KittenMaster
Member
A bit of a bump for a new day and a new page but I'd like to see more people complete the level. Give it a try if you are into levels with a lot of action.
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Super Mario Maker |OT| Miyamoto Simulator 2015
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How do you guys advertise your hardcore/kaizo levels?
I just uploaded mine after two hours.. I don't want it fall into oblivion!
Title: Naufrage Extrème
ID: F42B-0000-00BF-64EC
Difficulty: Very Hard
The title mean "Extreme shipwreck". It's an unforgiving auto-scrolling level where you have to use Spines to get past all the debris!
The last section should definitely gets your heart going.. ^^
I just uploaded mine after two hours.. I don't want it fall into oblivion!
Title: Naufrage Extrème
ID: F42B-0000-00BF-64EC
Difficulty: Very Hard
The title mean "Extreme shipwreck". It's an unforgiving auto-scrolling level where you have to use Spines to get past all the debris!
The last section should definitely gets your heart going.. ^^
KittenMaster
Member
A friend and I have been creating levels for about 2 weeks now and we'd like a bit of feedback. Anyone willing to play them?
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Btw jarosh, been loving your courses![/QUOTE]
I played Vampyr and Where's Yoshi and liked them enough to star them. I ended up making Where's Yoshi harder on myself than it should have been so apologies for a few extra unnecessary deaths on the clear rate.
megaStryke
Banned
Haven't really had the time in a while to complete a new course, but I'm working on one right now.
I've never once reposted my courses, so forgive me for doing it this once, Gaf, as I just put together a little gallery image with all of them:
Long Live Queen Koopa is absolutely brilliant! Just when you think the level is over, it delivers a big "Gotcha!" I love it!
Made a new level:
A bob-omb of ice and fire
58E7-0000-00BF-B4E8
Its very intricate with lots of secrets. Would love to hear what you guys think.
Here is a short video of the beginning:
https://youtu.be/yHsGwa_l99g
Will play some of gaf's levels as well myself.
A bob-omb of ice and fire
58E7-0000-00BF-B4E8
Its very intricate with lots of secrets. Would love to hear what you guys think.
Here is a short video of the beginning:
https://youtu.be/yHsGwa_l99g
Will play some of gaf's levels as well myself.
I haven't posted stages for you guys in a while, so I suppose I'll do a big roundup of all my recent stages. One of these in particular is a must play, and I think one of my most fully realized puzzle stages to date.
Magicant
(98F2-0000-00BF-74A1)
Type: Music/ Autoscroll/ platforming
Difficulty: Light
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
(7E21-0000-00BC-736D)
Type: Puzzle
Difficulty: Hard
The TRUE 7 Boss Rush!
(1C8D-0000-00B9-BE15)
Type: Gauntlet
Difficulty: Expert
Baby Bayonetta's Bitty Booty
(C05C-0000-00B9-8BED)
Type: Character Action
Difficulty: Normal
Sparkle Shine Mine
(80A5-0000-00B4-1500)
Type: On Rails
Difficulty: Expert
Cloudy with a Chance of Mushroom
(D1A7-0000-00B3-989E)
Type: Platformer
Difficulty: Easy
Shovel Knight: Pridemoor Keep
(4E89-0000-00A7-2236)
Type: Homage
Difficulty: Normal
Magicant
(98F2-0000-00BF-74A1)
Type: Music/ Autoscroll/ platforming
Difficulty: Light
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
(7E21-0000-00BC-736D)
Type: Puzzle
Difficulty: Hard
The TRUE 7 Boss Rush!
(1C8D-0000-00B9-BE15)
Type: Gauntlet
Difficulty: Expert
Baby Bayonetta's Bitty Booty
(C05C-0000-00B9-8BED)
Type: Character Action
Difficulty: Normal
Sparkle Shine Mine
(80A5-0000-00B4-1500)
Type: On Rails
Difficulty: Expert
Cloudy with a Chance of Mushroom
(D1A7-0000-00B3-989E)
Type: Platformer
Difficulty: Easy
Shovel Knight: Pridemoor Keep
(4E89-0000-00A7-2236)
Type: Homage
Difficulty: Normal
Oni Link 666
Member
Play my levels and give me stars. https://miiverse.nintendo.net/users/Oni_Link/posts
I haven't posted stages for you guys in a while, so I suppose I'll do a big roundup of all my recent stages. One of these in particular is a must play, and I think one of my most fully realized puzzle stages to date.
