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Okenido

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Spelunky
« on: January 02, 2009, 01:45:32 pm »
Tigsource Topic: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=4017.0

I came across this little gem after some intensive searching tigsource for something new to play.
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2009, 03:51:45 pm »
Wow, rogue-like IJohnes-like arcade? Seems neat, I'm going to try it.
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2009, 03:53:40 pm »
Wait a second, is this the same Derek Yu that wrote Eternal Daughter, and Aquaria? 

If so, this is a must have.  Thanks for the link!
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2009, 04:40:15 pm »
I've played a few levels and I must say it's quite addictive. Also for an arcade it has a very good quality (random levels, various goals, various types of death etc.). I'd like more traps though :).
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2009, 04:43:57 pm »
Ogh, I've just got into another type of dungeon. Looks like there's a lot of traps to discover :).
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2009, 08:46:36 pm »
Wow, this game is great.  It definitely feels like a roguelike, but in a platformer kind of way.  I've been looking for something like this for a while.  Derek has done it again.
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2009, 09:58:06 pm »
I personally like how deadly it is. You run around, masterfully dodging traps and throwing rocks at spiders, when you suddenly are hit by a dart you haven't noticed and you fall in a pit full of snakes... Game over :).
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2009, 10:24:23 pm »

 This is one of the few games where the fun level is just high enough to counteract the frustration level. Good job.

 Also, GCS in first five levels = RAAAAAAAAGE!
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2009, 10:31:25 pm »
I was playing this game all week! I was surprised that more people had heard of it. Yeah it sort of seems like a cross of NetHack and La-Mulana to me.
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Also, GCS in first five levels = RAAAAAAAAGE!
Have you tried throwing a bomb at the webbing below it when it spawns? You get two random gems and sticky bombs if you kill it.

I pretty much figured out how to avoid just about all the senarios in the first world(well of course other then the freak accidents)

Second world is HELL though...
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2009, 06:22:30 am »
This game is evil.

As for GCS, I find it easiest (but not easy, mind you) to just ride it, rodeo style, until it dies.
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2009, 06:47:49 am »
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well of course other then the freak accidents
Say hello to stupid deaths :). They are frustrative but fun.

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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2009, 06:49:14 pm »
The shop keepers are so powerfull but so stupid two.
"Oh hey that shotgun is..." BANG!
Has anyone here ever even bought a shotgun in this game?
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2009, 07:38:43 pm »
I haven't gotten far enough to get the money.

I'm wondering, is there some special key I need to press to mount a rope when I'm climbing down?  Lately I've just had to jump off and hope I can grab the rope before I hit the ground.
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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2009, 07:56:44 pm »
Weapon stores are easy to rob. Just pick up a pistol or shotgun and shoot the shopkeeper. Shotguns are powerful, but rather slow.
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Re: Spelunky
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2009, 08:16:22 pm »
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I'm wondering, is there some special key I need to press to mount a rope when I'm climbing down?  Lately I've just had to jump off and hope I can grab the rope before I hit the ground.

Yeah, I haven't figured that out either.

My one minor complaint about the game is the music.  It's too uplifting for a dark cave setting.  It needs a darker, spookier tone.

Edit: Oh yeah, I would also like the option to be able to enter my name to keep track of individual scores.
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