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.

I need to think of questions like these to get my reputation boosted.... — jvriesem, Commented Oct 5, 2019 at 17:05

Sigur · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-03 01:09:10Z

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 3, 2019 at 1:09

answered Oct 2, 2019 at 23:23

Sigur

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9

Seeing the question, I felt confident that tikzducks would be rolled out. You did not disappoint.
– Steven B. Segletes
Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 1:24
Thank you for your invaluable cooperation and your collaboration.
– Sebastiano
Commented Oct 6, 2019 at 19:16
1

@Sebastiano, you are welcome.
– Sigur
Commented Oct 7, 2019 at 12:14

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Phelype Oleinik · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-02 23:29:31Z

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, Commented Oct 2, 2019 at 23:33
@Sigur I never worked for Nintendo, if that's what you're asking ;-) (yes, I wrote it now :-) — Phelype Oleinik, Commented Oct 2, 2019 at 23:35
Ow, I was asking the second. Amazing how fast you wrote the code. Congs. — Sigur, Commented Oct 2, 2019 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, Commented Oct 2, 2019 at 23:39

user194703user194703 · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-02 23:28:57Z

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, Commented Oct 4, 2019 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, Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 14:22

fevor · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-03 12:01:55Z

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 3, 2019 at 12:01

fevor

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Wait, someone (except me) posted a ducksay answer, and I completely missed it! Great answer!
– Skillmon
Commented Jan 12, 2021 at 19:03

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The Drunken Whaler · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-14 04:51:43Z

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, Commented Jan 1, 2020 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, Commented Jan 2, 2020 at 14:09

Skillmon · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-13 09:00:12Z

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, Commented Jan 12, 2021 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, Commented Jan 12, 2021 at 21:07

Roland · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-23 05:22:33Z

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, Commented Dec 23, 2020 at 6:30
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, Commented Dec 23, 2020 at 12:38
@ sebastiano. For you too happy holidays and all the best in the new year. — Roland, Commented Dec 23, 2020 at 13:17

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