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Super Mario Maker on the Wii U
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Welcome to the official discussion thread for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U!

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Super Mario Maker is a new title from Nintendo where, for the first time ever, you will be able to create your own levels on your own console. The game released on September 11th, 2015.

Through Nintendo Directs, Nintendo Treehouse videos, and the Super Mario Maker website, there's quite a bit of information out now which is really showcasing how deep the creation tools are.

Four Main Themes To Choose From!
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros. U

What's really incredible is the slew of classic objects found inside. When an item wasn't part of a previous or later game theme, Nintendo has taken the time to make new sprites to allow you to always be able to switch on the fly from theme to theme. Some classic objects include, Goombas, Monty Moles, Invisible Blocks, Flagpoles, and so much more!


The man who was alongside Miyamoto all these years with the Super Mario series, Takashi Tezuka, is the producer of this game. Koji Kondo, acclaimed Nintendo-music composer, is again the lead composer of this game. I can't imagine we'll see much, if any, new music but it's great that any new renditions of classic themes will be handled by the father of it all.

I am looking to collect data on Negative World's levels we create so if you post a level in the thread, I would sincerely and greatly appreciate if you filled out this brief survey about it so the submissions will be collected and we can ensure that your levels are played for a long time to come as part of the Negative World collection. To view the levels, simply click on the link above the survey.

Negative World's Super Mario Maker Levels List
(Be sure to add your own levels via the form below!)



Thank you for participating and have fun playing Super Mario Maker!

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05/20/15, 01:41    Edited: 09/12/15, 05:06
 
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@cooliocuneo

Yeah, it makes sense. Though some of us may have some prior experience with this sort of thing or have a basic understanding from playing games for many years, this will be most people's first time designing video game levels... like learning anything else, it doesn't really work well if everything is thrown at you all at once. In fact, it will hopefully get people to realize that it's best to not try to throw everything into one level... that's actually bad design. SMB is still one of the greatest games ever made, and they're starting us off with all the elements to make levels just like we've been playing for decades in that.

And it's only 9 days until everything is available. It's not like it takes weeks or months here.
08/13/15, 18:41   
I'd love to be able to unlock things more quickly, but it took a LOT more than 9 days to get everything in Splatoon, right? I've done game design work for years, but I don't expect that from other people. I'd prefer otherwise, but I'll be just fine--besides, you can do a ton with a little if you're truly creative.
08/13/15, 19:35   
ATTN: Amazon Prime subscribers

You can pre-order the game for $10 off (discount doesn't show until you get to checkout). Probably the best deal the game will see until at least early 2016.
08/13/15, 19:52   
Edited: 08/13/15, 19:52
*sigh* My Prime membership just expired last month too, and it's not a good time, financially, to renew.
08/13/15, 20:00   
Having spent years in the World of Warcraft, a 9 day content wall is nothin
08/13/15, 21:04   
@nate38

Is this good for people who already preordered it earlier?

Your link doesn't show a cheap game. Like $59.88.
08/13/15, 21:10   
Edited: 08/13/15, 21:11
@DrFinkelstein

nate38 said:
(discount doesn't show until you get to checkout)


You can probably cancel your previous preorder and try again?
08/13/15, 21:14   


08/13/15, 21:17   
Edited: 08/13/15, 21:30
I'm considering it but I'm still not sure if I want this digital or not. Seems like a handy game to always have loaded onto the system...
08/13/15, 21:17   
The new features that they have let us know about are pretty awesome!

It'd be nice to be able to group some of your created levels into a collection and share them all that way. Just think, people could create entire Mario game experiences with their collections. Add in a gamepad paint feature to create story board pictures to your collection and you'd have the ability to tell a story.
08/13/15, 21:23   
Considering how long I'll likely spend with this game, nine days is an insignificant amount of time. Plus, there are plenty of pre-made levels to play in the meantime.

I wonder if Nintendo are really going to allow the voice recordings in shared levels. We all know that people are going to record vulgarities.

I've also heard complaints like "You can't even make SMB1's 1-1 until day 6!" Who wants to make levels from SMB1? Isn't the point to make our own levels? The early tools are plenty good enough to make some classic levels in the SMB1 theme.

@nate38 There will very likely be deals that match or exceed that over the holiday period of 2015. Even SmUsh was $15 off a week after launch.
08/13/15, 21:37   
08/13/15, 21:48   
Can you cancel an Amazon pre-order?
08/13/15, 22:42   
@Secret_Tunnel

Yup. Up until the moment when they're about to prepare for shipment.
08/13/15, 22:47   
@Hinph

Ooh, so I should be good then.
08/13/15, 23:18   
The IGN editors have a Super Mario Maker Challenge video series up... there's some interesting levels in there.
08/20/15, 16:12   
Yeah, the floodgates have opened on the new videos for the game. Was surprised it took so long for somebody to bump this thread.

I can't be anymore excited. GOTY.
08/20/15, 16:17   
@Hinph

Haha, you're having fun with that thing. I like your drawing of Cupil.
08/20/15, 17:00   
My copy is pre-loaded and ready to go!
08/20/15, 17:03   
Ughhh still debating whether to go digital or physical. This is one game that I'm very likely to play every now and then, and it's apparently only 1.5GB.
08/20/15, 17:08   
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