8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
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I thought the "can't see Mario" was actually pretty cute and done fairly well. I wish this hack put more care into its ideas - it could be quite nice.
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That boss was actually good
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
Yeah except the ice birdo level which was like 10 times the same screen, I liked today's levels as well and the boss was pretty funny. That's a good sign (question mark)
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Oh the invisible mario level was actually what I expected when I heard there was a japanese gimmick hack. It's cool to finally see something like that, but I know on the inside there will only be a couple more levels like that.
The first two played today seemed like the exact same level except the birdos were replaced with a blizzard. Everything is just flat terrain where you deal with one enemy at a time. By flat terrain, I mean there is only one place you can be standing on a specific y axis.
The first two played today seemed like the exact same level except the birdos were replaced with a blizzard. Everything is just flat terrain where you deal with one enemy at a time. By flat terrain, I mean there is only one place you can be standing on a specific y axis.
Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
That was probably the best part of the game. The boss was well done and the invisible level was well done.
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
I'm enjoying this LP despite the general blandness of the level design and the underutilization of the gimmicks. Probably because tone- and content-per-video-wise this is, like, the polar opposite of how N!SMW2 ended up.
The invisi-Mario level was pretty cool though, and so was the boss (graphical glitching aside).
The invisi-Mario level was pretty cool though, and so was the boss (graphical glitching aside).
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I'm enjoying the LP for the same reasons, because raocow actually makes noticeable progress in each video now. If anything's potentially annoying about Yoshi's Island hacks, it's that they don't damn end and make each level a marathon level based around puzzles and collecting, whereas SMW levels like the ones in this game at least give you pretty much at least one gimmick/notable difference a video.
I have to say as well that the water world has some pretty interesting gimmicks (although less interesting than the invisibility level) and the sky and mountain/island levels are kind of unique as well. Unfortunately, there are some pretty poor design choices in the later areas just like in the early ones.
Oh, and a new demo was apparently released:
http://www7.atpages.jp/smw/view.cgi/1327919027/
Introduces two new levels and a new boss, and fixes Leaf and Plant, the kill room level in the ice world and another boss end sequence as well.
I have to say as well that the water world has some pretty interesting gimmicks (although less interesting than the invisibility level) and the sky and mountain/island levels are kind of unique as well. Unfortunately, there are some pretty poor design choices in the later areas just like in the early ones.
Oh, and a new demo was apparently released:
http://www7.atpages.jp/smw/view.cgi/1327919027/
Introduces two new levels and a new boss, and fixes Leaf and Plant, the kill room level in the ice world and another boss end sequence as well.
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
Anyone know what the music from the boss level was from?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKxGE-Zn9msOmeteotl wrote:Anyone know what the music from the boss level was from?
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I meant the level, not the boss itself.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mJp4P3V7w
Which is Area 5 ~ Arle vs. Rulue (Track 22) from Super Nazo Puyo: Ruru no Ruu.
Which is Area 5 ~ Arle vs. Rulue (Track 22) from Super Nazo Puyo: Ruru no Ruu.
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
You know, I'm really starting to think that this game was designed by a 12 year old or something...
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So the gimmick for the first level was that one "invisible" block?
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Yes, the gimmick was that one block and not any of the rest of the level like the flopping fish
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4HWWRdfURs
Haha~
Nonetheless, this "apple" moment would make a great song.
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And it seems the author wants to upload his rom while raocow plays it so I don't know if he/she is aware but the level design doesn't seem to evolve much, like he/she does it in a hurry or something.
Haha~
Nonetheless, this "apple" moment would make a great song.
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+1, I don't ever remember seeing a video where raocow cleared 4-5 levels in a row in 10 minutes like that.RobinLSL wrote:You know, I'm really starting to think that this game was designed by a 12 year old or something...
And it seems the author wants to upload his rom while raocow plays it so I don't know if he/she is aware but the level design doesn't seem to evolve much, like he/she does it in a hurry or something.
I see what you did there...
