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Hi! This special spin-off episode of Game Maker's Toolkit is all about sharing the awesome levels you guys made in Super Mario Maker, and a couple of my own, too.
My Super Mario Maker stages:
91D9-0000-002E-DCD1 - "Saw Subject"
B73D-0000-0047-2D3F - "Pipeflip Airship"
Your Super Mario Maker stages:
4796-0000-004B-F965 - "Seanio Bros 2-3 Bill's Challenge"
CAA0-0000-003E-10D8 - "Underground Spring"
5890-0000-0043-D39F - "Airship Sabotage"
0373-0000-004A-5B18 - "Why Can't I Hold All These Spins"
DA57-0000-003A-CF1A - "1-2"
4F97-0000-0012-DBA7 - "The Spring's the Thing"
8C86-0000-003D-951E - "Raccoon Plains"
0465-0000-0040-6AE7 - "Man the Cannons!"
F965-0000-0019-52A7 - "Let's Bounce"
69BF-0000-0043-3B2C - "Gliding Ground Grotto"
412F-0000-002D-C3AA - "3-1 Treadmill Trouble"
B74F-0000-0043-E2F4 - "Mushroom Kingdom Coin Factory"
E183-0000-0040-5450 - "Little Big Planets"
55BC-0000-0017-23FD - "Flying Pirana! Watch Out!"
Thanks to everyone who pointed out that the 1-UP mushroom chase was broken, to Quisciens for suggesting red bullet bills, to Tilde White for warning about the spinies, to Superninfreak for suggesting I use coins to lure players up to the secret area.
Thanks to Rawiioli Bersi who had lots of good feedback - especially about the difficulty spikes of the second challenge and the flamethrowers. And to Kristian Antanasov who suggested I make a precursor challenge for the note block leap.
Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance):
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, 2015)
Music used in this episode:
Dr. Mario (Super Smash Bros.)
Super Mario World Medley (Super Smash Bros.)
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I honestly think that the airship level you made should have been called "Flippy Shippy"
Wisest Waffle this just made me laugh. Amazing name.
I've been binge-watching your shows. It's so hard to get good information on just the general idea of what makes video games tick and makes them fun. Your videos do a great job of that and teaching me how to think about games, while also being fun videos to watch. So thanks for the series!
Cheers for the comment! I've heard this a lot so it's good to hear my stuff is useful
Mark Brown I was so surprised when you said you weren't a game designer
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Right! I think I've played every level you've sent me, and provided my thoughts where I could. Thanks for much for sharing them with me, it has been super cool. But I think I better stop now or I'll never get anything done again!
Feel free to keep sending them to for others to play (or if I find a spare hour here or there) but I'm afraid I can't guarantee to play them from here on out.
Thanks for your comments. New episode soon!
Don't you hate it when you're dying or something,
Dying is a part of life
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Oh yeah! Game Maker's Toolkit is up for an award, and you can vote for it! Check it out, here - www.mcvuk.com/news/read/games-media-awards-player-s-choice-voting-is-now-open/0156291
I love you man! Lots of homo xD
+Mark Brown Giant Bomb ended up playing Pipeflip Airship on their Unprofessional Friday livestream today. They basically said it was the best level they've seen yet.
Someone *linked* to your Link's Awakening video on Zelda Informer which brought me here. You gained a new subscriber today!
Keep up the good work dude. You're one of my favourite game critics on TH-cam!
Your Mario Maker episodes have been some of my favourites, since it's a genre I really enjoy.
I'm a game developer (Epic Battle Fantasy series), and your videos are helpful reminders of how to make engaging games. :D
Didn't expect to see you here lol
Oh, hello Matt! Didn't expect to see the EBF developer here, big fan of yours.
didn"t expect to see you here! i played almost all the ebf games when i was little they were really fun
Hello Mark.
As a game designer and as a guy doing videos about game design, I love what you do here.
Your videos are an inspiration to me. They're short, go to the essential and are easy to understand. It gives me the will to get back to making videos.
Thanks !
Thank you for everything, I must say without this channel the few games I have made and published wouldn't have turned out as passable as they did, I still have a lot to learn and it's always only around 700 people that play my games but I'm still very grateful to you and this channel. so Thanks ;P
my cousin is making a video game and i recommended this channel to him because it helps people/ game developers understand what makes a good game
Your opening made me think about the relationship with game journalists and developers. Those two skills really complement each other, in that you'll be a better game critic if you know how game design works and what good and bad game design looks like, and you'll be a better game developer if can look at your game from the perspective of someone without any prior knowledge of the game. I think it would be a great way of developing your skills in either field if you take the time to at least learn the basics of the other. There are plenty of free game design applications and tutorials you can find online, and you can practice journalism simply with a word processor or some basic video capture tools.
