Checkpoint Professor

10/06/2025

I'm now streaming LIVE most weekdays at lunch!

Join me for Lunch with Mario :mushroom:
When: 12 PM - 1 PM Central
Where: On YouTube, Tiktok & Twitch (or as I like to call it, "Tweesh!")

Come submit your Mario Maker levels, hang out, and let's have some fun! Hope to see you there!

08/05/2025

Just hit 15k subs, so it's contest time.
Design a Donkey Kong-style level in Mario Maker 2.
Top 3 get Switch 2 gear.
Deadline: August 22.
Details in the first comment.

05/30/2025

Speedrun and platforming 20sec by kazai M2F-T0Y-CKG

05/04/2025

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11/07/2024

My team and I have been working on this for the last several weeks, and we are excited to share it with the world in a couple weeks.

Originally, due to our short development timeline, we planned to use 2D backgrounds for our indie brick breaker/platformer. However, we found it didn't quite mesh with the 3D play space we created. Here's a render of the cave background we've developed instead, and we're excited about how it's coming together! hashtag hashtag hashtag

11/03/2024

🎉 13k Subs Celebration Contest! 🎉

To celebrate hitting 13k subs, I’m kicking off a Super Mario Maker 2 level design contest with a fun twist—"Lucky RNG Levels"! 🍀🎮

Think you can outsmart the randomness and create a level that’s both creative and unpredictable? Let’s see what you’ve got!

📝 Full contest details and rules here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DeugKnScJt9CD_Fs3ncJvhGCfn3wxSLHMjs9XbPLM6o/edit?usp=sharing

Submit your best level, and I’ll be playing them live on stream! Good luck, and may the RNG gods be in your favor! 😎

Let’s get rolling! 🚀

10/12/2024

Somebody asked why I went live this morning when I knew I would not able to stream for long.

Quick answer. I didn't know. I hoped I would be live for at least an hour. It's my daughters birthday today, I thought they might all sleep in a little longer and I would have more time to my self. I took a BIG risk, and it didn't play out. Turns out I got 13 minutes and 56 seconds for myself to stream and hang out with my amazing community.

Hoping to play some late Saturday night viewer levels this evening. I wish I could be more consistent with my time and schedule. It's not because I don't care. I do.

Happy Saturday everybody. I am off to a day of bounce houses, birthday cake and family time.

10/04/2024

🚀 2 Weeks into Indie Studio Dev 🚀
Not just tinkering around with my own games – I've got a team of 9 talented Junior developers diving into this 8-week project! 💻🎮
Having mentored over 50 students through this same process at universities, there’s a big difference between telling someone how to do it and jumping in yourself.

I'm having way more fun than I expected and can't wait to see where we land in 6 more weeks! 🎯✨