Magicant
(98F2-0000-00BF-74A1)
Type: Music/ Autoscroll/ platforming
Difficulty: Light
Baby Bayonetta's Bitty Booty
(C05C-0000-00B9-8BED)
Type: Character Action
Played this two. Fun, beautiful and creative homages.
I loved you mentioning Itoi at the end of the level there.
Finally made a level I feel decent about. It's more of a puzzle level though, if you can call it that. Clear the way so you and the 'red line' can safely make it across the chasm.
The Red Line! (Helps You Jump)
F29F-0000-00B5-9752
A different stage on my alt account seems liked so I guess I can share that one too. This is more of a straightforward action stage. That cloud is one mean bully.
Cloud Bully
5A71-0000-00AE-D1AB
Cloud Bully might be my new favorite stage. Even though it has one hell of a frustrating ending. I died many times but played until I cleared it. It's a fantastic idea to iterate on and subvert the piranha plant section from earlier in the level, but the way you set it up, it's entirely too arbitrary and I couldn't really make it work the way you intended, so I ended up just cheesing it by getting hit. Still, hell of a fun stage with a fittingly straightforward but very deliberate design. I actually experimented for quite some time with a similar spring cloud mechanic, but it didn't occur to me to turn the spring sideways before putting in the cloud, and my tests turned out to not be very fun to play. This is much better.
I also played some of your other levels. I particularly liked the Mecha Koopa one. I didn't know you also had another account. I'll give the Red Line course a try tomorrow and will check out some of the other levels on that account as well.
So, I just finished a new stage. I've been working on this one slowly over the last 2 weeks:
This stage has no real enemies, the challenge comes from the confusing layout. You are required to grab powerups to continue.
Edit: Updated the levle code, jst small changes that can help the player a lot.
I've been here before
A703-0000-0052-40AF
This stage has no real enemies, the challenge comes from the confusing layout. You are required to grab powerups to continue.
Edit: Updated the levle code, jst small changes that can help the player a lot.
Today I've uploaded a followup to Super Dude Bros. II Chapter 1-1.
Super Dude Bros.™ II Chapter 1-2: There Will Be B.R.Oil - (37B2-0000-00D6-EDE8)
- Official Dudebro™ II level, picks up right where 1-1 ended (so it's suggested to play both in order, possibly one after the other)
- Loosely based on the latter half the game's first chapter, so it may or may not feature some spoilers
- Uses a simplified version of Ragnarok's checkpoint system
- Three hidden 1ups as usual
Feedback would be lovely!
Previous levels:
EDIT: Reuploaded with a new ID.
Super Dude Bros.™ II Chapter 1-2: There Will Be B.R.Oil - (37B2-0000-00D6-EDE8)
- Official Dudebro™ II level, picks up right where 1-1 ended (so it's suggested to play both in order, possibly one after the other)
- Loosely based on the latter half the game's first chapter, so it may or may not feature some spoilers
- Uses a simplified version of Ragnarok's checkpoint system
- Three hidden 1ups as usual
Feedback would be lovely!
Previous levels:
EDIT: Reuploaded with a new ID.
It always nice to have a heads up on this
is it ok to post a couple of levels I've found on the normal 100 mario challenge which I felt were really good and I wanna share?
That was very nice. Challenging enough and a lot of fun. Enjoyed the secrets.
Here is my latest course if you want to give it a go. Nobody has played it yet
A bob-omb of ice and fire
58E7-0000-00BF-B4E8
Haven't really had the time in a while to complete a new course, but I'm working on one right now.
I've never once reposted my courses, so forgive me for doing it this once, Gaf, as I just put together a little gallery image with all of them:
"Long Live Queen Koopa" is probably my personal favorite out of all of your levels. Despite that, "Hard Hat Area" is great for making the level look like a construction site and "Plumber's Perilous Passage" is amazing for utilizing the P-Switches in a pretty unique way without feeling too hard.
