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I was going to review this but I can't download the level because I need Mediafire Pro or something. Could you use a different file hosting site? Thanks

It would be much better if you zipped the files into a single archive or package (as a .zip file). You can download 7-zip or you may have WinZIP or WinRAR by default. Use one to add all of the files into a single file and upload that. Then anyone who wants to play the level doesn't have to download all of the files individually

PixelPest wrote:It would be much better if you zipped the files into a single archive or package (as a .zip file). You can download 7-zip or you may have WinZIP or WinRAR by default. Use one to add all of the files into a single file and upload that. Then anyone who wants to play the level doesn't have to download all of the files individually

I'm sorry. I'll edit the post right away. :)
As of 25/01: There you go. The link is fixed.

[center]Review of 1-1 Castle Grounds[/center][/i][/b]

Starting off, I really liked the nice little intro cutscene you had at the start there. It was quite smooth and I liked it.

When I first started off, I was a very, very big fan of the whole "outdoor castle theme". The tileset you used was really nice, but it didn't blend into the grass tileset very well on the sides of the castle bricks. Adding a black outline to the sides could have solved this. The enemy placement is simple, but of course, this is "level 1" according to the title.

Moving along you have some nice coin placement (Both directional and reward). I feel like what you did with the pipes going through the bricks sort of thing didn't look too right, I think it could have also been solved with the black outline around the bricks. The 1st collectable star is quite easy to get and I wish you made it harder to get, for example maybe making the player fly up to some sort of flying course or something like that. The star was in plain sight and quite easy to obtain.

The second section was nice but once again short. In fact, the whole level is really short. It took me around 81 seconds to casually beat it and I'm pretty sure that isn't good. Sure, sure, it's a first level and all but first levels should be around medium size to teach the player how the game works and the core mechanics of the world/project. The second star was, once again, barely a challenge. For me stars are supposed to be a challenge to get to, not just "take 5 steps and grab the cake". The second star's "challenge" behind it was just pipe-hopping.

The third and final segment doesn't really have much I can criticise except about the third star (Those poor stars are getting criticism after criticism.) which is, in fact, would you believe, barely a challenge. Just take the obvious 2nd pipe and hit a pow block.

I liked the moving coins you strewn around, they are quite smooth and look nice. Also, there is some cutoff in your level. I know, I know, this is a barely noticeable cutoff (Unless you have OCD when it comes to decorating things. Well that's me.) but I still want to point it out:

Over all, I really loved the justice you did to the whole "outdoor castle" theme but the star collectables were incredibly easy (Even for a first level.) and it was very, very short.

My score: 7.5/10

The_Loaf_Lord wrote:[center]Review of 1-1 Castle Grounds[/center][/i][/b]

Starting off, I really liked the nice little intro cutscene you had at the start there. It was quite smooth and I liked it.

When I first started off, I was a very, very big fan of the whole "outdoor castle theme". The tileset you used was really nice, but it didn't blend into the grass tileset very well on the sides of the castle bricks. Adding a black outline to the sides could have solved this. The enemy placement is simple, but of course, this is "level 1" according to the title.

Moving along you have some nice coin placement (Both directional and reward). I feel like what you did with the pipes going through the bricks sort of thing didn't look too right, I think it could have also been solved with the black outline around the bricks. The 1st collectable star is quite easy to get and I wish you made it harder to get, for example maybe making the player fly up to some sort of flying course or something like that. The star was in plain sight and quite easy to obtain.

The second section was nice but once again short. In fact, the whole level is really short. It took me around 81 seconds to casually beat it and I'm pretty sure that isn't good. Sure, sure, it's a first level and all but first levels should be around medium size to teach the player how the game works and the core mechanics of the world/project. The second star was, once again, barely a challenge. For me stars are supposed to be a challenge to get to, not just "take 5 steps and grab the cake". The second star's "challenge" behind it was just pipe-hopping.

The third and final segment doesn't really have much I can criticise except about the third star (Those poor stars are getting criticism after criticism.) which is, in fact, would you believe, barely a challenge. Just take the obvious 2nd pipe and hit a pow block.

I liked the moving coins you strewn around, they are quite smooth and look nice. Also, there is some cutoff in your level. I know, I know, this is a barely noticeable cutoff (Unless you have OCD when it comes to decorating things. Well that's me.) but I still want to point it out:

Over all, I really loved the justice you did to the whole "outdoor castle" theme but the star collectables were incredibly easy (Even for a first level.) and it was very, very short.

My score: 7.5/10

You did a really nice job reviewing my level. I posted it here so that I could improve my level design and level making skills. Your review is pretty good, and I'll apply your suggestions, such as:
Making outlines to the castle tileset;
Making the stars a little more difficult to collect;
Making the level longer, mainly the second section;
And removing the cutoff (even I don't like it... Ew).
Also, one thing that I'd like to point out: I was confused when you said "stars", because the graphics I applied for this episode made the star look like a star coin, but I forgot to put the npc-196's graphics in the level, and then there were no custom graphics in the star.
Thanks for your review!

