█████'s Death

█████'s Death is the name given to a disabled event within copies of Super █████ 64 (usually the Shindou Version) related to the scrapped Internal Clock. The event is set to occur on March 31st at 11:59 pm, 2021, the significance of this date is unknown, however, many Super █████ Brothers 35th anniversary (such as Super █████ 3D All Stars) related products were planned to go off sale on the same date, but this is widely believed to be a coincidence.

Although █████'s Death is disabled in all retail releases, it has been reported that some copies have it enabled, possibly due to the Personalisation A.I. re-enabling the event and/or external tampering. █████'s Death almost always requires an Internal Clock present to function, however there have also been reports of it activating nonetheless, with no regard for the current date.

Description
Upon starting the game, there are several alterations present:


 * The word "█████" within the title sequence is obscured. These obfuscations are inconsistent between instances due to the Personalisation A.I., but most often consist of either entire removal of the word from the title or covering it with geometric shapes.
 * The █████ head on the start menu is not present. The word "█████" within the tiles within the background are also obscured in a similar way to the title sequence.
 * █████'s voice is not present when starting the game, nor anywhere else in the game.
 * In the file select, the silhouette of █████ is not present anywhere in the menu.

During the opening sequence of the game, █████ does not come out of the pipe, this renders the cartridge entirely unplayable.

If the player is playing the game when the event occurs, █████'s health depletes in an instant. Instead of being launched out of the painting upon losing, the game doesn't transition and stays on a black screen. Upon console reset, the above alterations are present, with all save data gone.

Theorizing
█████'s Death could have been intended for an aging system, but this seems unlikely as death/aging within Super █████ 64 would be rather dark and affect the game's age rating, aging would also be a needless addition.

The event could have been a test of the Internal Clock that was not removed from retail releases, which seems likely considering the unusual nature of the event.

The event has also been theorized to be a scrapped marketing tactic based on artificial scarcity, forcing players to purchase a copy before the deadline, or their copies may not work. This theory also implies that █████'s Death is an unfinished event, the finished version theoretically having some sort of code to disable the event.