Super Mario Maker 2 Features Cat Mario in a Super Mario 3D World Style

When Super Mario Maker 2 was first shown earlier this year, players were eager to take advantage of the new capabilities and unleash their creativity to create a wide variety of new courses. Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct was presented at a Nintendo Direct earlier this week, which also included a brand-new style that fans have been clamoring for since Super Mario 3D World.

Because it was exclusive to the Wii U, Super Mario 3D World—which combined the traditional side-scrolling gameplay with a 3D plane—was one of the most underappreciated Mario games ever. This style is now available in Super Mario Maker 2, however it maintains the standard level design used in the other styles. This implies that although it won't look precisely like Super Mario 3D World, it will nonetheless have that game's aesthetic.

It would have been impossible to have Super Mario 3D World without include Cat Mario as a power-up, and Super Mario Maker 2 does not let down. You can climb walls in Cat Mario, which should be a lot of fun to experiment with in the various courses.

Other Super Mario 3D World-related features, such Pom Pom as an opponent you can put in stages, are also being added to Super Mario Maker. Super Mario Maker 2 is a Wii U gem that Nintendo should ultimately adapt to the Nintendo Switch, so it will be interesting to see what they can accomplish with it.