Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

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Important Information Basic Information

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Information-Sharing Precautions

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Internet Enhancements

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Parental Controls Getting Started

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Mary O. and Yamamura Making Courses

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Making/Saving Courses

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Super Mario Maker Techniques Playing Courses

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Playing Courses

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Controlling Mario Main Menu

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Main Menu

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Coursebot Course Exchange

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Exchanging with Nearby Players

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Exchanging via StreetPass Other Features

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Sending Play Data

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FAQ Troubleshooting

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Support Information

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Information-Sharing Precautions User-generated content, or UGC, is content created by users, such as messages, Mii™ characters, images, photos, video, audio, etc.

Information-Sharing Precautions The extent of UGC exchange depends on the software. • Nintendo bears no responsibility whatsoever for any problems that result from the use of the Internet (for example, the sending of content over the Internet, or the sending or receiving of content with others).

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Internet Enhancements This software allows you to connect to the Internet and play courses designed by other players (page 8). You can also send records of your play data (page 14). ◆ Refer to your Operations Manual for information about connecting your system to the Internet. T hi s s oft ware s u pp ort s N int e nd o Network.

Nint endo Net work is t he name of N in t e n d o ’ s n e t w o r k s e r v ic e t h a t e n a b l e s u s e r s t o e n j o y g a me s and o t he r c o nte nt v i a t he Internet.

Protecting Your Privacy • To protect y our privacy, do not give out personal information, such as last name, phone number, birth date, age, school, e-mail, or home address when communicating with others. • Friend codes are a part of a system that allows you to play with people you know. If you exchange friend

codes with strangers, there is a risk you could share information with peo ple y ou do not know or exchange messages that contain offensive language. We therefore recommend that you do not give your friend codes to people you don't know.

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Parental Controls You can restrict use of the following features by adj usting the options in Parental Controls. ◆ Access to this game (as well as other g ame s) can also be restricted through the Software Rating item in Parental Controls. ◆ Refer to your Operations Manual for information on how to set up Parental Controls. • Sharing Images / Audio / Video / Long Text Data Restricts the sending and receiving of user-generated courses. • Online Interaction Restricts playing in the Course World, 100 Mario Challenge, and Recommended Courses sections. • StreetPass Restricts the sending and receiving of player-created courses and user information via StreetPass.

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Mary O. and Yamamura

These fellow makers are here to guide yo u through Supe r Mario Maker™ for Nintendo 3DS. Let's take a moment to meet them! Mary O. Fondly refe rred to by her pe ers as "every one's older sister," Mary has a lot to teach y ou about Super Mario Maker for Nintend o 3DS. She knows j ust about everything there is to k now about the game, but when it comes to actually making courses... Well, she hasn't had a lot of hands-on experience!

Yamamura He is a pigeon, that is for sure. Co mpletely and totally a pigeon. Do n't you worry about that! He also happens to be a master of Mario™ course cre ation. When he's not creating course s, Yamamura enjoys munching on edamame and perching atop statues.

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Making/Saving Courses To begin making a course, tap Make on the title screen or Course Maker on the Main Menu (page 10).

The Course Mak er Tap the palette at the top of the screen to select a course element, and then tap where on the course you'd like to place it. You can move Mario by tapping him with the stylus and then sliding it across the screen, o r you can move him with /. 1 2 3 4

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1 Palette The palette contains the elements yo u can place in a to check out all course. Tap the available palettes and to choose which is pinned to the top of the scree n, and from there, tap to rearrange the po sitions of the elements themselves. Be sure to organize them in a way that'll he lp y ou get what you need quickly! 2 Game Style Switch between the styles of four different games: • Super Mario Bros.™ • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World • New Super Mario Bros.™ U 3 Course Themes Switch between diffe rent themes to set your course in. 4 Start and Goal Points You can adj ust the heights of the start and go al po ints by and sliding it up or touching down. By touching and sliding left or right, you can adjust the goal positions to change the length of the course.

