Tapping specific categories of enemies and seeing a full circle of options within a subcategory of a specific enemy or block made it much easier to find items. With a rubber touch screen pen, it suddenly felt like the experiences on the Wii U version, if not easier in some ways. Undocked is a completely different experience. I found myself spending much more time fiddling with the controls and erasing unintended mistakes rather than just focusing on the making of courses. The joy-cons were not accurate in placing items in specific areas, and not being able to simply tap on items that I wanted to be made making courses unenjoyable and inefficient.
Playing on TV and trying to get right into making courses with the joy-con is extremely difficult. The level of customizations for enemies and certain blocks allow a much easier time browsing through the multitude of options. Of course, with the title being “Mario Maker”, having a course creator that can be easy, intuitive, and enjoyable is very important since it’s detrimental to the entire experience (beyond Story Mode). The question that I pondered was whether or not Super Mario Maker 2 can find the right balance with courses and replicate the charm Mario Maker 1 had with making courses. Uploaded courses have had objectively mixed enjoyment, however, with either the courses being too difficult to the fault or being awfully simple. Such experiences with the dual use of the gamepad, unexpected (yet funny) sounds and visuals with the course maker such as a cat paw or hopping noises of the eraser made making stages a charm. The idea of creating my own stages never really occurred to me, but with the release of original Mario Maker, it was rather exciting to play an unlimited catalog of creative stages without ever having to buy another game. 2D Mario games were especially up my ally, with interesting terrains, unique enemies, and a rather subtle charm that enemies evoke in each game.
It’s likely Nintendo will have more to show in the near future, but until that time, the exact changes remain a mystery.I’ve personally been such a big fan of the Mario games, ever since my childhood. Different Mario eras are present ranging from retro to modern. Though the preview video primarily centers around Mario, Luigi has his own brief moment in the spotlight, as well.Įlements from the original game are present in the Super Mario Maker 2 teaser, which takes a moment to scroll through menus and show off the new slopes feature. In the video thumbnail shared by Nintendo on Twitter, both Mario and Luigi are present, both wearing builder costumes.
Unfortunately, very few details about the game were provided. “There will be brand new features and many new elements are in development as we speak, so please stay tuned,” said Nintendo’s Yoshiaki Koizumi. The upcoming version will be available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, bringing with it entirely new features, according to Nintendo.
Build and play the Super Mario courses of your dreams! This sequel features a host of new tools and features-like slopes! #SuperMarioMaker2 launches exclusively for #NintendoSwitch this June.