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{{distinguish|[[List of unreleased media|vaporware]], a commercial product which presumably started development but never got released}} | {{distinguish|[[List of unreleased media|vaporware]], a commercial product which presumably started development but never got released}} | ||
A '''tech demo''' is a computer and video game industry term referring to short applications designed to gauge interest in an upcoming product and/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. | A '''tech demo''' is a computer and video game industry term referring to short applications designed to gauge interest in an upcoming product and/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. The ''{{id|Super Mario|franchise}}'' franchise has been the subject of or has been featured in many tech demos. | ||
==List of ''Super Mario''-related tech demos== | ==List of ''Super Mario''-related tech demos== | ||
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!Game | !Game | ||
!System | !System | ||
!Image | !Image | ||
!Description | !Description | ||
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|''snd_test'' | |''snd_test'' | ||
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
|[[File:Snd test-gameplay.png|150px]] | |[[File:Snd test-gameplay.png|150px]] | ||
|Features a basic playable ''Super Mario'' game, among several other features. The ''Super Mario'' mode (and variations thereof) is selected by choosing options 11 through 14, which are all labeled blank in the selection menu.<ref> | |Features a basic playable ''Super Mario'' game, among several other features. The ''Super Mario'' mode (and variations thereof) is selected by choosing options 11 through 14, which are all labeled blank in the selection menu.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWOaaOsKWg|author=Billy Scribbles|language=en|publisher=YouTube|title=Nintendo Leaked Stuff - snd_test|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''Mario Demo''{{anchor|Mario Demo}} | |''Mario Demo''{{anchor|Mario Demo}} | ||
|rowspan=2 | [[Virtual Boy]] | |rowspan=2 | [[Virtual Boy]] | ||
|[[File:Mariodemo.png|150px]] | |[[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 | |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>{{cite|author=PlanetVirtualBoy|language=en|date=June 28, 2010|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24|title=Mario Demo at Shoshinkai 1994 (Virtual Boy)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> The render of Mario is actually a photograph of a [[Media:Mario Demo Statue.jpg|statue]] which was used as part of Nintendo store displays in Japan.<ref>{{cite|date=September 12, 2023|url=www.virtual-boy.com/games/mario-bros-vb/images/1052007|title=Gold Super Mario Statue|publisher=Virtual-Boy.com|accessdate=January 28, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20240127053917/https://www.virtual-boy.com/games/mario-bros-vb/images/1052007}}</ref> | ||
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|Unnamed ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' proof-of-concept{{anchor|Unnamed Donkey Kong proof-of-concept}} | |Unnamed ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' proof-of-concept{{anchor|Unnamed Donkey Kong proof-of-concept}} | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|A short, side-scrolling, split-level demo with a jungle background with Donkey Kong walking/running/jumping and some rats (lifted from the [[Game Boy]] ''{{wp|Battletoads (Game Boy video game)|Battletoads}}'' game) running around him to test the capabilities of the Virtual Boy. The art was lifted from ''Donkey Kong Country'' which had already gone through some conversion for ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. The proof-of-concept was [[List of rumors and urban legends#Donkey_Kong_Country_2_for_the_Virtual_Boy|misremembered]] as an attempt to port ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' to the Virtual Boy.<ref>Cameron | |A short, side-scrolling, split-level demo with a jungle background with Donkey Kong walking/running/jumping and some rats (lifted from the [[Game Boy]] ''{{wp|Battletoads (Game Boy video game)|Battletoads}}'' game) running around him to test the capabilities of the Virtual Boy. The art was lifted from ''Donkey Kong Country'' which had already gone through some conversion for ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''. The proof-of-concept was [[List of rumors and urban legends#Donkey_Kong_Country_2_for_the_Virtual_Boy|misremembered]] as an attempt to port ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' to the Virtual Boy.<ref>{{cite|author=Cameron|url=dkvine.com/?p=games&page=dkvb§ion=red_dead_reflection|title=Red Dead Reflection|language=en|publisher=DK Vine|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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|''morphdemo'' | |''morphdemo'' | ||
