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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 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. | ||
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|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 (June 28, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24 Mario Demo at Shoshinkai 1994 (Virtual Boy)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 7, 2018.</ref> | |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 (June 28, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odall6Jhd24 Mario Demo at Shoshinkai 1994 (Virtual Boy)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved 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>(September 12, 2023). [https://www.virtual-boy.com/games/mario-bros-vb/images/1052007/ Gold Super Mario Statue]. Retrieved January 28, 2024. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240127053917/https://www.virtual-boy.com/games/mario-bros-vb/images/1052007/ Archived] January 27, 2024, 05:39:17 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</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}} | ||
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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> | |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 (October 15, 2022). [https://youtu.be/kaqAiXnsaBY?t=44 FOUND! Mario Kart XXL - The Unreleased Demo!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 12, 2024.</ref> | ||
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|Purple Yoshi tech demo | |Purple Yoshi tech demo | ||
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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 ''[[Pikipedia:Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/super-mario-128-gc-tech-demo/]</ref> | |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 ''[[Pikipedia:Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/super-mario-128-gc-tech-demo/]</ref> | ||
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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.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2009/03/01/peachs-castle-gamecube-tech-demo/]</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>[http://www.unseen64.net/2009/03/01/peachs-castle-gamecube-tech-demo/]</ref> | ||