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Mario Builder 64 is the N64's answer to Super Mario Maker

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With the vast success of Super Mario Maker and its Switch sequel Super Mario Maker 2, Nintendo fans have long been calling for "Maker" titles for other iconic genres and series. In 2017 we saw Mega Man Maker, and since then we've seen a range of various Zelda-esque dungeon makers pop up (with another one due to release in just nine days!). While these releases do a fantastic job of capturing the spirit of their respective games, they're often released as PC games using unique assets such as to avoid scrutiny from the powers that be. What's far more unique is a Maker title not only built in the engine of its game, but one that even runs on native hardware. It's here we introduce Mario Builder 64.

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Built on top of the source code for SM64: Beyond the Cursed Mirror, Mario Builder 64 is a fully-featured Super Mario 64 level creator with everything you could want to build and share your very own Super Mario 64 stages. The game is available now and can be downloaded as a patch here. Be aware that while this will work on both flashcards and emulators, only emulators that support virtual SD card emulation are supported. According to the setup guide, Parallel Launcher is the only emulator currently available with such support.

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I was able to get it setup myself with no real issues outside of my Nintendo Switch Online N64 controller needing to be setup in Parallel Launcher. Once that was sorted, the game booted with no issues, and I got stuck in trying it out. It's a seamless experience to the point of it feeling like it really should be official, and I'm incredibly excited to see what the community comes up with. Adding levels is as easy as mounting the virtual SD card and grabbing the mb64 file from a friend or other online source, and those on flashcards obviously don't need to worry about virtual SD cards.

Will you be checking out Mario Builder 64? Are you eager to make a level or just try what the community comes up with? Share your thoughts below!

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This looks one cool Mario Maker-like game. Finally, after so long we can make 3D levels not on PC, but on a game console!

I don't think I'm gonna give it a try though. I'm already terrible with 2D level designs, I don't want to see what results come up if I tried to create a 3D level.
 
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Purple_Shyguy said:
Amazing. Fantastic. Mind blowing 🤯
Runs on real hardware. I can't wait to see what comes from this.

The Mario community should take from the Quake/doom comunnitys and do Map Jams
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I was thinking of running one for GBAtemp in a month or so once the dust has settled and people have had a chance to figure it out, maybe with small prizes. I guess it just depends on interest for that kind of thing, but it seems like a fun idea in my head.
 
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