A gamer just blew my mind, like seriously, by clearing a million levels in Super Mario Maker 2. Yeah, a million. This has the Mario fanbase buzzing—it’s like discovering someone who actually reads the terms and conditions. The dedication and time? Insane.
So, for the uninitiated, Super Mario Maker 2 is basically this massive playground for Mario enthusiasts. You can create your own Mario levels using pretty much anything from the franchise. And if you’re not the creative type, you can just bask in the endless stream of levels made by others. It’s a rabbit hole of infinite jumping and flag poles.
Here’s where it gets wild. A streamer known as DSteves—sounds like a cool name, right?—marked the sixth anniversary of the game by smashing through, what, a million custom courses during a livestream. Imagine playing 18 hours straight and clearing 1,000 levels in one go. That’s dedication. They say it took about six years to hit that magic number, which averages to about 456 levels a day. I can’t even commit to watering my plants that consistently.
Oh yeah, DSteves tops the leaderboard too, like a boss. The next closest player? Barely clawed through 834,437. Numbers don’t lie.
The fan reactions? Pure admiration. People are calling it legendary, and honestly, it’s hard to argue. DSteves shows no signs of slowing down. By June 30, they’d already added another 50 levels, keeping their lead nice and tidy. Out of the 8.42 million copies sold, their achievement just towers over everything else.
And if you think this is the first time Mario fans rallied like this, think again. When Nintendo planned to shut down the servers for the original Super Mario Maker, a group called Team 0 stepped up. Their mission? Clear the untouched levels before they vanished forever. Spoiler alert: They did it—about 40,000 courses cleared in just half a year. It’s the kind of stuff that legends are made of.
If you’re still here, maybe it’s time you dive into Super Mario Maker 2 yourself? Just think of how many levels are waiting… or maybe you’ll be the next DSteves. Just don’t forget to eat and sleep.