Drawing Super Mario Bros.....in LaTeX

Question

There are several questions about TeX.SE. that concern designs for recurrences such as fireworks, lunar calendar, the pi-greek, and into my mind I'm remembering a protagonist of an old video game: Super Mario Bros.

But is it possible to make detailed drawings of the protagonists of video games with LaTeX?

I'm just curious to see only how the users build Super Mario Bros. Thank you everyone.

There is a recent LaTeX codegolf answer that outputs Super Mario ASCII art that may be of interest here. — Kyle G, Oct 03 '19 at 14:05
I need to think of questions like these to get my reputation boosted.... — jvriesem, Oct 05 '19 at 17:05
@cfr For no personal reason, or personal use. Just a curiosity. — Sebastiano, Oct 06 '19 at 19:11
@vipa With all the sincerity possible I absolutely have not remembered your answer and the comments that I have left you. — Sebastiano, Oct 06 '19 at 19:13
@cfr I have a letter somewhere from DEK where he comments in passing that TeX is Turing complete so anything computable could be done in TeX (within the limitations of memory). Andrew Marc Greene actually wrote a Basic interpreter in TeX. — Don Hosek, Jan 14 '20 at 15:34

score 120 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 02 '19 at 23:29

As everyone knows, the game was released in 1985, and at that time LaTeX was just making it out into the world and there was no such thing as pdfTeX, let alone TikZ and other fancy systems, so what Nintendo had to make the pictures was Knuth's TeX only.

They needed an efficient way to make the pictures, so they obviously didn't have the time to write all those coordinates, so they resorted to a syntax which was easy to draw each frame of the game, like this:

\beginmario
..=====....
.=========.
.---@@-@...
-@-@@@-@@@.
-@--@@@-@@@
--@@@@----.
..@@@@@@@..
.==+===....
===+==+===.
===++++====
@=+@++@+=@@
@@++++++@@@
@++++++++@@
.+++..+++..
---....---.
---....----
\endmario

to produce:

So they used something like this:

\input color.tex
\newtoks\marioactives
\def\newmariocolor#1#2#3{%
  \definecolor{M#2}{rgb}{#3}%
  \expandafter\def\csname MarioSquare#1\endcsname
    {\begingroup\color{M#2}\MarioBox}%
  \marioactives\expandafter{\the\marioactives\mkactive{#1}}}
\newdimen\unitlength
\newdimen\rulesize
\newcount\therow
\newcount\thecol
\def\MarioBox{\leavevmode\raise\therow\unitlength
  \hbox to 0pt{\kern\thecol\unitlength\DrawBox\hss}%
  \endgroup\advance\thecol 1 \ignorespaces}
\def\DrawBox{\leavevmode\hbox{\vrule width\rulesize height\rulesize}}
\def\mkactive#1{%
  \catcode`#1=13\relax
  \begingroup\lccode`~=`#1\lowercase{\endgroup
  \expandafter\let\expandafter~}\csname MarioSquare#1\endcsname}
{\catcode`\^^M=13
\gdef\beginmario{%
  \begingroup
  \catcode`\ =9
  \catcode`\^^M=13
  \def^^M{\advance\therow-1 \thecol 0 }%
  \rulesize\unitlength
  \advance\rulesize 0.1pt
  \the\marioactives}%
  \gdef\endmario{\endgroup}%
}

\newmariocolor{=}{red}{1,0,0}
\newmariocolor{+}{blue}{0,0.15,1}
\newmariocolor{@}{yellow}{1,0.65,0}
\newmariocolor{-}{brown}{0.5,0.1,0}
\newmariocolor{.}{white}{1,1,1}
\unitlength=5pt

\beginmario
..=====....
.=========.
.---@@-@...
-@-@@@-@@@.
-@--@@@-@@@
--@@@@----.
..@@@@@@@..
.==+===....
===+==+===.
===++++====
@=+@++@+=@@
@@++++++@@@
@++++++++@@
.+++..+++..
---....---.
---....----
\endmario

