Geared Up **Spotlighted** [WIN 500XP]

Geared Up by Fastbro
Dash to the top of the tower as fast as your tiny legs will carry you and make your mark on the highscore board.

Yes, after 6 months I have finally decided to release another level! I've been preoccupied with other stuff lately such as exams, etc. so I taken a large break from my favourite game. I've been working on this on an on and off basis for the past two months. It helped me get back into a groove for the game before I started work on one of my larger ideas. It has no story, it's a level about grabbing the highest score, I hope you enjoy it.

Pictures: (Thanks Val)
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4482.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4485.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4486.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4487.jpg

Contest
In order to get people to compete for the highscore more, I've devised a small contest. Whoever has the highscore on the level by the 15th of July you shall win 500XP!

Another Fastbro level? Awesome. I'll play it this weekend. :)

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Originally Posted by Fastbro

Dash to the top of the tower as fast as your tiny legs will carry you and make your mark on the highscore board.

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apparently the word 'legs' is too rude for lbp psp because it is shown as **** in the level description
(but in the story mode level frying saucers, the word "A$$" is fine)

Seriously? Thanks for telling me!

Fastbro made a new level?! O_o

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/x.../mindblown.gif

I changed 'legs' to 'feet'. Clever me. :P

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Originally Posted by CyberSora

Fastbro made a new level?! O_o

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Heck yeah!

Sorry, don't have much time to post, have to play some level called "Geared up"
Made by some pokemon.
Yea, I know, it sound ridiculous but it seeems to be awesome ...

This level? It is made of awesome.

<3<3<3<3<3:star: Wait something's not right here.

Better feedback soon.

Awesome!! Its great to see you made a new level fastbro. I'll play this when I get home (Tuesday)

Thing is, a lot of people who are around the psp side now don't even know who you are :/

:star::star::star::star::star:
Because I immediately wanted to play it again for a higher score and do better on the obstacles.
Even though I have several other unplayed levels sitting there.

The level had a pretty random design that I thought worked.
Posters and gears in a cave?

As always congrats to nysudyrgh for making a almost unreachable score.

I decided to republish after I noticed a massive cheating method (Going through and activating all the switches then going back and starting the time trial)
Sorry to those of you with highscores! I added a few extra tidbits as well. ;)

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Originally Posted by BlackWolfe

This level? It is made of awesome.

<3<3<3<3<3:star: Wait something's not right here.

Better feedback soon.

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Awesome you say ?
Which level do you have to ace to get that material ?

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Originally Posted by Fastbro

I decided to republish after I noticed a massive cheating method (Going through and activating all the switches then going back and starting the time trial)
Sorry to those of you with highscores! I added a few extra tidbits as well. ;)

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I got the highscore! :p But sucks that level is short. I wish it was longer, because it was fun for the duration of the game. :(

Feedback coming soon.

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Originally Posted by CyberSora

I got the highscore! :p But sucks that level is short. I wish it was longer, because it was fun for the duration of the game. :(

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Don't prompt me to make an extended version. :P

Here's the feedback. :)

Awesome Stuff:
Great visuals.
Solid gameplay.

Stuff That Needs To Be Send To The Void:
Go and make it longer NAO!

Stuff That Was Strange, Yet Awesome:
Fastbro's way of thinking, Grab a spider in order to get a race.

The Rating:
I gave it a <3 and five of those shiny yellow things. :D.

F4F:
If you're still doing F4F can you feedback
Steam
or
Papergame
Of course you can always feedback them both. :p

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Originally Posted by nysudyrgh

Here's the feedback. :)

Awesome Stuff:
Great visuals.
Solid gameplay.

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Thankyouz, I try my hardest. :)

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Stuff That Needs To Be Send To The Void:
Go and make it longer NAO!

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If one more person says that, I swear I'll have to make an extra long version...

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Stuff That Was Strange, Yet Awesome:
Fastbro's way of thinking, Grab a spider in order to get a race.

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It's what I was taught in school... :D

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The Rating:
I gave it a <3 and five of those shiny yellow things. :D.

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Thankyou my good man, glad you liked it!

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F4F:
If you're still doing F4F can you feedback
Steam
or
Papergame
Of course you can always feedback them both. :p

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I shall do both. :)

Just thought I'd notify you guys about the contest in the original post. Plus, I thought I'd add this fun fact:

"In my level 'The Wheel Deal' there was a poster on the wall mentioning something called 'The Clock Tower'. That was actually a teaser for this level, that I was working on at the time. Although it got put on delay for aaaages, and I changed the name."

