Super Hikari Maker is a side-scrolling platform game and game creation system developed by Azumanga Interactive and published by Bandai Namco Games for the Bandai CD Revolution. Players are able to create and play their own custom courses, based on Super Hikari, Super Hikari 3, Super Hikari World, and Super Hikari Kingdom, share them online, and download and play courses designed by other players.
Gameplay
Super Hikari Maker is a video game which allows players to create their own levels from the Super Hikari series, and then publish those courses to the Internet for other players to experience. Players can base their courses on the gameplay, and visual style of Super Hikari, Super Hikari 3, Super Hikari World, and Super Hikari Kingdom, which all share the physics of the latter. The gameplay mechanics and enemy behavior varies between the game modes. Some elements are limited to specific game styles while others can be added to game styles that previously did not have them in the original game, such as Bakemon in the first Super Hikari.
In addition to traditional Hikari elements such as Numemon, warp pipes and power ups, players are able to manipulate the behavior of various elements in unique ways. For example, they can stack enemies, have hazards come out of question blocks and warp pipes, use shells as protective helmets, and make cannons and Garbagemon emit any chosen objects. These combinations are possible because editing tools in the game work in tandem with one another. This allows players to enlarge an enemy by giving it a plum, grant an enemy the ability to fly by giving it wings, combine different attributes, and more. The Sound Cat (represented by Chiyo-Father) adds audiovisual effects to particular locations, including microphone-recorded sounds, though user-generated sounds are removed from uploaded courses. The Mystery Ball, which can only be used in the original Super Hikari theme, turns Hikari into one of about 97 characters from the Azumanga Daioh franchise. A Mystery Ball has the same effects as a Super Plum. Each of these characters can be unlocked by playing through the Hikari Challenge, and clearing special Event Courses.
Once the user is able to play through their own newly created course, that course is then allowed to be published to the online Course World. There, all players can browse and play various user-generated courses, or participate in the Hikari Challenge, where they can play through a set of randomly selected user-created courses with 100 lives. Its difficulty levels are Easy, Normal, Expert and Super Expert. Alternatively, players can play the Simple Hikari Challenge, where they play a selection of the game's pre-made courses with only 10 lives. Players are initially limited in the amount of courses they can upload online, but by receiving stars from other players, they can earn medals which allow them to upload more courses.
Sound Effects Used
- Anime Bamboo Sound
- Anime Big Pop Sound (Heard when you are in eraser mode in various pitches.)
- Anime Cat Meow Sound 1 (Heard occasionally when a cat's arm appears.)
- Anime Cat Meow Sound 4 (Heard occasionally when a cat's arm appears.)
- Anime Cat Meow Sound 5 (Heard occasionally when a cat's arm appears.)
- Anime Cicada Chirping Sound
- Cuica 01
- Hollywoodedge, High Bird Chirp Bell CRT015501 (The pop sound is used when dying while wearing the Felyne costume.)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501 (Heard when you are erasing in eraser mode.)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503 (Heard in both normal and low pitches, use for Mini Werewolfmon's jumping in "New Hikari Kingdom" mode.)
- Hollywoodedge, Single Frog Croak Cl CRT013001
- Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701 (Heard in the "Fireworks" effect.)
- Miscellaneous Anime Sound 1 (Heard when entering in eraser mode.)
- Miscellaneous Anime Sound 9 (Heard after shaking the objects along with Sound Ideas, BELL TREE - ASCENDING MEDIUM, MUSIC, PERCUSSION and when an object is thrown out.)
- SMB 1-Up Sound
- SMB Boss Death Sound
- SMB Brick Block Sound
- SMB Cannon Sound
- SMB Coin Sound (Used when collecting coins in "Super Hikari" mode.)
- SMB Death Sound
- SMB Fireball Sound
- SMB Fire Breath Sound
- SMB Flagpole Sound
- SMB Jump Sound (Used when jumping in "Super Hikari" mode.)
