9 Brilliant Video Game Mechanics That Are Criminally Underused

7. Building Your Own Level - Super Mario Maker

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Level creators get a bad rap, often appearing as lazy excuses to pad a game's run time and as a means for developers to proclaim their games to have endless content. However, the problem with level creators isn't the idea itself, but rather the implementation.

Whilst games like Farcry 3 and the Lego franchise may have their creators considered as rather pitiful attempts at level creators as late additions, games like Super Mario Maker and Little Big Planet prove that level creators can excel if done correctly.

With a little effort, level creators can transform games into endless amounts of fun. You need only look at Super Mario Maker - a game based solely around user generated content - to see that level creators can be sold to the masses if given a little care.

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