On November 4th, a free software update for the Super Mario Maker game brings new content to the hit title for the Wii U console. These include the ability to add mid-level checkpoints to levels, as well as the addition of Course World categories that highlight new levels from Nintendo and partner creators outside Nintendo. <\/p>\n
This is great news for anyone who has played amd replayed a particularily difficult level.<\/p>\n
To date, players have uploaded more than 3.3 million levels globally, and these new features add even more ways to play and create in the game than ever before.<\/p>\n
With the addition of mid-level checkpoints, users now have the option to add flags to their levels, allowing players to start at the selected point if they lose a life \u2013 rather than having to start over at the beginning of the level. Players can choose to edit and re-upload their own levels, or create new levels from scratch using this feature. Shaking an arrow sign item from the course parts palette will allow you to place a checkpoint flag.<\/p>\n
Following the update, players can also insert power-ups that are dependent on Mario\u2019s status. For example, by attaching a Super Mushroom to a Fire Flower and placing it inside a block, Mario will receive the Super Mushroom when he is small, and the Fire Flower when he is large.<\/p>\n
The software update also introduces Event Courses in the game\u2019s Course World online hub. Event Courses will feature levels from partner creators outside Nintendo. One of the first Event Courses will be \u201cShip Love,\u201d the winning level from the \u201chackathon\u201d event that was held at Facebook\u2019s headquarters in Menlo Park earlier this year. Facebook is the first outside partner in the United States to design a level for Super Mario Maker; employees had the opportunity to design and present their creations to a panel of judges before the winning level was selected.<\/p>\n
The level that was featured in the final round of the Omegathon event at this year\u2019s Penny Arcade Expo event will also be available for players to experience shortly after the update goes live. New Event Courses will be added to the listing on an ongoing basis, some of which may even feature new Mystery Mushroom transformations. Additionally, a new Official Makers section in Course World will be added after downloading the update, featuring specially selected courses, including some created by Nintendo.<\/p>\n
The free software update goes live on November 4th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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