Super Wario & Kirby Maker

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Genre(s)	Platformer, D.I.Y Game
Release Date(s)	Unknown
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Media Included	V² Disc

Super Wario & Kirby Maker is a spin off of the Super Mario Maker Series and features Wario and Kirby as the prominent series' that players can create levels for. Although Wario and Kirby have their own styles and very different gameplay, the player can actually have either go through a Wario or Kirby styled stage. The game is somewhat of a spiritual successor to Super Mario Maker Phi and features many of the same features though level creation has been entirely redone for Wario and Kirby. It is seen as a budget title akin to Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.

Development

After Super Mario Maker Phi, a variety of "Maker" games were in consideration to be made as a budget title: Super Wario Maker or a Kirby Maker, among things like a Zelda Maker. Super Wario Maker and Kirby Maker were both separately considered, however Toroko couldn't see them committing fully to either one. The idea to combine them was however, something the company could commit to and began work on the game.

The game wasn't heard of again until about ten months later, where multiple details were divulged. The game would only have two styles: "Wario" and "Kirby", but each style would encompass the features and elements of three games in total. This was a contradiction of what had been said earlier, in that the game was going to have six styles. As revealed later, trying to do six different styles that encompassed the series of Wario and Kirby without breaking the seamless level creation mechanic turned out to be somewhat of a headache to do.

The game's notorious lengthy and silent development cycle was a subject of several opinion pieces in the gaming media, with many opinion pieces calling Toroko out for basically "smoke and mirrors" tactics, speculating that the game was originally announced to boost stocks after a rather disastrous quarter for the company. Reception has been more positive since the game was revealed to still be in development.

Pre-title Screen Animations

Every day a different animation plays before the game boots up the title screen. It swaps between Wario and Kirby for each day.

Day	Event
	Builder Wario falls down from the screen as he's hit by a Pouncer.
	Builder Kirby is picked up by a herd of Waddle Dees.
	Wario is hit by a pirate ship being steered by Captain Syrup, taking off with him.
	Builder Kirby descends down on the screen as a bunch of rocks hit him.
	A mini Kirby sucks up Builder Wario.
	A mini Wario shoulder charges Builder Kirby.
	Builder Wario gets blasted at from the Halbred's cannons, with the final shot exploding into "Great Sunday".
	Builder Kirby is hung on a tree as an ornament. This only appears on December 25th.
	Builder Wario is eaten by a crowd of Zombies. This only appears on October 31st.

Title Screen

Letter	Tap
	Switches Wario/Kirby with another character, cycling through Waluigi, Ashley, King Dedede, and Meta Knight.
	Causes the screen to zoom onto the player character.
	Summons a Poppy Bros Jr.
	Turns the E into a UFO that sucks up all the letters in "SUPER" before spitting them back out and turning back into a regular E.
	Fast forwards time as long as the player is holding down the R.
	Flips upside down to become a M. Mario's catchphrase "Yahoo!" can be heard as Wario grumbles.
	Turns into a drill that destroys the level and restarts it.
	Transforms into a rabbit that scampers away, with a new R replacing it. If the player touches the rabbit with their stylus, it gives out a fake Horostar that disappears into a puff of chrono smoke.
	Transforms into a rabbit that scampers away, with a new R replacing it. If the player touches the rabbit with their stylus, it gives out a fake Horostar that disappears into a puff of chrono smoke.
	The O rolls off the title screen and is replaced with a new one. Kirby can suck up the O to get the Wheel ability.
	Adds to the end of the already lengthy title screen. Wario can then be heard groaning and saying "Hey you! Get out of here!" The "& Knuckles" part of the logo then floats away.
	The K turns pink and Kirby's signature "HIII!" can be heard.
	Twists into a tornado, revealing Galacta Knight before twisting back into a I.
	Glows a dark color and revealing a dark eye that looks similar to Dark Matter.
	Turns into a bomb shaped B with a fuse and blows up.
	Zaps the player, either turning them into Electric Wario or Spark Kirby.
	Turns into a B, dropping a random food item.
	Spawns a Poppy Bros Jr.
	Plays a fart sound with Wario immaturely laughing.
	Turns red as Wario is heard laughing evilly, the screen darkening. Kirby is heard sounding scared before accidentally swallowing Wario.
	Susie from Kirby: Planet Robobot quickly flies past the screen.