|rowspan=3 | [[Nintendo 64]] | |rowspan=3 | [[Nintendo 64]] | ||
|[[File:morphdemo tech demo.png|150px]] | |[[File:morphdemo tech demo.png|150px]] | ||
|A basic demo that shows a cube morphing to a sphere with artwork of Mario from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''. | |A basic demo that shows a cube morphing to a sphere with artwork of Mario from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''puzzle''{{anchor|puzzle}} | |''puzzle''{{anchor|puzzle}} | ||
|[[File:puzzle tech demo.png|150px]] | |[[File:puzzle tech demo.png|150px]] | ||
|A slide puzzle featuring artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from ''Donkey Kong Country''. | |A slide puzzle featuring artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from ''Donkey Kong Country''. | ||
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|''spritemonkeyEX''{{anchor|spritemonkeyEX}} | |''spritemonkeyEX''{{anchor|spritemonkeyEX}} | ||
|[[File:spritemonkeyEX tech demo.png|150px]] | |[[File:spritemonkeyEX tech demo.png|150px]] | ||
|A basic demo that shows images that can be interacted with to showcase the console's ability to manipulate images. The first picture features artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from ''Donkey Kong Country''. | |A basic demo that shows images that can be interacted with to showcase the console's ability to manipulate images. The first picture features artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from ''Donkey Kong Country''. | ||
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|''[[Wario Land II]]'' samples | |''[[Wario Land II]]'' samples | ||
|[[Game Boy Color]] | |[[Game Boy Color]] | ||
|[[File:WLII sample tech demo.png|150px]] | |[[File:WLII sample tech demo.png|150px]] | ||
|Two sample demos based on ''Wario Land II'' included in the Game Boy Color development kit, showing the system's ability to display different colors.<ref> Borman | |Two sample demos based on ''Wario Land II'' included in the Game Boy Color development kit, showing the system's ability to display different colors.<ref>{{cite|author=Borman|date=April 17, 2020|url=www.obscuregamers.com/threads/wario-cgb-samples-found.2091/index.html|title='Wario' CGB Samples Found|publisher=Obscure Gamers|accessdate=January 20, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230120170231/https://www.obscuregamers.com/threads/wario-cgb-samples-found.2091/index.html}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Yoshi Demo]]'' | |''[[Yoshi Demo]]'' | ||
|rowspan=3 | [[Game Boy Advance]] | |rowspan=3 | [[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|[[File:Yoshidemosceenshot.png|150px]] | |[[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> | |Loosely based on ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', it is unknown if this demo was ever meant to be a full game.<ref>{{cite|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/yoshis-story-gba-tech-demo|author= U64 Staff & Contributors|date=April 7, 2008|title=''Yoshi’s Story'' <nowiki>[GBA – Tech Demo]</nowiki>|publisher=Unseen64|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Mario Kart XXL]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart XXL]]'' | ||
|[[File:MKXXL title screen.png|150px]] | |[[File:MKXXL title screen.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>Hard4Games | |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>{{cite|timestamp=0:44|author=Hard4Games|date=October 15, 2022|url=youtu.be/kaqAiXnsaBY?t=44|title=FOUND! ''Mario Kart XXL'' - The Unreleased Demo!|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 12, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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|Purple Yoshi tech demo | |Purple Yoshi tech demo | ||
|[[File:Purple Yoshi GBA tech demo.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Purple Yoshi GBA tech demo.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A tech demo starring a [[Yoshi (species)|Purple Yoshi]]. ''IGN Pocket'' posted a watermarked 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 creatures attacked them. No other information about this alleged tech demo arose.<ref>LSuperSonicQ | |A tech demo starring a [[Yoshi (species)|Purple Yoshi]]. ''IGN Pocket'' posted a watermarked 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 creatures attacked them. No other information about this alleged tech demo arose.<ref>{{cite|author=LSuperSonicQ|date=February 17, 2018|url=youtu.be/8qah_2QS--U|title=The Mystery of the Purple Yoshi Tech Demo (Game Boy Advance, 2000)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|date=August 11, 2000|archive=web.archive.org/web/20020209074151/http://pocket.ign.com/news/23455.html|title=IGNboards – The Joint is Jumping|publisher=IGN|accessdate=January 1, 2025|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Super Mario 128]]'' | |''[[Super Mario 128]]'' | ||
