Nintendo Promotional VHS part 4 of 10: Nintendo 64 Change the System (1996)

[@chiwhiner]

The part where Ken Lobb demonstrated how Mario can tiptoe or run in a circle with the analog stick blew my mind as a kid.

[@SaturdayNightSlamMaster1980]

Believe it or not, this was revolutionary stuff. I watched the crap outta these Nintendo promo videos. That was the internet back then.

[@darrenmoriarty5062]

NICKELODEON ARCADE MUSHBRAIN ROBERT ISAAC 1996

[@DevineInnovations]

I'm such a sucker for 90's nostalgia, and this is as 90's as it gets!

[@darrenmoriarty5062]

NICKELODEON ARCADE MUSHBRAIN ALEX KIM 1996

[@germansuplay1852]

@@darrenmoriarty5062 65-223Sarah & Ben vs. Alecia & Kittisack MIGHTY MAX MATTEL -Opening Tossup: Star DefendersLovelyPetal -Rounds: Past, Future -Video Games: Super R-Type, Gun-Nac, Joe & Mac, Chuck Rock, King of the Monsters -Consolation Plugs: 1996=BK RatchTech (shhh!) & Kooshlings NICK GAS 2003 1992-BK Dymacel & Hershey’s Drink Boxes (original plugs, intact on GaS!) -Bonus Round: Monsters On The Loose, Mind Maze, Merlock -Notes: NEVER aired on Nick GaS! Copyright notice in credits switches to "© 1992 MTV NETWORKS". Reran 5/18/96.

[@Lews026]

"Did you see the way he went through that door" "No kidding"

[@KayFiOS]

Never thought someone could sound so enthusiastic about going through a door.

[@DBfails]

Don't hate on this, this is pure gold!

[@AdventVFX]

Skyline Distribution “No kidding”

[@zeitok8]

haha is funny because i remember as a child we were so amazed of how fluid and natural n64 looks, so is not exaggerated at all, i mean, just look whatever game before this, this was insane.

[@mikepellegrino133]

"3 of the best gamers in the country" always cracks me up

[@Therockbrothersmc]

Hey man, show some respect! They are the three best of the country! XD

[@galaxophone]

three of the youngest actors in the country ok, i admit it... i've been scouring the internet trying to find out what happened to those guys for an hour... i also admit that when i was 9 i wanted people to call me quick finger because of this video lmao www.imdb.com/title/tt0496549/

[@galaxophone]

(the nintendo devs/testers play the roles of themselves - the pro gamers play the roles of "professional game testers" lol)

[@HybridBlueDream]

Put some respect on Extended Play's name

[@darrenmoriarty5062]

ms Barrett

[@ladykorine]

Nintendo sent this to me as a kid. I remember being so hyped for this system lol.

[@_BELMONT_]

same! i still have my VHS tape for some reason lol.

[@sinnedam]

Whoever did marketing for Nintendo back then had it figured out. When I got this in the mail I watched it probably 100 times before the launch and BEGGED my dad for a Nintendo 64, which I got.

[@HobbySauce]

Truth

[@357pistolero]

Yeah, I received this video in the mail from Nintendo... I remember my friends and I watching the Mario 64 part a few times, amazed by it.

[@PC2000]

THREE SIX TEEEEEE! Sad thing is, back in the 90s I'd have loved to hang out with those dorky kids.

[@robertbair4019]

Why did I feel so offended for Mario when the dude kept calling Mario "little man" in that condescending ass voice? Hahah. God this is so cringey and so great! Thanks for uploading these treasures

[@TheBooklyBreakdown]

Me to, lol

[@germansuplay1852]

@@TheBooklyBreakdown 73-231John & Bard vs. Christie & Walker AMERICAN GLADITOR MATTEL -Opening Tossup: Crater Rangers -Rounds: Deep Space, Space Station Alpha -Video Games: Super R-Type, Atomic Runner, Gun-Nac, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Beta!), Alpha Mission II -Consolation Plugs: Paramount+-BK RatchTech (shhh!) & Kooshlings 1992-BK Dymacels (Diamond Power) & Roma Kids (original plugs!) 1992 NICK GAS 2003 -Bonus Round: Alien Moon Base, Sub Search, Merlock -Notes: NEVER aired on Nick GaS! First Face-Off ends in a tie. Reran 6/9/96.mushbrain Please stop selling my videos on E-bay, otherwise I'll jus

[@PlayingWithMahWii]

I ended up getting this and other VHS tapes for free through being subscribed to Nintendo Power. I can't count the number of times I watched this video from end to end and I loved it. I had some insane hype for the Killer Instinct 2/Gold teaser at the end since I was a big Killer Instinct fan. Good times, this tape. VERY 90's.

