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Super Mario Maker |OT| Miyamoto Simulator 2015
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Not sure if you'll be able to beat mine on your stream, but hopefully you have enough fun with it that you'll want to go back to it. It doesn't have any BS like kaizo Mario, but a lot of tough jumps.
I present my new level.
Assault on the Sky Fortress
ID: 7A44-0000-0066-81B1
Bowser Jr. has stolen all the spaghetti in the Mushroom Kingdom and it's time for revenge by destroying his biggest possession. The toad squad has confirmed the airship's location at the peak of a nearby mountain and Mario is going to climb it to reach his goal. Help him in an adventure with multiple paths and power-ups while defeating some of his most hated foes.
After all the effort put into this level I think I'm going to play more levels from the community to help them getting stars. I'd love some feedback about the difficulty and the item placement to know how to get better.
Assault on the Sky Fortress
ID: 7A44-0000-0066-81B1
Bowser Jr. has stolen all the spaghetti in the Mushroom Kingdom and it's time for revenge by destroying his biggest possession. The toad squad has confirmed the airship's location at the peak of a nearby mountain and Mario is going to climb it to reach his goal. Help him in an adventure with multiple paths and power-ups while defeating some of his most hated foes.
After all the effort put into this level I think I'm going to play more levels from the community to help them getting stars. I'd love some feedback about the difficulty and the item placement to know how to get better.
Sounds good to me. I usually give stages about 10 tries to make sure I'm still going through the list and not staying in one place.
Boy Wander
Member
I was actually commenting on the surprisingly large number of labs that Boo seems to own. I garnered this information from looking at your uploaded courses. By my reckoning, he owns at least 5.
CharminUltra
Member
Just a heads up, my level (Mario's Secret) is more of a short "story" level. There is definitely some stuff you can do, but the focus in on the narrative.
Might want to play it between longer, tougher levels as a "break" of sorts.
LOL yeah several revisions. I need to delete some XD BTW if you thought that was hard, the !!!! revision was the worst.
AcademicSaucer
Member
kaizo mario.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
how to play mahjong
BEE2-0000-0066-95B5
BEE2-0000-0066-95B5
Im_So_Pringles
Member
1696-0000-0066-8FF4
Very simple course I designed to play like the original Mario Bros. Simply titled "Tunnel Run 1." Also my first Mario Maker creation. Give it a try a tell me what you think! Hint below for those that want it:
Very simple course I designed to play like the original Mario Bros. Simply titled "Tunnel Run 1." Also my first Mario Maker creation. Give it a try a tell me what you think! Hint below for those that want it:
Focus on moving quickly. There's a couple of sections in this level that punish you for hanging around too long!
GentlemanCrow
Member
All my levels play with the idea of vertically in one way or another. I was trying to think of stuff you didn't see in the original SMB. Obviously you got a bucket load in SMB2 but that's my remit for most of my levels.
Cannon Canyon A2FD-0000-004B-DEB1
This level sends the player down behind a path clearing shell and over a gulch patrolled by Bullet Bills before enter another downward maze that leads to a music block rise to the goal. No one but me and my friends have beat it yet.
Up Down Funk C5B6-0000-004B-E07B
This level has the trappings of Cannon Canyon but is actually my first real build on Mario Maker. I uploaded it after Cannon Canyon and it is my best received level thus far. Again it sends the player up and down a vertical maze where patient, measured jumps and platforming is key.
Puzzle Path 8DF5-0000-0059-C47B
And I unlocked doors. A level with the option to explore some small branching paths for little suprises.
Twisting Towers 98B0-0000-005A-08BB
Liking the alliteration? It stops after this one.
My first Castle level. I again hammer home the vertical themes with a cramped maze that requires you to trigger Thwomps in order to clear your path of Bowser and his cronies.
Renting Clown Cars 4CF1-0000-005C-875E
Taking an idea I play with in both Puzzle Path and Twisting Towers - the temporary use of Bowsers Clown Car - I made my first SMW build that is probably my largest and favourite map. It has vertical mazes, open flying stages and a boss at the end. Some time wasting doors and hidden power ups too.
