[[File:MegaManMakerChallengeEventLogoNew.png|thumb|The logo for the ''Mega Man Maker'' Challenge Event by NeoValo]]
[[File:MegaManMakerChallengeEventLogoNew.png|thumb|The logo for the ''Mega Man Maker'' Challenge Event by NeoValo]]
'''The ''Mega Man Maker'' challenge event''' (also known as '''''MMM''CE''', '''''Mega Man Maker'' Level Contest''', or '''''MMM''LC''') is a series of public level creation contests held in ''[[Mega Man Maker]]''. These challenges usually have certain criteria for level design and are made to encourage creative usage of assets available within the game's editor. Several judges vote and give written reviews on the entries, with the winning stage being the one that received the most votes. The winning creators from a challenge are usually offered a prize at the end of the challenge; in recent contests, the reward for the winning level has often been its inclusion as an [[example level]] in the next major update.
The '''''Mega Man Maker'' challenge event''' (also known as '''''MMM''CE''', '''''Mega Man Maker'' Level Contest''', or '''''MMM''LC''') is a series of public level creation contests held in ''[[Mega Man Maker]]''. These challenges usually have certain criteria for level design and are made to encourage creative usage of assets available within the game's editor. Several judges vote and give written reviews on the entries, with the winning stage being the one that received the most votes. The winning creators from a challenge are usually offered a prize at the end of the challenge; in recent contests, the reward for the winning level has often been its inclusion as an [[example level]] in the next major update.
==History==
==History==
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==Contests==
==Contests==
As of June 3, 2025, there have been nine challenge events:
As of October 25, 2025, there have been nine challenge events:
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/15uSnoJtMP5h_a_OlazCehNuTBqYXH6CUDSictsBcJkQ Cold King Challenge Results] (offline)
|[[Challenge event/Cold Kings Awakening|List of Cold King's Awakening level submissions]]
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|Wily's Construction Co.
|September 6, 2018
|?
|October 1, 2018
|?
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*Username: Lunuleaf
*Level Name: Striped Castle
*Level ID: 259077
*Final Score: 2 of 7 judge votes, won via tie-breaker.
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*Joaje
*Terminus Est
*Shy Guy’s Stash
*[[BushBacon]]
*[[VeryCleanGuy]]
*[[Aze]]
*[[V1ral]]
|?
|?
|?
|Offline
|Offline
|[[Challenge event/Wilys Construction Co.|List of Wily's Construction Co. level submissions]]
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|Nature's Wrath
|?
|December 14, 2018
|December 17, 2018
|?
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*Username: Lunuleaf
*Level Name: Swift Through The Winds My Fateful Little Robot
*Level ID: 284166
*Final Score: 2 of 7 judge votes, won via tie-breaker.
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*NapkinDictator
*LisWielki
*Sweggles
*BushBacon
*Aze
*VeryCleanGuy
*Shy Guy’s Stash
*Joaje (stopped judging due to personal reasons)
|?
|?
|?
|Offline
|Offline
|[[Challenge event/Natures Wrath|List of Nature's Wrath level submissions]]
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|Retro Redux
|February 4, 2019<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/328229181504618496/542087890830753852 V1ral announces the Retro Redux level contest]</ref>
|February 19, 2019<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/328229181504618496/547407120186736650 Aze announces that submissions for the Retro Redux level contest are open]</ref>
|February 22, 2019
|March 25, 2019<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/328229181504618496/559744450180546564 Aze announces the results for the Turbo Time Trials contest]</ref>
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*Username: Lenny
*Level Name: Temple of the Sword
*Level ID: 298051
*Final Score: 3 of 7 judge votes.