[@krazykarl1982]

PlayingWithMahWii 100% same.

[@jedimindtrix2142]

Yea man. I was talking to my gf about this video and decided to look it up. Sure enough I knew someone would have put it up on KZbin. Talk about an effective ad campaign!

[@dukespubber741]

Well, the video was right about one thing. The N64 DID change the landscape of video games.

[@lobabobloblaw]

Yeah it made the landscapes really blocky

[@RedTV8888]

Thank you so much for uploading all of these, I really enjoy watching all of them

[@yauy]

i'm glad you're enjoying them. :)

[@gozinta82]

Ah, the N64! One of the consoles that nowadays, you'd have to be alive at the time to truly appreciate. I had this VHS as a young teen and this was the first console I bought myself. On a CRT, you couldn't even see pixelation. The controller was the first to introduce true analog, which other companies mimicked in their consoles, among many other things. Only console I remember being able to play 4 player simultaneous battle in Mario Kart 64 and Deathmatch in Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. Fantastic party games, not to mention Mario Party series that started here. Too many things to mention. Thanks for the video upload :)

[@KayFiOS]

Dang, seeing Pilotwings 64 takes me back! Wish Nintendo made more games in the series.

[@Ecotic]

3:07 That's an incredibly crummy reception room.

[@TheMeanArena]

She makes it uncrummy.

[@isunshin999]

The video gives me the "OK just take my money already!" feeling lol

[@ThePSXcollector]

Looking back at these videos are great, Awesome stuff :)

[@MrOrthopedia]

Oh, man, I haven't seen this in forever. Thanks for posting. From, a fellow 90s kid.

[@vozanderson8665]

I had this VHS as a kid! I cant believe I stumbled back on it all these years later

[@GameRunnerd]

I remember getting this VHS in the mail. I never paid for it though. It just randomly showed up one day. 😳 Wave Race 64 was my favorite game. I spent too much time playing it. 🏄

[@yauy]

Wave Race is my favorite, too!

[@Rountree1985]

@@yauyno it’s not, why are you lying about what your favorite game is?

[@59771006]

@@Rountree1985 How do you know they’re lying?

[@Nelward64]

boom! MARIO JUMPS A MILE

[@Viper1000100]

I'm just here to watch Ken Lobb run his fingers through his hair. 360!!!!!

[@luminous6969]

4:51 My freakin' mind was BLOWN at this exact moment. I didn't have a PC so this was my first time ever seeing this kind of thing.

[@DrGreenThumbNZL]

N64 era was just magic

[@kanpaifighto]

I'm pretty sure they sent me this through Nintendo Power without purchase...I know for sure I own this tape but don't believe I ever paid for it back in the day. These things used to just...arrive.

[@HobbySauce]

If you had a Nintendo Power subscription it came with one of the issues.

[@sanny87]

Cringeworthy stuff, it's hilarious. Thank you

[@yauy]

you're welcome :)

[@RemyLebeau-hm5nn]

This brings me back. Arrive at Nintendo's headquarters then led to an abandoned warehouse out in the back so no one can hear the kids scream. Some say there still there playing mario 64

[@HobbySauce]

I remember watching this like...all the time when I was kid. Probably have seen this 10-20 times at least. Watching it again is taking me back.

[@FeedEgg]

The control stick is cool...for about 6 months until it wears out and you're forced to buy a new one.

[@gozinta82]

I only knew of a few ppl like that, they lasted considerably longer than any other joystick on the market at the time (being one of the only analogs).

