<s>
is	O
an	O
art	O
creation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packaged	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
raster	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
,	O
an	O
animation	O
program	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
composer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
minigame	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Mario-themed	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
sprites	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
that	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
sold	O
very	O
well	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
selling	I-Device
SNES	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
with	O
over	O
2.3	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
contemporaneous	O
critical	O
reception	O
;	O
critics	O
highlighted	O
its	O
accessibility	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
innovative	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
educational	O
potential	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
unnecessary	O
limitations	O
on	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
were	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
memorable	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
ingenious	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
deemed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
's	O
music	O
composer	O
in	O
particular	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
both	O
original	O
songs	O
,	O
covers	O
,	O
and	O
remixes	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sounds	O
and	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
series	O
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
from	O
1999	O
to	O
2000	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
four	O
titles	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
before	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
were	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
similar	O
titles	O
and	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
systems	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
since	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
include	O
features	O
from	O
and	O
references	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
;	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
in	O
particular	O
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
manual	O
,	O
two	O
parts	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
are	O
meant	O
to	O
familiarize	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
:	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
click	O
on	O
each	O
letter	O
in	O
the	O
logo	O
and	O
each	O
element	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
prompt	O
a	O
respective	O
Easter	O
egg	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
fly-swatting	O
minigame	O
,	O
"	O
Gnat	O
Attack	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
swat	O
100	O
insects	O
before	O
fighting	O
a	O
boss	O
named	O
King	O
Watinga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
coloring	O
book	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
color-in	O
and	O
edit	O
four	O
pre-made	O
black-and-white	O
drawings	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
featuring	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
another	O
featuring	O
various	O
animals	O
,	O
a	O
greeting	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
underwater	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
15	O
instruments	O
samples	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
are	O
notated	O
with	O
different	O
icons	O
,	O
including	O
eight	O
melodic	O
sounds	O
(	O
a	O
piano	O
represented	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
head	O
,	O
a	O
bell	O
sound	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
Power	O
Star	O
,	O
a	O
trumpet	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
Fire	O
Flower	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sound	O
represented	O
by	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
horn	O
section	O
sample	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
goose	O
,	O
a	O
guitar	O
sound	O
represented	O
by	O
an	O
airliner	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
organ	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
car	O
)	O
,	O
three	O
percussion	O
sounds	O
(	O
a	O
bass	O
drum	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
Super	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
a	O
woodblock	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bass	O
pluck	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
heart	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
sound	O
effects	O
(	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
zip	O
,	O
a	O
dog	O
bark	O
,	O
a	O
cat	O
meow	O
,	O
a	O
pig	O
oink	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
baby	O
hiccup	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
and	O
Mouse	O
package	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
units	O
by	O
March	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
selling	I-Device
SNES	I-Device
games	I-Device
at	O
2.3	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paints	I-Application
possible	O
age	O
appeal	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
features	O
were	O
discussed	O
in	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
GamePro	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
enough	O
features	O
and	O
interactive	O
elements	O
to	O
fascinate	O
a	O
person	O
of	O
any	O
age	O
with	O
"	O
even	O
a	O
remote	O
interest	O
"	O
in	O
artistic	O
ventures	O
,	O
other	O
reviews	O
,	O
even	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
suggested	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
limitations	O
made	O
its	O
novelty	O
wear	O
thin	O
to	O
those	O
past	O
its	O
young	O
target	O
demographic	O
and	O
made	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
tag	O
unjustifiable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
was	O
honored	O
by	O
the	O
Parents	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
recognizing	O
children	O
's	O
educational	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
ingenious	O
and	O
inspired	O
idea	O
Nintendo	O
ever	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
for	O
a	O
product	O
"	O
,	O
AllGame	O
rated	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
SNES.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
US	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
an	O
era-appropriate	O
solution	O
to	O
graphics	O
programs	O
on	O
expensive	O
PCs	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
at	O
least	O
somewhat	O
responsible	O
for	O
our	O
modern	O
era	O
of	O
2D	O
indie	O
throwback	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Despain	O
of	O
Defunct	O
Games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
opined	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
bold	O
and	O
unconventional	O
move	O
"	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
product	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
thus	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
piece	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
another	O
simple	O
paint	B-Application
program	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
35th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
IGN	O