Trick Step Stronghold CD0D-0000-0066-107F
The alliteration returns, sorry. With a SM3 skin I build a ghost house with no ghosts. As the name suggests expect the unexpected and don't go too fast even if the timer is running down. I don't like doing cheap deaths in my maps but caution is advised. Look at a room before you try anything.
Driving an Automatic F124-0000-0066-728F
As the name suggests, this is my first and only hands off level. It has some lovely loops and recycling of locations and deployed objects that make for a pleasurable and short cruise through the Mushroom Kingdom.
Feedback and Stars will be much appreciated.
Cannon Canyon A2FD-0000-004B-DEB1
This level sends the player down behind a path clearing shell and over a gulch patrolled by Bullet Bills before enter another downward maze that leads to a music block rise to the goal. No one but me and my friends have beat it yet.
Up Down Funk C5B6-0000-004B-E07B
This level has the trappings of Cannon Canyon but is actually my first real build on Mario Maker. I uploaded it after Cannon Canyon and it is my best received level thus far. Again it sends the player up and down a vertical maze where patient, measured jumps and platforming is key.
Puzzle Path 8DF5-0000-0059-C47B
And I unlocked doors. A level with the option to explore some small branching paths for little suprises.
Twisting Towers 98B0-0000-005A-08BB
Liking the alliteration? It stops after this one.
My first Castle level. I again hammer home the vertical themes with a cramped maze that requires you to trigger Thwomps in order to clear your path of Bowser and his cronies.
Renting Clown Cars 4CF1-0000-005C-875E
Taking an idea I play with in both Puzzle Path and Twisting Towers - the temporary use of Bowsers Clown Car - I made my first SMW build that is probably my largest and favourite map. It has vertical mazes, open flying stages and a boss at the end. Some time wasting doors and hidden power ups too.
Trick Step Stronghold CD0D-0000-0066-107F
The alliteration returns, sorry. With a SM3 skin I build a ghost house with no ghosts. As the name suggests expect the unexpected and don't go too fast even if the timer is running down. I don't like doing cheap deaths in my maps but caution is advised. Look at a room before you try anything.
Driving an Automatic F124-0000-0066-728F
As the name suggests, this is my first and only hands off level. It has some lovely loops and recycling of locations and deployed objects that make for a pleasurable and short cruise through the Mushroom Kingdom.
Feedback and Stars will be much appreciated.
timetokill
Banned
I finished a run of 100 Mario Expert last night. By the end I was getting into a habit of simply pausing a level right away in case I saw something that would kill me straight off the bat.
As problematic as it is (people trolling other levels with bad reviews), I still find myself wishing there was a way to "negative star" levels or something.
As problematic as it is (people trolling other levels with bad reviews), I still find myself wishing there was a way to "negative star" levels or something.
The Shadow Knight
Member
Title: Into the depths
ID: 71B0-0000-0066-8051
NNID: tshadowknight
Description:
Mario goes to hell, literally.
Features:
-3 one-ups to collect
-meet Cerberus, gate keeper of the underworld
-kill or save the animals
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Herb Alpert
Banned
et voilà!
3486-0000-0066-1BD5
Very fun, I first went to the right trying to catch the power up, guess I fell in the trap!
That's mine!
To do this you need the 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo, to scan in to create mega mushrooms.
There are a lot of other weird changes it makes. Most of them are just Mario mustaches and caps added to enemies. Red koopa troopas wear their caps backwards!
Bowser has the princess riding on his back and Bowser Jr. has Luigi riding on his back (which I forgot to put into my level). I also just found out that red cannons and bill shooters fire Toad instead of Luigi!
You can download my level if you just want to play with it yourself, but you won't be able to upload a level derived from another user's.
That's a strange experience. I had fun though. Maybe I should unseal my mario amiibo to see what it does.
I liked the mario Kameks!
