New Level (Adv) The Knee-Jerk Reaction *

[Mark]

 
Hopefully there are no shortcuts this time.
I'm using Janet Galle's "BlueStar"  texture.

Have fun!

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[bob roest]

Oh my, the first to post on a Mark level, that doesn't happen often.

I had a lot of trouble deciphering the opening moves, very clever btw and then trying to figure out how to cover the green button proved challenging. Covering the light blue button was easy enough because I'm familiar with the phenomenon that needs to be used. The rest of the level was me waiting for open areas to move in.

Great stuff, thanks again.

[Mark]

I had a lot of trouble deciphering the opening moves

There's a hint in the title for anyone experiencing trouble at the beginning.

[Amnon]

The first room is a gem!

No, I didn't need that hint, I solved the first room relatively easily - it's the green button that was hardest.

Thanks, Mark!

[TheoX]

OMG! I've seen and expected chompers in walls before, but you-know-what just scared the pants off me! I can take a gander at why you named the level the way you did.

I'm not actually done yet, I just came by to say that.

EDIT: Just noticed your post about the hint in the title, but I don't really get it. I didn't do any sort of "reaction" with the boulders or buttons, just something with close timing.

[TheoX]

OK, just finished it. I thought the beginning was cool, I liked maneuvering the blue boulders around the level, and I didn't have trouble with the green or red buttons. The fire-on-blue-teleport puzzle was a stroke of genius. But the part with the ghosts and the steel box... I didn't even know that was possible! Again... I can't stress enough how your levels continually amaze me, Mark! The creepers were a little unreliable but eventually I got them to go in a place where I could collect the final bonus coin in the NW without dying. I enjoyed puzzling out the reflector part and making a bridge for them as well. This level was undeniably neat and unique, and one of my favorites from you in a while.

Thanks for sharing!

[Mark]

I can take a gander at why you named the level the way you did.

You'll probably laugh at me...
During my break from level-making, I spent my time writing down names for unborn levels.
So now, after I finish a level, I scroll down the list and see if any of them are appropriate.
And this title seemed to work.

I'll never forget the time I titled one "Stinky Takes A Dump"
Kiki told me he choked on what he was drinking when he saw it.
Anyway, someone reported it to Patrick, and I had to quickly change it.
Fortunately, I had a title waiting in the wings.

[TheoX]

LOL. That is ridiculous, and hilarious. I probably would have choked on whatever I was eating if I was eating something when I read that.

That's an interesting approach you have with level naming, too. For me, it's usually one of the folllowing:

1) I think of a name and an idea that go hand in hand. Often they work and I come up with something that matches both themes, but sometimes they don't, and I just scrap the name for good. I almost never come back to the unused ones.

2) I just come up with a random name after or during finishing the level, sometimes a reference to another game. Such is the case with "Primalvault", a completely random reference to an Aargon Deluxe level.

3) I come up with a name before level making, and base the level on the name. This is how "Boulderesque" and "Where Are Monsters In Dreams" came to be, among others.

EDIT: Bouldereque is actually an obscure reference to the Strong Bad cartoon "Dangeresque", though no one ever guessed it. Maybe I am the only Homestarrunner fan on this forum.

[Sammy_P]

Maybe I am the only Homestarrunner fan on this forum.

You are not alone. :p

[Jutomi]

Well, I managed to figure the title's name out,

but now I'm stuck on the part after that nifty trick involving that tree.

That tree didn't do what I thought it would, but I guess they work.

Anyhow, now, I'm stuck.

[Amnon]

So where exactly are you stuck, Jutomi?

[Mark]

   
Video Solution

[Jutomi]

I watched enough of the video to see that my reaction-move was correct.

Thanks, Mark, but I'm going to try and resist the temptations of watching the solution, and instead continue to try and do it myself.

The only thing is, I doubt I'll get it done by this year.

[Mark]

Thanks, Mark, ... The only thing is, I doubt I'll get it done by this year.

You're welcome, Jutomi. But I have faith you can do it!

[Chip]

Hi Mark
Again your level was too complex for me.
But I enjoyed playing it after watching the video solution.
Thanks for this bunch of surprising moves.

[Jutomi]

Oh my goodness, Mark...
I actually solved it.

Today's my lucky day.

For all this time, I was wondering how to cover the green button.
Silly me, I forgot about the power of link spheres.

Thank you so, so much for this mastercollection of a level.

Also, after watching the video just now,
I can say that I did it almost as intended - only a lot slower.

[VirtLands]

This wasn't easy at all.

[Jutomi]

Looks like what I did the first seven times.

That was the easier part for me.

[Mark]

Oh my goodness, Mark...
I actually solved it.

Congratulations Jutomi!  I knew you could do it!
You have solved all those mysteries by yourself.

[myuacc1studios]

Thanks Mark, i enjoyed this level.

Maybe I am the only Homestarrunner fan on this forum.

You are not alone. :p

I'm a fan too.