- JP release: 29th August 2000
- PAL release: N/A
- NA release: N/A
- Developer: High Voltage
- Publisher: Acclaim
- N64 Magazine Score: N/A
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The last in the Mario Artist series, and the final 64DD game. That said, it goes off on a high note as this model-making software has some interesting bonus modes. The software itself is a bit finnicky, and I found it difficult to fine-tune things how I wanted.
For building your own models, you select from a large array of shapes (from basic, to vehicles, animals and a Mario model), placing them and resizing them how you want. One problem I found was that once you deselected a shape, I couldn’t how to select just that again, as it just selected the entire model. There are also a ton of advanced features for moving individual points to create more unique shapes, as well as textures and animation.
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You can also build up a simple scene to show off a few models, with a host of different stages to pick from, including some “animated” stages like a fish tank where your model swims around. You can also adjust the backgrounds, lighting and apply some effects. There’s also three bonus games included.
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[Exploration Mode description goes here – I missed it from the menu]
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Chicken is a really simple game. Tap forward to “wind up” your model and let it go, hoping it reaches the end of the track without falling off. To make it more exciting, there’s some nice camera cuts and some simple filters. For how simple it is, it’s a surprisingly nice mode, although with only three stages.
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Sound Blaster plays out on a boom box. It loads one of eight very short games and you have to figure out what you’re supposed to do and complete the task in a matter of seconds. Your task is to complete as many as possible before your lives run out. If this sounds familiar, that’s because this minigame of microgames was expanded and turned into a full game: WarioWare. All of the microgames here were used in WarioWare Inc. with a few alterations (they don’t use your creation, for example), so it’s interesting that this small part of Polygon studio is the prototype of a beloved series of games.
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Polygon Studio is a fascinating bit of kit, the core creation tools are very deep and there’s a full game that uses those mechanics, plus two additional fun minigames. This is one that’s enjoyable for people who have no art skills.
Remake or remaster?
The Experimental World would be a fun concept for its own game.
Official ways to get the game.
There’s no official way to get Mario Artist: Polygon Studio
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