rated	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
22nd	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
inspired	O
different	O
variations	O
of	O
popular	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
have	O
cited	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirokazu	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
's	O
sound	O
staff	O
,	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
EarthBound	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
some	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Paints	I-Application
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
instrument	O
patches	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirofumi	O
Matsuoka	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
entries	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Wario	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
2003	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
microgames	O
from	O
which	O
originated	O
from	O
minigames	O
present	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
:	O
Polygon	O
Studio	O
,	O
which	O
themselves	O
were	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
Kouichi	O
Kawamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahito	O
Hatakeyama	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
2009	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
cited	O
Mario	B-Application
Paints	I-Application
drawing	O
board	O
and	O
music	O
composer	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
D.I.Y.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
references	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
appear	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Device
:	I-Device
Touched	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
(	O
2004	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
includes	O
both	O
a	O
microgame	O
set	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
's	O
drawing	O
board	O
and	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Wario	O
Paint	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
players	O
color	O
in	O
outlines	O
of	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
's	O
coloring	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
includes	O
several	O
easter	O
eggs	O
and	O
callbacks	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
including	O
microgames	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
drawing	O
board	O
and	O
Gnat	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarioWare	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
also	O
includes	O
Gnat	O
Attack	O
as	O
a	O
returning	O
microgame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
also	O
appear	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Photo	O
Channel	O
features	O
editing	O
functionality	O
similar	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
erasers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
level	O
creation	O
suite	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
into	O
this	O
course	O
editor	O
to	O
make	O
something	O
fun	O
and	O
creative	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
enjoy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
US	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
an	O
essential	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
callback	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
includes	O
interactive	O
title	O
screen	O
easter	O
eggs	O
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Gnat	O
Attack	O
minigame	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
elements	O
and	O
characters	O
originally	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Undodog	O
,	O
a	O
tan	O
dog	O
functioning	O
as	O
the	O
undo	B-Application
button	I-Application
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
,	O
also	O
features	O
references	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Undodog	O
as	O
a	O
prominent	O
non-player	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
includes	O
three	O
costumes	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
—	O
a	O
black	O
tuxedo	B-Application
,	O
an	O
artists	O
 '	O
paint-covered	O
apron	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
classical	O
conductor	O
outfit	O
—	O
that	O
are	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
artworks	O
created	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
's	O
promotional	O
materials	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
apron	O
's	O
paired	O
beret	O
specifically	O
referencing	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remixed	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
soundtrack	O
medley	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
Miiverse	O
stage	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gnat	O
Attack	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
was	O
animated	O
using	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
primitive	O
introduction	O
video	O
made	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
museum	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
short	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
is	O
a	O
Bad	O
Guy	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
using	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
online	O
culture	O
of	O
users	O
on	O
forums	B-Application
,	O
Discord	B-Application
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
creating	O
original	O
songs	O
and	O
covers	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
Paints	I-Application
music	O
composer	O
and	O
programs	O
replicating	O
it	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
Composer	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Mario	B-Application
Sequencer	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
covers	O
that	O
have	O
garnered	O
coverage	O
from	O
the	O
press	O
include	O
jeonghoon95	O
's	O
rendition	O
of	O
Daft	O
Punk	O
's	O
"	O
Get	O
Lucky	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
cover	O
of	O
Nicholas	O
Britell	O
's	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
HBO	O
series	O
Succession	O
,	O
and	O
axelrod777	O
's	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
Bob-omb	O
Battlefield	O
level	O
music	O
from	O
1996	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
via	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
broadcast	O
service	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
was	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Device
Paint	I-Device
64	I-Device
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
launch	O
game	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
commissioned	O
the	O
joint	O
developer	O
Software	O
Creations	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
1995	O
design	O
idea	O
as	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>
Paint	O
Studio	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
IGN	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
as	O
being	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
"	O
direct	O
follow-up	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
bundled	O
with	O
its	O
system	O
's	O
mouse	O
,	O
Paint	O
Studio	O
includes	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
including	O
new	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
gallery	O
and	O
3D	O
explorable	O
spaces	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
drawn	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
