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|image=[[File:Mariopictures.jpg|250px]]<br>Japanese box art
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'''''Mario no Photopi''''' (マリオのふぉとぴー ''Mario no Fotopī'', lit. "Mario's Photopi") is a creativity game for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1998, exclusively in Japan. The game is unique from other ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games in that its cartridge has two slots for {{iw|wikipedia|SmartMedia}} cards at the top, allowing for digital photos and other images to be imported and for transfer between the game and other devices.
[[File:Mario no Photopi Title Screen.png|left|thumb|Title screen of ''Mario no Photopi'']]
'''''Mario no Photopi''''' (マリオのふぉとぴー ''Mario no Fotopī'', lit. "Mario's Photopi") is a creativity game released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1998 exclusively in Japan. The game's cartridge has two slots for [[wikipedia:SmartMedia|SmartMedia]] cards in the top, allowing for the import of digital photos and other images and for transfer between the cards. This is the first, and currently only, ''Mario'' series game to use these type of cards.
 
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The player can create unique images using a variety of artwork, borders, [[font]]s, and other tools themed after the ''Super Mario'' franchise, similarly to ''[[Mario Paint]]''. The images are edited or drawn using artwork, borders, fonts and other tools built into the game. While normal landscape images are supported, the layout can also be that of a postcard, poster, or slideshow. These images can then be used in dedicated minigames, such as a sliding puzzle where the player must swap tiles to form an image they have drawn.
The game involves around puzzles that the system constructs from images, utilizing [[wikipedia:user-generated content|user-generated content]]. The player can create unique images using [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]-themed artwork, borders, fonts and other graphics included in the game. The layout of the image can become a postcard, name card, poster, or a slideshow.


The two SmartMedia card slots also allow for images to be swapped between the game and any other SmartMedia device, such as a PC or camera. Finished drawings can be transferred to PC or a printer.
To advance such layouts, the user can optionally exchange [[wikipedia:EXIF|EXIF]] images with any other SmartMedia device via the two card slots on the top of the game card. Images can be imported into the game from a PC or camera. Completed layouts can be transferred to a personal computer or a printer. Four optional SmartMedia cards were made separately to use with the game. These cards contain pre-loaded graphics themed after franchises like ''The Legend of Zelda'', [[Yoshi (franchise|''Yoshi'']], and ''Bomberman''.  
 
Nine SmartMedia cards were made exclusively for optional use with the game. They contain pre-drawn images themed after Nintendo and other franchises, including ''The Legend of Zelda'', [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'']], and ''Bomberman''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
MnPLogo.png|Logo
MnPBack.jpg|Back cover of the game
MnPCartridge.png|Cartridge of the game
Promotional Artwork - Mario no Photopi.png|Promotional artwork showing [[Mario]]
Promotional Artwork - Mario no Photopi.png|Promotional artwork showing [[Mario]]
KinopioPose.png|[[Toad]] artwork
KinopioPose.PNG|[[Toad]] artwork
Mario no Photopi Title Screen.png|Title screen
MnP Toad Artwork.png|Toad seen on the title screen
Mario no Photopi Goomba Default Transition Demo.png|A [[Goomba]] as used as an example in photo transitions
Mario no Photopi Goomba Default Transition Demo.png|A [[Goomba]] as used as an example in photo transitions
Mario No Photopi Booth 1.jpg|''Mario no Photopi'' booth at the PC World Expo '98
Mario No Photopi Booth 1.jpg|''Mario no Photopi'' booth at the PC World Expo '98
Mario No Photopi Demo.jpg|Demo
Mario No Photopi Demo.jpg|Demo
Mariocamera.png|Artwork of Mario holding a camera
Mario no Photopi sample photo.png|Sample photo from the official website
</gallery>
</gallery>


=Media=
==Media==
{{Media table
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|file1=titlescreen.mp3
|title1=Title screen
|length1:0:30
|file2=photostudio.mp3
|title2=Photo studio
|length2=0:30
}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=''Mario no Photopie''<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=242}}</ref>
}}
 
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/photopi/index.html Official Japanese website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/photopi/index.html Official Japanese website]
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