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[[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 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.
'''''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.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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 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.


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''.  
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.
 
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==
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|file1=titlescreen.mp3
|title1=Title screen
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|file2=photostudio.mp3
|title2=Photo studio
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==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>
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/photopi/index.html Official Japanese website]
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/photopi/index.html Official Japanese website]
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Latest revision as of 19:00, January 16, 2025

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Mario no Photopi
Japanese boxart for Mario no Photopi
Developer Tokyo Electron
Publisher Tokyo Electron
Platform(s) Nintendo 64
Release date Japan December 2, 1998[1]
Language(s) Japanese
Genre Creativity
Mode(s) Single player
Format
Nintendo 64:
Game Pak
Input
Nintendo 64:
Serial code(s) Japan NUS-NMPJ-JPN

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 games in that its cartridge has two slots for SmartMedia cards at the top, allowing for digital photos and other images to be imported and for transfer between the game and other devices.

Gameplay[edit]

The player can create unique images using a variety of artwork, borders, fonts, 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 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.

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, and Bomberman.

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Mario no Photopie[2] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ マリオのふぉとぴー. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  2. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 242.

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