\bye

Unbelievable!!!! Did you already known this solution, right? Or did you create this just now? — Sigur, Oct 02 '19 at 23:33
@Sigur I never worked for Nintendo, if that's what you're asking ;-) (yes, I wrote it now :-) — Phelype Oleinik, Oct 02 '19 at 23:35
Ow, I was asking the second. Amazing how fast you wrote the code. Congs. — Sigur, Oct 02 '19 at 23:37
@Sigur Actually the \MarioBox above is a modified version of LaTeX's \put, and \DrawBox is almost the same as \rule. The rest are funny catcode settings to obfuscate the code ;-) — Phelype Oleinik, Oct 02 '19 at 23:39
@Sebastiano Thanks, glad you liked. However my answer already received far too many votes. Could you please accept one of the other answers? — Phelype Oleinik, Oct 06 '19 at 19:20
@PhelypeOleinik Generally, I always listen to people who are prepared, educated, and wise. Okay :-) — Sebastiano, Oct 06 '19 at 19:21

Sigur · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-03T01:09:10.207

43

What if Mario and Luigi are going to a party? Somebody said that they love ducks!!

From The TikZducks package

MWE

\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikzducks}

\newcommand{\superstripes}{\stripes[color=blue!80!black,width=3,height=1.0,rotate=5] \stripes[color=blue!80!black,width=0.1,rotate=0,distance=0.7,initialx=-1.1,height=2]}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\duck[tshirt=red!80!black,peakedcap=red!80!black,stripes={\superstripes}]
\fill[white] (0.8,2) circle (0.13);
\node[red!80!black,rotate=-25] at (0.8,2) {\scalebox
{0.6}{\textsf{M}}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\duck[tshirt=green!70!black,peakedcap=green!70!black,
stripes={\superstripes}]
\fill[white] (0.8,2) circle (0.13);
\node[green!70!black,rotate=-25] at (0.8,2) {\scalebox
{0.6}{\textsf{L}}};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

edited Oct 03 '19 at 01:09

answered Oct 02 '19 at 23:23

Sigur

37,330

9

Seeing the question, I felt confident that tikzducks would be rolled out. You did not disappoint. – Steven B. Segletes Oct 03 '19 at 01:24
Thank you for your invaluable cooperation and your collaboration. – Sebastiano Oct 06 '19 at 19:16
1

@Sebastiano, you are welcome. – Sigur Oct 07 '19 at 12:14

score 28 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 02 '19 at 23:28

Like Sigur, I am also convinced this is an XY question. Probably Italian autocorrection replaced marmot my Mario, right? ;-)

\documentclass[border={1cm 3.14mm 1cm 3.14mm}]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikzlings} % https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzlings
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
 \marmot[whiskers,teeth,3D,shadow]
 \fill[top color=blue!70,bottom color=blue,shading angle=-30] 
 (-0.56,1.35) to[out=-10,in=190] (0.56,1.35) 
 to[out=-80,in=85] (0.58,0.6) to[out=-175,in=-5] (-0.58,0.6) 
  to[out=95,in=-100] cycle;
 \shade[ball color=brown!50!black,rotate around={70:(0.385,0.93)}] (0.385,0.93) ellipse (0.24 and 0.13);
 \shade[ball color=brown!50!black,rotate around={-70:(-0.385,0.93)}] (-0.385,0.93) ellipse (0.24 and 0.13);
 \draw[red,thick,fill=yellow] (-0.1,1.2) -- (-0.25,1.05) -- (0,0.7) -- (0.25,1.05) --
  (0.1,1.2) -- cycle;
 \node[font=\sffamily\bfseries,text=red] at (0,1) {S};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Actually I expected reply from you....and you fulfilled....Great.... — MadyYuvi, Oct 04 '19 at 12:32
Put a raccoon tail on it and it might look like Mario in the tanuki suit as seen in Super Mario Bros. 3. — Geeky Guy, Oct 04 '19 at 14:22

score 14 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 03 '19 at 12:01

14

With ducksay package:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{ducksay}

\AddAnimal{luigi}
{
         ,-"-.
        /     :
       '   ,- |
       |  | L|---.
      .   `,'     |
      |   / _  _  |
     ,|  /."_ "."/
    | ' :  ( || |
     \  |b  D| b|.-.
      ,--8b     "   )
      | _     d._ -'
      '. `    YCGMMP
        ""\    " |"
           \    /
            |__|
}

\begin{document}

\ducksay[animal=luigi]{I'm luigi}

\end{document}

answered Oct 03 '19 at 12:01

fevor

243

Wait, someone (except me) posted a ducksay answer, and I completely missed it! Great answer! – Skillmon Jan 12 '21 at 19:03

