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Slamfest '99
Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99, also known as Super Smash Bros. LIVE or simply Slamfest '99, was an official promotional event for the North American release of Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64, held at the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 24, 1999. Organized by Nintendo of America and public relations firm Golin/Harris, the event featured a real-life, staged wrestling match involving four costumed Super Smash Bros. characters performed in front of a live audience.
The wrestling match was live-streamed on the web via RealPlayer by the web broadcasting service InternetBroadcast.com. While a rebroadcast of the match was hosted on the event's official website for several months following its conclusion, no Slamfest '99 video footage is known to exist. A search effort by fans and internet archivists to find the lost footage has been active since May 2020.
Slamfest '99 took place in the 'Salem Waterfront' district at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park on April 24, 1999, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM PST. The event's primary attraction was a real-life, staged wrestling match between four costumed Super Smash Bros. characters—Donkey Kong, Mario, Pikachu, and Yoshi. Additionally, interactive demo kiosks were set up nearby, allowing attendees to preview the game. Ed Espinoza of Golin/Harris served as the event's producer and wrote the script for the wrestling match.
Performed in front of a live audience, the wrestling match had a duration of approximately 17 minutes and was performed by Cirque du Soleil actors, who choreographed the fight themselves. The match was held in a boxing ring initially slated for use in an upcoming Mike Tyson fight.
The character costumes were designed by mascot-crafting company KCL Productions, who had no involvement in the production of Slamfest '99 beyond initially providing the costumes to Nintendo. The costumes were previously used in the North American commercial for Super Smash Bros.
Promotion for Slamfest '99 was deliberately limited in scope as a cautionary exercise in the wake of the Columbine school shooting earlier that week, as it had spurred controversy surrounding violence in video games. More than 100 children from the Andre Agassi Foundation were invited to attend, as well as six members of the media, including an Associated Press photographer.
At the time, Slamfest '99 received coverage in video game magazines N64 Magazine, X64, and Nintendo Magazine System. An Associated Press photograph from Slamfest '99 was published in The Sacramento Bee, and an image of Donkey Kong from the event was published in Steven L. Kent's book The Ultimate History of Video Games.
Mario and Donkey would start the match. Donkey Kong, being much larger than our favorite plumber, quickly took Mario out. Yoshi came in and got his revenge on the gorilla. Pikachu would come in for the monkey only to be knocked down by Yoshi's lethal tail. Then, before anyone knew it, Mario went crazy. He wiped out Donkey Kong, Pikachu, and his own teammate, Yoshi. Ultimately, the match would end in a crash which knocked out everyone resulting in a draw. "Everyone's a winner!" the announcer yelled.
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Slamfest '99
Super Smash Bros. Slamfest '99, also known as Super Smash Bros. LIVE or simply Slamfest '99, was an official promotional event for the North American release of Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64, held at the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 24, 1999. Organized by Nintendo of America and public relations firm Golin/Harris, the event featured a real-life, staged wrestling match involving four costumed Super Smash Bros. characters performed in front of a live audience.
The wrestling match was live-streamed on the web via RealPlayer by the web broadcasting service InternetBroadcast.com. While a rebroadcast of the match was hosted on the event's official website for several months following its conclusion, no Slamfest '99 video footage is known to exist. A search effort by fans and internet archivists to find the lost footage has been active since May 2020.
Slamfest '99 took place in the 'Salem Waterfront' district at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park on April 24, 1999, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM PST. The event's primary attraction was a real-life, staged wrestling match between four costumed Super Smash Bros. characters—Donkey Kong, Mario, Pikachu, and Yoshi. Additionally, interactive demo kiosks were set up nearby, allowing attendees to preview the game. Ed Espinoza of Golin/Harris served as the event's producer and wrote the script for the wrestling match.
Performed in front of a live audience, the wrestling match had a duration of approximately 17 minutes and was performed by Cirque du Soleil actors, who choreographed the fight themselves. The match was held in a boxing ring initially slated for use in an upcoming Mike Tyson fight.
The character costumes were designed by mascot-crafting company KCL Productions, who had no involvement in the production of Slamfest '99 beyond initially providing the costumes to Nintendo. The costumes were previously used in the North American commercial for Super Smash Bros.
Promotion for Slamfest '99 was deliberately limited in scope as a cautionary exercise in the wake of the Columbine school shooting earlier that week, as it had spurred controversy surrounding violence in video games. More than 100 children from the Andre Agassi Foundation were invited to attend, as well as six members of the media, including an Associated Press photographer.
At the time, Slamfest '99 received coverage in video game magazines N64 Magazine, X64, and Nintendo Magazine System. An Associated Press photograph from Slamfest '99 was published in The Sacramento Bee, and an image of Donkey Kong from the event was published in Steven L. Kent's book The Ultimate History of Video Games.
Mario and Donkey would start the match. Donkey Kong, being much larger than our favorite plumber, quickly took Mario out. Yoshi came in and got his revenge on the gorilla. Pikachu would come in for the monkey only to be knocked down by Yoshi's lethal tail. Then, before anyone knew it, Mario went crazy. He wiped out Donkey Kong, Pikachu, and his own teammate, Yoshi. Ultimately, the match would end in a crash which knocked out everyone resulting in a draw. "Everyone's a winner!" the announcer yelled.