Super Mario Maker
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About the Game
Super Mario Maker is a single-player and multiplayer platform game creation tool that allows players to design, share, and play custom levels using assets from across the Super Mario series . Released to mark the 30th anniversary of the franchise, the game lets players assume both the role of designer and participant by creating stages and then attempting to complete them. The core of the game is the editor, where players use the Wii U GamePad touchscreen to drag and drop terrain, enemies, power-ups, and interactive objects into place.
Story & Setting
The editor supports unique interactions, such as stacking enemies, enlarging them with Super Mushrooms, or placing foes inside items like pipes or question blocks.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Level designs can switch between four distinct graphical styles: Super Mario Bros. , Super Mario Bros. Each style brings its own rules and physics, such as wall jumping in New Super Mario Bros. U or spin jumps in Super Mario World. Stages can include familiar elements like ? Blocks, pipes, moving platforms, and power-ups, as well as enemies such as Goombas, Koopas, Cheep Cheeps, and Bowser.
Standout Features
- Super Mario World: 3 , Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros.
- Objects often behave differently depending on the style, allowing designers to experiment with classic mechanics in new ways.
- Designers can also assign alternate behaviors by combining objects, leading to unpredictable and creative level scenarios.
- Course World: Players may share their creations online through the Course World hub, where stages can be browsed, downloaded, and rated.
- Mario Challenge: To encourage variety, the game features the 100 Mario Challenge, a mode where players attempt to complete a series of randomly selected community-made levels with a limited pool of lives.
- Additional modes and unlocks gradually expand the range of tools available, providing new enemies, stage features, and decorative options as more levels are created.
- Beyond level design, the game integrates features that expand its scope.
- Amiibo compatibility allows characters from across Nintendo franchises to appear as costumes for Mario when using the Super Mushroom in the Super Mario Bros. style.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Super Mario Maker | Nintendo Wii U.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Nintendo EAD | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Nintendo of America Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Mario Club, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Pole To Win Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | SRD Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Nintendo SPD | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | SEGA Games Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Digital Skip Station, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Capcom Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | HAL Laboratory, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Monolith Software, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Nintendo Software Technology Corporation | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | The Pokémon Company | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Contributions by | Game Freak, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Business Model | Commercial | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Download | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Wii U Optical Disc | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Classic Controller | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | GamePad | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Nunchuk | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Touch Screen | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Wii Remote | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Wii MotionPlus / Wii Remote Plus | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Wii U Pro Controller | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Gamepads Supported | GameCube Controller | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Number of Online Players | 1 Player | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Amiibo | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Off-TV Play | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Miiverse | Wii U | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Platformer | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Nintendo | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #WUP-P-AMAE-USA-0 | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Nintendo | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Nintendo EAD | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Platformer | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Nintendo | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Nintendo EAD | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Platformer | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Nintendo | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-11 | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| 2015-09-10 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2015-09-11 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2015-09-11 | North America | PriceCharting |
| September 11, 2015 | North America | PriceCharting |
| September 10, 2015 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| September 11, 2015 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Media PN | WUP P-AMAE-USA-0 | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 045496903800 | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1177937423 | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| upc | 045496903800 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 1177937423 | North America | PriceCharting |
| model | #WUP-P-AMAE-USA-0 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 1540702541 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| upc | 045496334895 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| epid | 1540702541 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 045496334895 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
