Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury contains a number of exciting bosses, many of which have nothing to do with Bowser. However, the game also contains a few lackluster bosses that may leave players dreaming of a greater challenge. One Super Mario 3D World player shared a video dedicated to taking on what may be the game's greatest fan-created challenge yet: fighting every non-Bowser boss at once.
According to YouTuber NinTyler, the mod--which was created by Baconfearmc--couldn't incorporate the Bowser fights thanks to them being anchored to specific boss arenas. The Prince Bully mini-boss appears to be missing for similar reasons, as it might be hard to kick the armored boss across a full-sized arena. However, this Super Mario 3D World mod still features a chaotic array of foes that may be too much for the game to handle.
NinTyler's video begins by showing the player character, Yoshi, going into a new box and being transported to a large, open boss arena. Once there, several boss fights immediately trigger, revealing King Ka-thunk, Pom Pom, and three separate versions of Boom Boom taken from three separate boss fights. Things immediately begin dissolving into chaos and the whole arena is ringed with bells, but NinTyler still doesn't seem to be satisfied with this level of competition in Super Mario 3D World.
After a bit of exploration, NinTyler concludes that more boss fights can be triggered across different parts of the arena and quickly makes a big circuit around the stage. This prompts Boss Brolder, Hisstocrat and Queen Hisstocrat, and Motley Bossblob to take shape and join the brawl. The initial fight is spent grappling with the game engine as much as the crowd of bosses, as there seem to be so many bosses fighting at once that the game has begun to glitch out. NinTyler even spends a while avoiding the cherry power-ups that allow players to make clones in fear that they won't work.
After a significant amount of time spent racing around desperately avoiding the seething mass of bosses, NinTyler manages to take down several opponents. This makes the crowd more manageable, which allows the player to tackle the more tactical bosses using a mix of power-ups, determination, and lots of bells. However, even after beating almost every boss in Super Mario 3D World at once, NinTyler still demanded a greater challenge. The YouTuber went on to tackle the mod again, this time while using far fewer power-ups.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is out now, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.