Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker (スーパーマリオメーカー,Super Mario Maker) is adownloadablestage that appears in both versions ofSuper Smash Bros. 4. It was officially revealed on September 14th, 2015, and was released on September 30th, 2015.[1] The stage also appears in the base game ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Stage overview[edit]
The stage is based on thegame of the same name. At the start of a match, a randomly chosen cursor fromSuper Mario Maker customizes the stage's layout. Fighters start on pink temporary platforms that vanish when jumped off of, rolled on, or walked off of. During the match, the cursor will repair any blocks that break on the stage.
This stage initially appears in one of four different game styles:Super Mario Bros.,Super Mario Bros. 3,Super Mario World, orNew Super Mario Bros. U. Occasionally, the styles will switch at random mid-match. InSuper Smash Bros. for 3DS, the standard version of the stage alternates between two of the four themes, but inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U andUltimate, it cycles through all four themes.
The randomly-generated stage may be a floating island or a walk-off stage with bottomless pits, and may feature slopes. Elements that can appear on the stage include:
- Stationary floating soft platforms (can be tilted)
- Platforms that move along rails
- Mushroom platforms
- Bridges protruding from walls
- Donut Blocks that fall when stood on
- BreakableBrick Blocks (in theSuper Mario World style they become Rotating Blocks, which spin when hit and become intangible until stopped by the cursor)
- Unbreakable blocks
- ? Blocks that yielditems when hit (often items fromMario games; the cursor will refill these blocks periodically)
- Warp Pipes
- Slippery Ice Blocks
- Conveyor belts
- Lava pools
InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U andUltimate, variousMario objects and enemies sometimes fly by in the background, including threeBullet Bills, aHammer Bro, aKoopa Troopa, and aLakitu flying by in Lakitu Clouds, and aGoomba (replaced with a Galoomba when in theSuper Mario World style) riding aKoopa Clown Car.
Ω forms and Battlefield form[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. 4, theΩ form of the stage features a single platform whose bottom extends downward slightly using inverse slopes. Thus, the layout of this form of the stage will always be the same, but it still cycles between four themes (even in the 3DS version), making this one of two Ω form stages that can appear differently.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Ω form andBattlefield form function identically to how the Ω form does inSSB4; however, the stages are slightly resized and reshaped to matchFinal Destination andBattlefield, respectively. The three soft platforms of the Battlefield form are based on the floating platforms found in the normal version of the stage. The characters are still flat, which also flattens the hitboxes and alters gameplay significantly as a result.
Ω form (Super Mario Bros. theme) inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Ω form (Super Mario Bros. theme) inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Ω form (New Super Mario Bros. U theme) inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Battlefield form (New Super Mario Bros. U theme) inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Hazards Off[edit]
With hazards off inUltimate, the stage is still completely randomly generated, can potentially feature slopes, and can be a floating island or have walkoffs. The stage can still change between the four different styles. The following stage elements can be used when the level is created:
- Floating soft platforms (can be tilted)
- Mushroom platforms
- Bridges
- Warp Pipes
The following stage elements will not be used when the level is created:
- Rail-guided platforms
- Donut Blocks
- Breakable Brick Blocks / Rotating Blocks
- Unbreakable blocks
- ? Blocks
- Ice Blocks
- Conveyor belts
- Lava pools
Origin[edit]
The foundation for the original title was conceived as a spiritual successor toMario Paint, as Nintendo was interested in creating a successor for theWii U utilizing the GamePad's potential as a drawing tool. Meanwhile, the in-house development tools that would usually be used to create 2DMario levels were seen as enjoyable enough by staff to be pitched to Nintendo as a standalone project. Nintendo veteran Takashi Tezuka decided to combine the two concepts into one, and the result wasSuper Mario Maker, officially revealed at E3 2014 and releasing in September 2015 in commemoration of the series's 30th anniversary. This was also the first game to feature Mario in hisBuilder outfit.
