Daves Compendium of Level Select Screens
The article discusses various innovative level select screens from different video games, highlighting their unique features and impacts on gameplay. It emphasizes how these screens enhance player immersion and exploration by allowing non-linear progression. The author invites contributions from readers to expand the collection of level select screens.
- ▪Super Mario Land 2 introduced an immersive level select screen where players could walk around and choose levels in any order.
- ▪Bad North features a dynamic level select screen that reflects the game's evolving world as islands become inaccessible due to invasions.
- ▪Scribblenauts Unlimited encourages exploration by allowing players to collect stars in any order to unlock new worlds.
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| Original publisher | Co |
| Canonical URL | http://www.davetech.co.uk/gamedevlevelselect |
| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 08:15:29 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-27T08:37:56.893Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-27T08:37:56.893Z |
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I wanted to make a collection of good/different level select screens for developers or anyone that wanted inspiration, if you want to send me any to add you can do so here or on Twitter. I wanted to do Super Mario Land 2 early on this list. I’m sure it wasn’t the first game to do any of these things but it was the first time I saw them so it was truly revolutionary for me. Super Mario Land 2 First off you can walk around the level select screen, this felt so immersive. Not only was everything super cute but it made the game feel less abstract. The second thing that was very apparent was you didn’t need to do the levels in a particular order.
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