Nintendo PowerFest '94

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Nintendo World Championships '94 was a 1994 Nintendo-promoted video game competition held during the Nintendo Powerfest '94 tour. Most of the town competitions were held in customized trailers outside of department stores. It was based on scoring points in a special Game Pak. The three Super Nintendo Entertainment System games ( Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels , Super Mario Kart , and Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball ) were played within a time limit of six minutes.

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Games

The tasks on the games are as follows:

  1. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels : Players must complete the first level as quickly as possible.
  2. Super Mario Kart : Players must finish five laps of Mario Circuit 1.
  3. Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball : Players must play a home run derby and hit as many home runs as possible.

After the time expires, the final score is calculated like this:

Score from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels + ((Coins collected in Super Mario Kart x 1,000) + (Finishing position score)+ ((Total distance in Major League Baseball x 100) + (Number of home runs x 10,000 in the regional events or 1,000,000 in the Finals)) = Grand Total

City competitions

Local competitions took place over three days with the finals happening late Sunday afternoon. Eight finalists were chosen from the top eight scores achieved during the weekend.

Top Eight First round occurred in two parts because four people could play at a time. The players who had the top four scores played first followed by lower four scorers.

Top Four and Top Two The top four scores from the Top Eight round played and from that the Top Two played head-to-head for the Town Title. The winner was crowned Town Champion.

World finals

The Nintendo World Championships II held their finals in San Diego, California. Town Champions were grouped into four teams:

  1. Cyclones
  2. Hurricanes
  3. Tornados
  4. Typhoons

The Tornados scored the highest in San Diego .

Results

The final two players were Mike Iarossi and Brandon Veach on the Tornados team and played head to head on a specialized cartridge of Donkey Kong Country . Mike Iarossi had the higher score and was crowned the 1994 Nintendo World Champion.

First Qualifying Round Results [1]

