Found a N64 VHS tape on Yahoo Auctions last month and I bought it just out of curiosity of what was on the tape. I had an old VCR that I tried using to play it and..........it snapped the magnetic tape in half. I ended up unscrewing the vhs, re-taping the tape, and buying a new VCR. The scotch tape method actually worked and I was able to upload it to YouTube. Although very polished, this doesn't look like the final build of Super Mario 64. I posted this video on Reddit and a user found these differences with the footage: "There are a lot of obvious differences, like different HUD icons, different coin sprites and different Whomp's Fortress painting at 3:55. Then there are other small changes like a missing fence in Bob-Omb Battlefield at 4:39 and a missing arrow on the ramp at 4:41." There might be more that he missed but who knows. I've also never played Pilot Wings and it's also featured in the video, so there might possibly be some differences there too. Another curious thing with the video is the controller. If you pause at 00:39 you see this: The joystick looks MASSIVE and appears to square notches instead of the octagon. Here's the video:
