Mario Multiverse — Super Fanmade Mario Bros Better
“Not affiliated with Nintendo. Made by 12 superfans over 3 years. Special thanks to the ROM hacking community, The Cutting Room Floor, and every kid who drew their own Mario level in a notebook.”
Official Mario Maker games limit players to a handful of game styles. Mario Multiverse expands this roster significantly by including aesthetics and physics engines from almost every 2D entry in franchise history. Players can build and play in the styles of: Super Mario Bros. (NES) Super Mario Bros. 2 / USA (NES) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) Super Mario World (SNES) Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2 (Game Boy) New Super Mario Bros. (DS/Wii) Unique, fan-created custom styles
But "better" is about ambition. Super Mario Bros Wonder was a delightful flower-themed side-scroller. is a fever dream. It takes the iconography of your childhood and weaponizes it against nostalgia. mario multiverse super fanmade mario bros better
| Official Limitation | Fanmade Fix | |---------------------|--------------| | Linear world map | Interconnected hub + secret exits that unlock entire new universes | | Power-ups override each other | Fusion system + inventory hotbar | | Easy final bosses | Phased, cinematic, pattern-memory battles | | No character banter | Full dialogue between levels (toggleable) | | No level editor on console | Built-in “Multiverse Maker” (share online) | | Same enemies | 50+ enemies from all eras, plus fan-designed ones |
Fans often point to several specific areas where Mario Multiverse pushes past the boundaries of official Mario Maker games: “Not affiliated with Nintendo
Upload unique sprites, backgrounds, and music tracks to create entirely original worlds.
Beyond serving as a creative sandbox, Mario Multiverse acts as an interactive museum. It revives lost mechanics, such as the e-Reader levels from Super Mario Advance 4 , and incorporates elements from canceled projects or regional variants. For hardcore preservationists and Super Mario superfans, the game offers a way to experience the evolution of platforming mechanics under one roof, free from hardware emulation barriers. The Legal Tightrope of Fan Projects 2 / USA (NES) Super Mario Bros
Visually, the game is a Frankenstein's monster—and I mean that as a compliment. It utilizes sprites from SMB1 , SMB3 , and SMW , alongside custom pixel art that mimics the Game Boy Advance era.
Super Mario Land 1 & 2 (Game Boy physics, the Superball flower, the Bunny Ears)
What makes "better" is subjective, but in terms of , Mario Multiverse often outshines official entries in several key ways: