In December, Super Mario Maker 2 was treated to its biggest update yet and even a whole new playable character. Yes, Link from The Legend of Zelda series is now fully playable with an entirely different moveset, so the game's top players and creators have been doing the only thing they know: making ridiculously hard Zelda-themed levels.
Known as 'Kaizo' levels, these are not for the faint of heart. You're about to see some truly wild experiences which are only made even more bonkers by Link's set of skills. You see, mastering Mario's intricate platforming mechanics is hard enough, but in these levels you have to pull off timed bomb-throwing, precise arrow shots, the use of your shield, and much more.
We'll kick things off with what we think is the craziest of the bunch. This level, fittingly called 'It is dangerous to go at all', was created by CarlSagan42. Here it is being completed (somehow):
CarlSagan42 has been making lots of similarly brutal levels and has shared them in a compilation video. It's a lengthy watch, but we've grabbed the codes for each level below should you want to try them out for yourself:
CarlSagan42 Level IDs:
It is dangerous to go at all: QHM-GFK-2NF
Skyward Salt: T5W-CSM-NWF
Link's Spiketop Beating: HGS-JCK-52H
Link's Crossbow Training: 5TJ-DKB-MDG
A Link to the Spike Dude: HDF-711-L1G
More Link Platforming: XBM-QBP-8QG
Of course, plenty more tricky levels can be found, too. Here are a couple more we spotted on YouTube:
Kaizo Link Mastery by Sretzo - Level ID: P9J-QCQ-7XG
Kaizo King: Act of Defiance by Brakkie - Level ID: YK8-36C-HJG
Fancy taking any of these on? We'd love to hear how you get on in the comments below.
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Did Nintendo or the Mario maker team make any levels with the new assets from the 2.0 update?
Oh shize!! The guy playing it doesnt even blink hahaha
Quite impressive!! Waaay above my skill level but these guys are super talented, both the players and makers!
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@AG_Awesome I think just for Ninji Speedruns, though the Nintendo accounts may have uploaded some levels.
@PikaPhantom Do you happen to know the Nintendo accounts so I can add them to my favorites?
@AG_Awesome For some reason, they're confined to a tab in the player rankings, but they should all be accessible there.
Eh, I prefer making normal difficult levels, Kaizo is just overkill.
Quick citation confusion heads-up: Only the featured level on CarlSagan42's video was actually his. The rest are ones made by other big name creators he follows that he was showcasing/playing through. Article implies he made all of them from the video of his.
Otherwise, a great list!
Check out my Link level. It has some cool tricks that can be done with the Link costume.
Level code: VY1-LM4-CWG
How is "Kaizo Link Mastery" in any way considered a kaizo level? It seemed incredibly forgiving, had an easy going pace, and even telegraphed virtually all the moves necessary so that even a novice could figure out what to do! Don't get me wrong, it looked like a well made and fun level, but Kaizo? I don't think so.
Links Frozen Assets - J8Y-GXR-GKG - Super Expert
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