The Quest to Beat Super Mario Maker

A fringe group of Super Mario Maker players dubbed Team 0% were able to complete every level in the game, here's how they did it. With all of the jank, crazy developments, and heralding heights that come with it.
I want to thank everyone involved with the creation of this video as it would be so much worse without them, everyone is included in the credits at the end of the video!
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Black Heat by Ross Bugden: • ♩♫ Intense and Upbeat ...
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - 100 Percent
0:32 - A Tale of 4 Games
3:35 - The Fans of a Forgotten Console
5:26 - A New Start
7:25 - Developments
11:31 - The Mountain
15:51 - Thebest of Thabeast
18:33 - The 10 Steps to Perfection
23:41 - History of Ahoyo
24:44 - 20 Perfect Seconds
30:30 - A Close Trim
32:00 - 0 Percent
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Music Used (In Order)
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[@InfernalGarish]

It’s weird to imagine that someone has probably played one of my forgotten levels I made when I was younger

[@user-un2pf4ht9l]

Same

[@illuminaticake4528]

Same

[@TriangularBalls]

same

[@suporspeed]

i made a couple too, but i'm not sure i ever uploaded any, though i hope i did

[@robbycooper6787]

Same with me

[@jakezom5637]

I went on to Mario Maker right now and found out that 2 PEOPLE PLAYED MY LEVELS!!!

[@March14thTheDayThatKrabsFrys]

Nice!

[@coolioman9073]

WE ARE SO BACK!!!

[@Chunky_Monkey-ci4bw]

Team 0% is insanely dedicated and I hope they’re remembered for their work

[@BNSFSignalMan]

I have always thought that it was just impossible but I guess not

[@stylis666]

@@BNSFSignalMan Everything seems impossible until it's done. - some old guy who wasn't entirely wrong :p A lot of things. It suddenly hit my why time travel is impossible. The universe would collapse if my pedantry crossed time barriers :p

[@BNSFSignalMan]

If time travel was possible then everything is possible

[@TheeOneTheeOnli]

It’s poetic that the final uncleared level is a level that’s truly uncleared, its own creator hasn’t even cleared it.

[@teamok1025]

Trimming the herbs is truly the hardest agriculture thing. Edit: ya

[@jeolban3287]

Creator: It's impossible to beat Some guy: Nuh uh

[@Boomblox5896]

Some French guy: *Non.*

[@talik3634]

Literally geometry impossible levels

[@thedinosaurz]

@@talik3634geometry dash

[@thedinosaurz]

NUH uh

[@ryantale]

​@@talik3634even the creator of silent clubstep thought it would be possible, the creator of Trimming The Herbs just told them to stop lmaooo

[@pizrub]

I remember I made a level that no one played. The fact that someone came back years later to beat it is amazing to me

[@lwfawn]

I’m pretty sure everyone’s in your boat.

[@mysingingmonstersfan1023]

Hate to ruin this, but the servers probably deleted it. Any level without much interaction got auto deleted sadly

[@yoshivolk5831]

​@@mysingingmonstersfan1023obiously. Its after april 8th

[@flaming_zombie]

@@mysingingmonstersfan1023 bom

[@Fritzef]

It's so poetic that The Last Dance was the final level !!!

[@T3rr0r626]

wow that is so crazy

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

absolute legend

[@memesong21]

it actually wasn't, but the idea of it being so is cool

[@Fritzef]

It actually was, Trimming The Herbs is not part of the real goal. Just the cherry on top.

[@SIGuess]

@@T3rr0r626 Wouldn't it be funny if last dance is the last-

[@E_manroblox]

This was.. surprisingly cinematic. The greatest way to say goodbye to smm.

[@SIGuess]

I think this video is a love letter to the community that is team 0% me and T3rr0r were so keen on seeing this communities everyday success. Ofc this video is a love letter to smm as well I personally love that game to death.

[@E_manroblox]

@@SIGuess yeah

[@RandomHans]

honestly either the last dance and trimming the herbs could "thematically" fit as the final level one of them is the literal last dance, and the other could mean trimming the final herbs on a fully mowed lawn

[@RandomDude1487]

Remember the kid who beat Tetris? I think that kid’s completion of Tetris and TTH’s completion are similar. Both were never needed to be done, never meant to be humanly possible, but many decided to do it because they could, with only one finally winning, whether by crashing Tetris or beating a botted level in Mario Maker.