|rowspan=4 | [[Nintendo GameCube]] | |rowspan=4 | [[Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
|[[File:Mario128titlescreen.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Mario128titlescreen.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A series of experiments originally intended to be a sequel to | |A series of experiments originally intended to be a sequel to {{a|SM64|l}}. Concepts from this demo were used in other projects, such as ''{{iw|pikipedia|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}'' and {{a|SMG|l}}.<ref>{{cite|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/super-mario-128-gc-tech-demo|date=April 8, 2008|title=''Super Mario 128'' <nowiki>[Gamecube – Tech Demo]</nowiki>|publisher=Unseen64|language=en|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[NDDEMO]]'' | |''[[NDDEMO]]'' | ||
|[[File:PC Entrance.png|150px]] | |[[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> | |A tech demo included in a revision of the GameCube Software Development Kit, created to show developers the graphical capabilities of the console.<ref>{{cite|author=monokoma|date=March 1, 2009|url=www.unseen64.net/2009/03/01/peachs-castle-gamecube-tech-demo|title=Peach’s Castle <nowiki>[GameCube – Tech Demo]</nowiki>|publisher=Unseen64|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[List of Luigi's Mansion pre-release and unused content#Early iterations|Luigi's Mansion]]'' | |''[[List of Luigi's Mansion pre-release and unused content#Early iterations|Luigi's Mansion]]'' | ||
|[[File:LM Prerelease Spaceworld Mansion Exterior.png|150px]] | |[[File:LM Prerelease Spaceworld Mansion Exterior.png|150px]] | ||
|''Luigi's Mansion'' was originally shown off at Space World 2000 as a tech demo designed to show off the graphical capabilities of the Nintendo GameCube.<ref name="SpaceWorld 1"> | |''Luigi's Mansion'' was originally shown off at Space World 2000 as a tech demo designed to show off the graphical capabilities of the Nintendo GameCube.<ref name="SpaceWorld 1">{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zr0Nu24OCU|title=Nintendo Gamecube, SpaceWorld 2000|publisher=YouTube|date=November 21, 2010|author=BreadCrustCouncil|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="SpaceWorld 2">{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mn5dBex3Cc|title= Nintendo Spaceworld 2000 Gamecube Tech Demo (NEW HIGH QUALITY VERSION)|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Noclip Game History Archive|date=July 3, 2023|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content#Early iteration|Mario Kart for Nintendo GameCube]]'' | |''[[List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content#Early iteration|Mario Kart for Nintendo GameCube]]'' | ||
|[[File:Mariokartproto01.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Mariokartproto01.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A seven-second clip featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] driving [[kart]]s using ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' models. It was most likely reworked into ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. | |A seven-second clip featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] driving [[kart]]s using ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' models. It was most likely reworked into ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. | ||
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|''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' tech demos | |''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' tech demos | ||
|rowspan=4 | [[Nintendo DS]] | |rowspan=4 | [[Nintendo DS]] | ||
|[[File:DKR Climax DS tech demo.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:DKR Climax DS tech demo.jpg|150px]] | ||
|Two tech demos based on ''Diddy Kong Racing'' developed by the {{wp|Climax Studios|Climax Group}} in May 2004, featuring a playable [[Diddy Kong]] in [[Timber's Island]]. These demos are unrelated to ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''.<ref> | |Two tech demos based on ''Diddy Kong Racing'' developed by the {{wp|Climax Studios|Climax Group}} in May 2004, featuring a playable [[Diddy Kong]] in [[Timber's Island]]. These demos are unrelated to ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=@forestillusion|language=en|date=February 20, 2022|url=x.com/forestillusion/status/1495405910360948738|title=We've released two Diddy Kong Racing tech demos by Climax for the Nintendo DS! These demos were produced five months before the launch of the DS and are very bare bones with just one area to drive around in, broken collision, and some graphical debug functions.|publisher=X|accessdate=April 30, 2023|archive=archive.today/2023.01.19-212437/https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1495405910360948738}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Balloon Trip]]'' | |''[[Balloon Trip]]'' | ||
