Aww gee, I really liked those message blocks, though! Not even in a "oh man gonna parody overly serious business or something"-sense. It's hard to describe, actually, they just made me smile. They offered some really interesting flavor with their stark contrast to, say, the silly level names, making them almost disorienting. But because the "story" wasn't really DARK or anything over the top like that, it still worked in a way that just...
also, it's kinda weird to hear you talking about an untitled story, because when watching this video for the first time when you first uploaded, I did not retain the information past you saying that you were gonna do super marisa world, so it's kinda weird to hear you mention doing the game you are doing now.
I'm still wondering what the message blocks were about...
It seemed to me that if you take them seriously, they tell a story about the protagonist trying to find his inner self or something, by going on a long journey through the land, exploring new worlds and seeing new creatures and landscapes, which helps him redisover his own world.
I think you are exactly right on that point. Mario's inner dialogue is accessible only by hitting his head on speaker boxes. I thought they were a nice touch. They were poems, which are a form of art, just like level design. Also, after wathing zillions of Mario romhacks on the Tube, I was impressed with AxemJinx's spelling and grammar.
RttC looks pretty good to me. The only not-so-good bits were the message boxes (They were supposed to go in some sort of order?) and the lack of capes and horses.
And I doubt the Hard Hack Pack will ever be finished. Just to annoy you.
I'm looking forward to An Untitled Story, since I just played it and thought it was really nice. More exploration and nonlinearity (path-wise) than something like Cave Story, but there aren't as many enemies and you tend to navigate the hostile environment instead (though there are some good bosses in there). Not good or bad, just different from other freeware platformers I've played :p.
From the way I followed it, the game was basically Mario having an internal conflict, and he spends this adventure trying to find himself again. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. I'm probably looking into it too much.
Anyway, this series was a lot more fun to watch than that VIP4 redo. Good work.
Ah....so you're going to be playing THAT game. I tried it, but didn't get very far. I'm not handicapable with the keyboard enough to be able to play it. Good luck on that game though....it'll be interesting to see you play through it ^^:b
Oho, I got it right. Hope that game doesn't frustrate you too much.
I'd say this was a decent hack overall. It had its share of utterly terrible design choices (muncher plant farms EVERYWHERE, annoying hopping fireballs all over the place, the entirety of the ice world, things like that) and unfair parts (half of the secret exit locations), but it was alot like The Second Reality Project in that it actually tries to be, you know, a game, rather than an exercise in frustration and tedium.
Damn, Super Marisa World/Land? That was gonna be my guess, but it doesn't seem THAT obscure, so I got thrown off. Here's hoping you don't go insane/bitter like in VIP4, as I heard that game is HARD, and there are no savestates to use...
hey, if you get a chance and you like Super Marisa World, you should watch gtf234's playthrough with commentary of Mega Mari. the game is INSANE and he did a pretty good job with it.
if a romhack is designed with savestates/rewinds in mind, then the criteria for being 'fair' changes
a romhack that's explicitly designed to be playable without rw/ss and turns out to be unplayable without them is unfair. a romhack that's designed to only be playable WITH rw/ss- which i would submit is the vast majority of them- and then turns out to be unplayable without them is fair. as i said, it's like bitching out super mario bros. for being impossible to play without the jump button.
Aww gee, I really liked those message blocks, though! Not even in a "oh man gonna parody overly serious business or something"-sense. It's hard to describe, actually, they just made me smile. They offered some really interesting flavor with their stark contrast to, say, the silly level names, making them almost disorienting. But because the "story" wasn't really DARK or anything over the top like that, it still worked in a way that just...
I don't know! *flails*
Fawriel 7 months ago
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As you always say, right at the end.
TechieRefugee 1 year ago
what
Catomania5 1 year ago
XD love the start of the video
Pipination 2 years ago 7
@Pipination: The beginning made me lol SO hard XD
pleasemugmeimdumb 2 years ago
YOu need a final level for credits... =/
WayoshiM 2 years ago
epic ending at the begining xDDDD
legice 2 years ago 6
lol I remember watching this when it was new, hilarious.
StarPowerCantSaveYou 2 years ago 2
also, it's kinda weird to hear you talking about an untitled story, because when watching this video for the first time when you first uploaded, I did not retain the information past you saying that you were gonna do super marisa world, so it's kinda weird to hear you mention doing the game you are doing now.
StarPowerCantSaveYou 2 years ago
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No. Bosses. At all. WTF.
