Super Mario Maker - 3D

Super Mario Maker 3D is a 3D platforming and level creation game released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch on December 14th, 2021, and it is the sequel to the 2019 follow-up to the original game, Super Mario Maker 2. The game turns away from the format of traditional 2D side-scrolling levels and instead allows players to create their own 3D Mario levels using several game styles, such as Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and more. The game includes many terrain and object options, such as enemies, many types of ground, several items and power-ups, along with the returning Night Mode feature, which changes the way the course works. As in the previous Super Mario Maker entry, Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Toadette are playable in both single-player and multiplayer operative and competitive multiplayer modes locally or online. An offline, single-player Story Mode returns from the previous game as well, which once again contains over 100 pre-installed courses made by Nintendo.
==Gameplay==
As has been the case with the Super Mario Maker series, each level by default is set with a random game style and theme. Unlike the previous games, the time limit can be enabled or disabled in any game style. The player is presented with a user interface that is almost identical in appearance to the UI of Super Mario Maker 2, albeit with some new features and small changes. At the top is a bar with the game style menu in the top left corner, the course theme menu next to it, and then a separator followed by 14 slots of course elements. These elements are sorted by when they were last used, however by tapping and holding on a course element, it can be pinned so that it doesn't move. Pinned course elements can also be dragged and reordered. After the course element list ends, there is a menu icon which takes the player to the main menu.
Because of the new 3D format, creating courses is a little different. The 3D camera angle can be changed with the Right Control Stick, and it can be changed in a 2D fashion (up, down, left or right on the screen) by using the Right Control Stick while holding ZL or ZR. The grid on which elements can be placed is a flat plane, but it can be rotated and moved around in order to place course elements. The grid can be resized in increments as well, and it can be rotated to face vertically or horizontally. Using the movable grid, players can place objects on the grid such as blocks, items, enemies, and more. The grid can be moved around in a 2D space with the Left Control Stick, and it can be moved around the 3D area by using the Left Control Stick and holding ZL or ZR. In order to make level creation easy, the grid moves using 3D block increments when its position is changed. It can be resized or rotated by touching and holding it, and selecting the corresponding option in the menu that pops up. Course elements on the grid can be resized (to an extent) and rotated with the same pop-up menu, With the rotation tool, certain objects can be rotated 360˚ horizontally on the x-axis, vertically on the y-axis, or freely on the z-axis. These axes are shown and selectable with red (x), green (y), and blue (x) circles around the selected object.
== Game Styles ==
	Super Mario 64 is the game that thrust Mario in the 3rd dimension, and into our hearts. Mario's abilities include running, jumping, punching and kicking. He can pick up certain items and ride Koopa Shells. The controls are the same as in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars version of the game.
Left Control Stick, Up/Down/Left/Right Buttons - Move Mario/cursor, climb poles, angle camera in second-person mode, fly (with the Wing Cap)
A/B - Jump, swim, talk, confirm
X/Y - Punch, dive, grab, throw, cancel
ZL/ZR - Crouch
L/R - Switch camera modes
Right Control Stick - Move camera
Plus Button - Pause menu
In this game style, there is no flagpole. Instead, one singular Power Star can be used as the end goal, or multiple Power Stars can be placed as multiple goals. Collecting a Power Star will end the level. In order to be able to upload Super Mario 64 levels to Course World, the player must clear the level with all Power Stars.
	
	
	
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