Super Mario Maker 2

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Template:Infobox Super Mario Maker 2 is an upcoming 2D platforming and level-editing game for the Nintendo Switch and the sequel to the 2015 Wii U title Super Mario Maker. The game expands on its predecessor with new features such as a level style based on Super Mario 3D World, which incorporates some gameplay aspects from the 3D platformer, including the Super Bell power-up; new level themes, such as desert, snow, and forest; and further terrain options, such as slopes, and water in non-underwater levels. Additionally, there is a nighttime feature, which alters many course elements. In addition to Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Toadette are playable in Network Play, a multiplayer mode which allows the player to compete against or co-operate with three other players online. Super Mario Maker 2 is set to be released on June 28, 2019 in Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia.

Gameplay

As in Super Mario Maker, along with the main contents of the level, each level is set with a style, theme, and time limit. The starting platform is no longer visibly separated from any ground tiles place beside it, which are instead merged into the platform. A new mechanic known as Custom Scroll is introduced, which allows the player to set a level to auto-scroll, as well as the directions at which to scroll. The player also has the option to add a coin total showing the number of coins out of a specific number they have collected, though the result for collecting them all is unknown. Vertically scrolling levels can also be created.

In forest-themed levels, a body of water can be added and/or set to rise and fall at a predetermined speed. In castle levels, the lava can also be set the same function.

Enemies that have alternate forms (such as Piranha Plants) can now have those forms selected by tapping the enemy to open up a menu, rather than shaking it. Additionally, that menu also includes the options to insert/remove a Super Mushroom, wings, and a parachute.

In editing mode, the basic functions from Super Mario Maker return, including Mr. Eraser and Undodog, and the player can quickly switch between playing and editing by pressing minus. As a new feature, the player can zoom in or out during editing mode to gain a different view of the level, the latter performed by clicking one of the analog sticks. If the player switches to Super Mario 3D World style, everything that has been placed on the editing screen will be erased, due to the style's course elements being vastly different from those of the other styles.

Course elements

This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

The interface for the element search function

Instead of displaying every element on a single screen as in Super Mario Maker, at the top-right corner of the screen in editing mode, there is a magnifying glass which, when selected, allows the player to search for course elements by category. Each category's elements are organized into one or more wheels, with the elements as the sectors. The top of the screen contains the most recently used elements, but elements can be pinned.

Elements formatted in bold are new to Super Mario Maker 2.

Styles

File:SMM2 style select.png

The style select menu, with a section titled "Extra Game Styles," suggesting more styles other than the Super Mario 3D World style

The game styles are separated into two categories; game styles that were not present in the first Super Mario Maker are placed in "Extra Game Styles", which feature their own unique elements that are intangible with other styles.

• Super Mario Bros.
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Super Mario World
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• Super Mario 3D World

Themes

Theme	Icon	Level inspiration (Super Mario 3D World style)	Night version effects
Ground		Super Bell Hill	All enemies on-screen will float
Underground		Koopa Troopa Cave	Turns the screen upside down
Underwater		Pipeline Lagoon
Ghost House		Shifty Boo Mansion	Makes everything dark except for a short radius around the player
Airship		The Bowser Express
Castle		World Castle
Desert		Conkdor Canyon	Causes a sandstorm to occur
Snow		Ty-Foo Flurries	Makes the floor more slippery
Forest		Gargantuan Grotto	Turns water into poison water
Sky		Rolling Ride Run	Causes light gravity to occur

Terrain

The terrain category is represented by a Brick Block icon and colored blue. In the Super Mario World and Super Mario 3D World styles, there are at least two wheels for terrain.

Element	Icon					Notes
	Super Mario Bros.	Super Mario Bros. 3	Super Mario World	New Super Mario Bros. U	Super Mario 3D World
Ground
Steep Slope			File:SteepSlope-SMM2-SM3DW.png
Gentle Slope
Warp Pipe				File:SMM NSMBU Warp Pipe.png	File:Pipe SM3DW SMM2.png	Appears in green, red, yellow, and blue
Clear Pipe
Spike Trap
Mushroom Platform
Semi-Solid Platform
Bridge
? Block
Brick Block
Rotating Block			File:SMM-SMW-RotatingBlock-Artwork.png
Hard Block
Rock Block
Hidden Block
Donut Block
Note Block
Cloud Block
Ice Block
Crystal Block
! Block
Crate
Mushroom Trampoline

Items

The item category is represented by a coin icon and colored pink. In the Super Mario World and Super Mario 3D World styles, there is at least one wheel for items.

