Game Art Styles

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

Nintendo R&D1 · 1994

Side-scrolling · Platformer · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
WhiteGrayBlack
Linework
Black outlines, Interior lines
Shading
Dithered shading
Pixel details
8-bit, Dithering
Palette
Monochrome, Limited palette
Proportions
Exaggerated
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About

A side-scrolling platformer in which Wario searches Kitchen Island for pirate treasure to finance his own castle. Magic hats grant Bull, Jet and Dragon forms with different abilities.

Art style

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, Nintendo R&D1) is a 2D pixel art game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from black outlines, interior lines and dithered shading. The palette is monochrome and limited.

Details

Release
Original release · Game Boy
Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
1994 Europe, Game Boy
1994-01-21 Japan, Game Boy
1994-03-13 North America, Game Boy
2011-12-14 Japan, Nintendo 3DS
2012-02-16 Europe, Nintendo 3DS
2012-07-26 North America, Nintendo 3DS
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Also known as
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land (Japan)
Credits
Hiroji Kiyotake Graphic Designer
Takehiko Hosokawa Graphic Designer
Kenichi Sugino Graphic Designer
Hiroji Kiyotake Director
Takehiko Hosokawa Director
Gunpei Yokoi Producer
Links
official · nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames

Screenshots 5

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