5 Main Menu (page 10) Tap this to view the Main Menu. 6 Coursebot Coursebot will k eep your courses nice and safe. Tap this icon to save or load courses. 7 Mr. Eraser Mr. Eraser will wash away your mistakes. Simply tap this icon to activate the eraser, and then touch the element y ou want eliminated. Touch the eraser icon again to put it away. 8 Undodog Each time you tap this icon, your last action will be undone through the power of Undodog. 9 Reset Rocket Touch and hold this icon to erase all the elements you've placed in your course. Rocket responsibly!

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Touch and hold the G icon, and then slide it left or right to adjust the length of the course. left or right to change Slide the position of the screen and Mario's position. Touch the S ico n to move to the starting point, or touch the G icon to move to the goal. Y o u' l l unl o c k c o ur se e l e me n t s a n d c e r t a i n fu nc t io n s as y ou pl ay t h r o u g h S u p e r Ma r i o C hal leng e (pag e 8) . I f you want t he ful l s e t o f e l e m e nt s , be s u r e t o p l a y a s ma n y challeng es as yo u can!

Trial Pl ay to play through the course Tap you're currently creating. This will help you check the position of certain elements and how it all flows. Tap the icon again to return to course-creation mode. You'll return to course-cre ation mode automatically if you reach the goal or lose a life (page 8). ◆ Pres s or hol d to play through the course from the beginning.

Saving Courses Tap to save the course you're working on. You can access your saved course s via Coursebot (page 11).

H ow to Save Select a slot to save your course in an d then give it a name . If y ou want t o overwrite an existing course, simply choose a slot that already has a course in it. ◆ Courses are save d to the SD card. ◆ Courses cannot be recovered once overwritten, so be careful not to save over courses you'd rather keep. D at a c an b e l o s t d ue t o u s e r a c t i o n , s u c h a s re p e a t e d l y powering off and o n the s ystem or removing a Game C ard or SD c ar d w hi l e s av i n g . D at a l o s s m ay al s o be c a us e d by po o r conn ect iv ity due t o dirt or d ust i n t h e s y s t e m' s p o r t s . P l e a s e be aw ar e t hat i n t he s e c a se s data cannot be restored.

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Super Mario Maker Techniques Here are a few techniques that will help you on the path to becoming a Super Mario Maker master.

H iding/ Showing Tool bars Ta p an d to hide the toolbars o n t h e l e f t a nd r ig h t sides of the screen . This will give you a wider view of the course so you can have a better idea of what's going on and more space to work with. Tap tho se arrows again to bring the toolbars back.

Mario's Trail After a trial play, tap t o br i ng up a ghost trail showin g Ma rio ' s e x ac t mo ve ment s o ve r a sho rt per io d . This trail can be extremely useful in helping you to decide where to place elements!

T ime Limit / Scroll Speed Ta p to se t t he co urse 's time limit and the spe ed of the autoscroll feature. Adjusting these aspects can make a course more difficult. Try setting a really short time limit or a super-fast autoscroll and see what difference it makes!

So und Effects Tap to open th e s o u nd - e f f e c t s pale tte. These ca n be placed o n y o u r course lik e no rm a l course elements. Tap close the palette.

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Laying T racks Se le c t fro m th e p al e t t e , an d t h e n touch the screen t o lay it. Tracks can be l aid in up to e ig h t directions. The directions you can lay a track in will be displayed as dots to be j oined. Drag an enemy or other element onto the track, and it will move along the path you've created. Tap the end point of a track to switch it between the returning- and dead-end types.

Main Area / Subare a By touching Mario and dragging him into a pipe, you can create a t o s w it c h s ub ar e a . Ta p between editing the two areas.

S e l e c t i n g a nd M o v i n g Mul tiple El ements Yo u can sele ct multipl e course elements at once by pressing / and dragging the stylus across the Touch Screen. Press / twice to exit Multi-Grab Mode, and you' ll be ab le t o mo ve t he se l e ct e d elements together as one unit.

