Super Mario Maker Saving and unlocks: Coursebot, costumes and sample goals
Manage local creations and distinguish offline rewards from old network unlocks.
Edition covered
Original Wii U edition with its updates, not Super Mario Maker 2 or the Nintendo 3DS adaptation. Course uploads ended in March 2021; remaining official online course services ended in April 2024. Saved courses, creation tools and 10 Mario Challenge remain usable offline.
Save through Coursebot
Use the Coursebot icon from the creation screen, choose an available slot and save the course. Reload the saved version to confirm you kept the intended changes.
| Task | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Save a new creation | Choose an empty Coursebot slot | Keeps the course locally |
| Resume editing | Load a saved creation | Return to its editor layout |
| Replay a stored download | Choose the downloaded course | Play its locally stored copy |
| Study Nintendo samples | Open the sample panel | Replay earned sample courses |
| Protect a working design | Use another slot for experiments | Keeps a comparison version |
Costume sources are different
Compatible amiibo can add Mystery Mushroom costumes. Old 100 Mario Challenge and Event Course rewards relied on online content, so a historical costume list is not a promise that every costume is newly obtainable.
| Reward | Source | Availability distinction |
|---|---|---|
| More sample courses | Clear 10 Mario Challenge courses | Offline activity |
| NWC sample courses | Complete the 10 Mario sample collection | Offline progression |
| Weird Mushroom for creation | Clear the four NWC sample courses | Different from costume mushrooms |
| Compatible costume | Scan its supported amiibo | Requires that compatible figure |
| Event Course costume | Originally clear its event course | Historical online availability |
| Big Mushroom element | 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo | Requires a compatible figure |
Keep experiments in another slot
Load your working course and save an experimental variation separately. This makes it easier to compare a puzzle change with the version that already worked.
Clear sample goals locally
10 Mario Challenge builds the sample collection. Clearing the Nintendo World Championships sample courses unlocks the Weird Mushroom for creation; this is a different item from the Mystery Mushroom.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Nintendo original game information | microsite.nintendo-europe.com |
| Edition-specific mechanics reference | www.mariowiki.com |
| Nintendo: Super Mario Maker service closure | en-americas-support.nintendo.com |
| Nintendo online-service status | www.nintendo.com |
| Nintendo eShop and existing-download status | www.nintendo.com |