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Super Mario Maker |OT| Miyamoto Simulator 2015
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I made a new level, if anyone wants to try it out. It's heavily influenced by the Cheese Bridge level of Super Mario World.
Actually, if anyone wants to try out my levels I linked previously in this thread, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've received no feedback yet, and they're doing terribly star/completion percentage-wise, even though my goal was just to make somewhat normal Mario platforming levels. Either I'm doing something wrong, or people just don't want that type of levels.
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Now for a level I played from this thread
I played the Brinstar level and I beat it on my 4th or 5th try. I'll try to play your other levels tomorrow. The Brinstar level was fun, and has a huge nostalgia factor for me. One bit of critique though: it's a very good Metroidvania-style level, but because it's a Mario game and you actually lose power-ups when you get hit, the room with the erratically moving green flying Koopas was a nightmare. Anywhere else, when you got hit, it was simply due to bad platforming, but that room was too random for my liking.
Sawblade Bridge
(A023-0000-007C-5796)
Actually, if anyone wants to try out my levels I linked previously in this thread, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've received no feedback yet, and they're doing terribly star/completion percentage-wise, even though my goal was just to make somewhat normal Mario platforming levels. Either I'm doing something wrong, or people just don't want that type of levels.
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Now for a level I played from this thread
Other chapters in the series:
I played the Brinstar level and I beat it on my 4th or 5th try. I'll try to play your other levels tomorrow. The Brinstar level was fun, and has a huge nostalgia factor for me. One bit of critique though: it's a very good Metroidvania-style level, but because it's a Mario game and you actually lose power-ups when you get hit, the room with the erratically moving green flying Koopas was a nightmare. Anywhere else, when you got hit, it was simply due to bad platforming, but that room was too random for my liking.
Thanks for the reviews!
correojon said:
The level is definitely more enjoyable! Even if it's a bit on the easy side (too much powerups/checkpoints?), for the first entry of a series it introduces the gameplay mechanics way more gently.
CharminUltra
Member
This post reminded me of.My young brothers first level, a pretty neat short stage with 2 different paths, medium difficulty I'd say.
Molemans little Castle
1677-0000-007F-D010
Amiibo Trails: Mario Kart - Very nice. At first I didn't watch the lower side of the level and did some mistakes on my part. Long story short, at the end I was standing in front of the last wall like an idiot, since I didn't know what to do. THEN I played it again and saw the shell at the lower part and well, I came second. :c
A star would be nice, since it plays the Super Mario Kart Star Theme.
Super Mario Planets - Planet 1-2 - Very nice looking, kinda difficult. I didn't know what to do first, then I followed a passage to find a koopa and with him a could hit that one question block with the spikey shell. However I destroyed both by hitting them together. lol. Didn't finish it, but will.
Super Mario Planets - Planet 1-1 - Involves some backtracking, which is fine per se, but I don't know if most of the casual people (you know, the noobs) get that. That place with the thousands of donut blocks was both great and difficult. The Idea is brilliant, but the last Wiggler killed me. :c
Anyhow, Starred all of them and follow you. Will play the rest of your levels soon.
Super Mario Adventure: World 1-3 - Very Nintendoesque. Quit long (due to scrolling), but nonetheless beautiful level.
Cheep Shot Grotto - Those ****** Cheep Cheeps! >.<
Good level, tho. But I was hit several times.
Followed and starred.
Rupees in the Dungeon
Fucking love Link and Rupees. I played it twice. The first time (don't be mad tho) I jumped over the cross in the middle. It is indeed possible and therefore your whole subworld is skipable. I chose to play it once again the truthfully way. ^-^
Burn those Calories (Get fat ehm fit) - Well...by calories got burned INDEED! Nice level.
Will do! I expect feedback from you in exchange!
Starred! Finished it on my first try. No complaints, the obstacles are indicated well. A bit too short though.
Did you break the ice blocks for the respawning spiky shell before?
Thanks for your feedback!
I have one in a warehouse, if that's any good. It's kinda factory ish.
3354-0000-002E-2B4C
I played a few of your levels and only ashley's adventure II was really worthwhile. The other ashley levels are way too punishing. And the thing in II, you'll waste a lot of time exploring the level and failing jumps and stuff.
I think you'll do fine if you strike a balance in what you want and what players want. It's okay to make hard levels, but make it so mistakes are on the player. That way you won't scare off the people that do play your level.
Let me know when you've finished your redesigns, I'll give them a good playtest
Nothing to do this evening, so...I can play more levels, feedbacks included.
