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*''[[Mario Demo]]'', a short looping animation designed to show off the [[Virtual Boy]]'s stereoscopic 3D effect. - [[Virtual Boy]]
*''[[Mario Demo]]'', a short looping animation designed to show off the [[Virtual Boy]]'s stereoscopic 3D effect. - [[Virtual Boy]]
*''[[Luigi's Mansion/Beta elements|Luigi's Mansion]]'', Luigi's Mansion was originally a Tech Demo but Nintendo decided to make it a game. It was also supposed to be for the N64 but was eventually canceled near the end of the system's life and later turned onto the GameCube. - [[Nintendo 64]]<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/luigis-mansion-gc-proto-beta/]</ref>
*''[[Luigi's Mansion/Beta elements|Luigi's Mansion]]'', Luigi's Mansion was originally a Tech Demo but Nintendo decided to make it a game. It was also supposed to be for the N64 but was eventually canceled near the end of the system's life and later turned onto the GameCube. - [[Nintendo GameCube]]<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/luigis-mansion-gc-proto-beta/]</ref>
*''[[Yoshi Demo]]'', which was based on ''Yoshi’s Story'', was little more than an experimental demo. Whether [[Nintendo]] had intentions of ever releasing it is unknown. - [[Game Boy Advance]]<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/yoshis-story-gba-tech-demo/]</ref>  
*''[[Yoshi Demo]]'', which was based on ''Yoshi’s Story'', was little more than an experimental demo. Whether [[Nintendo]] had intentions of ever releasing it is unknown. - [[Game Boy Advance]]<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/yoshis-story-gba-tech-demo/]</ref>  
*''[[Super Mario 128]]'', an experiment with several gameplay concepts, of which some elements were used in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. More dramatically, it served as a basis for the game ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]. - [[Nintendo GameCube]]<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/super-mario-128-gc-tech-demo/]</ref>  
*''[[Super Mario 128]]'', an experiment with several gameplay concepts, of which some elements were used in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. More dramatically, it served as a basis for the game ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]. - [[Nintendo GameCube]]<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/super-mario-128-gc-tech-demo/]</ref>  

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A Tech Demo is a computer and video game industry term referring to short applications designed to gauge interest in an upcoming product 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. Tech Demos are not to be confused with Vaporware, a commercial product which presumably started development but never got released.

Due to its status as Nintendo's flagship franchise, the Mario series has been the subject of or has been featured in many tech demos. Following is a list of them.

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