# Geektastic Animation Composing Retro Awesome Music With Mario Paint By richard | Published 2009-05-10 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mario-paint References: [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hil1F2T19GY) Retro gamers are creating musical awesomeness using the 1992 Mario Paint Composer, and YouTubers are eating it up… Mario Paint is a video game created by [Nintendo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nintendo-music) in 1992 that gives you the chance to use SNES Mouse technology. In this video, it is the [Mario Paint composer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minitap) that is used to create this epic song. Hundreds of Mario paint musical compositions are on [Youtube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-music-ai) and quite a few are impressive. For another example, check out What is Love, below: ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Retro Gaming Music:** Using old video game technology to create new music compositions. - **User-generated Entertainment:** Allowing users to create and share their own entertaining content. - **Nostalgic Digital Experiences:** Creating digital experiences that evoke a sense of nostalgia for past technologies or cultural references. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Gaming:** Integrating user-generated content and nostalgia into new game development. - **Music:** Incorporating retro gaming technology into music production software and tools. - **Entertainment:** Developing platforms for user-generated entertainment built on nostalgic digital experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Gamer Music Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nintendo-music.md) - [Online Music Mixers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprunki-game.md) - [Nostalgic Song Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/80s-and-90s-hum-the-song-game.md) - [Gaming Console Music Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nintendo-switch-akai-pro-mpc.md) - [Video Game-Inspired Hovercrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mario-kart-hovercraft.md) - [Nostalgic Game Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/riki-8bit-game-collection.md) - [Video Game-Themed Pixel Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixel-art-collection.md) - [Holographic Video Game Characters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/protohologram.md) - [Nostalgic Gaming Console Radios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nintendo-radio.md)