80: Mario Artist in 30 Minutes

Because console video games hit mainstream around the same time that America was watching a lot of B-grade action movies, there’s a more-than-occasional similarity between the way ’80s video games sound and the way those movies sound. It’s a good thing, and this episode is all about VGM that sounds like those movies.

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Did you know that Japan got a spiritual sequel to Mario Paint in 1999? An entire suite of programs released under the name Mario Artist, it was released for the 64DD peripheral, which never made it to the U.S., and it features a lot of the calm, creativity-inspiring music heard in Mario Paint. This episode is all about that. Whee. Listen to the Super Mario B-sides episode that inspired this one: https://singingmountainpod.com/episodes/minus-world-super-mario-b-sides Track listing: 0:13: Title Theme / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 1:31: Space Base / Mario Artist: Talent Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi 2:00: Po Pi Pa Pi / Mario Artist: Talent Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi 3:20: Drawing Track 1 (Jellyfish) / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 9:08: Drawing Track 4 (Hot Air Balloons) / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 11:57: Ocean Floor 1 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 15:46: The Triassic Era 1 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 19:33: Digital Diamonds / Mario Artist: Polygon Studio / Kazumi Totaka 24:10: Cyberspace / Mario Artist: Polygon Studio / Kazumi Totaka 28:25: The Triassic Era 2 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 30:37: Ocean Floor 2 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 35:07: Saving, Loading and Inventory Boxes / Mario Artist: Polygon Studio / Kazumi Totaka 36:11: Texture Editor / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval 37:31: Drawing Track 2 (Cats) / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://tablecakesproductions.substack.com/subscribe

Track listing:

0:13: Title Theme / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
1:31: Space Base / Mario Artist: Talent Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi
2:00: Po Pi Pa Pi / Mario Artist: Talent Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi
3:20: Drawing Track 1 (Jellyfish) / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
9:08: Drawing Track 4 (Hot Air Balloons) / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
11:57: Ocean Floor 1 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
15:46: The Triassic Era 1 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
19:33: Digital Diamonds / Mario Artist: Polygon Studio / Kazumi Totaka
24:10: Cyberspace / Mario Artist: Polygon Studio / Kazumi Totaka
28:25: The Triassic Era 2 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
30:37: Ocean Floor 2 / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
35:07: Saving, Loading and Inventory Boxes / Mario Artist: Polygon Studio / Kazumi Totaka
36:11: Texture Editor / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval
37:31: Drawing Track 2 (Cats) / Mario Artist: Paint Studio / Kazumi Totaka, Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval

Sometimes (mostly Fridays but also when I'm either inspired or bored) I make episodes that focus on one game or specific subject and the music runs for a half-hour at a stretch. These are all that.