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So, this was posted in the Games thread: An article about the solo eggplant run. He talks about how the eggplant and the other tricks needed to do the run were first discovered. Then he goes through the run step by step, talking about what's going on. And interestingly, in the end he links to a way to break the game I did not know about yet: Draining Olmec's lava pit. Some strange things happen. If he had gone a little bit lower he would have just died.
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Jan 14, 2014 01:28
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Slowbeef posted:I have one issue: Absolutely! You can still jump on enemies or use bombs/ropes against them, it's not about avoiding. The hard part is your inability to open crates without bombs or have any sort of holdable item. Also to the person who said "(poo poo, I forgot, you couldn't buy things from shops either!)", isn't the purchase button a different button? Stuff like spike shoes, spring shoes, cape, etc, all get picked up automatically when you walk over them, so I think they don't use the button. And yeah you can't "throw" bombs manually (or pick them up) but I think using them automatically throws them? Which, once again, fine because it doesn't use the attack button.
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Jan 14, 2014 02:43
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 The stream is also hilarious.
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Jan 14, 2014 03:16
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Killing the mummy by getting a crushing block to ram into it was a really clever play. Brilliant run, Psych.
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Jan 14, 2014 18:54
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NEW UPDATE Here's for a challenge that you can get actually rewarded for! This one has a Steam achievement, but that certainly won't make it any easier to get. It's time to tackle the Low Scorer run, which means we must beat the game without picking up any money. And yeah, it's a lot harder than it sounds. At least Kaubocks is here to help me out! Chapter 20 - No Gold Run
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Jan 16, 2014 21:15
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I've been trying this for a few days now, I almost always die on the door to olmecs lair or grab a hidden goldbar in the snow in the ice caves! 
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Jan 16, 2014 21:18
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I think my favorite part from the out-takes was when you dropped your shotgun in the abyss and then dived after it. NUUUU MY SHOTGUN! Also, holy hell this looks like a difficult challenge, and not in a fun way. What was the music for the out-takes?
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Jan 16, 2014 22:03
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Dang. There were some really good Rube Goldberg deaths in that montage.
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Jan 16, 2014 22:04
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When, in the montage, you fell into the bottomless pit in the ice caves while holding a damsel, I was wondering what gold boy and damsel's conversation would be like after they realize they weren't hitting bottom any time soon.
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Jan 16, 2014 23:32
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Carbon dioxide posted:When, in the montage, you fell into the bottomless pit in the ice caves while holding a damsel, I was wondering what gold boy and damsel's conversation would be like after they realize they weren't hitting bottom any time soon. "So then...what's your name?" "Isabella Van Damme Sel. Yours?" "Golden Boy. So...what are you doing later today?" "Falling. Same as you."
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Jan 16, 2014 23:37
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The failed run section of the video was hilariously tragic at times. I tried the no gold run a little after watching the video and couldn't get past the jungle. It's a lot harder than it looks.
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Jan 16, 2014 23:52
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I'd like to see a miserable run, sped up and put to Yakkity Sax. How about a Two Hour Run. Where you exploit the Ghosts in order to Become a Double Millionaire
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Jan 17, 2014 00:29
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I guess getting a monkey to make you drop money doesn't really work?
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Jan 17, 2014 00:34
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Gensuki posted:I'd like to see a miserable run, sped up and put to Yakkity Sax. Spooky run; ghostrun every single level for maximum profits.
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Jan 17, 2014 03:30
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Boxturret posted:I guess getting a monkey to make you drop money doesn't really work? You guess right: you can't pick up any gold to begin with.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:37
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How about a real ironman? Hurt yourself in 1-1 until you have one health, then beat the game. Without picking up any health along the way. 
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Jan 17, 2014 04:46
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Manatee Cannon posted:How about a real ironman? Hurt yourself in 1-1 until you have one health, then beat the game. Without picking up any health along the way. Same results could be achieved by just doing a 'perfect' run where you restart if you take damage.
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Jan 17, 2014 04:51
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Man no gold runs are so infuriating! Everything was going well and then I get a dark temple level in the last map before Olmec. An arrow trap knocked me into a gold bar. 
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Jan 17, 2014 18:22
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It's a shame the game doesn't acknowledge that you just did a no gold play through. It seems like a big gently caress you to finally get through the game without picking up a single coin and at the end they're like oh and here's $50,000. 
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Jan 17, 2014 18:25
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Neruz posted:Same results could be achieved by just doing a 'perfect' run where you restart if you take damage. The failure reel wouldn't be as funny, though.
