Official Super Mario Maker Creation Studio Contest!! (Raffle Hosted by Neo Zero)

[Neo Zero]

Hello Smashboards community. With the release of Super Mario Maker near, I wanted to do something cool for the community, so I settled on this. Welcome to the first (and probably not the last) of contests hosted by me Neo Zero right here in the NintenZone. So let's get right down to it and explain how this is going to work.

Rules

1. To Enter the contest, post in this thread. Specifically, what I'm looking for is your level submission to be entered into the Raffle. To explain, when you upload a level, that level has an ID tied to it that can be entered by others for them to play, that's what I want. Bonus points if you can take images or video of your level in action (though it won't increase your odds of winning).
2. You're allowed to post more than 1 level, however you're only entered into the raffle ONCE. Still I encourage you to post more levels for the rest of the community to see and play.
3. This will last from tomorrow (being the NA release date) all the way to October 1st, 2015 at 9 pm EST.
4. While the thread title does say it's a contest, do note that neither myself nor the community is judging your level. This isn't a best of, but a community showcase. I do however encourage people to leave feedback (constructive) for levels though, what they like and what they didn't in response though. Remember, CONSTRUCTIVE feedback means explaining parts and breaking it down, it's ok to be critical, it's NOT ok to flame (I.E. The difference between "I feel like it may be a tad to difficult" and "This sucks, it's way to hard"). I will try (keyword TRY) to highlight what I think are the most interesting levels however in a video at the end of the contest. Don't forget to throw content creators a like if you enjoyed what they made.
5. Usual Smashboards ToS apply.

So hey, hopefully by now you get HOW this works. The question is....why should you care? Well no good raffle would be complete without a few prizes.

Runner Up Prize (2 Raffles)
-A 20 dollar eShop points card (Can do for UK, USA, and Canada Eh 100%. If I'm unable to get an eShop card for your countries currency if you live outside of those countries, a compromise can be made later privately)

Grand Prize (1 Raffle)
-Your choice for a Pre Order paid in full (or possibly outright buy if it's already out in your region) of one of the following games (YOUR CHOICE, ONLY 1 THOUGH)

• Animal Crossing: Happy Home (3DS)
• Chibi-Robo! Zip-Lash (3DS)
• Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS)
• Yoshi's Wooly World (Wii U)
• Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
• Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U)

As stated, the entry deadline will be October 1st at 9 pm EST. Drawing will be within the next 4 days (will try for the 2nd but I can be rather busy), and winners will be PM'd to arrange the details. Hopefully I'll have a video created around that time as well to highlight the communities work.

Q&A

Q: Why not give away something Mario related?
A: Well I thought about say, an Amiibo for example, but since this is out of my own wallet and you never know how hard those can be to get, I decided to ere away from them. As for say Mario Maker itself, well if you entered this contest chances are that's pretty useless to you.

Q: Why not a contest? My level is clearly the best!
A: Because if I judge them, that leads into subjectivity. For example, I'm not huge on say Kaizo "screw you" shenanigans in a Mario level, and I couldn't promise to be 100% objective. As for letting the community judge it via likes or votes, I'd rather avoid things feeling political or people trying to cheat to secure a victory. This is supposed to be fun after all, so we'll let lady luck decide.

If you have any other questions (ones actually from you guys) let me know and I'll add them in. Good luck everyone and here's to celebrating 30 years of Mario.

(This will be closed until later today once people start getting copies)

 

[Neo Zero]

