Super Mario Maker 2 is an incredible piece of software that allows you to create all kinds of Mario-related stages and share them with your friends (and enemies).
The sheer scope of Nintendo's game makes it a must-have on Switch, and also makes the achievement of 14-year-old Claptrap9 all the more impressive; they've taken the core of Super Mario Maker 2 and recreated it within LittleBigPlanet 3 (the same user also recreated the original Super Mario Maker within the game a while back, in case the name seems familiar).
That's right – a game making engine within a game-making engine. It's like game making-engine Inception.
The video from GameXplain above digs in a little, and while it's not perfect – those trademark Mario-style physics aren't quite there – it's stunning how much has been carried over. It even has sloped tiles, for crying out loud.
When you consider this is the work of a single, 14-year-old individual, it really does make your jaw drop. Given that Media Molecule's next game, Dreams, is even more expansive in terms of scope, we could be in for some even more stunning examples of game-within-game cloning in the future.
[source pushsquare.com, via youtube.com]
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Broken Mario Maker... 😒
The real Mario Maker from Nintendo still the best.
It’s fitting seeing how LittleBigPlanet was mario maker before super mario maker was mario maker.
@anti-matter there is no discussion wether super mario maker is better or SMM in LBP3 is better. However this is beyond impressive a kid could make this don’t you think?
Kinda makes you wonder how easily Nintendo could've added slopes to begin with.
Very impressive, though! Can't wait to see what else this person can do!
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" they say.
Little Big Planet was always something I dug for, sadly, the DLC. Their Back to the Future sack people and level are a hoot
It's impressive. But now make LBP in Super Mario Maker 2
I’ve played a lot of LBP over the years and can’t even comprehend the work that’s gone into that. Mind blowing!
Very, very cool the dudes got skills. But I'll just grab the real thing. 😁
Eww that frame rate, not very impressive but nice try.
That's nothing, when I was14 I made a windmill out of Lego!
i'm not seeing it sorry. usually when someone does it you can see it right away. This means it's not that well. Next
Huh, the things people do. A lot of people say they want to be a game designer when they grow up. But this kid really has the potential.
Saw this yesterday and it’s running on a PS3. Wow. This is impressive. More so it’s been done by a 14 year old.
No denying it’s impressive!
As mentioned in this article though, Little Big Planets physics dont hold a candle to Mario.
LBP is charming, but gameplay-wise, Mario tops it handily.
@Anti-Matter well to be obvious the real one was developed for the Nintendo switch where as this was made within a game of a game by a 14 year old
@TAndvig Yeah, I've had a bit of fun playing various Little Big Planet games, but was horrified the first time I saw one of those games in motion. 2D platformers look and play horribly at 30fps.
when I was 14 I was reading Nuts and Zoo, glad I didn't waste my time
pixels are even filtered lol
@Severian Little Big Planet was launched before Mario Maker.
If Sony made Little Big Planet after Mario Maker, you Nintendo fans would accuse Sony of copying Nintendo all the time, even though none of them created the idea of a level editor + online sharing, but Sony made Little Big Planet first, and you don't see Sony fanboys saying Nintendo copied Sony, because they didn't.
Looks a lot better than the other one from years ago.
@Anti-Matter Of course the actual Mario Maker is better than a fan made version running on another level creation tool.
It's impressive regardless...Plus, it shows how much more potential LBP had when it can do something such as this with its far more in depth systems. Can't exactly see Mario Maker emualting other games so well, which is fine because it's supposed to be simple.
Nice. I'll queue that up and check it out.
Here is the link in case anyone wants to queue it: https://lbp.me/v/q356873/topreviews?p=1&l=12
@victordamazio
Who said LBP is ripping of SMM? I refer to a kid making SMM in LBP, though perhaps the proper word should be homage. Watch your assumptions.
This is outstanding! A true work of deep dedication and most definitely a real masterpiece. Bravo to that kid, he did an amazing job!
I’d like to watch a documentary of the kid making this. Absolutely amazing.
@1UP_MARIO going off the article (though it could be wrong), it does say it's the PS4 version.
That being said, this is still mega impressive. What a crazy tool LBP 1-3 (+VITA) were. Props to MediaMolecule and Sumo Digital.
But most of all, Props to this 14 year old!
@Severian No one, but that is what would happen if Mario Maker came before LBP.
@victordamazio
Yeah, sure. Whatever. Please untag me because I want nothing to do with fanboy fighting that I never had anything to do with in my original comment you inferred from incorrectly.
That's really good and that kid has talent. But once again reading the comments this site is riddled with some very unpleasant and nasty hate filled keyboard warriors. Think.the site needs to do a better job of monitoring as most of must be sick of the toxic people.
@Rafke personally i wont be impressed until a 13 year old makes Mario Maker in LBP3 which they made in Dreams at 12.
This is one hell of an achievement and showed a lot of dedication!
@Anti-Matter I think you missed the point...
Nice work but at the end of the day it's just a bootleg copy, still for a 14-year old this is a great achievement. Hopefully he apply for work at Nintendo someday.
Well... I'm impressed!
God some of these comments are embarrassing. How can you not be impressed by this specially since he's only 14.
That’s honestly amazing
How!? Sure it's not great, but it's damn impressive to make something like that. And the dude is 14!
Speaking of Little Big Planet. They HAVE to make a Switch Port! That would be awesome and sell like hotcakes!
Very impressive! I know that wasn't easy
@Anti-Matter How much poison do you have to have in your heart to not realise this kid's amazing talent and appreciate it for what it is?
@Nin10Doe Yeah, Sony will just release on of their biggest games on the Switch.
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream
This is really cool 😄 It reminds me of the stuff I used to love doing as a kid. I remember making a football stadium with a race track outside in halo reach 😂 It was like Rocket League but of course that was before Rocket League even existed. I remember making a few zelda-esque minigames in WarioWare DIY and I even made a text/image, web, turn-based RPG for my friend's birthday from scratch 😹 I used to have a ton of fun in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts too just making random contraptions. Good times. I hardly do anything like that anymore. 😔
Very impressive.
@X-blades he's very defensive of Nintendo, even though he doesn't like a majority of their games.
@Trajan
So basically a childish troll who's seeking attention? Not been on the site long but never seen them post anything positive
@suikoden if he is a troll than it's pretty good trolling. I just think he has some mental issue. Maybe a victim of physical and/or sexual abuse.
How is this even possible??!
Do you think Nintendo will C&D it?
It really is impressive but he is stealing assets.
gameception
That's pretty cool!
@darkswabber Some fanboys are so dumb to make comments like that don't you think. Makes me embarrased to be a gamer sometimes. This 14yr old will be an incredible designer one day, or an engineer. His achievement should be applauded.
This is my favourite post I'd the year. I am going to go get LBP3 out when I get home and check this out.
@Trajan @suikoden @x-blades a quick rundown of who anti-matter is. He’s a kindergarden teacher from indonesia who’s very protective of the media those children consume. He thinks gaming should be child friendly at all time. He isn’t a troll and he used to be much worse in his misunderstanding and hating on anything not aimed at Children. He means well though. It’s mostly the langauge barrier and culture difference that makes it seem otherwise.
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