Super Mario Maker 2 creator releases ‘Super Mario Bros. 5’ after 7 years of work

polygon.com:

It finally happened, “Super Mario Bros.5” is here! And by “here” we actually mean “fully realized and created inside Super Mario Maker 2 by a fan, not Nintendo.”

It’s been 32 years since Nintendo launched Super MarioWorld — the last truly classic Mario Bros. platformer before the modern era — in Japan. Since then we’ve gotten numerous 3D Mario games, modern 2D “New” Super Mario Bros. games, and even Mario games where you can make other Mario games.

But many fans have wondered over the years: Will Nintendo ever return to the classic era and give us one more great platformer in the style of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World? The answer to that question is clearly a resounding “no,” but Super Mario Maker 2 level creator and Twitter user Metroid Mike 64 has given us the next best thing.

All 7 Koopalings are here as end-of-world bosses. Some basic, some unique. pic.twitter.com/NFvpbkZfrI

After what they describe as seven years of work, Metroid Mike 64 (aka Mikey_Mike on Switch Online) has built a spiritual successor to the original Mario tetralogy, boldly titled Super Mario Bros. 5.

Metroid Mike’s Super Mario Bros. 5 contains 40 courses and eight full worlds. They use a wide variety of game styles in the levels too, with Super Mario World making up 24 courses, Super Mario Bros. 3 making up 14, and the final two courses made in the original Super Mario Bros. style. (Metroid Mike 64 says that the Super Mario Bros. 2mushroom also makes an appearance in the game).

Puzzle courses that work your mind like Switch Station. pic.twitter.com/vNby9i0KOB

Metroid Mike 64 insists that his Super Mario Bros. 5 isn’t full of your standard Super Mario Maker trolls or goofs, like so many other Super Mario Maker 2 projects. In other