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So, I too was surprised when I saw the ending (and it's recorded for all to see), but after I thought about it a bit, I feel pretty confident I understand. Jerry - Sprite Rip - Dead Claire - Sprite Rip - Dead Jeremy - Sprite Rip^2 (his Dream Woods sprite is Kaiba from Yugioh) - Dead Chao - Original ...

I just want to say...I may have completed the game 100% without getting hit, but raocow has just finished a much, much harder challenge.

Good job on your No Dash Buttons run, Mr. The Cow. I can't imagine being that masochistic.

Wow, I finally caught up on the LP. Kind of lost track when I moved back during Gate 6. Lots of bosses have been fought and lots of deaths have been deaded. Good job, raocow. And good luck! The Warmaster isn't quite 100% fair, but he is about 99% fair. It's really satisfying to finally beat him. It'...

No, I meant "does". My point being that the fight could use a full redesign, but given that Zephyr is only making tweaks at this point, here are some things that could mitigate unhappiness.

Rankings: Normal: Warmaster > Hex > Abomination Achilles: Abomination > Hex > Warmaster Zephyr: I wouldn't do that, but I would probably make hearts not despawn. Or potentially have the hands persist for longer before dropping down, giving the player more time to bomb both. Maybe have damage shield ...

ZephyrBurst wrote:Also Brian, hey Brian, look what raocow immediately did. https://youtu.be/-dq2WZTA1Z4?t=5m54s
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Psh, morph ball's for casuals.

raocow can get every item in Contra right now.

But he shouldn't.

It requires tricks and precision that someone doing their first blind run shouldn't attempt.

In fact, barring curse doors, it's possible to get every single item in every place raocow has ever been as of this point.

This warning might have come too late, since I didn't expect you to get through the Desert Tower in one episode AND continue making progress, but you might want to do some item hunting now before you enter Gate 6. The Item Finder is now available, and you should look at the pause menu map descripti...

Hey raocow.

Claire's jump/airdash doesn't actually go any higher than Jerry's.

If you just like controlling her more for jumps, then all the power to you. I just want to make sure you aren't basing these decisions on false data.

Airdashes are available, and they follow the same universal ruleset that they always do. Claire is airborne, so she can only airdash once. She gets it back if she deals non-zero damage to an enemy. So, yes, it is intended that you're supposed to airdash twice through the firewalls, with very precise...

Sebby19 wrote:When raocow was fighting those to hoppers and ran out of missiles, I would have switched to the bombs.

That would be dangerous, as they switch to a different movement pattern when you're in morph ball (jumping straight at you, low enough to the ground that you can't go under).

Am I the only one who gets worried everytime raocow runs past those checkpoint tablets without saving? God forbid raocow somehow breaks DT3 and causes it to freeze or something... With regards to that, there's absolutely no difference between Metroid and any other part of the game. Your checkpoints...

jaxter0987 wrote:No raocow, you're not supposed to have bombs by now, and the bomb icons going crazy when you charge up a shot is something you'll find the use for later on in the gate.

Debatable.

I got lost in Metroid soooooooooooooo much. It'll be interesting to see how raocow does overall.

To be fair, I'm pretty sure that jump is the one place in the entire game where you are forced to bomb jump to continue on.

The Vault Demon is not my favorite boss. He's super spammy and his lightning is hard to see against the background.

Wow. I never would've thought to use X set on the enemy trap. I believe the intended path is to use a melee set (probably master sword) and jump around in a circle, killing one per color shift. It's fairly simple to do once you've got the trick. That said, learning that trick was a huge part of my b...

105 deaths in 20 minutes.

Now you're cooking with petrol!

As though raocow would even listen if everyone told him not to.

On to Nightmare Vault!

NegativeZeroZ wrote:at least until you see the switch combo above it that's clearly designed for shotgun ice (but can still be broken with master sword... which I did)

I also had no idea about that solution, and was really amazed when raocow did it. It seems just perfect for master sword.

I'm telling you, it's because of the platform. It makes you think you must have to shoot something "up".

I was also confused with the diagonal shot. I always used bombs. At least until I saw NZZ do it the right way. Turns out 45 degree angles are just perfect for shotgun ice... Don't even need to make the wonky jump. In fact, removing the platform you can stand on would probably go a long way toward pu...

I have petitioned Zephyr to change the megaphone sound into one of Unreal Guy's lines. We should all bug him to make this incredibly important and highly positive update to the game.

http://www.giantbomb.com/i-wanna-be-the-guy/3030-22845/

I coulda sworn there was an equipment slot next to the vending machine at the castle, which is why I said you should check it out. Getting another heart container finished is just as great, though. That slot is the exact same slot as the one you get in Gate X. Getting one removes the other. Congrat...

On Brian's inability to fight a late-game boss: I admit, I never imagined the Abomination was what you were referring to. I look back and consider my strategies pretty good, even now. I'd be very surprised if the Spazer beam could out-DPS...well, anything . I've told Zephyr to buff it a number of ti...