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*BushBacon (could not make a review)
*Aze
*LisPL
*NapkinDictator
*Sweggles
*[[V1ral]]
*[[Very Clean Guy]]
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*Metal Mk II (ID: 294354) by V1ralgam3r
*MM1 Fire Man Remix (ID: 294546) by Aze
|Winner gets one Robot Master [[weapon]] of their choice from the numbered NES games added to ''Mega Man Maker''
|[[Challenge event/Retro Redux|List of Retro Redux level submissions]]
|-
|Turbo Time Trials
|July 16, 2021<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/865656705341587476 NotQuiteHere introduces the Turbo Time Trials contest]</ref>
|July 30, 2021<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/870516553920180295 NotQuiteHere announces that submissions for the Turbo Time Trials contest are open]</ref>
|August 13, 2021<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/875975181120733185 NotQuiteHere announces that submissions for the Turbo Time Trials contest are closed]</ref>
|September 16, 2021<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/888056053391044668 NotQuiteHere announces the results for the Turbo Time Trials contest]</ref>
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*Username: Beanut Putter
*Level Name: Dr. Crossfit's Navigation Station
*Level ID: 518747
*Final Score: 3 of 6 judge votes.<ref>Tied with Mad Magnet Dash (ID: 517598) by WoWoWood on 3 votes but Dr. Crossfit's Navigation Station won as it received two honorable mentions compared to Mad Magnet Dash's one honorable mention</ref>
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*[[NotQuiteHere]]
*[[Very Clean Guy]]
*D-Man<ref name=Turbo>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/862745964861980714 NotQuiteHere announces the four new challenge judges: D-Man, BigMaster, Phun, and Random Met]</ref>
*[[BigMaster]]<ref name=Turbo/>
*Phun<ref name=Turbo/>
*Random Met<ref name=Turbo/>
|Getaway Express (ID: 517237) by Very Clean Guy
|Winner's level is added to ''Mega Man Maker'' as an example level
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_EkQJhadm-1gdW8bkjXC2VF3WKm3TbGfS9GuEZEyfr8/edit?tab=t.0 Turbo Time Trials]<br>
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zBic4SxSMClim-S6XR_IV1F1OcuCoYfG-V_7mAU2NAs/edit?tab=t.0 Turbo Time Trials Results & Winner Announcement]<br>
|[[Challenge event/Turbo Time Trials|List of Turbo Time Trials level submissions]]
|-
|New Year's Tradition
|January 10, 2025<ref name="New Year announce">[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1327300990009086063 Sasha announces the New Year's Tradition level contest]</ref>
|January 24, 2025<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1332503962795905126 Sasha announces the start of level submissions for the New Year's Tradition level contest]</ref>
|February 7, 2025<ref name="New Year announce"/>
|February 25, 2025<ref name="New Year results">[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1344089015996911667 Sasha announces the results of the New Year's Tradition level contest]</ref>
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*Username: ItsJustSeb
*Level Name: Fission Furnace Zone
*Level ID: 576522
*Final Score: 3 of 7 judge votes.
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*[[GamerFromTheWeb|Sasha]]
*Phun<ref name=newjudges>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1324106206473752627 Sasha announces the new level contest judges for the upcoming contest]</ref>
*Fati98<ref name=newjudges/>
*Obderhode<ref name=newjudges/>
*Things<ref name=newjudges/>
*[[Toxin-GX]]<ref name=newjudges/>
*Octodude<ref name=newjudges/>
|MMMLC - SOULFLARE SCOURGE (ID: 575398) by Chipsnsasha
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*Winner receives a $30 Steam gift card and their level added to ''Mega Man Maker'' as an example level
*Runner-up receives a $20 Steam gift card
|[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYyPOhjV_pvkkrcKinl3fwu8_aKGhN-HJ4dD0utj0i_rUubQ/closedform Official ''Mega Man Maker'' Level Contest - Judge Application]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1319716354890141816 Sasha announces the return of official level contests]</ref> (closed)
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVt99Gr-79HmtTIDi3Z7CNd-Tem5_cdfklJIlKTSMpM/edit?tab=t.0 MMMLC - New Year's Tradition Challenge (2025)]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1327300990009086063 Sasha announces the New Year's Tradition level contest and the prizes for the winner]</ref>
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19k2omFGE1HBtGl7zfRzLlUo9Smr0rFLz_WkyzDVupdU/edit?tab=t.0 MMMLC - New Year's Tradition Results (2025)]<ref name="New Year results"/>
|[[Challenge event/New Years Tradition|List of New Year's Tradition level submissions]]
|-
|Break the Targets
|March 24, 2025<ref name="Break the Targets announce">[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1353674427732066355 Sasha announces the Break the Targets contest and the prizes for the winners]</ref><ref name="Break the Targets open">[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1358826831599632596 Sasha announces the start of level submissions for the Break the Targets]</ref>
|April 7, 2025<ref name="Break the Targets open"/>
|April 21, 2025<ref name="Break the Targets announce"/>
|May 25, 2025<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1378406012343816243 Sasha announces the results of the Break the Targets level contest]</ref>
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*Username: Techmark
*Level Name: MMMLC - Metropolitan Marksman
*Level ID: 579442
*Final Score: 3 of 7 judge votes.