Reserved to categorize levels submitted

User | Level Name | Level ID
@ TheAnvil |FOUR |02D0-0000-0021-4BA7
@ Jdaster64 | Eight Melodies | 8139-0000-0023-3774
@ malva00 | Super Bounce Bros. | 0177-0000-0051-30FC
gameonion | Old Pipe-Works | D8A7-0000-002F-CCE1
Mega Bidoof | Bowser Jr's Air-Fleet | E728-0000-0027-9C55
MasterofMonster | Through the Iron Dragon | FAF3-0000-002E-4173
MasterofMonster | The Goomba Copter Cargo Flight | E5B7-0000-0031-7913
Stompman | Der Clouds | 8F03-0000-0028-A792
Stompman | The First Rule of Popo's Training | 57CE-0000-0029-B7EF
Stompman | Aquatic Madness | 618C-0000-002E-DBE5
Oblivion129 | Bowser's Challenge | 4B5C-0000-0030-F796
Z25 | Flight of the Charizard. | 8574-0000-0034-B61B
Radical Bones | Bowser's Ghostly Gauntlet | 3731 0000 003C 1883
@Kokonoe | Underground Springs | A9A8-0000-0041-464F
ChikoLad | Sonic 1 (MD): Marble Zone Act 1 | 5899-0000-0046-E598
Z25 | Silver and Gold | D46A-0000-004B-4DD3
murdokdracul | | 62BC-0000-004C-7422
murdokdracul | | 2068-0000-004C-A842
SpaghettiWeegee | Warning: Haunted!! | 90A5-0000-0047-E469
SpaghettiWeegee | Mario May Care | 843E-0000-0055-02E7
JamietheAuraUser | High-Speed Parkour | EE9D-0000-004E-6391
JamietheAuraUser | Siege in the Sky | B8ED-0000-005A-0EAA
JamietheAuraUser | On Wings of (Hidden) Block | 9664-0000-005B-18CD
ChikoLad | DJ Bowzah's Castle of Sound | D05D-0000-005D-976B
Albie83 | Ghost Ship | B525-0000-0040-795E
LancerStaff | Automatic Ghost House | 7AA3-0000-003D-4B01
Radical Bones | The Underworld Army Attacks| BFE3-0000-0068-8B5B
Cyn | Castle I | 82DE-0000-006B-CC37
Silvera | A-wrecking we will go | F7ED-0000-006B-90AE
Z25 | Hold Right and Run! Bday Bash! | 3FD5-0000-006C-998A
@Akxareth | Aftershock Effect | 9C37-0000-006D-6236
Radical Bones | CorrUpt.file.291ERROR | F21A-0000-0070-209C
Cyn | Spin to Glory v2 | D3EE-0000-0071-03ED
Cyn | Undersea Salt | 07A8-0000-0071-5933
@Moydow | When the Rush Comes | D89A-0000-0073-0314
Cyn | Salty Yoshi | 8F20-0000-0077-5546
Cyn | Haunted Hijinx I | D50F-0000-007A-8B87
Cyn | Airship Woe | B7E4-0000-007C-FE24
@Maxoxpower | Hail to the K.King | A67A-0000-0067-8E86 @Maxoxpower | Hail to the K.King 2: Hot Potato | 138A-0000-007D-8653 @megamario1234 | Cursed Clock Tower Castlev. DoS | 8DCE-0000-0042-4B48 @PsychoIncarnate | Frenemies | 9F71-0000-0081-2835

 

[smokebomb12]

Currently downloading on Eshop.

 

[ChikoLad]

I'm getting the game tomorrow so I will enter once I build some levels.

Just posting to say:

Plus, with the 9 day limit, early entries may feel gimped since they don't have a full tool set available.

This has been changed in a day one patch, apparently. They changed it so that you unlock new tools every 15 minutes of play (not sure if you have to specifically be in the editor if just playing levels counts), regardless of how those increments are spread out. You can now unlock everything (sans Amiibo costumes and the "Weird Mushroom") within just over a two hour session of the game, you don't have to mess around with the clock on your Wii U if you wanna unlock everything day one.

You probably already knew that but I figured I'd mention it just in case. This is a really cool idea either way, I'm looking forward to seeing what people make!

 

[TheAnvil]

Pretty damn chuffed with this level:

02D0-0000-0021-4BA7

 

[Neo Zero]

Pretty damn chuffed with this level:

02D0-0000-0021-4BA7

It got a name I can add? I'll try it when I can (in a long while x.x)

 

[ChikoLad]

Looks like I won't have it until Tuesday because Argos stuffed up. Oh well. :\

 

[TheAnvil]

It got a name I can add? I'll try it when I can (in a long while x.x)

I just called it "FOUR" because it was the fourth level I uploaded. Lol.

 

[Jdaster64]

Any EarthBound fans (especially EarthBound Beginnings fans) oughta get a kick out of this one:

8139-0000-0023-3774 "Eight Melodies"

 

[malva00]

Uploaded my first stage, called Super Bounce Bros.