BB7F-0000-0063-A9BA
Sorry, I couldn't complete it, and I don't think I'm going to replay it soon. It's way too difficult, too many things hitting you at once and you'd need to stop and think about your next move, but between
It's frustrating, I'm sorry to say that
"Game and Watch Gallery"
ID: C8BC-0000-007D-B926
Inventive and well executed. I think
You should try to add some checkpoints as well, given the length of the level. Good job.
Frost Fossil Depths
Stage ID: 232B-0000-0072-C515
Very cool stage, challenging but fair enough. I love, love how it looks. Great flow too, good use of icy blocks. A great level overall.
Super Mario Adventure: World 1-3
Code: A95B-0000-007F-8986
A bit more though than I thought, but very good level, with great platforming, good use of the autoscrolling and still good aesthetics (coherent enough with the 1-1 I played already).
Jump to the rhythm C71B-0000-007E-9E02
Neat quick, straightforward level. Completed in 15 seconds.
Grow with the Flow: (DE34-0000-0063-6259)
Good, good, goood! It's quite hard, but fair. It's your fault if you die, not the level throwing at you things out of nowhere. I quite liked it, also because I love the concept of vines on trails (I tried to execute it in one of my levels, Liane mobili sottoterra)
BB7F-0000-0063-A9BA
Sorry, I couldn't complete it, and I don't think I'm going to replay it soon. It's way too difficult, too many things hitting you at once and you'd need to stop and think about your next move, but between
flying enemies, cloud not lasting forever, lava balls, all surrounded by spikes...it's too much
"Game and Watch Gallery"
ID: C8BC-0000-007D-B926
Inventive and well executed. I think
the Oil Panic section is too difficult, though, the difficulty ramps up way too quickly.
Frost Fossil Depths
Stage ID: 232B-0000-0072-C515
Very cool stage, challenging but fair enough. I love, love how it looks. Great flow too, good use of icy blocks. A great level overall.
Super Mario Adventure: World 1-3
Code: A95B-0000-007F-8986
A bit more though than I thought, but very good level, with great platforming, good use of the autoscrolling and still good aesthetics (coherent enough with the 1-1 I played already).
Jump to the rhythm C71B-0000-007E-9E02
Neat quick, straightforward level. Completed in 15 seconds.
Grow with the Flow: (DE34-0000-0063-6259)
Good, good, goood! It's quite hard, but fair. It's your fault if you die, not the level throwing at you things out of nowhere. I quite liked it, also because I love the concept of vines on trails (I tried to execute it in one of my levels, Liane mobili sottoterra)
HahaThis post reminded me of.
I was actually pretty impressed and only gave some small advice here and there. Am looking forward for my bros next levels. He will surely be pushing them out faster than I do lol.
One more Expert run and I can focus on Gnat Attack...then making levels and playing Gaf levels. UGH. So much Hell. This last run was better than the prior run, but it still wasn't very pretty. I got through a couple of trash levels, actually. Just awful.
There's going to be a massive release of tension when I finally get the final costumes. I wish Gnat Attack wasn't so damn rough. >_<
There's going to be a massive release of tension when I finally get the final costumes. I wish Gnat Attack wasn't so damn rough. >_<
I played a few of your levels and only ashley's adventure II was really worthwhile. The other ashley levels are way too punishing. And the thing in II, you'll waste a lot of time exploring the level and failing jumps and stuff.
I think you'll do fine if you strike a balance in what you want and what players want. It's okay to make hard levels, but make it so mistakes are on the player. That way you won't scare off the people that do play your level.
Let me know when you've finished your redesigns, I'll give them a good playtest
I like the idea of difficult jumps where you don't get punished with death, and it takes only about 3 seconds again.
Perhaps even so, if a person can't do it after the 3rd or 4th time they would get tired of it.
The first Ashley level I thought was easy, despite the two big jumps, but that's just running and jumping. Perhaps due to being at the top, they're hard to judge.
Anyways, I like the advice. I think my levels work with sharing with friends and family, but if I want to be serious about receiving stars, they do need some work.
I probably won't have time until mid October, so I'll wait and see how my levels do until then as well.
German, English speaking fighting game player finishes P-Break after 7647 tries over 3 days I think
http://www.twitch.tv/mdz_jimmy/v/18458833
http://www.twitch.tv/mdz_jimmy/v/18458833
How many costumes have you got left to collect?
