Gaming "Thank the (Mario) Maker!": Super Mario Maker Discussion & Level Sharing

Use this thread to make it easier to find people's Mario Maker levels and overall discussion and tips.

First off, this link has tips on accelerating the arrival of the time-delayed building material sets: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...ing_items_and_more_in_super_mario_maker_v1_01
(The short version is: place everything at least once, use each theme and lay down a lot of bricks/blocks)

The time-delay is probably the most controversial aspect of the game, but my recent post in the Wii U thread sums up my take on its benefits and drawbacks:

Though I'm close to finishing my second level (and I'm really, really pleased with how this one is shaping up), I'll also repost the code for my first level (EDIT- now revised), "Goomba Gauntlet 1.1": 3B3C-0000-00D6-BCBE

It is a tough level, but it is not impossible. Looking back at it a few days later and I already see a couple spots where I think I could balance the difficulty slightly better. I'll probably revisit it a little bit down the road as I do like several of the obstacle mechanics overall. I'm almost tempted to make it a SMB1 level skin because it'd be so much scarier, but without a wall jump it might make things too hard- plus the lack of a butt stomp would make one of the secret areas inaccessible.

 

Maybe it has something to do with the widescreen graphics?

And, yeah, I'm refraining from revising my first level until I have everything unlocked. I'm going to upload my second level in a bit in the meantime.

EDIT- And it's uploaded! You can now access my second level (EDIT- now revised), "Block Blockers", via code BAB3-0000-00D6-81A3

This one took awhile and I think you'll see why once you play it. It's much easier than my first level- but it's also more complex and very much more of a playground maze level. I'm very pleased with how it turned out- and I don't think there's much I would change even if I had the full palette of materials available.

 

First Course: I like the branching paths. Top path certainly inspires a "retreat!". Top piranha plant is easy to miss though depending on timing- I didn't even see it until I was already past it.

Let's Swim: Cute experiment with the spiny helmet. Might be interesting to expand this idea with additional paths above the top row of spikes since you can swim above them without touching the flagpole. Maybe do something similar to your first level and block it off so that if you want to get to the top of the flagpole you'd have to use the upper maze but can opt out for a low pole position without doing so.

Bullet Bounce: Pretty straight forward. I like part after the blocks where you gotta avoid killing the Bullet Bills in order to use them to clear the spike balls. If you expand on this one, having at least one multi-Bill "stair case jump" obstacle might make for a solid finale. Maybe throw a coin block or 1-up into one of those bricks too because if people are like me, they're gonna tear up those bricks first before proceeding hehe.

Double Trouble: Hey, I didn't realize you could swap out Lakitu's payload! Cool! I like how you setup a fire vs fire Bowser battle. Rest of the level isn't too bad either- not sure if it was intentional but using the Buzzy shells on the note locks to kill the troopas on the rebound was well timed (or maybe I just got luck, ha).

DANIELLE<3: How the hell does this barely have more than a 50% clear rate? lol

Knock on Heaven's Door: An I missing the way to access the top row of P-switch converted coins?

Tricky Tetris: Neat idea.

And the two you haven't posted codes for yet:

Buzzsaw Business: Cool level but very easy to miss out on the sub level (which is cool). Maybe add a winding path to the vine block that allows your range of sight to see the pipe (you could extend the pipe into the ground so the base is visible)? Not sure if buzz saws on paths behave this way but if you can make them permeate the winding path to the vibe block in the process it would further integrate the two.

Enjoy the Ride: Some good obstacles, though it was a little unclear towards the middle if I was meant to stay on the top platform or transfer to the lower one.

 

If Enjoy the Ride is meant to be a don't-do-anything level I'm not sure it works 100% then as that's what I did my first couple trys and I died after bouncing Yoshi up. I'll give it another pass later and see if maybe I just screwed up and hit something by accident.

I don't know the answer to the stars question since I haven't filled mine up yet it deleted any ones yet. Still early on in my next level development but it's an idea I've been looking forward to making once I had sub level access.

 

I'll check those out soon. In the meantime I finally uploaded my third course, "Noki Bay 1", adapting portions of the Sunshine level of the same name:

EDIT- I've revised the course to better balance the difficulty, new code:

Course ID B3FD-0000-00D6-84F1



EDIT- I like the two paths in Let's Swim, but I'd suggest angling the spikes near the flagpole so people who take the lower path can't get to the top of the pole- force them to backtrack if they want a high score/1-up as an incentive to take the upper path.

Depending on how challenging you want to make it, you could swap out the star-dispensing pipe for a single ? Block w/ a star in it so there isn't unlimited invincibility and up some pressure on the player to keep moving before it wears off.

Shooting Fish- I like the idea of combining a p-switch maze with a blooper shoot em up.

 

That's fantastic- my mega levels REALLY needed those check points. Maybe one of my levels will get past a 5% completion rate now! lol!

The stacked power up is great too- I won't have to put as many power ups in places now.

 

That's brilliant.

 

My fourth level is now uploaded, "Fatal Factory". CID 6CCB-0000-00D5-191B.



First time using SMB3 or Ghost House theme. I think this one is easier than my others. Still has a couple tricky parts and, of course, opportunities to explore.


EDIT- The update is now out and Ive revised my first 3 levels with much-needed checkpoints (and some minor tweaks to Goomba Gauntlet).

I've edited my previous posts with the new codes (as I've deleted the old ones). Fatal Factory remains unchanged because I don't think it needs a checkpoint.

 

Happy Halloween, all! Enjoy this level I whipped up for today: The Crypt of the Apparition Swarm.

Course ID: 5D95-0000-036B-C471

 

Angry Sun!



Lotta fun new pieces there- plus story mode and 4 player co-op. I was kinda hoping they'd mention whether you could import/download MM1 levels or not, but I suppose that could still be announced/added.

 

If it were truly simulating Floridian summers, the Angry Sun would switch to an Angry Rain Cloud instead of a moon .