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|image=[[File:SMO Screenshot 8-bit Cat Mario.jpg|200px]]<br>Screenshot | |image=[[File:SMO Screenshot 8-bit Cat Mario.jpg|200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | ||
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'''8-bit characters'''<ref name=art>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|date=2019|title="Metro Kingdom". ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse]]|page=175}}</ref> are animated sprites in the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games and ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. They resemble two-dimensional sprites from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]-era | '''8-bit characters'''<ref name=art>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|date=2019|title="Metro Kingdom". ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse]]|page=175}}</ref> are animated sprites in the 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games and ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. They resemble two-dimensional sprites from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]-era. The attributive noun "'''Pixel'''" is usually applied to different sprites. 8-bit characters are not the same exact individuals they resemble, who often cooccur with these sprites. For example, '''Pixel Luigis'''<ref name=pixel>{{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|title=To celebrate #SuperMarioOdyssey’s one-year anniversary, Pixel Luigis and Pixel Captain Toads have been hidden around the festival area in New Donk City! Can you find all 39 of them? Do a Ground Pound in the correct spots to also collect some coins.|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/NintendoAmerica/status/1056236608872169472#m|archiver=Nitter|language=Japanese|publisher=Twitter|date=27 Oct. 2018}}</ref> are found throughout ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', in which [[Luigi]] himself is a playable character. The relationship between 8-bit characters and the individuals they resemble is not conveyed. | ||
While allusions to the animated sprites of the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' are near ubiquitous in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, 8-bit characters only occur in 3D platformers, appear as flat images in the environment, and move as if they are alive. In most contexts, an 8-bit character can be directly interacted with. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''==== | ====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''==== | ||
{{main|List of Luigi sightings in Super Mario 3D World}} | {{main|List of Luigi sightings in Super Mario 3D World}} | ||
Pixel Luigis | Pixel Luigis appear throughout ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' in commemoration of the [[Year of Luigi]]. They can be found on the sides of walls, or as 2D figures in the 3D environment. They are of a wide variety of sizes and behaviors, with one snowflake-sized Luigi blowing in the wind and a whale-sized one swimming in the sea. There are no tangible incentives given to the player for encountering a Pixel Luigi. | ||
Pixel Luigis do not appear in the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of the [[Nintendo Switch]] port. [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Similar cameos]] appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', but they are inanimate fixtures of the environment made of blocks and terrain. | Pixel Luigis do not appear in the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of the [[Nintendo Switch]] port. [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Similar cameos]] appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', but they are inanimate fixtures of the environment made of blocks and terrain. | ||
====''Super Mario Odyssey''==== | ====''Super Mario Odyssey''==== | ||
[[File:SMO Captain Toad sprite.jpg|thumb| | [[File:SMO Captain Toad sprite.jpg|thumb|200px|Mario alongside a Pixel Captain Toad in the [[Cap Kingdom]].]] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the most prominent 8-bit characters appear on the walls of terrain, often obscured or behind an obstruction. Striking one with a [[Cap Throw]] causes it to release an item before disappearing. It reappears in the same spot when the kingdom is exited and revisited. The most recurring 8-bit characters are | In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the most prominent 8-bit characters appear on the walls of terrain, often obscured or behind an obstruction. Striking one with a [[Cap Throw]] causes it to release an item before disappearing. It reappears in the same spot when the kingdom is exited and revisited. The most recurring 8-bit characters are '''8-bit Cat Mario''' and '''8-bit Cat Peach'''.<ref name=art/> They are hidden within all but two kingdoms, the [[Cloud Kingdom]] and [[Ruined Kingdom]]. They are based on the powered-up [[Cat Mario|Cat forms]] of the same name that debuted in ''Super Mario 3D World'', but are otherwise absent in ''Super Mario Odyssey''. Striking an 8-bit Cat Mario awards [[Mario]] with ten [[coin]]s. An 8-bit Cat Peach releases a [[Heart (item)|Heart]]. Likely as an homage to ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', an '''8-bit Rosalina'''<ref name=art/> is hidden on the [[Dark Side]] and [[Darker Side]] of the [[moon]]. Striking her releases ten coins, like Cat Mario. 8-bit Cat Marios sometimes fall out of [[flower (environmental object)|bushes]] when they are walked through, seemingly caught on a breeze before disappearing. | ||
Beginning on March 14, 2018, Nintendo posted [[Hint Art]] on social media that leads to hidden Pixel Luigis. If Mario [[Ground Pound|ground pound]]s the exact spot as depicted in the Hint Art, a Pixel Luigi pops out and releases 200 coins for the first time he is discovered. Unlike other 8-bit characters, a Pixel Luigi lets out a distorted cry when exposed, and lingers in the environment after being struck. Striking him again makes him twirl. To commemorate the release of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS, Pixel Luigis were replaced by '''Pixel Captain Toads'''<ref name=pixel/> from July 11 to August 8, 2018. | Beginning on March 14, 2018, Nintendo posted [[Hint Art]] on social media that leads to hidden Pixel Luigis. If Mario [[Ground Pound|ground pound]]s the exact spot as depicted in the Hint Art, a Pixel Luigi pops out and releases 200 coins for the first time he is discovered. Unlike other 8-bit characters, a Pixel Luigi lets out a distorted cry when exposed, and lingers in the environment after being struck. Striking him again makes him twirl. To commemorate the release of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS, Pixel Luigis were replaced by '''Pixel Captain Toads'''<ref name=pixel/> from July 11 to August 8, 2018. | ||
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Pixel Toad.png|Sprite from ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Pixel Toad) | Pixel Toad.png|Sprite from ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' (Pixel Toad) | ||
SMO Artwork 8-bit Cat Mario and Cat Peach.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | SMO Artwork 8-bit Cat Mario and Cat Peach.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | ||
SMO 8bit Cat Mario.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' ( | SMO 8bit Cat Mario.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (8-bit Cat Mario) | ||
SMO 8bit Cat Peach.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (8-bit Cat Peach) | SMO 8bit Cat Peach.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (8-bit Cat Peach) | ||
SMO 8bit Rosalina.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (8-bit Rosalina) | SMO 8bit Rosalina.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (8-bit Rosalina) | ||
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=== | ===8-bit Cat Mario=== | ||
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|Jap=ドットネコマリオ<ref>{{cite|author=@mario_odysseyJP|title=本編と同様に、ちょっとしたところにドットネコマリオが隠れているので、是非探してみてくださいね。|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/mario_odysseyJP/status/1119025201751003136#m|archiver=Nitter|language=Japanese|publisher=Twitter|date=18 Apr. 2019}}</ref> | |Jap=ドットネコマリオ<ref>{{cite|author=@mario_odysseyJP|title=本編と同様に、ちょっとしたところにドットネコマリオが隠れているので、是非探してみてくださいね。|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/mario_odysseyJP/status/1119025201751003136#m|archiver=Nitter|language=Japanese|publisher=Twitter|date=18 Apr. 2019}}</ref> |