History VideoGame / SuperMarioMaker

As of January 21, 2021, the Wii U version is unavailable to purchase from the Nintendo eShop[[note]]It's still available to those who purchased it previously[[/note]], and as of March 31, 2021, it's no longer possible to upload and bookmark courses, although all courses uploaded prior to the closure are archived online and will remain playable until the servers shut down in April 2024.

** Mr. Saturn and Master Belch's sprites look more along the lines of how they do in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', unlike even Ness and Lucas themselves.

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As of January 21, 2021, the Wii U version is unavailable to purchase from the Nintendo eShop[[note]]It's still available to those who purchased it previously[[/note]], and as of March 31, 2021, it's no longer possible to upload and bookmark courses, although all courses uploaded prior to the closure are archived online and remain playable.

** In the editor, certain powerups are locked to a specific theme. Yoshi is only available in the ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' themes, and is replaced with the Shoe/Stiletto Goomba in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' themes. Additionally, each theme has at least one exclusive powerup of its own: the Mystery, Weird, and Big Mushrooms for ''SMB'', the Super Leaf for ''[=SMB3=]'' , the Cape Feather for ''SMW'', and the Propeller Mushroom for ''NSMBU''.

* {{Gainaxing}}: The Barbara the Bat costume has a noticeable bounce when running.

* DifficultySpike: The ''Gnat Attack'' minigame here is much more ruthless in its boss level than it was in ''VideoGame/MarioPaint'', all due to the measly timer and the many hits the boss needs to take before going down.

People can also share the courses they make online with other players. Needless to say, [[SturgeonsLaw quality of the courses made in this may vary.]] Courses need to be cleared before they can be uploaded, however, preventing UnwinnableByDesign courses from cropping up.

* FakeDifficulty: Given SturgeonsLaw, this is bound to happen with some user created courses, especially since people can share courses to other players, and the 100 Mario Challenge chooses courses at random, which is especially noticeable with Expert and Super Expert difficulty. These courses often feature TrialAndErrorGameplay that ''will'' quickly exhaust your precious lives. Here are notable ways that will kill you:

* SturgeonsLaw: In ''full effect'': for every genuinely well-designed level, there are ''at least'' twenty or so that do nothing but throw gobs of enemies at you, make liberal use of FakeDifficulty (invisible coin blocks and [[LuckBasedMission random chance]] [[TrialAndErrorGameplay death doors/pipes]] being the primary offenders), [[AutomaticLevel play themselves with absolutely zero input from the player]], spam obnoxious sound effects... really, the list of bad design tropes featured in the majority of the levels could go on almost forever. The worst part is that ''Nintendo's own levels'' aren't even exempt from this.

* RealityWarper: Magikoopas can invoke their usual BalefulPolymorph and TeleportSpam, but now they can even make the [=Goal/Axe=] vanish (making the Course unwinnable until you kill the one responsible).

* RunAndGun: The game allows the creators to take the classical ''Mario'' formula and turn the action UpToEleven by throwing tons of power-ups and enemies at the player. One particular trend was to use the Koopa Clown Car and a Flower Flower to give to the game a ShootEmUp flavor. Nintendo noticed it, and later included a fire-shooting Clown Car in an update.

* NiceHat: The new Buzzy Beetle and Spiny Shells, which respectively block and destroy anything that touches Mario's head, in addition to granting an extra hit. The Buzzy Beetle shell also allows Small Mario to break blocks.

* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: Bloopers can hover in the air in the same way they swim underwater

* MickeyMousing: Whiling creating courses, a robotic voice will read out the name of any object that's set down in time with the background music.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There were 99 standard Mystery Mushroom costumes in the game at launch, and more being added through updates. They're all unlockable through either the 100 Mario Challenge or Event Courses, though Toys/{{amiibo}} figures can be used as a shortcut for some of them. This is not counting those obtainable through Gnat Attack.

The game was released on September 11th, 2015 worldwide, the Friday before the 30th anniversary of the Japanese September 13th, 1985 release of the original ''Super Mario Bros.''

* {{Checkpoint}}: [[PlayEveryDay The sixth deliverly of new game features]] includes an Arrow Sign. Shaking it turns it into a Checkpoint Flag. Up to two of these flags can be placed onto the course. Uploading courses with Checkpoint Flags requires you to clear them from the flag(s) onward. Note that the ability to turn Arrow Signs into Checkpoint Flags wasn't present when the game was originally released, but it (among others) was added in a free software update released on November 4th, 2015 (the 3DS port, as well as ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', have them present in the base content).

