Proud to announce that my latest Super Mario Maker 2 level “Shlooter!” is pay-to-win. Send me five bucks and I’ll beat the level for you. If you want to try to play it yourself, the code is RSK-QH6-CWF.
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Features Editor, Kotaku. Japanese curry aficionado. Author of the books Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and Final Fantasy V from Boss Fight Books.
Super Mario Maker 2 is the first Mario game to include online multiplayer, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from…
I made a new version of “Bob-Omb Is You,” the Super Mario Maker 2 level I mentioned in my review. Check it out if you’ve got the game! Course ID: 6SC-KMX-T0H. (That’s a zero.)
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