In the original Wii U game, players can create their own 2DMario levels to play and share online using the four themes found on this stage. While editing a level by using the Wii U GamePad's touchscreen, a cursor appears on the TV screen as either a hand holding a stylus, a cat's arm,Mario's arm, or the hand cursor fromMario Paint. If a player tests their level with Mario placed above a bottomless pit, he will spawn on a small pink platform. Each theme includes Mario’s moveset from that respective title, such as the spin jump, kicking objects vertically, and the wall jump. The four game styles come with a multitude of themes such as Ground, Underwater, Underground, Airship, and Ghost House. Assets from across the four game styles can be placed including the game-exclusive power-ups such as theSuper Leaf and Propeller Mushroom.
Most of the playable characters ofSmash 4 (the exceptions beingMii Fighters, and all DLC characters aside fromMewtwo andLucas) are available inSuper Mario Maker as costumes forCostume Mario, unlocked viaamiibo or by playing through the 100 Mario Challenge, which tasks the player to beat a certain number of levels starting out with 100 lives. These costumes are accessed via the Mystery Mushroom, only available in the originalSuper Mario Bros. game style. Subsequent patch updates would add new assets and features such as Event courses with more Mystery Mushroom costumes, checkpoint flags, keys, and a new difficulty option for the 100 Mario Challenge, Super Expert mode. While their appearances are unconnected toSmash, several characters throughout the series are also costumes for Costume Mario; this includesSquirtle and theIce Climbers, two characters cut in the transition fromBrawl toSSB4,Princess Daisy, theInklings andIsabelle, who would later be joined as playable characters inUltimate, severalAssist Trophies (Arcade Bunny,Ashley,Barbara,Dr. Kawashima,Kapp'n,Midna,Mr. Resetti,Nikki,Squid Sisters,Starfy,Tingle andWaluigi),Birdo,Charmander,Mr. Saturn,Slippy Toad,Peppy Hare, andNabbit.
An adapted port for theNintendo 3DS,Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, was announced a year afterSuper Mario Maker's initial launch and released in December 2016. It contains most of the features of the original game (including an expanded single player campaign) and separates certain assets such as arrow signs and checkpoint flags, while omitting certain features such as the Mystery Mushroom costumes and amiibo support, and limiting course sharing to local wireless instead of over Nintendo Network.
An expanded sequel for the Nintendo Switch, aptly titledSuper Mario Maker 2, was released in June 2019. This sequel adds many new features that were not seen in either the Wii U or 3DS entries, some of which were included in theSuper Smash Bros. stage of the same name. This includes slopes, tilting platforms, adjustable water levels, snake blocks, custom scrolling, new enemies such as the Angry Sun and Boom Boom, and additional level themes. There is also a new game style,Super Mario 3D World, which has many features exclusive to its courses, such as the Super Bell power-up, clear pipes, and new enemies such asPiranha Creepers and Koopa Troopa Cars. The new Story Mode expands even further on the single player content present in previous installments. Courses can now also be cleared with specific prerequisites such as collecting a certain number of coins or defeating a certain number of enemies. Online multiplayer options were expanded to include tags for searching levels and simultaneous competitive and cooperative online multiplayer for up to four players. Subsequent patches expanded and added features for creating and playing levels, including new and returning power-ups like theMaster Sword, level assets, enemy types, the ability to play online multiplayer with people on the player's friends list, and an overworld to chain multiple levels in the style of traditionalSuper Mario game.
Tournament legality[edit]
Super Mario Maker's unpredictable and uncontrollable stage layout that is different for every match has led it to be universally banned from tournaments, as it can potentially possess numerous elements deemed unacceptable for competition, including a cramped scale, caves of life, camping spots, orstage hazards such as lava, disrupting the fight. Also, the hand that repairs the blocks can come in at the wrong time and stop recoveries. The Battlefield and Ω forms are also banned due to the character's flat hitboxes.
Update history[edit]
Introduced a bug where lava floors will sometimes not damage or launch fighters.- Introduced a bug where Ice floors will sometimes not reduce the traction of applicable fighters.
Fixed the lava floor bug, as the terrain will now properly damage and launch fighters.