The Drunken Whaler · Answer 5 · 2020-01-14T04:51:43.050

Not exactly Mario, but close enough. You'll need to download the Super Mario 256 font and compile this with XeTeX or LuaTeX.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{relsize}
\newfontfamily\mario{SuperMario256.ttf}
\newcommand\marioltr[2]{{%
  \mario \sbox0{#1}\sbox2{\larger#1}%
  \dimen0=\dimexpr(\wd2-\wd0)/2\relax
  \dimen2=\dimexpr\ht2-\ht0\relax
  \leavevmode \kern-\dimen0\lower\dimen2 \rlap{\unhbox2}\kern \dimen0
  \textcolor{#2}{#1}}}
\newcommand\textmario[2]{%
  \textmarioAUX#1{}\relax\textmarioAUXX#2{}\relax\stop}
\newcommand\textmarioAUX{}
\def\textmarioAUX#1#2\textmarioAUXX#3#4\stop{%
  \stopifempty{#1}\stopifempty{#3}%
  \marioltr{#1}{#3}\textmarioAUX#2\textmarioAUXX#4\stop}
\newcommand\stopifempty[1]{%
  \if\relax\detokenize{#1}\relax\stopmario\fi}
\newcommand\stopmario{}
\def\stopmario#1\stop{\fi}
\newcommand\mariologo{{%
  \sbox0{\textmario{SUPER}{byrgy}}%
  \sbox2{\larger\textmario{MARIO}{rgybg}}%
  \dimen0=\dimexpr(\wd2-\wd0)/2\relax
  \leavevmode \vbox {\hsize=\wd2 \parindent=0pt
    \leavevmode \kern\dimen0 \box0 \par\nointerlineskip
    \leavevmode \ht2=0.9\ht2 \box2}}}
\newcommand\makeHTMLcolors[1]{%
  \ifx\relax#1 \else\expandafter\makeHTMLcolorAUX \fi{#1}}
\newcommand\makeHTMLcolorAUX[2]{\definecolor{#1}{HTML}{#2}\makeHTMLcolors}
\makeHTMLcolors b{049CD8}y{FBD000}r{E52521}g{43B047}\relax
\begin{document}
\mariologo
\end{document}

Wow...thank you so much...for a happy new year...and for your nice answer. Thank you very much again. — Sebastiano, Jan 01 '20 at 12:41
You're welcome @Sebastiano! I fixed the code: the previous version had some problems when using the logo inline with other text — The Drunken Whaler, Jan 02 '20 at 14:09

Skillmon · Answer 6 · 2021-01-13T09:00:12.193

Utilizing the newly released pxpic package, and recreating something from a lovely old post by Paulo Cereda, the following adds Yoshi and his long tongue as a better alternative to \hspace and \hfill.