Co pying Press / twice to enter Copy Mo d e . Tap a n e l e me nt y o u'v e already placed, and then slide the stylus across the Touch Screen to p l ac e a c o p y o f i t . I t ' s al so possible to use Multi-Grab Mode and Co py Mod e in co nj unctio n with one another, creating copies of multiple elements at once. ◆ Warp Doors cannot be copied. Additionally, you can only copy a certain number of elements at a time. If you have placed a lot of elements, it may not always be possible to copy them. And Now a Word from Mary. .. B e s u re t o c h e c k o u t t he c our s e s i n S upe r M ar i o C hal l e ng e a nd C o ur s e W o r l d ( pa g e 8) ! I rec o mmen d y o u s a ve t ho s e c o u r s e s s o y o u c an t ink e r ar o u nd w i th t he m in c o u r s e - c re a t i o n m o d e . C ra c k them open and see what makes t hem t ic k, mayb e ev en c hang e t h e m u p a bi t ! A n d b e s u re t o t ake a lo ok at Yamamu ra' s and my t utorial s (page 10), too!

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Playing Courses To play a whole wide world of courses, select Play from the title screen or Super Mario Challenge or Course World from the Main Menu.

How to Play Using the various controls for Mario (page 9) at your disposal, reach the goal before time runs out! Mary O. Says... I f t hi ng s g e t a bi t t o o bumpy whil e pl aying a c o u rs e , y o u c a n al w ay s pr e s s t o ac ce ss t h e pause menu and take a breather. From t here you can start the course over or call it quits. So , d on' t be afraid t o j u mp on in and take a course or t wo for a test run!

Losing Lives and Game Over You'll lose a life if you bump into an enemy as Small Mario, fall into a hole, or if time runs out. In Supe r Mario Challeng e and the 100 Mario Challenge, Mario's total remaining lives will be reduced by one each time y ou lose a life. If the number reaches ze ro, it' s game over. ◆ If you lose a life five times on the same Super Mario Challenge course, you'll have the option of accepting an Assist Item to help you out on your next attempt.

Super Mario Chal l eng e You know the drill: Prince ss Peach™ has been kidnapped, and only Mario can get her back! Track her down through 18 world s of stages cre ated by the goo d people at Nintendo. But here's the kicker: you only have 10 lives! Courses y ou clear will be automatically saved to Coursebot (page 11), so you'll be able to play them again and again or even modify them yourself. You'll ge t some new course elements to use during course creation when you clear a world for the first time.

Earning Med als You'll e arn a medal for each secondary challenge or bonus challenge you complete within a course. You must reach the goal and complete the course in order to receive the medal. You can view the me dals you've earne d in Coursebot. ◆ A stage 's challenges will be displayed at the start of each stage, or you can check it out from the pause menu. Types of Medal s Y o u c a n e a rn u p t o t wo m e d a l s p e r c o u rs e : o n e f o r t h e s e c o nd ar y c hal l e ng e and o ne f o r t he bo n us chall eng e. The bonus chal leng e w ill r e ve a l i t se l f u po n c o m p l e t i n g t h e s e c o n d a ry ch al l eng e. Y ou' ve g o t it in you to earn al l the medal s, I' m sure of it!

Course World (Internet and StreetPass ) Play courses from the Wii U™ version of Super Mario Maker, or play co urses you got via the StreetPass™ feature (page 13). ◆ You cannot give courses stars or leave comments on them. ◆ You cannot upload courses.

10 0 Mario Chall enge Starting with 100 lives, play thro ugh a gauntlet of recommended courses uploaded from the Wii U version of Super Mario Maker. ◆ Hol d or swipe the Touch Screen to skip a course.

Recommended C ourses Browse and play courses from the wide world of Re commended Courses. If you liked a particular course, feel free to save it to Coursebot (page 11) so you can play it whenever you want.

