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Video game:Super Nintendo Mario Paint

Nintendo1991

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Mario is the most popular video game franchise of all time, selling over 260 million games worldwide. The character Mario appears in over 200 games on every Nintendo console ever made, and in the 1990s, a survey discovered more children recognized Mario than Mickey Mouse. While the Mario series mainly features platform adventures, often involving the safe rescue of Princess Peach, it also includes role-playing, puzzle, racing, and educational games. The franchise further includes television shows, a live-action movie, comics, and promotional materials. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1981, Mario first appeared as the protagonist Jumpman in Donkey Kong. As his name suggests, the character completed levels by jumping over barrels and climbing ladders to rescue the Lady kidnapped by Donkey Kong. In certain advertisements, Jumpman was named Mario, after the landlord of Nintendo of America's offices, and the name stuck. In 1985, Miyamoto produced the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game Super Mario Bros. The game takes place in the mythical Mushroom kingdom and stars Mario as he attempts to save Princess Peach from an antagonistic, anthropomorphized turtle named Bowser. Similar gameplay, reoccurring characters and power-ups link the games of the main Mario series. In 1992, Nintendo released Mario Paint for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The game presented players with a variety of creative options, such as art mode, stamp mode, music mode, and animation mode. Through playing this entry, gamers could draw and paint images, as well as create stamps, music and animation. Mario Paint was significant for utilizing the SNES Mouse peripheral, which enabled players? movements to have greater control and functionality. The game sold nearly three million copies, making it a successful endeavor.

Details

  • Title: Video game:Super Nintendo Mario Paint
  • Creator: Nintendo
  • Date Created: 1991
  • Location: Japan
  • Subject Keywords: electronic game, video game, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Type: Console Games
  • Medium: plastic, metal
  • Object ID: 109.2913

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