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Jan 17, 2014 18:26
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Law posted:It's a shame the game doesn't acknowledge that you just did a no gold play through. It seems like a big gently caress you to finally get through the game without picking up a single coin and at the end they're like oh and here's $50,000. Yeah, I was kind of hoping that the giant idol would crumble to dust, or turn out to be made of chocolate, or something.
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Jan 17, 2014 18:27
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Law posted:It's a shame the game doesn't acknowledge that you just did a no gold play through. It seems like a big gently caress you to finally get through the game without picking up a single coin and at the end they're like oh and here's $50,000. Well, there IS an achievement. 
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Jan 17, 2014 18:54
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And you'd be part of the 0.3% of players to obtain that achievement. I'll get it one day...
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Jan 17, 2014 19:30
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Yeah, I was kind of hoping that the giant idol would crumble to dust, or turn out to be made of chocolate, or something. Or the game scrolls right to show needy children and your character throws the idol to them for charity. But crushes them.
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Jan 17, 2014 19:33
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Slowbeef posted:Or the game scrolls right to show needy children and your character throws the idol to them for charity. Gotta fill that Kapala.
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Jan 17, 2014 19:42
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Crossposting from games to vent my frustration: Fuckkk this is like my third run where I get ruined like before olmec! I made it through a dark level without picking up gold, was almost at the door to olmec. Then I ran into this alcove so i can bomb the exit and not have any gold fly into me. A gold bar was hidden behind the decoration!  Edit: Roughly 100 deaths later... Victory at last! This was the most intense olmec battle I ever had. I went into it with 2 bombs, a few ropes and a shotgun. After digging a huge pit (and dispatching even more enemies with lots of near death situations with snakes and scorpions) I managed to kill him and claim my ultimate prize! 
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Jan 18, 2014 12:09
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Attempting to get Low Scorer was what made me take a long break from Spelunky. There is just so much gold to get
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Jan 19, 2014 00:07
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If you're still looking for challenges how about "I knew him well." Pick up the first skull you find and monolog to it as if it were your departed childhood friend incessantly, live. Beat the game with it.
Eifert Posting fucked around with this message at 08:52 on Jan 19, 2014 |
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Jan 19, 2014 08:49
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Eifert Posting posted:If you're still looking for challenges how about "I knew him well." Pick up the first skull you find and monolog to it as if it were your departed childhood friend incessantly, live. Beat the game with it. You are aware that he's not doing live commentary, and that there are serious logistical issues with doing so for a roguelike when one is trying to record a successful run, yes?
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Jan 19, 2014 09:11
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Hedera Helix posted:You are aware that he's not doing live commentary, and that there are serious logistical issues with doing so for a roguelike when one is trying to record a successful run, yes? Still, nothing stopping him from monologuing in post.
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Jan 19, 2014 09:34
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A skull is about as fragile as an eggplant, right? Just like in real life.
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Jan 19, 2014 09:46
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Im pretty sure skulls are exactly as fragile as the eggplant, so a skull run and an eggplant run would be precisely the same, except without the eggplant head reward at the end.
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Jan 19, 2014 09:47
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Ghost invasion: Get a crystal skull, after you angered Kali enough to be haunted by a ghost, and wait for the 2:30 mark. I.e. spawn three ghosts at the same time.
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Jan 19, 2014 10:39
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Air is lava! posted:Ghost invasion: Get a crystal skull, after you angered Kali enough to be haunted by a ghost, and wait for the 2:30 mark. This isn't possible. The ghost spawned by the crystal skull and the one from angering Kali are the same ghost, so you can only ever have two ghosts at once.
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Jan 19, 2014 10:55
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Hedera Helix posted:You are aware that he's not doing live commentary, and that there are serious logistical issues with doing so for a roguelike when one is trying to record a successful run, yes? Yes. 
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Jan 19, 2014 11:13
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Mighty Dicktron posted:This isn't possible. The ghost spawned by the crystal skull and the one from angering Kali are the same ghost, so you can only ever have two ghosts at once. I have seen a video where it happened. It is entirely possible.
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Jan 19, 2014 12:20
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You can only get three ghosts on a restless dead/rushing water combo level. Killing Ol' Bitey and retrieving the other idol will both spawn ghosts.
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Jan 19, 2014 12:26
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I think it depends on the order. If you wait until the first ghost appears, before you get the skull a seconde one should spawn. And destroying the altar afterwards should work as well.
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Jan 19, 2014 12:35
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Here we go, this is what I was referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xS7000ano
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Jan 19, 2014 13:21
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Professor Clumsy posted:Here we go, this is what I was referring to: Shouldn't you be able to quadruple ghost if you also bombed enough altars too?
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