S treetPass

Exchange courses via StreetPass or play courses you've received. will appear when ◆ The ico n you receive a new course.

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Controlling Mario You can control Mario with those old-schoo l Mario co ntrols, but each game style features controls and mechanics uniq ue to that particular style. from the Main Menu ◆ Sele c t (page 10) to change the button layout. ◆ You can use  instead of .

Universal Control s Move  Dash Move while holding  Jump  Jump higher Hold  Jump higher and farther Jump while dashing Super Jump Hold  as you land on an enemy

Crouch  ◆ Yo u cannot crouch as Small Mario in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3. Fireball  (as Fire Mario) Enter pipe  toward the pipe's opening Swim  underwater Climb / on a vine Enter door  in front of a door

S p e c i f i c G a me - S t y l e Controls , The ico ns , and indicate which game style the particular control applies to. ：Super Mario Bros. 3 ：Super Mario Worl d ：New Super Mario Bros. U

Pick up / Throw / Put down object ( / / ) Approach object while holding  / Release  / Hold  and release  Throw object upward (

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Jump while dashing →  j ust as you land (repeat twice) Ground pound (

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Fly Dash until Mario holds his arms out → Tap  repeatedly Fall slowly Tap  repeatedly in midair

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Pick up a Cape Feathe r to transform int o Cape Mario. Attack with cape  Open cape Dash until Mario holds his arms out → Press and hold  while still holding  → Release  as Mario rises Continue flying When Mario starts to descend, press  in the opposite of the direction he's gliding. Body press Press  in the direction y ou're moving while midair to descend upon an enemy.

Fall / Descend slowly Release  while gliding / Release  while gliding and press  (or press  while falling) Fast dive Hold  in the direction you're moving while midair

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Pick up a Propelle r to Mushroo m transform into Propell e r Mario . Fly / Propeller fall  during flight

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Dismount / Eat  Spit out  after eating a shelled enemy Flutter j ump (

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Main Menu Tap on the course-cre ation screen to display the Main Menu. on the Main Menu to ◆ Ta p return to the previous screen, to go back to the title or t ap screen. 1

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1 Course Maker Hop over to course-creation mode to create a course. 2 Super Mario Challenge Tackle 18 worlds of courses created by Nintendo. 3 Course World Play courses created by other mak ers or exchange courses via StreetPass (page 13).

4 Coursebot Play and manage the courses you've saved (page 11). You can also exchange courses with nearby players via Local Play (page 12). 5 Yamamura's Dojo Class is in session, and your instructor is none other than the pigeon himself (thoug h, some would argue Mary is the true star). Play through guided tutorials that'll take yo u through course creation from start to finish. You can work your way through each lesson one by one or revisit lessons you've already completed. 6 Profile Check out your stats, such as yo ur play history and ho w many medals you've earned. 7 Options Set Mario's controls, change SpotPass (page 14) settings, and more. 8 Manual Open this manual and take it for a read (but y ou alre ady knew that, didn't you?).

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Coursebot Coursebot will let you play, edit, or d elete the course s you've saved. Switching Panels Tap My Courses t o play and customiz e the courses you'v e acquire d via S upe r Mario Challenge.

Edit Load a saved co urse to make changes. ◆ Courses acquired via Local Play (page 12) will be marked with a ) if you collaboration mar k ( e dit it and then select it to share.

Play Play through a course.

Send Send a course to nearby players via Local Play.

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Receive course s from nearby players via Local Play.

Change N ame Change a course's name.

Delet e Delete courses. ◆ Courses cannot be restored once deleted or overwritten, so be careful not to get rid of something you'd rather keep. Worl ds of Fun! I f y o u p l a c e fo ur courses in a row within C ou rs ebo t, it ' ll c re at e a sing le worl d! Tap t o p l a y e a c h c o u rs e i n o r d e r , s t art i ng fro m t he l e ft . Y ou can t ap and ho l d a c o ur s e t o r e po s i t i o n i t , s o t r y s h uff l i ng t hem arou nd and see what you c a n c o me u p w i t h . T h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s a re . . . H u h ? T h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s a r e l i m it l e s s . . . Y am am ur a, w ha t' s t hat y o u have in your mouth.. .?