I know this video is a few years old by now, but with the recent announcement of Mario Maker 2, plus the droves of new tools and toys to test and use within, this video has made me twice as excited. I had struggled in the original to make levels that felt like classic Mario, and to introduce challenges and gimmicks that didn't feel too difficult or confusing. This video and your preceding one are ones I am absolutely going to return to for reference when the game comes out in June. Thank you for doing what you do, I may not be a game designer, but your videos are fascinating and your analysis is engaging and pleasant to listen to. They allow me to step back and gain a newfound appreciation for the games I love.
You're doing terrific work Mark, keep it up. You're one of the few people I follow who's videos really excite me whenever a new one shows up in my inbox.
I just discovered this channel and watched like 8 videos of yours and enjoyed all of them but this is the one that made me subscribe, heart warming content, it was great watching this right after the original mario maker video and immediately seeing the fruits of your labor and how much you cherished it
This channel is utterly brilliant. It's so rare to find something that is so intricate, assessable and just enjoyable! Well done, I've been watching for 5 years and every year this content just gets better.
I can't wait to play all these! Ever since your "Analyzing Mario" video, I've been dying for intelligent SMM levels. Your "Pipeflip Airship" looks particularly brilliant.
I've been working on a level myself, trying to introduce a concept (goombas in cannons/note blocks) safely and gradually ramp up the difficulty to a climatic section and a top-of-the-flagpole challenge. Needless to say, your videos have been an incredible inspiration, and I'm always excited to see a new video from you!
Your Ueda video heavily influenced me getting back into and cleaving the hell out of a game project I was and now again working on. Your videos are a huge in inspiration, alternate thinking and more. Thank you, man!
I am both unsurprised and very pleased to see this video happen.
It's only to be expected that when we look and learn from good design that came before, that we can improve on what we design ourselves in the future.
I would be very happy to see more of these. And just more of your content in general. Mark, you've put together something great and of tremendous value for gamers and designers everywhere.
I'm an actor, from Chile, and i use your videos to create new forms to approach to our plays. Thank you, you're great.
Hi Mark,
I've been watching this series for about nine months right now. I think it's the best video series on how game design thus far. My favorite part is how you actually "show," things instead of just telling us about them. Keep going at it!
I am making my first game in unity and the one thing no one has instructional videos on is what makes games good. Although I had some fairly solid ideas from other sources, this series of videos has been the best in terms of really breaking down existing mechanics and looking at what works vs what doesn't and most importantly answers why. Every single time I watch one I have an "ah huh!" moment and thats amazing in its self. Please keep making these video's.
You're channel is one of the most useful channels for indie devs ever! It helps so many people make their games more fun and exciting and really informed novices and people who are just starting out. Your intelligence that you've shared out to the world has been a great gift to so many people, and I thankyou so much for everg amazing video you post, because your videos do really make a diffrence into people's games. Thankyou so much.
This is pretty inspirational, especially that you're actually not a game designer and learned these things, because I am in a similar boat.
I'm going to get a capture card a webcam some time soon so I can start streaming video games, to gather footage for a critical analysis of said game on TH-cam.
Do you think doing it in that format would help? I feel like it's a unique format because people can essentially see the uncut version of the critique on my stream, and I can directly converse with people who have questions about design.
+Rei Senpai (Reimasutā) Absolutely! I think forcing yourself to really engage with the material, and present it to other people is a great way to learn. And the comments section can be invaluable in getting more insights from smart people
+Mark Brown thanks. I need to get my own footage somehow and I thought I could take that time to add a bit of uniqueness to what I wanna do.
I was wondering if you could maybe do a few videos on the game design behind RPGs, and things to keep in mind when making them. Sometimes I have a bit of trouble applying game design of self tutorializing and other things I've learned to RPGs because they can be much more complex than a platformer.
+Rei Senpai (Reimasutā) Cool! As for RPGs - maybe one day, but unfortunately it's not a genre I know very much about. So I'll have to do a lot of research (and those games take a long ass time to play, of course :P)
Hey thanks so much for the mention! Your series is awesome, there definitely needs to be more game design analysis videos out there and yours are some of the best!