[@bluedracovx]

As a member of many Maker teams and having cleared some levels for Team 0% before it got popular, I’m happy to see videos like this come out. Videos like these are such a breath of fresh air to look into niche communities, and Mario Maker barely gets talked about. Amazing video ❤

[@randomemer6507]

its nice to watch a channel grow from 10k subs to almost 400k

[@memesong21]

almost 400k? i swear i watched since like 50 or 100k

[@alepalexalt]

i watched since like 25k or something

[@MrPyroDude824]

It really is crazy to think how there could one day be a super Mario maker 3 and then Nintendo would do the same thing to Mario maker 2 and then imagine how many people would try to beat every Mario maker 2 level

[@MKRocky8]

We're already on mm2 lol. All 2019 levels have been cleared already and there are only 260k left for 2020-2022. We at Team 0% are getting a headstart for when nintendo eventually decides to shutdown mm2 aswell

[@OnlyTAS]

​@@MKRocky8well, good luck!

[@MjayMilk]

This is definitely your best video yet T3rr0r, super cool and fun to watch and honestly quite cinematic too. Super excited to see what else you’re cooking up this year :D

[@T3rr0r626]

there are SO MANY good videos on the list this year bro you have no idea

[@MjayMilk]

⁠​⁠@@T3rr0r626I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled ;) super hyped to see what you have in store bro :D

[@MjayMilk]

@@T3rr0r626 I’ll keep my eyes peeled ;) super excited to see what you have in store bro :D

[@gmdFrame]

​@@MjayMilkmonkey

[@ArthurOrtigosa]

​@@gmdFrame Monkey

[@SuperStamps]

hey that's my remix in the outro! this is a great video man! this entire journey was insane and so much fun to watch. I'm glad this gets to be documented for those in the future wanting to learn probably the craziest collaborative effort in gaming. Rest in Peace Mario Maker 1.

[@AKablalik]

This video had me in tears at the end. By the time I first started playing Mario Maker, I didn’t have access to the Internet, and all of my levels at this point are probably lost to time and I’ll probably never get to play them again, but the memories that this game gave me as well as the Wii U in general are memories that I am going to miss. Memories of simpler times days where you didn’t have to worry about your mental health or whether or not you were worth anything, just days where you’d enjoy life and play games that you loved. Thank you to everyone who helped make the 0% possible, it’s kind of poetic that Trim the Herbs was beaten on my birthday. Rest in peace Wii U and 3DS, 2011 - 2024.

[@Danerade]

Despite my day starting at 5:45 am, I couldn’t help but watch this all the way through at 1 am (technically the next day) like a little goofball. Amazing job.

[@T3rr0r626]

[@k1zm3t]

27:22 last hope was cleared on my birthday :)

[@robbycooper6787]

32:57 I got anxiety over if it was possible

[@travisnakahira7320]

It is so inspiring that it is possible, that someone can quite literally achieve 20 seconds of actual legitimate perfection. Like it’s not even a kind of “room for error perfection” it is literally perfection.

[@SIGuess]

Incredible video as always T3rr0r. Love seeing my name in the credits of something so well put together.

[@2nkf]

team0% is the elite

[@EvilMike349]

Putting Tobacco in an already great video was a 10 out of 10 choice. Not enough people know about that dude and how dope his music is.

[@ShinoKazuna]

Crazy to think that the last level would be a level with last in the name and that the very last level Trimming The Herb was the world’s first clear!!! Crazy Ending!!!

[@LoganLanimations]

The Last Dance: The Final Level Trimming The Herbs: Post Game Content

[@jeffmaya5345]

Great work man ❤ This Jeffie dude sure sounds like a handsome fella 😅

[@T3rr0r626]

🤔

[@beaksters]

The mad lads did it, they did it, the 100%ed the game, leaving 0% of the levels uncleared.

[@aname8676]

This has genuinely gotta be one of your teams best videos, I truly hope this blows up!

[@shadzz]

1:32 is one of the best transitions i have ever seen

[@Ijohn658]

I never thought terror would make a vid on smm

[@antodouv]

Thanks for making this video

[@o4m3ga]

great video t3rror your quality and production gets better every video dude

[@zachpro5475]

4:48 whoa slopes That made be laugh

[@averageultrakillnoob]

me whe i see a mountain for the first time😂😂😂

[@SquirrelMario]

That was a big deal back then lol

[@bekfstman9841]

well, considering every living soul playing SMM1 wanted slopes, yeah. It made me scream, it made the entire community scream. Still loved all the SMM2 announcement trailer as most of the time people would hyperfocus on exactly the slopes

[@samisbasement]

another great video t3rr0r! Love to see your longer content :)

[@mimifurwalker]

mario maker would of been 100% if trimming the herbs wasn't cleared

[@user-qq3ts4pv8d]

This guy went so far to make the perfect documentary I was on the edge of my seat the entire time Perfect video

[@FurretAnimationsIsEpic]

edge

[@epicstar86]

This was a very beautiful retelling of the events, thank you T3rr0r

[@codythewalrus]

32:01 As soon as I heard the music, I knew what was going to happen, this is like the speedrun national anthem.