EDIT: I reuploaded the stage because I had to fix something

Here's the new ID: 0177-0000-0051-30FC

 

[gameonion]

Name: Old Pipe-Works

ID: D8A7-0000-002F-CCE1

Took around 1 hour to complete this, aimed it to be hard and weird.

 

[Mega Bidoof]

NAME: Bowser Jr's Air-Fleet

ID: E728-0000-0027-9C55

It took my about a half hour to make, but an hour to clear in order to upload it. It's my first stage. I've always liked Bowser's flying ships ever since I first saw them in Mario Galaxy, and I thought it would be cool to put a unique spin on it by having it take place on multiple smaller airships, as opposed to one big one, with Mario leaping from ship to ship. While it's still pretty difficult, it was originally going to be harder, but I had to remove some stuff so I could actually beat it and upload it.

I hope you enjoy!

 

[malva00]

Name: Old Pipe-Works

ID: D8A7-0000-002F-CCE1

Took around 1 hour to complete this, aimed it to be hard and weird.

Cool stage. I really like the sound effects XD.

 

[MasterofMonster]

Hmm. c: Is it ok if I post my two better Courses here? I'd reeeally love some thoughts of them.

"Through The Iron Dragon"
ID: FAF3-0000-002E-4173

"The Goomba Copter Cargo Flight"
ID: E5B7-0000-0031-7913

Since I guess only one can be entered, I'd prefer it being the Goomba Copter Cargo Flight. Not sure if I can change that later, or if this is my only chance of now. But either way, I doubt I'd do too well, but in the very least, I hope for some comments about it. XD

 

[Stompman]

Our game group worked together to create this gem:

Der Clouds - 8F03-0000-0028-A792

Other levels I've made:

The first rule of Popo's Training
57CE-0000-0029-B7EF

And my wife's first level:

Aquatic Madness
618C-0000-002E-DBE5

 

[Oblivion129]

Bowser's Challenge:
4B5C-0000-0030-F796

I'd like to play the levels you guys made and maybe leave some feedback.

The raffle/contest idea is great, by the way!

 

[Z25]

I just uploaded my first level to mario maker! It took me 2 days to make and test. Anyone want to try it and give feedback? It's fairly hard though so be warned. It does have two secret exists though. Here's the code:

8574-0000-0034-B61B.

It's called Flight of the Charziard.

Figured I should enter this,, so why not?
I'd love some feedback. It's challenging so be warned.

 

[MasterofMonster]

Btw, um, are 'Auto Mario' courses deemed fine here? I just made one that I think is pretty good, so I thought I'd maybe choose it instead of what I previously said.

... I am so uncertain now.

 

[ChikoLad]

I'm (supposedly) getting my copy tomorrow, so hopefully I will have something to post before long.

In the meantime, I thought I'd share some news:

In this interview, Tezuka-san confirms that a music making mode is in development for the game and will be released as DLC.
http://time.com/4030885/super-mario-maker-nintendo-wii-u/

And Famitsu mascot "Necky the Cat" is going to be added to the game as a Mystery Mushroom costume:
http://alwaysnintendo.com/famitsu-mascot-necky-the-fox-coming-to-super-mario-maker-as-8-bit-costume/

 

[malva00]

I just uploaded my first level to mario maker! It took me 2 days to make and test. Anyone want to try it and give feedback? It's fairly hard though so be warned. It does have two secret exists though.

Can you explain what "It does have two secret exists" means?

 

[Z25]

Can you explain what "It does have two secret exists" means?

There are two hidden spots accessed through hidden blocks. Both lead to doors( the ones at the end, that work as the castle's entrance) and will lead you straight to the flagpole. I can pm you them if you like.

 

[Radical Bones]

Here's mine mate! I'll try get an image for you when I'm off my phone.

Bowser's Ghastly Gauntlet: 3731 0000 003C 1883

 

[malva00]

Here's mine mate! I'll try get an image for you when I'm off my phone.

Bowser's Ghastly Gauntlet: 3731 0000 003C 1883

Hi, I see maybe a Bowser Jr. in your course preview, but when I reached that point, I did not see it. Did Bowser Jr. suicide?

 

[Deleted member]

Just created my first level! It's called "Underground Springs".

