After the March 3 Nintendo Direct promised new updates to the surprise 2015 hit, Super Mario Maker , the Wii U title has finally delivered with brand new items and features.
Probably the biggest addition to Super Mario Maker is the coveted Key and Keyhole Door from Super Mario World for the Super NES. With this new free update to Super Mario Maker, both the key and locked doors with keyholes will be added to the game.
All builders need to do to access these new items is shake the P-Switch and Door items respectively.The key and locked doors can be used together to create challenging new levels.
The key can even be attached to enemies, forcing players to defeat an enemy to retrieve the key and move forward. With this, mandatory boss battles are born!
Pink Coins also make their debut in Super Mario Maker with this new free update. When players shake a coin in Create Mode, it will now change into a Pink Coin. If a player collects all the Pink Coins in a course, a key will appear. By using the key, locked door and Pink Coins, players can create expanded levels that will test their creative muscles.
And if that wasn’t enough, a new skewer obstacle will also be added to the game. Originally featured in Super Mario World , this new column comes slamming down in a level and appears in a course by shaking the Thwomp item in Create Mode. It’s a very formidable obstacle for players to get around.
But if you’re one of those players looking for a serious challenge, the new Super Mario Maker update adds a new “Super Expert” difficulty to the 100-Mario Challenge. This new difficulty pulls random courses that have been categorized as being “Super Expert” after the courses are created. By completing 100-Mario Challenge on this difficulty, five new Mystery Mushroom costumes can be won. (The update also brings three new costume rewards to “Normal” mode and four to “Expert.”)
Finally, the game update also brings new additions to the Super Mario Maker Bookmark website , which lets users sort and search for levels using a smart device or browser. Super Mario Maker World Record players will now be shown on the website.
There’s a ton of new updates for Super Mario Maker but we want to know what you think of the massive update in the comments section.
