Originally posted by BooUrns

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I, too, am tired of hacks where you have to press the savestate button every 30 seconds, so I applaud you intentions in making this hack. Overall, Demo 1 is pretty good. One thing I would suggest for Demo 2 (besides the changes you already have listed) is changing the text in the information boxes. Lunar Magic can do it easily, and players won't want to read the same text from the original game telling you what a midpoint is. I always enjoy finding an information block that is funny or unexpected.

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Originally posted by srothroc

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Not sure if you care about this particular one, but the secret exit in Donut Plains 1 is perfectly accessible without the Green Switch Palace while Mario is still in small form.

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Originally posted by pikaguy900

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If your hack is called "Deja Vu", why not add a pipe or two (or more) that lead to past levels, but in parts you never could get to before? That way, you can call it "deja vu". Remember: Deja vu is when you feel like you've been somewhere before, but haven't really, like in a dream. I get deja vu a lot. Think about it...

Edit: Also, about pic 7, do this:

1: In Map16 editor, find the Dark Blue Gaol Post piece and copy it.
2: Find an empty spot and click on 16x16 Properties.
3: If the Layer Priority box is checked, uncheck it. While you're there, set the block to act like Block 25 if it isn't already.
4: Right-click that empty spot.
5: Press F9 to save the block, and close the Map16 16x16 Editor.
6: Place the block in your level!

As an alternative, Mint is green. Use a VERY light-green color instead. Or use your blue. It doesn't matter, but Green is preferred Mint. Peppermint is an odd one for me... I only associate it with Candy Canes, which are Red-and-White.

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Originally posted by Kiwisauce

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Interesting screenshots! I'll try this later, but I have too much homework now...

Does that Thwomp in screenshot 4 fall into the pit and die? That always makes me laugh...

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Originally posted by pikaguy900

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Here's my opinions:

1: EWW!!! That screen makes you lose automatically! Take those vines away and try to get them sticking out from behind those bushes!!! You don't know how many n00bs do that to SMW! They don't care that it looks terrible, and makes a level way too easy!
2: Now how will the player get past that? Oh right, they pick up the spring. My bad. It's so-so.
3: ...Boring.
4: Interesting... I did something like that once, where each level is "connected", like when you exit, say, Level 1, you see a pipe, which tells you that Level 2 is underground, and when you enter it, you come out of a pipe.
5: That caption of yours confuses me.
6: You lose AGAIN. At least make the background look like you're underwater!
7: My gosh.
8: That doesn't look like an air duct to me.

I'll play it later, but looking at the very first screen, I don't think I want to. O_o

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Originally posted by pikaguy900

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Originally posted by ibz10g

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That really isn't too bad.

@Pikaguy900: I think you need to work on your constructive criticism.

But with the 1st screenshot, It would be better if you had like undergrowth on the foreground. Also, change the background. Otherwise I think it's just fine.

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Hmm? You're right. Sorry about that, FirePhoenix. I couldn't help myself...

Now, let me try again:

1: You really need to work on this more. Let's see... Too many vines, some just hang in midair, and some cut off at the bushes. Here are some suggestions:
A: Make ExGFX to make it look like the vines are going into the background and coming back into the foreground, and make the vines above the bushes go behind the bushes (or come out of them, whichever).
B: Get rid of the Switch Palace-ish background. Put some vines in the background, too. That'd make it look better.
C: Change the Black Piranha Plants into something more plant-ish, like Venus Fly Traps (Not Venus FIRE Traps).
2: I just played this level, it's great, but did you know that sprites can go through the corner edges? Try to fix that, please.
3: There's really nothing wrong here.
4: Same as before, but in the very next level, those same platforms on the right are red. I don't exactly like that, so try to use custom palettes to make them "dark". Red just seems... creepy.
5: This was a funny level. ...Yes, that's it. There's nothing wrong here, except the thought that maybe those pipes change Mario's size... Creepy. So technically, nothing's wrong there.
6: Now that you've mentioned what goes on in that level, it's alright, but it'd look better if you could find a way to change the background when the level "floods". Or, you could use Layer 3 tides, but when you scroll the screen up and down, the water level changes with it, so... I'd try not to use that...
7: Again, nothing wrong here.
8: Now, let me explain what I meant last time: When I think of air ducts, I think "hollow metal things", not hollow stone things. You could leave it as it is (it's fine the way it is, it just doesn't look like an air duct that much. It looks more like a hidden passageway), or try and make some ExGFX of metal. That'd look better.

I hope that's better.

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Originally posted by pikaguy900

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Originally posted by FirePhoenix0

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Don't worry too much, criticism helps make things better.

I know about the corners in the switch palace levels. That's because they are only rotations and not actually new objects. I haven't figured out how to change that yet so it'll stay like that for some time.

Which ones are the fly traps? I don't know them by name.

I could try for more BG editing on the river level. I did a little, trying to use cloud corners as bubbles but I don't know if that cuts it.

I understand what you mean by air duct. I'm not even sure that's what I was thinking of when I created the level. I'll change it to secret passage because that's really what it is.

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Are you seriously saying you've never seen any venus fly traps in stores? I mean the real-life ones, not Mario enemies. The closest thing to a venus fly trap in Mario's world is the Venus Fire Trap. Also, I just finished the demo. It's great. Especially the special secret you hid...

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Originally posted by pikaguy900

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Originally posted by FirePhoenix0

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Ok, I finished playing and here are my comments:

In Jungle of Mesh 3, is the key there for a reason? I carried it with me but found no keyhole.

Nope, and I left it there on purpose. It's a trick.

Jungle of Mesh 2 was annoying. To find the exit from the first area I had to do a lot of guesswork.

This is the last time I'm going to say this: QUIT MAKING COMMENTS ON JUNGLE OF MESH 2. I've already changed it (as seen in the last screenshot I showed), so there's no point in telling me what problems you had with it or what I should change, as they're null and void now.

I thought the fake wall trick was interesting and should be used in more games, but not to the extent of the level in that other game that's been mentioned.

Thanks. You'll see that wall again in Lime Caverns 1, but you'll start in it, so that's not really a hidden wall. You know, I just thought of something: Couple that wall with a block you can't go left through. You could make a seemingly non-solid wall magically become solid! Too bad BlockTool won't let me insert custom blocks into this hack...

The castle seemed overly long but that's only my thoughts on it.

It's long because it's a tall castle. Hey, towers are generally tall, and taking that first pipe leads you into the West Tower. I was planning on making the top of the castle a seperate OW level, but I thought that it wouldn't look right when going left or right. Plus, it'd mean I'd have to give up being able to destroy the castle. Oh well.

Overall, good job. It was interesting to see that the first boss wasn't who you expected to see.

I told you it wouldn't be who you expected!

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My comments are in bold.

Originally posted by KPhoenix

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More screenies, please.

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Not until Demo 2. Why would I show pictures of an area I already showed pictures of? Besides, I don't want to show off too many levels. Also, has anyone found the secret exit in Jungle of Mesh 4?

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