Mario Paint Comes to Switch Online, Now Release Mario Paint 2!
In my opinion, Mario Paint is one of the best games that came out on the Super Nintendo. It's a hard game to play without original hardware as it requires the Super Nintendo mouse but now that Switch 2 comes with mouse functionality, Nintendo has included Mario Paint in Nintendo Online. It has all the features of the original Mario Paint including the incredible Fly Swatter game, which is a favorite of my son and I. I've loved this game for a long time and I hope now Nintendo finally has the drive to remake this Mario Maker style. A modern Mario Paint game where fans can share art, music and more would be incredible. Plus they could go fairly hard in remaking the Fly... Read All

The Gaming Historian Tells The Story of Mario Paint
Mario Paint was one of the most unique games on the Super Nintendo and it was sad they didn't include it on the Super Nintendo Classic. I know it may have been difficult to include a mouse with the Classic but selling an add on would have been fun. For many, Mario Paint was one of the first experiences they had with any kind of digital creation software and this Gaming Historian video does a great job of showcasing that and it's important history.

"In the early 90's, Nintendo faced mounting pressure to provide more educational games. Their answer was Mario Paint. Learn the story behind the game and how it changed the lives of 3 creative individuals.

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Portland Retro Game Expo 2017 Pickups And Tournament Shoutouts!
Cheerful Ghost was at this years Portland Retro Game Expo and it was the best expo yet! I guess I say that every year but this is my favorite convention and this year everything came together really well. Everyone that came out to the booth to hang out with Adam, Wick and I were really great to talk to and I want to send a special shout out to the people that took part in our Tournaments and specifically:

Super Mario Brothers Speedrun to the end of World 1-4

  1. Kevin - 2:06:00

  2. Andres - 2:07:20

  3. Aaron - 2:14:27


Bubble Bobble Score Tournament

  1. Justin - 125,490

  2. Eddy - 118,190

  3. Kevin - 111,890


Marble Madness Highest Roller Score

  1. Kevin - 75,070

  2. Timothy - 26,820

  3. Fritz - 20,420

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