Hot Newz 64

Hot Newz 64 is the tenth of the promotional videotapes sent out to Nintendo Power subscribers. This one was released to promote two then-upcoming Nintendo 64 games by Rare - Jet Force Gemini and Donkey Kong 64.

For this video, the gameplay footage is framed in a program resembling an entertainment news show, hosted by Steve Sobel. After showing footage for the two featured games, Sobel interviews insiders Travis Williams and Brian Hartman about them. A commercial for the Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut VHS is also incorporated into the program. In-between the segments, Dan Owsen (actually played by an impersonator with his face pixelated) answers fan mail and provides tips for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Golf, and Star Wars Episode I: Racer.

This would notably the last of Nintendo's promotional videotapes to end with a montage of other Nintendo 64 games available at the time (one of which would ultimately not see a release on the N64, oddly enough):
 * The New Tetris
 * Mario Golf
 * StarCraft 64
 * NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant
 * Pokémon Snap
 * Duke Nukem 64
 * Rayman 2: The Great Escape
 * Gauntlet Legends
 * Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.
 * World Driver: Championship
 * Shadow Man
 * 40 Winks
 * Toy Story 2
 * NFL Blitz 2000
 * WWF Attitude
 * Hybrid Heaven
 * Hydro Thunder
 * Nuclear Strike
 * Re*Volt