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Super Mario Maker GO is a 2D platformer and level-editing game developed by Studio Lillie in conjunction with Nintendo and released for the Nintendo DSGo a month after its launch on July 23rd, 2021.
As the successor to both 2015's Super Mario Maker for the Nintendo Wii U and 2019's Super Mario Maker for the Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Maker GO enables its players to both create original Super Mario series levels and play new levels created by Nintendo as well as other players that have been shared in the online Course World.
Super Mario Maker GO focused on expanding and broadening the Super Mario Maker formula rather than changing it drastically, adding even more game styles, such as Super Mario Bros. 2, and new level themes such as beaches, mountains, bonus areas, and the unique "weird" theme which encapsulates odd themes such as the Pipe Land levels from Super Mario Bros. 3. One major new addition is the custom Music Maker allowing creators to make original music for their levels as well as use pre-made tracks from nearly every game in the series.
Characters
Much like Super Mario Maker 2, Super Mario Maker GO started out with only four playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Toadette, with the only difference being that the playable Toad is red rather than blue. Each character is identical, with no differences among them, even in the Super Mario Bros. 2 themes. When playing multiplayer, each player is randomly assigned a character, and the choice shuffles again for the next match. Players can also choose which character they use during single-player experiences.
With the New Super Mario Bros. update on October 15th, 2021, Nabbit was added as the fifth playable character and the only one to have any differences, all inspired by New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Unlike the other characters, Nabbit cannot use power-ups or take damage from enemies; instead, they gain 10 Coins for every power-up they collect. A Nabbit player has five mid-air jumps and can use their bag to attack with a strike as powerful as a cape swipe. When playing online multiplayer, Nabbit can only be used in Friend Rooms and Casual Co-Op Matches, and when playing singleplayer Nabbit can only be used when playing Challenge Courses or downloaded levels; records from playing with Nabbit will not count towards the Leaderboards.
Music Maker
In Super Mario Maker GO, creators can choose to use any of the available music in the game in any stage or sub-area, regarldess of its level theme or style. The music can be set to play throughout the entire sub-area or to be activated by certain enemies or events just like Sound Effects. These music tracks are organized by system and then game, allowing quick access to the entire catalogue. Most musical tracks in the game must be unlocked first through Challenge Courses, which cost Coins to play and have limited attempts.
Additionally, creators have access to the Music Maker, where they can create short tunes using their own arrangement of samples and notes. The creator is inspired by the systems from Mario Paint and WarioWare D.I.Y. and was designed to be intuitive enough for anyone to use but complex enough to create quality, original music. Original music, however, can only be used when playing locally, as online courses uploaded with custom music will have it replaced with the music normally played in that level theme and style, in order to prevent copyright issues.
Stage Playlist
Several stages can now be combined into a Stage Playlist, which will have its own miniature world map that can be activated by the creator of the playlist. The world map can be decorated with small decorations like those from Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World and paths can be drawn between stages on the map. Paths can be given directions, and will only open up when the stage they are pointing away from is cleared. Stages can also be given optional Clear Conditions which, when completed, will open up "secret" pathways.
Because Stage Playlists are not given during Endless Challenge or Online Multiplayer, their creator does not have to complete one to upload it; however, it will have a small icon next to its name if it has not been completed yet, possibly driving away players. Like normal courses, Stage Playlists have leaderboards for fastest completion time and highest score. Courses which are part of a Stage Playlist will be denoted as such on their description screen with a link to the playlist.
Differences from Super Mario Maker 2
- Many new options are available for courses
- The size of stages can now be adjusted with more depth, and the horizontal and vertical sizes can be set separately, replacing the vertical sub-areas from Super Mario Maker 2
- New options have been added for Autoscrolling speed and more Autoscroll Points can be set
- Scroll locking is now optional
- A new option allows stages to loop back around on themselves at the edges, like in the original Mario Bros.
- Water levels are now available in every level theme besides Underwater levels, and can be freely switched between normal and harmful modes.
- By default, the Castle theme will have "dangerous" water with its Lava appearance, but this can be changed as well to normal water or even the poisonous water theme, which functions the same as lava.
