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Level Contest Japan
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Something goes here sometime.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
level itself was solid but everything was just too long. too long before the first midpoint. instadeath shoe section was too long. boss was way too long. it's not a great sign when the video is 13 minutes long without raocow dying a single time.
i've honestly never played a video game in my life
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Surely when raocow mentioned it he was thinking of Spongebob, right?
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
I guess it depends on whether raocow watched Spongebob or not.
According to the Spongebob wiki the Squidville episode aired in 2001, so raocow would have been like 18 by that time. I mean, I'm 20 and can still enjoy the earlier seasons but it's possible he would have never given it a shot since it was a "kid's show"
According to the Spongebob wiki the Squidville episode aired in 2001, so raocow would have been like 18 by that time. I mean, I'm 20 and can still enjoy the earlier seasons but it's possible he would have never given it a shot since it was a "kid's show"
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
early spongebob is friggin great & a lot of it is still funny to me today
i've honestly never played a video game in my life
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
tomorrow's video is proof that you can have a positive 'watch the life counter' experience
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Oh, I can't wait for tomorrow's level! Pause is going to be so interesting if it's based on what I think it is.
Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
A lot better than I'd have expected though. Bossedit tends to design these long levels fairly well compared to most people but they usually cause raocow a lot more trouble than they did here.
Personally my biggest complaints would have been the shoe section (because it's far too tight for something that would be an instant death if you screwed up) and the final Bowser which was just obnoxious. Also the hammers during the boss fight seemed kinda unnecessary. You might get hit by them the very first time but after that it's kinda difficult to not avoid them so they don't serve much purpose.
Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
bossedit is great at making levels that seem tricky, but are actually quite doable. I still think one phase should have been cut off that boss fight. Preferably not the first phase, as that's the one where you have the most control.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Oh no seriously someone re-made
Pause Ahead
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
pretty ironic reply once you look at the end of today's episodeBobisOnlyBob wrote: ↑6 years agoOh no seriously someone re-madePause Ahead
in SMBX? Tomorrow is going to be the best.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Huh. I never realized that this was the original source, let alone there being any.BobisOnlyBob wrote: ↑6 years ago Oh no seriously someone re-madePause Ahead
in SMBX? Tomorrow is going to be the best.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Agh, this after all my efforts, including in the level itself, to communicate that my level isn't entirely original.Sturg wrote: ↑6 years agoHuh. I never realized that this was the original source, let alone there being any.BobisOnlyBob wrote: ↑6 years ago Oh no seriously someone re-madePause Ahead
in SMBX? Tomorrow is going to be the best.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
well that explains that one sentence that otherwise I wasn't sure what it meant
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Why don't you eat me?
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
I am perfectly tasty...
AND I'LL STEAL YOUR SOUL!
Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
not only this should have won LCJ but it also should have won Kaizo Contest, i think it's that good
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
It's not original though, and I think most of the levels are copied from the original?
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Pretty sure all of the rooms themselves are original.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
The things that are not original are the graphics, music, and concept, and it's not like most levels deviate from Mario in especially the first two.
The room design is entirely original.
The writing is mostly original.
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Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Ah. I only looked at the first three or so levels in the original, and they looked identical to me.
Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
I love those small messages that pop up innocuously at every pause and are different each time, it's such a small, yet considerate thing to do for the player. I was smalltime excited to see what it would say next.
Re: Level Contest Japan - cave story
Ducking was disabled for two reasons: It had some bugs I didn't want to bother fixing (it was hard enough getting the pause mechanic to be robust as it is, especially combined with the respawning), and I also chose not to design around it, just as with powerups, small Mario, and different playables.
Lost in Yesterday is a wonderful track from Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians. You Are the One and I'm Your Star are also wonderful tracks from that game, and What's Yours is Mine is also a track from that game.
Man, there's no such thing as pausing too much. The original had 1-second time limits all over the place in the endgame, with (optional) 10-second pickups halfway through some of them.
I did make a level for CC12 before this, Nimbus Castle, but it's nowhere near as impressive, and I'm nowhere near as proud of it, being my first level and all (Pause is my second). I'm supposedly collaborating with Saturnyoshi on a SCC/CC13 level, so keep an eye out for that, as well as something more secret that has something to do with Beta 4.
Lost in Yesterday is a wonderful track from Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians. You Are the One and I'm Your Star are also wonderful tracks from that game, and What's Yours is Mine is also a track from that game.
Man, there's no such thing as pausing too much. The original had 1-second time limits all over the place in the endgame, with (optional) 10-second pickups halfway through some of them.
I did make a level for CC12 before this, Nimbus Castle, but it's nowhere near as impressive, and I'm nowhere near as proud of it, being my first level and all (Pause is my second). I'm supposedly collaborating with Saturnyoshi on a SCC/CC13 level, so keep an eye out for that, as well as something more secret that has something to do with Beta 4.
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local messages2 = { "GAME PAUSED", "HEY THERE EVERYONE", "THAT'S SUPER NEAT", "HANG IN THERE", "ARE YOU A REAL HERO", "FOLLOW MY MOVES", "WATCH AND LEARN", "DEEPER", "KEEP GOING", "NEATO", "WOULD YOU KINDLY", "CONSTANTS AND VARIABLES", "YOU FOUND A HEART", "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY", "GO OUTSIDE", "ROLL DEX", "TIMELESS", "ETERNITY", "GEOTHERMAL", "HUZZAH", "WELCOME TO MY REALITY", "ALL'S FAIR", "HARDESTER", "YOU TRIED", "MAY HEAVEN GRANT YOU", "FORTUNE", "PRAISE THE SUN", "BONFIRE LIT", "TRAP AHEAD", "JOB'S DONE", "YOU ARE THE ONE", "I'M YOUR STAR", "WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE", "LOST IN YESTERDAY" }
local messages3 = { "GAME PAUSED", "TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES", "ALL ALIKE", "LOST WITHIN", "MY OWN MIND", "CAN'T LOCK UP", "THE DARKNESS", "WHO ARE YOU", "WHAT ARE YOU DOING", "YOU ARE ONLY HUMAN", "THE END", "I CAN'T BELIEVE", "YOU DID THIS", "BUT NOBODY CAME", "A BAD TIME", "CAN'T WAKE UP", "I HAVE NO MOUTH", "I MUST SCREAM", "WELCOME TO HELL", "THOU SHALT NOT WALK TO THE LEFT", "HELP ME", "NOT FAST ENOUGH", "ARE YOU A REAL VILLAIN", "NOT GOOD ENOUGH", "A BLACK WIND BLOWS THROUGH YOU", "FISSION MAILED", "YOU IDIOT", "HARDESTESTEST", "WHY DO YOU STRUGGLE", "HEARTLESS", "WAKE UP", "SMELL THE ASHES", "YOU DIED", "LIAR AHEAD", "THERE'S BLOOD IN THE BOX", "ANOTHER CASTLE" }
local messages4 = { "PAME GAUSED", "KYAA", "SIGSEGV RECEIVED", "NaN", "root@system:/#", "() { :; };", "HELLO\"}; player:kill(); --", "SYNCING SPEED ACHIEVED", "HELP I'M TRAPPED IN A LEVEL DESIGN CONTEST", "nil", "[|^_^|]", "", "CONGLATURATION", "2+2 == 10", "YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO UNDERSTAND THIS", "SYSTEM_INFORMATION_963", "FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR", "COMPUTER OVER", "UP, AND TO THE RIGHT", "A WEIRD FIRST THOUGHT", "JUST A GAME", "ARE YOU REAL", "rng.irandomEntry(messages4)" }