Element	Icon					Notes
	Super Mario Bros.	Super Mario Bros. 3	Super Mario World	New Super Mario Bros. U	Super Mario 3D World
Coin
10 Gold Coin	File:SMM2-SMB-10GoldCoin.png
30 Gold Coin						Alternate form of the 10 Gold Coin
50 Gold Coin
Pink Coin
Super Mushroom
Fire Flower
Super Star
1-Up Mushroom
Rotten Mushroom						Replaces 1-Up Mushrooms in nighttime levels
Super Leaf
Cape Feather
Propeller Mushroom
Super Bell

Enemies

The enemy category is represented by a Goomba icon and colored green. In the Super Mario World style, there are at least four wheels for enemies. In the Super Mario 3D World style, there are at least three wheels for enemies.

Element	Icon					Notes
	Super Mario Bros.	Super Mario Bros. 3	Super Mario World	New Super Mario Bros. U	Super Mario 3D World
Goomba
Galoomba						Replaces Goombas in the Super Mario World style
Goombrat		File:SMM2 SMB3 Goombrat.png	File:SMM2 Galoombrat.png			Alternate form of the Goomba
Koopa Troopa
Beach Koopa
Buzzy Beetle
Buzzy Beetle Shell						Alternate form of Buzzy Beetle shell.
Ant Trooper
Horned Ant Trooper						Alternate form of Ant Trooper.
Spike Top
Spiny
Spiny Shell	File:SMM-SMB-SpinyShelll.png					Alternate form of Spiny.
Blooper
Cheep Cheep (green)
Cheep Cheep (red)						Alternate form of green Cheep Cheeps.
Blurp						Replaces green Cheep Cheeps in the Super Mario World style
Porcupuffer
Piranha Plant			N/A			Can be placed on ceilings and walls
Jumping Piranha Plant	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	Replaces Piranha Plants in the Super Mario World style
Fire Piranha Plant						Alternate form of the Piranha Plant
Muncher
Piranha Creeper (awake)						Constantly moves in this form.
Piranha Creeper (asleep)						Alternate form of Piranha Creeper. Will stay in place until player steps on it.
Thwomp						Can also move horizontally
Monty Mole
Skipsqueak
Spiny Skipsqueak						Alternate form of Spiny Skipsqueak.
Rocky Wrench
Stingby
Hammer Bro
Sledge Bro						Enlarged version of Hammer Bro.
Fire Bro						Alternate version of Hammer Bro.
Sledge Bro-like Fire Bro					File:SMM2 SM3DW Fire Sledge Bro.png	Enlarged version of Fire Bro.
Chain Chomp
Hop-Chop
Bully
Boo
Circling Boo Buddies
Stretch
Peepa
Bob-omb
Wiggler
Dry Bones
Magikoopa
Lakitu
Lava Bubble
Angry Sun				File:SMM2 NSMBU Angry Sun.png		Can be turned into a Moon, which will turn on the night theme, where it can be collected to defeat all on-screen enemies
Charvaargh
Boom Boom	File:SMM2 SMB Boom Boom.png		File:SMM2 SMW Boom Boom.png
Bowser Jr.
Pom Pom						Replaces Bowser Jr. in the Super Mario 3D World style.
Bowser
Meowser						Replaces Bowser in the Super Mario 3D World style.

Gizmos

The gizmos category is represented by a key and colored yellow. In the Super Mario World style, there is at least one wheel for this category.

Element	Icon					Notes
	Super Mario Bros.	Super Mario Bros. 3	Super Mario World	New Super Mario Bros. U	Super Mario 3D World
ON/OFF Switch
Red/Blue Blocks						Activated by ON/OFF Switches
Snake Block				File:SMM2 NSMBU Snake Block.png	File:SMM2 SM3DW Snake Block.png
Blue Snake Block				File:SMM2-NSMBU-BlueSnakeBlock.png		Faster than green Snake Blocks
Fire Bar
One-Way Wall
Conveyor Belt						Can be made to change directions with an ON/OFF Switch
Track
Lift						Length can be changed
Springboard
Bell Tree						Can hold items that release when the player climbs to the top of them
Bullet Bill (from Bill Blasters only)
Cat Bullet Bill						Replaces Bull's Eye Bills in the Super Mario 3D World style.
Banzai Bill	File:SMM2 SMB Banzai Bill.png					Can be launched from all four cardinal directions, and the background in the Super Mario 3D World style, where it can destroy bricks.
King Bill						Alternate form of the Banzai Bill
Cat Banzai Bill						Replaces King Bills in the Super Mario 3D World style
Arrow Sign
POW Block
Key
Key Door		File:SMM-SMB3-KeyDoors.png	File:SMM-SMW-KeyDoors.png
Icicle
Bill Blaster
Twister						Can propel Mario and enemies