Characters

There are a total of six playable characters, three from Wario and Kirby's series respectively. Any of the characters can go into any level. All Mystery Mushrooms work with all characters.

Image + Name	Info
Wario	(+) Jack of all trades (+) Shoulder Dash (-) Master of none (-) Can only take, at max, two hits.
Waluigi	(+) Moon jumps (+) Knee Dash (-) Slippery (-) Can only take hits at max
Ashley	(+) Cast hexes (+) Can take three hits at max (-) Slower speed (-) Slowest at picking up enemies
Kirby	(+) Limited flight (+) Copy abilities (-) Floaty (-) Slow
Meta Knight	(+) Limited flight (+) Sword abilities (-) No copy abilities (-) While not as slow as Kirby, he's pretty slow
King Dedede	(+) Limited flight (+) Hammer abilities (-) No copy abilities (-) Slowest character

Game Styles

Image + Name	Info
Wario	Contains elements from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land 2, and Wario Land 3.
Kirby	Contains elements from Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Dream Land 2, and Kirby's Adventure.

Course Styles

Image + Name	Info
Rice Beach	Based off Wario's first stage in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. While it is a beach, you probably won't be interacting with water too much.
Butter Building	Based off Kirby's third level in Kirby's Adventure. It's mostly vertically inclined, as you head to the top to face off whatever big boss awaits you.

Course Elements

Level Elements

Image + Name	Info
Colored Start Level Signpost	001 Can't be destroyed. Points you in the direction of the level. When under the color filter, the signpost either turns Pink for Kirby levels or Yellow for Wario levels. Colored
Colored Intro Door	002 Appears at the player's spawn points in Wario-theme levels underground. Cannot be removed.
Colored Checkpoint	003 Up to 3 checkpoints can be placed down in a level. They require 10 coins to use for each checkpoint. Wario-Theme only.
Colored Warp Star	004 Up to 3 Warp Stars can be placed down in a single area. These have a set path that the player can take the user to, whether it be a sub area or still part of the level.

Blocks

Image + Name	Info
Ground Block	001 Can't be destroyed. The most basic level designing tool.
Brick Block	002 Block that can be broken by the characters.
Question Block	003 Always has something inside, whether it be a coin or power-up or even an enemy.
Large Question Block	004 Shake a Question Block to get a larger Question Block.
Star Block	005 Star Blocks are very fragile; simply bumping hard into them or landing onto one by jumping from up high will remove it, and they are vulnerable to almost all forms of attacks. They may contain enemies or act as the floor, so destroying them may not be within the player's best interest!
Bomb Block	006 Bomb Blocks can only be destroyed via a attack, causing a chain reaction, usually destroying the blocks around it or creating a path of blocks if shaken.
Purple Block	007 Purple Blocks appear in color regardless of the filter placed on the game. They cannot be broken unless Wario or Kirby have a damaging power-up (Bull Wario or Sword Kirby for example). These blocks can block off certain areas until the player has a specific power-up. Shake to make it cracked. Use a Garlic Pot to make it grow.
Cracked Purple Block	008 Cracked Purple Blocks have to be hit to break, but Wario and Kirby can both break these blocks even in their weakest forms. When destroyed by stronger forms, the impact doesn't knock back the player. Shake to make it uncracked. Use a Garlic Pot to make it grow.
Snowman Block	009 Snowman Blocks can only be destroyed through either Wario plowing through them as Snowman Wario or Kirby using the Ice ability. These blocks can be shaken to get a Dark Purple Snowman Block. Dark Purple Snowman Blocks can only be destroyed through Snowman Wario's maximum size or Ice Elemental Bombs.
Locked Chest	010 Locked Chests contain whatever the user wants to put in them, from coins to enemies to treasure items. The user can place up to 10 and can assign a key to each Locked Chest. By shaking the Locked Chest, the user can get different colors of Locked Chests, with their colored key.
Locked Skull	011 Locked Skulls are similar to Locked Chests, except only a single one can be put down and they have a single key that works for it. When a Skull Key is used on a Locked Skull, it opens up a treasure room that houses a treasure piece.