If you're considering it, I would love to see more videos about levels you made. Possibly sharing the some of the thought process that goes into the design and how they improve over consequent iterations. Could be a good way to share them with people who don't have a Wii and cant play them otherwise.
All the best, and hope you win that award - good luck!
5 years later, and you still rock! keep it up dude
I hope many game devs take heed and this helps improve the overall effort in design. Your work is fantastic and I'm very glad you do what you do. Thank you so much for making videos!
Hey Mark, congratulations on having your ideas actualized! It's always a wonderful experience to see concepts working in practice.
I'd like to thank you for your video series. I'm a game programmer and I have to say your analysis is always spot on. Analyzing existing games for what mechanics make them fun (or not fun) is vital for improving gameplay as a whole. Even when developing a new mechanic, it's best to create a fast prototype and analyze it before committing to anything. Your design approach is also beneficial to development because it's better to have a solid, simple game than it is to have a complex game that is either buggy or unrefined.
Keep up the good work! I'm going to school to learn how to make video games and your videos have helped me out a lot. I even show my classmates some of your videos to help them.
I just saw this video for the first time. Thank you so much for including my level in the video!!! While I have slowed down my production of Super Mario Maker levels, I am using the advice found in all of your videos to help me with my own game making. I design and program games and these videos will really help me polish and make my better. Hopefully, they will one day be good enough to release somewhere like steam. Thanks again for including me in the video. Best Regards, Alex Field
Love your videos Bacon!
+StevRayBro Bacon?
+JordyT1998 He used to be a user on a forum I go to known as MC Bacon.
OK.
Love your works on YoMama and keep doing those original artwork + animation! ;) I love you!StevRayBro
I just want to affirm, all these videos have been really helpful and totally changed for the better the ways I thing about making games, cheers
Dude you are literally my fav youtube channel, suck well made content. Every time i watch your videos i get inspired to rush back to this gamemnaker project i have been working on for years.
I really love this channel and am always inspired to think differently after watching a video. I hope you keep up the great work :D
Perharps you are not a game designer, but the narrative structures you point out are top-notch, not only for game-makers, but for any storytelling designer out there.
I've learn from you and I'm a filmmaker!
Thank you so much for continuing on to make Game Maker's Toolkit! The have helped me understand games and build some as well, and every video teaches me something. Thank you, and here's to 3 more years of great videos!
Without calling it a religion, this video seemed more like a testimony to me. You are as qualified to be a game designer as anyone who is currently in the field. You have truly unlocked thousands of minds into being more thoughtful about what we love - gaming. I appreciate you my good sir.
I am an actual game dev who has watched you for quite awhile and your a great help thanks. 👍🏻(sorry if something is spelled wrong)
"...realised you used my analysis...", yes, it is called science ;) Thank's to you I creat funny and interessting dungeons for our Pen&Paper groupe by avoiding liniarity and using your systems.
Probably my favorite channel on TH-cam. Also loved the fact that this video felt somewhat personal, I think it even made me feel sort of proud for some reason.
Your stuff is awesome man! My cousin and I have been working hard on designing a game and your videos have been a real help :)
Listening to your excitement in this video had me playing the "Tarrey Town" soundtrack in my head after the video ended.
is an indie game developer I can already say that your videos helped me with my designs and insights. So thanks mr GameMaker's Toolkit!
Ive found all of these videos helpful as an indie game developer!!! I think your series is great!
When I watch this video again, it really makes me happy to be subscribed to one of the best video game analysts on TH-cam. Keep up the good work Mark :) you are a great inspiration to me.
I had your video in mind when making my own levels. It's really cool to see so many others doing so too. :D
Oh wow! I really apreciate this and the original episode because I had no idea that that much thought could be put into a level like that. :)
Great minds think alike. I jotted down a note a couple days ago about a Mario Maker level where going down a pipe flipped the level upside down. I've just been too busy working on videos to play with the idea.
Hell yeah! Recently found this channel and going though the back log, so good!
I really enjoy your vids and always take notes . As a aspiring game builder its always informative thank you
I’m creating a game now thanks for the tips I made the models and animation while coding it in phaser
The super Mario maker course "Mission impossible" was fun to play, plus it's the most popular right now.
Nice format! I love your airship level.
If you have time, here are some of my levels, inspired by Tetris. I'm curious to know what your opinion is on any of them.
