Game Art Styles

Super Mario All-Stars

Nintendo EAD · 1993

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
BlueWhiteGrayTealGreenBlack
Linework
Black outlines, Colored outlines
Shading
Baked lighting, Dithered shading
Pixel details
16-bit, Dithering
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A collection of four Super Mario platform games rebuilt with updated graphics and sound for the SNES. Players traverse themed worlds, overcome enemies and obstacles, and collect power-ups; the compilation also adds saved progress.

Art style

Super Mario All-Stars (1993, Nintendo EAD) is a 2D pixel art game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines, colored outlines, baked lighting and dithered shading. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Collection · SNES / Super Famicom
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1993-07-14 Japan, SNES / Super Famicom
1993-08-11 North America, SNES / Super Famicom
1993-09-24 United Kingdom, SNES / Super Famicom
1993-12 Brazil, SNES / Super Famicom
1993-12-16 PAL, SNES / Super Famicom
Platforms
SNES / Super Famicom, Wii, Nintendo Switch
Also known as
Super Mario Collection (Japan)
スーパーマリオコレクション (Japan)
Mario Extravaganza (Working title)
Credits
Shigefumi Hino Graphic Designers (SNES remake; uncredited)
Naoki Mori Graphic Designers (SNES remake; uncredited)
Soichiro Tomita Graphic Designers (SNES remake; uncredited)
Kenta Usui Graphic Designers (SNES remake; uncredited)
Takashi Tezuka Director (SNES remake; uncredited)
Tadashi Sugiyama Assistant Director (SNES remake; uncredited)
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer (uncredited)
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames · nintendo

Screenshots 5

Versions of Super Mario All-Stars 2

Super Mario All-Stars screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)1993 · CollectionSuper Mario All-Stars SNES / Super FamicomSuper Mario All-Stars Limited Edition screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2010 · PortSuper Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii

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