- Rising liquid can be set to not return after rising, as well as set to different speeds
- A new type of liquid has been added called quicksand, which causes players to become slowly stuck in it as they stand on top. Players and enemies enveloped by quicksand must jump quickly to escape. Like harmful water, quicksand is opaque and can be used to cover up secrets, which players can only discover by voluntarily sinking into the quicksand
- Night themes are now unlocked by default, with the Moon having been removed as an element. They are also now completely aesthetic, with their unique effects being optional and available for any theme, with a few removed. Additionally, although they now change the music to a music box rendition by default, this can be reverted thanks to the choice of music available through the Music Maker
- Vines can now be attached to tracks
- Gizmos such as Snake Blocks and Conveyor Belts now have more options for their speed
- Snake Blocks can start activated and will loop if they end at the beginning of their track
- Pipes and Clear Pipes can now intersect. Intersecting Clear Pipes allow players to choose which direction they will move in when they come to a junction, with enemies always choosing to move forward if possible or choosing a random direction otherwise.
- The Superball Flower now allows players to aim their shots, as well as to have two balls on screen at once
- The Fire Flower now allows players to aim their shots to come out slightly higher if they are holding up
Course Themes
Course Elements: Terrain
Course Elements: Items
Course Elements: Enemies
Course Elements: Gizmos
Sound Effects
Music Track Selection
Update History
August 6th, 2021: Super Mario Land
The Super Mario Land update added the following features:
- New Music Tracks from Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2
August 27th, 2021: Super Mario Bros. 2
The Super Mario Bros. 2 update added the following features:
- Course Element: Mouser ( Enemy)
- Course Option: Quicksand (Liquid)
- Course Element: Phanto ( Enemy)
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Super Mario Bros. 2
September 17th, 2021: Super Mario Galaxy
The Super Mario Galaxy update added the following features:
- New Music Tracks from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2
- New Challenge Courses inspired by star missions from Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2
October 15th, 2021: New Super Mario Bros.
The New Super Mario Bros. update added the following features:
- Course Element: Spin Block ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Bramball ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Waddlewing ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Blue Shell ( Item)
- New Music Tracks from New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from the New Super Mario Bros. series
October 29th, 2021: Super Mario Sunshine
The Super Mario Sunshine update added the following features:
- New Music Tracks from Super Mario Sunshine
- New Challenge Courses inspired by locations and missions from Super Mario Sunshine
November 19th, 2021: Super Mario World
The Super Mario World update added the following features:
- Course Element: Triangle Block ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Dino Rhino and Dino-Torch ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Rex ( Enemy)
- Course Element: P-Balloon ( Item)
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Super Mario World
December 10th, 2021: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
The Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker update added the following features:
- Course Element: Dash Panel ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Pluck Mole ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Piranha Sprout ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Super Pickaxe ( Item)
- New Music Tracks from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
December 24th, 2021: Mario Kart
The Mario Kart update added the following features:
- New Music Tracks from the Mario Kart series
- New Challenge Courses inspired by race tracks from the Mario Kart series
January 28th, 2022: Super Mario 64
The Super Mario 64 update added the following features:
- Course Element: Stump ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Whomp ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Amp ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Chuckya ( Enemy)
- New Music Tracks from Super Mario 64
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Super Mario 64 as well as its iconic homeworld of Peach's Castle
February 18th, 2022: Kirby's Adventure
The Kirby's Adventure update added the following features:
- New Music Tracks from Kirby's Adventure
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Kirby's Adventure
March 11th, 2022: Super Mario Bros. 3
The Super Mario Bros. 3 update added the following features:
- Course Element: Bolt Lift ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Buster Beetle ( Enemy)
- Course Element: Rotodisc ( Gizmo)
- Course Element: Hammer Flower ( Item)
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Super Mario Bros. 3
May 6th, 2022: Banjo-Kazooie
The Banjo-Kazooie update added the following features:
- New Music Tracks from Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie
- New Challenge Courses inspired by levels from Banjo-Kazooie
June 24th, 2022: Mario Bros.
The Mario Bros. update added the following features:
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Trivia
- The game's subtitle, GO, refers to the name of the console it was developed for.
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