Reveal trailer[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
TheSuper Mario Bros. style.
Lava in theSuper Mario Bros. style, along with a tilted platform.
TheSuper Mario Bros. 3 style.
Lava in theSuper Mario Bros. 3 style.
Ice blocks in theSuper Mario Bros. 3 style.
TheSuper Mario World style.
TheNew Super Mario Bros. U style.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
TheNew Super Mario Bros. U style.
The stage transitioning fromSuper Mario Bros. 3 style toNew Super Mario Bros. U style.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Pac-Man usingPower Pellet onWii Fit Trainer on the stage.
Mario with aSuper Leaf floating overPiranha Plant's blue, gray, pink, and green costumes on the stage.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | スーパーマリオメーカー,Super Mario Maker | — |
 English | Super Mario Maker | — |
 French | Super Mario Maker | — |
 German | Super Mario Maker | — |
 Spanish | Super Mario Maker | — |
 Italian | Super Mario Maker | — |
 Chinese | Super Mario Maker | — |
 Korean | 슈퍼 마리오 메이커,Super Mario Maker | — |
 Dutch | Super Mario Maker | — |
 Russian | Стройка Супермарио | Super Mario Construction |
 Portuguese | Super Mario Maker | — |
Trivia[edit]
- InUltimate, the lava on Super Mario Maker can temporarily cause a fighter's damage to exceed the 999% damage cap. The damage meter will still read 999.0%, but when damaged the opponent behaves as though their damage were higher than this limit. The effect wears off after the fighter's damage is updated by something other than the lava on the stage. This anomaly also occurs onStage Builder, but does not appear to occur onNorfair.
- In Japan,Super Mario Maker is the most recent game represented inSuper Smash Bros. 4, released about three weeks before the stage released, but in Europe and North America, it is beaten byFire Emblem Fates.
- Certain structures in this stage such as slopes, tilted platforms, and pools of lava cannot be replicated in theSuper Mario Maker game. Lava only appears at the bottom of stages using the Castle theme, and slopes cannot be placed at all.
- Slopes and tilted platforms eventually found their way intoSuper Mario Maker 2.
- This is the only stage inUltimate wherein it is not possible to rotate the camera at all when using camera controls. Additionally, despite the "angled" camera setting inSpecial Smash usually being able to bypass camera restrictions on stages, the camera will still be prevented from angling at all when the setting is enabled.
- One of the possible random layouts for this stage is a single platform akin to its Ω form, but thinner.[2]
- Super Mario Maker is the firstSuper Smash Bros. stage with any part of its design based onSuper Mario Bros. 3.
- Super Mario Maker is one of three stages inSSB4 to share music with other stages, the others beingPirate Ship andBig Battlefield.Castle Siege andColiseum also share two tracks ifCorrin is downloaded.
- Prior toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Maker had the largest music selection of anySuper Smash Bros. stage, at 27 tracks. InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, it is one of two stages to have more than two music tracks, having five possible tracks.Dream Land has six possible musical selections.
- In addition, while every stage from the same series shares the same tracklist (pertaining to songs from the series they belong to) inUltimate, Super Mario Maker is the only one to have an exclusive track.
- Super Mario Maker andDuck Hunt are the only stages whereStar KOs only occur inSuper Smash Bros. for 3DS.
- However, it does not featureScreen KOs, similar toanother stage in the Wii U version.
- Super Mario Maker is the only paiddownloadable stage that is neither apast stage nor bundled with a fighter.
- Despite being from theMario universe, it is one of twoSmash 4 DLC stages to not appear inAll-Star Mode, the other being the Wii U-exclusiveMiiverse.
- This is the only stage in the series to have an official reveal trailer.
- This is the only stage in the 3DS version with a slippery surface (although it doesn't always have one), includingSmash Run.
- InUltimate, the followingAssist Trophies cannot appear on this stage:Skull Kid,Nightmare,Andross,Ashley,Devil,Dr. Wright,Nintendog,Nikki and theSquid Sisters. Additionally, the followingPoké Ball Pokémon cannot be summoned:Snorlax,Lugia,Arceus,Xerneas andLunala.
