When I started a Mario Maker level that claimed I wouldn’t be able to jump, I thought the designer was kidding. They…
Nintendo has been deleting Mario Maker courses for months without explanation, and the community is tired. The…
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I’ve been trying to beat Mario Maker’s 100 Mario Challenge on Expert ever since the game came out last September.…
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Nintendo has a real problem on its hands with Mario Maker. Left and right, creators are seeing their levels removed…
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When Nintendo updated Super Mario Maker last week, it secretly tweaked the way P-Switches work in the game. It’s…
Nintendo is still deleting levels from Super Mario Maker’s online community for mysterious reasons. The latest…
Nintendo is adding a few new features to Super Mario Maker, including key doors, a “super expert” mode for the 100 Mario challenge, and new ranking categories for the bookmark website. The key stuff is big; the keys can be hidden inside enemies, essentially creating boss battles.
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Kaizo Mario stages are famed for being grueling, nearly impossible levels that require pixel-perfect precision—and…
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Checkpoints are usually handed out as a reward for progress, but in this Mario Maker stage, the creator decided…
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I recently listened to someone explain why they felt no guilt about hacking Mario Kart so that they could cheat in…
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Every few days, I stream Mario Maker on Twitch, and sometimes people send me the levels they’ve made. I was not…
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Mario Maker’s most notorious player is back again with another devilishly difficult level. This one is a little…
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The original starters from Pokémon Red and Blue are now available in Mario Maker, and I think it’s safe to say…
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OK, I know that someone built a cell phone in Minecraft not that long ago, but Mario Maker isn’t the most expansive…
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When Nintendo turned off the Super Mario Maker servers this week, it didn’t explain why. Would you have guessed that…
Nintendo unexpectedly took down the servers for Super Mario Maker yesterday, but they’re back online, ahead of schedule. The game was being worked on due to an “emergency” glitch found in the creation tool, though Nintendo hasn’t produced details.
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PangaeaPanga is a brutal Mario Maker creator; it can take weeks for people to figure out how to beat his stages.…
Nintendo has taken down Super Mario Maker for “emergency maintenance” from now until January 28 at 8:00 pm ET. The company says it’s due to an unspecified bug that happens in the creation tool. Any ideas on what bug it is? Read more
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I’ve watched a Super Mario Maker player by the name of ReflectivistFox play through a stage called Fermat’s Last…
When Mario Maker launched, Nintendo warned players it could remove stages from the game for a variety of reasons,…