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Super Mario Bros. Wonder was an unfiltered banger.

Thats not a bad thing though.

Mario and Luigi in the boxart for Super Mario Maker 2

The genius of Super Mario Maker 2 is that its the perfect amount of flexible.

Mario fangamesand ROM hacks already existed long before even the first Mario Maker arrived.

Create something influential enough and the most dedicated players will aspire to become developers inside that sandbox.

Super Mario Maker 2 screenshot of a player-made platforming level, showing Mario waling down a tiered slope

As for getting user-made content on consoles, Bethesdas own platform might be the one console-centric push worth celebrating.

Could other Nintendo IPs receive the same treatment?

Im now dreaming of Metroid Maker, Kirby Maker, and Donkey Kong Maker.

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Those are lazy provisional titles, Nintendo.

Just make them happen, just.

As the developers usher in a new future, communities are perfectly capable of protecting and rephrasing the past.

A fan-made platforming level in Super Mario Maker 2

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