Mario Artist Polygon Studio is the fourth title of the Mario Artist suite, featuring a 3D model editor, a full open-world mode, and a minigame consisting of a number of "microgames" that increase in difficulty and speed over time.
While the 64DD was a flop, taking a number of planned games down with it (Mario Artist Sound Maker had been announced, but was cancelled when Randnet announced a new "Maker Series" with Sound Maker, Game Maker, Graphical Message Maker, and Video Jockey Maker) and resulting in Polygon Studio being the last release for the ill-fated add-on, a certain greedy mustachioed man would later steal the aforementioned minigame wholesale and make bank.
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Unused Graphics
Found at 0xAB5120 alongside roads, the 64DD logo, and the Nintendo logo.
Found at 0xAB6D20 is a tiny version of the old Polygon Studio logo. Mario Artist Paint Studio once used a similar logo.
Prerelease Super Mario 64 Assets
The models sampled from Super Mario 64 strangely all seem to be based on earlier versions of the character models from said game.
Mario
SM64 Mario
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SM64 Medium-Poly Mario
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Polygon Studio Mario
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The Mario model interestingly appears to be based on Mario's medium-poly model from SM64, which features less polygons in the body than the main model.
Early SM64 Medium-Poly Luigi From Leak
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Polygon Studio Mario
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Additionally, it may be based on an earlier version of Mario's medium-poly model, due to the head having similar topology with the head of an early version of Luigi's medium-poly model (found in the July 2020 Gigaleak).
Yoshi
SM64 Yoshi
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Early SM64 Yoshi From Leak
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Polygon Studio Yoshi
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The Yoshi model is almost identical to the one found in the July 2020 Gigaleak. The most notable difference compared to the final SM64 model are the fully modeled soles on the shoes. For the Polygon Studio version, it appears they added a few more polygons to better define the spikes on the back of his head.
Koopa
SM64 Koopa
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Early SM64 Koopa
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Polygon Studio Koopa
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The Koopa model appears to be using the early model parts of the SM64 Koopa, which can be found in the final data of that game. The most notable difference to the final SM64 model is the slightly taller shell.
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NES/FDS | Super Mario Bros. (All Night Nippon) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) (Prototype, Doki Doki Panic) • Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Game Boy (Color) | Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe |
SNES | Super Mario World (Localization Prototype) • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Prototypes) |
Satellaview | BS Super Mario USA • BS Super Mario Collection |
Nintendo 64(DD) | Super Mario 64 (iQue Prototypes, 64DD Version) |
Game Boy Advance | Super Mario Advance • Super Mario Advance 2 • Super Mario Advance 3 • Super Mario Advance 4 |
GameCube | Super Mario Sunshine (Demo) |
Nintendo DS | Super Mario 64 DS • New Super Mario Bros. |
Wii | Super Mario Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Mario All-Stars |
Nintendo 3DS | Super Mario 3D Land (Demo) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Wii U | New Super Mario Bros. U (New Super Luigi U) • Super Mario 3D World |
iOS, Android | Super Mario Run |
Nintendo Switch | Super Mario Odyssey • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe • Super Mario 3D All-Stars • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Kiosk Demo) |
Game & Watch | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. |
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Mario Kart |
Console Games | Super Mario Kart (Prototypes) • Mario Kart 64 (iQue Prototype) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Demos, Bonus Disc) • Mario Kart Wii (Mario Kart Channel) • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Prototype) |
Handheld Games | Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart DS (Demos) • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Kart Tour (Closed Beta) |
Arcade Games | Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX |
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RPGs |
Super Mario RPG | Legend of the Seven Stars (Switch) |
Paper Mario | Paper Mario • The Thousand-Year Door (Demos, Switch) • Super Paper Mario • Sticker Star • Color Splash • The Origami King |
Mario & Luigi | Superstar Saga (Prototype, + Bowser's Minions) • Partners in Time • Bowser's Inside Story (+ Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Dream Team • Paper Jam • Brothership |
Mario + Rabbids | Kingdom Battle • Sparks of Hope |
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Mario Party |
Console Games | Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 (Prototype) • Mario Party 4 (Demo) • Mario Party 5 (Demo) • Mario Party 6 (Demo) • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 Mario Party 9 • Mario Party 10 • Super Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars |
Handheld Games | Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Mario Party: Island Tour |
Web Games | Mario Party 7: Bowser's Lair Hockey |
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Sports |
Golf | NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf (N64, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mobile Golf |
Tennis | Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis (N64, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Bicep Pump) • Mario Tennis Aces |
Strikers | Super Mario Strikers (Demo) • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers: Battle League |
Baseball | Mario Superstar Baseball (Mario Baseball Demo) • Mario Super Sluggers |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Beijing 2008 (DS, Wii) • Vancouver 2010 (DS, Wii) • London 2012 • Rio 2016 (Wii U, Arcade) |
Other | Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle • Mario Pinball Land • Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix • Mario Sports Mix |
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Dr. Mario |
Console Games | Dr. Mario (Prototypes) • Tetris & Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario 64 • Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Dr. Luigi |
Handheld Games | Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Mario Express • Dr. Mario World |
Web Games | Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss |
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Super Mario Maker |
Wii U | Super Mario Maker |
Nintendo 3DS | Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS |
Nintendo Switch | Super Mario Maker 2 |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong |
Handheld Games | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo) • March of the Minis (Demo) • Minis March Again! • Mini Land Mayhem! • Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge |
Console Games | Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge |
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Mario Bros. |
Arcade | Mario Bros. |
NES/FDS | Mario Bros. (Kaettekita) |
PC-88 | Punch Ball Mario Bros. |
Virtual Boy | Mario Clash |
Game Boy Advance | Mario Bros. Classic |
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Mario's Picross |
Game Boy | Mario's Picross • Picross 2 |
SNES | Mario's Super Picross |
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Captain Toad |
Wii U | Treasure Tracker |
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS | Treasure Tracker |
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Donkey Kong |
Arcade | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. |
Atari 8-bit family | Donkey Kong (Prototype) |
NES/FDS | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. |
Game Boy | Donkey Kong |
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Luigi's Mansion |
GameCube | Luigi's Mansion |
Nintendo 3DS | Dark Moon • Luigi's Mansion |
Arcade | Luigi's Mansion Arcade |
Nintendo Switch | Luigi's Mansion 3 • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD |
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Princess Peach |
Nintendo DS | Super Princess Peach |
Adobe Flash | Super Princess Peach: Parasol Fall |
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Wrecking Crew |
NES/FDS | Wrecking Crew |
SNES | Wrecking Crew '98 |
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Art |
Console Games | Mario Paint (Prototype) • Mario Artist Paint Studio (Prototype) • Mario Artist Talent Studio • Mario Artist Communication Kit • Mario Artist Polygon Studio I am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater • Mario no Photopi |
Handheld Games | Jaguar Mishin Sashi Senyou Soft: Mario Family • Photos with Mario |
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Educational |
Computer Games | Mario is Missing! • Mario's Early Years • Mario Teaches Typing |
Console Games | Mario is Missing! (SNES, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (SNES, NES) • Mario's Early Years |
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Miscellaneous |
Arcade Games | Mario Roulette |
Computer Games | Mario's Game Gallery |
Console Games | Mario & Wario • Yoshi's Safari • Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version • Hotel Mario (Prototype) • Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Fortune Street |
Handheld Games | Mario Clock • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition |
Compilations | Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. • 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet |
Competitions | Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 • Nintendo PowerFest '94 |
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See Also |
Donkey Kong • Game & Watch • Wario • Yoshi |