A new fan-made mod of Super Mario 64 allows you to create your own stages in the N64 classic.
"Mario Builder 64 is a toolbox letting you fulfil all of your SM64 dreams," say developers Rovertronic and Arthurtilly. "Play one of the numerous user-made levels, or create a course pushing your imagination (and hardware) to its limits!"
Once you've patched a copy of the original game with the hack, you can construct Super Mario 64 stages inside the ROM, which can then be played either via emulation or on original hardware.
"The level editor is easy to pick up but offers a lot of depth to advanced users - whether you're making a speedrun level, an 8-star course or an 8-bit calculator, the palette of over 100 parts will suit your needs," add the developers.
"The levels are endlessly customizable, with a vast selection of music, a theme editor for committed designers and an expanded interaction system ready to support any contraptions your mind envisions!"
There's a comprehensive guide here if you're looking to get started with this.
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Wow, that is ridiculous. What an amazing mod, I wonder if we'll ever see something like this from Nintendo themselves?
I think if Nintendo ever makes a "Super Mario Maker 3D", it will probably be in the more limited 3D style of "Super Mario 3D land" and "Super Mario 3D World", where the levels are more of a 3D-road, than fully open 3D-levels.
I doubt we'll ever see something like this from Nintendo as I feel it would be difficult to sell it to the general public - let's not forget that regular Mario Maker already sells way less than the 2D Mario games straight up made by Nintendo -, but happy to see fans doing it at least, will definitely give it a try when I can and fingers crossed it never gets taken down (it shouldn't since you have to provide the rom yourself, but still)!
Speaking of 3D Mario Makers:
I think a "Super Mario Kart Maker" from Nintendo is a not too far fetched 3D-posibility in the Maker-series.
Sooo many possibilities one could utilize.
Nintendo did make the Track Editor for the Nintendo Labo Toy Con 3 Vehicle Kit.
I have never played Labo though.
Anyone who tried the Toy Con 3 Track Editor? What did you think of it?
A new Mario Kart is rumoured for the Switch 2,
which is about time as Mario Kart 8 did come out 10 years ago.
(10 years ago!)
It could have a track editor...
kudos to the devs on this- they very easily could have made the level editor a clumsy windows program but they really went the extra mile. now all we need is a way to download levels via dialup!
Seen some one playing this yesterday as I was scrolling through Youtube and I have to say I am very impressed. This is something I could have imagined on the 64DD had it actually been released earlier and had a chance at some form of success like the F-Zero X track editor that came out.
I know some individuals have been calling for a 3D Mario Maker for a bit now, and with this one done so well, this is really awesome!
...Which, naturally, means Nintendo's lawyers are writing a cease and desist letter as we speak...
Sorry, that was a bit of an inappropriate remark and it very well may not happen, but I'm just jaded at this point by all the times it has in fact happened.
Very impressive stuff, though not really in the spirit of the original game at all since the best stars told unique environmental stories with non standard assets. But this is pretty damn cool.
There will come a day when we as a species will move past regressive and repressive copyright laws and plagiarism fear-mongering. On that day, cool projects like this will pop up everywhere and Nintendo will thankfully get no say.
Until then, download this ASAP before Nintendo's lawyers descend and their drooling fanbase cheers.
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