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Both Mario Artist: Paint Studio and Mario Artist: Communication Kit were intended to support the Game Boy Printer via the 64GB cable, a peripheral which was showcased at Spaceworld 1999 but ultimately shelved. Within the data of both games are code that reveals an otherwise hidden "Pocket Printer" icon if they detect that the cable is plugged in. Selecting this opens a menu where the player can print out images of their creations in one of multiple different configurations. Interestingly, one of these options allows players to print images in color despite the fact that the Game Boy Printer only permits black and white printing. As Nintendo never officially announced a color version of the device, this indicates that one was being developed before being cancelled as well.
The Cutting Room Floor articles:
https://tcrf.net/Mario_Artist_Paint_Studio#Game_Boy_Printer_Support
https://tcrf.net/Mario_Artist_Communication_Kit#Game_Boy_Printer_Support
Archived LuigiBlood tweet discussing the 64GB cable:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190912205329/https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1168126670294933504
Tumblr post by LuigiBlood discussing the color option and the unreleased color Game Boy Printer:
http://archive.today/2020.08.20-222430/https://luigiblood.tumblr.com/post/187348407478/reverse-enginnering-the-unreleased-gameboy-printer
YouTube footage of the Pocket Printer modes in each game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwAx98QkGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJUc0ZU0YKs
https://tcrf.net/Mario_Artist_Paint_Studio#Game_Boy_Printer_Support
https://tcrf.net/Mario_Artist_Communication_Kit#Game_Boy_Printer_Support
Archived LuigiBlood tweet discussing the 64GB cable:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190912205329/https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1168126670294933504
Tumblr post by LuigiBlood discussing the color option and the unreleased color Game Boy Printer:
http://archive.today/2020.08.20-222430/https://luigiblood.tumblr.com/post/187348407478/reverse-enginnering-the-unreleased-gameboy-printer
YouTube footage of the Pocket Printer modes in each game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwAx98QkGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJUc0ZU0YKs
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