Consequently a 2D tile is not always mapping to a '3D tile.' For example a 2D solid tile can be used in the introduction cube at the begin of SMB but [could] also be used in grass or cloud.

Confederate Express, a just-announced tactical RPG from indie developer Kilobite, will feature all of my favorite things: permadeath, zombies and 2D sprite graphics. It is almost completely funded ...

Torn between your love of the original Cave Story's beautifully pixel-drawn sprites and your excitement for Cave Story 3D's complete reinvention of the game's hovering island-world? You can now ...