I made a few levels,
YOSHI'S TRAGIC LIFE
Because you can't cook an omelette without breaking eggs.
Simple platforming involving animal cruelty.
HIGHWAY TO (S)HELL
I loved the tank stages from Mario 3's world 8 so I tried to make one of this kind. It might be quite tricky, so I hid a few secrets to help.
Boy Wander
Member
I try to console myself by laughing at the shitty names some people give their courses. Yes, I'm sad like that. Someone had named one of their course that I played last night "The King of KoopAmerica". I laughed hard and starred it. The level was shit.
The bullet bill section was tricky but nothing impossible. Cool level. I just starred ithow to play mahjong
BEE2-0000-0066-95B5
Btw, not sure if it was intentional or not but there are two saws that can't be avoided without taking a hit. I recommend to fix that as many will lose the mushroom way before that part rendering the rest of the level impossible.
Quoting so I can play this later, can't believe I hadn't thought of doing this yet as those are some of my favourite levels of all time.
Agent Unknown
Member
Just added my name and stage, hope I'm not too late. I put my level code on the same line as my name, hope that was Ok, I don't usually use the sheets app and couldn't find where else to put it. :/ Hope you enjoy my little Bubble Bobble tribute level.
Nose Master
Member
Do you unlock hidden blocks, or do I have to shake something?
There are some levels I've played that I didn't find fun but starred it regardless, I recognize that the effort is there, but the map is not for me. We all need more upload space though! Wish there was a better way.
Hidden blocks are their own placeable object, so it's an unlockable.
Done. As said already in the brief description, there are different ways to approach the level. Three, actually. Or maybe four.
Here is my first level post on GAF! Comments (and stars if you guys think are deserved) would be greatly appreciated!!
First level is:
Use that cape Super Mario!
(AC32-0000-0031-BBC4)
I am especially proud of the Bowser fight in this one. Ended up pretty exciting if I may say so myself!
Second level is:
Momma Bowser is Furious!
(2D84-0000-0066-05F7)
Wanted to try a few different gameplay ideas. It starts fairly typical but gets more difficult as it progresses, and I put in a few secrets in there to boot.
First level is:
Use that cape Super Mario!
(AC32-0000-0031-BBC4)
I am especially proud of the Bowser fight in this one. Ended up pretty exciting if I may say so myself!
Second level is:
Momma Bowser is Furious!
(2D84-0000-0066-05F7)
Wanted to try a few different gameplay ideas. It starts fairly typical but gets more difficult as it progresses, and I put in a few secrets in there to boot.
Nocturnowl
Member
And to think even after this post there's still plenty of people I missed and that's just the last few pages....
Chain Chomp Zoo: (oh no, this might be better than my swinging snappers....) I mean yeah that was some great use of chomps and nothing but chomps without making them a pain to deal with, boxing in the early ones was a good move.
Shell Dome: Ack, a maze! after fumbling around I noticed the exterior path takes you past a room where a spiny shell drops in and it all became clear. Nice tightly designed stage that fits in with the occasional SMW style of puzzle like level design.
Also made me take note that spiny hats would have their benefit in vertical focused stages.
Fireproof Factory: (oh no, this might be better than my Buzzy Beetle stage....)
I loved witnessing the demise of the first giant buzzy when you enter the factory.
Well I think it's easier to just say this Gaffer knows what's he's doing, check his stuff out if you do indeed want some Mario Maker goodness.
Gripvine Canyon: The saws were well placed so that you had to keep on shuffling to stay in the clear, 1st half was stronger than the 2nd I'd say.
Also as someone whose most recent stage was based on moving vines, I wish I'd thought of the way you set the first block off with the random shell.
Quite possibly the most colourful cave stage in Mario History.
Elevator Service is like a tougher version of my SMB3 Tower stage, at least I now know for sure that your commitment to verticality is true as you say.
That Kuribo Heel flutter jump sound though...the horror.
a gozer the gozerian dilemma is the standout here, when I started it I was thinking "haven't I done this one before? and then realised it was an ambitious sequel stage.