Hmm, checked the screenshot and it's correct. Unless I'm crazy, which wouldn't be that farfetched either.
And I'll tell my friend what you thought of them. I prefer the ship stage he made, he put more thought into that one.
timetokill
Banned
Tentakul LIVE ~ 10takill later tonight. Probably around 8:30pm PST. (about an hour from this post).
Submit your levels! One or two only.
Quote this post to see the form link.
I had already played most of your stages, but I gave Hard Hat Area a go for the first time tonight. You are the master of ambiance! I love how you are able to pull the pieces together into a very consistent theme.
I finished my first new stage in a while today. It's a NSMBU Ghost House stage, with a mix of platforming and puzzling. Lots of winding paths and secrets in true ghost house style. I chose NSMBU because I wanted to challenge myself with something unfamiliar, and because I wanted to try using wall jumps for some challenges. I hope you like it.
The Ghostess With the Mostest
(831E-0000-00C0-C967)
The Ghostess With the Mostest
(831E-0000-00C0-C967)
Hey folks, I just made something I'm pretty proud of, it's my first "theme" level.
Name: Through the Fire and Flames
Couse ID: 18FE-0000-00C0-D9B8
Description: Mario finds himself in the underworld. Can he escape his firey foes and fight fire with fire to find his happy ending?
Difficulty: Moderate (one part is kind of a dick though)
Level feedback on some random posts from the thread:
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3:
I really needed this as a pallet cleanser. Just a nice stroll. Great homage and gives you enough time to appreciate what's there.
Name: Through the Fire and Flames
Couse ID: 18FE-0000-00C0-D9B8
Description: Mario finds himself in the underworld. Can he escape his firey foes and fight fire with fire to find his happy ending?
Difficulty: Moderate (one part is kind of a dick though)
Level feedback on some random posts from the thread:
Level 1:
Not a dig on you man but autoscroll levels are super annoying. The jumps are well timed everything is super tight but the underwater section is beyond frustrating because you can't correct for things you can't see coming until it is too late. I spent literally an hour completing it, I'm not sure how many lives but if I got this in the 100 mario challenge I'd skip as soon as I hit the underwater part.
Only a Spin, Hop and a Jump Away (5525-0000-00BD-7ABF)
Level 2:
I think you really catured the feel of the character. Those trampolines wrecked me a couple times though. The timing is just so off.
"Must Proceed Hastily" - 37C0-0000-00BD-237E
From the name you can probably tell who you'll play asI just bought a Sonic amiibo and had to do it.
Level 3:
I haven't posted stages for you guys in a while, so I suppose I'll do a big roundup of all my recent stages. One of these in particular is a must play, and I think one of my most fully realized puzzle stages to date.
Magicant
(98F2-0000-00BF-74A1)
Type: Music/ Autoscroll/ platforming
Difficulty: Light
I really needed this as a pallet cleanser. Just a nice stroll. Great homage and gives you enough time to appreciate what's there.
I don't think that's the real IGA
His Legion level was fantastic though!
Just realized I never posted feedback for your latest two levels.Haven't really had the time in a while to complete a new course, but I'm working on one right now.
I've never once reposted my courses, so forgive me for doing it this once, Gaf, as I just put together a little gallery image with all of them:
Hard Hat Area is a great course, and I love how you used the airship tiles for a construction site.
Liked Plumber's Perilous Pilgrimage a lot as well. For an alternate take on the same concept, I'd like to mention Mama Robotnik's level Don't Let Waluigi 'P' himself!! (7722-0000-0073-2CD4). The tone is different, but it's a very well designed obstacle course. Hard, but never unfair.
I blame me for being at Mexico currently for missing your stream!!!
timetokill
Banned
Aww, it's okay! I thought you were streaming Rocket League and I just picked a bad time!
timetokill
Banned
Speaking of which, here is the archive of tonight's Tentakul Live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFjNThTnhOs
Featuring levels by:
Thud
criskre
VandalD
RagnarokX
Roi
Nimby
Anteo
Venau
(mat)
... and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFjNThTnhOs
Featuring levels by:
Thud
criskre
VandalD
RagnarokX
Roi
Nimby
Anteo
Venau
(mat)
... and more!
