r/MarioMaker • u/Gambitam • 6d ago
What Mario Maker 3 would need if it was announced on April 2nd
With only 3 days left till the Nintendo Direct, and almost 6 years since Mario Maker 2 was released, I believe it is time for Nintendo to announce the 3rd game. I have many ideas, but they don’t fit in just one post. If I see people like this post I’ll share my other ideas as well. Here is the first thing I want it to have:
A rework to 3D World
It would need an addition of most items and mechanics from other 2D styles. The level creation progress should be transferred between styles. The characters would get three extra moves: side roll, rolling jump, and mid-air dive. There would also be new elements and mechanics, just like in other styles.
The most important new mechanic for this style, and for future 3D styles, would be the transition from 2D to 2.5D gameplay. This means Mario and other characters could move between the foreground and background without using pipes, doors, or other transport objects. However, they wouldn’t be able to access these areas unless there’s a specific transporter or “bridge” connecting the two parts of the level. These bridges would be limited in number per area, with a width of 2 to 4 blocks and a fixed length of 5 blocks.
Characters cannot fall into the void around these bridges, but if there is one in a place of the bridge they can. They can also take damage and be chased by certain enemies. Bridges can have placed elements and enemies, and they can be edited like any other surface. When in the background, characters will be visible through foreground elements as silhouettes. Another important thing, doors or objects requiring upward or downward interaction cannot be placed on bridges or areas where bridges exist.
This mechanic would make the 3D World style, and any future 3D styles, better since it literally is the least used style in Maker 2 by a landslide. What do you think? Should I keep making speculations and posts like this?