It's also my favourite of your stages and its criminal how few plays it has, check this one out folks, at last someone makes use out of fire flower spin jumps, assuming you take that door.
Nice use of the blocks to create ship masts and you can bounce through this one at pace which is fun.
At points you're having to take in alternating flame jet patterns, wrenches and bullet bill leftovers on top of the actual bill blasters and rocky wrenches currently in view.
And by the nature of such things you'll bump into a stray wrench in the most random places.
Then there's the blaster that shoots bob ombs into the small tunnel that a rocky wrench already occupies as well as once again remnants of previous bill blasters and so on, I made the mistake of letting that bill blaster shoot out too many bob-ombs.
But it had some strong base design, so I'm thinking tone down the projectiles in places also...
- try to have the moving rail platform timed to be heading towards the player as they enter that area of the stage
- That one red koopa by the first mushroom block could probably be dropped, either that or have a bit more room to roam.
Karmic revenge here, money getting back at Tingle, that'll teach you for trying to make Wind Waker's acquisition of rupees have a worthwhile albeit expensive point"
Neat use of Yoshi, I liked how you double back when you get him to take an alt route.
Difficulty was better balanced than the previous SMP stages, I managed to get through without taking damage.
Nice use of what I like to call the SMB3 fast airship trick with the flame jets, it looked a bit more novel applied to islands and...cloud mass?
We got the autoscrolling airship, the giant enemies, and the boot (which unfortunately comes stomping in out of nowhere both times).
Liked how there were a few split paths as well.
I think I died going off the top of the screen, I decided to ride the giant thwomp up and skip over the rocky wrenches only to kinda die when the screen bobbed up, altitude sickness.
Nuts to watching it, I played it instead, so neat how you pulled this off (i'd yet to actually play the first one so this was still pretty novel for me)
Okay, I'm done, that took waaay too long.
Already tackled the glacier stage which was great so lets see what else you've got hiding up your sleeve...I make Mario-ass Mario levels.
Chain Chomp Zoo
5AE2-0000-0030-E6D6
Shell Dome
E489-0000-0046-D2E4
Fireproof Factory
FA27-0000-0061-B566
Fireproof Factory might be a little out there though.
Chain Chomp Zoo: (oh no, this might be better than my swinging snappers....) I mean yeah that was some great use of chomps and nothing but chomps without making them a pain to deal with, boxing in the early ones was a good move.
Shell Dome: Ack, a maze! after fumbling around I noticed the exterior path takes you past a room where a spiny shell drops in and it all became clear. Nice tightly designed stage that fits in with the occasional SMW style of puzzle like level design.
Also made me take note that spiny hats would have their benefit in vertical focused stages.
Fireproof Factory: (oh no, this might be better than my Buzzy Beetle stage....)
I loved witnessing the demise of the first giant buzzy when you enter the factory.
Well I think it's easier to just say this Gaffer knows what's he's doing, check his stuff out if you do indeed want some Mario Maker goodness.
Gravity Manor was a good take on the duplicated stage concept, I liked thinking to myself "that fire flower just perished under another block, surely this designer wouldn't make such an oversight?", of course Owl, it was going to invert and that's how you knew a fire flower was there!
Gripvine Canyon: The saws were well placed so that you had to keep on shuffling to stay in the clear, 1st half was stronger than the 2nd I'd say.
Also as someone whose most recent stage was based on moving vines, I wish I'd thought of the way you set the first block off with the random shell.
Such good visual design, must've taken an age to plan this all out.
Quite possibly the most colourful cave stage in Mario History.
Elevator Service is like a tougher version of my SMB3 Tower stage, at least I now know for sure that your commitment to verticality is true as you say.
That Kuribo Heel flutter jump sound though...the horror.
a gozer the gozerian dilemma is the standout here, when I started it I was thinking "haven't I done this one before? and then realised it was an ambitious sequel stage.