Yeah, I actually decided to add in some of the koopas to spice up the level a bit, and in doing so, tried to be cautious that there were no strictly unfair ones, but impatient players may get hurt; but there are plenty of power-ups to forgive them.Very nice looking level. A bit slow, since it's quite easy but it's only 1-3 after all. The secret pipe seemed impossible to take on my 2 first tries! Good job, starred!
Note : You can get vaught by surprise by red koopas when you jump up because they are off screen sometimes!
Awaiting feedback from you now
And yes, that secret pipe is a doozy, and would obviously benefit from a checkpoint.
Just played Super Mario Planets - Planet 1-2 (581D-0000-007F-C2BE), marvellous job! Found a few secret 1ups and shortcuts. I was a bit confused at first how to deal with the skeleton raft thwomps, and the spring/thwomp/koopa/helmet section had me thoroughly bumfuzzled but fortunately when I figure out the gist of it I had enough time to make it to the end!
Nocturnowl
Member
Nothing like a creatively bankrupt sequel stage! I'd call it a cashstar grab but I'm pretty sure the only reason Smokin' Skull Stream is by far and away my most popular stage is because it had the right place, right time fortune of being the first GAF community spotlight (and thanks again, never had to worry about reaching my level limit thanks to that in part).
In any case I felt like playing with fire once again and I just love the SMW castle theme too much to not head back again so....
Skull Stream 2: Lakitu's Lockup (8529-0000-007F-E6AD)
Maybe Smokin' Snake Blocks would make more sense considering some sections here, not much one can do with leaving the slower skull platforms on lava, I think I've thoroughly explored them at this point so there's not actually much of them.
I think this may be easier than the original stage with one exception that can either go as planned or will be the slayer of many and this is the main thing I think I'll need feedback for...
So true to the stage's title the finale is a makeshift "boss" room against a fireball chucking Lakitu, there's two ways to escape his trap and that's with either a cape or Lakitu's cloud.
On paper it should be simple enough, Lakitu lurks just above the lava but below some donut planks, so you can either try and bop him or catch one of the feathers spewing from the three pipes in the arena, that said they're only catchable for a brief moment.
Now the thing here is I really am not much of a fan of the more random elements of this game like Lakitu and Bowser who can sometimes just bugger up the balance of a level, but ever since I found out Lakitu can add podoboos/fireballs to lava and have them function as they should afterwards I've wanted to use this some way, thing is it doesn't take too long for Lakitu to overwhelm (to think I originally had two of them) and this can also make getting a run up for the cape a bit luck based.
So basically if this is a complete mess by all means tell me and I'll retool it.
Though I swear when I made my Monty Mole challenge I found the guy doesn't actually push switches so I may still be on the wrong track here.
As for that last point, while I do like putting in little extras or short cuts for the inquisitive sorts on this occasion there's nothing beyond so good thing you turned back.
Typically when someone reaches a space they don't need to be in on a stage of mine that takes some effort or thought to bother reaching I just drop that creepy mario paint baby face sound effect on there, it's becoming my equivalent to stuff like Perfect Dark's hidden cheese wedges.
In any case I felt like playing with fire once again and I just love the SMW castle theme too much to not head back again so....
Skull Stream 2: Lakitu's Lockup (8529-0000-007F-E6AD)
Maybe Smokin' Snake Blocks would make more sense considering some sections here, not much one can do with leaving the slower skull platforms on lava, I think I've thoroughly explored them at this point so there's not actually much of them.
I think this may be easier than the original stage with one exception that can either go as planned or will be the slayer of many and this is the main thing I think I'll need feedback for...
So true to the stage's title the finale is a makeshift "boss" room against a fireball chucking Lakitu, there's two ways to escape his trap and that's with either a cape or Lakitu's cloud.
On paper it should be simple enough, Lakitu lurks just above the lava but below some donut planks, so you can either try and bop him or catch one of the feathers spewing from the three pipes in the arena, that said they're only catchable for a brief moment.
Now the thing here is I really am not much of a fan of the more random elements of this game like Lakitu and Bowser who can sometimes just bugger up the balance of a level, but ever since I found out Lakitu can add podoboos/fireballs to lava and have them function as they should afterwards I've wanted to use this some way, thing is it doesn't take too long for Lakitu to overwhelm (to think I originally had two of them) and this can also make getting a run up for the cape a bit luck based.
So basically if this is a complete mess by all means tell me and I'll retool it.
If this means a mole can press that otherwise unreachable switch then I may return to test this theory.
Though I swear when I made my Monty Mole challenge I found the guy doesn't actually push switches so I may still be on the wrong track here.
