[center]An Ice Level - by thenintendobros - Reviewed by Kep[/center]
Does this red coin madness have what it takes to become a superstar or be a downer? You're about to find out.
I jump right on into this level, thinking it's extraordinarily desolate and generic. I get onto the first platform, but initially realize that the platform ends clash with the SMB3 palette; use the spinning wheels in the backgrounds section of SMB3. Either way, I collect the first red coin in mid-air and greedily grab four more regular coins, and the next moving platforms contains a Koopa Troopa. From that platform, I move onto the next ledge thinking these should be some pipes/Piranha Plants/scenery hanging from the ceiling as it's bland. Regardless, the next ledge had two Goombas, two plain bricks, and a question block containing a fire flower. I advance onward, keeping my eyes open for red coins.
The next three ledges had a green and red Koopa hovering up and down in between them, attempting to prevent you from jumping. Each ledge was two solid ice blocks with an individual coin above them. I head right to the next ledge, and then there's two coins with a red coin in the middle of them and a red Koopa Troopa. The additional green pipe on the ground had a Venus Fire Trap, and on solid ground below that particular pipe lied two Goombas at the end. I, from the pipe, jump onto the platform you ride containing a Goomba on top. The platform ends yet still clash, and will remain that way until you reconstruct them. Anyway, I
don't go through the pipe above me yet.
From the platform, I head left where I discover a useless green pipe with a hidden block 1-up above it I accidentally stumbled upon. The next two ledges were two solid ice blocks again, with the original Koopa Troopas hovering up and down trying to annoy you but it can't work for me. I kill them off, hitting the question block above the first ledge containing a fire flower. To the right of that block lies a single coin, and then the next ledge has a higher up coin above it and lying patiently in the middle of both is a red coin that's rather complicated to jump up to.
The ledge after that has four pipes, the second from the last from the left being one you can go down. However, I still am not acknowledging that and shall continue leftward. Though, above the pipe you frankly can go down, it lies four coins. To the left of the final pipe on the left is a question block with a fire flower, and jumping upward and to the left there's two Goombas with three coins above him. I continue leftward yet again, pass by two pipes containing Venus Fire Traps, and then drop down an arrow indicating a red coin. So I got all of the red coins thus far in this section.
I climb back up, and go through that pipe I mentioned in the last mini-paragraph, as it was the second to last from the left. Section two contains eight red coins, and you see one in the glimpse of the eye right when you exit that pipe; it's below it a bit to the left. After getting that one, as it was the fifth, I head right. There lies a question block with another fire flower (you put WAY too much power-ups in this level; points will be taken off for this), I see eight coins, a red Koopa Troopa, and enough Goombas that if you stomp on all of them in a streak you'd gain a 1-up. Above those potato heads lies nine additional coins. Following the linear pathway, eventually there are two more coin blocks (coincidentally containing coins =P) and above them four more coins. You have already given me twenty-three coins in this section, what the heck do you expect?
I avoid two jumping Koopa Troopas, and go across the repetitively bland path and then jump to collect five more coins. That's twenty-seven, and then you get ANOTHER power-up in a question block and then two more coins to the right of that and to the left of that question blocks lies another question block containing a coin. That's a astonishing number of thirty. Now, there are seven pipes with all but two having Piranha Plants lying in them. I then get ten more coins (forty) from pipe to pipe. And then, above the pipe you're forced to go down, lies a red coin which equals six and the overall coin total of section two is forty one. That's candidly enough to last you an entire long level by Chad.
Exiting the pipe, before you know it you're below two bridges. The middle bridge has a red coin in it, which is seven total and forty-two coins overall in the level. Jumping up to the final upwards bridge, there's three Goombas and
five coins yet above them. Instead of the right route, I take the left again and on the first ledge there's two Goombas, two question blocks. I have decided not to summarize the next route because it is linear, straightforward and such, however I will remark that you added
another power-up at the far end. Otherwise, the conclusive red coin is above a stationary Para-Koopa, so I collect that, and go to the right.
I think the reward should be a secret star, personally. You basically got a new sign that says "you found the secret!" above this green pipe you can go down. It is a bonus room with
-no scenery
-clashing rainbow shell (PM me or download Legend-Tony's GFX pack to get the SMB3 version of it)
-clashing ramps (same thing regarding that GFX pack I was talking about).
Anyway, it wasn't the best you could do but I'll accept it exceptionally.
The ending pipe is located in a reddish-orangish pipe at the very end of the top route of section two. I enter that, and then go to section four two Goombas and a Koopa. I hit the ending goal and conclude off the level. It definitely could use some work, I must say.
Overall Score...
6/10
Approved - Moved to Pretty Good Levels