- SMB Koopa Shell/Kick Sound
- SMB Power Up Sound
- SMB Question Block Hit/Bump Sound
- SMB Question Block Sound
- SMB Stomp Sound
- SMB Warp Pipe/Power Down Sound
- SMB3 Boss Death Sound
- SMB3 Item Sound
- SMB3 Power Down Sound
- SMB3 Ready to Fly Sound
- SMB3 Tail Sound
- SMW 1-Up Sound
- SMW Boss Death Sound 1
- SMW Cannon Sound
- SMW Cape Power Up Sound
- SMW Cape Sound
- SMW Checkpoint Sound
- SMW Coin Sound
- SMW Death Sound
- SMW Door Sound
- SMW Dry Bones Sound
- SMW Hit Sound
- SMW Impact Sound
- SMW Item Sound
- SMW Jump Sound
- SMW Koopa Clown Car Sound
- SMW Lava Bubble Sound
- SMW Magic Sound
- SMW Pause Sound
- SMW Power Down Sound
- SMW Power Up Sound
- SMW Question Block Hit/Bump Sound
- SMW Spin Sound
- SMW Spit Sound
- SMW Springboard Sound
- SMW Swimming Sound
- SMW Switch Sound
- SMW Timer Sound
- SMW Yoshi Egg Hatch Sound
- SMW Yoshi Fire Sound
- SMW Yoshi Gulp Sound
- SMW Yoshi Sound
- SMW Yoshi Tongue Sound
- SMW Yoshi Whistle Sound
- Sonic Jump (Used for "Sonic the Hedgehog" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sonic Ring (Used for "Sonic the Hedgehog" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sonic Skid (Used for "Sonic the Hedgehog" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sound Ideas, BELL TREE - ASCENDING MEDIUM, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (Heard after shaking the objects along with Miscellaneous Anime Sound 9.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, SKYLARK - SINGING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BUBBLES, UNDERWATER - HEAVY UNDERWATER BUBBLES
- Sound Ideas, BUBBLES, UNDERWATER - STEADY UNDERWATER BUBBLES
- Sound Ideas, BUZZER, GAME SHOW - GAME SHOW BUZZER: SHORT
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BELL - METAL XYLOPHONE, SHORT GLISS UP, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (Sampled in the underwater music in "Super Hikari Kingdom" mode.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEW'S HARP BOING, SHORT 01 (Used every time you jump on a spring in "Super Hikari Kingdom" mode.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - TIMPANI, SHORT GLISS UP, PERCUSSION, MUSIC, DRUMS
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DRIP - SINGLE DRIP, WATER, DROP 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - BIG ANVIL HIT (Heard in the "Eerie Laugh" effect.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - BICYCLE HORN, THREE QUICK TOOTS (Used in the "Car Horn" effect.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT, SHARP HORN TOOT, HIGH (Used for "Takeru & Hikari" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 01 (Used for "Digimon" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 02 (Used for "Digimon" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - CORK SQUEAK AND POP 01 (1st squeak)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - SMALL POP 01 (Used for "Azumanga Daioh", and "Azumanga Tunes" Mystery Ball costumes.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FAST ZING WHISTLE, ZIP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SIREN WHISTLE (Used in Editor Mode when a Super Plum falls out of an enemy when reverting them to their original size.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: LONG SLOW WARBLE DOWN
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: QUICK ZIP DOWN
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE, REPEATING SLIDES, DOWN (1st whistle)
- Sound Ideas, CASH REGISTER - ANTIQUE: SINGLE KEY WITH BELL, FAST
- Sound Ideas, CHIMES - DOORBELL, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01 (Sped up)
- Sound Ideas, COWBELL - RATTLE, SHORT, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
- Sound Ideas, DOG, ROTTWEILER - MEDIUM DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Used in "Super Hikari Kingdom" mode for the Kamineko Chomps.)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - FRONT DOOR: CLOSE
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - FRONT DOOR: OPEN
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 03
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, BELL - SINGLE RING
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (Series 6000) (Used for Bing Bomb explosions in "Super Hikari Kingdom" mode.)
- Sound Ideas, FART - SMALL FART, HUMAN 02 (High Pitched)
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BURST - SMALL BURST OF FLAMES IN WOOD STOVE 01
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BURST - SMALL BURST OF FLAMES IN WOOD STOVE 02 (Low Pitched)
- Sound Ideas, FLAME THROWER - MEDIUM BURST, FIRE 01
- Sound Ideas, FOOTSTEPS, METAL - BOOTS: WALK
- Sound Ideas, GUN, TANK - HOWITZER: SINGLE SHOT 03
- Sound Ideas, MATCH - BLOWING MATCH OUT, FIRE
- Sound Ideas, SPACE - SPACE COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC, SCI FI (Used when saving a level.)
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE - PEA WHISTLE: MEDIUM BLOW, POLICE
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE - PEA WHISTLE: SHORT BLOW, POLICE
