August 12, 2016

Super Mario Maker

Date played: August 11th
Platform: Wii U

My daughter and I wanted to play some video games, and she suggested we build a new level in Mario Maker, so we did. Set in New Super Mario Bros with an airship theme, "Le Vol de la Licorne" is a simple level. It begins with a pipe and piranha plant. Then there's a trampoline that can reach an item box with a star. The star can be used to rush through the 8 or 9 Goombas that are waiting beyond.
Here is the little bomb puzzle
Then there's a short climb on top of mushroom platforms which leads to a door. This door leads to the top left of the screen on top of clouds. This is the most interesting portion of the level. I put a Bullet Bill launcher here, but it launches Bob-Ombs instead. These Bob-Ombs must be throw into a nearby brick wall to blow it up and progress. It's tricky because I made it so that it required at least 4 bombs.

The end of the level is just a bunch of little bridges, with a more dangerous path that leads to the top of the flag pole. There are a few enemies here and a few fire hazards, but it's nothing too crazy. I built this level rather quickly, but it plays pretty well.