Free Public Service Annonucement:
I´m going to record some stages, I will post the link to the video here with a nice text review (no live comment on the video as I have no mic). If you are interested quote this text and reply with your level ID (only one per user for the moment).
Some feedback I got on RtDL6: Goomba´s Quantic Laboratory:
I´ve also uploaded a new version of RtDL5: Bomb Battle in Sky Bridge (AF79-0000-00C1-E338). I´ve made many small changes through all the course so you have to wait less and act more, any feedback on this new version will be greatly appreciated:
I´m going to record some stages, I will post the link to the video here with a nice text review (no live comment on the video as I have no mic). If you are interested quote this text and reply with your level ID (only one per user for the moment).
Some feedback I got on RtDL6: Goomba´s Quantic Laboratory:
Yeah I´m aware of that, I thought that it being so early in the level and part of the puzzle will make the player more careful, as right form the start he has to work with blocks and coins. Thinking now about it, it´s better I change it, thanks for pointing it out.
Hmmm. I´ll look into it, I think I know what you´re talking about
you mean going left from where Yoshi is trapped and skipping all the lower part, right?
I´ve also uploaded a new version of RtDL5: Bomb Battle in Sky Bridge (AF79-0000-00C1-E338). I´ve made many small changes through all the course so you have to wait less and act more, any feedback on this new version will be greatly appreciated:
Mario is taking back Dinosaur Land! However, Bowser is not going to allow this to continue. He´s sent Koopa the Crazy Bomber to Sky Bridge to protect this important location from Mario. But this plan might backfire, as Koopa just wants to blow everything up! Once he finishes there may not even be a Sky Bridge to protect...
Careful mario, don´t fall in Koopa´s traps!
KittenMaster
Member
Sure. Here is my newest one: 133B-0000-00B8-DCE0
Great stream. Dude plays really well, is a great host and has a very infectuous laugh to boot. Subscribed. Plus, he played my levels!
DE92-0000-00BF-D586 ("Airship invasion"), third level of a friend of mine
Yeah, exactly! Haha, so I did it again =]
Will try this out later! (now on to LoL worlds :>)
Baby's First Gauntlet (D2D9-0000-00C1-54E3)
Super easy, testing basic platform skills. Pretty short though (check out Fire and Ice for expert skill level)
Chomper's Grisly Grotto (BBFB-0000-00C1-24A6)
Moderate to hard difficult on this one. Medium length. Mostly putting chain chomps in various situations that uniquely test your platforming ability. Still rough around the edges, so more than anything I'd like feedback so that I can nip tuck to perfection.
IF YOU PLAY AND COMMENT I WILL RECIPROCATE!
I'd love some feedback for Super Dude Bros. II 1-2- (37B2-0000-00D6-EDE8), thank you (I believe you've already played 1-1, didn't you?).
EDIT: Updated ID after reuploading.
Why is it called Dude Bros. II btw?
Thanks guys, really appreciate it!
Oh interesting. I just tried the Waluigi one. It's interesting how he even used big piranha plants similarly to how I used munchers in my course. Though yes, otherwise it's a fairly different execution of a similar idea. And I did like his course, but one thing that bothered me, which I consciously tried to avoid in mine, was the placement of P-switches right next to a walkable block. It is not predictable for the player how far he can step off the block before the adjacent P-switch is triggered, it's pretty much an arbitrary pixel boundary. I found that a bit frustrating.
I keep missing your streams, damn time zones
Tell me about it!
Would love some feedback on DK COUNTRY NES (C06F-0000-00C1-BF63) if possible. ^^
KittenMaster
Member
This level kicked my butt, but using the correct techniques (I am really tired and I want to see what's going on for lunch, I might get back to it later).
Despite my not finishing the level I did put a bunch of attempts on it. I don't think I'd necessarily make anything easier based on what I saw
I was mostly thinking about telling you about some cool things you can do with chain chomps like put the wooden part of it on a spring or adding diagonals and curves to your chain chomp tracks in such a way that it makes them gain a bunch of momentum on their swing which makes them terrifying.
