Game Art Styles

Super Mario Galaxy

Nintendo EAD Tokyo · 2007

Third-person · Platformer · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Stylized 3D
Colors
BrownGreenBlackTealWhiteYellowGray
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Soft gradient
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

A 3D platform game in which Mario travels through outer space to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. Its levels feature small planets with their own gravity, allowing Mario to run around their surfaces while collecting Power Stars.

Art style

Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Nintendo EAD Tokyo) is a stylized 3D game played from a third-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, soft gradient shading and bloom. The palette is vibrant.

Details

Release
Original release · Wii
Developer
Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2007-11-01 Japan, Wii
2007-11-12 North America, Wii
2007-11-12 Mexico, Wii
2007-11-16 Europe, Wii
2007-11-29 Australia, Wii
2008-07-12 Taiwan, Wii
Platforms
Wii, Wii U (Wii digital download)
Also known as
スーパーマリオギャラクシー (Japan)
Sūpā Mario Gyarakushī (Japan)
슈퍼 마리오 Wii 갤럭시 어드벤처 (South Korea)
Super Mario Wii: Galaxy Adventure (South Korea)
超级马力欧银河 (China)
超級瑪利歐銀河 (Taiwan / Hong Kong)
سوبر ماريو جالاكسي
SMG
Credits
Kenta Motokura Character Design Lead
Kazumi Yamaguchi Planet Design Lead
Hiromu Takemura Planet Design Manager
Takeshi Hosono Design Coordinator
Atsushi Mishima Character Design
Daisuke Watanabe Character Design
Rikuto Yoshida Character Design
Masanori Esaki Character Design
Kazuhiro Saito Character Design
Takumi Ishii Character Design
Hiroko Ihara Character Animation Design
Masayuki Kawakita Character Animation Design
Tetsuro Horimizu Character Animation Design
Kenji Ishii Planet Design
Kazunori Hashimoto Planet Design
Takuro Shimizu Planet Design
Sanae Suzuki Planet Design
Ritsuko Tanaka Planet Design
Tetsu Shoji Planet Design
Noriko Urita Planet Design
Yasuhiko Matsuzaki UI Design & Visual Concept
Mei Ide UI Design
Yumiko Matsumiya Effect Design
Yoshiaki Koizumi Director & Game Design
Shigeru Miyamoto Producers
Takao Shimizu Producers
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames · mariowiki.com

Screenshots 5

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