Level Contest 9: First Place

[h2643]

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Yeah, since I'm not that popular in the community, nobody probably expected me to be in Top 10, though I released some levels (like 7 or something) for more than 1 year and almost all of them had a score more than 8 in people's reviews.

That list is somewhat surprising as well. To have designers like h2642, Blueoak and SnifitGuy beating SM7 is far from what I expected.

Btw, I'm not h2642

[Valtteri]

Why didn't TNTtimelord reviewed Waddle Derp's level? It's strange for me.

He couldn't play the level.

[SuperMario7]

11th place? That's not bad for me, as my level was just an ordinary level from my project with a special gimmick (a rocket-barrel-like section). I was hoping to make it to the top 10, but 11th is close enough. =P Thank you judges for your reviews!

In terms of who I want to win, I'll have to be rooting for SnifitGuy (just because I know him irl). But I think Chad is probably going to win if I were to guess. I'm also excited to see how GMarinaX, h2643, Blueoak, and Willhart do because I'm not very familiar with their levels.

[h2643]

Nah, I won't be a winner because my level has a bunch of errors.
Anyway, good luck to other guys who are in Top 10!
GMarinaX <3

[Darkonius Mavakar]

Holy fuck i got to the top 10 AGAIN?!
inb4 10th place or 7th.
wow.

who's still rolling in the contest?

also i am 98% suce Chad will win the contest, if not, my other guesses are Shinbison or Timelord.

[Sux]

I think than Darkonius or Chad will win this...

[Marina]

Holy fuck i got to the top 10 AGAIN?!
inb4 10th place or 7th.
wow.

who's still rolling in the contest?

also i am 98% suce Chad will win the contest, if not, my other guesses are Shinbison or Timelord.

TOP 10

So still in are

Blueoak
Bomber57
Chad
Darkonius64
GMarinaX
h2643
Shinbison-Kof
SnifitGuy
TNTtimelord
WillHart

That should be it, right?

lrn2read darkonion <3

anyways, I'm really rooting for TNT to win

[sezixor]

The results are indeed surprising. SuperMario7 and zlakerboy357 not making the top 10 is not something I would have guessed. They were close enough anyway, though. It's definitely cool to see so many new faces in the top 10. None of the people remaining have ever won a contest before, so it should definitely be interesting. I'm personally routing for Shinbison-Kof because of how much effort his levels usually have.

[Bomber57]

Nice, top ten! I'll probably get seventh again HNGR

[SuperWingedYoshi]

Well, now that's a surprise, I expected zlaker to end up in the Top 10 again.
Which just makes it more exciting! Good luck to all those who are still in!

[JupiHornet]

Quill (/10)

This is for 14th place.
You should probably fix that lol

[Superiorstar]

WOW, Supermario7 and Zlaker JUST missed the top 10 Especially Supermario7.
Can't wait for tier 8 though.

[zlaker]

Congrats to the remaining designers. I had a feeling I wouldn't get into Top 10. And thanks to the people who thought I would win the contest lol.

Hi I'm back from making content to talk more about judging.

To liken it to something more relative, judging based on opinions is like me banning people based on my opinion on them. I mean sure, you can't be impartial to the point of a perfect logical machine, but why can't one stay his hand and refrain from taking/giving points when he goes, "Well this is what I think." Your rationale is that that's what you think, not, that's what's good in a game, or, that's the way you entertain people, it's a lazy answer.

It's common sense that a reviewer should've the power to take away/give points when he already has said his opinion and when he/she has given his reasons why he took away/gave points. I judged your level based on what I thought and what the level consisted of. However banning someone because you got a negative opinion is stupid. It's like if the police arrests me for being black.

Oh and, if you think giving reviews to an official contest shouldn't be as serious as moderating this forum, then, should you really be a judge for this contest? (Don't say yes because it's tower of biased. Humor me.)

I never said that giving reviews isn't serious as moderating a forum.

[Chip Potato]

I'm honestly shocked I made it as far as I did. Ah well, I'm satisfied with where I'm placed.

[underFlo]

Good luck to everyone who's still in, all of them would've earned 1st place imo (except GMarinaX for obvious reasons).
And congrats to everyone in Tier 7, too.

[Marina]

(except GMarinaX for obvious reasons)

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) u gon die next bitch

[MECHDRAGON777]

