Level name suggestion thread

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Level name suggestion thread

Postby Waddle » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:15 am

Hi guys,
The name of this topic kinda speaks for itself, but ill Just explain it here. A problem I have very often when making a level is choosing a fitting name for it. Kinda like the Music recommendation thread, except it will mostly be people helping out other people with their suggestions. One more thing, although this might be considered as backseat moderating; please be creative! If someone asks for a level name of an ice cave, saying "Icy cave" doesn't help them in any way.
Ill start this off, I need names for:
• A mechanic beach level
• A mysterious water cave
Also please be kind :3

In response to all the vague requests
Enjl wrote:My major issue with this topic right now is that the suggestions which pop up and are given to people who desperately need them are often generic because of a lack of information. If you say "I need a castle level name", there's no basis on which to make good names which are unique and sound interesting.

If people instead said "I need a castle level name. The level features roto discs and lava as main hazards, coupled with multiple fence climbing challenges; the boss is Roy Koopa", there is a lot more information to jump off of. Instead of "Creepy Castle"-like suggestions, there would be "Roy's Hot-Climb Castle"-like suggestions. WAAAAY more precise and good-sounding.

Here was just a good example:
Zant wrote:Sunshine Skies
Cloudy Cliffs
Heavenly Heights
All three of these names can potentially be used for the same sky level, as Sky assets are often mixed with grass assets. If it's daytime and the grass assets are present, those three names would just do that, describe one level.

It's true that finding alliterating level names becomes much harder once more information is given, though it's not impossible.

An example for a random alliterating sky level with See-Saw gimmick would be:
See-Saw Skyline Stroll

An example for an alliterating level for a castle level with skull raft tracks and bowser boss would be:
Bowser's Boiling Balance Base

If we took alliteration off there we'd get "Hot Ride through Bowser's Burning Base". And this one is still partially alliterating! And doesn't it sound epic?

So if you guys want more interesting level names, put some more information into your posts! I can say for myself that it's also way more fun coming up with these more specific names rather than looking into a dictionary and scrolling through all the words that start with "C" and are not commonly used.
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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby zlaker » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:26 am

You should name your mechanical beach level Construction Coastline.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Waddle » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:27 am

zlakergirl357 wrote:You should name your mechanical beach level Construction Coastline.
Oh, thanks! That's actually a really good one!

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Choco » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:52 am

I need a name for a cloud/mountain athletic-style level.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby underFlo » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:55 am

How about Wondrous Waters for the cave? Or maybe Deepwater Mysteries.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Waddle » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:57 am

Choco wrote:I need a name for a cloud/mountain athletic-style level.
Cloudy canyon if it's more rock than cloud, but I'm not sure about that one. Fluffy peaks?
Nickname wrote:How about Wondrous Waters for the cave? Or maybe Deepwater Mysteries.
Me likey.
Especially wondrous water really appeals to me.
Thanks, guys!

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby FanofSMBX » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:45 pm

Choco wrote:I need a name for a cloud/mountain athletic-style level.
Speedy Skyline

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby glitch4 » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:24 pm

I need simple water themed level name.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby FanofSMBX » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:28 pm

GLD4 wrote:I need simple water themed level name.
Wet World

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Erik » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:39 am

GLD4 wrote:I need simple water themed level name.
Wet Waters

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby DatDude » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:48 am

I need a name for a volcanic level with a lot of bullet bills.

So far, I've been thinking "Flaming Bullets" or "Missile Lavaland", but I don't think they seem good.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Alagirez » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:54 am

I need a name for ice & fire levels.

my name level version : Icicyoflannel (i don't think this name is good)

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Waddle » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:07 am

DatDude wrote:I need a name for a volcanic level with a lot of bullet bills.

So far, I've been thinking "Flaming Bullets" or "Missile Lavaland", but I don't think they seem good.
I think flaming missiles would be cool.
Pyro Projectile Peril?
andialifbatara wrote:I need a name for ice & fire levels.

my name level version : Icicyoflannel (i don't think this name is good)
I actually need those too, here's some I found/made up:
-hailfire peaks (from a game, crash bandicoot IIRC)
-freezeflame Valley (from SMG 2)
-torching icicles
-Cold Combustion Catacombs

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Snessy the duck » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:38 am

DatDude wrote:I need a name for a volcanic level with a lot of bullet bills.

So far, I've been thinking "Flaming Bullets" or "Missile Lavaland", but I don't think they seem good.
Boiling bill battlefields!

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Navi » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:52 am

Uhm.. a mansion-castle level with heart projectiles. And a water-forest level.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby silent_ » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:39 am

Alex48 wrote:And a water-forest level.
Flooded Forest, or Wet Woods.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby YoshiGo99 » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:50 am

DatDude wrote:I need a name for a volcanic level with a lot of bullet bills.

So far, I've been thinking "Flaming Bullets" or "Missile Lavaland", but I don't think they seem good.
Blazing Bullet Badlands sounds nice. But I think the Bullet Bills should be red or on fire.
Also: Catastrophic Cannon Chaos
andialifbatara wrote:I need a name for ice & fire levels.

my name level version : Icicyoflannel (i don't think this name is good)
Meltdown Madness could work.
Another could be Frigid Flame Fields
Alex48 wrote:Uhm.. a mansion-castle level with heart projectiles. And a water-forest level.
The Mansion Castle: Lovely Labyrinth Loft, also if you have Heart projectiles, you should make the level have pink tiles, unless it more like a Haunted Mansion.

Water Forest: Flowing Waters Forest or Flooded Forest



I tend to have alliteration with my Level names similar to DKC games.
I need a few names:
*Snow level names.
*Autumn level names
*A name for a Dessert level at night. I had Sweet Dreams but I want to see if I can have something better for it.

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby silent_ » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:13 am

*Snow level names.
Barren Bitterness or Bleak Bitterness
Polar Paradise
Icy Island
Nippy Nightfall
*Autumn level names
Autumn Atmosphere
Tranquil Track
Sequestered Sanctuary
Red Road
Colorful Course
*A name for a Dessert level at night
Sweet Sunset or Icecream Island

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby Chip Potato » Sat Jan 10, 2015 3:25 pm

YoshiGo99 wrote:*Snow level names
Freezing Field (for a run of the mill snow level), Snow-Parking Zone (if it's also city-themed)
YoshiGo99 wrote:*A name for a Dessert level at night.
Moonpie High in the Sky?

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Re: Level name suggestion thread

Postby DatDude » Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:38 pm

fireflowerhour wrote:
Moonpie High in the Sky?
Oh god how did you even think of this randomly


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