Software:Colors!
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| Original author(s) | Jens Andersson |
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| Developer(s) | Collecting Smiles |
| Initial release | 2007 |
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| Type | Raster graphics editor |
| Website | colorslive |
Colors! is a series of digital painting applications for handheld game consoles and mobile devices. Originally created as a homebrew application for Nintendo DS (as Colors!), which was since legitimately distributed on PlayStation Vita, iOS, and Android, the project eventually evolved into an officially licensed application for Nintendo 3DS (as Colors! 3D) and Nintendo Switch (as Colors Live).
History
Colors!
Colors! quickly became one of the best-known homebrew applications on the Nintendo DS, and in September 2008, it was also released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. As of August 2010, it had been downloaded almost half a million times.[1] It was voted the most popular homebrew application on the Nintendo DS by readers of the R4 for DS blog.[2]
Development of Colors! DS homebrew officially ended in December 2010Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag It was released as an officially licensed application for the Nintendo eShop in North America on April 5, 2012, and in the PAL region on April 19, 2012. It was later released in Japan on August 21, 2013, published by Arc System Works.
In April 2024, the developers of Colors! 3D collaborated with the Pretendo Network project to officially add support for the application, meaning Colors! 3D will continue to operate as normal when using Pretendo Network.[3]
Reception
IGN gave the application a score of 9.0 and an Editor's Choice award, praising its simple interface and tutorials.[4] Destructoid gave the app a 9.0, calling it "a simple and incredibly fun tool with an amazing community of artists proudly displaying their beautiful and funny 3D images."[5] Nintendo Life gave the app a 9/10, stating, "Though lacking in any structured play, Colors! 3D’s robust free drawing system and unique ability to let anyone create their own three-dimensional artwork more than make up for this."[6]
Colors Live
A Nintendo Switch successor called Colors Live (stylised as Colors L!ve) was released in 2020 after being funded via a Kickstarter campaign. This expanded upon the features of previous installments by adding new brushes, increasing the maximum number of layers to ten, and introducing blend modes. A new game mode called Colors Quest was also included. A pressure-sensitive pen called the Colors SonarPen was developed in collaboration with GreenBulb to facilitate drawing on the Nintendo Switch, and comes pre-bundled with physical copies of the game.[7]
Colors Quest
This new mode acts as a story-driven adventure wherein players are given a daily drawing challenge with a specific theme and certain stipulations that must be fulfilled. Once the drawing is complete, players must anonymously score other players' submissions, these scores are then aggregated to produce a personal ranking that measures the improvement in the player's art skills over time.[8]
References
- ↑ Colors! Gallery About page
- ↑ "R4 DS Homebrew Contest Results". http://www.r4revolutionds.co.uk/world%e2%80%99s-top-10-nintendo-ds-homebrew-revealed-%e2%80%93-200-votes-500-won/.
- ↑ Barrow, Jonathan (2024-04-08). "The Future of Pretendo After Nintendo Network". https://pretendo.network/blog/4-8-24#colors-3d.
- ↑ Drake, Audrey (April 5, 2012). "Colors! 3D Review". IGN. http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/122/1222445p1.html.
- ↑ Carter, Chris (December 3, 2012). "Review: Colors! 3D". Destructoid. http://www.destructoid.com/review-colors-3d-225375.phtml.
- ↑ DelVillano, Ron (2012-04-15). "Colors! 3D: Review". Nintendo Life. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/colors_3d_eshop.
- ↑ Liszewski, Andrew (2020-06-08). "This Nintendo Switch Painting App Includes a Pressure-Sensing Stylus Powered by Sound Waves". G/O Media. https://gizmodo.com/this-nintendo-switch-painting-app-includes-a-pressure-s-1843951086.
- ↑ Olney, Alex (2021-09-23). "Review: Colors Live - A Basic Art Application Elevated By Clever Hardware" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/colors_live_switch-eshop.
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