GRcade

No votes from the finalists like last time, or is it different because there's three of us this time?

Edit: Quoted for the new page:

It depends on how many votes I get. There were surprisingly few votes at the semi-final stage, so I will allow you guys to vote as well to ensure we have enough. Obviously don't vote for your own though.

Just got in. Straight onto GRcade and Twitch. My body is ready.

Going LIVE now!

http://www.twitch.tv/grcadeuk

Wow. Amazingly demanding and smart levels created by Matt, OSC and Chipz! Top drawer play from Dev, too - all 12 levels played straight through.

It's gonna be hard to place the levels into an order. Will re-watch the vid to remind myself of the demands and the fun!

I'm going to attempt these....no promising I'll finish them though - but I will definitely vote!

GG Devlin.

That was a tough one tonight. Some demanding levels from all three makers and it's gonna be tough to rank them.

Luckily I don't have to!

I tuned in for only a brief five seconds and saw a part of my level that could have done with a P switch Pipe rather than a single P switch...


I can only apologise!

Just watched the stream of my levels at least (I always go in blind on the other levels when I play).

The themes for each were:
Single Screen: 40 Seconds of Fear: I was worried Dev wouldn’t work out the path and this would play horribly on screen. Luckily he worked it out quickly, then it came down to timing.

Warp Pipes: Pipe Scream: This was the level I was least happy with of the lot, it did have a check point in it before the last section, however, when I went to upload I realised that it wouldn’t work with the coins as if you died you were locked out of the other three so I removed it before upload. As a consequence, the decision to use just one P-Switch (rather than a P switch in a pipe) in the end looked extra mean. This was defiantly where the tiredness and creative block came in.

Scroll + Time Limit + Underwater: The Greatest Escape: I wanted to do another one of these, as the level in the main comp was poor due to this being the period where I had to go back to the UK for a few weeks meaning I was super time poor so I wanted to do it justice. I remember a criticism of some of theAutoscroller levels being that the time limit was too generous because of the auto scroll so I worked on getting this as tight as possible to up the tension... I play tested this about 50 times to make sure the limit was fair, however, I guess when you play a level so much (and design it) you get to know it really well so you become more efficient. I’d love to see Dev play this early next time to see if he fairs any differently. Looking at the times you were getting through the first two sections you are actually outpacing my personal best.

Goomba + Koopa + Bullet Bill X Warp Pipes: The Tower of Power: This idea came to me while board at work and I imagined Mario having to climb a huge narrow cupboard with the Twist being the need to break out of the tower and scale the outside. Jawa steps were a natural fit for this.

I gather the stream was long this week. Will you be playing the levels again Dev? Perhaps in the opposite direction this time, I’d love to see how you go at them being fresh as they seemed super frustrating on the stream and that certainly wasn’t my intention.

Supachipz wrote:I gather the stream was long this week. Will you be playing the levels again Dev? Perhaps in the opposite direction this time, I’d love to see how you go at them being fresh as they seemed super frustrating on the stream and that certainly wasn’t my intention.

Dont worry about this. I broke him in about 5 mins and it ruined the rest of his life day

Oh dear! Should I give myself two hours to play them all tomorrow?

I am so sorry guys, I may not be able to vote -

My Dad was found on his lounge floor by a neighbour last night - alive, but he'd been there since the previous night. I was getting suspicious as he hadn't returned my calls, so we asked a neighbour to check.

Took an ambulance trip to hospital, & been with him in A&E most of last night, and I'll go back down shortly - he also gets the result of cancer tests later this morning. (he's lost 2 1/2 stone in the last 2 months). There's no telling what I'll be up to the remainder of this week.


If I get a chance to watch the whole stream I'll vote based on that.


Gutted on so many levels.


EDIT: Can't believe that unintentional pun

Lime wrote:...My Dad... with him in A&E most of last night, and I'll go back down shortly...

Man, Lime... I'm sorry to hear that your dad is ill and I hope that the situation swiftly improves. All the best, dude.

Sorry to hear Lime. All the best.

strawberry floating hell. So sorry Lime. Dont worry about Mario Maker.

Ah Lime I'm sorry to hear that man.

Don't worry about this at all and do what you need to do. Hope everything goes well.

I'm so sorry Lime Wishing you and your father all the best buddy

Hey all,

Just wanted to wish OSC, Matt and Supachipz all the very best for the Final! Each of you have produced a level that I've voted top during this competition, so I just don't think I can call it, having not seen the full stream.

It's been a fantastic competition, and sorry to have to step away before its close.

Good Luck!

Lime