Super Mario Maker: Every Community Course Cleared Ahead of Wii U and 3DS Online Shutdown

As Nintendo prepares to shut down online functionality for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS on April 8, 2024, the Super Mario Maker community has achieved a remarkable milestone.

The dedicated group known as Team 0% has successfully completed every legitimate community-created course in the original Super Mario Maker, capping off a significant chapter in the game's history on Wii U. Super Mario Maker, developed and published by Nintendo, launched for the Wii U in September 2015 and quickly became a pivotal platform for user-generated content.

Over the years, players worldwide have uploaded hundreds of thousands of creative, challenging, and sometimes seemingly impossible courses.

As part of a final push before Nintendo's long-anticipated online service shutdown, Team 0% set out to complete all unbeaten community levels—no small feat, given the sheer number and difficulty of stages that remained uncleared since the game's debut. Earlier this week, it appeared that one level, "Trimming the Herbs," stood as the last obstacle between Team 0% and their goal.

However, a new development redirected the narrative.

According to an update shared by community contributor OatmealDome, the creator of "Trimming the Herbs" revealed it was not a standard upload, but rather a TAS (tool-assisted speedrun) submission.

This clarification rendered "Trimming the Herbs" ineligible as the final unbeaten course. As a result, official attention shifted to the level "The Last Dance," which was successfully cleared by user Yamada_SMM2 on March 15, 2024.

With this accomplishment, every authentic community-uploaded course in Super Mario Maker has now been completed.

Team 0% summarized the outcome, stating: "Trimming the Herbs was in fact a TAS (tool-assisted speedrun), making 'The Last Dance' the final level cleared!" The scale of the achievement is substantial.

Since October 2023, Team 0% and the dedicated Mario Maker community tackled around 25,000 unbeaten courses, displaying both perseverance and mastery over Nintendo's acclaimed level-creation toolset.

This effort highlights the enduring impact of Super Mario Maker, even as Nintendo transitions its focus to newer platforms such as the Nintendo Switch and continues to grow its eShop digital marketplace. With the Wii U and 3DS online shutdown imminent, fans have only a brief window left to revisit online features and content on these classic systems.

Nintendo's decision marks the end of an era for the original Super Mario Maker, but the game's vibrant legacy and the community's accomplishments will long be remembered. For more details about the Wii U and 3DS service discontinuation, check Nintendo's official announcements, and consider diving back into your favorite courses one last time while online functionality remains.

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