Course ID: A9A8-0000-0041-464F

 

[ChikoLad]

Here's my first level. It's a recreation of Marble Zone Act 1 from Sonic the Hedgehog:

Sonic 1(MD): Marble Zone Act 1
(5899-0000-0046-E598)

I recorded a video for those who can't play the game but want to see it.

I stayed as faithful as possible to the original, though I had to improvise a bit, and this game doesn't allow you to sync up moving blocks on a track, unfortunately. I am happy with it overall though.

Since you can't push blocks in this game, I had to come up with something new but still kinda similar for the block pushing puzzle in the original level. Instead of pushing a block onto a switch to lift up the spike trap, you have to clear a blockade of bricks using Bob-Ombs. There are two ways to go about it, but the one that seems more similar to the original puzzle is the optimal method!

 

[Z25]

Here's my first level. It's a recreation of Marble Zone Act 1 from Sonic the Hedgehog:

Sonic 1(MD): Marble Zone Act 1
(5899-0000-0046-E598)

I recorded a video for those who can't play the game but want to see it.

I stayed as faithful as possible to the original, though I had to improvise a bit, and this game doesn't allow you to sync up moving blocks on a track, unfortunately. I am happy with it overall though.

Since you can't push blocks in this game, I had to come up with something new but still kinda similar for the block pushing puzzle in the original level. Instead of pushing a block onto a switch to lift up the spike trap, you have to clear a blockade of bricks using Bob-Ombs. There are two ways to go about it, but the one that seems more similar to the original puzzle is the optimal method!

Great level! You did a great job at recreating it! How did you get it to go from the green land background to the castle one though?

 

[ChikoLad]

Great level! You did a great job at recreating it! How did you get it to go from the green land background to the castle one though?

Using sub areas. If you drag Mario into a pipe while in the editor, you can make a sub area (basically a second level worth of space to build in), and the sub area can have a different environment theme.

You have to unlock this tool though.

 

[Z25]

Using sub areas. If you drag Mario into a pipe while in the editor, you can make a sub area (basically a second level worth of space to build in), and the sub area can have a different environment theme.

You have to unlock this tool though.

I have sub areas, but when I change the theme, it will change the both. I'll try it later again and see if anything happens. I've been working on my second level, it's looking really good, and I hope to post it either tonight or tomorrow. Also thanks for the help.

 

[Neo Zero]

Will update OP when I can. Sorry guys, just on perma mobile lately lol.

 

[Z25]

Will update OP when I can. Sorry guys, just on perma mobile lately lol.

No worries, and thanks for posting, I wanted to share this my second level, copying and pasting the details for it)

My second Mario Maker Level is up! It's called silver and gold. It has two different paths,one for gold mario and the other for silver. Try to maker it out of the mine with either metal! It's not that difficult of a stage but has it's moments. It also has some puzzle aspects to it. The Gold course is harder then silver. To access silver, go through the door at the start, to access gold grab the mystery mushroom at the start and head right! I'm really proud of how this stage turned out and would love some feedback. Tell me if you played please! Here is it's code:

D46A-0000-004B-4DD3.

 

[murdokdracul]

I converted the first level from Zelda NES into a platformer, here: 62BC-0000-004C-7422 (and then I found out someone else had already done it).

And I made Parapa Palace, the first level from Zelda II, here: 2068-0000-004C-A842.

 

[SpaghettiWeegee]

I'll post both my currently highest-rated stage and my personal favorite thus far, in order.

Spoiler: For Casuals

WARNING: Haunted!! (90A5-0000-0047-E469)
Interactive creepypasta.

Spoiler: For Hardcorez

Mario May Care (843E-0000-0055-02E7)
The final level of Super Mario Maker.

 

[JamietheAuraUser]

The courses I've made so far:

High-Speed Parkour
EE9D-0000-004E-6391
This one's relatively easy. Not terribly proud of the part where you ride a winged spring to the next area, as that's unnecessarily finicky compared to the rest of the course. Other than that, follow the coins and hold the run button.

Siege in the Sky
B8ED-0000-005A-0EAA
Less easy, yet at the same time more designed around a pretty environment than actual platforming challenge. When you get to the airship that looks entirely impossible to get past without getting damaged or killed, you're not supposed to get past it. Just take the door into the interior of the airship below.

