Game Art Styles

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Nintendo EPD · 2019

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2.5D
Rendering
Stylized 3D, Painterly
Colors
BlackBlueGrayRedBrown
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Texture
Brush strokes
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A side-scrolling platform game in which Mario and friends travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Peach and her castle from Bowser. This enhanced Switch release includes New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, with Toadette and Nabbit playable in both campaigns and local multiplayer for up to four players.

Art style

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Nintendo EPD) is a 2.5D stylized 3D and painterly game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and brush strokes. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Enhanced port · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Nintendo EPD
Publisher
Nintendo, Tencent Games
Released
2019-01-11 North America, Nintendo Switch
2019-01-11 Europe, Nintendo Switch
2019-01-11 Japan, Nintendo Switch
2019-01-11 Australia, Nintendo Switch
2019-01-11 New Zealand, Nintendo Switch
2019-01-11 South Korea, Nintendo Switch
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Credits
Masanobu Sato Character Design Lead
Asako Shibata Character Design
Tsumugi Harunari Character Design
Yasuto Kakimoto UI Design Lead
Takeru Fukada UI Design
Mei Ide UI Design
Haruyasu Ito Visual Effect Design
Shiro Mouri Director
Takashi Tezuka Producer
Hiroyuki Kimura Coproducer
Links
official · wikipedia · mariowiki.com

Screenshots 3

Versions of New Super Mario Bros. U 2

New Super Mario Bros. U screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)2012 · Original releaseNew Super Mario Bros. U Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii UNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2019 · Enhanced portNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

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Mario series 23 games

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