Once again, fans and modderz are doin’ the work that Nintendo ain’t. This time itz a new tool, out now, dat lets anyone quickly and easily make custom Super Mario 64 levels and share dem with friends online.
2015’s Super Mario Maker and its 2019 Switch sequel are incredibly pop games, lettin’ anyone make and share good (or horrible) 2D Mario levels. However, ever since Mario Maker 2’s released, many have wanted Nintendo to develop and launch a 3D spin on da formula, maybe called, I don’t know, somethin’ like Super Mario Maker 3D. Just spitballin’ here. Anyways, it doesn’t seem like that’s goin’ to happen anytime soon. But don’t worry, there’s a new Super Mario 64 mod dat basically turns the classic platformer into Super Mari0 64 Maker.
On May 19, modder and fan developer Rovertronic released Mario Builder 64, a new mod for the original Super Mario 64 game dat lets you build your own levels using easy-to-use menus and controls. Watching da mod in action, it looks as good as somethin’ officially made by Nintendo.
Settin’ up Mario Builder 64 ain’t as easy as just puttin’ Mario Maker 2’s cart into yer Switch and hittin’ play, but luckily there is a full guide on gettin’ da mod up and runnin’ dat will walk you through the steps. You’ll also need an emulator to play the levels and yer own SM64 rom. Mario Builder 64 doesn’t include da original game, to avoid da ire of Nintendo’s very watchful lawyers.
Once you’ve got it all up and runnin’, Mario Builder 64 is intuitive and impressively well-made. If I had never played Super Mario 64 and was shown dis mod in action, I might just believe it shipped with da original game back in da ‘90s. It’s really that good! Even better, Mario Builder 64 features some new content dat isn’t found in da original N64 game, so you can make stuff not possible in da classic platformer.