That 1UP block was a kinda last second addition when I remembered that you could just hop on the ? block to cross the gap and never bother knocking a shell into it to unleash the vine, I figured I'd give something for those that didn't just hop over without the vine.
As for that last point, while I do like putting in little extras or short cuts for the inquisitive sorts on this occasion there's nothing beyond so good thing you turned back.
Typically when someone reaches a space they don't need to be in on a stage of mine that takes some effort or thought to bother reaching I just drop that creepy mario paint baby face sound effect on there, it's becoming my equivalent to stuff like Perfect Dark's hidden cheese wedges.
I've been living and breathing MGSV for all of September. I've had Mario Maker since it came out, but I haven't booted it up yet. Hopefully someone can compile a list for me of courses to try. I'd be happy to comment on all of them once I complete my current obsession. "Snaaaaaaaaaaaake!"
Gotdatmoney
Member
If you post em or PM em I'll give them a whirl!!!
Wyndstryker
Member
I probably have the most people hating my levels yet the completion rates are strangely high for my most notorious level.
Like really, 60% completion with like 180 played.
I swear I'll get people to hate me at the end of all this with these max timeout levels lol.
Like really, 60% completion with like 180 played.
I swear I'll get people to hate me at the end of all this with these max timeout levels lol.
Jesus, the most horrifying part was the bullet bill riding the boo lol (the first one especially, but the giant one at the end was also horrifying). It was really fun, and although challenging did it in my first attempt. The boss fight was a little confusing though. It didn't feel like I was meant to kill him with my cape on the pipe. And flying up top was hard with all the podoboos.Nothing like a creatively bankrupt sequel stage! I'd call it acashstar grab but I'm pretty sure the only reason Smokin' Skull Stream is by far and away my most popular stage is because it had the right place, right time fortune of being the first GAF community spotlight (and thanks again, never had to worry about reaching my level limit thanks to that in part).
In any case I felt like playing with fire once again and I just love the SMW castle theme too much to not head back again so....
Skull Stream 2: Lakitu's Lockup (8529-0000-007F-E6AD)
Maybe Smokin' Snake Blocks would make more sense considering some sections here, not much one can do with leaving the slower skull platforms on lava, I think I've thoroughly explored them at this point so there's not actually much of them.
I think this may be easier than the original stage with one exception that can either go as planned or will be the slayer of many and this is the main thing I think I'll need feedback for...
So true to the stage's title the finale is a makeshift "boss" room against a fireball chucking Lakitu, there's two ways to escape his trap and that's with either a cape or Lakitu's cloud.
On paper it should be simple enough, Lakitu lurks just above the lava but below some donut planks, so you can either try and bop him or catch one of the feathers spewing from the three pipes in the arena, that said they're only catchable for a brief moment.
Now the thing here is I really am not much of a fan of the more random elements of this game like Lakitu and Bowser who can sometimes just bugger up the balance of a level, but ever since I found out Lakitu can add podoboos/fireballs to lava and have them function as they should afterwards I've wanted to use this some way, thing is it doesn't take too long for Lakitu to overwhelm (to think I originally had two of them) and this can also make getting a run up for the cape a bit luck based.
So basically if this is a complete mess by all means tell me and I'll retool it.
CaptainSlow
Member
All my other levels I thought weren't TOO difficult but seeing my completion % numbers at around 2-5% for most of my levels I decided to intentionally try and make a slower, easier, more Nintendo-like level. So far it's been better with a 16% finish rate. Give it a try and tell me what you think.
Pipes, Springs, and Koopas! Oh My!
23FE-0000-0078-6937
Pipes, Springs, and Koopas! Oh My!
23FE-0000-0078-6937
Enjoyable level, I replayed it a few times to check out the other paths.After having fun doing some improvised Mario parkour in my previous level (Cloudhigh Skyway: 8296-0000-007B-DDC8), I thought I'd try building an entire level around it. The idea is to go from start to finish without breaking your momentum. There are two parkour routes: follow the coins and keep going up, or drop down into the first pipe (there are arrows to help). If you mistime a jump on the upper route and drop down, there's a bog standard World 1-style level to explore with three 1ups to find. There's no time or coin advantage to taking either the upper or lower routes.
PARKOUR PLAINS
Code: 9AA6-0000-007C-A805
Style: NSMBU
Time Limit: 100secs (should take around 20)
Secrets: Three 1ups (only if you're not parkour-ing)
Additional Challenge: Take the subway (aka: go down the first pipe)
I've been (slowly, because of my usual lack of time) experimenting on a concept with a few striking similarities (NSMBU theme with grass/underground, level design aimed at favoring parkouring, even a subway!) but with a widely different focus. I'm curious myself to see how that turns out.
