<s>
is	O
an	O
interoperable	O
suite	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
and	O
one	O
internet	O
application	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
:	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
,	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
,	O
Polygon	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
Communication	O
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
flagship	O
disks	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
were	O
developed	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
game	O
console	O
into	O
an	O
Internet	O
multimedia	O
workstation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bundle	O
of	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
unit	O
,	O
software	O
disks	O
,	O
hardware	O
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Randnet	O
online	O
service	O
subscription	O
package	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
starting	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Mario	B-Device
Paint	I-Device
64	I-Device
in	O
development	O
,	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
's	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
:	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Mario-themed	O
paint	B-Application
program	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stock	O
Nintendo-themed	O
graphics	O
include	O
all	O
151	O
Red	O
-	O
and	O
Blue-era	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Device
Paint	I-Device
64	I-Device
in	O
development	O
,	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
direct	O
follow-up	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
akin	O
to	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
for	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
commissioned	O
the	O
independent	O
UK	O
game	O
studio	O
Software	O
Creations	O
,	O
soliciting	O
a	O
single	O
design	O
concept	O
for	O
"	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
in	O
3D	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Creator	O
,	O
then	O
Mario	B-Device
Paint	I-Device
64	I-Device
,	O
then	O
Picture	O
Maker	O
as	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Space	O
World	O
1997	O
trade	O
show	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
&	O
Camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Mouse	B-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
64DD	B-Device
launch	O
games	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
1999	O
along	O
with	O
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Capture	O
Cassette	O
cartridge	O
(	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
import	O
images	O
and	O
movies	O
from	O
any	O
NTSC	O
video	O
source	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
tape	O
or	O
a	O
video	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
can	O
import	O
grayscale	O
photographs	O
via	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
include	O
a	O
fly	O
swatting	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
that	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
:	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Capture	O
Cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
designer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
newly	O
reborn	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
upon	O
a	O
brief	O
demonstration	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
as	O
his	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
fresh	O
game	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
connect	O
an	O
analog	O
video	O
source	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
VCR	O
or	O
camcorder	O
to	O
the	O
Capture	O
Cartridge	O
and	O
record	O
movies	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
photograph	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
face	O
from	O
a	O
video	O
source	O
via	O
the	O
Capture	O
Cassette	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
may	O
be	O
mapped	O
onto	O
the	O
characters	O
created	O
in	O
Polygon	O
Studio	O
and	O
placed	O
into	O
movies	O
created	O
with	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
describes	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
as	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
's	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
interface	O
that	O
's	O
"	O
so	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
anyone	O
can	O
figure	O
it	O
out	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
"	O
,	O
letting	O
the	O
user	O
create	O
"	O
fashion	O
shows	O
,	O
karate	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
characters	O
waiting	O
outside	O
a	O
bathroom	O
stall	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
"	O
which	O
feature	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
own	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paintings	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
completely	O
separate	O
64DD	B-Device
game	O
,	O
SimCity	B-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Talent	O
Studios	O
direct	O
descendant	O
is	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
prototype	O
called	O
Stage	O
Debut	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
GameEye	O
camera	O
peripheral	O
and	O
linking	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
via	O
a	B-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
to	O
map	O
self-portraits	O
of	O
players	O
onto	O
their	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Never	O
having	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
its	O
character	O
design	O
features	O
became	O
the	O
Mii	O
,	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
:	O
Communication	O
Kit	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
utility	O
application	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Net	O
Studio	O
of	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Randnet	O
dialup	O
service	O
and	O
online	O
community	O
for	O
64DD	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Randnet	O
network	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
and	O
discontinued	O
alongside	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
running	O
from	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
to	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
:	O
Polygon	O
Studio	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
editor	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
design	O
and	O
render	O
3D	O
polygon	O
images	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
consumer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
professional	O
3D	O
graphics	B-Application
suite	I-Application
N-World	B-Device
,	O
also	O
by	O
Nichimen	O
Graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Starter	O
Kit	O
's	O
mail	O
order	O
delivery	O
of	O
64DD	B-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
arrive	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
leading	O
IGN	O
to	O
assume	O
it	O
was	O
canceled	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Mouse	B-Device
are	O
supported	O
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
minigames	O
was	O
popularized	O
generally	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
early	O
minigames	O
appear	O
in	O
Polygon	O
Studio	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
described	O
the	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
series	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
collectively	O
described	O
the	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
suite	O
as	O
a	O
layperson	O
's	O
analog	O
to	O
professional	O
quality	O
graphics	O
development	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
's	O
mass	O
writability	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
3D	O
graphics	O
allowed	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
"	O
leave	O
CD	O
systems	O
behind	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
offering	O
"	O
something	O
that	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
any	O
other	O
gaming	O
console	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
to	O
people	O
"	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
unleash	O
their	O
creative	O
talents	O
and	O
perhaps	O
learn	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
about	O
graphics	O
design	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
powerful	O
,	O
affordable	O
,	O
and	O
easy-to-use	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
content	O
creation	O
tool	O
unmatched	O
by	O
other	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
although	O
minimally	O
comparable	O
to	O
personal	O
computer	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
likened	O
it	O
to	O
an	O
edutainment	O
version	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
for	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
neophyte	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
to	O
embody	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
originally	O
highly	O
ambitious	O
plans	O
for	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
and	O
to	O
thus	O
suffer	O
greatly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
most	O
Paint	O
Studio-integrated	O
disk	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
application	O
's	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
cartridge-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rating	O
it	O
at	O
8.2	O
(	O
"	O
Great	O
"	O
)	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
Talent	O
Studio	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
's	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
interface	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
so	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
anyone	O
can	O
figure	O
it	O
out	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
"	O
breathtaking	O
motion-captured	O
animation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talent	O
Studio	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
an	O
unreleased	O
GameCube	B-Application
prototype	O
called	O
Stage	O
Debut	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
yielded	O
character	O
design	O
features	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
Mii	O
,	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
