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[[File:NP94Logo.jpg|thumb|The ''Nintendo Powerfest '94'' logo.]]
[[File:NP94Logo.jpg|thumb|The Nintendo PowerFest '94 logo]]
'''Nintendo Powerfest '94''' (also known as '''Nintendo World Championships II''', '''1994 Nintendo Powerfest''' or just simply '''Nintendo Powerfest'''), is a cartridge of a video game for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and was a video-game competition in 1994 promoted by [[Nintendo]]. Many of the competitions were in towns held in a customized trailer outsite of stores.
'''{{wp|Nintendo PowerFest '94}}''' (also known as '''Nintendo World Championships II''', '''1994 Nintendo PowerFest''', or simply '''Nintendo PowerFest''') was a video game competition in 1994 promoted by [[Nintendo]]. A cartridge of a video game named after the competition was made for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].


==Tasks==
Like in the [[Nintendo World Championships]], the Nintendo PowerFest '94 cartridge had three games, each having a task that the player had to complete within a certain amount of time. The first two games on the Nintendo PowerFest '94 cartridge are from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]: the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''{{'}} ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' remake and ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. In ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', the goal was to complete [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 1-1]] as quickly as possible, while in ''Super Mario Kart'', the players had to complete five laps on [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]].
[[File:NP94SMBLL.jpg|thumb|right|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' part of the game.]]
[[File:NP94TitleScreen.jpg|thumb|right|The title screen]]


Players like in the [[Nintendo World Championships]] had to complete 3 tasks. The following tasks on the following games are shown below:
The final score of each player for the two games was calculated with the following equation: score from ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' + ([[coin]]s collected in ''Super Mario Kart'' × 1,000 + finishing position score)


*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' - Players had to complete Level 1-1 as fast as possible.
Nintendo PowerFest '94 had four teams. The top two players on Team Tornadoes, Iarossi Mike and Brandon Veach, played against each other on [[Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge|a specialized version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Iarossi was victorious, ultimately receiving the title as the 1994 Nintendo PowerFest World Champion.


*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' - Players had to get 5 laps on the track selected.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NP94TitleScreen.png|Title screen
NP94 SMBLL.png|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' part of the game
NP94 SMK.png|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario Kart'' part of the game
Nintendo Powerfest Event.jpg|Photograph of the event, featuring a [[Bunny Mario]] statue
</gallery>


*''[[wikipedia:Ken Griffey Jr. Home Run Derby|Ken Griffey Jr. Home Run Derby]]'' - Players had to select the mode "home run derby" and hit as many home runs as they could.
==See also==
 
The final score of each player was calculated with the following equation:
 
Score from Super Mario Lost Levels
<br>
 
+ ((Coins collected in Super Mario Kart x 1,000) + Finishing position score)
<br>
 
+ ((Total distance in Major League Baseball x 100) + (Number of home runs x 10,000 in the regional events or 1,000,000 in the Finals)
<br>
 
= Final Score
<br=all>
 
==Competitions==
 
The Town Competitions were held for three days and the finals were held on a late Sunday afternoon. Eight competitors had the Top 8 final scores, so they were entered into the Top 8.
 
'''Top 8''':
 
The top four competitors with the highest scores moved on to the next round.
'''Top 4''':
 
The top 2 competitors with the highest scores moved on to the next round.
 
'''Final''':
 
The final 2 competitors went against each other and the winner was crowned "Town Champion".
 
==World Championships==
As Town Competitions finished up, the top four teams from these smaller competitions were emitted to the World Championships, hosted in San Diego, California. The four teams were:
 
*Cyclones
*Hurricanes
*Tornadoes
*Typhoons
 
The Tornadoes won the championship with the highest score.
 
===Top Two===
The top two players on Team Tornadoes played against each other on a specialized game cartridge of [[Donkey Kong Country]]. The two players were Iarossi Mike and Brandon Veach, and Iarossi was victorious, receiving the tile as the 1994 Nintendo Powerfest World Champion.
 
==Related==
*[[Nintendo World Championships]]
*[[Nintendo World Championships]]
*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
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Latest revision as of 11:10, July 17, 2024

Nintendo PowerFest '94 Logo
The Nintendo PowerFest '94 logo

Nintendo PowerFest '94 (also known as Nintendo World Championships II, 1994 Nintendo PowerFest, or simply Nintendo PowerFest) was a video game competition in 1994 promoted by Nintendo. A cartridge of a video game named after the competition was made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Like in the Nintendo World Championships, the Nintendo PowerFest '94 cartridge had three games, each having a task that the player had to complete within a certain amount of time. The first two games on the Nintendo PowerFest '94 cartridge are from the Super Mario franchise: the Super Mario All-Stars' Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels remake and Super Mario Kart. In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, the goal was to complete World 1-1 as quickly as possible, while in Super Mario Kart, the players had to complete five laps on Mario Circuit 1.

The final score of each player for the two games was calculated with the following equation: score from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels + (coins collected in Super Mario Kart × 1,000 + finishing position score)

Nintendo PowerFest '94 had four teams. The top two players on Team Tornadoes, Iarossi Mike and Brandon Veach, played against each other on a specialized version of Donkey Kong Country. Iarossi was victorious, ultimately receiving the title as the 1994 Nintendo PowerFest World Champion.

Gallery[edit]

  • Title screen

    Title screen

  • The screen giving players instructions for the Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels part of the game

    The screen giving players instructions for the Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels part of the game

  • The screen giving players instructions for the Super Mario Kart part of the game

    The screen giving players instructions for the Super Mario Kart part of the game

  • Photograph of the event, featuring a Bunny Mario statue

    Photograph of the event, featuring a Bunny Mario statue

See also[edit]

[Edit]
Game competitions
1980s Super Mario-A-Thon • Disk Fax tournaments
1990s Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 • Open Nintendo • World 9 challenge • Nintendo PowerFest '94 • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge • Satellaview tournaments
2000s Mario Kart Wii tournaments
2010s Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014 • Nintendo World Championships (2015 · 2017) • Community Competition
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