Mario Maker Contest

Last week I asked you Mario makers to create courses that featured power-ups. You could add a lot of ‘em to a level…

I love a good power-up in a Mario game. Especially one that makes the level easier or more exciting to play through.…

Last week I asked you all to create underwater or water-themed levels for Mario Maker 2. You could include big…

Water levels often are terrible. But sometimes, if they are done just right, they can be...mostly not terrible.…

Last week I gave you all the task of creating courses in Mario Maker 2 that were all about getting down. Be it…

A few months back I asked you all to create levels with Mario going up. Now it’s time to do the opposite. Let’s all…

The year is ending! Let’s close out this year with one last Mario Maker Contest before 2020. And to celebrate the…

Last week Nintendo updated Super Mario Maker 2 and added a bunch of new items, enemies and objects to the game. The…

Super Mario Maker 2 was updated a few days ago and there are now a bunch of new items that you can place in various…

Last week I challenged you fine Kotaku readers to create some courses in Mario Maker 2 and load them up with…

Thwomps are possibly my favorite enemy in the Mario universe. They look cool and seem tough, but the other thing I…

Last week I asked you folks to create some spooky and creepy levels. Halloween is almost here, so what better way to…

This is the month of Halloween, which makes it my favorite month of the year. I love Halloween and the spooky season…

Last week I challenged you folks to create Mario levels that went up and down instead of left and right. Add a…

For a long time, Mario went left to right and sometimes right to left. Life was good but simple. But over the years…

Last week I asked you, folks, to create some Mario levels featuring pipes! You delivered, giving me a diverse set of…

Mario loves pipes. He travels in them, jumps on them and leaps over them. As a plumber, pipes and Mario are forever…

Last week I asked you wonderful people to create some cat-themed Mario levels in celebration of International Cat…

International Cat Day happened this week, not to be confused with National Cat Day, which happens in October. Do…