\documentclass[border=3.14,preview]{standalone}
\usepackage{pxpic}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\yoshi@drawhead[1]
  {%
    \pxpic
      [
        mode=px,
        size={#1},
        skip=0,
        colors =
          {
             d=[HTML]{380a00} % dark red from hat border
            ,v=[HTML]{ae2e5f} % violet from within hat
            ,p=[HTML]{f63b70} % pink from within hat
            ,B=[HTML]{8f4546} % ugly violet brown from within hat
            ,P=[HTML]{ba554d} % strange pastel pink from within hat
            ,G=[HTML]{a7b23a} % dirt green from top right of hat
            ,O=[HTML]{d6a433} % dirt orange from top right of hat
            ,Y=[HTML]{f3d563} % dirt yellow from top right of hat
            ,s=[HTML]{f1c7b7} % skin
            ,S=[HTML]{fa6a62} % dark skin
            ,b=[HTML]{815e1a} % brown from ear
            ,1=[HTML]{314369} % dark blue from trousers
            ,2=[HTML]{49819a} % navy blue from trousers
            ,3=[HTML]{88d5c5} % bright blue from trousers
            ,4=[HTML]{293581} % dark saturated blue from trousers
            ,5=[HTML]{42766a} % teal from trousers
            ,o=[HTML]{ed8603} % yoshi orange
            ,.=[HTML]{00f502} % yoshi bright green
            ,:=[HTML]{0db710} % yoshi middle green
            ,;=[HTML]{077208} % yoshi dark green
            ,"=[HTML]{f6f5fa} % gloves white
            ,t=[HTML]{b42e09} % tongue
            ,k=black
            ,w=white
          }
      ]
      {
        {0000000dddd}
        {00000ddPppGd}
        {000ddPpvvOYd}
        {00dPpvvkkkkkkk}
        {0dPvvkkkkkkkkkk}
        {0dvvskkSSk}
        {dBvsbskssk0bbb}
        {dvvSbskksssss0b00000000000kkkk}
        {dBvdSsksskSSbbb0000kkk00kk....k}
        {0ddkdSsskkkb""b000k:.;kk....ww.k}
        {00kkdddddddb""b000k:;ww...k...wk}
        {00012dvvpppb"0b000k;wwwk.....::k}
        {001522dvvvvBbb0000k;wwwk....:kk}
        {0012222ddddd0000000kwwww...:k}
        {001222223ww4kk000kkokww:..:k}
        {00122222223kYkkk0okok;:..:k}
        {0kk44222224kbkkokkkk:....tt}
        {0k:kw44444kbkkkkk:......wtt}
        {00kwkwkkkkkbkk;;;.....wwwk}
        {00kwkwwwwwkkk::::wwwwwwwwk}
        {00k;wkkkkkkokwkkw;kkkk;ww;kk}
        {000kwk":::kookookk0000kk;ww;k}
        {000kwkkkkkkkooook0000000kkkkk}
        {000k;ktttttkkookk}
        {0000kkttttt"kkkk}
        {00000kttttttk}
        {00000kkkkkkkk}
      }%
  }
\newcommand\yoshi@drawtonguetip[1]
  {%
    \pxpic
      [
        mode=px,
        size={#1},
        skip=0,
        colors =
          {
             o=[HTML]{ed8603} % yoshi orange
            ,t=[HTML]{b42e09} % tongue
            ,k=black
          }
      ]
      {
        {00tttt}
        {tttoott}
        {tttooot}
        {tttttot}
        {ttttttt}
        {00tttt}
      }%
  }
\NewExpandableDocumentCommand\yoshi@drawtongue{O{#2} m}
  {%
    \pxpic
      [
        mode=px,
        ht={#2},
        wd={#1},
        colors = {t=[HTML]{b42e09}}
      ]
      {tt}%
  }
\newcommand\yoshifill[1][1pt]
  {%
    \leavevmode
    \yoshi@drawhead{#1}\nobreak
    \hskip-5\dimexpr#1\relax
    \xleaders\hbox{\raise9\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtongue[.01pt]{#1}}\hfill
    \nobreak
    \raise7\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtonguetip{#1}%
  }
\newcommand\yoshiskip[2][1pt]
  {%
    \leavevmode
    \ifdim\dimexpr#2-34\dimexpr#1\relax<0pt
      \PackageWarning{yoshi}
        {%
          Yoshi is too big for your skip, put him on a diet.\MessageBreak
          O\expandafter@gobble
        }%
      \rlap{\yoshiskip@{#1}{0pt}}%
      \hskip\dimexpr#2\relax
    \else
      \hbox{\yoshiskip@{#1}{#2-34\dimexpr#1\relax}}%
    \fi
  }
\newcommand\yoshiskip@[2]
  {%
    \yoshi@drawhead{#1}%
    \hskip-5\dimexpr#1\relax
    \raise9\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtongue[#2]{#1}%
    \raise7\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtonguetip{#1}%
  }
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\makebox[7cm][s]{Some text\yoshifill here}
\rule{7cm}{1pt}\ % for comparison
\yoshiskip{7cm}
A\yoshiskip{30pt}bc\ % yoshi is too big, we must put him on a diet!
A\yoshiskip[.5pt]{30pt}bc
\end{document}

Since ToCs are boring, and no one likes dotted lines, how about letting Yoshi help fetching those page numbers?