Okay, I need some feedback...
I have a level with what I thought was a fun gimmick -- however, I hate 'autoplay' levels, so I put the gimmick into the second half of the level, behind what I thought was a straight-forward, normal level with just a few challenging aspects.
My younger sister tells me she hates me and I'm evil as she plays the level, and never gets to the fun part.
...
Would someone tell me how bad/evil/whatever I am?
Plumbers Can Surf.... right?: 3637-0000-004F-F457
Three other "normal"-type levels:
Parallel Plumbing - 7D2E-0000-002C-7B17
Bob-Omb Madness - E1E5-0000-001D-F02B
Liquid Space - 626B-0000-0040-6641 (It's a shooting level that, in my opinion, feels/controls better than the typical underwater shooting gimmicks you see. I tried someone slightly different.)
Hmm... I feel... evil.
Don't Push the Button - F877-0000-002C-EE1D
I have a level with what I thought was a fun gimmick -- however, I hate 'autoplay' levels, so I put the gimmick into the second half of the level, behind what I thought was a straight-forward, normal level with just a few challenging aspects.
My younger sister tells me she hates me and I'm evil as she plays the level, and never gets to the fun part.
...
Would someone tell me how bad/evil/whatever I am?
Plumbers Can Surf.... right?: 3637-0000-004F-F457
I thought the opening was fair, but perhaps I went a bit too far. Nothing is impossible, though, and I do telegraph everything - perhaps I need to fix the Goomba on the grinder platform.
Three other "normal"-type levels:
Parallel Plumbing - 7D2E-0000-002C-7B17
Bob-Omb Madness - E1E5-0000-001D-F02B
Liquid Space - 626B-0000-0040-6641 (It's a shooting level that, in my opinion, feels/controls better than the typical underwater shooting gimmicks you see. I tried someone slightly different.)
Hmm... I feel... evil.
Don't Push the Button - F877-0000-002C-EE1D
Gotdatmoney
Member
Under The Starry Sky
4694-0000-004D-7DD7
Sky High Cargo Chase
CB2D-0000-006C-86F8
Would love feedback on either of these levels
I played Sawblade Bridge. Actually a very solid level. You did a good job. Not particularly difficult and it was a solid length. I think one thing you need to be careful with is starting levels already elevated. Because of the way the screen scrolls in this game panning amd seeing obstacles can be difficult. There is one point on the first section where the screen pan creates an unseeable jump. In general just try to be cautious of situations like that. I really like the type of level you created. Will play more of your levels
Edit: You know its a damn shame more people aren't playing your levels. They are actually quite good. I really really liked Destroy The Sunken Frigate. Its a tad too long but I really think its a superbly crafted level in difficulty, theme and fun. Good job man. Keep on keeping on.
Storm Kyleis
Member
Another Toad in the Wall (F3C2-0000-0080-207D)
Leave them Toads alone! It's a small puzzle level.
Leave them Toads alone! It's a small puzzle level.
Just played and starred both levels! Enjoyed them a lot, especially the hidden area of the airship level.
Fun idea and simple design but super short!
Another fun yet short puzzle level! Starred and commented!Another Toad in the Wall (F3C2-0000-0080-207D)
Leave them Toads alone! It's a small puzzle level. Starred and commented!
Group #2
NOTE: I have the current group of levels starred on my account. Punch in an ID of mine (AADE-0000-001B-12DD) and check out my 'starred levels' on my profile for quick access! This should facilitate the playing process significantly.
Don't forget to vote guys and gals!
KittenMaster
Member
Okay guys, this one took me a few days on and off. That doesn't mean this level is a masterpiece by any means but hopefully I managed to pull off having a working level for the most part.
Here is "Bypass the Block Checkpoint", a level about Mario having to get past a small fortification equipped with cannons and stationed by some of Bowser's minions.
(6085-0000-0080-3D0E)
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Previous levels:
Here is "Bypass the Block Checkpoint", a level about Mario having to get past a small fortification equipped with cannons and stationed by some of Bowser's minions.
(6085-0000-0080-3D0E)
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Previous levels:
Here's my notes for the second batch of 1-1 levels. As always, I focused mostly on criticisms and everyone got a star from me.
Conor_Fool - P-ractice
Pretty good overall. The first mushroom probably shouldn't go through enemies and directly to a pit.
