This 1990's VHS was a part of Nintendo's European marketing strategy to highlight the future of gaming at the time.
The Spanish phrase "el futuro está en juego" translates to "the future is at stake," but in this context, it can also be interpreted as "the future is a game." This duality of meaning, combining 'at stake' and 'game,' aligns perfectly with Nintendo's emphasis on the future of gaming.
Released in 1993, this promotional VHS cassette was distributed in Spain alongside the magazine SuperJuegos, featuring upcoming titles for the Super Nintendo and Game Boy. Notable games included Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Mario Kart, and The Legend of Zelda for Game Boy. It also highlighted advancements like the Super FX chip used in StarWing and provided tips and tricks for various games, such as passcodes for PilotWings and which pipes in Super Mario Land lead to hidden coin-filled rooms.
Leaning heavily into the "future" theme, the video contains music from Back to the Future, because subtlety is for those buzzheads at Sega.
I recorded this directly from my own VHS using a RetroTink 5X. Let's hope the RU-vid robots can manage the closed-caption translations!
13 окт 2024