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Matt_The_Slime wrote:If at all possible, could I be a Beta Tester for this project? (unless it's an independent project)

No problem. It's my first project please tell me, what should I give to beta tester. I guess I should send beta testers the game before publishing the next version on forum, but that's just a guess.

Mario_and_Luigi_55 wrote:

Matt_The_Slime wrote:If at all possible, could I be a Beta Tester for this project? (unless it's an independent project)

No problem. It's my first project please tell me, what should I give to beta tester. I guess I should send beta testers the game before publishing the next version on forum, but that's just a guess.

That's what I was thinking.

OK. I just finished next version, so I will send it to you.

I have one question.

Why in the name of Toad Jesus did you use Comic Sans in your title banner?

Villager103 wrote:I have one question.

Why in the name of Toad Jesus did you use Comic Sans in your title banner?

I wanted to check if someone notices

Why not? I had no idea for a different font, and I think this one is OK.

Mario_and_Luigi_55 wrote:

Villager103 wrote:I have one question.

Why in the name of Toad Jesus did you use Comic Sans in your title banner?

I wanted to check if someone notices

Why not? I had no idea for a different font, and I think this one is OK.

It would be better if you used a different font. Nobody likes Comic Sans. Some people downright hate it.

Mario_and_Luigi_55 wrote:

Villager103 wrote:I have one question.

Why in the name of Toad Jesus did you use Comic Sans in your title banner?

I wanted to check if someone notices

Why not? I had no idea for a different font, and I think this one is OK.

If your gonna use a font, at least use Papyrus

Villager103 wrote: It would be better if you used a different font. Nobody likes Comic Sans. Some people downright hate it.

If you use it with good execution it would be awesome lmao
also the logo looks fine

This actually looks quite nice, but there are a few flaws.
First: The banner isn't quite that good. Mainly because of the font; comic sans isn't really a beloved font in the realms of the internet. It's mostly a joke to people. Maybe try using a more fitting font.
Second: The game's about Mario AND Luigi, right? Maybe you should make some screenshots with Mario as well. It's not a big problem, but on the box arts of video games you don't see only the same one character on every screenshot (except maybe if they're secret).
Third: What's so Lua about it? I don't really see any Lua stuff going on on those screenshots. Could you maybe explain the uses of Lua?
Fourth: What's the episode sopposed to be? An adventure-themed episode? A puzzle-themed one? Classic Mario? Story based? Is there any story? Please try answering these questions.

Anyways it's your first project here, right? Don't be harsh on yourself, just edit it a little and you're fine. I will probably check this out when it's done. Well, hope you'll make it great. Besides the missing plumber the screenshots look pretty promising.
See ya!

afanguy wrote:This actually looks quite nice, but there are a few flaws.
First: The banner isn't quite that good. Mainly because of the font; comic sans isn't really a beloved font in the realms of the internet. It's mostly a joke to people. Maybe try using a more fitting font.
Second: The game's about Mario AND Luigi, right? Maybe you should make some screenshots with Mario as well. It's not a big problem, but on the box arts of video games you don't see only the same one character on every screenshot (except maybe if they're secret).
Third: What's so Lua about it? I don't really see any Lua stuff going on on those screenshots. Could you maybe explain the uses of Lua?
Fourth: What's the episode sopposed to be? An adventure-themed episode? A puzzle-themed one? Classic Mario? Story based? Is there any story? Please try answering these questions.

Anyways it's your first project here, right? Don't be harsh on yourself, just edit it a little and you're fine. I will probably check this out when it's done. Well, hope you'll make it great. Besides the missing plumber the screenshots look pretty promising.
See ya!

1: Fixed, I used Windings instead
2: Here you go
3: For example: This and This + I used Starman form SMBX 2.0, also there is Leveltimer and particles lua API
4: I think it will be classic Mario.

Okay, this post is kinda long:

afanguy wrote:
Great.
I'll play the demo coming weekend. Also there is a different level timer API (should be included in SMBX 2.0) that also adds a clock symbol to the hud and the words "Course Clear" upon beating a level and it also gives you score depending on the left time at the end of the level. I would recommend that. Also for your spring lotus powerup: Maybe replace the text with something else. Maybe an icon for every use left or something. Just to make it a little more nice looking. Also since you're using lua, try giving different levels neat gimmicks. Maybe a level based entirely on a new powerup, or mechanic or theme. That's what early Mario games couldn't really do that much. Some levels looked the same and all, so keep them all original.

So, I might not know how to properly make my own lua stuff for smbx, but if you need any help like resources, finding some APIs if you're too lazy, what level-theme you could use now, etc. you can ask me for help.

So, good luck with the project. See ya!

That's exactly this one clock API, but I updated Lua and the clock doesn't show up.

Quick update. What do you think about. Replacing flog waterfalls (1-1) with: Green Grass Hill and Koopa Cave (1-2) with Remade Koopa Cave?