Article 6M1E2 Inside the quest to finish Super Mario Maker’s disappearing levels

Inside the quest to finish Super Mario Maker’s disappearing levels

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Jay Castello
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In 2015, Nintendo released Super Mario Maker for the Wii U, a game that allowed players to make and share their own 2D Mario levels. In 2021, the company ended the ability to upload courses, the game having been eclipsed by its sequel on the Switch. But in January 2024, Nintendo announced an end to all online services for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games on April 8th. For Super Mario Maker, that meant the millions of player-made levels would be unceremoniously shuttered.

Or at least, it would have been unceremonious, if it weren't for a group called Team 0%. The group had been trying to beat every uncleared level in the game for years, which was made easier once they had a fixed target in 2021. When the announcement came that the Wii U's...

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