Editing 8-bit character

{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:SMO Screenshot 8-bit Cat Mario.jpg|200px]]<br>Screenshot of a Pixel Cat Mario from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|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]])
}}
'''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 [[Family Computer|Famicom]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] era and are hidden in a three-dimensional landscape. Locating one usually rewards the player character with an item. Outside of ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the attributive noun "'''Pixel'''" is usually applied to individual sprites. The first 8-bit characters, '''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> were introduced in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' in commemoration of the [[Year of Luigi]].

8-bit characters are not the same exact individuals they resemble, who often cooccur with these sprites. For example, while Pixel Luigis are found throughout ''Super Mario 3D World'', [[Luigi]] himself is a playable character. The relationship between these 8-bit characters and the individuals they resemble is not conveyed.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:SM3DW 4-3 Luigi.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Pixel Luigis in [[Beep Block Skyway]].]]
{{main|List of Luigi sightings in Super Mario 3D World}}
Pixel Luigis are hidden throughout ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', in courses, menus, and the World Map Screen. They occur plastered onto the sides of walls or as flat 2D figures in the 3D environment. They are of a wide variety of sizes and behaviors, with snowflake-sized Pixel Luigis sometimes found blowing in the wind, and whale-sized ones swimming in the sea. Pixel Luigis resemble the sprites for [[Small Mario|Small Luigi]] and [[Super Mario (form)|Super Luigi]] from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' There are no tangible incentives given to the player for encountering one.

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.
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Captain Toad sprite.jpg|thumb|170px|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 '''Pixel Cat Marios'''<ref>{{cite|author=@SuperMario_UK|title=Throw Cappy at some shrubbery and you'll likely get a coin or two. But sometimes, you'll find a Pixel Cat Mario instead! #SuperMarioOdyssey|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/SuperMario_UK/status/939072079156178944#m|archiver=Nitter|publisher=Twitter|date=8 Dec. 2017}}</ref> (or '''8-bit Cat Marios''')<ref name=art/> and '''8-bit Cat Peaches'''.<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. Striking a Pixel 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. Pixel 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.

There are 2D areas in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' that are entirely composed of 8-bit sprites on a 2D plane. Mario himself appears in these areas as an 8-bit sprite, as do enemies and platforms. However, 8-bit characters cannot be encountered in these areas. The [[Prima Games]] guidebook states 8-bit characters are apparently as old as the fossils found throughout the [[Cascade Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein|title=''Super Mario Odyssey: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Collector's Edition|date=2017|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=22}}</ref> some of which resemble sprites of enemies from the original ''Super Mario Bros.''

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM-SMB-WeirdMario-Door-25.png|thumb|130px|right|Pixel Luigi in ''Super Mario Maker 2'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', a Pixel Luigi sometimes replaces [[Weird Mario]] if a [[Warp Door]] is knocked on exclusively in the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' game style, referencing the original game.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
{{main|Pixel Toad}}
In the original release of ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', scanning the [[amiibo|Toad amiibo]] causes a Pixel Toad to appear in a course, with which the player character plays Hide and Seek. This functionality is unlocked through normal progression in the [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|port]] released on the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]].

Though released after the Year of Luigi concluded, the original ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' includes Pixel Luigis [[List of Luigi sightings in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker|throughout the game]], just like ''Super Mario 3D World''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM3DW 1-2 Luigi 2.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' (Pixel Luigi)
SM3DW W1-Castle Luigi.jpg|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World'' (Pixel Luigi)
SM3DW Bowser-6 Luigi.jpg|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 3D World'' (Pixel Luigi)
CTTT Toad Sprite 8 bit.png|Artwork 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 8bit Cat Mario.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (Pixel Cat Mario)
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 Luigi.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (Pixel Luigi)
SMO 8bit Captain Toad.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario Odyssey'' (Pixel Captain Toad)
Cat Mario theme.jpg|"Mario: Purrfect Pals" 3DS theme (Pixel Luigi)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Pixel Luigi===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドットルイージ<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario 3D World."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=235}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=@mario_odysseyJP|title=発売1周年を記念して「都市の国」のフェスティバル会場にドットルイージとドットキノピオ隊長が39（サンキュー）人も遊びにきていますよ。会場の気になるところでヒップドロップしてみてください。コインをたくさん手に入れるチャンスです！ （期間：11/7（水）23時59分まで）|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/mario_odysseyJP/status/1057753328715612160#m|archiver=Nitter|language=Japanese|publisher=Twitter|date=31 Oct. 2018}}</ref>
|JapR=Dotto Ruīji
|JapM=Dot [[Luigi]]
}}

===Pixel Cat Mario===
{{foreign names
|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>
|JapR=Dotto Neko Mario
|JapM=Dot [[Cat Mario]]
}}

===8-bit Cat Peach===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドットネコピーチ<ref name=artJP>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, and kikai, editors|date=2018|title="Metro Kingdom".『[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey|スーパーマリオ オデッセイ公式設定資料集]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|page=175}}</ref>
|JapR=Dotto Neko Pīchi
|JapM=Dot [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]]
}}

===8-bit Rosalina===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドットロゼッタ<ref name=artJP/>
|JapR=Dotto Rozetta
|JapM=Dot [[Rosalina]]
}}

===Pixel Captain Toad===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドットキノピオ隊長<ref>{{cite|author=@mario_odysseyJP|title=『進め！キノピオ隊長』発売記念！8/8（水）まで、全てのお宝写真の場所から「ドットキノピオ隊長」が出現します。この機会にいろいろな場所でドットキノピオ隊長を写真に収めてみては如何でしょうか。|url=https://twitter.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/1020062223912357889|language=Japanese|publisher=Twitter|date=19 Jul. 2018}}</ref>
|JapR=Dotto Kinopio Taichō
|JapM=Dot [[Captain Toad|Toad Captain]]
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario 3D World objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey objects]]
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