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[[File:NP94Logo.jpg|thumb|The Nintendo PowerFest '94 logo]]
[[File:NP94Logo.jpg|thumb|The ''Nintendo Powerfest '94'' logo.]]
'''{{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]].
'''''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.


==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]]''{{'}}s ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' [[reissue|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 get 5 laps on [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]].
[[File:NP94TitleScreen.png|thumb|right|The title screen]]


Players like in the [[Nintendo World Championships]] had to complete three 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'' + (Coins collected in ''Super Mario Kart'' x 1,000) + Finishing position score)


*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' - Players had to complete World 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 tile as the 1994 Nintendo PowerFest World Champion.
 
*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' - Players had to get 5 laps on the track selected.
 
*''[[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.
 
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
 
==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.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NP94 SMBLL.png|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' part of the game.
NP94TitleScreen.png|Title screen
NP94 SMK.png|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario Kart'' part of the game.
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>
</gallery>


==Related==
==See also==
*''[[Nintendo World Championships]]''
*[[Nintendo World Championships]]
*''[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]''
*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
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Latest revision as of 10:51, November 2, 2023

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's 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 get 5 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 x 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 tile 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 Disk Fax tournaments
1990s Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge • Nintendo Campus Challenge 2 • World 9 challenge • Nintendo PowerFest '94 • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge • Satellaview tournaments
2000s Mario Kart Wii tournaments
2010s Nintendo World Championships (2015 • 2017)
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