[@accordingtohonda4308]

This was sent out free to Nintendo Power subscribers. My dad was in the magazine for an insane Dr. Mario score he racked up while taking a shit. I still have this tape and the professional photo of the game boy with his score. Yes, he hired a photographer. Life's funny sometimes. Thanks for sharing this!!

[@juniorxranger]

I was obsessed with this tape.

[@DynomiteFX]

this is the greatest thing i've ever seen

[@KBXband]

The day this came in the mail I must have watched it a hundred times

[@teejaynumber13]

It's impossible to overstate how excited I was for the N64, but even back then, I thought this video was cringe.

[@retroguy9233]

Happy 25 year anniversary Nintendo 64.

[@Pwnsweet]

"Anti-aliasing for crisp graphics" Not a single N64 game featured AA.

[@Jcolinsol]

+Pwnsweet Actually everything was anti-aliased on the Nintendo 64. That's why everyone complains that the textures in N64 games look "blurry" compared to Playstation games, which had distinct pixels.

[@ThePainlessGamer]

+Pwnsweet looks like better AA than modern consoles like ps4 or xbone where AA is completely absent in most games and is sometimes an after thought.

[@gozinta82]

This did have AA technology. Keep in mind digital tv's weren't a thing when this and PS1 came out. You couldn't see the pixelation on the CRT screen, period.

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@gozinta82 you could

[@gozinta82]

@@IAm-zo1bo In some cases, on some games, perhaps. On AAA Games like this on modern CRT at the time you couldn't. I'm not talking a monitor, I'm talking about a TV which was different back in the 90's.

[@lowinlofi]

5:35 You See The Way He Went Through That DOOR!!!

[@princeofpop8]

9:27 I love that part when a pilot crashed and they laughed.

[@MrLeo34]

That brief glimpse of Goldeneye looks like it was still being developed as an on-rails shooter at the time.

[@MrManCube]

I grew up in 2000s and never had nintendo power and dont know anybody that did. I guess it was more of a late 80s and 90s thing

[@kasperdomagala4544]

MrManCube it was still there in 2004-2005

[@Donkey_Lips]

By the 2000s, who didn't get their info about video games online? Not just Nintendo Power, other gaming mags that were big in the 90s, such as GamePro, EGM (before it became EGM Now), declined in popularity as well.

[@MrManCube]

I know it was still in the 2000s, but it prolly wasnt a thing anymore

[@HobbySauce]

It was a 90's thing for sure. I remember being STOKED about every episode of Nintendo Power. My favorite part were the fan submitted drawings at the beginning of the magazine, but I poured over every page.

[@omegaflowey9932]

4:10 THE HAND!!

[@SeanGrady90]

14:10 whoa Kirby Air Ride was originally supposed to be a n64 game? And early on in the n64 lifecycle too! I had no idea.

[@ThnkTheNazarine]

super 90's...oh how I miss it

[@apacheone2000]

12/26/2023 - I just found my VHS of this episode. I have this one, StarFox and Diddy Kong N64 promotional VHS I received from Nintendo Power Magazine. The Diddy Kong has a broken hinge. But all three still have the plastic on it, I only cut a slit for the VHS to come out.

[@slipperynickels]

i still have this vhs tape. hope gameface is living his best life.

[@failedstates5315]

Just found my VHS of this and had to Google it. Ended up here!

[@thewal1ofsleep]

The random lava lamp on the table in the beginning is a classy move.

[@doctorwhounwokening7569]

The Change the System video came free with the subscription for Nintendo Power. It could also be purchased separately for those who did not already have it through subsciption.

[@megamarsonic]

14:28 I may be wrong but I think that footage is from the original build of Goldeneye 007, when it was going to be an on-rails shooter instead of the FPS we got.

[@indianatrekker26]

I got this for free through my nintendo power subscription. I'm surprised I didnt wear the tape out from so many rewatches. This system is what got my butt in gear to get my first job at the age of 16, just so I could get one.

[@ruedafest]

surpised by "you still want more?"

[@Ceielo]

Nintendo Direct still does this. Some of the best stuff, like the Smash Ultimate reveal during the Splatoon "Year of 8", were so good.

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

I wish they would do a re-master of Shadows of the Empire.