Currently uncategorized

Element	Icon					Notes
	Super Mario Bros.	Super Mario Bros. 3	Super Mario World	New Super Mario Bros. U	Super Mario 3D World
Seesaw
Burner
Yoshis						Available in green and red
Koopa Clown Car
Fire Koopa Clown Car				File:SMM-NSMBU-FireClownCar.png
Koopa Troopa Car
Grinder
P Switch					File:SMM2-SM3DW-PSwitch.png
Goomba's Shoe
Goomba's Stiletto
Music Block
Vine
Swinging Claw						Can carry enemies and objects on tracks
Lava Lift
Cannon
Dry Bones Shell						Allows the player to safely swim at the surface of lava and become temporary invincible when playing dead.
Spike Block
Track Block
Skewer
Bumper
Checkpoint Flag
Big Mushroom	File:SMM-SMB-30th-Anniversery-Amiibo-ModernMushroom.png

Differences from previous games

Original games

The following is a list of differences from the level styles' original games not present in the first Super Mario Maker.

Super Mario World

• Snake Blocks are colored green.
• The texture for the water in non-underwater levels is missing; the water now simply has a clearer, translucent blue color.
• ON/OFF Switches now have a more saturated color, and their letters flash between black and white.
• Banzai Bills leave some clouds of smoke behind when they travel.

New Super Mario Bros. U

• The snow theme has a blue/white backdrop like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii instead of taking place during the night like the levels in Frosted Glacier.
• The HUD was given a small update: the coin counter now has a white/yellow gradient and lacks the "×" symbol present in all other styles, and the score counter is white as opposed to black.
• Banzai Bills have a smaller design than in New Super Mario Bros. U to keep consistent with the other game styles.
• The background of the castle theme has clear windows instead of red-tinted ones seen in the castles with lava.

Super Mario 3D World

• The entire level style is in a 2D plane like the other styles similar to how Super Mario 3D World has 2D sections, but some courses from the original game can be seen in the background.
• Banzai Bills now have a yellow exhaust as opposed to a purple exhaust, and they also spin when they come from the background.
• The size of the timer, score, and coin counter has decreased to be consistent with the other game styles. Likewise, the score is now placed to the left of the timer instead of beneath it to match the other styles.
• Face blocks now have a "!" icon instead of a "?" icon.
• P Switches are now designed the same as they were in New Super Mario Bros. U and even share the same music, while they never had any music in the original game.
• The Thwomps in the Super Mario 3D World style use the same behavior as the other game styles, where they fall once the player is below them, as opposed to the behavior seen in the original game, where they fall in a constant pattern.
• The flagpole does not turn gold when the player touches the top of it.

Super Mario Maker

• The underground theme in Super Mario Bros. 3 style uses the brown palette for ground tiles in the day version, while the gray palette is used in the night version.

Release

The stylus and drawing pad

In Japan, Europe, and Australia, the player can purchase a limited edition of the game that includes a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription, and if they pre-order the game, they receive a Super Mario Maker 2-themed stylus as a bonus. In Australia, the pre-order bonus also includes a Super Mario Maker 2-themed A4 landscape drawing pad with 50 pages of grid paper used for drafting levels. For UK players, four bundle packs are available for purchase on the official Nintendo UK store: two limited edition packs both including the game, membership, stylus, and a themed SteelBook, one with the drawing pad, a pencil, and a sharpener, and the other with a Mario diorama set; and two regular packs with similar content as the limited edition packs, but without the membership and SteelBook.

North American players can also get the limited edition with the online subscription, but it is currently unknown if they will receive the special stylus as well.

Pre-release and unused content

Debut trailer

The icons for several of the Super Mario 3D World course elements either used their icons from the New Super Mario Bros. U style, their artwork from the Super Mario 3D World Prima guide, or a completely different icon than in the final game. For the former these include:

• Warp Pipes
• Super Mushroom
• Fire Flower
• Super Star
• Semi-Solid Platforms
• Goombas
• Piranha Creepers
• Stingbies
• Pink Coins
• 10 Gold Coins

Additionally, the Goomba's icon used artwork of a Mini Goomba instead of a normal one.

For Custom Scroll, the icon used for the scrolling points was a silhouette of a realistic-looking parrot instead of a more cartoonish one with a visible facial features.

Gallery

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  The early Pink Coin icon

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Super Mario Maker 2.

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  Logo

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  Group artwork of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Toadette

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  Promotional artwork from Nintendo's official site

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	超級瑪利歐創作家 2 (Traditional) 超级马力欧创作家 2 (Simplified) Chāojí Mǎlìōu Chuàngzuòjiā 2	Super Mario Creator 2
German	Super Mario Maker 2[?]	-
Italian	Super Mario Maker 2[?]	-
Korean	슈퍼 마리오 메이커 2[?] Syupeo Mario Meikeo 2	Super Mario Maker 2
Spanish	Super Mario Maker 2[?]	-