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|title=<center>Mario Kart XXL</center>
|title=<center>Mario Kart XXL</center>
|image=Mario Kart XXL.jpg
|image=MarioKartXXLTitle.jpg
|imagecaption=Title screen
|imagecaption=Title screen.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=15 Oct 2022
|foundby=[https://twitter.com/forestillusion Forest of Illusion]
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'''''Mario Kart XXL''''' is a Game Boy Advance tech demo created by Denaris Entertainment Software for Nintendo in 2004. The purpose was to demonstrate the GBA's ability to render and scale/rotate two different background layers.  
'''''Mario Kart XXL''''' is a Game Boy Advance tech demo created by Denaris Entertainment Software for Nintendo in 2004. The purpose was to demonstrate the GBA's ability to render and scale/rotate two different background layers.<ref> [http://web.archive.org/web/20071008173852/http://www.denarisoftware.de/html/body_history.html Listing for the demo on Denaris' official website.] Retrieved 20 Mar '16</ref>


==Content==
==Content==
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==Availability==
==Availability==
YouTuber "Steven Seventyeight" found the cartridge and posted a gameplay video of it using the GameCube's Game Boy Advance Player. He has stated that he doesn't plan on dumping a ROM of the tech demo.
YouTuber "Steven Seventyeight" or "steem69" found the cartridge and posted a gameplay video of it using GameCube's Game Boy Advance Player. He has stated that he didn't plan on dumping the tech demo's ROM. Later, in 2015, Steven sold the cartridge for $600 to an unknown buyer.
On December 15th, 2020, the game preservation group Forest of Illusion made a tweet asking for help figuring out who the buyer was.<ref>[https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1338741649841795072?s=20&t=_xPxkmkGIRg2PjUBGrOB0A Forest of Illusion's tweet on the demo.] Retrieved 2 Nov '22</ref> Almost 2 years later on September 16th, 2022, Forest of Illusion, replied to their original tweet, saying "More details soon", hinting that they may have tracked down the original buyer.<ref>[https://twitter.com/forestillusion/status/1571572959613161472?s=20&t=_xCanQX4s1151jwFpWjKug Forest of Illusion's reply to the tweet on the demo.] Retrieved 15 Oct '22</ref>
 
On October 14th, 2022, Hard4Games posted a tweet featuring screenshots of the demo being played through an emulator.<ref>[https://twitter.com/hard4games/status/1580912136498614272?s=20&t=jTZKSarQYMBy2KxAga52Iw Hard4Games' tweet with screenshots of the demo.] Retrieved 14 Oct '22</ref> On October 15th, 2022, Forest of Illusion finally posted the ROM to their website, which made the demo accessible to everyone.
 
==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Mariokartxxl 1.png|Screenshot (1/3).
Mariokartxxl 2.jpg|Screenshot (2/3).
Mariokartxxl 3.jpg|Screenshot (3/3).
MarioXXXLGBA.jpg|The demo running on a Game Boy Advance SP.
MarioXXLCart.jpg|The demo's cartridge.
</gallery>
===Footage===
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  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =5WKxS706zKE
  |description1 =Footage of the tech demo running on real hardware.
}}
===Videos===
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  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =ZiP2re215Wc
  |description1 =ObscureMediaTV's video on the subject.
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =kaqAiXnsaBY
  |description2 =Video Hard4Games, announcing a leak.
}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Super Mario Bros. (lost Commodore 64 port of NES platformer; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]
*[[Super Mario Bros. (lost Commodore 64 port of NES platformer; existence unconfirmed; 1986)]]
*[[Super Mario Disk Version aka "Super Mario 64DD" (found unreleased Nintendo 64DD port of 3D platformer; 1999)]]
*[[Super Mario Disk Version aka "Super Mario 64DD" (found unreleased Nintendo 64DD port of 3D platformer; 1999)]]
*[[Super Mario Galaxy (lost beta builds of Wii platformer; 2006-2007)]]
*[[Super Mario Kart R (partially found pre-release version of "Mario Kart 64"; 1995)]]
*[[Super Mario Kart R (partially found pre-release version of "Mario Kart 64"; 1995)]]
*[[Super Mario RPG 2 (lost pre-release version of "Paper Mario" Nintendo 64 role-playing game; late 1990s)]]
*[[Super Mario RPG 2 (lost pre-release version of "Paper Mario" Nintendo 64 role-playing game; late 1990s)]]
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*[[Super Paper Mario (lost build of unreleased original GameCube version of Wii side-scrolling platformer; 2006)]]
*[[Super Paper Mario (lost build of unreleased original GameCube version of Wii side-scrolling platformer; 2006)]]


