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This is pretty much the first taste of how annoying repulsors can be. They have a cumulative effect based on how long you stay in their range, which is why you just fall past if you jump on them from above (except when using an air braking or double jumping character - those are really good for deal...

Don't eat the moving snow. It's maggots. That's kind of a weird thing to suddenly realize. That warp zone intro screen says Matt Thorson, and the levels look like something out of MoneySeize or Jumper 3. I'm starting to think the warp zones are entirely made by the intro screen artists. Naija's my f...

So what does The Kid have over Ogmo? They both have a double jump, so what else is different between the two? Double jump height. I think The Kid might also be faster than Ogmo? By a long shot. The Kid's at least as fast as Jill, probably even the fastest character after Meat Boy. He's a beast - I ...

By not wanting to actually do that, you can jump FAR BIG. I really don't like elevator segments in this game, or other parts where the difficulty comes from the slippery controls screwing you over. But I guess it's kind of inevitable in a precision platformer with such acceleration physics. I've onl...

I don't mind Little Horn that much. That kind of design isn't too bad in a game with infinite instant retries. The lack of telegraphing and length are annoying, but I found later normal levels much worse in terms of trial and error. I kind of like the x-20 stages (the light world ones, that is). The...

At least half of everyone with "alex" in their name is a vampire, because so many of them like to spell their name backwards Dammit! You found out my secret! And that "because" wasn't even a shorthand for "I assume so because...". It's the actual causal relation - that...

The maws are kind of annoying. Due to their homing property you need a lot of repetitive trial and error to know where they'll hit and launch their mini-maws. They used to be easier in the meat boy game that wasn't super; I think they were a lot slower. Portals have a little cooldown animation after...

At least half of everyone with "alex" in their name is a vampire, because so many of them like to spell their name backwards

http://www.arch.ksu.edu/seamon/Brill.htm this is so cool and fascinating
architecture as communication, or perhaps 'reverse archaeology' if you want to be silly

I didn't know about either of these warp zones. I used to be terrible at dealing with most of Hell's gimmicks, so I spent too a lot of time struggling with them and little time exploring. Never put your meat in a game boy, please. Palette swaps (and some other characters like Alien Hominid) can only...

TheFinalSentinel wrote:My God...

Scratch my previous post, that's truly my aesthetic, because I'm a bogobogo.
Recursion is always good and cool.

Bwarch wrote:My aesthetic is the SM64 entrance screen corrupted. What's yours?

-mosaics and other patterns
-mechanics
-glitches
-ruins
-ambiguity
-the incomprehensible
-random generators that produce text/art/landscape
-surreal humour

Moving platforms are pretty glitchy due to this game's weird skippy collision control, so they sometimes squish you under a ceiling when you're supposed to have enough space. On my slow laptop a few hell stages are unbeatable with Meat Boy. Naija is my favourite character. Her special move allows yo...

I thought this was going to be an oddly phrased "wish me luck" thread. To clutch your own thumb is a German gesture akin to crossing your fingers.

Since I don't know SMWC's budget situation and whether it allows them to afford more than 1 troll, I wonder in hindsight if the OP is an early iteration of suck hacker.

so.. farewell, Terry Pratchett.

dr_kraid wrote:Why does Beet Boy walljump higher than his regular jumps. That's just daft and I don't like it.

As I said. I'm pretty sure regular jumps can go that high, but you need a bit of a running start. A wall jump is stronger than a regular jump that lacks momentum.

Cartridge Dump reminds me of the area preceding Unfriendly Seizure Land in Fez. Yup, wall jumps can sometimes take you further than standing ones, because they don't require a running start. It's weird how this warp zone is kind of a tutorial level for this but not very upfront about it. I'm incline...

KobaBeach wrote:these are the husbandos of evil

you must yiff each

it's like mega man

Ashan wrote:I imported a new3DSLL charging cradle.

I somehow read that as "implemented a new 3DSQL charging cradle" and was suitably confused.

Wolfolotl wrote:Octagon confirmed for rly cute

awww, thanks!

somehow, when people say that i can start to see where they're coming from (because it allows me to snap out of my own "i hate my chin"-tastic perspective for a moment)

FluffiMasta wrote:I'm in a tsundere relationship with myself.

Theatrically pouting at myself without a mirror is something I have yet to master.

I'm like me

Mechanical swamps happen, at least nominally

Stuff like the Johnny's Cage bandage and catching that key is where air brakes, double jumps and the sort can save you a lot of trouble.

GlitchedGhost wrote:Aww, you're quite pretty. ^-^

ooooh thank you!

okay then, so much for not having to use crappy old image hosting websites