Power-Ups

Important notes about Power-Ups: While they can be used by anyone, they have different effects depending on the users. Wario and Waluigi share the transformations/hats that come from the power-ups, while Ashley upgrades her spells. Kirby obtains a copy ability where as King Dedede and Meta Knight only heal from these power-ups.

Image + Name	Info
Garlic Pot	001 Turns Small Wario into his Normal form. If his normal form uses a Garlic Pot, he becomes Bull Wario instead. Bull Wario can ground pound and stick to ceilings. When Kirby inhales this, he gets no special power but will heal his health. When Ashley uses it, her spells are standard fireball spells.
Bull Pot	002 When Wario uses the Bull Pot, he becomes Bull Wario. Bull Wario can ground pound and stick to ceilings. When Kirby inhales this, he gets the Hammer ability. When Ashley uses it, she becomes Bull Ashley and her spells become explosive charges.
Jet Pot	003 When Wario uses the Jet Pot, he becomes Jet Wario. Jet Wario can fly horizontally and walk faster. When Kirby inhales this, he gets the Tornado ability. When Ashley uses it, she becomes Jet Ashley and her spells become cloud platforms she can use.
Dragon Pot	004 When Wario uses the Dragon Pot, he becomes Dragon Wario. Dragon Wario can shoot fire out of his hat for a few seconds at the cost of his Barge ability. When Kirby inhales this, he gets the Fire ability. When Ashley uses it, she becomes Dragon Ashley and her spells become fire walls that melt everything in it's path.
Eagle Statue	005 When Wario uses the Eagle Statue, he becomes Eagle Wario. Wario can fly a short distance, as well as move faster when attacking. Wario is lighter in this form, and can get out of quicksand fairly easily. He flies farther and faster than the Jet Pot, but descends faster. When Kirby inhales this, he gets the Parasol ability. When Ashley uses it, she becomes Eagle Ashley and her spells become golden cloud platforms that stay around longer than the cloud platforms from the Jet Pot power-up.
Dragon Crystal	007 When Wario uses the Dragon Crystal, he becomes Sea Dragon Wario. Dragon Wario can shoot fire out of his hat for a few seconds at the cost of his Barge ability. He also becomes much faster underwater, similar to Mario's frog suit ability. When Kirby inhales this, he gets the Spark ability. When Ashley uses it, she becomes Sea Dragon Ashley and her spells become water jets that push and damage everything in it's path.
+ + Dragon Crystal + Eagle Staute	006 + 007 When Wario uses collects both power-ups, he becomes King Dragon Wario. King Dragon Wario can fly and spit out fire but cannot Barge. It is the fastest power-up in the air and in the water, but one of the slowest on the ground. When Ashley uses both, she becomes Queen Dragon Ashley and her spells become golden fireballs that turn enemies into solid gold.
Vampire Jug	008 When Wario uses collects the Vampire Jug, he becomes Vampire Wario. Vampire Wario can fly by tapping the button and has a enhanced dash that destroys most enemies and purple blocks. When Ashley uses the Vampire Jug, she becomes Vampire Ashley and her spells become red swerving projectiles that drain health from enemies.

Items and Objects

Image + Name	Info
Coin	001 A single coin won't get you very far! When enemies are killed with a Barge attack, they drop a coin.
10 Coin	002 Obtained by shaking a regular coin. These fancy coins are worth 10 coins. Wario can produce these near checkpoint or exit doors. Some enemies produce these if they squish other enemies.

