The big draw, though, is the visuals. Super Mario Flashback has some truly gorgeous pixel art that is both distinctive and faithful to the portly plumber's original adventures.

Lego's 1,215-piece Super Mario World building set creates animated pixel art from the Super Nintendo era.

We've already seen Mario (the Mario of Nintendo fame) make an appearance in FarmVille via Hay Bale art, so it was only a matter of time before this pixelated hero showed up in another game ...