It's also my favourite of your stages and its criminal how few plays it has, check this one out folks, at last someone makes use out of fire flower spin jumps, assuming you take that door.
Short and sweet, made me wish it was longer.A simple and easy new level !
Ballbreaker
C2A9-0000-0062-364C
the second airship in a row that left me wanting more, trust me though, this is far from awful.I made a (probably awful) airship level.
CF2F-0000-0064-DC61
Really disappointed you can't seem to make actual airship boss fights.
Nice use of the blocks to create ship masts and you can bounce through this one at pace which is fun.
Okay I'll admit after a few attempts I called it quits here, I think that there's a strong stage lurking in here but things were getting a touch too busy for me.Sölf;179698525 said:
At points you're having to take in alternating flame jet patterns, wrenches and bullet bill leftovers on top of the actual bill blasters and rocky wrenches currently in view.
And by the nature of such things you'll bump into a stray wrench in the most random places.
Then there's the blaster that shoots bob ombs into the small tunnel that a rocky wrench already occupies as well as once again remnants of previous bill blasters and so on, I made the mistake of letting that bill blaster shoot out too many bob-ombs.
But it had some strong base design, so I'm thinking tone down the projectiles in places also...
- try to have the moving rail platform timed to be heading towards the player as they enter that area of the stage
- That one red koopa by the first mushroom block could probably be dropped, either that or have a bit more room to roam.
AKA: Bumper Clown CarsTingle's Crazed Clown Coinland (90D2-0000-0065-57C1)
The sequel everyone was waiting for, Freshly-Made.
Karmic revenge here, money getting back at Tingle, that'll teach you for trying to make Wind Waker's acquisition of rupees have a worthwhile albeit expensive point"
There were Wigglers and it's still Wednesday here, no denying that.
Well I just about made it through unscathed, if you were planning on toning things down I'd just say remove a few of the rocky wrenches in the final area.
I'm surprised I never thought of airship interior= Castle for an idea, probably the lava throwing me off.
Neat use of Yoshi, I liked how you double back when you get him to take an alt route.
Great autoscroller (this game has made me really enjoy fast autoscrollers).Starred it! Died stupidly just at the end after the bonus area. Interesting concepts for obstacles. I'm going to use your reverse wine.
One complaint : too much waiting if you miss a wine!
Feel free to comment on mine!
BF98-0000-0059-D03C
Difficulty was better balanced than the previous SMP stages, I managed to get through without taking damage.
Nice use of what I like to call the SMB3 fast airship trick with the flame jets, it looked a bit more novel applied to islands and...cloud mass?
Pretty good, it was like memorable SMB3 tropes: the level.Airship of the Giants
Code: ED1B-0000-0064-1244
I hope you guys like it, feedback is always appreciated, hoping to get one level to take off and get 150 stars so I can get those extra 10 upload slots lol
We got the autoscrolling airship, the giant enemies, and the boot (which unfortunately comes stomping in out of nowhere both times).
Liked how there were a few split paths as well.
I think I died going off the top of the screen, I decided to ride the giant thwomp up and skip over the rocky wrenches only to kinda die when the screen bobbed up, altitude sickness.
Nuts to watching it, I played it instead, so neat how you pulled this off (i'd yet to actually play the first one so this was still pretty novel for me)
Okay, I'm done, that took waaay too long.
Boy Wander
Member
It's happening.GIF!!!
Thanks for playing. The stage was designed to be pretty hard (I actually toned it down on a few sections already because I had problems myself xD).
Regarding the platform, I probably do that, but you can just run at the bottom and catch it just as a jumping platform to continue. That also works quite good, so I am not sure if I really should change that.
Regarding the wrench throwing mole near the Bob Omb cannon, that's probably one of the hardest parts in the whole stage. You can finish the whole stage as small Mario, but this is one of the parts where you will most likely get hit. Afterwards, using the Koopa to clear everything and then just run past it works most of the time. But yeah, maybe I should tone at least the beginning there down a bit. I will leave it up for a few more days (asking a few other people), if they also think I should reduce the difficulty I will do just that.
