One of the most impressive things about Super Mario Odyssey are the tight controls: Nintendo’s mascot has a ton of movement options. Players are using Cappy to skip entire portions before a Moon, or are using the hat to get into hard-to-reach areas. Better yet, Nintendo seems to have anticipated that fans would try to bend and break Odyssey.
Perhaps the most popular secret shared on social media is this one, obtained before facing off against Knucklotec in the Sand Kingdom:
こういう普通だれも行けないと思うところにもなんかあるのいいよね… #スーパーマリオオデッセイ #SuperMarioOdyssey #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/a0vvjdVE6Q
— ピカco (@picacorin) October 26, 2017
After @optichob’s video went viral, a number of other players have attempted this jump as well. The hidden coins are now considered a testament to Nintendo’s playful design sensibilities.
Thanks to the Switch’s new video share capabilities, there’s all sorts of similar footage involving advanced Mario jumps floating around. Here are some of my favorites.
More Sand Kingdom Goodness
Finding clever ways to break levels in #SuperMarioOdyssey is not only possible, but rewarded. One of the reasons this game rules. pic.twitter.com/fuaniv9AEn
— Polyhex (@tylermcbride) October 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/924769610670292992
https://twitter.com/embed/status/924527207476686848
Zippin’ around in New Donk City
I cannot wait to see all the wild ways people skip levels in Mario Odyssey pic.twitter.com/YnXkYiklUn
— Tristan Cooper (@TristanACooper) October 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/924993892339953664
Races
Here's the strats I used to get the time pic.twitter.com/tDSLOt4REK
— Vallu (@Vallu111) October 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/924720935537598464
This is the WR run. pic.twitter.com/k2QJu6CcM3
— ARORA (@AroraYT) October 30, 2017
Got another WR pic.twitter.com/pN31EnlBTa
— Vallu (@Vallu111) October 28, 2017
And here’s one more race that’s way too long to GIF.
Transformation shenanigans
https://twitter.com/embed/status/925012459127128065
Turtle trick jump shortcut #SuperMarioOdyssey #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/xd3zFbK4bo
— Michael Chris Parker (@ripplystorm91) October 30, 2017
General tomfoolery
Now, if you want to learn how to move like these people do, might I suggest reading up on our jumping guide? It’ll completely change the way you play Odyssey.
