raocow's talkhaus

Bean: After the pesky thing dumps you off into the lava or faceplants you into a bat due to being so eager to CHAAAAAAAAARGE, and thus mess up several practice runs and some actual recording attempts... I got pretty sick of that dumb dog (besides, I am much more a cat person... XD). Chompie: I am qu...

Somehow I knew the koopa repeatedly kicking the On/Off switch in today's level was going to get a very negative initial reaction out of you, raocow. XD I wonder if it brought memories of a certain VIP4 level flooding back to you...

AHHH MY EARS!!! Remember kids, ALWAYS remember to important the necessary samples when using music that uses them! I recognized it as the ASMT King Charles' Castle music, but without the samples it goes from sounding really great, to being an absolute chaos of dissonance... and not the good kind! I ...

Ahhh Oh Man! It's Hell!... the absolute text-book, definitive example of item babysitting used to artificially extend a level. That was the theme of the whole level, and it was not exactly short! The actual gameplay part of the level was, well... pathetically tiny. No platforming challenges, and all...

Oh Poochie... you are many things... and stupid is certainly one of them~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqTM4xZZn6Y

Ahh nothing like a good old fashioned "raocow missing the obvious" puzzle level episode. I am more the type that instead of shouting at the computer, I just get increasingly curious as to just how long it will take someone to figure it out. It is a little painful when remembering the level...

FUZZIES! ...Need I say more?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5MTp3Jmqrs

...over-reliance on P-Switch/Springboard puzzles... This is definitely the big one where the two differed. While I know I cannot give a FULL opinion (working on it! XD), this is how I feel thus far... ASMT - P-Switch/Springboard moments were made very obvious. You always knew you would need the ite...

raocow has pointed out a better live-farming place in his videos. The ghost house in World 2. If you climb on something and a bullet bill shoots your feet, you can gain 99 lives pretty fast. Basically it's sort of abusing the engine but hey... Oh yeah! Completely forgot about that! Thanks for the r...

Unless some sort of miracle happens and the remaining 5 or 6 worlds are the best thing since grilled cheese sandwiches, then hell no. XD Practically playing it for the spectacle by this point, but hey, at least world 1 has a lives farming stage, woo!

Ugh... this hack really is over-flowing with terrible design decisions... Take today's stage for example... A really long-winded level with NO MID-POINT, a washed-out palette that the enemies are made to be the same colour as, really be damned stupid, arbitrary, lugging junk around puzzles just to f...

One day, them shy guys are going to upgrade from stilts to tank treads! Then they will move up to actual tanks! Then they will be able to rule the world...! ...Wait... why do I feel that already happened somewhere...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awfBDXcUc4Q

Too much... homework... Only two weeks... into the semester... All-nighter homework sessions are baaaad... *lays head on desk* Too tired, have a video!~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP7MYJ_PeFA

Hehe, I do believe I have seen that video before, and yeeeeah... Yoshi gets the short end of the stick a bit too often when Mario is around, especially when rom hacks are involved! The worst part is, even if I just want Baby Mario to go away sometimes, suffering through his crying sound for the need...

@megamario - No wonder I did not know who that character was... A nameless mini-boss of a game I only played once where the character's name was basically assigned by the fan-base... yeeeah, no wonder I had no idea, haha! XD Also, yeah... I had a pretty good laugh the first time I saw Patchy's all-m...

Yeeeah, the refights are usually not a problem unless the bosses can individually put up a fight, which is kind of rare in Mega Man style games it seems (at least, when you have their weaknesses). Rockman No Constancy's Difficult mode was an example of an out-right terrifying re-fight stage, though....

Boss re-fight staaaaaaaage! Also, beware of killer teacups.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipAOc9awE8

Small delay getting this one up, but I wanted to record the secrets in this stage... and forgot to do such before yesterday, sooo yeah... Had to run through Patchouli's Fortress to this stage again to record it, but hey, they must be seen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmUypjVxRXE

The music is one of my favourite parts of this game. Some of it is just so incredibly catchy, such as Reisen's stage theme. Time for the shamless plug stage of the game, though! This one is just one big plug to another game this same group of people made, Super Marisa Land... Although after watching...

There is a distinct possibility that a new video is up! This one is rather short though, as Patchouli Stage 2 has very little to it, and is pretty easy, honestly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRRGLNfhczQ

Ahh yes, this delightful stage. The stage itself is really nothing... Almost every obstacle can be dealt with with Rolling Slash, sooo yeah. Boss-wise, though, this one seems to be pretty infamous. Fighting Yukari takes a good sense for what you are doing, having the right tools for the job, and so ...

Time to revisit the same area as the first stage in this playthrough! This one focuses more on the interior though... and it is apparently full of nonsensical stairways! I do not like this stage much, but Remilia is a fun boss!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8hTF7O5Alw

Now for old rivals to meet once again! ...I actually dunno the details of Reimu and Marisa's bickering, sooo... have a Christmas Eve update! Happy holidays, everyone~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViBNvKxEZ8A

Time for one of those stages that fits into "would be a great starting place, but..."! There are a few of those in this game... In this case, the stage is super easy, but the boss is a real pain without a weapon that does extra damage to her. Having Marisa's broom for the disappearing bloc...

Well, as I have said, I have played through the game in many different ways by now (broadcasting it was fun, I jumped all over the place with no rhyme or reason!) XD Heck, all the buster duels I have been showing at the end of the stages were from buster only runs of the stage, so I am well adjusted...