Super Mario Maker

Super Mario Maker doesn't have a story, and the game's experience depends upon what players choose to create and which of the user-generated content they want to try out. With the Course Maker, players can let their creativity reign, designing levels that challenge or delight. If players want to experience levels that are a bit more polished than average, they can participate in the 10 Mario Challenge. In this mode, players have ten lives to complete six levels that have been pulled from online, including some that have been created by the Nintendo staff themselves.

Players can save their completed courses through the menu. The levels themselves lack checkpoints, so players will lose their progress if they die before reaching the end.

The level editor interface is very easy to use and manipulate, and tutorials are in place to help players learn.

Players can upload their created levels online and play the creations of others there as well.

• How do you go about creating levels? Do you plan ahead, or experiment as you go along?
• Have you learned anything about level design by playing the game? If so, what?
• What's the best course you've played through so far? What made it special or fun?