[@DespicableGru469]

Finally got the chance to watch this vid and man it was great. The editing was amazing, the line delivery was on point and made the topic more interesting and enthralling to learn about, everything came together so well, and the way the ending got so dramaztized, it got me goosebumps. This is definitely one of my favorite T3rr0r videos and its a shame that tts not doing that well in views compared to his other ones. Maybe it might be like an "Evil Supermen" situation where the vid takes a few weeks before it starts doing better, idk. Keep up the great work man, this high quality video is one of the reasons youve become one of my favorite youtubers in the past year or so, keep up the great work! (Also, shoutouts to Team 0% as well, they are the goats for achieving such a seemingly impossible task, espically after beating those last 10-11 levels. Hope their task of clearing every single SMM2 level goes well)

[@T3rr0r626]

Ay thanks that means a lot. Shame this one isn't doing well but these types of videos aren't going anywhere. By the end of the year, I'm looking to take that number one spot 😈

[@DespicableGru469]

@@T3rr0r626 hmm I see, I bet you have some cool stuff planned for later in the year and maybe you could take that number one spot...

[@zutril]

watched your channel since the first ryan video in 2021, you’ve improved like crazy! one of the best videos on youtube?

[@paytonhill6533]

I dont know how you make this story so gripping and interesting, but you got me pretty invested in it

[@laurarose6829]

This was a great video. Even people who have never beaten a single level of Mario, it was understandable and relatable. Congratulations to the winners!

[@cooolgamer-vanced]

That was a great video and a very interesting history. Keep it up :p

[@SunnyMC47]

Incredibly Crafted, Thank you for this!

[@expwnged]

t3rr0r this is your magnum opus dude. this is spectacular, brought tears to my eyes.. what a story. congrats team 0% and everyone involved!

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

These long videos like this one and the 1 one, are some of your best so plz do more long vids

[@GamingGuy247]

Such a beautiful video for a game that was meant to let everyone express their creativity into the world by creating levels, now turned into a mission to complete the single thing they started with.

[@Ruvantee]

Bro always comes with videos I never think he'll make. Smash

[@mrman2476]

huh

[@Ruvantee]

Huh

[@neptine3853]

Huh

[@KyrosQuickfist]

This documentary was really well done. The overall coverage perspective of Team 0% and Ahoyoo were very nice too.

[@CreeperSilau]

Its wholesome to think that a level created by an unknown creator was getting recognition years after. The Team 0% took the "Everyone has a second chance" to another level.

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

31:59 When the iconic music kicks in, its about to go down. How awesome is this, this game was literally completed, this game that would've never actually been completed was. And what better way to end it off than with a Level that was never ever truly cleared. God bless †

[@JezElectro13]

I really hope Team 0% is canon in Mario Maker lore.

[@louisxix873]

Thanks for covering the team! On to SMM2!

[@denzelconcepcion]

Probably the best 30 minutes of my life. Thanks! ❤

[@Ascension721]

Yoooo I didnt expect T3rr0r to make a video on this :3

[@paninipancake]

I expected it (totally wasn’t in the 0% discord where he said he was making one or anything :p)

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

Now imagine when SMM2 will shut down in a few years... May every deity have mercy on the next 0% team...

[@NotK41]

Don't think i didn't notice the Emplemon type music throughout the video Great job, still can't believe Team 0% did it!

[@creepercraftytT99]

Cheese: In Tetris: Messy/Unaligned garbage lines, leaving many small gaps in the stack (like holes in actual cheese) In Mario: to skip part of a level

[@TheChrisV.]

I Read a couple article titles about this when the final bit was happening and never knew that there was a whole backstory to the journey, amazing.

[@dalmutbrothers]

This video feels different than the other t3rr0r vídeos and im here for it

[@stylis666]

"...a discord bot api." And look at what it helped do! This is why I am learning how to program! Was the api necessary? Absolutely not. People were compiling lists, passing on difficult unclreared levels to their favourite streamers. Everything was fine. What it did was make things easier, and with that it made everything more fun for everyone! And I don't play, I don't have a Wii U, I just watch and enjoy, and even I benefit from that one little api that I have never seen or used. It made it so that more people were attracted to the task who would previously be held back by the effort/challenge to find uncleared levels and. It changed the community interaction from being mostly in the finding of uncleared levels and sharing them, to community interaction in actually playing and clearing the levels and sharing that! And that one little api made a ton of difference without ever being on the foreground. I love that! I want to program things that are just useful for relatively small things that make everyone happier if it's automated. And I want to know the machine language of the C64 so I can just talk to it and make an interactive 3D demo, Brocoli 007 style.

