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Mario Artist: Polygon Studio

Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is an art program allowing players to construct their own 3D models and add colors and textures to them. These objects can then be inserted into pre-made movies and animations…

29 August 2000

Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is an arcade developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, released 29 August 2000 on 64DD.

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What Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is

Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is an arcade game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 2000. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on 64DD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is an art program allowing players to construct their own 3D models and add colors and textures to them. These objects can then be inserted into pre-made movies and animations. Another notable feature is a series of microgames, believed to be the inspiration for the WarioWare series, as it includes many almost identical games. Other games allow the player to use their 3D models.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mario series

Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is the 220th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Mario Tennis in 2000.

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What it launched against

Mario Artist: Polygon Studio launched on 29 August 2000, within three weeks of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Paper Mario, Dino Crisis 2 and Rayman 2: The Great Escape.

Released around the same time: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Paper Mario, Dino Crisis 2, Rayman 2: The Great Escape.

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When did Mario Artist: Polygon Studio come out?
Mario Artist: Polygon Studio was released on 29 August 2000 for 64DD.

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