\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{pxpic}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\yoshi@drawhead[1]
  {%
    \pxpic
      [
        mode=px,
        size={#1},
        skip=0,
        colors =
          {
             d=[HTML]{380a00} % dark red from hat border
            ,v=[HTML]{ae2e5f} % violet from within hat
            ,p=[HTML]{f63b70} % pink from within hat
            ,B=[HTML]{8f4546} % ugly violet brown from within hat
            ,P=[HTML]{ba554d} % strange pastel pink from within hat
            ,G=[HTML]{a7b23a} % dirt green from top right of hat
            ,O=[HTML]{d6a433} % dirt orange from top right of hat
            ,Y=[HTML]{f3d563} % dirt yellow from top right of hat
            ,s=[HTML]{f1c7b7} % skin
            ,S=[HTML]{fa6a62} % dark skin
            ,b=[HTML]{815e1a} % brown from ear
            ,1=[HTML]{314369} % dark blue from trousers
            ,2=[HTML]{49819a} % navy blue from trousers
            ,3=[HTML]{88d5c5} % bright blue from trousers
            ,4=[HTML]{293581} % dark saturated blue from trousers
            ,5=[HTML]{42766a} % teal from trousers
            ,o=[HTML]{ed8603} % yoshi orange
            ,.=[HTML]{00f502} % yoshi bright green
            ,:=[HTML]{0db710} % yoshi middle green
            ,;=[HTML]{077208} % yoshi dark green
            ,"=[HTML]{f6f5fa} % gloves white
            ,t=[HTML]{b42e09} % tongue
            ,k=black
            ,w=white
          }
      ]
      {
        {0000000dddd}
        {00000ddPppGd}
        {000ddPpvvOYd}
        {00dPpvvkkkkkkk}
        {0dPvvkkkkkkkkkk}
        {0dvvskkSSk}
        {dBvsbskssk0bbb}
        {dvvSbskksssss0b00000000000kkkk}
        {dBvdSsksskSSbbb0000kkk00kk....k}
        {0ddkdSsskkkb""b000k:.;kk....ww.k}
        {00kkdddddddb""b000k:;ww...k...wk}
        {00012dvvpppb"0b000k;wwwk.....::k}
        {001522dvvvvBbb0000k;wwwk....:kk}
        {0012222ddddd0000000kwwww...:k}
        {001222223ww4kk000kkokww:..:k}
        {00122222223kYkkk0okok;:..:k}
        {0kk44222224kbkkokkkk:....tt}
        {0k:kw44444kbkkkkk:......wtt}
        {00kwkwkkkkkbkk;;;.....wwwk}
        {00kwkwwwwwkkk::::wwwwwwwwk}
        {00k;wkkkkkkokwkkw;kkkk;ww;kk}
        {000kwk":::kookookk0000kk;ww;k}
        {000kwkkkkkkkooook0000000kkkkk}
        {000k;ktttttkkookk}
        {0000kkttttt"kkkk}
        {00000kttttttk}
        {00000kkkkkkkk}
      }%
  }
\newcommand\yoshi@drawtonguetip[1]
  {%
    \pxpic
      [
        mode=px,
        size={#1},
        skip=0,
        colors =
          {
             o=[HTML]{ed8603} % yoshi orange
            ,t=[HTML]{b42e09} % tongue
            ,k=black
          }
      ]
      {
        {00tttt}
        {tttoott}
        {tttooot}
        {tttttot}
        {ttttttt}
        {00tttt}
      }%
  }
\NewExpandableDocumentCommand\yoshi@drawtongue{O{#2} m}
  {%
    \pxpic
      [
        mode=px,
        ht={#2},
        wd={#1},
        colors = {t=[HTML]{b42e09}}
      ]
      {tt}%
  }
\newcommand\yoshifill[1][1pt]
  {%
    \leavevmode
    \yoshi@drawhead{#1}\nobreak
    \hskip-5\dimexpr#1\relax
    \xleaders\hbox{\raise9\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtongue[.01pt]{#1}}\hfill
    \nobreak
    \raise7\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtonguetip{#1}%
  }
\newcommand\yoshiskip[2][1pt]
  {%
    \leavevmode
    \ifdim\dimexpr#2-34\dimexpr#1\relax<0pt
      \PackageWarning{yoshi}
        {%
          Yoshi is too big for your skip, put him on a diet.\MessageBreak
          O\expandafter@gobble
        }%
      \rlap{\yoshiskip@{#1}{0pt}}%
      \hskip\dimexpr#2\relax
    \else
      \hbox{\yoshiskip@{#1}{#2-34\dimexpr#1\relax}}%
    \fi
  }
\newcommand\yoshiskip@[2]
  {%
    \yoshi@drawhead{#1}%
    \hskip-5\dimexpr#1\relax
    \raise9\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtongue[#2]{#1}%
    \raise7\dimexpr#1\relax\yoshi@drawtonguetip{#1}%
  }
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\patchcmd@dottedtocline
  {\leaders\hbox{$\m@th\mkern@dotsep mu\hbox{.}\mkern@dotsep mu$}\hfill}
  {\yoshifill[.06ex]}
  {}
  {\GenericError{}{Patching gone wrong}{}{}}
\makeatother
\usepackage{duckuments}
\begin{document}
\duckument[toc]
\end{document}