[@senhorfarofa8246]

i can't believe my dumb discord messages was featured on a t3rr0r vid, thank you this was an amazing thing that i got to take part in and this video is such a good way to capture it :)

[@Boiky_Cheezooks]

I love this community, so, so much.

[@GoldenOrangeE]

This video is a really good look though the history of the 0% goal, but dropping Tarkus near the end was the biggest whiplash I've ever had watching any yt documentary!

[@Inspirator_AG112]

The precision levels are cool for spectation, but I can only imagine they are intense for playthrough.

[@milesmonacothesequel2294]

The beginning of this video makes me feel like everything is in its right place.

[@stordoy]

great video and fun choice in music. love hearing ELP

[@evelynisonline]

Radiohead at the start :O ALSO JUST A GOOD VIDEO IN GENERAL? THIS IS GREAT STUFF

[@Larry1631]

Bro the dedcation on making this video was insane bro, Congrats❤️

[@TheLoogieTanukiShow]

🔥🔥🔥

[@greyyy.tttmmmccc]

i never got to upload my levels, i never got the course maker thing working (my mum wouldnt buy it, i understand why now) but to think that every single level has been beaten just astonishes me. Congrats 0%! You are legends!

[@immtnn8622]

Creator: bruh i didn't even beat it Some french guy: i miss the part where that's my problem

[@m4shermanfan225]

I love the credits part

[@monu_894]

I love this channel so much its so funny and silly

[@TylerMcNamer]

I am so happy you mentioned Pretendo. Support the community! Support the players!

[@Dex_SMM2]

Finally, I nice full documentary of the history of 0%, very good video!

[@lemonsmug]

Finally... it's Mariover.

[@Skaetbull]

As someone who participated in this absolutely massive quest, this was one of two uses for my Wii U and I don’t regret it

[@BasicallyVideos69]

The fact that a single person gained the skill of a TAS bot is insane.

[@kostekpl9587]

Such a great story... That even really make me realize, that games are just piece of art in good hands and no game should be forgotten. Good or bad, still part of a art.

[@sonickirbys]

T3rr0r never fails to make great videos, and great job to Team 0% for completing what was thought to be an unbeatable game!

[@epicslapbattlesguy7362]

I will probably be playing the original MARIOKART 8 before the servers shut down. Whilst I didn’t clear any super hard levels I still helped by getting first clears on new uploads when you could still upload.

[@r0tasega372]

The combination of Mario Maker and the Video Essay format might make this the best KZbin video of all time.

[@fruit3193]

I'll be honest, I cried when TTH was officially cleared. Yes, it was technically not required by T0%'s rules, but to me, TTH is the *final* clear of Super Mario Maker.

[@thefunny11111]

Every single video you upload is better than the last, shame that the content farms are more popular than actual cinematic masterpieces like this.

[@T3rr0r626]

thanks! glad people are enjoying this one i put some real elbow grease into making it

[@usefulaccount1835]

I like how the hardest levels are always the kaizo esque smw levels

[@harethal-ahmed839]

A Legend yet to be forgotten Thank You ❤

[@TRUSTTHEBULK-xm6gs]

very high quality and entertaining video ❤

[@zackopgamer13]

music at the end jams hard, W 0%. absolute legends

[@shellder_gaming]

Hold on - Mario maker went offline forever on a SOLAR ECLIPSE? Dam thats cool

[@stewboy69]

Man I absolutely cant wait for Team 0% to beat all of Mario Maker 2. And then T3rr0r will make an entertaining video about it.

[@jorgewilliams9975]

Why did this feel like 5 star film

[@RandomGuy13558]

One of the best completions on gaming history, it's very difficult to balance difficulty on a whole different game though. The part that they had barely any time to complete nearly impossible inhuman obstacle is something that is INHUMAN. It makes it even more cinametic that there was barely any time. Inhumanly difficult stuff can take months to beat, like CoIV in... Roblox. They truly edged the time within this completion. Anyways, GG!

[@Tickdaspider]

i like these types of videos

[@raiz093]

Nice Summoning Salt reference

[@cosmicminun59]

Despite it being a complete failure, the Wii U was and still is one of my favorite game consoles. I had so many good memories with growing up with both it and the 3DS

[@Dumb_Protogen]

no way. april 5th is my bday!

[@Britishgamer26]

That magnum force in the background 3:35

[@ruinthe]

This video felt like a whole damn movie

[@Trappy_cappy]

This game is so fun it’s just nostalgic