SMBX Newsletter - November 2020

[Taycamgame]

SMBX Newsletter - November 2020

Hello, and welcome to Issue #3 of the SMBX Newsletter! This will cover a bunch of content that has been missed during the "hiatus" we had since July. Let's get into it!


SMBX2 News

The latest release of SMBX2 is Beta 4 Patch 3 Hotfix 1. A bunch of bug fixes and some new content is available, so download it from here if you haven't already:

SMBX2 Downloads

Make sure you download the correct version. If you already have beta 4 installed, download "Patch 3 w/ Hotfix". If you haven't downloaded beta 4 already, you should select "Full Download".

Documentation for SMBX2 has been underway - if you ever find yourself struggling with lua concepts, feel free to check it out:

X2 Documentation


Contests and Collabs

The results for CCX1 have been finalised and you can check them out here:

Chocolate Contest X1 Results

Congratulations to Fuyu for winning CCX1 with their entry, Maddening Macrocosm!

The contest's episode is in development currently. Stay tuned...

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The first official 48 Hour Contest begins on Friday, at 12pm EST! It will use a theme that is yet to be revealed, so keep checking the forums!

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Signups for the End of Year Mystery Contest, hosted by Enjl, are up now! Put your name down now so you're ready for when the submission period begins on November 23rd:

End of Year Mystery Contest Signups

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The Nova Level Contest 2 has come and gone - thank you to all who took part!

Nova Level Contest 2

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SLAM - the deadline for submitting levels is fast approaching! Get your levels in before November 23rd!

SLAM


Level of the Month Series

You can access all of this year's results directly from this thread:

All Results
 
July Winner: Walljump Nightmares, by Fuyu (16 Votes)

July Results

August Winner: Sky Castle, by Hatsune Blake (10 Votes)

August Results

September Winner: Crossbones, by Inferno_Guy and Dudboi2005 (9 Votes)

September Results

Vote for your favourite level of October here:

LOTM October


Featured Episodes and Demos

2K1X: Subzero Heroes by Enjl

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This is arguably the greatest SMBX episode of all time. It pushes the boundaries of SMBX so far that it feels like a brand new game! This is the final episode in the 2K1X series and if you haven't played it yet then you are really missing out! Get it here:
Subzero Heroes

 
 

Autumn Vanilla Level Contest 2019 Judged by Sancles and ShadowstarX

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It's finally out - play through 25 levels of varying quality. Get it here:
Autumn Vanilla Level Contest 2019

 
 

A Regular Episode - Remastered by andregemeo23

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Inspired by Donkey Kong Country, this remastered episode has new content just waiting to be discovered. Get it here:
A Regular Episode - Remastered

 
 

The Unlikely Alliance by NyanNC

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This episode contains 22 stars within 22 levels. Traverse a variety of level types and team up with Nyan as you explore 4 worlds full of content. Get it here:
The Unlikely Alliance

 
 

Reign of Giygas by Nadav

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Mario's life is in danger?! Journey across 20 levels, obtain that Star and save him! Get it here:
Reign of Giygas

 
 

Blade of Justice Demo by Speedie

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This promising demo contains 20 levels that you can enjoy now! Get it here:
Blade of Justice Demo

 
 

Super Fortnite Bros. The Third by computerfan0

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Computerfan0 is back with another episode. Will you be able to handle 16 brand new levels? Get it here:
Super Fortnite Bros. The Third

 
 

SMBX: Demo Adventure by Jojo_nice88

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This interesting demo has 4 worlds worth of content that you can access now! Get it here:
SMBX: Demo Adventure

 
 

Project Spotlight

The Invasion 3

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After many previous fails, we finally have a rather promising attempt at an official The Invasion 3. Let's hope for the best in this one.
The Invasion 3

 
 

Curse of the Giant Bowser by vitzie629

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Curse? Giant? BOWSER?! This promising project already has a demo available that you can play today.
Curse of the Giant Bowser

 
 

Super Mario World: Mario's Vacation by dragonfan96

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We all deserve a vacation at some point. Cruising is the perfect getaway to relax after some hard work - and what could possibly go wrong?
Super Mario World: Mario's Vacation

 
 

Super Mario & the Star Prisms by Suckerman7 GM

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With around 100 planned levels, this ambitious project looks pretty promising so far!
Super Mario & the Star Prisms

 
 

Super Mario Retro | Super Mario Bros. 5 by EclipseMain

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As a rare treat, this project takes place in a fully 8-bit world! If you enjoy the original NES graphics of Super Mario Bros. then you will love this.
Super Mario Retro | Super Mario Bros. 5

 
 

Aaannnnd that's all for this installment of the SMBX Newsletter! Sorry to keep you waiting for so long, but I hope you enjoyed this more bulky issue!

[Emral]

Weird to see slam put as a project spotlight when it would make more sense to format its placement in the newsletter as some final sort of "call to arms" for getting in some levels. Especially since it's the current official community project.

[Taycamgame]

Update 06/11/20:

- Renamed the Contests segment to "Contests and Collabs" to reflect the inclusion of collab projects

- The SLAM community collab has been moved from the "Project Spotlight" segment to "Contests and Collabs"

[Suckerman7 GM]

Hello. The creator of Star Prisms here. First of all, thank you for showcasing my project in here. The progress is really great right now. Expect a new demo in about 2-3 days.

EDIT: It has been released.

[candle]

Thanks for your efforts! I don't think I'll take part in any of these contests, but it's good to see that levels and episodes are still getting featured.

[Suckerman7 GM]

Hey, can you change the planned levels in my project spotlight section? The planned level amount is now 80.