* ThrowTheMookAtThem: It's possible to pick up and throw Koopa Troopas, Bob-ombs and Buzzy Beetles in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' game styles (''Super Mario World''
also allows you to do this with Galoombas as well, which replace Goombas there; it's also the only game style where you can throw enemies and objects upward). The trope is averted for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style, where it's impossible to carry anything in the first place.

* AquaticMook: Among the available enemies for level creation we have the Cheep Cheeps and Bloopers, which can be added not only in underwater areas, but also in any level regardless of its theme (Cheep Cheeps will hop from the bottom in land- and sky-based areas, and in a castle it will be soaked in lava, which means they cannot be stomped on).

* BigCreepyCrawlies: Among the available enemies for level creation we have Buzzy Beetles and Wigglers, with the latter coming in normal and angry forms. Also, the boss of the Gnat Attack minigame is King Watinga, the robotic insect that serves as the leader of the flies.

* {{Checkpoint}}: [[PlayEveryDay the sixth deliverly of new game features]] includes an Arrow Sign. Shaking it turns it into a Checkpoint Flag. Up to two of these flags can be placed onto the course. Uploading courses with Checkpoint Flags requires you to clear them from the flag(s) onward. Note that the ability to turn Arrow Signs into Checkpoint Flags wasn't present when the game was originally released, but it (among others) was added in a free software update released on November 4th, 2015 (the 3DS port, as well as ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', have them present in the base content).

* TheGoomba: Among the available enemies for level creation we have the trope-naming Goombas (for the ''Super Mario Bros., ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles) and the Galoombas (for ''Super Mario World'').

* LockedDoor: The game originally only had regular doors, but a post-release update added locked ones alongside the InterchangeableAntimatterKeys that open them. They are present in the base content of the 3DS version as well as ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2''

* PlantMooks: Among the available enemies for level creation we have Piranha Plants and Munchers, with the former coming in their two most well-known forms (The one that simply faces upward and the one which shoots fireballs).

* TheSpiny: Among the available enemies for level creation we have the trope-naming Spinies and the Spike Tops (which come in both the standard red forms and the faster blue ones).

* SpreadShot: The Fire Koopa Clown Car shoots this when Mario has a Fire Flower.

also allows you to do this with Galoombas as well, which replace Goombas there; it's also the only game style where you can throw enemies and objects upward). The trope is averted for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' game style.

** At launch, it was impossible to place checkpoints within the course, so long courses would inevitably fall into this. Checkpoints were added in a November 2015 update, though of course all courses created before that date still lack them.

* LockedDoor: Shaking a Warp Door twice during course creation will turn it into this, and it can only be opened with a Key.

* PuzzleReset: Entering a door or pipe causes enemies, platforms and other such stuff to respawn and reset to their default positions. It's not uncommon, especially in puzzle courses, to come across two doors placed side-by-side or close together for [[InvokedTrope this explicit purpose]]. One has to be careful, however, as coins, items and destroyed blocks don't respawn, which can easily make a level {{unwinnable}}. Used item blocks remain used as well.

* ShipLevel: The Airship theme can be chosen in the course maker, and is available even for the game styles that didn't have Airship levels in their original versions (''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario World'').

* SmartBomb: The POW Block, which instantly defeats all ground bound enemies on the screen when you hit the block from underneath. You can also pick up the block and chuck it for the same effect (except for the Super Mario Bros. themed levels).

* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Because of how the Course Maker works and with the number of bullets and projectiles that can appear on-screen, players can invoke this trope by creating their own shmup levels using Lakitu's Cloud or the Koopa Clown Car. A later update included the Fire Koopa Clown Car for this purpose.

** Bowser Jr. gets three new appearances in 8-bit and 16-bit, each reflecting the games' respective artstyles and the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness associated with them. For example, his [=SMB1=]-style sprite is noticeably OffModel compared to the other sprites.

** You can't collect item cards from the [=SMB3=] Goal Box, or Bonus Stars from crossing the tape in the [=SMW=] theme; they're only good for points. At least there's a chance to get 1-Ups from them.

* CombatStilettos: It's possible to turn a Shoe Goomba into a Goomba in a high-heeled boot. Sometimes, it looks so '''wrong''', it's hilarious.