|[[File:BalloonTriptitle.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:BalloonTriptitle.jpg|150px]] | ||
|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 & Go]]''.<ref> | |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 & Go]]''.<ref>{{cite|date=April 8, 2008|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/balloon-trip-yoshi-touch-go-ds-proto|title=Balloon Trip / Yoshi Touch & Go <nowiki>[DS – Proto]</nowiki>|publisher=Unseen64|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2052}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[Mario's Face (tech demo)|Mario's Face]]'' | |''[[Mario's Face (tech demo)|Mario's Face]]'' | ||
|[[File:Mariof2.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Mariof2.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A tech demo featuring Mario and [[Wario]]'s heads that could be squeezed or stretched in various ways, similar to the title screen for ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.<ref>[ | |A tech demo featuring Mario and [[Wario]]'s heads that could be squeezed or stretched in various ways, similar to the title screen for ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.<ref>{{cite|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|date=April 8, 2008|title=Mario’s Face <nowiki>[DS – Tech Demo]</nowiki>|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/marios-face-ds-tech-demo|publisher=Unseen64|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''DSpeak''{{anchor|DSpeak}} | |''DSpeak''{{anchor|DSpeak}} | ||
|[[File:E3 2005 DSPeak Tech Demo.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:E3 2005 DSPeak Tech Demo.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A tech demo featured at E3 2005 which showcased the DS's wireless communication and microphone capabilities. Each DS system displayed Mario's or Wario's head on the top screen. Their mouths were synchronized to the input of the opposing DS.<ref>Craig | |A tech demo featured at E3 2005 which showcased the DS's wireless communication and microphone capabilities. Each DS system displayed Mario's or Wario's head on the top screen. Their mouths were synchronized to the input of the opposing DS.<ref>{{cite|author=Harris, Craig|date=May 18, 2005|url=www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/18/e3-2005-dspeak-impressions|language=en|title=E3 2005: DSpeak Impressions|publisher=IGN|accessdate=October 2, 2022}}</ref> | ||
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|''Koopa Troopa Forest'' | |''Koopa Troopa Forest'' | ||
|rowspan=2 | [[Wii]] | |rowspan=2 | [[Wii]] | ||
|[[File:Kpf.png|150px]] | |[[File:Kpf.png|150px]] | ||
|A demo showcasing the various ways pointer controls can be utilized.<ref>orcastraw | |A demo showcasing the various ways pointer controls can be utilized.<ref>{{cite|author=orcastraw|date=July 20, 2021|url=x.com/Katy_Mayy/status/1417575184383545348|title=This is Koopa Troopa Forest. You shoot bullets and throw stones to defeat enemies. This test is made to show different applications of what point controls can do. A shoots a bullet at the cursor. B throws a stone at the cursor. Z moves Mario towards the cursor.|publisher=X|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''Mario FPS'' | |''Mario FPS'' | ||
|[[File:Fpsm.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Fpsm.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A demo which tests 3D movement using motion controls. It uses [[Delfino Plaza]] as its environment.<ref>orcastraw | |A demo which tests 3D movement using motion controls. It uses [[Delfino Plaza]] as its environment.<ref>{{cite|author=orcastraw|date=July 20, 2021|language=en|publisher=X|url=x.com/Katy_Mayy/status/1417576286034276356|title=This is Mario FPS. This tests out free moving 3D games controlled by motion. A jumps. Z fires. L activates strafing. X changes modes. In free mode, dpad and joystick move you forward, backwards, or change your direction (tank controls). The IR sensor controls the cursor.|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' | |''[[New Super Mario Bros. Mii]]'' | ||
|rowspan=6 | [[Wii U]] | |rowspan=6 | [[Wii U]] | ||