- In the reveal trailer for the stage,King Dedede's name is displayed as "Dedede", his Japanese name, despiteCharizard's name being localised instead of using "Lizardon".
References[edit]
| Stages inSuper Smash Bros. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Both games (new) | Battlefield ·Boxing Ring ·Duck Hunt ·Final Destination ·Gaur Plain ·Midgar ·Super Mario Maker ·Suzaku Castle ·Umbra Clock Tower ·Wily Castle |
| Both games (familiar) |  Dream Land (64) ·Hyrule Castle (64) ·Peach's Castle (64) |
| 3DS version (new) | 3D Land ·Arena Ferox ·Balloon Fight ·Dream Land ·Find Mii ·Gerudo Valley ·Golden Plains ·Living Room ·Magicant ·Mute City ·Pac-Maze ·Paper Mario ·PictoChat 2 ·Prism Tower ·Rainbow Road ·Reset Bomb Forest ·Spirit Train ·Tomodachi Life ·Tortimer Island ·Unova Pokémon League |
| 3DS version (familiar) |  Brinstar ·Corneria ·Jungle Japes · Distant Planet ·Flat Zone 2 ·Green Hill Zone ·Mushroomy Kingdom ·WarioWare, Inc. ·Yoshi's Island |
| Wii U version (new) | Big Battlefield ·Coliseum ·Flat Zone X ·Gamer ·Garden of Hope ·Jungle Hijinxs ·Kalos Pokémon League ·Mario Circuit ·Mario Galaxy ·Miiverse ·Mushroom Kingdom U ·Orbital Gate Assault ·Pac-Land ·Palutena's Temple ·Pilotwings ·Pyrosphere ·Skyloft ·The Great Cave Offensive ·Town and City ·Wii Fit Studio ·Windy Hill Zone ·Woolly World ·Wrecking Crew ·Wuhu Island |
| Wii U version (familiar) | Kongo Jungle 64 ·Onett ·Temple ·Yoshi's Island ·75m ·Bridge of Eldin ·Castle Siege ·Delfino Plaza ·Halberd ·Luigi's Mansion ·Lylat Cruise ·Mario Circuit (Brawl) ·Norfair ·Pirate Ship ·Pokémon Stadium 2 ·Port Town Aero Dive ·Skyworld ·Smashville |
| Other | Ω form ·Stage Builder |
| Stages inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
|---|---|
| New stages | Battlefield ·Big Battlefield ·Cloud Sea of Alrest ·Dracula's Castle ·Final Destination ·Garreg Mach Monastery ·Great Plateau Tower ·Hollow Bastion ·King of Fighters Stadium ·Mementos ·Minecraft World ·Mishima Dojo ·Moray Towers ·New Donk City Hall ·Northern Cave ·Small Battlefield ·Spiral Mountain ·Spring Stadium ·Yggdrasil's Altar |
| Returning stages from | Dream Land ·Hyrule Castle ·Kongo Jungle ·Mushroom Kingdom ·Peach's Castle ·Saffron City ·Super Happy Tree |
| Returning stages from | Big Blue ·Brinstar ·Brinstar Depths ·Corneria ·Fountain of Dreams ·Fourside ·Great Bay ·Green Greens ·Jungle Japes ·Kongo Falls ·Mushroom Kingdom II ·Onett ·Pokémon Stadium ·Princess Peach's Castle ·Rainbow Cruise ·Temple ·Venom ·Yoshi's Island ·Yoshi's Story |
| Returning stages from | 75m ·Bridge of Eldin ·Castle Siege ·Delfino Plaza ·Distant Planet ·Figure-8 Circuit ·Frigate Orpheon ·Green Hill Zone ·Halberd ·Hanenbow ·Luigi's Mansion ·Lylat Cruise ·Mario Bros. ·Mushroomy Kingdom ·New Pork City ·Norfair ·Pirate Ship ·Pokémon Stadium 2 ·Port Town Aero Dive ·Shadow Moses Island ·Skyworld ·Smashville ·Spear Pillar ·Summit ·WarioWare, Inc. ·Yoshi's Island |