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That one block added a lot more to the level than the flopping fish, seeing as touching those fish killed them instantly.Argumentable wrote:Yes, the gimmick was that one block and not any of the rest of the level like the flopping fish
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Flopping fish is a better theme, but hey, to each his own
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
Wow, a 15 minute video in which raocow was actually challenged a little bit.
I guess that's an improvement?
I guess that's an improvement?
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Wow, that alternate solution to the shell level was actually extremely well thought out. Weird for this game.
Rock Smash was obnoxious, though. I'm vision impaired, so the entire level and the background blended into each other.
Rock Smash was obnoxious, though. I'm vision impaired, so the entire level and the background blended into each other.
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Today's levels were kind of meh in my opinion. Honestly, the Thwomp boss? Really? He made three new bosses for his sprite pack in the last few months, yet he uses an old, outdated crappy sprite from smw central instead?
In a game with custom bosses like this, it's freakin lame. Just like Brutal Mario using a premade sprite.
I sort of liked the Muncher gimmick, but the others were done better in other hacks.
However, there is some good news coming. Not only did the maker update it again with some new (and pretty interesting) levels, but he's released some new bosses he plans to potentially use in future. And the later levels are actually quite interesting gimmick wise.
They're also a bit harder, I suspect the fadeout effects in two upcoming levels will really annoy raocow.
In a game with custom bosses like this, it's freakin lame. Just like Brutal Mario using a premade sprite.
I sort of liked the Muncher gimmick, but the others were done better in other hacks.
However, there is some good news coming. Not only did the maker update it again with some new (and pretty interesting) levels, but he's released some new bosses he plans to potentially use in future. And the later levels are actually quite interesting gimmick wise.
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
ROCK CRASH was pretty bad. The central gimmick seemed pretty annoying, and not very well thought out. The level might as well have been a cement block maze because that's how the level was constructed.
Great boss and great ending. The hack might not be good, but it is entertaining at times like these.
Great boss and great ending. The hack might not be good, but it is entertaining at times like these.
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
Well, that was a random spike in difficulty.
And this took longer to record than today's Distorted Travesty video?
Jeez.
And this took longer to record than today's Distorted Travesty video?
Jeez.
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Wait around a whole lot: the boss.
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Re: 8 Powers - Let's Mario it up in gimmickless gimmick town
It seemed like the top of fish boss didn't actually "exist" as far as the game as concerned. Also, do the plus and minus balls mean anything in Japan, or is that just "what sprite should I use? Fuck it, plus and minus balls"?
P.S. Seriously, that last thwomp boss was extremely lazy. If you have a thwomp sprite and an earthquake sprite, you should be able to put them together.
P.S. Seriously, that last thwomp boss was extremely lazy. If you have a thwomp sprite and an earthquake sprite, you should be able to put them together.
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This boss looked like a good example of a waiting-around boss gone wrong: You always have to wait around until the boss gives you the opportunity to attack, the boss takes at least a few hits too much and if you don't manage to grab the block (and the block is only there for a short amount of time and moves fast enough that either you are exactly where you need to be or you don't get it) then you have to wait out until you can attack again.
The problem is just that the longer the fight goes on the more likely you are to die, and with a boss that only gives you the chance to attack once in a while that means that if you die, you can't do anything next time to speed things up. You can't use your knowledge of the boss's pattern to attack more frequently, you can't play more aggressive to hit the boss quicker, there is nothing really you can do to speed things up. After a few tries it just gets anoying as you have to go through the same pattern over and over again, just to get a chance at trying to figure out how to survive the pattern you died on, and if you did not figure it out then you have to everything all over again for another chance.
Sorry for that little rant there, I probably seem to be way more angry there than I actually am.
The problem is just that the longer the fight goes on the more likely you are to die, and with a boss that only gives you the chance to attack once in a while that means that if you die, you can't do anything next time to speed things up. You can't use your knowledge of the boss's pattern to attack more frequently, you can't play more aggressive to hit the boss quicker, there is nothing really you can do to speed things up. After a few tries it just gets anoying as you have to go through the same pattern over and over again, just to get a chance at trying to figure out how to survive the pattern you died on, and if you did not figure it out then you have to everything all over again for another chance.
Sorry for that little rant there, I probably seem to be way more angry there than I actually am.