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.

Mario Builder 64 has been released. Much time and effort was poured into this project and I couldn't be happier to share it with all of you. Have fun! 😁 pic.twitter.com/vRiubA0PFZ

— Rovertronic (@Rovertronic) May 19, 2024

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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.

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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[ciaomao]

this + new 60fps kaze engine, please!

 

[Lazyt]

quickly delete this till nintendo find out xD

 

[DS1]

Normally this would be one of those, "oh would have loved that as a kid", but I can honestly say I would have never DREAMED of something like this was possible, even as soon as 5 years ago. Truly incredible work.

If only years of mindless, extremely lucrative drone work hadn't crushed whatever creativity I had left

 

[Bladexdsl]

don't bother getting hyped over it because we all know how it will end

 

[Oleboy555]

2. Super Mario 64 ROM
Unfortunately links to any sites which have the Super Mario 64 .z64 ROM file can not be provided, though using the right search terms should easily lead to the right places.

can't imagine nintendo lawyers will like this one

 

[DuoForce]

Inb4 DMCA

Doesn't matter. It's already released now. Unlike the drooling idiots who hype this stuff up BEFORE a release, this guy was smart enough not to expose it before releasing it on to the world-wide web

 

[console]

That's awesome! I glad to find this and want to build something different levels inside Super Mario 64 game in near future. Make something crazy levels! LOL!

I have Everdrive X7 flashcart that I can test for custom Super Mario 64 game.

 

[x65943]

Not to be dramatic, but probably the coolest homebrew I have ever seen and couldn't have dreamed to see

 

[BanthonyHopkins]

Nintendo with two choices here:

1. Take a deep reflection: "wow I wish we'd thought of this, and it's completely open so we can just use the idea ourselves!"
2. "Lawyers out"

 

[M7L7NK7]

don't bother getting hyped over it because we all know how it will end

So funny seeing everyone saying this to fit in, it's just a patch like every other romhack.. plus lunar magic was never taken down and that inspired mario maker

 

[realtimesave]

hi FBI

 

[scoobydude51]

if Nintendo DMCAs this, it would confirm that Mario Maker 3(D) is in the works for the Switch 2.

 

[DS1]

I'm pretty sure everyone is posting DMCA jokes for the lol's, but if you actually believe any of that, download this thing NOW!

I tried it out this afternoon, it's pretty amazing. I always liked Mario 64 levels because you had to explore to figure out how to get all of the stars... unlike Sunshine where it was like, "here's this really suspicious amusement park ride that looks like nothing else in the level, there can't possibly be a star here...". I'm pretty sure people are just going to use this to make platforming challenge levels though (nothing wrong with that, but who among us can say they really liked Tick Tock Clock?)

 

[LoggerMan]

Nintendo ought to be doing this kind of stuff themselves. I guess they have no rush to do it, they could make it and add it to NSO whenever they want. 10 years from now, 20 years from now.

 

[NinStar]

Doesn't matter. It's already released now. Unlike the drooling idiots who hype this stuff up BEFORE a release, this guy was smart enough not to expose it before releasing it on to the world-wide web

But he actually did expose it before it was released, lol. He was just lucky that it didn't get much attention before the release.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

Nintendo with two choices here:

1. Take a deep reflection: "wow I wish we'd thought of this, and it's completely open so we can just use the idea ourselves!"
2. "Lawyers out"

In reality it'd be a combination of both. First they'll send their lawyers to sue and ruin the man's life, next they'll steal the idea and claim it for their own.

Anyone remember Mario Royale?

 

[BuddhaHunterMac]

Mama Mia what a time to be alive

 

[fst312]

In reality it'd be a combination of both. First they'll send their lawyers to sue and ruin the man's life, next they'll steal the idea and claim it for their own.

Anyone remember Mario Royale?

Yeah and they gave up on it unless I’m wrong, I barely played their version.I think it lasted less than a year. I never got a chance to play Mario Royal though.

 

[urbanman2004]

 

[Frankbel]

Amazing