[@gozinta82]

Have you played the PC version? I agree w/ you but there is that if you haven't. :)

[@ClexYoshi]

Holy WOW, there's footage of when Goldeneye was an on-rails Shooter and N64 Kirby's Air Ride here. o_o

[@ThePainlessGamer]

+ClexYoshi also starfox 64 beta did you see how they changed the health indicator, it was circular in the beta

[@gozinta82]

@@ThePainlessGamer I remember seeing images for Mario 64 in a EGM back before it came out and some of the textures and such were different as well. Wave Race was originally a boat/RC boat that transformed originally. KI 1 was supposed to be on N64 until it was delayed. System was originally called Ultra 64 w/ different logo and gray controller buttons instead of the famicom rainbow style. Man that was awesome back in the day.

[@sinskinner]

Also there orginally was supposed to be a Mario 64 2. Never happened unfortunately. I remember reading about it in Magazines.

[@gozinta82]

@@sinskinner they even had a video demo of a bunch of marios running around on the console, supposedly.

[@HobbySauce]

Also notice Mario Kart 64 is "Mario Kart R" in this...I never heard that name before...I mean I guess I did, cause I watched this video a LOT, but I don't remember the title.

[@theheadsn]

Crazy, I remember getting this for free. All you had to do was sign up for it and it was free. I actually signed up a few fake names to get more then 1 lol Sadly they got lost to time. Miss these things

[@artisticmike]

I believe we had a subscription to Nintendo Power, but we never paid for the video, we just got it in the mail.

[@michaelbaron9419]

This promo VHS was epilepsy delivered to your door.

[@loosenukes8153]

We're going to invite 3 of the best players in the world. But we aren't going to film them playing and we are going to heavily edit everything they say. That being said, I love the N64 and it's dumb controller

[@omegaflowey9932]

ID 2572 shows up 15 times!

[@bryguy5622]

the editing makes it look like Ken Lobb is going to hurt those 3 gaming "experts."

[@cyanguy9776]

Wow, n64 came out on my birthday in North America!

[@gozinta82]

Same here, (actually it was supposed to, but a few stores here had it a few days early) :D

[@youmakemefeelcobrastarship1353]

I can't wait to see them

[@yuripetrovic7606]

06:26 Dev: This level actually involves swimming as well as kinda some traditional platform stuff. However now it's all happening in a 3D world 90s kid, smoking a bone, mind totally blown: that's awesome! *Eerie industrial techno music blares* I fucking love the 90s LOL

[@subpopz]

Wonder if Henry is still rockin' the 'stache

[@Rountree1985]

subpopz love that part

[@SlackerArtist]

Well looks like this year mark's the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo 64. Hopefully we will get discounts for N64 games on the Nintendo eShop.

[@gazray08]

I have never seen this before, we had to depend on magazines in the uk. so cool. n64 was too expensive for my family.

[@ec6933]

I remember clutching this all the way home in 1998 when I was 10 in the back of our suburban I couldn't wait to watch it and died laughing at 6:12 when he runs into the wall. Little did I know I would be getting it soon but only have smash Brothers for about 2 years as my only game lol

[@Rstraub12]

Lol I remember watching this one, anxiously awaiting the N64!

[@mazingman3695]

The end of this VHS has the WSOD and the strange VHS ending, which is the SSOD you might be thinking is not it.

[@exodia9817]

16:10-16:18 Me: So, those were great looking games. But, is there something you ain't telling me? Voice over: You still want more? Me: Better believe it. (sees Killer Instinct Gold footage) OMG! KILLER INSTINCT IN 3D?!?

[@justicegear85]

@World of Nintendo, you also would get this if you were already a subscriber to Nintendo Power magazine. Which back then was like $19.99-95 a year for 12 issues. You’d get the whole shabang while each magazine in store was $4.99. So it was a no brainer. You would get the vhs for free. A few months before launch.

[@dw_drummer3828]

I've never even heard of pilot wings before watching this

[@HobbySauce]

It was one of the three games available at launch (all present in this video), so we played it a lot. It wasn't particularly good -- so once better games came out it was quickly forgotten.

