Picture Match
Picture Match is a minigame featured in Super Mario Odyssey . It appears in the Cloud Kingdom and the Mushroom Kingdom, and it involves replicating an image of a character as accurately as possible using capturable objects called Picture Match Parts. A Toad wearing a beret hosts both games, and the game is both started and concluded by talking to the Toads. In the Cloud Kingdom, the minigame is accessed through a Warp Pipe in the center of Nimbus Arena, and the image is of a Goomba. The parts involved are its eyes, eyebrows, and mouth. The Warp Pipe appears only after the player first completes "Hat-to-Hat Combat" and returns to the Cloud Kingdom. In the Mushroom Kingdom, the minigame is accessed by taking a Mini Rocket near Goomba Woods into the sky, and the image is of Mario. The parts involved are his eyes, eyebrows, nose, mustache, and mouth.
When the minigame starts, the game switches to an overhead view of the image, which is placed on the surface of a platform with ramps leading up from the ground. Once the player confirms, the facial features of the image vanish, replaced by a set of Picture Match Parts on the platform. As a Picture Match Part, Mario can move around and rotate the part when the player presses Y Button and B Button. Each button goes in a different direction. Picture Match Parts cannot jump. They are placed by exiting the parts. If a part is not mostly on the image, it resets back to the original position. If it is, the part can no longer be captured, and it disappears a few seconds after. Both Goomba and Mario parts appear in both games, so it is also important to choose the correct parts. Picture Match Parts are unable to leave the platform.
When the player is done placing parts, the player can talk to the Toad again to start scoring. The camera returns to the overhead position, and all of the placed Picture Match Parts reappear one after the other. Points are earned by placing the Picture Match Parts in similar positions and orientations to the original image. A score of at least 60 points passes, and the Toad gives Mario a Power Moon. In the Cloud Kingdom, it is the "Picture Match: Basically a Goomba" Power Moon. In the Mushroom Kingdom, it is the "Picture Match: Basically Mario" Power Moon.
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There is a more difficult version of both Picture Match minigames. These versions are available only after the player completes the initial version of each minigame. In addition, to play the Cloud Kingdom version, the player must activate the kingdom's Moon Rock. In this version, all colors and outlines of the picture except for the outermost outline fade out soon after the minigame starts, leaving the picture as a blank white silhouette. The colors and outlines return during the transition to judging. The passing score is increased to a minimum of 80 points. If this is completed, Mario receives another Power Moon. In the Cloud Kingdom, it is the "Picture Match: A Stellar Goomba!" Power Moon. In the Mushroom Kingdom, it is the "Picture Match: A Stellar Mario!" Power Moon. There is no way to play the first version of the minigame again without creating a new save file.
The background music that plays in the Picture Match areas is a rendition of "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3 .
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Names in other languages[edit ]
Picture Match[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 絵あわせ Eawase |
Picture Match | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 拼图 Pīntú |
Jigsaw Puzzle | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 五官拼圖 Wǔguān pīntú |
Facial features jigsaw Puzzle | [?] | |
| Dutch | Dubbelgangers | Doppelgängers | [?] | |
| French | Portrait craché | Spitting image | [?] | |
| German | Gesichterpuzzle | Face puzzle | [?] | |
| Italian | Salva la faccia | Save the face | [?] | |
| Korean | 그림 맞추기 Geurim Matchugi |
Picture Matching | [?] | |
| Russian | Фоторобот Fotorobot |
Photo robot | [?] | |
| Spanish | Retratista | Portrait painter | [?] |
Picture Match Part (Goomba)[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 福笑い(クリボー) Fuku warai (Kuribō) |
Blindfolded Sticker (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 蒙眼贴画(栗子小子) Méng yǎn tiēhuà (Lìzǐ Xiǎozi) |
Blindfolded Sticker (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鬼臉(栗寶寶) Guǐliǎn (Lìbǎobǎo) |
Grimace (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Dutch | Gezichtselement (Goomba) | Facial Feature (Goomba) | [?] | |
| French | Portrait craché (Goomba) | Picture Match (Goomba) | [?] | |
| German | Gesichterpuzzleteil (Gumba) | Face Puzzle Part (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Italian | Pezzo di Salva la faccia (Goomba) | Picture Match Part (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Korean | 얼굴 맞추기(굼바) Eolgul Matchugi(Gumba) |
Face Match (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Russian | Элемент фоторобота «Гумба» Element fotorobota «Gumba» |
Picture Match Part (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Pieza del Retratista (goomba) | Picture Match Part (Goomba) | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Pieza del Retratista (Goomba) | Picture Match Part (Goomba) | [?] |
Picture Match Part (Mario)[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 福笑い(マリオ) Fuku warai (Mario) |
Blindfolded Sticker (Mario) | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 蒙眼贴画(马力欧) Méng yǎn tiēhuà (Mǎlì'ōu) |
Blindfolded Sticker (Mario) | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鬼臉(瑪利歐) Guǐliǎn (Mǎlì'ōu) |
Grimace (Mario) | [?] | |
| Dutch | Gezichtselement (Mario) | Facial Feature (Mario) | [?] | |
| French | Portrait craché (Mario) | Picture Match (Mario) | [?] | |
| German | Gesichtpuzzleteil (Mario) | Face Puzzle Part (Mario) | [?] | |
| Italian | Pezzo di Salva la faccia (Mario) | Picture Match Part (Mario) | [?] | |
| Korean | 얼굴 맞추기(마리오) Eolgul Matchugi(Mario) |
Face Match (Mario) | [?] | |
| Russian | Элемент фоторобота «Марио» Element fotorobota «Mario» |
Picture Match Part (Mario) | [?] | |
| Spanish | Pieza del Retratista (Mario) | Picture Match Part (Mario) | [?] |
Notes[edit ]
- Picture Match is based on the traditional Japanese game fukuwarai , which tasks players with placing cutouts of facial features on a blank face while blindfolded, similar to how Picture Match Parts disappear after being placed down. The Picture Match Parts are also named "fuku warai" in Japanese.
- Prior to Super Mario Odyssey's release, Nintendo had released a printable Mario-themed fukuwarai set on the Nintendo Kids Space section of the company's Japanese website. This set used the same promotional art of Mario as the Mushroom Kingdom Picture Match image, albeit featuring only his head as opposed to his entire body.