Your Level Sucks

Gator Company Series

Your Level SUCKS

Debut: September 13, 2015

Episodes: 77

Opening Theme: "Bob-Omb Battlefield Rock" by Rockyowitz

Cast: Draco (host, editor)

Your Level Sucks (often stylized as Your Level SUCKS) is the name given to a group of miniseries produced by Gatorbox showcasing levels and stages of poor quality submitted to the online communities of various video games. The series debuted in September 2015 highlighting Super Mario Maker. This inaugural series went on to become the most popular and most viewed series produced by the channel.

The original Your Level Sucks was formally cancelled in 2017 with a final episode set to be released, however the series was revived in 2019 following the announcement of Super Mario Maker 2. Filming of the Super Mario Maker 2 version of Your Level Sucks concluded in 2020. Draco has stated that he's open to the idea of bringing the series back for a third run if Nintendo releases a Super Mario Maker 3 in the future.

Super Mario Maker

The Super Mario Maker edition of Your Level Sucks was produced from 2015 - 2017 and featured 18 standard episodes, 9 "special" episodes, 2 viewer special episodes, and a live edition as part of the 2016 Extra Life charity marathon. It gained immense popularity on YouTube due to the series' counterpoint to the many videos praising stages and pandering to viewers/subscribers. The content of the series was highly contested by viewers but remained a popular addition to the Gatorbox channel and stayed in offline production during much of 2016 when the stream's live counterpart was on production hiatus.

The first run of Your Level Sucks ended in 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey. A "finalé" episode was announced to have been in the works that would provide closure to the series and Draco's "character", however this project was shelved when Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker 2 in 2019. A second season of the show, titled Your Level Sucks 2, was announced instead.

A farewell episode of the series dubbed "The Final Collection" was recorded on March 10, 2024 ("Mario Day") to be released on April 8, 2024 which Nintendo had previously announced would be the day the servers hosting Super Mario Maker's level database would be shut down. It is technically the sixteenth collection of the series and its internal episode ID denotes this however it was named the "final" one as no more episodes can be filmed now that the servers are offline.

Episode	Release Date	Featured Course	Notes
Collection 1	September 13, 2015	None	First ever episode of Your Level Sucks.
Collection 2	September 23, 2015	None
Collection 3	October 14, 2015	Bowser's Big City Nintendo Hard Don't Go P Donald Trump's Money Jamboree
Collection 4	December 6, 2015	None	Guest host Trustsuperjail.
Collection 5	December 30, 2015	None	Filmed in advance due to set closure.
Special 1	January 6, 2016	None	Features the Mercedes-Benz GLA course.
Collection 6	January 13, 2016	CONSUME. OBEY.
Special 2	January 20, 2016	None	Features the Nintendo World Championship 2015 courses.
Collection 7	January 27, 2016	None
Special 3	February 10, 2016	None	"Your Level DOESN'T Suck"
Collection 9	February 17, 2016	Every Evel Knievel Jump Ever	First episode filmed in "the pink room".
Collection 10	February 24, 2016	None	First episode to use the scrolling title screen.
Viewer Special 1	March 2, 2016	Your Level SUCKS: The Experience	First ever Viewer Special.
EX Collection 1	March 9, 2016	None	Expert level courses are played.
Special 4	March 23, 2016	None	Draco evaluates his own levels.
EX Collection 2	March 30, 2016	A Good NSMBU Stage	Expert level courses are played.
Special 5	April 6, 2016	None	Super Expert level courses are played.
Special 6	May 4, 2016	None	"Lolcow" special. This episode has been delisted.
Collection 11	May 11, 2016	None
Collection 12	May 18, 2016	None
Special 7	May 25, 2016	None	Playing through popular stages. Incomplete episode.
Collection 13	June 1, 2016	None	Draco wears a MAGA hat as a gag in this episode.
EX Collection 3	June 8, 2016	None	Expert level courses are played.
Special 8	June 15, 2016	None	Features the Shaun the Sheep course.
Viewer Special 2	June 22, 2016	YLS Title Credits
Collection 14	July 20, 2016	None
Live!	December 11, 2016	None	Featured as part of the Extra Life 2016 marathon.
Special 9	April 27, 2017	None	Filmed in the current Gatorbox set. "De-rust" special.
Collection 15	May 25, 2017	None	Season finale.
N/A	February 16, 2019	None	"The Best of Your Level Sucks".
Collection 16	April 8, 2024	None	Released on the day Nintendo shut down the servers for Super Mario Maker.

Super Mario Maker 2

On February 13, 2019 Nintendo announced the upcoming release of Super Mario Maker 2 for the Nintendo Switch. Three days later a clip show titled "The Very Best of Your Level Sucks" was uploaded to the Gatorbox YouTube channel. The official return of Your Level Sucks was confirmed the following day when a short 30-second teaser was released showing Draco, in character, jumping on a turtle sculpture and shooting the finger to the upset cameraman. Sound effects from the NES Mario games were added for comedic effect. The revival series was titled Your Level Sucks 2 and entered production in June 2019. Unlike the first series Your Level Sucks 2 was filmed live on Saturday nights weekly for exactly one year. This required creative solutions to censor level codes in real time to prevent viewers from potentially mass downvoting featured levels. At the conclusion of its production there were 30 collection episodes, 13 "special" episodes, 2 extra episodes, and 4 viewer special episodes of Your Level Sucks 2.

The series was known for its running gags and segments, one of which being Draco hiding his "Kickstarter Pen" somewhere in most episodes. This was the pen he used to keep track of level names for post-production editing and often times it would be hidden in elaborate ways to trick viewers. Additionally starting with Collection #4 Draco would briefly show off something Mario or Nintendo related from his extensive video game collection. These segments were included in the series to better "humanize" Draco as a character act and prime the audience for a satirical show instead of going with a hard sardonic persona like the first season.

