![how Mario characters would make Mario levels: 1nspired by the Mar1o maker 2 d1rect) Mario: levels that are well designed but ultimately s1mple, rely1ng mostly on momentum and fun! the barebones of what makes Mar1o games fun Luigi: Levels all about puzzle solving, w1th as l1ttle constra1nts on time as possible. He ikes to reward cleverness and th1nking outside the box! Peach: Intricate, long and diff1cult levels that offer h1gh levels of satisfact1on. Only for the pros Daisy: what do you mean I can't stack ten winged bowsers on top of each other? th1s game sucks Wario: levels that focus on score bu1lding, Just l1ke the games war1o 11kes to play! They always start with a mushroom to play as someone other than Mar1o Waluigi: 1f you play video games you're a nerd (he l1kes to watch the automarios but that's about 1t) Rosalina: 1ghts flickering] WELCOME TO HELL WELCOME TO HELL Pauline: Levels that g1ve lots of co1ns and have lots of funny sound effects, because those are the only ones she can beat :) Bowser: Fine, I can only stack 3 winged bowsers Whatever Junior: really hard autoscrollers that take a ton of practice! he 1l beat you without break1ng a sweat!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/494/083/b06.png "How Mario characters would make Mario Maker levels")
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About
Super Mario Maker is a side-scroll platformer and video game editor developed by Nintendo, which allows players to create and share custom courses for games in the Super Mario franchise using in-game level creation software.
Gameplay
Super Mario Maker allows players to create custom levels for various games in the Super Mario franchise, including Super Mario Bros. (1983), Super Mario Bros. 3(1988), Super Mario World (1990) and New Super Mario Bros. U (2012). New editing tools can be unlocked by creating courses or scanning Amiibo figurines. Custom levels can be shared and downloaded online using the game's "Course World" system.
History
Pre-Release Announcement
At the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Nintendo announced an upcoming game titled Mario Maker, a Super Mario level editing tool initially created for internal use by the company's development team. On June 16th, 2015, Nintendo released the official trailer for Super Mario Maker at the 2015 E3, which featured gameplay footage of custom levels created with the software.
Hackathon
Also in June 2015, Nintendo partnered with Facebook for a Super Mario Maker hackathon event, in which 150 Facebook employees created custom levels using the video game software. On July 31st, the GameSpot YouTube channel uploaded gameplay footage of the winning level titled "Love Ship" (shown below).
Release
On September 10th, 2015, Super Mario Maker was released in Japan, followed by North America and Europe the next day.
Super Smash Bros. Level Editor
On September 14th, 2015, Nintendo released a video showcasing a Super Mario Maker-themed stage for Super Smash Bros., announcing that the stage would be available at the end of the month (shown below).
Online Presence
On June 10th, 2014, the /r/MarioMaker[1] subreddit was launched for discussions about the video game. On December 28th, YouTuber THE rohail uploaded a live-action parody of the game titled "Mario Maker in Real Life," accumulating upwards of 1.8 million views and 130 comments in nine months (shown below, left). On September 11th, 2015, YouTuber DanTDM uploaded a video in which he plays Super Mario Maker with Nintendo video game designers Shingeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka (shown below, right). Within four days, the video gained over 1.2 million views and 5,200 comments.
The same day, The Game Theorists YouTube channel uploaded a video explaining the history of the game, which cited Automatic Mario as the spiritual predecessor to Super Mario Maker (shown below, left). Also September 11th, YouTuber DashieGames uploaded footage of himself playing various Super Mario Maker levels downloaded from the game's "Course World" system (shown below, left).
Nintendo Direct
On May 15, 2019 Nintendo released a Direct on their official YouTube channel focusing on Super Mario Maker 2 and its features(shown below). The video went on to receive over a million views within the span of a day.
Reception
Following its release, Super Mario Maker received was well received by players and critics alike. Within one week, the game held a Metacritic[2] rating of 89/100. In the E3 2015 Game Critics Awards, Super Mario Maker received awards for "Best Family/Social Game," "Best Platformer" and "Best Wii U Game." At the 2015 Gamescom conference, the game received awards for "Best Console Game Nintendo Wii" and "Best Social/Casual/Online Game."
Search Interest
External References
[1] Reddit – /r/MarioMaker
[2] Metacritic – Super Mario Maker