8lue Storm wrote:

The_Loaf_Lord wrote:[center]Review of 1-1 Castle Grounds[/center][/i][/b]

Starting off, I really liked the nice little intro cutscene you had at the start there. It was quite smooth and I liked it.

When I first started off, I was a very, very big fan of the whole "outdoor castle theme". The tileset you used was really nice, but it didn't blend into the grass tileset very well on the sides of the castle bricks. Adding a black outline to the sides could have solved this. The enemy placement is simple, but of course, this is "level 1" according to the title.

Moving along you have some nice coin placement (Both directional and reward). I feel like what you did with the pipes going through the bricks sort of thing didn't look too right, I think it could have also been solved with the black outline around the bricks. The 1st collectable star is quite easy to get and I wish you made it harder to get, for example maybe making the player fly up to some sort of flying course or something like that. The star was in plain sight and quite easy to obtain.

The second section was nice but once again short. In fact, the whole level is really short. It took me around 81 seconds to casually beat it and I'm pretty sure that isn't good. Sure, sure, it's a first level and all but first levels should be around medium size to teach the player how the game works and the core mechanics of the world/project. The second star was, once again, barely a challenge. For me stars are supposed to be a challenge to get to, not just "take 5 steps and grab the cake". The second star's "challenge" behind it was just pipe-hopping.

The third and final segment doesn't really have much I can criticise except about the third star (Those poor stars are getting criticism after criticism.) which is, in fact, would you believe, barely a challenge. Just take the obvious 2nd pipe and hit a pow block.

I liked the moving coins you strewn around, they are quite smooth and look nice. Also, there is some cutoff in your level. I know, I know, this is a barely noticeable cutoff (Unless you have OCD when it comes to decorating things. Well that's me.) but I still want to point it out:

Over all, I really loved the justice you did to the whole "outdoor castle" theme but the star collectables were incredibly easy (Even for a first level.) and it was very, very short.

My score: 7.5/10

You did a really nice job reviewing my level. I posted it here so that I could improve my level design and level making skills. Your review is pretty good, and I'll apply your suggestions, such as:
Making outlines to the castle tileset;
Making the stars a little more difficult to collect;
Making the level longer, mainly the second section;
And removing the cutoff (even I don't like it... Ew).
Also, one thing that I'd like to point out: I was confused when you said "stars", because the graphics I applied for this episode made the star look like a star coin, but I forgot to put the npc-196's graphics in the level, and then there were no custom graphics in the star.
Thanks for your review!

Your welcome! BTW, was there supposed to be music? It was silent for me the entire level. Just wondering!

The_Loaf_Lord wrote:

8lue Storm wrote:

The_Loaf_Lord wrote:[center]Review of 1-1 Castle Grounds[/center][/i][/b]

Starting off, I really liked the nice little intro cutscene you had at the start there. It was quite smooth and I liked it.

When I first started off, I was a very, very big fan of the whole "outdoor castle theme". The tileset you used was really nice, but it didn't blend into the grass tileset very well on the sides of the castle bricks. Adding a black outline to the sides could have solved this. The enemy placement is simple, but of course, this is "level 1" according to the title.

Moving along you have some nice coin placement (Both directional and reward). I feel like what you did with the pipes going through the bricks sort of thing didn't look too right, I think it could have also been solved with the black outline around the bricks. The 1st collectable star is quite easy to get and I wish you made it harder to get, for example maybe making the player fly up to some sort of flying course or something like that. The star was in plain sight and quite easy to obtain.

The second section was nice but once again short. In fact, the whole level is really short. It took me around 81 seconds to casually beat it and I'm pretty sure that isn't good. Sure, sure, it's a first level and all but first levels should be around medium size to teach the player how the game works and the core mechanics of the world/project. The second star was, once again, barely a challenge. For me stars are supposed to be a challenge to get to, not just "take 5 steps and grab the cake". The second star's "challenge" behind it was just pipe-hopping.

The third and final segment doesn't really have much I can criticise except about the third star (Those poor stars are getting criticism after criticism.) which is, in fact, would you believe, barely a challenge. Just take the obvious 2nd pipe and hit a pow block.

I liked the moving coins you strewn around, they are quite smooth and look nice. Also, there is some cutoff in your level. I know, I know, this is a barely noticeable cutoff (Unless you have OCD when it comes to decorating things. Well that's me.) but I still want to point it out:

Over all, I really loved the justice you did to the whole "outdoor castle" theme but the star collectables were incredibly easy (Even for a first level.) and it was very, very short.