Another hit from the wilds of the 100-Mario Challenge: I found this Belgian guy who made a level called "Lit the bombs, Yoshi!" The gimmick is you have to get Yoshi to eat fire to light Bob-ombs. His shoddy English in the title is a mark against but I thought the stuff in here was pretty clever, and worth a look for anyone who likes puzzle-based levels or was curious about doing something similar:
83DB-0000-004F-EAB2.
Give it a try, guys! This isn't self-promotion, I'm not Belgian!
One of my big issues with the P block, and this isn't your fault, but the music cuts shorter than in other games I'm pretty sure, so the timing can be tricky because it's like Nintendo wants to fool you. But I think a small safe zone would improve it.
I did like your level quite a bit, I was just out of patience at that point in the night. Feel I should clarify that.
83DB-0000-004F-EAB2.
Give it a try, guys! This isn't self-promotion, I'm not Belgian!
One of my big issues with the P block, and this isn't your fault, but the music cuts shorter than in other games I'm pretty sure, so the timing can be tricky because it's like Nintendo wants to fool you. But I think a small safe zone would improve it.
I did like your level quite a bit, I was just out of patience at that point in the night. Feel I should clarify that.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Has their been any talk of creating some kind of curator thread for the best levels of the week/month separate from this one? There could be a lot of potential for exposing the best overlooked levels and collecting them in one easy space.
KittenMaster
Member
I'm glad people liked the use of Moles. I find them a much more useful enemy than Hammer Bros.
The easy version of the level will have a fire flower at that part and possibly easier platforming instead of removing Moles.
The easy version of the level will have a fire flower at that part and possibly easier platforming instead of removing Moles.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
The bullet bill section was tricky but nothing impossible. Cool level. I just starred it
Btw, not sure if it was intentional or not but there are two saws that can't be avoided without taking a hit. I recommend to fix that as many will lose the mushroom way before that part rendering the rest of the level impossible.
they get bunched up if you go to fast for some reason
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Here's a bunch of Mario 1-inspired courses that I made. I try to design levels that feel like they could have come from one of the classic games. Nothing too tricky, very few crazy gimmicks. Just platforming and bopping baddies.
Classic 1 - 5DF0-0000-0058-E758
Classic 2 - 4BEB-0000-0059-86CE
Classic 3 - 671B-0000-0060-D95C
Classic 4 - C342-0000-0060-FBFF
Classic 5 - E2B4-0000-0065-DD6A
Classic 1 - 5DF0-0000-0058-E758
Classic 2 - 4BEB-0000-0059-86CE
Classic 3 - 671B-0000-0060-D95C
Classic 4 - C342-0000-0060-FBFF
Classic 5 - E2B4-0000-0065-DD6A
Agent Unknown
Member
Watching Kyzon's twitch stream right now, I need to download Sephzilla's boss fortress, that looks like a lot of fun with nice variety.
I forgot this.
Hope I didn't miss much lol
I see. Well, hope you can fix that. Nice level nonetheless.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Twitch only lets the user select quality on partnered channels. Some non-partners get it, but it's kind of random.
Just follow me, I know what's up. Call me Curator.
I made a (probably awful) airship level.
CF2F-0000-0064-DC61
Really disappointed you can't seem to make actual airship boss fights.
You could make the hammer bros guard a p-switch to make it difficult to get to the finish without taking damage which should force players to have a boss fight.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Looks like nobody is playing my revised star course. It's exactly the same but I made myself a makeshift midway checkpoint and the level has a different name. Let me know if I made my checkpoint system too obscure and if you think there's a better way to communicate the "checkpoint" to the player.
Stars Evil! Checkpoint Good! - E39D-0000-0062-CFFC
Stars Evil! Checkpoint Good! - E39D-0000-0062-CFFC
Thanks for streaming my level! It's always useful to see how people interact with the level (I've played through it a million times, so it can be hard to have perspective.)