==External Link==
==External Links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071008173852/http://www.denarisoftware.de/html/body_history.html Listing for the demo on Denaris' official website] Retrieved 20 Mar '16
*[https://mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_XXL ''Super Mario'' Wiki's article on the tech demo.]
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_XXL The Mario Wiki's article on the tech demo.] Retrieved 16 Jan '19
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vQBPuJAh0qLOkkX4hW6Ohm1ikj5sb92P/view?usp=sharing Google Drive upload of the gameplay footage.]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vQBPuJAh0qLOkkX4hW6Ohm1ikj5sb92P/view?usp=sharing Watch the footage here. ] [https://archive.org/details/Ytvideo-MarioKartXXLNintendoGameboyAdvancePrototypeDemo Mirror]
*[https://forestillusion.com/2022/mario-kart-xxl-tech-demo-apr-17-2004 ''Mario Kart XXL'' download link.]


==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Completely lost media]]
[[Category:Found video games]]

Latest revision as of 18:50, 20 April 2023

MarioKartXXLTitle.jpg

Title screen.

Status: Found

Date found: 15 Oct 2022

Found by: Forest of Illusion

Mario Kart XXL is a Game Boy Advance tech demo created by Denaris Entertainment Software for Nintendo in 2004. The purpose was to demonstrate the GBA's ability to render and scale/rotate two different background layers.[1]

Content

There is only one course, similar to Peach Circuit, with the second background layer resembling Shy Guy Beach, and only one playable character, which is Mario. The race consists of three laps and can be cancelled at any time by pressing the Select button. Unusual for Game Boy Advance games, the course is rendered in true 3D. The camera can zoom in and out on Mario using the L and R buttons, also rendered in full 3D.

The Game Pak is shaped like that of a Game Boy game rather than a standard Game Boy Advance game.

The music in the prototype is from Moorhuhn Kart (aka. Crazy Chicken Kart) on PC and PlayStation.

Availability

YouTuber "Steven Seventyeight" or "steem69" found the cartridge and posted a gameplay video of it using GameCube's Game Boy Advance Player. He has stated that he didn't plan on dumping the tech demo's ROM. Later, in 2015, Steven sold the cartridge for $600 to an unknown buyer.

On December 15th, 2020, the game preservation group Forest of Illusion made a tweet asking for help figuring out who the buyer was.[2] Almost 2 years later on September 16th, 2022, Forest of Illusion, replied to their original tweet, saying "More details soon", hinting that they may have tracked down the original buyer.[3]

On October 14th, 2022, Hard4Games posted a tweet featuring screenshots of the demo being played through an emulator.[4] On October 15th, 2022, Forest of Illusion finally posted the ROM to their website, which made the demo accessible to everyone.

Gallery

Images

  • Screenshot (1/3).

    Screenshot (1/3).

  • Screenshot (2/3).

    Screenshot (2/3).

  • Screenshot (3/3).

    Screenshot (3/3).

  • The demo running on a Game Boy Advance SP.

    The demo running on a Game Boy Advance SP.

  • The demo's cartridge.

    The demo's cartridge.

Footage

Footage of the tech demo running on real hardware.

Videos

ObscureMediaTV's video on the subject.

Video Hard4Games, announcing a leak.

See Also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Listing for the demo on Denaris' official website. Retrieved 20 Mar '16
  2. ↑ Forest of Illusion's tweet on the demo. Retrieved 2 Nov '22
  3. ↑ Forest of Illusion's reply to the tweet on the demo. Retrieved 15 Oct '22
  4. ↑ Hard4Games' tweet with screenshots of the demo. Retrieved 14 Oct '22
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