Design Club - Super Mario Bros: Level 1-1 - How Super Mario Mastered Level Design

Why it was recommended

To get a sense for this, watch this video [1] (from 7 years ago) walking through the design of level 1-1 of SMB.

Recommendationjader201 · Original2021-06

What it covers

A Design Club episode that analyzes how Super Mario Bros. level 1-1 teaches players to play through level design alone, without text tutorials. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

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Length

5 min 43 sec

Year

2014

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