@bassoongoon: IMO, everyone is at least deserving of a look. I'm reasonably generous with my stars - if I liked the level or thought it was innovative or artistic in some way, I usually star it (even if I can't complete it).
I spent the evening to create a quick level to test a new checkpoint element. I will really appreciate if you play my level and tell me about this mechanic. The level is moderate hard, I guess. Of course the level is far from finished and some parts are a little sketchy and and the underground part is missing altogether, yet. I really want to expand the level and create some hard parts in the next days. But it doesn't make sense to create a large and hard level if there are no checkpoints. Therefore everything stands and falls with an efficient checkpoint.
So please tell me if the checkpoint understandable and reasonable. Is the idea even self-explanatory? I am really skeptical...
I finally finished my castle level. It's got emphasis on momentum and... Ice. So it's a little different from my previous levels. I hope you enjoy it and have fun sliding through the slippery floors.
Don't forget to check my other levels if you haven't played them yet, they're pretty good.
Guess I'll try posting some of my (rather hard) levels here as well:
First up is a castle level with multiple paths. I tried to keep all of them a similar difficulty, but with different kinds of challenges. There's also a shortcut that let's you skip past the main paths and another to skip the final boss, but I doubt anyone found them yet
Next are 2 levels based on the infamous Turbo Tunnel from Battletoads. The first is a bit more conventional and easier, while the 2nd has a bit more stuff going on including a little "puzzle" to get a star-powerup
I understand people complaining for other players who are stingy with the stars or, in most cases, don't even bother to try to finish the level. But I also understand that most stages are played in the 100-Mario Challenge, which makes it harder, for general players, to tollerate tough levels.
I have completed the 100-Mario Challenge on Hard mode four times now, and for the most part has been a miserable experience of pain and pain and more pain. There were a few diamonds in the rough (which I diligently starred) but at some point I was so fatigued, both mentally and physically, that I started skipping levels like there was no tomorrow.
There are times when you are stuck on say, level 11 out of 16, and you keep losing dozens of lives because of levels that kill you instantly the moment they begin - you just want to find a level that you can breeze through without thinking.
However, these are my rules when playing the 100-Mario challenge on hard mode - you may find something worthwhile when you go building your own levels. I skip a level if...
if I die within the first 3 seconds
if the level has a bad ratio of plays vs stars (for example, a level with 100 tries and only 1 star must be kamikaze rubbish)
if it has the word "spring" in the title or there are too many springs in sight when it starts
if the first thing I have to do is a leap of faith
if the first thing I hit is an invisible block or if there's an abuse of invisible blocks
if the level is very very long and I die far into it - no way I'm doing everything again. Just because you have wasted your time making it, it doesn't mean I have to waste my time playing it.
if I get killed by stompers or other things that I couldn't see on screen - that's an instant-skip, doesn't matter if you are the Michelangelo of Mario Maker. Piss off.
if there's too much stuff going on on the first screen, like stacks of enemies and cannonballs and...stuff.
So that's it, from a "player perspective". One hundred lives sounds like a lot, but when you lose most of them to unfair deaths in other stages, you kinda stop being receptive even to the most brilliant level design. Most of the levels I have starred have been picked from here and played with zero pressure - in the 100-Mario Challenge I probably star 3 or 4 out of the 100 I play.
I absolutely adore to play well made hard levels but I'd rather do it outside the 100-Mario Challenge. And even then I would probably skip it if you put too many springs in it.
However, here's my latest level again - sorry for re-posting this but I had to fix a pipe that didn't work, and as suggested by a friend on Miiverse, I have placed a pipe at the end of the level so you can go back and play with other characters. Right now is sitting sadly at 0 stars and 0 plays because it's a re-upload, so have a go and I hope you like it. I tried to make it as player-friendly as possible.
Top-10 games I played in 2017: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (WiiU) - Rogue Legacy (PS3) - Fallout 3 (PS3) - Red Dead Redemption (PS3) - Guns of Boom (MP) - Sky Force Reloaded (MP) - ...
So, apologies in advance, but I had to try my hand at creating a Don't Touch Anything level.
I fully admit there's a lot of tweaking and testing involved.
@sjmartin: Hey, I tried your levels tonight, and I like most of them! They're in general very creative and well thought-out. My wife and I especially liked your drunken Peach level - that was funny as hell. Good job!
On your Don't Move, we're starting to get sick of the overuse of sound effects, especially the laser disco one. That one was funny the first few times we came across it, but it seems everyone uses it now, and it kinda just detracts from the levels now. Just my two cents. I otherwise liked it.
Here are a few new ones of mine (and a revised level). Especially excited to see who of you can beat the Paranoid Pyramid!!! (It's been especially popular since I uploaded it late last night but so far only two players have cracked it):
King Tut's Paranoid Pyramid
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Corridor Of Pain
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One Way Street
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'Shroom Shuffle (No longer break-able!!! No pun intended)
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@Harvan: Thank you so much for trying my levels! I really appreciate it. And thank you for your comments. I've got your levels on deck for this evening. Have a great day!
@DanoLefourbe: Thanks for the feedback! I'm really happy that you took the time to play my levels and that you liked them. To be honest, Fight Fire with Fire is not a great level. I made it on the first day and I think something were overdone, but since it's got a few stars I left it up! I like the idea, but the execution could be better!
@Littlebigblox: I played all your levels expect the automatic ones.
Overall I really liked them. They can be gimmicky and hard, but it's really ok as you made it really short. So it's not frustrating. It the kind of short challenges that can be really refreshing during a 100 Mario run.
Spin skill, in particular really is exactly that, a short gimmicky level that works well. At first I thought, "oh no not one of those Kaizo levels". But no it's not that, it's pretty fair and just short enough.
Trampoline world might be bit too short. You could make it twice as long with no problem I think
Jumpy Jumpy Jump: Perfect length. But on my second run, after I got hit while on the cloud, I decided to damage boost the rest of the spike section and flew to the pole without having to jump on the bullets.
Jumping prectice is really too short, but with the cannon part being so tough, people might give if they don't have the pole in sight.
The ghost house (can't remember the name): meh. I really hate hunting for hidden blocks and stuff like that, so this is really not for me. I don't think it is for a lot of people to be honnest.
A final remark on all your level, aesthetically they look pretty bland. Even a minor bit of theming on a few parts of a level can make a lot for your level. People will be more enclined to try a level again and again if they find it pretty.
@mrichston: I really liked it. The single, self-contained puzzle theme was unlike anything I'd played. I wouldn't touch the mechanics, but if I were to remake it and pass it off as my own, I'd simplify the aesthetics a little bit to make it clearer what the crucial elements of the puzzle were, so that the player is battling with the puzzle rather than the visuals. I also found the glitchy bits (being stuck in the ice block at the beginning, and the sudden cannon fall) a little bit jarring.
It really is a charming little level though, and I'm very glad to have played it.
This is relatively fresh, so I'd appreciate an honest critique:
@Maxz: That is a very clever level. I really liked the idea with the vines. Though the first part of the level is really hard. Perfect jumping and avoiding obstacles. I like that
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