[@wilkinsandwonkinsandmore1308]

This vhs has the high pitch white screen of death

[@chrisvinci5417]

Do these 3 kids sill exist? Can they be found online? Wonder what they do now lol

[@Mythical6255]

Is it me or do the balloons at 9:35 look like the AT&T logo?

[@crimsonbender8682]

I understand Disney excluding previous story arks like Dark Empire, but why did they make Shadows of the Empire noncanon? It explains why it took Luke and the gang so much time to rescue Han.

[@justinprice4136]

.....love that part

[@jeffnasty4925]

360! Such meme potential!

[@MrPhantaze]

14:43 This was the original title for the Mario Kart 64, until SEGA sweeped the idea right under Mario's nose to be used in Sonic R

[@TwistedVoltage_mewhenthewhen]

I actually own a physical copy of this, thanks to my dad!

[@SwedishRetroTechNerd]

N64 will always be my favorite console

[@Xceny]

This video screams 90s louder than Hanson's MMMbop at a Bradley's sale. Still got mine in the basement somewhere xD I remember wishing I was as cool as those pro gamers years ago...I practiced my Mario and swsote hoping I'd get noticed somehow.

[@zpushy633sora]

I love that Song

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

The n64 was of those systems that changed the game in the late 90s.

[@RetroRuss]

This video must've been an epileptic's nightmare starting at 12:41.

[@Diza_X]

That music on 06:35 sounds like music taken from random Amiga demo

[@KinCryos]

Modern Industry - Skin (remix)

[@susanwade1895]

Do high pitch WSOD and strange vhs ending from that!

[@GamerNRetro]

Wat. Kirby Air Ride for the N64?

[@zephiel123]

Yep, it was originally planned for the N64 then moved over to GameCube. Its development lead Sakurai to leave HAL Labs.

[@gozinta82]

The original KI was supposed to come out on the N64 as well but ended up being moved to SNES because of the console being delayed.

[@markheying2830]

Most of the time whenever I play Mario Kart 64 I would usually choose from any of the following 4 Characters. 1: Princess Peach 2: Yoshi 3: Toad 4: Wario

[@jasonmyers8278]

Henry was one lucky dude

[@jacksonhart5961]

Out of all the awesome N64 features the one they choose advertise is the Z button? That very few games I can recall ever used?

[@gamingchinchilla7323]

I'm a late 80s and early 90s kid, and none of us ever acted like this xD though back then this tech was pretty dope. ... what?

[@SuperLazer64]

Worlds first 64 bit console? tell that to the Jaguar

[@TheAlexxManReviewer]

"Big Walker guys" AT-ST's, amateurs

[@HobbySauce]

Also "Ice monsters" instead of wampas. Dude...you're playing a Star Wars video game -- the least you can do is learn the lingo.

[@dariensukach5027]

damn 2 hundo at launch? why cant i live in this period again;-;

[@HobbySauce]

If you consider inflation it'd be $369.99 today.

[@Tonyrg1988]

Damn its out already, i should get one.

[@yauy]

🤣

[@theedwardian]

This entire genre of advertising is gone now. "How should we pitch this new video game console to Americans?" "Let's make it seem like top secret military technology mixed with a skateboard video. Here's $20,000 so you can buy a hang glider, wind tunnel, an office building, and a bunch of chroma key bluescreen equipment."

[@AwesomeAJ18]

I wore this and the DKC fucking VHS out.

[@philipecastro3631]

So little tape on the left xD

[@NomadGalaga]

Is Matthew Broderick the person making these youtube videos?

[@WaffleIronSunday]

lol I thought something sounded familiar about his voice.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

​@TrueGamerOpinion 1. The comment was referencing the guy who uploaded the video and who discusses the VHS tape at the start. Not the actual voices in the VHS tape. 2. Matthew Broderick had no reason to get his start voicing a VHS commercial in 1996. Ferris Bueller's Day Off came out in 1986 and War Games in 1983. In 1996 he was co-starring in a film with Jim Carrey.

[@supermariofxarchive7154]

Nintendo did not change the colors super fast 💨 n The “Change The System” Background because they thought of epilepsy