Make a Good Level 3

Make a Good Level 3

Host	S.N.N., Willhart
Judge(s)	S.N.N., FrozenQuills, Pyro, Koopster
Entries	68
Winner	Lazy
Timeline	_ Days Announced: August 27, 2016 Submissions: August 27, 2016 - October 1, 2016 Results: November 3, 2016 - December 11, 2016
Thread(s)	Rules/Submissions (talkhaus), Discussion (talkhaus), LP (talkhaus)

Make a Good Level 3 (or MaGL3) was a level design contest held on the Talkhaus. It was hosted by S.N.N. and Willhart, and contestants were asked to create and submit a custom Super Mario World level. More in line with the first contest, MaGL3 had an "anything goes" philosophy, without any defining gimmicks. There were four judges, who remained anonymous until submissions ended: S.N.N., FrozenQuills, Pyro, and Koopster. All entries were scored based on criteria such as fun, creativity, and aesthetics.

Contest submissions were open from August 27, 2016 to October 1, 2016, and the judging process was completed by November 1, 2016. As with the previous two MaGL contests, the placements of the 68 entrants were revealed in reverse order during raocow's LP of the contest levels. In addition, each judge submitted their own "coffee break" level, which were played directly after the 60th, 45th, 30th, and 15th place levels. The winner of MaGL3, Lazy, was formally announced on December 11, 2016, and received a red username color as the grand prize.

As of November 21, 2024, MaGL3 is the last Super Mario World level design contest to be held on the Talkhaus.

Rules

The rules for this contest were as follows:

• You may use any resources you wish - custom sprites, blocks, music, etc. - or you can use nothing more than Lunar Magic. It's up to you.
• Submit an IPS/BPS file and not a ROM.
• You may work either alone or with a partner.
• You can edit the overworld, but it will not be judged. Only the content from when you enter the level to when you end the level will be judged.
• Likewise, you can edit the title screen, but it won't be judged.
• Your level should be beatable - that is, it should have a goal of some sort (key, ? sphere, goal tape, boss).
• The deadline for this contest will be OCTOBER 1ST, 2016.

Judging rubric

Each entry was scored out of 60 points. The breakdown was as follows:

• Fun (30 points) - Is the level well-designed? Is it fun to play? Is your block/sprite placement reasonable? Is it too long, too short, or just right? Many factors will be judged here, but they will be thoroughly explained in the judging comments.
• Difficulty (5 points) - Is the level consistent with its difficulty? Does it start easy and get harder? Does the curve jump all over the place?
• Creativity (10 points) - Have you done something fresh with your level? Did you attempt to bring in some unique gameplay ideas, either modified or vanilla?
• Aesthetics (10 points) - Does it look nice? Does it sound nice? This encompasses both graphics and music, 5 points for each.
• Functionality (5 points) - Does the level work/play properly? Are there glitches everywhere, or is it a smooth, immersive ride from start to finish? Should be an easy 5 if you playtest your level.

Compared to MaGL2, more emphasis was given to the fun category, and less weight was assigned to functionality. Aesthetics retained the same point value, with graphics and music each accounting for 5 points (as with the first contest). New scoring categories were added, which included difficulty and creativity.