LucasCAPS 2 years ago
Forgot that one mole. Remember?
azurillkirby 2 years ago
Oooooh, yeah, there was that. OK, one.
LucasCAPS 2 years ago
Enjoyed the videos of you playing this romhack, thanks for posting them.
animeasskicker 2 years ago 6
what about the other star world portal??? did you even do that
MikGtr9 2 years ago
I'm still wondering what the message blocks were about...
It seemed to me that if you take them seriously, they tell a story about the protagonist trying to find his inner self or something, by going on a long journey through the land, exploring new worlds and seeing new creatures and landscapes, which helps him redisover his own world.
Am I overanalyzing the thing?
Ap0ske 2 years ago 4
YES and NO, all the answers are inside your inner self buddy...
moderjoker 2 years ago 2
I think you are exactly right on that point. Mario's inner dialogue is accessible only by hitting his head on speaker boxes. I thought they were a nice touch. They were poems, which are a form of art, just like level design. Also, after wathing zillions of Mario romhacks on the Tube, I was impressed with AxemJinx's spelling and grammar.
spiketbear 2 years ago 7
He should be punching the box, not hitting it with his head.
UnGato7 2 years ago
It's funnier my way.
spiketbear 2 years ago
How'd you get this hack? I dont know how to get them.
Sulfurscar180 2 years ago
3 seconds away from the goal. ROTFL.
Kei1roStudios 2 years ago 2
I was laughing for a full minute at that beginning. Oh man. Haven't had such a good laugh in a while.
Bobstew68 2 years ago 3
'this is raocow, hahaha, OHAOOEOOOOOAOOEOOOOAAA...wow.''
Wow indeed :P
Ganondork001 2 years ago 14
dang that stinks 5 sec into the video
acemage334 2 years ago
Aww man RTTC, final part, have a jolly roger, rolly rancy, bababahbep, this is Raocow...
Dealth0072 2 years ago 2
Super Marisa World? That's lame. Why not call it Super Cirno World or something better like that?
...
:D
ebrules 2 years ago 2
I agree with you completly.
mokidoki17 2 years ago
ooooo awesome, Super Marisa World is really fun. I hope we can get some translations of the dialogue.
Ziiiv 2 years ago
RttC looks pretty good to me. The only not-so-good bits were the message boxes (They were supposed to go in some sort of order?) and the lack of capes and horses.
And I doubt the Hard Hack Pack will ever be finished. Just to annoy you.
deepthought1138 2 years ago
Marisa stole the precious thing
Cloaytonem2 2 years ago
Why why why don't I miss you a lot forever~?
Madacaek 2 years ago 4
That was a hilarious intro ^^
yoshibear1009 2 years ago
Thanks a lot, raocow! I enjoyed every episode.
I'm looking forward to An Untitled Story, since I just played it and thought it was really nice. More exploration and nonlinearity (path-wise) than something like Cave Story, but there aren't as many enemies and you tend to navigate the hostile environment instead (though there are some good bosses in there). Not good or bad, just different from other freeware platformers I've played :p.
AxemJinx 2 years ago 4
wow.. it took literally one second from the moment you moved till you found the goal XD
supercharizard64 2 years ago
I still say you should play Tomba and Tomba 2 (and I'm the only one, apparently) but do what you do, I'll probably still watch.
l3illyl3ob 2 years ago
From the way I followed it, the game was basically Mario having an internal conflict, and he spends this adventure trying to find himself again. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. I'm probably looking into it too much.
Anyway, this series was a lot more fun to watch than that VIP4 redo. Good work.
Bean1227 2 years ago 2
"touhou" is pronounced with vowel sounds like the english word "goat". Having learned this, you will become an entry.1-level touhou fan.
flamingspinach 2 years ago
Ah....so you're going to be playing THAT game. I tried it, but didn't get very far. I'm not handicapable with the keyboard enough to be able to play it. Good luck on that game though....it'll be interesting to see you play through it ^^:b
Xenomic 2 years ago
Do brutal mario next :)
Brokenslipper 2 years ago
uh he just said hes not going to do hacks for a while XD
verarticus 2 years ago
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yah I commented way before he said that. LAME!!
Brokenslipper 2 years ago
If you don't mind raocow, can you post the link to :P :P :P in your profile?
Linkfire 2 years ago
Oh, and raocow's reaction to reaching the goal twelve seconds into the video? Gold.
LadyMiaow 2 years ago 15
Oho, I got it right. Hope that game doesn't frustrate you too much.
