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"Let's Super Mario!" It's-a, time-a, for-a Super Mario Maker on Nintendo's Wii U. Woo-hoo! Cheesy fake-Italian accents aside, it is indeed the birthday of Mario - the 30th birthday, to be precise. Wow, has it seriously been five years since the Super Mario 25th Anniversary compilation package came out on Wii? Time does indeed fly, but rather than churn out another melee of dusty classics, Nintendo has decided to take a different slant and whack the old school Mario template onto a disc and put it firmly in the hands of gamers the world over to enjoy and tinker with. Super Mario Maker gives a starter-for-ten, but then leaves everything up to the end-user to get the most value out of this intriguing Wii U release. Does it prove too much work for not enough gain, or is the freedom a true breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale marketplace?
Super Mario Maker's last level has been beaten, after Trimming the Herbs was revealed to be totally bogus.
Super Mario Maker has been a great series for Nintendo, but it is time to move on. How about a Metroid Maker? That would be interesting! Check out Jason Capo’s thoughts for more.
Metroid certainly would be cool, but 100% Zelda dungeon maker should be the priority! It makes the most sense!
The only issue with Zelda, for me, is that it won't have the same freedom of styles that Mario Marker has. Zelda 1, LttP, and the Game Boy ones could all possibly work, but Zelda also has a lot of 3D games. I guess if you limited the styles to Original Zelda, LttP, Minish Cap, and Link's Awakening, that could work. That's four different styles for a dungeon maker, but I think a Metroid Maker is closer to Mario and would probably be easier to make.
@Jeriphro Mario Maker drew mostly from its 2D roots, so I take no issue with a 2D only Zelda Maker. However, they also translated Mario 3D World elements into the 2D space, so I wouldn't mind that they do something similar with overhead Zelda games using more modern 3D elements too. A Link to the Past Remake shows how nice 3D elements can be implemented into the standard overhead Zelda view.
2D Zeldas were the games I grew up on anyways, A Link to the Past being one of my favorite games of all times! They halfway attempted a creator within the Links Awakening remake, but I'd like to see a fully realized creator. Of course though, Super Metroid was also once of my favorite games of all times so I'm dying to see a Metroid maker too. ;)
I'd go either for Metroid Maker a Zelda Maker would also be great even a Mario Kart Maker as well.
Nintendo has announced that as of Jan. 12, 2021, the original Super Mario Maker game for the Wii U will not be available for purchase on the eShop.
I mean there is a sequel available. My guess is Nintendo will want you to move towards a more current version.
"..its drawbacks in terms of relying on the gamer to actually put in the effort to enjoy the experience,.."
"This is meant to be a hands-on sort of experience!"
Lol..Wut?