Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels That Are Must Downloads

At long last, Super Mario Maker 2 is out! It’s an absolute blast to toy around with all the new tools that Nintendo’s included in this sequel, and arguably even more fun to hop online see what other people online have come up with. To save you the trouble of sifting through the junk, here are nine of the best Super Mario Maker 2 levels made by fans so far.

Even though it’s been less than a few days, there are already hundreds and hundreds of player-created courses on Course World, varying from “meh” to “holy s***, this is really cool!”

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Super Mario Sunshine’s Sand Bird

Creator: Taumi

Course ID: 6DK-1JL-L5G

Why It’s One of the Best Super: This clever level is a callback to one of the most famous stages in Super Mario Sunshine! In that game, Mario must ditch his trusty F.L.U.D.D. pack and platform on his own, which isn’t easy when you’re on the back of a massive shifting sandbird. This Mario Maker course replicates that stage immensely well – we love it!

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

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Creator: Reus

Course ID: 5CM-J5S-0KF

Why It’s One of the Best Super: This course simulates a self-destruct sequence at the core of an industrial factory… or something similar. Mario must escape from the heart of the machine as everything collapses in on him. It’s exhilarating, challenging, and overall a well-designed course!

Course begins at 8:28 and ends at 10:27

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Lethal Ejection

Creator: dansalvato

Course ID: 974-00B-RSG

Why It’s One of the Best Super: This course is very, very difficult. You have to jump off the minuscule gap between an on/off switch and a block several times in a row, all while dodging an army of spikes. Fun fact: This course was designed by Dan Salvato, the lead designer of Doki Doki Literature Club!

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

DryBone’s Frosted Tips

Creator: Salt Lake

Course ID: FHT-MR9-GQF

Why It’s One of the Best Super: This Super Mario Bros ice level is bonkers. You’ll hardly find time to catch your breath as you jump from icicle to icicle and leap out of dry bones shells, avoiding buzz saws and thwomps all the way. Luckily, there’s a handy checkpoint after you go to the sub-area.

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Sleeping Forrest

Creator: Vinzent

Course ID: 286-NQ9-HXG

Why It’s One of the Best Super: Another hard one! This level has you jumping across a dangerous acid pit as you throw shells, hop between swinging claws, and delicately spin jump on top of spinies.

The moment-to-moment decisions in this level have to be as precise as your reactions, but it’s also a short level, so you can afford to restart a few dozen times before you finally nail it.

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Return of the Mack

Creator: jarmo123

Course ID: JFP-B9L-DGF

Why It’s One of the Best: The Super Mario 3D World game-style in this course allows for a few additional moves that the other modes can’t offer. At multiple points, you have to long jump and air spin across gaps and enemies to reach the flag pole. Plus, this course has clear pipes, which are exclusive to the 3D World theme.

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Clear Condition: Don’t time out

Creator: Revolv

Course ID: 28D-7BY-NDG

Why It’s One of the Best: This course has you throwing bombs and pow blocks to clear out the path in front of you. The timer is incredibly strict, but the designer perfectly designed the level to run out just after you’re supposed to get to the flag pole.

Of course, the coolest part is the bit at the beginning where a green shell tags along beside you, eventually making a great jumping-off point.

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Clear Condition: Touch The Goal

Creator: Revolv

Course ID: 0HN-HW7-DKG

Why It’s One of the Best: Precision is key here, as every moment in this back-to-back chain of obstacles relies on what you did previously.

The coolest moment has to be when Mario bounces off of a galoomba twice, before picking it up and using it to hit a switch. It’s these kind of item combos we love about Super Mario World, and it’s demonstrated very well in this course.

Best Super Mario Maker 2 Levels

Jungle Fever

Creator: André

Course ID: GV6-1QT-NRG

Why It’s One of the Best: We love how André took the already-neat design of the jungle level and added vines, wigglers, and mushrooms to give it even more of a sense of place.

It may be short, but it’s got a cool progression that takes you from the bottom of the forestry to the top, before dumping you on a lone island, and then to the flag pole.