Super Mario Maker 2gives players the tools to create their very own side-scrollingSuper Mariolevels. Some people use these tools to create absolute platforming nightmares that push even the bestSuper Marioplayers' skills to the limit, like the Cat Trick EX2 stage created by user TiVoKen. This level is so hard, in fact, that it took Twitch streamer and well-knownNintendo speedrunner Trihexa staggering eight hours to complete it.
After eight hours of trying to beat the Cat Trick EX2 stage inSuper Mario Maker 2, Trihex finally did it, and did so in just 42 seconds. This was shy of the world record of 38 seconds, but is impressive nevertheless. The stage has had nearly 19,000 attempts at the time of this writing, and out of all of those attempts, it’s only had 11 clears. This gives the Cat Trick EX2 stage a miserable 0.05% clear rate, so it’s no surprise it even took someone as skilled as Trihex such a long time to beat it.
For those interested in trying out the insanely hard Cat Trick EX2 stage for themselves, the Course ID isR3K-Y6L-LLF. We’ve included Trihex’s reaction to completing the level, as well as a walkthrough of the level on YouTube uploaded by Cat Trick EX2 course creator TiVoKen.
TiVoKen’s walkthrough:
As can probably be guessed by the name of the level, Cat Trick EX2 utilizes the Cat Suit power-up, forcing players to master its unique abilities if they want to succeed. This makes this ultra-tough level one that even veterans of the originalSuper Mario Makerwill want to try out, as theCat Suit power-upwasn’t available in the first game.
Moving forward, fans can expect theSuper Mario Maker 2community to keep supporting the game with user-created levels for years to come. It’s likely that quite a few of those levels will turn out to be ultra-tough, near-impossible stages like Cat Trick Ex2, but it remains to be seen if anything will top theLucky Draw level from the firstSuper Mario Maker. For those that don’t remember, Lucky Draw was basically a lottery, and was only beaten legitimately after a jaw-dropping 4.2 million attempts.
Super Mario Maker 2is out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
