raocow's talkhaus

bless you nathan

also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wcURnFRp9A for vaporwave

I think a lot of the creativity in superwario's entry shines from the dragon coin setups (which utilize the wrapping gimmick a lot better imo)

Blue Leaf's entry is just super well designed. "Solid", I would say, except it's not rock solid.

That's a good criticism. I still struggle with coming up with a theme and building around it; usually I have lots of scattered, cool ideas (sometimes very relevant to the overall gimmick, sometimes tangentially related, and sometimes completely off-topic) that I play around with for a bit, and then ...

There is no 19th level. There is no Ms. Zarves. Great reference. I feel quite bad for making a level that would make a judge quit. I doubt I should have changed much of the design, though; just the aesthetics, which I realize are very lacking. I'm really glad raocow got ambushed by the blue falling...

I really loved watching this a ton. I'd also say this was one of my favorite hacks of all time. The style of design appeals to me in a different way pure creativity does.

I'm also really glad expert mode seemed to be just the right amount of tension and difficulty for raocow.

I'm pretty sure sixcorby borrowed those thwomp graphics from super maks 64.

I love all these levels, by the way.

The half-blocks in the final room... so much effort was put into making that happen. I hope it has some applications.

I'm quite astonished at my placement. I made the level fairly quickly-- I definitely made use of the 1 day deadline extension. I'm really happy with the idea of the level; I had some sadistic ideas for setups that might be too mean (like an overly long midway that players rush toward, but ends up be...

I never noticed the shadow effect in the walls. That's neat. I really liked how the crazy eater blocks were used (in my vldc9 entry, it was downright unfair, but here, everything was introduced smoothly and in a way the player could react to.)

Dan Drigues' level is the type of platforming I'd like to see more often. Going through the level is very satisfying-- the sproings were used masterfully. I replayed Christian07's level since he mentioned some bonus rooms, and I went into an endless bonus game after completing the sinking net room (...

That was super interesting to read about, ECS! I learned some new things, especially about the key vending machine. I also loved the levels today. I personally got somewhat frustrated by the second half of super maks' level (maybe it could use a 1-up checkpoint). I think pyro's level has super high ...

It's amazing how many times level designers "steal" ideas from others, but then improve upon it. Usually I steal ideas, but I am flattered to have my ideas stolen from. I feel both levels today took a slice of inspiration from my vldcx level, swissotel: Taking up sprite slots (raocow is ri...

The 2 levels today had some of the best aesthetics I've ever seen. I personally enjoyed the design of the first level a lot more; the second level did not feel like it was giving me a challenge. (or maybe I was too sleepy while playing it)

I was very impressed with the autoscroll room of Have Sweet Dreams. I thought the beginning was quite slow though, and had some blind drops.

I'm genuinely impressed with both levels today, albeit in very different ways. I like the flow and challenge of the first level. The second is just a neat idea, although perhaps could be more creative in its execution. Well done to both of you guys!

I think Petroleum Pipeland is a "your mileage may vary a lot" level. Having played so many similar kaizo-type levels in ROM hack races, I basically knew what to expect for each obstacle. Based on raocow's experience, I think he could clear it quickly. "Dude, Jill", though. That o...

(thanks *lion for the music)

I knew barely any of the questions. I suppose jeopardy is next, or maybe wheel of fortune.

I played a beta version of this level as testing. I enjoyed the first two sections very much, but then got extremely frustrated with the 3rd section. I couldn't figure out how to get baby yoshi to eat everything required, and I died way too often before that to get many chances. Eventually I gave up...

Honestly, the idea behind jumping off fish/spike balls in tides that change level is quite good. There were some interesting things done. Clearly, you've got creativity, but it just needs to be executed in a more playable state.

I couldn't help but notice Super Wakana Land on the A-side list. I'm pretty sure that game isn't safe for work.

What was the music in you were holding an umbrella? I swear I've heard that song before but can't place it. Equinox maybe? Funny enough, our team had lots of trouble choosing a piece of music for umbrella. One proposed piece was an edit of Equinox - Tori, except lolyoshi did something with the inst...

I love solving these types of puzzles-- the satisfaction from the "aha!"s are so worth it, especially when you understand why certain setups are the way they are.

Also, mario levels on notebook paper is essentially all I did in school until 5th grade, lol

strongbadman wrote: ↑4 years ago The goombal machine's music isn't Careless Whisper, right? It just sounds like it?

Original music is an awesome chiptune: Loonie - Contemplated

It was frame perfect and used a very obscure glitch; it looks cool when executed properly though. Maybe we should have used it for a super-moon reward...

gbreeze got the idea; then we combined our creative efforts (and scrapped a lot of rooms) to make that giant puzzle level.

Here's one of the scrapped puzzles, made by gbreeze, that used the item swap glitch. Don't ask me how it works!