Peltz - NeoGAF... Believe!
Not bad, the sub-level area was a little annoying with the springs, and the enemies between pillars are probably a bigger challenge than you'd expect for newer players.
Finn - Rocky Roads
This is a good and fun level, but the difficulty would put it somewhere in mid-to-late game, not 1-1.
xandaca - The Beginner's Guide To Mario
A little too much going on for a 1-1, especially in the sub-area, which became a small level unto itself.
Silent_Ocarina - Alternate World 1-1
Felt like a genuine 1-1. No big gripes with this one.
correojon - Super Mario World 1-0.5
Good concept and fun level, but either half on its own would be too complex for a 1-1. Both together would probably overwhelm the average player. There was one fire flower that only has one space above the block, meaning if you took one hit and are still big you can't get it.
KooopaKid - Super Mario Planets - Planet 1-1
Another good level that's far too advanced for a 1-1.
OmegaDL50 - Omega Mario 1-1
Pretty good. Hiding the leaf underground and behind a P-Switch was an odd choice. I might've given a little more time. A new player probably shouldn't hear the "hurry up" music in 1-1, even if they dawdle.
balladofwindfishes - Dinosaur Plains
Good level. The cluster of pipes in the middle with jumping piranhas could be a little intimidating, but overall not bad.
Gsnap - 1-1 Galoomba Hills
Getting past the very first pipe right after starting the game shouldn't require a running jump toward an enemy. I understand people like to hide secret "expert" areas in their levels, but I don't think 1-1 is the place for these if a newbie might stumble upon them. To be fair yours was fairly well hidden as newbies are concerned.
El Pescado - Pesca 1-1
Pretty good, felt like it could be in a real Mario game.
Kebiinu - Koopa Trails (Level 1-1)
Good level. A pipe skipped most of the level, but the original 1-1 did that too.
Belgian Dude - Super Climber Bros. 1-1
Fun and unique. Almost felt like Mario meets Kid Icarus. Levels like this are why SMM needs a vertical level option.
Azure Dream - 1-1 Summer Stroll
Pretty good. This actually taught me that a Spiny helm can break ice blocks. The floating platforms ended up spawning in sync for me which made the jump between them more difficult than it should be, but that probably wasn't by design.
Lulzwagon - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Grime
Not bad, the switching between the brothers just seemed like it was happening arbitrarily.
Chopper - 1-1, A Bit of Fun!
Too advanced for a 1-1.
Boba2007 - 1-1 Koopa Field
Pretty good, believable Mario level.
Conor_Fool - P-ractice
Pretty good overall. The first mushroom probably shouldn't go through enemies and directly to a pit.
Peltz - NeoGAF... Believe!
Not bad, the sub-level area was a little annoying with the springs, and the enemies between pillars are probably a bigger challenge than you'd expect for newer players.
Finn - Rocky Roads
This is a good and fun level, but the difficulty would put it somewhere in mid-to-late game, not 1-1.
xandaca - The Beginner's Guide To Mario
A little too much going on for a 1-1, especially in the sub-area, which became a small level unto itself.
Silent_Ocarina - Alternate World 1-1
Felt like a genuine 1-1. No big gripes with this one.
correojon - Super Mario World 1-0.5
Good concept and fun level, but either half on its own would be too complex for a 1-1. Both together would probably overwhelm the average player. There was one fire flower that only has one space above the block, meaning if you took one hit and are still big you can't get it.
KooopaKid - Super Mario Planets - Planet 1-1
Another good level that's far too advanced for a 1-1.
OmegaDL50 - Omega Mario 1-1
Pretty good. Hiding the leaf underground and behind a P-Switch was an odd choice. I might've given a little more time. A new player probably shouldn't hear the "hurry up" music in 1-1, even if they dawdle.
balladofwindfishes - Dinosaur Plains
Good level. The cluster of pipes in the middle with jumping piranhas could be a little intimidating, but overall not bad.
Gsnap - 1-1 Galoomba Hills
Getting past the very first pipe right after starting the game shouldn't require a running jump toward an enemy. I understand people like to hide secret "expert" areas in their levels, but I don't think 1-1 is the place for these if a newbie might stumble upon them. To be fair yours was fairly well hidden as newbies are concerned.
El Pescado - Pesca 1-1
Pretty good, felt like it could be in a real Mario game.
Kebiinu - Koopa Trails (Level 1-1)
Good level. A pipe skipped most of the level, but the original 1-1 did that too.
