Your Level Sucks
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.