Overview:

Where to even begin with this game.  Mario Paint is a game for the Super Nintendo that really wasn’t a game and more of a proto Photoshop/Paint Shop Pro for the console.  It allowed you to draw all sorts of pictures, make music, rudimentary animation, and even play a fly swatter game.  The most interesting aspect of the game was  required/came with a mouse to achieve all of these abilities.  Mind you, this was at a time when computer mice used roller balls and were pretty tough to use.  Either way, it was so unique that it has stood the test of time.

Visuals:

It’s a paint program for the Super Nintendo so not much is going for it in the visuals department but you can draw whatever you want as long as you stay within the pixels.  There are some sprites you can use but they’re all just the standard 16 bit type.  Even though there isn’t really anything to write about in how this game looks, it gets its point across by implying to use your imagination.

Audio:

Here is where the game shines.  The music in Mario Paint is just so amazing.  The basic song when you’re drawing is just the right amount of happiness that makes you want to keep it up.  You can change the songs but all of them are just bangers.  The music for the flyswatting game is equally awesome by being super hectic and making you want to take out all of them little fuckers.  The real meat and potatoes of the music is the music maker section.  You can make whatever you can imagine as long you keep it within the midi samples.  Like the visuals, just use your imagination.

Completion:

You can’t complete Mario Paint, you just draw and create.  You can try to complete the Flyswatting game but then you go back to creating.  Have fun and enjoy!