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– 10 worlds
– 4 levels apiece
– The Mystery Mushroom levels “Body is Ready” (with Wii Fit Trainer) and “Adventures of Link” include nice touches like WFT’s voice coming out of the GamePad and Link drawing a sword when he comes to a stop after running
– “10 Mario” mode makes you clear eight random worlds (complete with a requisite Peach kidnapping cutscene), within 10 levels
– The quick test the representative did before the demo had the Adventures of Link, then “Automatic Mario 4”, and the tech got 1-ups when he completed the second level without getting hit
– “Leap of Faith” level: sets up a death jump unless you can fit through a one-block wide gap to hit the flagpole
– “Beetle Surfing”: sets you up with a Buzzy Beetle helmet, then has you jump on another Beetle and ride it for half the level
– Other demos feature speed challenges
– In one level, a Star was provided and had you sprint to the finish in under 10 seconds,
– “Swim Faster!”: swim through a field of the Jelectro from Super Mario Bros 3 and get to the end in 50 seconds using Super Mario World physics

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Super Mario Maker – can have amiibo skins without the figures

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 2 Comments

– Fact sheet says you’ll be able to unlock more characters by “completing 100 Mario Challenge mode”
– these only show up in Super Mario Bros.-style levels

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A few more Fire Emblem Fates details

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

– Aqua is Garon’s daughter
– Garon and Mikoto seem playable in both campaigns, but this might be a mistake
– Conversations are definitely returning
– The ones show suggest the conversations are unique and not like the travesty that was Radiant Dawn’s support conversations
– Fire Emblem amiibo can be used to unlock special items in addition to battling and recruiting that character
– The screenshot shown has the player receive “Marth’s Tiara” from Marth
– Sakura can heal exceptionally well, has a personal skill that causes all allies within a 2 tile radius to receive 2 less damage

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More: details roundup, Fire Emblem Fates

More details about online features in Super Mario Maker

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

– Access online features in the “Course World” menu
– “Makers”: see creators that you’ve chosen to follow
– Tap on the names to get a close look at the levels they’re created
– See how many people have played the level and what they’ve rated said level
– Will always be updated on the courses created by makers you follow
– “Courses” provides a wider selection
– Browser courses featured by Nintendo on the “featured” tab
– “Star Ranking”: view courses as ranked by popularity
– “Up & Coming”: view new courses,
– Sort view by difficulty, location, and time perio
– People can name their levels whatever they’d like,
– Star or comment on the course after beating a level
– Make comments during play, which stick around the world
– These comments can be toggled

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