Game Art Styles

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Nintendo R&D2 · 1999

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
BlueBrownBlackTealGrayYellow
Linework
Black outlines
Shading
Flat / Unlit
Pixel details
8-bit
Palette
Limited palette, Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A side-scrolling platform game in which Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser. This Game Boy Color adaptation adds Challenge and racing modes, collectibles, and an unlockable adaptation of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Art style

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, Nintendo R&D2) is a 2D pixel art game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines and flat/unlit shading. The palette is limited and vibrant.

Details

Release
Enhanced port · Game Boy Color
Developer
Nintendo R&D2
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1999 North America, Game Boy Color
1999 Europe, Game Boy Color
2000-03-01 Japan, Game Boy Color
2014-01-27 Japan, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console (promotional release)
2014-02-27 Europe, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
2014-12-25 North America, Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Platforms
Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS, LodgeNet
Also known as
Super Mario Bros. DX
スーパーマリオブラザーズデラックス (Japan)
Credits
Yoshinori Tsuchiyama Designer
Yasuhiro Kano Designer
Kazuya Matsuzawa Designer
Kyoko Kimura Designer
Keiko Izawa Designer
Yasushi Matsubara Designer
Mikio Mishima Designer
Yoichi Kotabe Illustration
Toshiaki Suzuki Director
Masayuki Uemura Producer
Kazuhiko Taniguchi Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 5

Versions of Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1985 · Original releaseSuper Mario Bros. NES / FamicomSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1999 · Enhanced portSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe Game Boy Color

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