S.P.L.U.C.E. - What's that random reference?!

[morsel/morceau]

I'm not sure how it's possible to have self-control sufficient to finish such a level but insufficient enough not to trust yourself with a hot key.

[Eathanu]

You were not supposed to play it completely, just waste two or three lives on it, laugh and move to the real levels.

This. I have never been more legitimately angry at raocow than I have been during this hack, because he is fundamentally not understanding how it's supposed to be played.

Complaining that that level is bad is like stabbing yourself through the hand with a steak knife and then saying "meat is murder."

[Septentrion Pleiades]

You were not supposed to play it completely, just waste two or three lives on it, laugh and move to the real levels.

But he wants all the happy faces.

[Minnakht]

Just stop telling him where those levels are. He's not finding them on his own, is he?

[ano0maly]

If I remember correctly, raocow stopped getting the Pokeballs, right? So he wouldn't have 100% anyway, unless someone sends him a save.

[YelseyKing]

People who question certain things about this game, wait until you get to see tomorrow's video!!

~hype~

... you... were not... kidding...

[Zygl]

That level is a pretty good, albeit extremely exaggerated, illustration of why earthquakes are pretty much the worst gimmick.

You were not supposed to play it completely, just waste two or three lives on it, laugh and move to the real levels.

This. I have never been more legitimately angry at raocow than I have been during this hack, because he is fundamentally not understanding how it's supposed to be played.

Who makes a level for the purpose of the player not beating it, though? That's just dumb. Almost as dumb as being legitimately angry at a guy playing games for the internet for actually trying to beat a level.

[strongbadman]

If I remember correctly, raocow stopped getting the Pokeballs, right? So he wouldn't have 100% anyway, unless someone sends him a save.

I can assure you the dragon balls aren't going to matter. That will lead to something later.

[Leet]

"It's super great except when it isn't." -raocow

That describes this game pretty well

Anyway, that level technically accomplished it's goal of being terrible?? I guess. 8^y

You were not supposed to play it completely, just waste two or three lives on it, laugh and move to the real levels.

This. I have never been more legitimately angry at raocow than I have been during this hack, because he is fundamentally not understanding how it's supposed to be played.

Complaining that that level is bad is like stabbing yourself through the hand with a steak knife and then saying "meat is murder."

But you gotta see everything a game has to offer, especially in a lets play!

Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff level

Even though I like the source more than Homestuck....

Kill it with fire!

it's funny because sweet bro and hella jeff and homestuck are both part of the same thing so they have the same source technically

i feel like the creator was all like "lets make some mspa levels. yeah theres a quick sprite edit for a homestuck boss, thats sweet. okay, uh... uh... eh, lets just make sbahj its easier"

[Cryomundus]

Welp, today's video just downgraded this whole hack just by it's inclusion.

I mean yeah, "haha, it's a joke" but that really does not excuse shitty level design.

[Yikes]

YCZ hates you, it's the only logical explanation. It only gets worse from now on. Star world 3 will be...a thing.

Star World 3 will be a thing, but at least those levels are well designed. I actually had fun with Star World 3. Nothing in this game is worse than today's level.

Yeah, you are probably right. Maybe it was just that I played the star world in one go without save states. After I beat the first level, I didn't feel anything. No relief, no accomplishment, nothing. Only pain...and darkness...

Maybe I should have just paused for an hour or something because after watching a Lets Play of the 4th level of the star world, it looked really well made. I was just burnt out or something. It was a good level.

Also, thanks for your advice in the 1st star world 3 level. It worked :D

[aterraformer]

That level inspires me to (convince someone to) lp the Math contests without tools

[jayScribble]

Pelipper, a Gen 3 Pokemon.

Part of me for some reason just wants to see Charmeleon evolve after it fell in the lava.

It's rather strange that lore-wise and gameplay-wise are conflicting with each other, with that Pokemon having a double weakness to electric attacks, but would break "3-3 Balsa Bridge" if it was implemented...

[Alice]

That pikachu thing at the end seemed like a clever use of lines.

[Menshay]

Balsa is a tree, by the way.

[Mineyl]

I find the original 151 Pokemon to be grossly overrated in the rose-tinted glasses kind of way. Not that I don't have a lot of favorites in the bunch and like more than half of their designs, but every generation has its fair share of meh Pokemon and just because a newer Pokemon came into existance after the first generation doesn't automatically make it bad.

The games have gotten more complex as time has gone on, which is a major reason series veterans keep coming back for more, but the genius is that it's stayed so close to the original formula that anyone can pick it up and play, even if they haven't touched Pokemon in fifteen years or if they're an illiterate preschooler. It's part of the beauty of it all.

[strongbadman]

See, Balsa Bridge was an example of a level that was really neat. It took the boss bass mechanic we know so well and just took it to its logical conclusion, without making it too easy or too hard. This hack can do really well when it's not bogged down with gimmicks and/or references.

[Nathan the Talkmaus]

Today's gimmick level was a well-made gimmick level.

[InsaneIntentions1]

Well that made me happy ^_^

[Xirix]

Was there a Suwako Blargg in a previous raocow thing? I can't remember...

[skyluigi2]

See this is what happens when you don't make terrible things to try to be funny! The levels today were actually pretty good. I liked the boss bass = Pelliper thing they had going on.

[ano0maly]

"Oh no there's a life that killed me"

Favorite part of the video

[Unaniem]

I really liked today's batch of levels.
I'm just repeating what other people have said so far, but this game does some really good work when it isn't trying to use overly finneky gimmicks.

Tomorrow's going to be lovely for sure. '3'

[jayScribble]

The candy-corn thing is Snorunt, a Gen 3 Pokemon, the ice cream eeries are Vanillite, a Gen 5 Pokemon, and the spider is Ariados, a Gen 2 Pokemon.

Some good levels in today's video. Too bad the bonus stuff is going to get in the way.

[Mata Hari]

All the girls mean muggin'
'cos they musta seen what a girl pulled up in
In the club like they wanna do somethin'
Feelin' kinda rowdy, huh?
Hey now, hey now