- Tetris 1-1: Z-Block's Day Off (Overworld Course | 78FC-0000-005F-0F1B)
- Tetris 1-2: Inglorious T-Blecks (Underground Course | 3052-0000-005F-12E7)
- Tetris 1-3: Captain I-Block (Airship Course | 3632-0000-005F-145C)
- Tetris 1-4: Song Of Blocks & Fire (Castle Course | 3035-0000-0061-86BC)
Certainly unique! Played the first one - good stuff, but watch out for the big blind jumps, and also materials. I butt stomped right through a Tetris block to my doom!
Thanks so much for putting my level in the video, that made my night! :)
Love your videos, they always make me feel inspired to design games and remember why I love them in the first place :)
How do you not have more subscribers? Clearly people enjoy your content. Are we just a niche audience?
You'll find many people don't appreciate quality on youtube.
Jonny Nitpick Drama is more popular than content...
yeh yeh jacksfilms lol
actually quality is so hard to find on youtube
Agreed!
IMO you've got the best voice on youtube even when you're sick
Very much looking forward to picking this up at some point. Fingers crossed it stays active on WiiU. Thanks for your videos they were very insightful.
Making sure the player has fun has to be considered when creating a level. A lesson I picked up from other designers in the entertainment industry is that if something remains entertaining even after you've been exposed to it a hundred times, then it's a good idea. The stages featured in this video fit the mold.
I couldn't stop smiling this whole video :3
Oh yeah I saw your "World flip" level when Giant Bomb played it on UPF. It is a really cool idea.
Well done! Really enjoying your series.
Your videos are amazing ! I'm here because of Thomas Brush ! And right now, I'm doing the marathon of your videos, so wait for me ;)
I don't have a Wii U so I can't play this game, but something I would like to do is hide secrets for players to discover. Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country II--my very favorite platform games--often hid rewards that take exploring nooks and crannies, going in non-obvious directions, or following a series of bread crumbs. I remember a level in the lava area of DKC2 that had some bananas that looked like a staircase in mid-air, and if you used the spider's web platforms, you could climb up to find a bonus barrel. Or how in certain cave levels in SMW, wherever the ceiling disappears, go cape flying. You'll probably find something good, like a 3-up moon. It adds replay value, meaning you can have more fun with the same content.
One of the best things Yahtzee Croshaw ever said--advice I intend to take to heart should I ever build a video game--is the best thing you can reward the player with is more gameplay.
I played a demo level (I think) of SM Maker at a Gamestop one day. The level had a really clever and fun twist. It was fairly straight forward except that sometimes enemies popped out of question mark blocks. This wasn't too difficult but provided some challenge when trying to find coins or power ups, and then the level kicked it into high gear when GIANT enemies came flying out of blocks making it more difficult to dodge them. I quite enjoyed this. Unfortunately, this is the only SM Maker I've ever played since I didn't own a Wii U at the time but now own a Switch and am looking forward to the game coming out for the new system.
I hope you realize I take notes on your vids. Seriously, you and Seamus Black are making game design soooooo much less stressful
8 years now ! thank to you !
Your videos are great and really, really helpful. Even more for those of us who don't have access to quality education on games (i'm from Brazil).
I just wish more of these! MOAAAR! (:
I think it woul dbe awesome to watch a talk from you at GDC. (I don't go to GDC - just watch the videos they release on TH-cam).
Dude I fucking love your videos so much. Coolest and most interesting game critic I've ever listened to and ever will listen to.
You're doing something a bit different and deserve all the recognition you get for that. Congrats!
Your Pipeflip Airship was great and it gave me a pretty cool idea for a level, so I thought I'd post it here:
The Old Goomba/Koopa Switcheroo: A8A3-0000-0076-C434
Thanks for the inspiration and keep making more videos and levels; you're great at both of them!
Great course Andrew. Like really good, you thought of lots of creative ways to use this clever mechanic. Glad I could be of service!
Thanks for playing it! I'm glad you liked it!
I'm making a short puzzle game in game maker, Thank you for your help along the way!
I've shamelessly been using the method of introducing the challenge early on in a safe space and than ramping it up and twisting it. It works really well, and I keep getting feedback that my levels feel like the games they're based on. Which to me is some of the highest praise I can get.
If you want to see the "Ah HA!" moment happen, then I can share this: "Junior's Flying Flotilla" 7A70-0000-0022-16DB
There's a moment right in the second part of the level that simply would not exist had I not seen the Mario videos here. Just as you enter the pipe into the more puzzle focused interior of the level, something happens automatically. A Bob-Omb blows up all on its own, clearing the path forward. Now you know it's a Bob-Omb puzzle area, and I can start playing with that, ending in a boss fight where you need Bob-Ombs to exit the area.