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15. Valtteri - Skyward Castle - 7.62/10
Bomber57 (7.6/10)
I found that I liked the indoor sections more than the outdoor one. It was mostly because they looked nicer and weren't so hard. The outdoor sections either had difficult enemy placement or too many enemies at once. Otherwise, the level was pretty average. I don't have much else to say about it really.
Chad (6.510)
Interesting level. I really like its structure, as the general upward climb and platforming were pretty fun and quite well made. Its layout and visuals make it feel nicely polished, and I like the consistent alternation between clouds and fortress. There's a good variety of enemies, and I especially liked the parts with the Nippers, as they made their areas entertainingly tricky. The general difficulty of the level is very inconsistent, though. One minute you're just having an easy time with Goombas and Koopas, and the next you're avoiding homing Bullet Bills, Roto-discs, and venus trap fireballs all at once. There were also a few annoying hazard placements as well, like when you put a Firebar and Roto-disc in the same vicinity as each other, or have extremely unnoticeable falling spikes that require instant reactions while you're dealing with other hazards. You even put those on a generator during the (otherwise good) boss. Overall, I like the design, but the enemy placements and difficulty could use some fine-tuning.
Quill (/10)
Nice level. I liked some of the alternate paths available, it gave a more open and explorative feel to the level. I liked how it kept switching from inside to outside the castle, that a unique touch. Cut down on the roto-discs and firebars, there seemed to be a huge amount of them. The boss was pretty ordinary, nothing too special. Overall, decent level.
TNTtimelord (8/10)
Very nice job giving the level a classic SMB3 styled kind of feel to it. Although I was lost most of the time, this was still a nice, fun, expansive level to play. Although the NPCs were kind of all over the place on placement, I thought it had a fair difficulty to it. There's plenty of coins and items so the player should be able to stay alive pretty well. I was rather disappointed when I couldn't destroy the SMB3 outside brick castles, as that carnage would have been so much fun to create (I'm not taking any points off for this though)!
The inside castle parts were nice enough, but the music didn't really transition well from the tranquil cloudy outside.
zlakerboy357 (9/10)
An amazing level. I loved the extenstion of the SMB3 Cloud tileset and the BGOs in the castle was amazing. I really dislike using the NSMB Overworld theme in the cloud area The placement of everything was pretty neat as well. Some collectibles would be nice though as it would've added some replay valvue. One last complaint is that the I really dislike having Piranha Plants inside the castle. Otherwise great job!

Should be

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15. Valtteri - Skyward Castle - 7.62/10
Bomber57 (7.6/10)
I found that I liked the indoor sections more than the outdoor one. It was mostly because they looked nicer and weren't so hard. The outdoor sections either had difficult enemy placement or too many enemies at once. Otherwise, the level was pretty average. I don't have much else to say about it really.
Chad (6.510)
Interesting level. I really like its structure, as the general upward climb and platforming were pretty fun and quite well made. Its layout and visuals make it feel nicely polished, and I like the consistent alternation between clouds and fortress. There's a good variety of enemies, and I especially liked the parts with the Nippers, as they made their areas entertainingly tricky. The general difficulty of the level is very inconsistent, though. One minute you're just having an easy time with Goombas and Koopas, and the next you're avoiding homing Bullet Bills, Roto-discs, and venus trap fireballs all at once. There were also a few annoying hazard placements as well, like when you put a Firebar and Roto-disc in the same vicinity as each other, or have extremely unnoticeable falling spikes that require instant reactions while you're dealing with other hazards. You even put those on a generator during the (otherwise good) boss. Overall, I like the design, but the enemy placements and difficulty could use some fine-tuning.
Quill (7/10)
Nice level. I liked some of the alternate paths available, it gave a more open and explorative feel to the level. I liked how it kept switching from inside to outside the castle, that a unique touch. Cut down on the roto-discs and firebars, there seemed to be a huge amount of them. The boss was pretty ordinary, nothing too special. Overall, decent level.
TNTtimelord (8/10)
Very nice job giving the level a classic SMB3 styled kind of feel to it. Although I was lost most of the time, this was still a nice, fun, expansive level to play. Although the NPCs were kind of all over the place on placement, I thought it had a fair difficulty to it. There's plenty of coins and items so the player should be able to stay alive pretty well. I was rather disappointed when I couldn't destroy the SMB3 outside brick castles, as that carnage would have been so much fun to create (I'm not taking any points off for this though)!
The inside castle parts were nice enough, but the music didn't really transition well from the tranquil cloudy outside.
zlakerboy357 (9/10)
An amazing level. I loved the extenstion of the SMB3 Cloud tileset and the BGOs in the castle was amazing. I really dislike using the NSMB Overworld theme in the cloud area The placement of everything was pretty neat as well. Some collectibles would be nice though as it would've added some replay valvue. One last complaint is that the I really dislike having Piranha Plants inside the castle. Otherwise great job!

Congrats, but why is as303298 at a low place? Judging from the reveiws, it sounds like he deserves higher, but that is just me! Congrats anyway!

[as303298]

Congrats, but why is as303298 at a low place? Judging from the reveiws, it sounds like he deserves higher, but that is just me! Congrats anyway!

"Bomber57 (5/10)"

Its all Bomber's fault! Contest is full of bias!

[Bomber57]

Congrats, but why is as303298 at a low place? Judging from the reveiws, it sounds like he deserves higher, but that is just me! Congrats anyway!

"Bomber57 (5/10)"

Its all Bomber's fault! Contest is full of bias!

I just didn't like the level as much as the other judges did. Sorry.

[as303298]

Congrats, but why is as303298 at a low place? Judging from the reveiws, it sounds like he deserves higher, but that is just me! Congrats anyway!

"Bomber57 (5/10)"

Its all Bomber's fault! Contest is full of bias!

I just didn't like the level as much as the other judges did. Sorry.

All your fault!!!

To be honest, it was my first attempt at making a cave level in a long time. I wanted it to feel cramped..and I guess I did that too well. I didn't care where I got placed, I just wanted to see how well 7-3 "Volcanic Caverns" would do.