It's a little funny. Somehow, the levels in this world seem less impressive to me than the ones in the previous one.
My favorite that comes to mind would probably be... ... uh... the Jumping on Parakoopas with French Text at the Start one was in this world, right? ... it wasn't, was it.
Alice wrote:
Leet wrote:when his gender is ... gendering.
I wasn't aware gender could be used as a verb, lol. That's confusing to try and even figure out.
"Gender" is totes a verb! ... It doesn't mean whatever Leet was trying to have it mean, but it exists.
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I really liked that pikachu level, it was super fun and looked really well designed. Then the last screen happened and it was kind of like.. okay. I don't know why but that kind of took away the enjoyment I was having, it felt really unnecessary.
These levels are progressing to a more proper length than before. It's pretty nice...
Turtwig: Barbie and Pikachu Meet at Last
Ah, this looks like a fun level. (I KNEW a Turtwig would make a lighthearted jab at Pikachu somehow!) The midpoint is placed pretty well, and the difficulty is fair. I bet you would have resprited Peach if you had the time... but I suppose this turns out to be funnier. (...Unless PJ is in the equation, then all bets are off.)
Minus: Sabasa
Oh man. This is my favorite boss so far. You did pretty well with making one! I can see most of the cards represented in some form... Though the boss could indeed benefit from two extra attacks. How about one where he drops a miniature island on Mario? I can see this in an actual game, and it's a ton better than most the drivel bosses seen in the 8-bit days. (But that's due to Sturgeon's Law striking down video games just as much as movies)
Nestomar: In the Beginning, It's All Sympathy in the Lake
The character switching is pretty well done here! You also tried to create a serene environment in the lake, but... it's a bit difficult to use empty space well. Still, it doesn't detract from the ending parts so much, which were really well thought-out. Some of the powerup locations can be changed, but other than that, this is really good!
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raocow wrote:I know there is a population on Earth. They like to populate. I like to gesticulate. We're friends!
So, funny thing about this boss is that I found out about MAFAB a day late. And this is coming from a slowpoke who didn't make the one month deadline of the contest proper. So, that was a pretty busy day!
About the boss itself - I can't program in Lua to save my life, so everything was done via the vanilla layers and events system. I learned while making it that, apparently, layers can be moved even while "hidden", and I ended up using that to reset both the lightning and cloud attacks for the next cycle once they were finished in case the player hadn't beaten the boss by the time she repeats those attacks. Though you wouldn't think it, by the time the boss was done, I'd pretty much exhausted all of the events that the engine lets you have at once (100 is the limit on that, not including the default ones I believe). Unfortunately, that kinda tied my hands in really being able to incorporate any extra attacks outside of those three.
In retrospect, Horikawa really makes me realize that one thing I really should've done is list what card represented what in the fight when I submitted it. My level submission text was instead pretty much along the same lines of usefulness as "Hey, this boss uses cards in its attacks! How does it use them? I dunno, figure it out yourself lol". The cards I ended up using were Collective Blessing (with how the mage seems to summon light on that card, that pretty much served as the inspiration for the whole "goombas of the dead" interim attack), Thwart (the "lightning sweep" attack), and Rain of Tears (the "fireballs from the clouds" attack, though the graphics did not really make that one very clear).
But, yeah, I'm very happy right now! I ended up doing a lot better than I expected, and I'm super happy that raocow and other folks enjoyed this silly thing. Horikawa, Sturg, and Quill, y'all have done a fantastic job taking on the bold task of playing/reviewing 272 levels and 31 bosses and putting this thing together, and Blivsey and Willhart, this great HUB wouldn't be here without you, so thank all of you guys for your hard work. I'm very happy I got to participate, and I hope that I can do so again when the time rolls back around!
Barbie and Pikachu Meet At Last: Oh man, that title. Those resprites were good, and the gameplay mixed well with the humor. Great job!
BOSS: Sabasa: Man, that boss was amazing. The only thing I had a problem with was that during the stormcloud attack, the warning signs seemed to last for two seconds, so that you had to notice a safe spot quickly. Maybe that's just me, though.