Returning stages from | Boxing Ring ·Duck Hunt ·Gaur Plain ·Midgar ·Super Mario Maker ·Suzaku Castle ·Umbra Clock Tower ·Wily Castle |
Returning stages from | 3D Land ·Arena Ferox ·Balloon Fight ·Dream Land GB ·Find Mii ·Gerudo Valley ·Golden Plains ·Living Room ·Magicant ·Mute City SNES ·Paper Mario ·PictoChat 2 ·Prism Tower ·Reset Bomb Forest ·Spirit Train ·Tomodachi Life ·Tortimer Island ·Unova Pokémon League |
Returning stages from | Coliseum ·Flat Zone X ·Gamer ·Garden of Hope ·Kalos Pokémon League ·Mario Circuit ·Mario Galaxy ·Mushroom Kingdom U ·Pac-Land ·Palutena's Temple ·Pilotwings ·Skyloft ·The Great Cave Offensive ·Town and City ·Wii Fit Studio ·Windy Hill Zone ·Wrecking Crew ·Wuhu Island |
| Other | Ω form ·Battlefield form ·Final stage (World of Light) ·Stage Builder ·Training |
 Mario universe | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Mario (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Luigi (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Peach (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Bowser (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Dr. Mario (SSBM ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Rosalina &Luma (SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Bowser Jr. (SSB4 ·SSBU) (Koopalings) ·Daisy (SSBU) ·Piranha Plant (SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Hammer Bro ·Waluigi ·Lakitu & Spinies ·Chain Chomp ·Thwomp ·Flies & Hand |
| Bosses | Metal Mario and Luigi ·Petey Piranha |
| Stages | Peach's Castle ·Mushroom Kingdom (SSB) ·Princess Peach's Castle ·Rainbow Cruise ·Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM) ·Mushroom Kingdom II ·Delfino Plaza ·Mushroomy Kingdom ·Figure-8 Circuit ·Luigi's Mansion ·Mario Bros. ·3D Land ·Golden Plains ·Rainbow Road ·Paper Mario ·Mushroom Kingdom U ·Mario Galaxy ·Mario Circuit ·Super Mario Maker ·New Donk City Hall Mushroom Kingdom (Adventure Mode) |
| Items | Bob-omb ·Fire Flower ·Green Shell ·Red Shell ·Super Star ·Super Mushroom ·Poison Mushroom ·Freezie ·Metal Box ·Golden Hammer ·Lightning Bolt ·Hothead ·Banana Peel ·Soccer Ball ·Boomerang ·Fire Bar ·POW Block ·Bullet Bill ·Spiny Shell ·Super Leaf ·Grass ·Super Launch Star |
| Enemies | Banzai Bill ·Bill Blaster ·Bullet Bill ·Chain Chomp ·Flame Chomp ·Goomba ·Giant Goomba ·Hammer Bro ·Koopa Paratroopa ·Koopa Troopa ·Lakitu & Spinies ·Magikoopa ·Shy Guy ·Spike Top |
| Other | Birdo ·Boo ·Cappy ·F.L.U.D.D. ·Geno ·Ghosts ·Kamek ·Koopa Clown Car ·Molten Fortress ·Nabbit ·Pauline ·Pidgit ·Shellcreeper ·Shy Guy ·Sidestepper ·Toad ·Warp Pipe |
| Trophies,Stickers andSpirits | Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits |
| Music | Brawl (Mario Kart) ·SSB4 ·Ultimate (Mario Kart) |
| Masterpieces | Super Mario Bros. ·Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels ·Super Mario Bros. 2 ·Dr. Mario ·Super Mario World ·Super Mario Kart |
| Related universes | Donkey Kong ·Yoshi ·Wario ·Wrecking Crew |
| Related content | Yoshi's Island (SSBM) ·Meta Crystal |
