Topic: Super Mario Maker - OT

I hate time limits in mario, I like to explore the levels not just rush through them. I also would like to make levels that have hidden stuff, not that coins and one ups matter anymore but maybe an easier routE to the goal that is well hidden or something.

@99mushrooms: There is also seemingly an infinite symbol...

I have a couple of questions for the people who have been following news about this game closer than I have:

• Are the Amiibo costumes only available in SMB1 style? Or are there variants in the Amiibo costumes for the other styles?
• Is there a way to encorporate Yoshi in the game aside from becoming him with the amiibo costume? Can I ride Yoshi around in the SMW style, for instance?

@Ralizah:

• Amiibo costumes are SMB1 style only.
• Yoshi is available in SMW and NSMB styles.

Regarding the hand, it only appears on the television and not on the gamepad. You are likely going to be looking at the gamepad when designing levels so its not a big deal how much of the screen it covers.

Also there is sort of a multiplayer as demonstrated in the IGN video where one person can play test levels on the fly while the other person is designing them. This looks pretty fun.

My biggest letdown with this game is the news that there won't be any star coins. I guess they wouldn't have had any funtion beyond the level, but it would've been cool just to have hard-to-find collectibles of some kind.

Maybe the sequel will have all of that, and maybe you can even create a "world" and all that....who knows. owo

@Cyber-BLP--:
Nice, I didn't catch that thanks for letting me know.

This game sees designed so that improving upon it could be a really possible outcome. I can imagine more background/features being added as free or paid updates down the road, like how LBP offers new level creation packs.

This is also quite disappointing for me, but I think I will just use 1-Up's or regular coins as a "3-to-find collectible" sort of deal in my levels. So while it won't actually be tracked in-game, those who care can have an extra bit of challenge within my levels if they want, and I can have a little more fun creating tricky levels with extra goals. Lol.

Yea, there are all sorts of functionalities/ items/ etc that could be added in future updates or even a sequel for the next system.

Checkpoints, star-coin/ yoshi-coin collectables for SMW & NSMBU themes, more enemies (charging chucks, the dolphins, volcano lotus, sparky, rex, thwimp, etc), placeable water or lava tiles throughout levels, yellow spikes from SMW, snake blocks, different level backgrounds (such as desert, forest, bonus, etc), secret exit key + keyhole, more uses of pipes/doors, and a lot more.

Trust me, I am excited for the game as it is, but I also can see plenty of potential for DLC or a sequel.

**MUST SEE**

This is without a doubt my favorite level I've seen created with SMM thus far, and I'm not even that big into the Metroid series. This is the kind of level that I aspire to make! I'm so excited.

Edit: Here is another interesting stage.

Edit 2: Resetti is a playable costume character.

That first one is disturbingly similar to the type of level I've been wanting to make in SMM. Also, it's the kind of creative level design I want to encounter from other people.

For those in NA, is it worth it to preorder the game and physical or digital? Any benefit to either?

I have been wondering this too. Midnight release parties at GameStop are a little annoying to me but I live in California so I don't know if that means I will get the game later since I'm in a different time zone. I just want the Game ASAP on release night and I know digital downloads can be a pain and take forever.

I'm undecided right now.

Thanks for sharing. It seems like Bowser Jr. functions almost exactly like the Koopalings did in Super Mario Bros 3 so it gives me a little more hope that they could be DLC. I also hope star coins will be DLC also.

EDIT - it seems like you can actually have boss battles... i initially thought that Bowser and Junior were similar to normal enemies. You can even have boss themes (the Koopaling/Boom Boom battle theme is in this video). I don't understand what the point is to the cat paws though but it's cool how you can make Bowser's face show up in the background right before a boss battle.

I pre ordered digital and it is already downloaded on my wii u I just can't open it until the release date.

Amazing levels. I guess an unlimited time is not an option after all, that sucks. Also no checkpoints, seems like they would at least give us one or the other.

I would get it digitally, but I already preordered it at Gamestop, lol
But yeah Nintendo has started doing pre-loading for some of their games. I'm probably wrong, but I think Splatoon was one of them.

I watched the two videos, and I got two things; one I like, and the other one I don't like.

• Love that you can place text messages in your stage. I was worried I had to find another way of giving my players a little nudge.
• I don't like that you can't increase the timer above 500*. Guess I can't really focus on making exploration-based stages...

*so what's the deal with changing the timer? I did hear that you could do something with it...