Mario Paint is a video game created by Nintendo for use with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and was released on August 1, 1992^[1] along with the SNES Mouse peripheral device. Mario Paint is the most well-known game to make use of the SNES mouse technology. The game's package was a larger than normal size in order to accommodate a plastic mouse pad which was included along with the SNES mouse. Image File history File links Box for Mario Paint This is the cover art for a video or computer game. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Intelligent Systems Co. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Video games are generally categorized into genres. ... Educational games are games; board and card games, including video games that are designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assit them in learning a skill as they play. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES, also known as SNES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The SNES Mouse The Super NES Mouse is a peripheral released in 1992 for Nintendos Super Nintendo video game system (a. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES, also known as SNES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 1992 in games 1991 in video gaming 1993 in video gaming Notable events of 1992 in video gaming. ... The SNES Mouse The Super NES Mouse is a peripheral released in 1992 for Nintendos Super Nintendo video game system (a. ... Categories: Computer stubs ...

Gameplay

The main drawing screen from Mario Paint.

The game allowed the user to create artwork using various tools controlled by a mouse (similar to computer painting programs like Microsoft Paint). Not only could the user paint and draw freehand, but colorless pre-made drawings could be displayed and then colored in using various methods similar to coloring books. Another feature included pictures that could be inserted with the stamp tool. Stamps of everyday objects such as the Sun and fruit were provided by default, and users could even make custom stamps pixel-by-pixel. Several publications, such as Nintendo Power, released how-to guides on how to create iconic Nintendo related stamps for use within Mario Paint. Besides just creating static pictures, a user could also make simple looping animations which could then be set to music created in the music generator. These animations painted by the user could only be viewed on a television screen, and while instructions were provided to users on how to record these to a video cassette recorder, there was no other way to export any of the work done in Mario Paint. Image File history File links Screenshot of Mario Paint, SNES video game. ... Image File history File links Screenshot of Mario Paint, SNES video game. ... Microsoft Paint (officially titled Paint; sometimes called MS Paint; formerly Paintbrush for Windows) is a simple graphics painting program that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows since its first release. ... A coloring book is a type of book containing line art for a reader to add color to, with crayons, colored pencils, or similar implements. ... The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... This example shows an image with a portion greatly enlarged, in which the individual pixels are rendered as little squares and can easily be seen. ... This article is about the Nintendo of America produced publication. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...

In addition, standard features consist of:

• 15 different colors
• 75 textures/backgrounds
• Battery back-up capability for saving certain aspects of the game
• 9 different special erasers: Fade Erase, Water Erase (The picture becomes a grayscale and then disappears), Timed Erase, Rain Erase, Split Image Erase, Pixelated Erase, Blinds Erase, Rocket Erase, Abrupt Erase.

Mario Paint also contains a fly-swatting mini-game, known as "Gnat Attack," which was a fast-paced action game that took full advantage of the Super NES mouse. The player controls a gloved hand (similar to the one seen on the title screen) holding a flyswatter, which must swat flying insects on the screen, before the insect stings the player's hand in one way or another. Each level contained a counter with how many insects were left before the boss appeared. There is no final level, as the game will loop endlessly. Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... ... In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES, also known as SNES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ...

The title screen for Mario Paint proved to be a mini-game of sorts. The user was able to click each letter in the title to trigger a certain action. Certain letters would cause the music to change, have Yoshi run by on screen, and even allow the user to temporarily paint the background. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Nintendo Power contest

Nintendo Power magazine held contests centered on the creativity exhibited by Mario Paint users, and received a healthy amount of individual submissions from children and adults alike.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the Nintendo of America produced publication. ...

Sequels

A series of games was released exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo 64DD under the title Mario Artist. The initial game was a launch title for the 64DD and was packaged with a mouse for the Nintendo 64. Throughout the series, the games featured ways for the user to create 3D polygonal models, insert images onto 3D models via a Nintendo 64 Capture Cartridge, and even share their artwork via an online Communication Kit. The logo of the Nintendo 64DD. The Nintendo 64DD is an expansion system for the Nintendo 64. ... Mario Artist was a set of 3 games bundled with the Nintendo 64DD that were only released in Japan. ... This section needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

While no official sequel has been released in North America, Mario Paint makes a cameo appearance in WarioWare: Touched! as "Wario Paint," allowing the player to use the stylus to color various characters in the game. Also, you can listen to the Mario Paint Song with the toy "Turntable" in the "Toy Room". The fly-swatting game makes an additional appearance in the preceding game, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Trivia

• In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, the song Up, Down, Left, Right is a remix of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, which appeared as a music demo in Mario Paint.
• Mario Paint was used to create a very early version of the web cartoon Homestar Runner.^[2] More recently, Mario Paint was again featured in the episode Strong Bad is a Bad Guy.
• The fly-swatting game was regularly contested on the children's game show A*mazing.
• In WarioWare: Touched!, the theme song was included in a Mario Paint micro game in 9-Volt and 18-Volt's stage, and in the record player souvenir. If you listen long enough, it will turn into a remix of the song theme.
• In Warioware: Smooth Moves there is a microgame in which the player has to place a SNES cartidge in a SNES and Mario Paint is occasionally one of those games.

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References

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External links

• Mario Paint at Nintendo.com
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• Mario Paint Blog