Although the series ended in June 2020, Draco has stated that he is open to the idea of bringing the series back for a hypothetical Your Level Sucks 3 if Nintendo releases another installment of Super Mario Maker.

Episode	Release Date	"Cool Stuff"	Featured Course	Kickstarter Pen	Notes
Special 1	July 2, 2019	None	IT BEGINS	None	First episode of the second season.
Collection 1	July 9, 2019	None	Super Mighty Mario Bomb Jack	None	Guest host Tuna Boat Tony.
Collection 2	July 16, 2019	None	Mario Spacehead's Crusade	None
Collection 3	July 23, 2019	None	An Inconvenient Spoof	None
Collection 4	July 30, 2019	Nintendo "Game Pack" cards	Earthworm Mario	None	Debut of the "Cool Stuff" segment.
Special 2	August 6, 2019	None	None	None	Features levels from Wendy's and Arby's.
Special 3	August 13, 2019	None	None	None	Viewer Special #1.
Collection 5	August 20, 2019	Super Mario Bros. movie ad	Bob-Omb Battlefield De-make	None	First acknowledgement of the Kickstarter Pen.
Collection 6	August 27, 2019	Super Mario World 64 bootleg	ADA Compliant World 1-1	None
Collection 7	September 3, 2019	Vintage Super Mario sweatshirt	Yoshi's Super Sushi Buffet	None	The Switch controller is hidden as a gag.
Collection 8	September 17, 2019	Taco Bell Mario Kart 64 toy	Mario's Warehouse Job	Inside Nessie's mouth	Features Expert difficulty stages.
Collection 9	September 25, 2019	New Coke	None	Inside Draco's jacket
Collection 10	October 2, 2019	Homemade Warp Whistle	None	None
Special 4	October 9, 2019	None	None	None	Viewer Special #2. On camera debut of Otto.
Collection 11	October 16, 2019	Super Mario Bros. 3 poster	None	On the camera tripod
Collection 12	October 22, 2019	Nintendo 64 "Greatest Hits" album	None	None
Extra 1	October 29, 2019	None	None	None	11 exit speedrun of Super Mario World.
Extra 2	October 31, 2019	None	None	None	Special levels of Super Mario World.
Holiday Special	January 1, 2020	None	None	Inside a Christmas cracker	Draco builds a gingerbread castle
Collection 13	February 1, 2020	Nintendo Power issue #1	None	Inside Draco's hoodie
Special 5, Part 1	February 11, 2020	None	None	None	Playing Nintendo's official levels.
Special 5, Part 2	February 17, 2020	None	None	None	Playing Nintendo's official levels.
Special 6	March 26, 2020	None	None	None	Viewer Special #3.
Collection 14	March 26, 2020	Birdo figurine	None	Inside a box of cereal
Collection 15	June 14, 2020	McDonald's Mario toys (c. 2000's)	None	Inside an advent calendar
Collection 16	June 21, 2020	Super Mario Christmas ornament	None	Inside a Lifesavers container
Collection 17	June 28, 2020	Super Mario squishy blind bag	None	Inside a roll of Mentos
Collection 18	July 5, 2020	Super Mario Hot Wheels cars	None	Inside a Famicom cartridge converter
Special 7	July 12, 2020	None	None	None	Features Super Expert difficulty stages.
Collection 19	July 19, 2020	Vintage Yoshi's Story shirt	None	Inside the Bit Sign
Collection 20	July 26, 2020	Super Mario magnets	None	Draco does a card trick
Special 8	August 2, 2020	None	None	Inside the Wii U gamepad	Levels from Super Mario Maker.
Collection 21	August 9, 2020	Super Mario World stickers	None	Inside Draco's jacket
Collection 22	August 17, 2020	Super Mario 25th Anniversary banner	None	Inside a Pizza Hut pitcher
Collection 23	August 23, 2020	Vintage Nintendo Power lunch box	None	Inside a Mario thermos
Collection 24	August 30, 2020	Kart Fighter bootleg	None	Inside Draco's hair
Special 9	September 6, 2020	None	None	Under Draco's Mario hat	Playing through Super Worlds.
Collection 25	September 20, 2020	Super Mario card game	None	Inside the card game box
Collection 26	September 20, 2020	Vintage 1980's Mario plush	None	Inside a Coca-Cola "Magican"	The Kickstarter Pen was sold in this can.
Collection 27	October 4, 2020	Super Mario Bros. 3 rental case art	None	Arrives in the mail
Collection 28	October 11, 2020	Super Mario collectible coin	None	Inside a Crystal Light package
Special 10	October 19, 2020	Birdo trading cards	None	None	Playing through Ninji Speedrun courses.
Special 11	October 25, 2020	None	None	None	Attempting courses online with viewers.
Collection 29	November 1, 2020	McDonald's Mario toys (c. 1990's)	None	Inside the Holy Grail
Collection 30	November 15, 2020	Japanese Super Mario ball labyrinth	None	Inside a Nintendo 64 box	Last standard collection episode of the season.
Special 12, Part 1	November 22, 2020	None	None	None	Viewer Special #4.
Special 12, Part 2	November 29, 2020	None	Your World Sucks	None	Viewer Special #4. Season finale.

Mega Maker

Due to the popularity of the Your Level Sucks series, a spin-off was created based upon the popular Mega Maker game engine that allows players to create their own stages in the same style of the Mega Man series on the NES. Two episodes were produced for this series, however production came to a close following Hurricane Harvey. The future of this iteration of Your Level Sucks is unclear.