Belgian Dude - Super Climber Bros. 1-1
Fun and unique. Almost felt like Mario meets Kid Icarus. Levels like this are why SMM needs a vertical level option.
Azure Dream - 1-1 Summer Stroll
Pretty good. This actually taught me that a Spiny helm can break ice blocks. The floating platforms ended up spawning in sync for me which made the jump between them more difficult than it should be, but that probably wasn't by design.
Lulzwagon - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Grime
Not bad, the switching between the brothers just seemed like it was happening arbitrarily.
Chopper - 1-1, A Bit of Fun!
Too advanced for a 1-1.
Boba2007 - 1-1 Koopa Field
Pretty good, believable Mario level.
I just had a friend over who had never played Mario in his life (He is a top smash player her on our region, ironically one of his mains is Dr. Mario), so I had him try this new level I made, it was hard but he really enjoyed it, I was afraid it would be too hard or frustrating but his experience made me think it was just right, he had fun.
It's not too bad. I did get caught off guard by the goomba on the track platform a couple of times though.
It's a pretty good level! The one thing I'd suggest though is making it more clear that you need to go down the first pipe rather than attempting a blind jump into the big gap after it. For whatever reason, that was my first instinct here. I guess it doesn't help that there are a bunch of levels out there that do expect you to do just that.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Man I feel so creatively bankrupt right now. Not an original idea in my mind :/ I wish the game had alternate music for every stage. Or at least the athletic theme for smb3
Not only the ability to select from different songs, but I also wish we could do "beach" style levels. I'm not sure what their actual name is, these are the ones with water at the bottom, but you spend most of the time platforming above it. It's basically the only platform style level where there isn't instant death upon falling.
Plus Boss Bass as a new enemy!
Gotdatmoney
Member
We could use more themes and alternate colors on existing themes as well. Night airship, black water, fall grass land colors etc. Toss in a few more tracks. I also would like the spin blocks from super mario bros 3 and the ability to put water/lava in any stage and contained in any blocks.
Alright I tweaked the Game and Watch Gallery stage I made:
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I tweaked the oil panic part, it's much much easier now and made the manhole part a little shorter so the wait isn't as bad for the turtle. I also added coins to the octopus part because the whole point of the original was to dodge the octopus and steal it's treasure xD
Any feedback is so fucking appreciated you don't even know
6A2E-0000-0080-5FFE
I tweaked the oil panic part, it's much much easier now and made the manhole part a little shorter so the wait isn't as bad for the turtle. I also added coins to the octopus part because the whole point of the original was to dodge the octopus and steal it's treasure xD
Any feedback is so fucking appreciated you don't even know
Conrad Link
Member
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) - 106F-0000-007F-7AFD
- It's New Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)! A brand new Mario 1 NES level but with a NSMB2-styled all gold everything is the important part theme. Collect as many coins as you can find!
I wouldn't be mad if they did more game specific stuff either, I just want more options in general.
I was thinking about those spinning blocks today, and I also tried putting bob-ombs into the canons which I thought would be a no-brainer.
Soaring Spike Top Fleet
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Difficulty 2.5/5?
(Last stage of world two of a full campaign I am working on)
A fairly short but interesting airship scrolling level.
0FB0-0000-0080-6B56
Difficulty 2.5/5?
(Last stage of world two of a full campaign I am working on)
A fairly short but interesting airship scrolling level.
The Magikoopa trio isn't meant to be fought, it is there just to apply a slight bit of pressure and to lead in to later appearances by them.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Damn these limitations are annoying. As part of my method to learn how to make levels in the vein of the old games I've been working on recreating old maps. Today's plan was SMB 1-2. It's impossible to recreate perfectly as far as I can tell.
Since it takes place underground of course have to make the 1st plane above ground to create the entrance and exit sections. This is where the problem comes in because if you use the 2nd plane for the bulk of the stage you can't then do it's bonus room because that would warp you back to the 1st plane which has to be surface themed.
Lift wise I got that solved. I just made a conveyor of lift track with about 6 on it with them falling off the end. If you haven't jumped that gap by then you run out of lifts but at least it looks true to the original. It's so frustrating though. I really wish they had given you the option to break up planes theme wise. The game has so much potential but they put too many limitations on. I wish you could somehow break a plane up and make sections of it different themes. Either that or give us a 3rd plane. That way you could use one for surface stuff, 3rd for underground stuff, then 3rd for the bonus room.
GRRRRRRR
Since it takes place underground of course have to make the 1st plane above ground to create the entrance and exit sections. This is where the problem comes in because if you use the 2nd plane for the bulk of the stage you can't then do it's bonus room because that would warp you back to the 1st plane which has to be surface themed.
