992 with over 800,000 attendees.[6][3]
Organization
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.[6]
A truck being driven (top) and an unfolded truck (bottom)
The tour was run in trucks that unfolded to reveal gaming stations and used 65 tonnes of material.[6] 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.[citation needed]
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[6] and 72 during the second, with a 15-minute rotation per person.[7] On these stations, players could play titles like Super Mario Bros. 3 or The Legend of Zelda and demos. 15 news titles were presented during this event.
The inauguration of the Nintendo Super Tour took place in the Champ de Mars,[3] then it spread out from March to June, then from July to August.
For the Open Nintendo, registration could be done on site, but places could be secured using a cut-out coupon from a 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 collecting 50 coins, then obtain 250,000 points in Pin Bot, and finally earn the highest score in Dr. Mario before time runs out.[5]
- The summer tournament was focused on F-Zero: Players had to earn the best time on Mute City in the Knight League with the Fire Stingray.
References
- ^ "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, page 11.
- ^ Nintendo Super Tour à Dijon. TV News showing the Super Tour passing through Dijon. INA.
- ^ a b c Interview of Alain Milly, one of the on-site organizer for the Super Nintendo Tour 92. YouTube, Florent Gorges (Playhistoire)
- ^ "Le gagnant aura le droit à un voyage aux USA (Las Vegas)" (Translation: "The winner will be entitled to a trip to the USA"), in the 18th issue of Player One magazine, page 18.
- ^ a b Interview of Vincent Noiret, the winner of the Open Nintendo. YouTube, Florent Gorges (Playhistoire)
- ^ a b c d Nintendo Super Tour 92's advertissement. YouTube, Gilles Barthélemy
- ^ Player one et le Nintendo Super Tour 92 - Player One. Issue 22, page 12