In the Beginning, It's All Sympathy in the Lake: Pretty okay. Some jumps were tricky, some were blind, and that "mandatory mushroom" path seemed unnecessary, though.
COMMENTS TO raocow: That boss was originally from Mario Land 2. Also, oh man, that death.
Jesuiscontent wrote:I hope there are bosses in there that actually use the card text at some point
zyglrox's did, didn't it? but then again zyglrox's was also nigh impossible so
I think my favorite level of World 9 is definitely Barbie and Pikachu Meet at Last! it's probably because I'm easily amused and have kind of an iffy memory but I liked it a lot! I think the dialog really sold it for me tho
Barbie and Pikachu Meet At Last: My favorite from today. I liked how the author explicitly said "Barbie" so it could immediately fit in. Also, the Pikachu enemies were a really neat touch. I also liked the Castlevania music as well. Additionally, we have to consider that these levels were mostly submitted in early March, so that "dress" joke was still relevant back then.
BOSS: Sabasa: SML2 boss and this actually looked like a really cool boss fight. I liked the attack patterns and the lights on the gravestones. Hoping the other MAFAB battles show why they were all put in Episode 2.
In the Beginning, It's All Sympathy in the Lake: The character switching was pretty amazing. However, I felt like it had a few flaws. For instance, it shouldn't punish you because you lost a powerup. You should be able to get a powerup from a random pipe or something if something like that were to happen.
Favorite World 9 Level: Probably the Peach/Barbie one or the first Dr. Mario one.
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Erhmagerd World 10 Next Video... Also, this episode is subtitled the 'Peach is Terrible With Bombs'.
Commentary, Day 54; 149th, Turtwig: 'Barbie and Pikachu Meet At Last' - Second Star Shenanigans! -goofy ending jingle- Well the edits are pretty darn amusing! The trivia death is now the best death in the run so far! Bomber Peach Betrayal best betrayal! And thank you for giving a moon for reading all the signs. Good gift for anyone with the patience to do it! :)
MaFAB 18th, minus: 'Sabasa' - The exclaimation mark could have been on screen for a second longer but otherwise it looked really awesome! I love what you did with this! Super neat and the boss looked the best out of most of the entries so far. I mean, there were some decent okayish edited sprites before this but this one fits into SMBX so well!
148th, Netosmar: 'In the Beginning, It's All Sympathy in the Lake' - I love that you've created distinctive paths for your two characters! It's very clear as a split and it looks really fitting for not just the name but gave me legit Mario game vibes. You've done a good job on this level!
Favourite of World 9 will be... 'SMW Bob-bomb' I guess! :D
Zephyr_DragonLord wrote:(...Unless PJ is in the equation, then all bets are off.)
"PJ"?
My favorite World 9 level has to be Barbie and Pikachu meet at last. I just love the humor of it, and how Peach not being edited at all seems to be on purpose solely for the joke- especially considering how at the end, the dialogue drops all pretenses and just outright calls her Peach instead of Barbie!
Zephyr_DragonLord wrote:(...Unless PJ is in the equation, then all bets are off.)
"PJ"?
Proton Jon. There were several pairs of pajamas involved somehow, so... yeah.
Now I want to download Goof Troop from somewhere.
My favorite World 9 stage has to be Dr. Mario Skies.
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raocow wrote:I know there is a population on Earth. They like to populate. I like to gesticulate. We're friends!
Zephyr_DragonLord wrote:Proton Jon. There were several pairs of pajamas involved somehow, so... yeah.
NO MORE BARBIE. BARBIE IS FINISHED.
or something like that. I thought it was Proton Jon! I remember that stream where he made every game Barbie. it was hilarious. :D
and then he played barbie again about two streams ago
Imipolex G wrote:Thank you for the quiz room death, raocow, it brightened my day.
This brings up a question though. raocow seemed a bit surprised that the bomb activated the block. Was he actually unaware that the bomb could activate them?
