When you get to Seiromem's stage, try and speedrun! That's a challenge from me, OK?

WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH KING KOOPER'S KULT KLASSIC?

That boss battle is awesome.

Ya'll just suck.

It's that up-forward-shell kick technique, man. It's just too tricky, especially when performing it threatens to collide you with enemy projectiles and/or fall in a pit of lava.

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from halibabica
It's just too tricky

Pffft, it's all practice

Maybe, but I'd still file it under 'advanced techniques.' People moan and groan about homing koopas being too hard, but they just take practice, too.

Normally, if the video seems over, I watch a different video, but I did see this one, nothing special actually, sorry. :(
All it is, is Bowser walking off, and killing Kamek with fire.

It really did ruin your level, mayhem. Everything with the level design was well-paced and didn't have so many complex gimmicks, yet your boss fight has just that. The arc-throwing thing is an advanced strategy, and it easily threw off players because the your level didn't have it. Not to mention the design flaw of the boss room itself. Lava in the center of the room, where the player needs to get his saved item? Come on!

from masterofmayhem
Isrieri’s original suggestion also had a barrier moving up and down in front of bowser too!

*slaps Isrieri*

I'd also like to point out that, because this is an advanced technique, the main reason it hurts the level so much is because the need for it is sprung on the player very suddenly. There are no circumstances anywhere in the game prior where you have to kick a shell up and forward. I would even go so far as to say such a move should never actually be required. It's like a Super Metroid hack that requires mock balling and wall kicks. There's only so much you can expect of the player, and saying "lol PRACTICE, NOOB!" doesn't make it good design.

Also, Des, I saw both your end animations, and I thought they were nifty. They're just not the sort of thing I comment on.

Well, if that was an actual problem, imagine if I used the upside down rainbow shells in my level, on the Mouser boss fight! My level would probably not be in the game, that would be too difficult right? Knowing what to do with the shell? Plus, there is also the fact that you can defeat Mouser without it, but it would still be an idea, right? Defeat Mouser when he can only be killed by you on the shell, going everywhere. You would need to time your jumps perfectly, and for masters(just, masters, not masterofmayhem, but people who would be able to beat a boss like that), it would actually be fun! Same with master's level, not many people know what to do with the shell, and that seemingly ruins it, but if you know what to do, it's a fun boss!