Game Art Styles

Super Mario Maker

Nintendo EAD · 2015

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2D, 2.5D
Rendering
Pixel art, Stylized 3D
Colors
TealBlueBlackGrayOrangeExport palette ↓
Linework
Black outlines, No outlines
Shading
Flat / Unlit, Soft gradient
Pixel details
8-bit, 16-bit, Mixels
Hardware look
NES, SNES
Palette
Vibrant, Dark
Proportions
Exaggerated, Cute
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About

Super Mario Maker is a side-scrolling platform game and course editor featuring Mario enemies, objects and environments. Players build and play courses using the styles of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U; the original release also supported online course sharing.

Art style

Super Mario Maker (2015, Nintendo EAD) is a 2D/2.5D pixel art and stylized 3D game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines, shapes without outlines, flat/unlit shading and soft gradient shading. The palette is vibrant and dark. It deliberately imitates the NES and SNES look.

Palette 12 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / Wii U
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2015-09-10 Japan, Wii U
2015-09-11 North America, Wii U
2015-09-11 Europe, Wii U
2015-09-12 Australia, Wii U
Platforms
Wii U
Also known as
スーパーマリオメーカー (Japan)
Mario Maker (International; working title)
Credits
Masanao Arimoto Lead Character Design
Kosono Okina Character Design
Masanobu Sato Character Design
Tatsuya Hishida Character Design
Yasuyo Iwawaki Character Design
Yuka Sawano Character Design
Takashi Fukahori Character Design
Satoko Okada Lead UI Design
Mai Yamamoto UI Design
Hiroko Nishibe UI Design
Yoko Fukuda Visual Effects Design
Atsushi Miyagi Design Adviser
Yosuke Oshino Director
Yoshikazu Yamashita Senior Director
Takashi Tezuka Producer
Hiroyuki Kimura Coproducer
Shigeru Miyamoto General Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

Related

Mario series 38 games

Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1985Super Mario Bros.All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1986All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.Super Mario Bros. Special screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, dithered shading (environment)1986Super Mario Bros. SpecialSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, combat)1986Super Mario Bros.: The Lost LevelsVS. Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1986VS. Super Mario Bros.Super Mario Bros. 2 screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1988Super Mario Bros. 2Super Mario Bros. 3 screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1988Super Mario Bros. 3Super Mario Land screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1989Super Mario LandSuper Mario World screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1990Super Mario WorldSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1992Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden CoinsSuper Mario All-Stars screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)1993Super Mario All-StarsSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (SNES) screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)1993Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (SNES)Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island screenshot: pixel art, hand-drawn, side-scrolling, black outlines, hatching (environment)1995Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's IslandBS Super Mario USA Power Challenge screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)1996BS Super Mario USA Power ChallengeSuper Mario 64 screenshot: low-poly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)1996Super Mario 64Super Mario Bros. Deluxe screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1999Super Mario Bros. DeluxeSuper Mario Advance screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, colored outlines (environment)2001Super Mario AdvanceSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, character)2001Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2Super Mario Sunshine screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)2002Super Mario SunshineSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, dithered shading (environment)2003Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3New Super Mario Bros. screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2006New Super Mario Bros.New Super Mario Bros. Wii screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2009New Super Mario Bros. WiiSuper Mario All-Stars Limited Edition screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines (environment)2010Super Mario All-Stars Limited EditionSuper Mario 3D Land screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2011Super Mario 3D LandNew Super Mario Bros. 2 screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2012New Super Mario Bros. 2New Super Mario Bros. U screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)2012New Super Mario Bros. USuper Mario 3D World screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2013Super Mario 3D WorldSuper Mario Maker screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)2015Super Mario MakerSuper Mario Run screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2016Super Mario RunSuper Mario Odyssey screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2017Super Mario OdysseyNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2019New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeSuper Mario Maker 2 screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, side-scrolling, flat / unlit (environment)2019Super Mario Maker 2Super Mario 3D All-Stars screenshot: stylized 3d, low-poly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2020Super Mario 3D All-StarsSuper Mario Bros. 35 screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, flat / unlit (environment, combat)2020Super Mario Bros. 35Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2021Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's FurySuper Mario Bros. Wonder screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2023Super Mario Bros. WonderSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)2025Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch) screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)2025Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch)

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