VC idea: Classic NES/SNES game level creators

[hufferstl]

After watching (most of) http://endangeredgamer.blogspot.com/2007/04/most-diabolical-super-mario-mod-ever.html, I wondered why Nintendo never released a "Make your own" Super Mario editor/game. With the DS and the Wii, these type of games would be pretty easy to make (thanks to their control schemes). A whole Wii channel could be dedicated to these (if you had purchased the original VC game, of course) and players could rate each uploaded level so that we wouldn't have to play through all the crap the people would surely upload. Adding something like this would help justify the $5.00 that they are charging for games most of us already own or have beat 15 years ago. Original, exclusive content is what the VC desperately needs right now.

I'm not sure that ALL gamers would be into this type of game/experiment, but I am sure people could come up with some really cool zelda, mario, metroid and kid icarus games, using simple game editors.

[PyroGamer]

I saw that vid earlier today.

I don't know why but me and my brother were rolling on the ground. Someone it was just that funny.

[drfunk85]

What would actually be cool is if you took a game like Super Mario and had people create new levels based on each of the different types of worlds. You vote on the best (through everybody votes obviously), and then they compile the top selections into a completely new game. Basically Super Mario 1.1. Every level has the same look/style as the levels in the original, but the layout is all different, and you could play through that game.

[RAMSTORIA]

its a great idea, and im sure it could be very successful. but cmon, nintendo is like a scared little child, they wont do something this radical.

[dothog]

Nintendo will pass over this as they've done other interesting ideas for the VC. I'm positive that Iwata discussed the ability to change sprites in and add levels to favorite classics in VC. That idea got scrapped, but it was great for Revolution-era conjecture.

[Sir_Fragalot]

Lower guy at Nintendo: Level editors would be awesome for games like super mario brothers.

Upper guy: Hmm... that sounds like a great idea. Oh wait, custom levels don't print money, they take away time from buying our other crap.

No seriously I would love level editors but well I know Nintendo would never do it because they would not make money off custom levels. I would love a level editor for Zelda, as well as Mario and others then be able to share them online.

[dallow]

I want to play that level from the video.

Gosh, it's murder.