1-3: The road to Fungitown, ID 3B27-0000-00BB-B1FF
Hopefully, you can offer your feedback on it.
P.S. It's a level in my own New Super Mario Bros. M series, thus, alongside the sub-challenges mentioned at the beginning of the level, there's a main one, which is getting all 5 1Ups hidden in the level (and there's always one of them more secret than the others).
Gonzo The Great
Banned
Lonely Lagoon - (6785-0000-00BA-E591)
They say that empty ocean is the scariest. Watch out for the Chomp Sharks.
Simbabbad
Member
Wow, I finally managed to scan over 40 pages of NeoGAF Super Mario Maker stages. This thread moved FAST. I starred and commented tons of stages on Miiverse, my Mii name is Emmanuel (and my NID Simbabbad, my Mii is the same as the one on the level cards below). Scroll down to see my comments on the most recent stages here.
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I myself published two new levels from my "Old School Super Mario" series. After five levels with a focus on exploration and puzzles, I felt I needed to go back to simpler, purer mechanics. A lot of Super Mario Maker levels are more or less: "do exactly this or you're stuck/dead", while classic Super Mario Bros. stages are more about improvising your own solution in a rather open playground, with different solutions and possible play styles. I kept that in mind a lot while making those levels:
Old School Super Mario (Plains) is actually the first level I've uploaded, but here revamped A LOT. After more experience with Super Mario Maker, it became apparent to me the level both wasn't close enough to classic Super Mario Bros. logic and wasn't interesting enough, so I revised it completely. It was actually quite instructive to create varied and challenging situations from very simple mechanics: the level is in line with classic mechanics, but adapted to the physics, scrolling management and enemy behaviour of Super Mario Maker, with a blend of three level archetypes (including an underground) from the original game.
Old School Super Mario (Ciffs), like the plains level, blends together three types of level from the original game: cliff levels, "cheep cheeps under a bridge" levels, and a touch of water levels. It worked so surprisingly well (IMO) in producing a fun level while staying in line with traditional design, that it made me work harder on my revamp of the plains level. The way cheep cheeps are managed in Super Mario Maker can create pretty funny situations.
You can check my other levels in:
- My (French) blog
- SUPER MARIO MAKER BOOKMARK
--
Now, feedback time:
BOMB Ballet! -- CEC1-0000-0082-1E2F - Nice level, but there is no powerup given before the boss (which kills you very easily), and when it does kill you, you don't feel like redoing everything.
Got GUTS? -- B8B2-0000-0082-1F30 - Like the previous level, I liked it but the boss (or mid-boss?) kills you quickly/randomly, and it's discouraging.
Close CUT! -- AF83-0000-0082-2084 - I'll sound like a broken record, but I gave up at the boss. This time you can apprehend/understand it from a safe spot, which is nice, but it's so cramped you can get killed very easily.
Molehills,Mushrooms and Munchers F3DA-0000-00B7-D016 - I loved it! Great pacing, multiple strategies and routes, hidden powerups... lately I'm a sucker for traditional design.
Holy Monty Mole-y grotto trails D8D0-0000-00B7-1278 - I agree with the starting point comment: the level is long and mostly too busy, I liked it but it's too hard to foresee hazards. Therefore, when you die, it doesn't feel like it's your fault/that you could do better next time.
The Infamous Red Shell Heist (B7D7-0000-00B9-07BF) - I'm not really into "die & retry" levels in Super Mario Maker, but I completed yours, it works very well. It's not too long, flows well, action is intuitive, and when you die, you feel like you won't make the same mistake next time. Maybe some Thwomps are a bit too close to the player (the part where the blue ghost train connects with a Thwomp alignment feels a bit random, in particular). Well done.
Patience Panic!? (9C3C-0000-00BA-A0C2) - Autoscrolling levels, ice blocks, bob-ombs and water levels aren't things I'm particularly fond of, but I loved your level, it flows perfectly.
Luigi's Mansion - Well done thematically, but action is a bit bland IMO.
In water, no one can hear you.. DACE-0000-00BA-D7CD - Not my sort of level, but well made, nothing bad sticks out.
