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>Mario sprite was never intended to be seen as made of blocks It was depicted as made of blocks on most versions of the cover art: https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-mario-bros/cover-art https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-mario-bros/cover-art And many Mario games were released for portable systems with sharp LCD screens, and they used the same pixel art techniques.