On Wings of (Hidden) Block
9664-0000-005B-18CD
The first half of this one is a puzzle level. The second half is a downright evil, decidedly non-puzzle Bowser Jr. fight. To leave after beating Bowser Jr., hit the winged hidden blocks and you'll be able to get to the door leading to the end of the level. (Technically there's nothing stopping you from leaving without defeating Bowser Jr., it's just totally not worth the effort to leave him alive instead of killing him.)

 

[ChikoLad]

Got my second level done today.

DJ Bowzah's Castle of Sound
ID: (D05D-0000-005D-976B)

And a video for those who can't play:

Some thoughts/notes:

Spoiler

The focus of this level was to try and incorporate SFX and orange Note Block sounds a lot, in ways that both made sense and were entertaining, as I've seen few levels that have done so, and so I wanted to try it. I also wanted to try make a level with a sense of simple story and an actual "location" of sorts. As a result I came up with a little scenario for the level to base it around.

"DJ Bowzah" is holding a party in his new musical castle, and everyone is invited - except for Mario! Bouncers, guard dogs, and security cannons are at the front doors to stop any unwanted guests from getting in, so Mario can't quite just line up with all of the Koopa Party-goers and sneak in like that. He has to find another way in. Once inside the castle is filled with all kinds of musical traps and obstacles for Mario to get through. While inside the castle, Mario discovers the real secret to this party, and decides to put a stop to it....

Also "DJ Bowzah" seems so caught up in his dancing...perhaps a bit too caught up for his own good...

The level is fairly long (I pretty much use all of the space in both areas, and I ran into a ton of limitations in terms of object count, which I had to find workarounds for, or scrap more complex ideas for simpler ones - also, you shouldn't run out of time) and moderately challenging, though I think it's pretty fair, and I did my best to bug test and leave room for mistakes (though there may be one or two small issues I couldn't iron out totally, but I did my best to compensate with giving the player fall backs with power-ups). There are also a few secrets, including a whole secret area that extends the level with a little fun area to mess around in for a bit (I call it the "Super Star VIP Room"). There is also a small "Automatic Mario" section that I did my best to indicate, which I thought fit in with the sound-based theme of the level.

I worked on this for a good few hours yesterday evening/last night, and this afternoon/evening. I would say it took at least 12 hours total to finalise.

I hope everyone has fun and likes it enough to star it (I'm pretty close to getting an upload limit upgrade already). I worked really hard on it!

 

[Albie83]

Sure. Why not enter?

Ghost Ship
ID: B525-0000-0040-795E

NO WHAMMIES NO WHAMMIES NO WHAMMIES!!!!! lol

 

[LancerStaff]

Name: Autoscrolling Ghost House

ID: 7AA3-0000-003D-4B01 (I think, I'll double check tomorrow.)

A Ghost House that autoscrolls. Probably the hardest Ghost House I could come up with, hehe. In the second part there's no less then four identical rooms connected to each other via pipes and doors and multiple puzzles to figure out. If you're having trouble with it, there's a map to it in the sub-world tucked away where it can only be seen in the editor.

 

[Radical Bones]

Just made my third Smash character themed Mario Maker stage, this one is my favourite yet!

It's called 'The Underworld Army Attacks'.

BFE3-0000-0068-8B5B

 

[Cyn]

Edit: Neo, you should take out that 9 day limit thing in the OP since that is not really an issue anymore.

Edit 2: I'm taking down my code since I am going to delete my upload to change something. I will upload it again and post the new upload code.

Edit 3:
Castle I
82DE-0000-006B-CC37

 

[Silvera]

My latest level. I call it: A-wrecking we will go
ID: F7ED-0000-006B-90AE

 

[Z25]

I made a third level, that I would like to share here: ( copying info from the other thread)

Well today, I am officially 18! And to celebrate, I made a special level in Mario Maker:

(3FD5-0000-006C-998A)

Hold Right and Run! BDay Bash!

In this level, Bowser has stolen the party! It's up to Mario to get through Bowser's now party filled castle and bring the celebration back to the Mushroom Kingdom! All you have to do is hold right and run for the exit!
I put a lot of work into this level and testing, so I would love some feeback. It's also my first attempt at a hold right level. I like how it turned out but will try to do another hold right somewhere down the line.