|[[File:NSMBM Title Screen.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:NSMBM Title Screen.jpg|150px]] | ||
|An experience tech demo loosely based on | |An experience tech demo loosely based on {{a|NSMBW|l}} appearing at {{wp|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]]''. | ||
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|''[[Mario Chase|Chase Mii]]'' | |''[[Mario Chase|Chase Mii]]'' | ||
|[[File:Chase Mii.png|150px]] | |[[File:Chase Mii.png|150px]] | ||
|It features [[Mii]]s in ''Super Mario''-themed costumes playing a game similar to tag. A refined version of this demo appears in ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' under the name Mario Chase. | |It features [[Mii]]s in ''Super Mario''-themed costumes playing a game similar to tag. A refined version of this demo appears in ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' under the name Mario Chase. | ||
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|''Shield Pose'' | |''Shield Pose'' | ||
|[[File:Shield Pose.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Shield Pose.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A rhythm-based minigame in which the player moves the GamePad around to block attacks. Initially developed as pre-installed software for the console,<ref> | |A rhythm-based minigame in which the player moves the GamePad around to block attacks. Initially developed as pre-installed software for the console,<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/gameandwario/0/0|title=Iwata Asks: Game & Wario|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> the demo's scope was expanded and it was reworked as the ''[[Game & Wario]]'' minigame [[Pirates (minigame)|Pirates]]. | ||
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|''Measure Up'' | |''Measure Up'' | ||
|[[File:Measureup.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Measureup.jpg|150px]] | ||
|A minigame in which the player is instructed to draw geometrical shapes. It was released as the ''Game & Wario'' minigame [[Design]]. | |A minigame in which the player is instructed to draw geometrical shapes. It was released as the ''Game & Wario'' minigame [[Design]]. | ||
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|Zapper tech demo | |Zapper tech demo | ||
|[[File:Zapper.png|150px]] | |[[File:Zapper.png|150px]] | ||
|A minigame in which the player moves the GamePad to shoot [[Mii]]s.<ref> | |A minigame in which the player moves the GamePad to shoot [[Mii]]s.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20141029051021/http://www.nindb.net:80/system/wii-u/demo.html|title=Wii U Demo Software (Pre-Release)|publisher=nindb|accessdate=January 19, 2023}}</ref> It ended up being the basis of the ''Game & Wario'' minigame [[Shutter]]. | ||
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|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' [[Wii U]] demo{{anchor|Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo}} | |''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' [[Wii U]] demo{{anchor|Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo}} | ||
|[[File:Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo.png|150px]] | |[[File:Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo.png|150px]] | ||
|Developed with {{wp|Wii U#Development tools|Nintendo Web Framework}} (a {{wp|Deployment environment#Development|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> | |Developed with {{wp|Wii U#Development tools|Nintendo Web Framework}} (a {{wp|Deployment environment#Development|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>{{cite|author=SuperZambezi|date=March 19, 2014|url=mariopartylegacy.com/2014/03/mario-vs-donkey-kong-wii-u-demo-playable-at-gdc|title=Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Wii U Demo Playable at GDC|publisher=Mario Party Legacy|language=en|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Bonamin, Kadu|date=March 22, 2014|url=www.reinodocogumelo.com/2014/03/demo-tecnica-de-mario-vs-donkey-kong.html|publisher=Reino do Cogumelo|title=Demo técnica de "Mario vs Donkey Kong" para Wii U ganha novo vídeo de jogabilidade; assista|language=pt|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> This title was reworked into ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''. | ||
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- Not to be confused with vaporware, a commercial product which presumably started development but never got released.
A tech demo is a computer and video game industry term referring to short applications designed to gauge interest in an upcoming product and/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. The Super Mario franchise has been the subject of or has been featured in many tech demos.