My score: 7.5/10

You did a really nice job reviewing my level. I posted it here so that I could improve my level design and level making skills. Your review is pretty good, and I'll apply your suggestions, such as:
Making outlines to the castle tileset;
Making the stars a little more difficult to collect;
Making the level longer, mainly the second section;
And removing the cutoff (even I don't like it... Ew).
Also, one thing that I'd like to point out: I was confused when you said "stars", because the graphics I applied for this episode made the star look like a star coin, but I forgot to put the npc-196's graphics in the level, and then there were no custom graphics in the star.
Thanks for your review!

Your welcome! BTW, was there supposed to be music? It was silent for me the entire level. Just wondering!

It was silent? Golly, guess I'll have to fix that, too!
This was the music for the overworld:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLznxVCeHg8
This was the music for the bonus room:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCz7qTZLwIo

Here is a review.

Design and Theming
This is a pretty nice looking level. The theme is pretty standard but it looks like a nice starter level for an episode. I like the mix between castle and grasslands and I thought that was a pretty cool theme that looks different from the main simple starter level in most, however, some of the placements for pipes and changes in decoration (which I believe The_Loaf_Lord mentioned) are quite strange. I have put some examples in the spoiler. Theming wise the level is nicely done and the level is not buggy, however, it is very short. Too short in fact for a starter level. The starts are too easy, one is just backtracking an incredibly small amount after you receive the item and the others are just exploring pipes. If the first star was off screen, it could be more of a challenge and the stars in pipes should be protected by enemies or a challenge, not by throwing a POW block.

Lack of music is a problem but you have fixed that by adding some above. Just needs to be added to the level now. Fits the level rather well. Quite a happy song with a happy starter level so full marks there. Finally, there are a large variety of enemies and enemy placements that I don't think were right. Some enemies were really close together but that's a small issue. There are a couple Ninji's which I think are out of place, but the Rex's, Goomba's and Koppa Troopas are fine.

Difficulty
Obviously not designed with difficulty in mind being the first level and all. The level has powerups in abundance, giving three Tanooki Leaves and two in one box. For such a short level which I took no damage in, this may be too many and an easy way to farm Tanooki Leaves if the episode needs them later as the level is short. I'm thinking far ahead here, but it's just a suggestion to remove on the leafs in the blocks. I'm not too critical of difficulty here but the length does affect this.

Enjoyability
For a first level, I enjoyed this quite a bit and was fun. The stars were very simple and didn't add any accomplishment to completing. The huge problem is the length however as, by the time I had gotten into the level and the theme, it had already ended.

Overall
A nice starter level, cool unique theme, lacked in length and collectable placement. Hope you enjoy the review!

6.5/10

youngtomlin wrote:Here is a review.

Design and Theming
This is a pretty nice looking level. The theme is pretty standard but it looks like a nice starter level for an episode. I like the mix between castle and grasslands and I thought that was a pretty cool theme that looks different from the main simple starter level in most, however, some of the placements for pipes and changes in decoration (which I believe The_Loaf_Lord mentioned) are quite strange. I have put some examples in the spoiler.

Spoiler: show

The pipe at the top right just looks, in my opinion, strange, this is only small but I would like it better if the pipe went from the top of the screen or the bottom of the wall. This is just small irritation of mine and not a very big deal

Spoiler: show

The cutoff from where the castle parts end and the grasslands starts is quite weird and this should be changed. The small patch of bricks in the top right-hand corner surrounded by grass is a bit odd as well but not too bad.

Theming wise the level is nicely done and the level is not buggy, however, it is very short. Too short in fact for a starter level. The starts are too easy, one is just backtracking an incredibly small amount after you receive the item and the others are just exploring pipes. If the first star was off screen, it could be more of a challenge and the stars in pipes should be protected by enemies or a challenge, not by throwing a POW block.

Lack of music is a problem but you have fixed that by adding some above. Just needs to be added to the level now. Fits the level rather well. Quite a happy song with a happy starter level so full marks there. Finally, there are a large variety of enemies and enemy placements that I don't think were right. Some enemies were really close together but that's a small issue. There are a couple Ninji's which I think are out of place, but the Rex's, Goomba's and Koppa Troopas are fine.

Difficulty
Obviously not designed with difficulty in mind being the first level and all. The level has powerups in abundance, giving three Tanooki Leaves and two in one box. For such a short level which I took no damage in, this may be too many and an easy way to farm Tanooki Leaves if the episode needs them later as the level is short. I'm thinking far ahead here, but it's just a suggestion to remove on the leafs in the blocks. I'm not too critical of difficulty here but the length does affect this.

Enjoyability
For a first level, I enjoyed this quite a bit and was fun. The stars were very simple and didn't add any accomplishment to completing. The huge problem is the length however as, by the time I had gotten into the level and the theme, it had already ended.

