This place seems familiar…
I like to participate in Mapcore's monthly challenges whenever I get the chance. The July 2019 challenge was to recreate a level from one of three games. World 1-1 from Super Mario Brothers was the clearest choice for me. In 30 days, I recreated everything I could using Unity and Blender. All the textures, models, and programming were made from scratch. Yes, even all the terrible animations (give me a break, I am NOT an animator lol).
The music was done by the talented Jonathan Marlin.
Iterative Workflow
Check out the videos below to see how World 1-1 shaped up during its 30 day development cycle. I took a lot of inspiration from the Link’s Awakening rerelease on the Switch. Over time, the visuals slowly transitioned to the tilt-shifted, toy-like qualities from that game.