Lift wise I got that solved. I just made a conveyor of lift track with about 6 on it with them falling off the end. If you haven't jumped that gap by then you run out of lifts but at least it looks true to the original. It's so frustrating though. I really wish they had given you the option to break up planes theme wise. The game has so much potential but they put too many limitations on. I wish you could somehow break a plane up and make sections of it different themes. Either that or give us a 3rd plane. That way you could use one for surface stuff, 3rd for underground stuff, then 3rd for the bonus room.
GRRRRRRR
The Maze Beyond: 6A64-0000-0080-4B6C
Difficulty: Medium to hard
Description: An auto-scrolling ghost house level. There are a few paths to the end, but also a number of wrong turns (although I've structured the level that most of them wont penalize you with death, although there's not much I can do if you get caught in the middle of one of the maze segments).
Difficulty: Medium to hard
Description: An auto-scrolling ghost house level. There are a few paths to the end, but also a number of wrong turns (although I've structured the level that most of them wont penalize you with death, although there's not much I can do if you get caught in the middle of one of the maze segments).
SmiteOfHand
Member
Bet that pipe goes some place real nice and warm. <3
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danmaku (B75F-0000-0080-7CB6)
Hotfoot in Mount Fire Flower
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I'm back with another themed level. Given the success of my water level, I decided to stick with the elements and move onto fire. What better way to accomplish a "fire level" than setting it inside a volcano? Cliche, I know... but the "volcano level" is a classic platformer staple for a reason. Lava is instant death. That means all your jumps matter. It's fluff though, really, once you consider the fact that missing a pit jump is essentially always a death. It's the visual that gets you. You feel it when Mario sinks into the lava, yelping out in pain. Not to get dark here, but it's a gruesome image that stays with you... Now, fire levels are still hard, don't get me wrong-- it's just half of that is psychological.
This is the concept I built "Hotfoot in Mount Fire Flower" around. The stage is, in truth, rather mild, despite all the hazards it throws at you. You'll probably need to do a bit of trial and error to understand the tricky little twist I threw in, but other than that it can't even hold a candle to the difficulty of most of my stages. I guarantee you'll be sweating each jump regardless. I've honed the atmosphere specifically to capitalize on the player's fears.
Give it a shot, I'm sure you'll see what I mean. Heh.
Oh, and I hope the aesthetic I went for this time around worked... There's no real desert/ lava world theme so I had to do my usual improvising. If you find yourself needing to cool off after this stage, be sure to try my other latest stage: Tanooki City Sewer
(D71E-0000-007D-AE22). That stage is the product of my own personal goal in Mario Maker: make a water stage people will enjoy.
I really hope to get some feedback, and I'll gladly play any levels you want me to test now that I'm finished up.
(EF39-0000-0080-79F2)
I'm back with another themed level. Given the success of my water level, I decided to stick with the elements and move onto fire. What better way to accomplish a "fire level" than setting it inside a volcano? Cliche, I know... but the "volcano level" is a classic platformer staple for a reason. Lava is instant death. That means all your jumps matter. It's fluff though, really, once you consider the fact that missing a pit jump is essentially always a death. It's the visual that gets you. You feel it when Mario sinks into the lava, yelping out in pain. Not to get dark here, but it's a gruesome image that stays with you... Now, fire levels are still hard, don't get me wrong-- it's just half of that is psychological.
This is the concept I built "Hotfoot in Mount Fire Flower" around. The stage is, in truth, rather mild, despite all the hazards it throws at you. You'll probably need to do a bit of trial and error to understand the tricky little twist I threw in, but other than that it can't even hold a candle to the difficulty of most of my stages. I guarantee you'll be sweating each jump regardless. I've honed the atmosphere specifically to capitalize on the player's fears.
Give it a shot, I'm sure you'll see what I mean. Heh.
Oh, and I hope the aesthetic I went for this time around worked... There's no real desert/ lava world theme so I had to do my usual improvising. If you find yourself needing to cool off after this stage, be sure to try my other latest stage: Tanooki City Sewer
(D71E-0000-007D-AE22). That stage is the product of my own personal goal in Mario Maker: make a water stage people will enjoy.
I really hope to get some feedback, and I'll gladly play any levels you want me to test now that I'm finished up.
Yeah for someone with almost no musical background it took me 2 hours to make a simple version of do re mi song (with 24 notes) =|
Maybe my idea of simple platforming with background sound will have to wait a little xD