My first day with Super Mario Maker was slow-going. I wasn't satisfied with what I'd made using the few tools I had, so I slept on it. During the night, inspiration struck. I woke up the next morning and set to work on my first masterpiece: Goomba-opolis, a level where the iconic, dim-witted enemies poured out of every brick, every pipe, and covered every surface. I made a tower of goombas. Stairs made out of goombas led to the flagpole at the end. You think you're getting coins out of that block? Nope, more goombas. It's not the Next Great Mario Level, but I'm proud of what I accomplished in my first try, and it took me ten whole minutes to create, 🐼test, and upload for the world to check out.

Super Mario Maker benefits from something no other game creation suite has: 30 years of expertly honed gameplay mechanics, enemies, items, music, and sound effects available at your finger𓆉tips. The editor features four different design 'wrappers': the classic Super Mario Bros., its impeccable sequels Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, and the not-quite-classic-but-still-charming New Super Mario Bros. Each one handles nearly identically, featuring the same tight, crisp movement and jumping action that has defined the series since the beginning, though certain 'wrappers' feature different transformations and add new moves like spin-jumps and the ability to grab shells to the mix. If you've played even a single Super Mario game in the past three decades, its myriad mushrooms, fire flowers, and koopa troopas will be instantly recognizable, and you'll find yourself designing halfway decent courses in no time.

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