aahhah very beautiful and I see a long code....For me it is impossible to do this code. Many compliments and thank youuuuuuuu. :-) +1 — Sebastiano, Jan 12 '21 at 19:39
@Sebastiano well, substract everything that's inside of the arguments of \pxpic and you see how long the real code is :) — Skillmon, Jan 12 '21 at 21:07

score 6 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 23 '20 at 05:22

As a fan I have to contribute to this. It is a rather simple soltution, but gets the job done.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{plotmarks}
\begin{document}
\definecolor{skin}{RGB}{251,206,177}

\begin{tikzpicture}
    \pgfsetplotmarksize{3.3ex}

    %\foreach \x in {0,1,2,...,12}
    %\foreach \y in {0,1,2,...,18}
    %\draw (\x,\y) rectangle (1,1);

    %red trouseres
    \node[red] at (2.5,3.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (3.5,3.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (4.5,3.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (7.5,3.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (8.5,3.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (9.5,3.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (2.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (3.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (4.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (5.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (6.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (7.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (8.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (9.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (3.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (4.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (5.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (6.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (7.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (8.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (3.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (5.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (6.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (8.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (4.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (5.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (6.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (7.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (4.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (7.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (4.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    %\node[red] at (7.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %red cap
    \node[red] at (2.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (3.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (4.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (5.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (6.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (7.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (8.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (9.5,15.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[red] at (3.5,16.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (4.5,16.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (5.5,16.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[red] at (6.5,16.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %olive shirt
    \node[olive] at (2.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (1.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (2.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (1.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (2.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (2.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (5.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (6.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (5.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (6.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};


    \node[olive] at (9.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (8.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (9.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (10.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (11.5,7.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (8.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (9.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (10.5,8.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %\node[olive] at (8.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    %\node[olive] at (9.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (7.5,9.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %olive feet
    \node[olive] at (.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (1.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (2.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (8.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (9.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (10.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (11.5,1.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (1.5,2.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (2.5,2.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,2.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (8.5,2.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (9.5,2.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (10.5,2.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %skin knots
    \node[skin] at (4.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (7.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %skin face
    \node[skin] at (3.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (4.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (5.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (6.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (7.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (8.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (9.5,10.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (3.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (4.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (5.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (6.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (5.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (6.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (2.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (2.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (4.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (5.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (6.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (2.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (5.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (6.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (7.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (8.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (8.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (9.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (10.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (9.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (10.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (11.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    %skin hands
    \node[skin] at (0.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (0.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (0.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (1.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (1.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (1.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (2.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[skin] at (10.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (10.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (10.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (9.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (11.5,4.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (11.5,5.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[skin] at (11.5,6.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};


    %olive face and beard
    \node[olive] at (7.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (8.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (9.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (10.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (8.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (7.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (7.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (2.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (1.5,11.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (1.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (1.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

    \node[olive] at (2.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (4.5,14.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,13.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (3.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};
    \node[olive] at (4.5,12.5) {\pgfuseplotmark{square*}};

\end{tikzpicture}


\end{document}

I love it. It´s great to draw pixel graphics!...Is there a posibility to get rid of the black grid? — Roland, Dec 23 '20 at 06:30
Dearest Roland, in truth these days I thought of you when I saw your avatar changed. In fact I wished, I am also a Super Mario fan, that you could put a reply. I thank you very much because each time reminds me of beautiful and carefree times. A cordial greeting and happy holidays and wishes. — Sebastiano, Dec 23 '20 at 12:38
@ sebastiano. For you too happy holidays and all the best in the new year. — Roland, Dec 23 '20 at 13:17

Drawing Super Mario Bros.....in LaTeX

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