It's not my best level, the first half is kind of unfocused to be honest. But, if you want to see a pure cause and effect of the video, check that second half. It's when I started thinking about it explicitly. Now... it's kind of second nature. Introduce, test, challenge, twist. At least that's how it goes in my head. My Star count has shot up quite a bit after using it, too.
Wow, a really great level! A proper boss battle with a great build up, well taught rules, and a terrific feeling of being pinned in with a big baddy. And I loved the end of level flagpole idea - really caps the stage off. Bravo.
I loved this video and how you talk about why you make these videos and how it fills you with pride to see the community levels :D made me smile like an idiot xD
A friend of mine brought Mario maker around tonight. Had quite a bit of fun on it. I made a real simple level based on taking one idea and expanding it, offered up a little cathartic bonus near the end too. It's very easy and short though. If anyone fancies trying the code is 2DCD-0000-007D-59D5
I feel I may have to get the game for myself at some point.
Found a cool level based on Wario Ware Inc earlier too which was a series of small one idea rooms. Even played the Wario Ware tune before entering each room.
I was wondering if you'd be doing any material on RPG games and proper depth in such mechanics. How they draw inspiration from other genres (Undertale's battle mechanics, Mother 3's rhythm game combo system, and the like) and how they use that to turn convention on it's head and create a fresh set of mechanics centralized there in. Content has been great btw, I've been watching since a few thousand subs and it's been a very big help, being a dev.
Glad for your succes! You make brillant entertaining videos
Good guy! Thank you for the videos, your doing great work!
First I'd like to say that I am a hobbyist gamedev who has enjoyed your videos thoroughly. Although I was fairly confident that you didn't make games through some of the things you said now that it is confirmed I think you should try making a game or two. I have watched the majority of your videos and have found none about designing a core mechanic, and instead more about things like level design and balance, which is fine but I think if you tried your hand at game development you might have some ideas on the subject. If you ever decide to try making a game let me recomend love2d its how I made my start
Wtf this is the best TH-cam fan thank you ever?
i love this channel
Love your video's. Keep it up!
this is so wholesome
the mushroom platforms definitely make you feel less safe. They make you think you're going to slip off for some reason. its very weird, since nearly everyone says that, but its never actually been the case.
Hey, Paisanos! It's the Super Mario Maker Super Spin-Off!
**Super Mario Rap**
I think your videos are great :)
Dang! I somewhat discovered this before this course lol
Oh wow, I made a level with that exact same premise... An airship level where going through pipes causes everything to flip upside down. I call mine Flip-Flop Flotilla.
The Cristopher113 level called "little big plannets" sounds like a very back handed homage to LBP for PS3-PS4-Vita
Or was the Little big world called Little Big World? I can't tell, either way I don't like its title.
Thanks for an amazing 'follow up' (the word you were looking for) video! :D
Thank you for making great content. Credit given where credit is due! :)
Dude, your voice is your instrument. Be nice to it and give it rest when you're dying or something. I'm serious, your vocal folds will thank you in the long run.
You deserve more subs
Wow, that’s amazing 😄
You're awesome man!
Hi! I have also used your video on the 4 step level design to make Kill the Plumber. Every new enemy is introduced after 4 levels. So everytime I introduce the new enemy controls and abilities, develop it, add a twist (like timed level or new powers) and then conclude it with 4th level. I also teach at local school and do talks at conference and have shown them how useful your video is. here is the link to Kill the Plumber. It is also one of the 10 finalists at IGF China this October. thanks once again gamejolt.com/games/kill-the-plumber/62039
Awesome! Thanks Bari :D
Man, do I wish Nintendo would port Super Mario Maker to the Switch. Seems like the perfect platform for it, even if they'd have to change the level creation interface if the system were docked.
yess mark! keep it up with the vids man
I like the sultry Mark Brown voice
Ok your content is amazing i have never seen anythin like yours other than Extra Credits and they led me here and god i am soo happy they did but your talk about mario and all of that is truly helpful its a bit easier to test with 2D space and you (even when u say ur a bad designer) have gave me a starting point into designing levels but lets kick it up a notch how about we try to apply it to mirrors edge because i am tryin to work on something simliar but i am overwhelemd so maybe try with 3D platformers like mirrors edge 1 because it starts from scratch too you turn this to a playlist and try the samething with doom and invite some pros from the game industry i would love to see your reply on this cheers m8
BEST CHANNEL EVER.
This is lovely. :D