Results

Rank	Author	Level name	Overall score	FrozenQuills' score	Koopster's score	Pyro's score	S.N.N.'s score	Notes
1	Lazy	Dodoma	56	56	57	55	56
2	Le Neveu De Rameau	Family Affairs	55.25	57	56	53	55
3	ft029	MAN-KEY BRIDGE	54.75	56	56	53	54	Koopster's favorite level
4	morsel/morceau	To it, Pell Mell!	53.25	45	58	55	55	Pyro's favorite level
5	nothobz	COIN CALAMITY	53	53	53	53	53
6	Claytotem2	Rough Sketch	50	48	56	41	55	S.N.N.'s favorite level
7	a guy	YOSHI'S ISLAND 1	49.25	55	40	51	51
8	Sturg	I'll See Ya on the Flip Side	48.25	44	51	51	47
9	lolyoshi	DIARY OF ANNE FRANK	48	51	49	44	48
10	idol	luigi's body meadow	47.75	50	52	37	52
11	shagg	MAGLOVANIA	45.5	52	46	37	47
12	SMCslevelengine	Kodou	45.25	38	52	45	46
13	Roykirbs	Dental Desert	45	47	44	41	48
14	Miracle Water	Magma Chamber	44.5	46	44	38	50
15	gameguy888	Switch Hitch	44	40	44	43	49
16	Mandew	It's a level. WOW.	43.25	41	52	42	38
17	CrappyBlueLuigi	BUTTSMASH VILLA	42.5	38	49	38	45
18	TyTy & FPzero	Hill Top Harbor	42.25	45	50	27	47
19	SAJewers	SKYLIGHT FLYING	41.75	36	44	41	46
20	Blue Podoboo	BALLISTIC BARRELS	41.25	52	37	29	47
21	koplje	A Chilly Night	41	42	39	39	44
22	Kerkec	NO ENTRY	40.5	54	38	31	39	FrozenQuills' favorite level
23	Fausthieb	MegL3	40.25	38	46	33	44
24	RoboSllim	BLOODSTONE MOUNTAIN	39.5	33	47	36	42
25	Enjl	Fish Sauna	39.25	38	41	36	42
26	Sasquatch	Plage de Nudistes	39	41	38	32	45
27	LunarNeedle	POW POW PLAINS	38.5	42	38	30	44
28	TaviTurnip	🐾 Meow	37.75	36	47	26	42
29	Evil Mariobot	Disco Inferno	37.5	39	33	38	40
30	MECHDRAGON777	ILLUSIONARY CASTLE 👣	36.75	37	34	37	39
31	Skulldug13	Toxic Manor	36.5	33	39	36	38
32	StrikeForcer & Kixune	Frantic Forgeworks	36.25	47	46	21	31
33	Zyglrox Odyssey	Koopa Cavern 0.5x	36	34	38	34	38
34	Diggertron	CASTLE LEVEL #5🐾	35.75	35	36	30	42
35	Kowkarot	Absolute Spinman	35.5	39	43	32	28
36	Big Brawler	Brawler Odyssey	35	38	41	26	35
37	Slimeman01	FOREST OF ILLUSION 1	34.25	35	38	28	36
38	cheez8	Heat Advisory	34	34	34	25	43
39	Reecer6	In memoriam Pauline	33.75	31	45	26	33
40	MaxMaxMaxVidya	Bluffing Bluffs	32.25	30	39	28	32
41	waffledoctor87	YELLOWGLASS ATHLETIC	32	27	30	36	35
42	7TC7	NIGHT OF SEMIRAMIS	31.75	30	35	27	35
43	Goomba98	Purple Peaks	31.5	28	36	26	36
44	Kirby Comment	Forest Chasm	31.25	31	35	26	33
45	Dive Missile	THE STROLL	30.25	30	34	24	33
48	Griflion	Frozen Echoes	30	26	40	25	29
48	HatKid	A Castle level	30	27	36	24	33
48	LunarRainbowShyGuy	THWOMP MOUNTAIN	30	29	40	25	26
49	Zatsupachi	Burning Kingdom	29.75	27	32	24	36
51	Coryman	YOSHI ISLAND 1	29.5	27	39	20	32
51	Ninja Steve	A Nice Place	29.5	30	34	21	33
52	Kincyr	a yellow level	29.25	25	36	21	35
54	Tobi555	Island Hoppin'	29	27	35	22	32
54	Ryrir	SPYIKES!	29	32	29	21	34
56	King of GETs	9's Tricky Ice Maze	28.75	30	45	15	25
56	Leet	Tapper	28.75	11	35	31	38
57	Willhart	TRAMPOLINE HEIGHTS	28.5	17	41	29	27
58	ParmaJon	A CHILLY FLIGHT	28	27	36	20	29
59	Sanct	A LEVEL WITH BULLET	27.5	29	35	18	28
60	Whimsi Karren	Firelink Shrine	27.25	22	36	22	29
61	Realzameer	Head In The Clouds	26.5	25	35	20	26
62	Lespna01	The Long Maze	26.25	29	32	16	28
63	Galaxy of J	VANILLA SMW LEVEL	25.75	28	31	19	25
64	Shadow Aura Knight	Vanilla Flavor Fort	25.25	19	36	19	27
65	raekuul	Well That Happened	23.5	26	36	19	13
66	Zephyr Dragonlord	YOSHI'S ISLAND 1	23.25	18	34	20	21
67	Steven the Potato	wow it's good	23	25	29	14	24
68	Truckeeben	Ambition Backfired	15.75	13	22	14	14

Judge levels

Played after	Author	Level name
60	FrozenQuills	Verdant Valley
45	Koopster	Lethal Lakeside
30	Pyro	Frozen Cliffside
15	S.N.N.	Thalassian Gorge