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| Game | System | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| snd_test | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 
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Features a basic playable Super Mario game, among several other features. The Super Mario mode (and variations thereof) is selected by choosing options 11 through 14, which are all labeled blank in the selection menu.[1] |
| Mario Demo | Virtual Boy | 
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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.[2] The render of Mario is actually a photograph of a statue which was used as part of Nintendo store displays in Japan.[3] |
| Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept | N/A | A short, side-scrolling, split-level demo with a jungle background with Donkey Kong walking/running/jumping and some rats (lifted from the Game Boy Battletoads game) running around him to test the capabilities of the Virtual Boy. The art was lifted from Donkey Kong Country which had already gone through some conversion for Donkey Kong Land. The proof-of-concept was misremembered as an attempt to port Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest to the Virtual Boy.[4] | |
| morphdemo | Nintendo 64 | 
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A basic demo that shows a cube morphing to a sphere with artwork of Mario from Super Mario All-Stars. |
| puzzle | 
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A slide puzzle featuring artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from Donkey Kong Country. | |
| spritemonkeyEX | 
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A basic demo that shows images that can be interacted with to showcase the console's ability to manipulate images. The first picture features artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong from Donkey Kong Country. | |
| Wario Land II samples | Game Boy Color | 
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Two sample demos based on Wario Land II included in the Game Boy Color development kit, showing the system's ability to display different colors.[5] |
| Yoshi Demo | Game Boy Advance | 
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Loosely based on Yoshi's Story, it is unknown if this demo was ever meant to be a full game.[6] |
| Mario Kart XXL | 
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A playable Mario Kart demo developed by Denaris Entertainment Software made to showcase the Game Boy Advance's ability to render two separate background layers.[7] | |
| Purple Yoshi tech demo | 
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A tech demo starring a Purple Yoshi. IGN Pocket posted a watermarked 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 creatures attacked them. No other information about this alleged tech demo arose.[8][9] | |
| Super Mario 128 | Nintendo GameCube | 
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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 Pikmin and Super Mario Galaxy.[10] |
| NDDEMO | 
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A tech demo included in a revision of the GameCube Software Development Kit, created to show developers the graphical capabilities of the console.[11] | |
| Luigi's Mansion | 
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Luigi's Mansion was originally shown off at Space World 2000 as a tech demo designed to show off the graphical capabilities of the Nintendo GameCube.[12][13] | |
| Mario Kart for Nintendo GameCube | 
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A seven-second clip featuring Mario and Luigi driving karts using Super Smash Bros. Melee models. It was most likely reworked into Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. | |
| Diddy Kong Racing tech demos | Nintendo DS | 
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Two tech demos based on Diddy Kong Racing developed by the Climax Group in May 2004, featuring a playable Diddy Kong in Timber's Island. These demos are unrelated to Diddy Kong Racing DS.[14] |
| Balloon Trip | 
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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 & Go.[15] | |
| Mario's Face | 
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A tech demo featuring Mario and Wario's heads that could be squeezed or stretched in various ways, similar to the title screen for Super Mario 64.[16] | |
| DSpeak | 
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A tech demo featured at E3 2005 which showcased the DS's wireless communication and microphone capabilities. Each DS system displayed Mario's or Wario's head on the top screen. Their mouths were synchronized to the input of the opposing DS.[17] | |
| Koopa Troopa Forest | Wii | 
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A demo showcasing the various ways pointer controls can be utilized.[18] |
| Mario FPS | 
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A demo which tests 3D movement using motion controls. It uses Delfino Plaza as its environment.[19] | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Mii | Wii U | 
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An experience tech demo loosely based on New Super Mario Bros. Wii appearing at E3 2011. The demo's primary purpose was to show off the "Off-TV Play" function of the Wii U. It served as the basis for New Super Mario Bros. U. |
| Chase Mii | 
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It features Miis in Super Mario-themed costumes playing a game similar to tag. A refined version of this demo appears in Nintendo Land under the name Mario Chase. | |
| Shield Pose | 
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A rhythm-based minigame in which the player moves the GamePad around to block attacks. Initially developed as pre-installed software for the console,[20] the demo's scope was expanded and it was reworked as the Game & Wario minigame Pirates. | |
| Measure Up | 
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A minigame in which the player is instructed to draw geometrical shapes. It was released as the Game & Wario minigame Design. | |
| Zapper tech demo | 
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A minigame in which the player moves the GamePad to shoot Miis.[21] It ended up being the basis of the Game & Wario minigame Shutter. | |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo | 
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Developed with Nintendo Web Framework (a development environment based on WebKit), the Mario vs. Donkey Kong Wii U demo was shown at 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 Marios to the exit, creating paths through the positioning of platforms and other interactions with the setting made through the touch screen of the  . 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.[22][23] This title was reworked into Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
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