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Exchanging with Nearby Players

Exchang ing Courses (Local Play) You can send and receive playercreated courses via Local Play. ◆ Courses you receive will be saved to the SD card.

Se nding C riteria You can send the following types of courses: • Co urses you have created yourself • Courses received via Local Play or StreetPass • Co urses you've ed ited after receiving them via Local Play • Co urses you've saved from Recommended Courses that you have not edited

W h i l e w e e n c o u ra g e t i nk e ri n g arou n d wi t h c o u rs e s y o u ' v e r e ce ive d v ia S t r e e t P a s s o r R e c o m me n d e d C ou rs es , p l eas e do b e care fu l ! I f y o u e d i t a c o ur se y o u' v e rec ei ve d t hro ug h on e o f t he se met hods , yo u won' t be abl e to send it to others.

Yo u Will Need • Two systems from the Nintendo 3DS family of systems • Two units of this software

How It Works You can send and receive courses via Coursebot from the Main Menu.

Sending Courses Select the course you' d like to send, and then tap Send.

Receiving Courses Choose which slot you'd like the course to be saved in, and then tap Receive.

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Exchanging via StreetPass

Exchang ing Courses (StreetPass) If you've activiated StreetPass for Super Mario Mak er for Nintendo 3DS, the courses you've set and your use r information will be automatically exchange d with others players who have activated StreetPass. ◆ Courses you receive will be saved to the SD card. ◆ Yo u can re ceive up to 100 courses. ◆ If you have received 100 courses, any additional courses will overwrite your e xisting courses, starting from the oldest.

Activating Stree tPass You can activate StreetPass at any time by selecting the StreetPass option in Course World. To turn off S treetPass, se le ct StreetPass Management from the Nintendo 3DS Data Management menu, select the game software icon, and then select Deactivate StreetPass.

S etting a Course to S end Select Send from Course World to set a course as one you'll send when you StreetPass with another player. ◆ You can't set a course as one you'll send if you received it via StreetPass or if it's a play ermade course you saved from Course World. Yo u ca n o n ly s e t a c o u rs e t o s e n d a f t e r y o u ' v e b e a t e n it yoursel f, so make sure y o u c a n g et t h ro u g h i t b e f o re sending it off into the wil d!

Play ing Received Course s Select Receive from Course World to choose which received course you'd like to play. If you save your favorites, y ou'll be able to play them whenever you want! If you receive a course y o u f i nd o f fe n s i v e , you c an cho ose t o no long er receive courses from t he p erso n who se nt it t o you. To do t his, sel ect Rece iv e f ro m S t r e e t P a s s i n C o u rs e W o rl d , o p e n t h a t p l a y e r ' s profil e via one of t heir cou rse s, and then tap . But , o h my , I' d rat her n ot think S u p e r Ma r i o M a k e r s w o u l d send such offensive courses.. .

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Sending Play Data

Sending Pl ay Data (SpotPass) While the system is in Sleep Mode, and even while the software is not running, the Information Sharing feature will periodically connect to the Internet (if available ). Your play data will be sent to Nintendo ano nymously to help with the development of future products.

Activating S potPass To activate SpotPass, sele c t from the Main Menu and toggle the Information Sharing option to . ◆ Set this option t o when you don't want to use SpotPass™.

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FAQ Q. How do I cha ng e t he l eng th of my course? A. I n C o u r s e C r e a t i o n m o d e , t o uc h and h o l d the G i c o n on t he bo tt om of t he s creen an d s l i d e i t l e f t o r r i g ht t o a d j us t t h e l e ng t h o f y o u r course.