Enemies

Image + Name	Info
Wanderin' Goom	001 A tiny and meek enemy that wanders around and cannot harm Wario or Kirby. In fact, it falls onto it's back whenever it hits a object. Haha, what a wimp!
Pirate Goom	002 A darker colored Goom holding a spear that's actually able to hurt Wario and Kirby. They're easily disposed of, though, simply by charging behind them or jumping on them to turn them over. By shaking the Pirate Goom, the player can get the Wario Land 2 appearance of the Pirate Goom, which has no differences.
Helmut	003 A spiked mollusk that bobs up and down in the water, with a vulnerable underside that Wario and Kirby can attack to defeat it.
Pinwheel	004 Pinwheels are sea-horse looking goons that curl up into a spiked formation should Wario and Kirby get close and swipe from left to right before uncurling. Wario and Kirby can defeat them easily in their uncurled states.
Pouncer	005 Pouncers act similar to Thwomps, except they can be programmed to follow a path and crush enemies to create a 10 Coin. If Wario or Kirby gets crushed by them or touch their spikes, they instantly die. The only safe spot is on top of their heads.

Bosses

Image + Name	Info
Susie	0?? ???
Normal True King D-Mind True King D-Mind	0?? ???
Normal R-Mind Rudy the Clown R-Mind the Clown	0?? ???

Star Tools

In the course editor, you can use these tools to assist in level building. These tools replace the cursor while being used.

Image + Name	Info
Paint	001 This tool allows you to paint blocks to be different colors such as the Question Block, Brick Block, and much more!
Horostar Wand	002 This tool has a different range of erasing functions. It can be used to erase blocks only, enemies only, items only, or erase everything.
Code Cube	003 This tool can be used to program new behaviors into objects, defined in a set of variables. Waddle Dees can be programmed to use certain attacks for example, and give different copy abilities. These range from very simple to very complex. Despite the name though, there's no actual coding here.

Game Modes

In addition to the Course Maker, Super Wario & Kirby Maker features seven game modes: 10 Lives Challenge, 100 Lives Challenge, Horostar Adventure, Course World, Course Races, Creation Community, and WarioWare: Kirby Gourmet Deluxe.

10 Lives Challenge

100 Lives Challenge

Course World

Power Cards

These cards act somewhat similarly to the Custom Cards from Super Mario Maker Phi, except they give the player a starting power-up to use during The 100 Lives challenge run. The player can hold up to three Power Cards, although each comes at the cost of a 1-Up collection slot. Use three cards, the player can no longer gain 1-Ups during 100 Lives Challenge runs.

Image + Name	Info
Bull Pot	W001 Wario begins the level in his Bull Hat.
Dragon Pot	W002 Wario begins the level in his Dragon Hat.
Jet Pot	W003 Wario begins the level in his Jet Hat.
Little Wario	W004 Wario begins the level in his small form.
Eagle Statue	W005 Wario begins the level in his Eagle Hat.
Dragon Crystal	W006 Wario begins the level in his Sea Dragon Hat.
King Dragon	W007 Wario begins the level in his King Dragon Hat.
Spring Form	W008 Wario begins the level in Spring Form.
Zombie Form	W009 Wario begins the level in Zombie Form.
Backdrop	K001 Kirby begins the level with the Backdrop ability.
Ball	K002 Kirby begins the level with the Ball ability.
Beam	K003 Kirby begins the level with the Beam ability.
Crash	K004 Kirby begins the level with the Crash ability.
Cutter	K005 Kirby begins the level with the Cutter ability.
Fire	K006 Kirby begins the level with the Fire ability.
Fireball	K007 Kirby begins the level with the Fireball ability.
Freeze	K008 Kirby begins the level with the Freeze ability.
Hammer	K009 Kirby begins the level with the Hammer ability.
Hi-Jump	K010 Kirby begins the level with the Hi-Jump ability.
Ice	K011 Kirby begins the level with the Ice ability.
Laser	K012 Kirby begins the level with the Laser ability.
Mike	K013 Kirby begins the level with the Mike ability.
Needle	K014 Kirby begins the level with the Needle ability.
Parasol	K015 Kirby begins the level with the Parasol ability.
Spark	K016 Kirby begins the level with the Spark ability.
Stone	K017 Kirby begins the level with the Stone ability.
Sword	K018 Kirby begins the level with the Sword ability.
Throw	K019 Kirby begins the level with the Throw ability.
Tornado	K020 Kirby begins the level with the Tornado ability.
UFO	K021 Kirby begins the level with the UFO ability.
Wheel	K022 Kirby begins the level with the Wheel ability.

