Interesting early N64 footage

[alexknibb]

This video clip is from Gamesmaster in the UK. Some really interesting early Ultra 64 - *ahem* I mean N64 - footage from the Shoshinkai show where it was unveiled.

Thank god the N64 Zelda incarnations didn't look this bad in the final edit.

[kelvingreen]

Crikey, you're right about Zelda. That looks shocking. Interesting discussion of the half-finished Mario 64 as being "sparse" though, as that's one of the things I dislike about the finished game; it feels very empty.

Heh, it's the music from the Killer Instinct soundtrack CD. That brings back memories.

[Angelic Lapras King]

How FF7 might of ended up on a N64. o.o

[link64]

Gamesmaster is so much better than that piece of crap gamezvile

[kelvingreen]

Originally Posted by Angelic Lapras King

How FF7 might of ended up on a N64. o.o

Given how early the footage is, and how the final game ended up, it's not too bad, I reckon. If you've seen this tech demo running, you'll know that it's quite similar in terms of animation to the final product, and the character models aren't too far off either.

[Tull]

Wow that zelda looked shocking.

[yoshi175]

Did that Kirby game ever come out?

[SKTTR]

This Kirby game was named Kirby Bowl 64 but was cancelled.
It is believed that it is now Kirby Air Ride for Gamecube.

[neuzd]

The FF7 shots are those you can throw in the face of Sony fanboys.
You know...those that say "Final Fantasy is a SONY exclusive, what do Nintendo fellows want?". It happened to me...there are people who don't realize that that 7 means there are other 6 chapters before...and they were on Nintendo.

And when you have these shots to proof the differencess there would have been....you know that the CD needs were ONLY for movies right? OK there are people loving it and in '97 having all those super quality movies was impressive...but don't joke about it, movies don't make a game: FF7 could have fitted an N64 cart.

[alexknibb]

OK. Some more footage from the 1996 Spaceworld show. This time what looks suspiciously like a Nintendo promo video. It kicks off with footage of what look like completed versions of MK and Starfox64, but keep watching and some really interesting curios appear.

Can anyone identify that RPG-esque thing about 2/3 through?

Also, can anyone identify the baseball game? I. Want. That. Baseball. Game. Looks really cute and fun!!



PS. How come my first post auto-embedded the Youtube link, but this didn't?

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