POS.SCOREI.D. #LAST NAMEFIRST NAMETEAMRD #UNIT
124127300104VeachBrandonTornados7k
22309335010FrankJamesTornados1j
323043450123GebhardtTimothyHurricanes9d
42207220047BodiwalaEricCyclones3k
52203610059El-GazzarMajidTornados4o
6220258006RockwellChrisTyphoons1n
72202470092ProvostJasonTornados6h
82104395017WyrickPatrickHurricanes2a
92100735042SmithBrianTornados3b
1020991800102PoillionWilliamTyphoons7g
112095695026IarossiMichaelTornados2f
122094790083Sharp-ColeAdamHurricanes6c
13209403501O'DellRyanHurricanes1e
1420031900119ChappellWilliamCyclones8n
151998455055MoodyStanleyTyphoons4c
16199792003TvetonMikeHurricanes1g
171997800031MurphyJasonCyclones2o
181995730058WietlisbachCharlesTornados4n
191995425021GordonTaylorTyphoons2I
201995305086McClureBrianTyphoons6j
211995100018RossScottHurricanes2b
221994920078NorrisMarkCyclones5b
231988930022QuonMatthewTyphoons2j
241895815040TheriaultNormandTyphoons3h
2518933400113SullivanRyanTyphoons8f
261892395070JohnsonAdrianneTyphoons5n
2718912050108ClarkMichaelCyclones7o
281890675039GerhardtAndrewTyphoons3g
291890325053ShearerJohnTyphoons4a
301889825076WaiteMichaelTornados5l
3118897450118PowellAaronCyclones8m
3218894850117TowleStevenTornados8l
3318887050109SalamancaJohnHurricanes8b
34188828009WhitlockDorionTornados1i
3518881650107BristerMarcCyclones7n
361886625014BurgessTaylorCyclones1b
371792580050LauderdaleJasonHurricanes4j
381790265079HeustessShannonCyclones5c
391789590071PetersmaTanishaTyphoons5o
401788985063VeachShannonCyclones4g
411787095085BallesterosCharlesTyphoons6i
421786680037EdgertonPaulTyphoons3e
431786325035MontesJulioHurricanes3o
4417860000127BassinJohnTornados9j
451785130046VeachJustinCyclones3j
461785050034HeerholdJeffHurricanes3n
471784910060KirbyRichTornados4p
481784740093GuiterrezFranciscoCyclones6m
4917845800126GreesonChrisTyphoons9g
501784540084HochendelDavidHurricanes6d
51178293502TumpalanBuenaventuraHurricanes1f
5217828600128EganWilliamTornados9k
531781300067FinkJeffreyHurricanes5g
541686555013PacificoAndrewCyclones1a
551685515011SorgeJamesTornados1k
561685215023MarkenMichaelTyphoons2k
571684035045ArensmeyerJeffCyclones3i
581683815041HellerThomasTornados3a
591683610096TorresAdielCyclones6p
601682420061BabbsJustinCyclones4e
611682310020JorgensonMikeHurricanes2d
621681470068HermoginoKenHurricanes5h
631681300099PleasantJoshHurricanes7d
641681275027AshleyGeorgiaTornados2g
6516809500131HarrisJessieCyclones9n
661680865051JonesNicholasHurricanes4k
671680265069RunkyMackenzieTyphoons5m
6816799400115CieslikAmyTornados8j
691679350052EisenschmidtOscarHurricanes4l
701678995056SanchezErnieTyphoons4d
7116788000105ConwayCaseyTornados7l
721582695074LavenderCharlesTornados5j
731581915036KaczorAdamHurricanes3p
741580710073WhitneyMichaelTornados5i
751579830044CieslikChrisTornados3d
761578570019GoocheJacobHurricanes2c
771577705016PowellSimonCyclones1d
78157740005HarrisDavidTyphoons1m
791577300028BrunsRichardTornados2h
801577285095HughesJehoshuaCyclones6o
8115771950111LanmanJoshuaHurricanes8d
821576945082HamiltonTuckerHurricanes6b
831576700032ForresterJohnCyclones2p
8415766050110AlbinScottHurricanes8c
851576565097NguyenAnhHurricanes7b
861576225065SciasciaAnthonyHurricanes5e
8715759650121HernandezReneHurricanes9b
881574300015WhiteheadMitchellCyclones1c
891574290081PowellLeslieHurricanes6a
901563610080BarberJustinCyclones5d
9114811050132TorresMagdielCyclones9o
921478045062TatumJohnCyclones4f
931477280043LopezDavidTornados3c
94147705504DigiorgioGiovanniHurricanes1h
951476945072LevinJeremyTyphoons5p
9614767450116GuinaneMarkTornados8k
971476160025SpeerbreckerJoshTornados2e
981476010057CoughiRickTornados4m
991474610012CieslikMikeTornados1l
10014742850129HeatleyBryanTornados9l
1011473625064WalshHenryCyclones4h
1021473620030HarkeJohnCyclones2n
1031473430088CastellonJoseTyphoons6l
10414730150124DennisJasonTyphoons9e
1051472715091EvansMichaelTornados6g
10614726450100PirringMichaelTyphoons7e
1071472570054HarrisonSamTyphoons4b
108147239008SheetsDianeTyphoons1p
1091472360089ChavesChestonTornados6e
1101469220098RemesalAndreHurricanes7c
11114683500106BaconSeanCyclones7m
1121374290077CokerJamesCyclones5a
1131371590033La ForgaJuanitoHurricanes3m
11413714200120LevyJonCyclones8o
11513713900103WojdowskiNealTornados7j
1161370130029OrozcoMauricioCyclones2m
1171368405090ClarkEddierickTornados6f
11813683900122VeraMatthewHurricanes9c
1191366035038ConnallyDanTyphoons3f
12013592200125CidVidalTyphoons9f
12112664500114MasseyZacheryTyphoons8g
1221266115075LimDanielTornados5k
1231265680094PadillaJohnCyclones6n
12412654950101SpicerRogerTyphoons7f
12512635300130EcklesCharlesCyclones9m
1261162505087RoweScottTyphoons6k
1271157230049PerryBrandonHurricanes4i
1281151055066WetzbargerTaylorHurricanes5f
12910550700112KingMichaelTyphoons8e
1301053915024TarangoHerculesTyphoons2l
1311053750048JonesJamesCyclones3l
13295259507PetersmaTrevorTyphoons1o

Cartridge

Nintendo PowerFest '94 cartridge connected to SNES PowerFest94.jpg
Nintendo PowerFest '94 cartridge connected to SNES

Nintendo produced around 33 cartridges for the PowerFest '94. These were used in stores across the country in 1994 for around 130 different events. The winners of each event won a trip to San Diego, CA to play in the World Championships. The second-place winner at each event got a Star Fox Jacket, which had been left over from the Star Fox Competition the year before.[ citation needed ]

Out of the 33 cartridges, only two exist today. The rest were returned to Nintendo where they were reused for parts. [2] The remaining cartridge was supposedly put up for auction on myebid with a buy it now price of $300,000; there were no bidders. [3] [2]

A second cartridge was uncovered and a collector, J. J. Hendricks, purchased it for $12,000. [4]

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