I'd say this was a decent hack overall. It had its share of utterly terrible design choices (muncher plant farms EVERYWHERE, annoying hopping fireballs all over the place, the entirety of the ice world, things like that) and unfair parts (half of the secret exit locations), but it was alot like The Second Reality Project in that it actually tries to be, you know, a game, rather than an exercise in frustration and tedium.
LadyMiaow 2 years ago
haha, wow that WAS humiliating. Any way congratulations on beating this game Raocow!
daarkbuu 2 years ago
congrats on beating RttC raocow, can't wait till VIP5
thejohnman109 2 years ago
An Untitled Story is a really good game, looking forward to that.
descensiongod 2 years ago
Damn, Super Marisa World/Land? That was gonna be my guess, but it doesn't seem THAT obscure, so I got thrown off. Here's hoping you don't go insane/bitter like in VIP4, as I heard that game is HARD, and there are no savestates to use...
JessePrower 2 years ago
Touhou is like the most mainstream 'fan series' ever, but the platformers aren't as known to the general public.
raocow 2 years ago
Requesting you do MegaMari at some point if you can. It is SO GOOD.
Madacaek 2 years ago
Also because I am a terrible pedant, Touhou is pronounced using an o sound, not a u sound. So toho, not tuhu.
(I'll probably feel the need to correct your pronounciation on touhou names and stuff if you say it wrong, ignore me if I'm annoying)
Madacaek 2 years ago
Yay! I've always wanted to see a good playthrough of SMW, since I never had the guts to try it myself. Looking forward to it!
nintendonut888 2 years ago
hey, if you get a chance and you like Super Marisa World, you should watch gtf234's playthrough with commentary of Mega Mari. the game is INSANE and he did a pretty good job with it.
ssskinner 2 years ago
Hey Rao, Congrats on beating Rttc :D
I actually wanted to do something for you as a gift for beating this, but my comp is cruel to me again D:
I just try to have it done for you when you beat that non-romhack thing, okay?
And don´t forget, I watch every video of yours ;)
GVirusG 2 years ago 3
the vip wiki says they havent been accepting new levels for a few months. I wonder what's holding them up now
Kil6969 2 years ago
An Untitled Story later? Aww man, the only YMM game (apart from many of his minigames) I don't like D=
Why don't you play Jumper? It's like SMW, just without the rewinding... or savestates.
Tr0tim 2 years ago
Trotim you skank. Why. You have no taste.
NotMadeByMe 2 years ago
I don't care for Jumper that much, but Jumper Two owns. It would be cool if he played that.
daisyflowerrose2005 2 years ago
The great thing about the internet is totally anonymous direct and unfair criticism without any repercussions.
So while I felt it repeated its gimmicks endlessly and was near impossible blind and without save-states, it certainly wasn't poorly made.
198419841984 2 years ago 2
i think by their very nature criticizing a romhack for requiring rewinds/savestates isn't very fair
it's like criticizing a nes game for requiring the a button
lolkoffing 2 years ago
I don't see why creating a romhack that's playable as an actual fair game is so foreign to people.
rydiafan 2 years ago 3
if a romhack is designed with savestates/rewinds in mind, then the criteria for being 'fair' changes
a romhack that's explicitly designed to be playable without rw/ss and turns out to be unplayable without them is unfair. a romhack that's designed to only be playable WITH rw/ss- which i would submit is the vast majority of them- and then turns out to be unplayable without them is fair. as i said, it's like bitching out super mario bros. for being impossible to play without the jump button.
lolkoffing 2 years ago 2
Great job raocow!
And great job AxemJinx I had fun playing it, and had fun watching raocow play RttC.
Alright! Moving on!
TennisKristian 2 years ago
LOL XD
The ending was too close for part 26...
Good job ^^
Ismaw34 2 years ago 2
Most epic video opening ever :D
TheChrisD 2 years ago 6
Very enjoyable, congrats on finishing, raocow.
Jeez what is it with RttC and dolphins?
HurricaneFaFniR 2 years ago
I enjoyed the message boxes. I think they were great.
setsukun 2 years ago 4
what no end boss?
bluelink343 2 years ago 2
too many moles and footballs
moles and footballlls
lolkoffing 2 years ago 4
and chainsaws too. so many.
sk1zz0t 2 years ago 3
Great LP, raoc! RTTC seemed, like you said, pretty fair, it was never Kaizo-style on the challenges, even though the iceworld wasn't that enjoyable.
Can't wait for the next one!
pulkstr 2 years ago