Player Achieves World First in Super Mario Maker 2

Alright, let’s dive into this chaos, shall we? So, get this — a Super Mario Maker 2 player, right? This guy or gal, we’re not even sure — they just up and cleared a million levels in the game. Yeah, you heard right. A million. Which is just — wow. I mean, I’m struggling to clear my inbox, and here’s someone stomping through Mario levels like it’s their day job.

Super Mario Maker 2, for those who don’t live under a gaming rock, is basically like if Mario could dream. You make your own levels or play those cooked up by others. It’s endless. Like, literally. Endless Mario. Which sounds like heaven until you realize how many times you have to hear the death jingle… anyway, back on track.

Oh, and there’s this image floating around, some promo art from Super Mario Wonder or something. It’s like, Mario’s being artsy. Not sure why I noticed it but stuck with me. Maybe it’s the colors.

Okay, so this legend, a streamer known as DSteves (cool name, huh?), celebrated the game’s sixth birthday by blitzing through one million custom levels on a livestream. I mean, what do you even say to that? They played for like, 18 hours straight. Can you imagine? Eyes glued to the screen… I’d be seeing Koopa Troopas in my sleep. Each of those six years was probably like a speed run on repeat. Apparently, that’s 456 levels a day. Daily. Calculated that? Someone better at math than me did. Can’t even.

Fans, of course, are losing their minds over it. Legendary, they say. DSteves isn’t even done, though. As of June 30, they clocked in at 1,000,050 levels cleared. Just keeps going. Imagine being number one out of 8.42 million game copies sold. Makes you wonder what everyone else is doing. Maybe watching Netflix or something.

Not the first big Mario Maker moment, though. Remember when the Wii U and 3DS servers were about to bite the dust in 2024? Players scrambled. “Team 0” got together to tackle levels that had never been beaten. They cleared thousands. A different sort of marathon, but still — hats off.

I guess air high-fives all around for those hard-core Mario aficionados who squeeze every ounce of fun out of these games. It’s sorta comforting knowing people are out there, pushing the boundaries of what seems (to me, anyway) mildly insane. And hey, Mario’s still going strong. Keeps jumping, gets up after every fall. Kinda inspiring, isn’t it?