That's all for today!
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I myself published two new levels from my "Old School Super Mario" series. After five levels with a focus on exploration and puzzles, I felt I needed to go back to simpler, purer mechanics. A lot of Super Mario Maker levels are more or less: "do exactly this or you're stuck/dead", while classic Super Mario Bros. stages are more about improvising your own solution in a rather open playground, with different solutions and possible play styles. I kept that in mind a lot while making those levels:
Old School Super Mario (Plains) is actually the first level I've uploaded, but here revamped A LOT. After more experience with Super Mario Maker, it became apparent to me the level both wasn't close enough to classic Super Mario Bros. logic and wasn't interesting enough, so I revised it completely. It was actually quite instructive to create varied and challenging situations from very simple mechanics: the level is in line with classic mechanics, but adapted to the physics, scrolling management and enemy behaviour of Super Mario Maker, with a blend of three level archetypes (including an underground) from the original game.
Old School Super Mario (Ciffs), like the plains level, blends together three types of level from the original game: cliff levels, "cheep cheeps under a bridge" levels, and a touch of water levels. It worked so surprisingly well (IMO) in producing a fun level while staying in line with traditional design, that it made me work harder on my revamp of the plains level. The way cheep cheeps are managed in Super Mario Maker can create pretty funny situations.
You can check my other levels in:
- My (French) blog
- SUPER MARIO MAKER BOOKMARK
--
Now, feedback time:
BOMB Ballet! -- CEC1-0000-0082-1E2F - Nice level, but there is no powerup given before the boss (which kills you very easily), and when it does kill you, you don't feel like redoing everything.
Got GUTS? -- B8B2-0000-0082-1F30 - Like the previous level, I liked it but the boss (or mid-boss?) kills you quickly/randomly, and it's discouraging.
Close CUT! -- AF83-0000-0082-2084 - I'll sound like a broken record, but I gave up at the boss. This time you can apprehend/understand it from a safe spot, which is nice, but it's so cramped you can get killed very easily.
Molehills,Mushrooms and Munchers F3DA-0000-00B7-D016 - I loved it! Great pacing, multiple strategies and routes, hidden powerups... lately I'm a sucker for traditional design.
Holy Monty Mole-y grotto trails D8D0-0000-00B7-1278 - I agree with the starting point comment: the level is long and mostly too busy, I liked it but it's too hard to foresee hazards. Therefore, when you die, it doesn't feel like it's your fault/that you could do better next time.
The Infamous Red Shell Heist (B7D7-0000-00B9-07BF) - I'm not really into "die & retry" levels in Super Mario Maker, but I completed yours, it works very well. It's not too long, flows well, action is intuitive, and when you die, you feel like you won't make the same mistake next time. Maybe some Thwomps are a bit too close to the player (the part where the blue ghost train connects with a Thwomp alignment feels a bit random, in particular). Well done.
Patience Panic!? (9C3C-0000-00BA-A0C2) - Autoscrolling levels, ice blocks, bob-ombs and water levels aren't things I'm particularly fond of, but I loved your level, it flows perfectly.
Luigi's Mansion - Well done thematically, but action is a bit bland IMO.
In water, no one can hear you.. DACE-0000-00BA-D7CD - Not my sort of level, but well made, nothing bad sticks out.
That's all for today!
Wow, I finally managed to scan over 40 pages of NeoGAF Super Mario Maker stages. This thread moved FAST. I starred and commented tons of stages on Miiverse, my Mii name is Emmanuel (and my NID Simbabbad, my Mii is the same as the one on the level cards below). Scroll down to see my comments on the most recent stages here.
--
I myself published two new levels from my "Old School Super Mario" series. After five levels with a focus on exploration and puzzles, I felt I needed to go back to simpler, purer mechanics. A lot of Super Mario Maker levels are more or less: "do exactly this or you're stuck/dead", while classic Super Mario Bros. stages are more about improvising your own solution in a rather open playground, with different solutions and possible play styles. I kept that in mind a lot while making those levels:
Old School Super Mario (Plains) is actually the first level I've uploaded, but here revamped A LOT. After more experience with Super Mario Maker, it became apparent to me the level both wasn't close enough to classic Super Mario Bros. logic and wasn't interesting enough, so I revised it completely. It was actually quite instructive to create varied and challenging situations from very simple mechanics: the level is in line with classic mechanics, but adapted to the physics, scrolling management and enemy behaviour of Super Mario Maker, with a blend of three level archetypes (including an underground) from the original game.