amiibo

Base Game

All Costume Pot costumes in Super Wario & Kirby Maker.

001	002	003	004	005
Modern Mario	Silver Mario	Gold Mario	Modern Luigi	Modern Peach
006	007	008	009	010
Modern Toad	Bowser	Bowser Jr.	Modern Rosalina	Cosmetta
011	012	013	014	015
Yoshi	Woolly Yoshi	Pink Woolly Yoshi	Blue Woolly Yoshi	Mega Woolly Yoshi
016	017	018	019	020
Dr. Mario	Biker Wario	Donkey Kong	Diddy Kong	Modern Kirby
021	022	023	024	025
Mordern King Dedede	Modern Meta Knight	Pit	Palutena	Dark Pit
026	027	028	029	030
Samus	Zero Suit Samus	JP US R.O.B	Fox	Falco
031	032	033	034	035
Marth	Ike	Lucina	Robin	Tharja
036	037	038	039	040
Pikachu	Jigglypuff	Charizard	Lucario	Greninja
041	042	043	044	045
Mewtwo	Olimar	Louie	Little Mac	Fly Mia
046	047	048	049	050
Link	Zelda	Tetra	Linkle	Gerudo Link
051	052	053	054	055
Warrior Zelda	Impa	Ganondorf	Warrior Ganondorf	Lana
056	057	058	059	060
Midna	Cia	Sheik	Toon Link	Totem Link
061	062	063	064	065
Shulk	Ness	Lucas	Mr. Saturn	Master Belch
066	067	068	069	070
Green Inkling Squid	Blue Inkling Boy	Orange Inkling Girl	Orange Inkling Squid	Green Inkling Girl
071	072	073	074	075
Purple Inkling Boy	Callie	Marie	Judd	Wii Fit Trainer (Female)
076	077	078	079	080
Wii Fit Trainer (Male)	Chibi Robo	Super Chibi Robo	Villager	Tom Nook
081	082	083	084	085
KK Slider	Resetti	Mabel	Kappn	Kicks
086	087	088	089	090
Isabelle	Isabelle (Winter)	Digby	Cyrus	Reese
091	092	093	094	095
Redd	Captain Falcon	Game and Watch	Duck Hunt	Sonic
096	097	098	099	100
Pac-Man	Mega Man	Golden Mega Man	Nikki	Inverse Nikki
101	102	103	104	105
Lemmy Koopa	Iggy Koopa	Ludwig Koopa	Roy Koopa	Morton Koopa
106	107	108	109	110
Wendy Koopa	Larry Koopa	Lavora Koopa	Patti Lee Koopa	Poopbutt Koopa
111	112	113	114	115
Ball Wario	Count Richtertoffen	Hammer-bot	Dovo	Squeak

Gallery

Logo for the game

Mystery Pot artwork

Boxart without borders

Builder Wario artwork

Builder Kirby artwork

Trivia

• Super Wario & Kirby Maker was made because the Wario stuff was going to be added into Super Mario Maker Phi, but would have felt too out of place. Kirby's stuff was added to give flavor to what would have been just a Wario maker, which Toroko wasn't too interested in developing as a stand alone concept as well as their similarities.
• The game comes out in 2017, the 25th anniversary of both Kirby and Wario.