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Mario Paint

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Also known as
マリオペイント

Create art and music with the SNES Mouse, or play the Gnat Attack minigame.

Mario Paint was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in Japan on July 14, 1992, and in North America on August 1, 1992. This is the original and only platform release, so both release_year and original_release_year are 1992.

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Released
1992
Size
300.53 KB
Rating
3 votes

About Mario Paint

Mario Paint is an educational title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that centers on creative expression. Its primary functions involve digital art creation, which can be done by drawing freely, applying color to pre existing sketches, or composing simple animations and greeting cards.

A specialized SNES Mouse peripheral serves as the main interface for these activities. Beyond visual art, the software includes a music composition tool where users can arrange notes and themes. It also contains a simple action diversion called "Gnat Attack", where the mouse controls a fly swatter.

Mario Paint Screenshots

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Title screen
Various types of brushes can be used to paint with
There's several different ways to delete a picture, here's one of them
Lots of different shapes can be used
You can enter text, even Japanese symbols are included!
The animation editor is easy to play around with
My favorite feature is this music editor where you can place symbols on a standard C scale, it's easy and fun to use and you can include the music you create in your animations
If you get tired of painting you can always have a game of swat the fly!
There are several different pre-made pictures you can colour yourself