Q. My current SD card is full so I want t o us e a n ew o ne . I s t he r e a ny th in g sp e c ia l I need t o do? A. I n o r d e r t o u s e a n e w S D c ar d w i t h y o u r e x i st i ng N in t e n d o 3 D S s y s t e m , y o u must trans fe r your dat a from your ol d SD card t o t he new o n e . Yo u c an t r an s f e r dat a b e t w e e n S D c a r d s u s in g a c o m p ut e r o r a n S D c ar d r e ad e r / w r it e r . V is it N i n t e n d o ' s o f f ic i a l w e b s i t e f o r i nf o r m at i o n o n h o w t o t r a ns f e r d a t a b e t w e e n S D cards. ◆ I f y o u put a ne w SD c ar d i nt o y o ur N in t e n d o 3 D S system and st art Super Mario M a k e r f o r N int e nd o 3 D S be fore transferring dat a from y o u r o l d S D c a r d t o y o ur n e w o n e , y o ur p r e v i o us l y s aved courses (bot h create d a n d r e c e i v e d ) w i l l b e c o me un pl ayabl e, even if you l at er t ra n s f e r d a t a f r o m y o u r o l d SD card to your new one.

Q. W h at h ap p e n s i f I p l a y my g a me us in g a f r i e n d ' s Nintendo 3DS syst em? A. T o p l a y t h e g a m e o n a f r i e n d ' s N in t e nd o 3 D S s y s t e m, y o u w i l l n e e d t o e r as e al l o f y o ur g am e pro g re ss an d sav ed co urses ( c re a t e d an d r ec e i ve d ) an d r e se t y o u r g a me t o i t s o ri g i nal s t at e . D at a c ann o t be r e c o v e r e d o nc e e r as e d e v e n i f y o u p l a c e t h e g a me back into your own Nintendo 3 D S s y s t e m , s o b e c a re f u l when deleting data. Q. H o w d o I g e t m o r e c o u rs e elements? A. C o urs e el e me nt s are add ed as you cl ear worl ds in Super Mario C hal leng e (page 8).

Q. I d o n ' t r e a l l y u n d e r s t a n d how t o make courses.. . A. M a s t e r c o u r s e c r e a t o r Yamamura is wait ing to teach y o u al l abo u t t he d i f fe r e nt c o u r s e e l e m e n t s an d f e at u r e s. C he ck o ut Y a ma mu r a L e s s o n ' s ( p a g e 1 0 ) f ro m t h e g a m e ' s M a i n M e n u a n d m a k e t h a t b ir d earn his paycheck! Q. I had an awful day t oday. A. C h e e r u p , b u c k a r o o ! E ve ry on e has b ad d ay s, bu t t ry t o t a k e a s t ep b a c k a n d l o o k at t he g o o d t hing s! M ay be y o u cr e ate d a f un c o u r s e o r g o t s o me n e w c ou rs e e l e men t s --o r mayb e y o u j u s t g o t a re a l l y fu n course from S treet Pass? The l it t l e t h in g s c an r eal l y he l p c he e r y o u u p! I ho pe y o u h av e a w o n d e r f ul d a y t omo rrow--we ' re al l root i ng for you over here!

Q. I c a n ' t s t a n d b r u s s e l s sprout s. A. D o e s . . . d o e s t h a t h a v e a ny th ing to d o w it h t his g ame? Is it even a question? A t a n y ra t e , e v e ry o n e h a s t he ir l ik es and dis l ikes --j us t b e c a u s e s o me o n e d o e s n ' t l ike brussel s sprouts doesn't mean they wo n't l ike carrots. T h e r e a r e a l o t o f co u r s e e l e me n t s i n S u p e r Ma ri o Mak er for Nint endo 3DS , so m a y b e y o u c an f i n d a f e w y o u ne v e r se e m t o u se . I t coul d be fun t o t ry and work t hem into a course once in a w h i l e . T he y j us t m a y t u r n your courses into carrot s!

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