Overall
A nice starter level, cool unique theme, lacked in length and collectable placement. Hope you enjoy the review!

6.5/10

Nice review. Nice indeed! I was expecting someone to point out somthing about enemy placement, as I am not good at placing enemies. I'll probably apply yours and Loaf Lord's suggestions today, and make another download link. I will:
1. Remove the cutoff, adding outlines to the tileset and probably adjusting the grass tileset so it doesn't cause cutoff.
2. Extend the level. I am not very good in doing long levels. I'll try to enlarge the second section, maybe even adding some grass to it.
3. Make a Checkpoint, because my project is NSMB-series themed, and as I'm going to enlarge the level, I might as well build a checkpoint and maybe another section.
4. Increase the difficulty, and fixing enemy placement. The stars are too easy, and I tried to fit them in a really small level, so there weren't any mechanics to exploit in the secret areas. Remove ninjis.
5. Balance the power-ups. I thought I'd include the abundant power-ups because of 2 player mode, as NSMB gives power-ups for both players, but I guess i included TOO MANY of them.
Thanks for the reviews! I appreciate your attention, and I shall revamp my other levels, as all of them were too short and had no difficulty in star collection.

8lue Storm wrote:This is the first level of my episode Neoteric Super Mario Bros. I wanted to know your opinion on my level design, so I uploaded this.
Please, leave a review so I can improve my level creating skills. Is the level too short? Too long? Too hard? Doesn't offer a challenge? Let me know.
Here's the screenshot WITHOUT CUTOFF:

Spoiler: show

And the download link (FIXED):

Spoiler: show

https://www.mediafire.com/file/oag89d9r ... rounds.rar

Any errors, bugs, or issues with the download or the level, warn me.

Words can't describe how insanely improved and better that looks. Thank you so much for doing that, you've literally just made my score basically a 9. Thank you so much!

This is a level for my SUPER SECRET PROJECT (Shh!). Peanut Coast 1 is a beach-themed level.
Some screenshots :) Credits! Download Link! 100 VIEWS! Gee, thanks!

Here's that music in mp3 for you:
https://farlingayesuffolkschuk-my.share ... g?e=dZZG8v
I had to download it in mp3 format, then reupload it to onedrive to get it to you. In the future, if you want to use a music track you found on youtube in a level, then use the site https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/mp3-converter
I'll try out your level tomorrow btw, then i'll be able to review it!

Taycamgame wrote:Here's that music in mp3 for you:
https://farlingayesuffolkschuk-my.share ... g?e=dZZG8v
I had to download it in mp3 format, then reupload it to onedrive to get it to you. In the future, if you want to use a music track you found on youtube in a level, then use the site https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/mp3-converter
I'll try out your level tomorrow btw, then i'll be able to review it!

Thank you Thank you Thank you sooo much. I found some .SPC music that I wanted to use, but I couldn't!
You've been a huge help. Thank you again.

No problem! To use that site that i linked, all you have to do is copy paste a youtube / video url into the box and click convert, then it will convert and you'll be able to download it. However, it doesn't allow you to convert every video. Anyway all that site does is allow you to basically turn a video into an audio file that you can download onto your pc.

Its cool have another Brazilian guy here XD
* (Um pouco atrasado, porem Bem Vindo)

I believe that as there are no reviews yet I am going to rate and give my opinion Pal
Excuse me if I say something wrong but it's my first review
The level in my opinion I show it as a level of:

Difficulty = Normal Development = Good Ambiance = Normal / Good Glitches = Null I rate your level with a +7.5
Verdict: A very creative level, easy but does not fall into mediocrity

Yellow Kirby wrote:Its cool have another Brazilian guy here XD
* (Um pouco atrasado, porem Bem Vindo)

Is this video yours? You're very skilled.
Also, did you modify the layers on the roulette block? I'm sure they would disappear when the block is hit.
(Obrigado, é sempre bom conhecer outras pessoas! :))

ADMAndrew wrote:I do not complain very relaxing the beach theme the herbs, plants the clouds the water and the palms all makes good association with the background. The music is well but you choosing musical pieces are very great, because you relaxed.

D'aw, thank you for the review. I'll surely take it into consideration.
I feel like I didn't credit people on the graphical making. I will include them right away, because the level wouldn't be the same without the ambiance.

It's a level for my project (Neoteric Super Mario Bros., Remember?!), which is going through a MAJOR revamp. So, for the lack of activity on the topic, I would like to compensate with one of the first levels I made for the project.
It was going to be called "Foggy Freakout", but then the

MAJOR revamp

happened, then... BOOM! Patterned Fog was born.
Screamshot (AAAAAAAUGH) Download Link CREDITS! They are very important. Review my level (my skills are just developing) please.
That's it! Hope you enjoy the level and don't get lost in the fog trying to find Star Coins...