Game Art Styles

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Nintendo EAD · 1995

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art, Hand-drawn
Colors
Linework
Black outlines, Sketchy lines, Interior lines
Shading
Hatching, Dithered shading
Pixel details
16-bit, Dithering
Palette
Vibrant, Pastel
Imitated medium
Crayon / Pastel, Storybook
Proportions
Cute, Exaggerated
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About

A 2D platform game in which Yoshis carry Baby Mario across their island to rescue Baby Luigi from Kamek and Baby Bowser. It features a hand-drawn, crayon-like visual style and introduced Yoshi's flutter jump and egg-throwing mechanics.

Art style

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, Nintendo EAD) is a 2D pixel art and hand-drawn game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines, sketchy lines, interior lines, hatching shading and dithered shading. The palette is vibrant and pastel. It draws on crayon and pastel and storybook.

Details

Release
Original release · SNES / Super Famicom
Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1995 South Korea, SNES
1995-08-05 Japan, Super Famicom
1995-10-04 North America, SNES
1995-10-05 Europe, SNES
1995-12 Australia, SNES
2017-09-29 North America, Super NES Classic Edition
Platforms
SNES / Super Famicom, Super NES Classic Edition / Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom, Nintendo Switch
Also known as
Yoshi's Island (International)
スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド (Japan)
Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando (Japan)
Super Mario: Yoshi Island (Japan)
요시 아일랜드 (South Korea)
超级马力欧 耀西岛 (Chinese-language Nintendo Classics)
超級瑪利歐 ヨッシーアイランド (Chinese-language Nintendo Classics)
Credits
Shigefumi Hino Character Designer
Hisashi Nogami Character Designer
Masahiro Iimura Character Designer
Tomoaki Kuroume Character Designer
Yoshiaki Koizumi C. G. Designer
Wataru Yamaguchi Package Designer
Yoshiki Haruhana Illustrator
Yoichi Kotabe Illustration Adviser
Takashi Tezuka Director
Toshihiko Nakago Director
Shigefumi Hino Director
Hideki Konno Director
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer
Hiroshi Yamauchi Executive Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames · mariowiki.com

Screenshots 4

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