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*[[GamerFromTheWeb|Sasha]]
*Phun
*Fati98
*Obderhode
*Things
*Toxin-GX
*MegaMarino<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/328222878489247744/679001464823218186/1342609350065262745 Sasha announces MegaMarino as a judge for upcoming contests]</ref>
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*Mmmlc - Tornado Zeppelin (ID: 578237) by Toxin-g
*MMMLC - Voidstrike Facility (ID: 578419) by Things
*MMMLC - Bill Zeyes Target Hunting Grounds (ID: 578458) by Chipsnsasha
|
*Winner receives a $50 Steam gift card<ref name="Break the Targets open"/>
*Runner up receives a $30 Steam gift card<ref name="Break the Targets open"/>
*Third place receives a $15 Steam gift card<ref name="Break the Targets open"/>
|N/A
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*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/16UL7CNTADGh0vwkVwr4ra2TRVaUGNLICD3nOeVappPs/edit?tab=t.0 MMMLC - Break the Targets Challenge (2025)]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iFChkGcT352RY12podQFu3WpgGDPs9FxlAwFAjuGaYQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0 MMMLC - Break the Targets: Judge Scores (2025)]
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ievbRdJCYovozJEKKaQe_zvrgKmzh211X0cN4OIHbZ8/edit?tab=t.0 MMMLC - Break the Targets Results (2025)]
|[[Challenge event/Break the Targets|List of Break the Targets level submissions]]
The logo for the Mega Man Maker Challenge Event by NeoValo
The Mega Man Maker challenge event (also known as MMMCE, Mega Man Maker Level Contest, or MMMLC) is a series of public level creation contests held in Mega Man Maker. These challenges usually have certain criteria for level design and are made to encourage creative usage of assets available within the game's editor. Several judges vote and give written reviews on the entries, with the winning stage being the one that received the most votes. The winning creators from a challenge are usually offered a prize at the end of the challenge; in recent contests, the reward for the winning level has often been its inclusion as an example level in the next major update.
The challenge events were started by then beta tester dolphin who had already done contests in his Discord server, "Let Me Level With You". WreckingPrograms gave him permission to start the event on the Mega Man Maker Official Server. The then fellow beta tester Aze was a co-host for the events. However, due to sexual harassment and abuse of power allegations, dolphin was fired and Aze was the sole coordinator until V1ral joined.
On July 21, 2019, WreckingPrograms alongside other developers and global moderators discontinued the challenge events for many reasons and encouraged the community to take part in fan challenges instead. As a result, the Challenge Coordinator roles on the forums and the Discord server were removed. Additionally, while the Discord server already had a channel for fan challenges (#fan_challenges), a new category was added to the forums for fan challenges.
The challenge event was brought back on June 12, 2021 with NotQuiteHere being reinstated as a challenge coordinator and previous challenge members V1ral and Very Clean Guy being appointed assistant challenge coordinators. NotQuiteHere closed his unofficial Challenge Event server in favor of leading the official events. Turbo Time Trials was different from other challenges in that the prize is getting the winning level included in the Example Levels and the contest is solely hosted in the Discord server. NotQuiteHere resigned in August of 2022 and Very Clean Guy replaced him as the main coordinator. However, Very Clean Guy resigned as of 2023.
The challenge event was once again revived on December 20, 2024 with Sasha as the new challenge coordinator. The New Year's Tradition contest was the first official challenge contest after over three years with new challenges taking place more frequently.
Contests
As of October 25, 2025, there have been nine challenge events:
The challenges originated from the Let Me Level With You Discord server and went through nine challenges before being officially adopted by the Mega Man Maker Discord server. The nine challenges were:
Automatic traditional (a traditional level that can secretly be completed by holding left/right and nothing else)
Break out (start with almost nothing and gather weapons as the level progresses)
Shop
"Hard Mode" level (an easy level with ways to make it harder)
The Retro Redux event was the only event to include a prize which directly influenced the game's assets. The winner of the contest, Lenny, chose the weapon Rain Flush as the prize. The weapon was added in version 1.5.4.
Gallery
Promotional images
A pixel art version of the logo for the Mega Man Maker Challenge Event
Promotional artwork by PKWeegee for the Proto-Pocalypse challenge event
Promotional artwork by NeoValo for the Cold King's Awakening challenge event
Promotional artwork for the Wily Construction Co. challenge event
Promotional artwork for the Nature's Wrath challenge event
Promotional artwork for the Retro Redux challenge event
Promotional artwork by V1ral for the Turbo Time Trials challenge event
Promotional artwork by Sasha for the New Year's Tradition challenge event
Promotional artwork by Sasha for the Break the Targets challenge event
A pixel art version of the logo for the Mega Man Maker Challenge Event
Promotional artwork by PKWeegee for the Proto-Pocalypse challenge event
Promotional artwork by NeoValo for the Cold King's Awakening challenge event
Promotional artwork for the Wily Construction Co. challenge event
Promotional artwork for the Nature's Wrath challenge event
Promotional artwork for the Retro Redux challenge event
Promotional artwork by V1ral for the Turbo Time Trials challenge event
Promotional artwork by Sasha for the New Year's Tradition challenge event
Promotional artwork by Sasha for the Break the Targets challenge event
