Butwhythe Volcano

Butwhythe Volcano is a Make a Good Level X3 contest entry, submitted by Doctor Novakaine. The player may choose between Mario or Luigi.

Sturg
Butwhy though, andwhy no space between them? This feels like the skeleton of a level, where the obstacles are there, but nothing else was added onto it. The platforming is fun, at the very least, if not a bit repetitive. I could see this scoring better if the presentation had been given a bit more attention. Like, there's no music in the 2nd half? Simple stuff to add to the setting is kinda needed to make your level appealing.

Zatsupachi
Pure platforming action and that's kinda it. This level said hi and just left. The vertical climb is one of the most irritating things to do and the checkpoint is all the way down at the base of the section, there isn't even music to at least set the mood.

Rameau's Nephew
Suffers from holding a little too doggedly to its primary concepts with minimal variation. The first half has a little more vim and variety, although, despite what Random Luigi tells you, you can avoid most of the obstacles in the latter part by waiting a bit after activating Your Ride and jumping on top rather than assuming the role of The Dangling Dingus. The steam appears to run out in the second half, where the level is reduced to a repetitive series of Boney Beetle Bops interspersed with the occasional Swoomper Stomp. The excuse plot remains without excuse resolution.

+ First part does have some concepts

- Second part does not

- Your Ride is eminently cheesable

Other: The existence of Random Luigi seems to imply the existence of other, more deliberate Luigis.

Author's notes
Level: Butwhythe Volcano

Box Items:

Location - Volcano

Adjective - Enormous

NPC - Bony Beetle

4th - NPC - Swooper

Filters: No power-ups other than bigness

Characters: Mario and Luigi only (other characters not confirmed to be able to beat the stage)