The above video clips were found on Hot Newz 64, a promotional tape mailed out by Nintendo in 1999. Rare was the star of the show on this tape, as it featured both DK64 and Jet Force Gemini! Watch the full tape on our archive site: archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/5...

We needed an expansion pak just to fit all of this DK64 video in one thread! Actor Steve Sobel is joined by Nintendo employee Brian Hartman, and yet another banana makes it into a Nintendo promotional tape!

This delightfully corny bit of gaming news coverage was part of FUSE Magazine's first (and last) issue. 60-100 hours? Street Fighter-like gameplay?!?! Is this what counts as journalism these days? Learn more about this tape on our archive site: archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...

The above video was found on a promotional disc distributed by Microsoft and Best Buy to promote the console's launch. Learn more about this disc in our archive: archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...

This strategy guide tape is more interesting than it may first appear too; the intro has a short animation done by Nintendo's own Yōichi Kotabe, and one of the game players named in the credits is Satoshi Tajiri, co-founder of Game Freak and creator of Pokémon!

This delightful stop-motion ad was found on ガイドビデオ:スーパーマリオワールド, a Super Mario World strategy guide video released by Pony Canyon. Learn more about this tape in our archive, and feel free to reach out to us if you want to schedule a screening! archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...

Good question! The Game Boy Camera released in 1998, and Armond was featured in several of the VHS promos that were released in the 90s and early 2000s, so the time period does line up. Might be worth looking into!

This clip was found on a Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask promotional VHS tape! You read that right, Nintendo and Toys R Us double dipped with this mailer, once again tapping Armond Williams as talent! Learn more about this tape on our archive site: archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...

So where did THIS clip come from? Remember when physcial movie releases had tons of bonus features? This clip came from the disc 2 of the DVD release of Die Another Day! A little cross promotion never hurts, right? Learn more about this disc in our archive: archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...

James Bond Will Return! We've actually got another behind the scenes clip to show you! Listen as Nightfire Producer Joel Wade discusses the art of balancing detail and performance when developing for video game hardware:

This clip was found directly on the 007: Nightfire game disc? 2000s Electronic Arts games were full of fun behind the scenes unlockables like this. We'd love to see that sort of thing make a come back! Learn more about this disc in our archive: archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/6...

We have that in our archive too! Haven't given it a proper listing yet, but hopefully will be able to do so soon. Here's a size reference! Very clever marketing on Nintendo's part.

This clip is from Game Boy Advance / Game Cube Demo 9/22/00, a VHS tape containing a recording of the first time NOA employees were shown both GCN and GBA hardware! Learn more about this tape in our archive, and reach out if you want to schedule a screening! archive.hitsave.org/ark:/78322/5...