Pretty sure it is not zoomed in. Mario looks the same, text at top looks the same, and blocks look the same. I could throw this into photoshop and overlay the blocks and texture of the ground in the 2nd image, money on it being the same.
I agree that seeing ground and having the blocks be built up on the ground is psychologically more reassuring.
The second one is zoomed in, to make it look worse. Being able to see that there is solid ground on the left is important.
Pretty sure it is not zoomed in. Mario looks the same, text at top looks the same, and blocks look the same. I could throw this into photoshop and overlay the blocks and texture of the ground in the 2nd image, money on it being the same.
I agree that seeing ground and having the blocks be built up on the ground is psychologically more reassuring.
Also, no clouds.