Game Art Styles

VS. Super Mario Bros.

Nintendo R&D4 · 1986

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
Export palette ↓
Linework
Black outlines, Interior lines
Shading
Flat / Unlit
Pixel details
8-bit
Palette
Limited palette, Vibrant
Proportions
Exaggerated
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Then and now1985 NES → 1986 Arcade · 3 versions

About

VS. Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling platform game in which Mario and Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Peach from Bowser. This arcade adaptation of Super Mario Bros. increases the difficulty, changes enemy and item placement, and introduces six new levels.

Art style

VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, Nintendo R&D4) is a 2D pixel art game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines, interior lines and flat/unlit shading. The palette is limited and vibrant.

Then and now 1985 → 1986

Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1985 · NES
VS. Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1986 · Arcade

With

Palette 6 colors

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Details

Release
Enhanced port · Arcade (2D)
Developer
Nintendo R&D4
Publisher
Nintendo, HAMSTER
Released
1986 North America, Arcade
1986-01 Europe, Arcade
2017-12-22 Japan, Nintendo Switch
2017-12-22 North America, Nintendo Switch
2017-12-22 Europe, Nintendo Switch
2017-12-23 Australia, Nintendo Switch
Platforms
Arcade, Nintendo Switch
Also known as
Arcade Archives VS. SUPER MARIO BROS. (International)
Links
official · wikipedia · gamefaqs.gamespot.com · mariowiki.com

Screenshots 2

Versions of Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1985 · Original releaseSuper Mario Bros. NESVS. Super Mario Bros. screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1986 · Enhanced portVS. Super Mario Bros. ArcadeSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment)1999 · Enhanced portSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe Game Boy Color

Mario series 34 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. 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 EditionNew 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 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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