Old School Super Mario (Ciffs), like the plains level, blends together three types of level from the original game: cliff levels, "cheep cheeps under a bridge" levels, and a touch of water levels. It worked so surprisingly well (IMO) in producing a fun level while staying in line with traditional design, that it made me work harder on my revamp of the plains level. The way cheep cheeps are managed in Super Mario Maker can create pretty funny situations.
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My "recently" published other levels:
Topsy-turvy Waluigi is heavily inspired by Wario Land, with a mix of action, platforming, exploration and puzzles, and with a gimmick: when you take a door, it takes you to the "other side" of the level, to see what's "behind" the backdrops and land areas. Switch wisely between both sides to reach the ending pole.
The "y cant metroid shoot?" series offers four levels, each inspired by a Metroid (NES) area: Brinstar is focused on classic Metroid gameplay (exploration and puzzles), Kraid is simpler and has more action, Ridley is all about secrets, and Tourian is a straight action level where you battle against Metroids and Mother Brain.
You can check my other levels in:
- My (French) blog
- Nintendo Life
- MarioMakerHub
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Now, feedback time:
BOMB Ballet! -- CEC1-0000-0082-1E2F - Nice level, but there is no powerup given before the boss (which kills you very easily), and when it does kill you, you don't feel like redoing everything.
Got GUTS? -- B8B2-0000-0082-1F30 - Like the previous level, I liked it but the boss (or mid-boss?) kills you quickly/randomly, and it's discouraging.
Close CUT! -- AF83-0000-0082-2084 - I'll sound like a broken record, but I gave up at the boss. This time you can apprehend/understand it from a safe spot, which is nice, but it's so cramped you can get killed very easily.
Molehills,Mushrooms and Munchers F3DA-0000-00B7-D016 - I loved it! Great pacing, multiple strategies and routes, hidden powerups... lately I'm a sucker for traditional design.
Holy Monty Mole-y grotto trails D8D0-0000-00B7-1278 - I agree with the starting point comment: the level is long and mostly too busy, I liked it but it's too hard to foresee hazards. Therefore, when you die, it doesn't feel like it's your fault/that you could do better next time.
The Infamous Red Shell Heist (B7D7-0000-00B9-07BF) - I'm not really into "die & retry" levels in Super Mario Maker, but I completed yours, it works very well. It's not too long, flows well, action is intuitive, and when you die, you feel like you won't make the same mistake next time. Maybe some Thwomps are a bit too close to the player (the part where the blue ghost train connects with a Thwomp alignment feels a bit random, in particular). Well done.
Patience Panic!? (9C3C-0000-00BA-A0C2) - Autoscrolling levels, ice blocks, bob-ombs and water levels aren't things I'm particularly fond of, but I loved your level, it flows perfectly.
Luigi's Mansion - Well done thematically, but action is a bit bland IMO.
In water, no one can hear you.. DACE-0000-00BA-D7CD - Not my sort of level, but well made, nothing bad sticks out.
That's all for today!
Thanks for the comments! I am thinking on going back and making my level a bit easier, since i sometimes get a bit carried away when making them. Much appreciated. I will try yours when i get home later tonight.
Shamrock7r
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Alright, I tried to make a very quick, traditional, mildly medium difficult Nintendo style Mario level, and I think it came out quite nice. One of the things I am always trying to keep in mind while making a level is by making sure any death or mistake is caused by the player, and not the level. I have been playing so many levels where a player simply cannot avoid death until learning what to do after the fact. I think thats bad level design. Hopefully I am succeeding. I would appreciate input!
Oil Ship Frenzy
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Would appreciate any feedback.
Oil Ship Frenzy
ID = C773-0000-00C0-18AE
Would appreciate any feedback.