Nintendo 64 Beta Footage of Kirby Air Ride, Mario Kart 64, Wave Race 64 and More Appears On YouTube
A YouTube video has appeared that features beta gameplay of numerous well-known Nintendo 64 games, including the canceled Kirby's Air Ride, Blast Corps, and many others. The curious video comes from a promotional tape found at an auction said to deal with Super Mario 64's soundtrack. Instead, it turned out the VHS tape was mislabeled, and instead was made as an advertisement for the console as a whole.
The first part of the promotional material goes over the Nintendo 64 and its controller, as well how players use its buttons. However, after four minutes, the video turns into a lengthy commercial about in-development games featuring beta build gameplay footage. This includes evidence of things cut and removed from the final builds, such as Wave Race 64 having five racers instead of four.
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In total, the VHS tape features thirteen games in detail. These games are StarFox 64, Wave Race 64, Blast Corps,Kirby's Air Ride, Cruisin' USA, Body Harvest, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye 007, Turok, Killer Instinct, Pilot Wings 64, and Super Mario 64 was unsurprisingly saved for last. However, Mortal Kombat and Wayne Greyzky’s 3D Hockey are shown briefly at the end, with Doom 64's logo being included to say that it's one of «over 50 games» in development for the console.
Some beta footage seen in this video has made its way on the internet before, as seen with StarFox 64 and Kirby's Air Ride's beta gameplay being rather similar to E3 showcase footage seen in 1996. However, this new YouTube upload has been ripped directly from the promotional VHS tape and scaled up to 4K, making this the highest quality currently available.
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