======The Mario Artist Series======
{{ :fig:marioartist:mario_artist_logo.png}}A series of eight games, four of which were unreleased, for the Nintendo 64's [[hardware:n64#64DD]] add-on.

=====Games=====
  - Dec. 1999 - **//Mario Artist: Paint Studio//**
  - Feb. 2000 - **//Mario Artist: Talent Studio//**
  - Jun. 2000 - **//Mario Artist: Communication Kit//**
  - Aug. 2000 - **//Mario Artist: Polygon Studio//**
  * unreleased - **//Mario Artist: Game Maker//**
  * unreleased - **//Mario Artist: Graphical Message Maker//**
  * unreleased - **//Mario Artist: Sound Maker//**
  * unreleased - **//Mario Artist: Video Jockey Maker//**

====Mario Artist: Paint Studio====
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[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQCRxuxSQ54|Youtube demonstration]]

A launch game for the 64DD. Similar in many ways to //[[game:Mario Paint]]//: users could draw or work on in-built images, create small animations, and play a minigame similar to //[[game:mario_paint#Gnat Attack]]//. Differences include a //[[game:Pokémon Snap]]//-like mode and the ability to import images from the [[hardware:game_boy#Game Boy Camera]] and standard video source (for example VHS) via the [[hardware:n64#capture_cartridge|N64 Capture Cart.]] It was available bundled with or without the [[hardware:n64#mouse|N64 mouse]], which were never sold seperately((http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Nintendo_64_Mouse)). 

====Mario Artist: Talent Studio====
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[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpi7BXiyY9w|Youtube demonstration]]

//Talent Studio// allow users, through the [[hardware:n64#Capture Cartridge]], to import images to texture simple models (think [[hardware:wii#mii|Miis]] and have them perform actions from defined sets: sports, music, theatre, etc. Created characters are transferable to other games in the series.

====Mario Artist: Communication Kit====
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[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSXhTumBt38|Youtube demonstration]]

The //Communication Kit// is what allows the //Mario Artist// series to communicate with RandNet. This allowed the uploading, and exchanging of content made with //Mario Artist// games, and well as content made by Nintendo. Printed copies of creations could be ordered through the service.

====Mario Artist: Polygon Studio====
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[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJPPw7Tlo6w|Youtube demonstration]]

A surprisingly well featured 3-D modelling program. Creations could be used in included minigames and animations.

===Sound Bomber===
An included minigame, later developed into //WarioWare// [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFdB2p3CHWw|Youtube demonstration]].

=====Trivia=====
  * //[[people:kazumi_totaka#Totaka's Song]]// appears twice in //Mario Artist: Talent Studio//.
  * The //Communication Kit// may very well be Nintendo's first piece of software that allowed people to interact through the Internet.

=====Related games, and series=====
  * **//[[game:Mario Paint]]//**

=====See also=====
  * [[wp>Mario Artist]]
  * [[http://nindb.net/game/mario-artist.html|Mario Artist]] - NinDB entry.
  * [[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/04/creator-64dd-unreleased/|Creator / Mario Artist]] - Unseen64 entry.
  * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq80jZnCb44|Gaming Chaos Museum - Nintendo 64 DD (Japanese Commercial)]] - Japanese ad. featuring the //Mario Artist// series.
  * [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Artist|Mario Artist]] - Super Mario Wiki entry. Features good pages for each released series entry.
  * [[character:mario]]