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...e-accepted.png

Geared Up
Fastbro
Score: 7.9/10
Rating::star::star::star::star::star:

Dash to the top of the tower as fast as your tiny legs will carry you and make your mark on the highscore board.

Spoiler - Geared Up

Story:
None here. N/A

Gameplay:
FIrst when I played it I though I was kinda boring. But after a couple runthroughs it got more fun. I really like the interactions with the gears. The basic platforming is also very solid and fun to play. Some parts could of gone more smoothly, such as when you have to slide sackboy through three straight gears to reach a switch. That part could've gone better. Overall, the gameplay was pretty solid. 8.25/10

Music/FX:
Nice music here, but where's the FX? 5/10

Asthetics:
The visuals are ok in this level in my opinion. The material choice could've used some work on with the stucco and the other rock, but I don't know any other combination that would've looked good on the top of my head. The stickering wasn't very present, but I did like it when you did sticker the level. The corner editing was nice as usual. On another area. The back ground looked very bland in just being the stone there. Something more in the background would make the level more visually appealing. 7.25/10

Originality:
Really old stuff with the racing-platformer level, but pretty neat with the gear gameplay. 7.5/10

Misc:
Woot! High Score! 10/10

Fastbro's new level may not have the charm or story as some of his earlier levels, but if you're a fan of platformers, you should play this level.

For F4F do my Coco Cavern level plz.

Random Passed my 28000 ?!
*Runs to PSP*

Sorry for the double post but when do I get my XP?
when does the contest end?

15th of July. You have to upload your score to the server for it to count.

It is uploaded I think.
You heightened your score too, am I right?

I have scored 32, 000, but I didn't touch the scoreboard. Beat that!

Tch, you made the level, its much easier then.
I can easily score 10000 on my papergame, while the highscore (Set by TheNerd) is 4617.
Just you wait, I'll get that 32000 someday. :p

If anyone could take any photos, I'll be willing to give them two cookies. :p

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Originally Posted by Fastbro

If anyone could take any photos, I'll be willing to give them two cookies. :p

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Two cookies?!? :0 Man, you're are so much more generous than some other people :P They better be peanut butter cookies though :devious:

Kidding, I have one picture already, but I can get more if you like.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...3/IMG_4430.jpg

I'll come back with feedback I promise!!

Thanks, that'd be great!

Congrats on the spotlight Fastbro! :)

not surprisingly you were spotlighted. well done!
and i'll give that highscore a try

Congrats to one of the two best levels in the latest spotlight!

I have always wondered: How do you even get a spotlight? Do you just write spotlight on the thread or ask someone for a spotlight?

Every two weeks, the Spotlight Crew goes through levels that were posted since the last Community Spotlight, and picks out the good ones to mention. If there are any that are good, but not quite good enough for a Spotlight, they get a mention (a nod) at the end of the post.

By the way, your Portal level got Spotlighted, too.

Congrats on th- I mean, thanks guys!

Oh, and Valmassoi....

http://iwritealot.com/wp-content/upl...er-Cookies.jpg

Congratzontehspotlightmustdashtothetopoftowerfor32 000points ...

...I didn't even know that my level was spotlighted.I thought that level was a fail with the sad number of plays it has!
*SLAPS SELF IN FACE*

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Originally Posted by sackboy7789

I have always wondered: How do you even get a spotlight? Do you just write spotlight on the thread or ask someone for a spotlight?

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Just to be a bit more specific... Me, Coxy224, and VelcroJonze (at the time, the rest of the PSP crew vanished) play through every level posted in the PSP showcase. So if you post a level in there, your level is automatically eligible for a spotlight, nod, or no mention. Full spotlights are reserved for the excellent levels that are extremely good, and the nods are for good levels (it's still a big honor to get a nod, so don't feel discouraged if you do in the future).

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Okay... Pictures & Review for you Fastbro!! Btw, those 2 peanut butter cookies were rather delicious.

Here's your pictures, I took like 5 more, but these were the only ones that turned out good :/

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4482.jpg
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4485.jpg
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4486.jpg
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/...p/IMG_4487.jpg

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I'm going back to my old review thread setup..

Geared Up
Score: 8.5/10
Rating: :star::star::star::star::star: <3
By: Fastbro

Spoiler - Geared Up

What a fun level!! This is an adrenaline rush from start to finish!

Story: N/A/10
Not much. No prob.

Music/SFX Choice: 8.5/10
The music fit well, but I feel like there could've been some more SFX around the gears and such.

Appearance: 8/10
The materials blend great, as do the gear objects. I would've like to have seen some more stickers though.

Creatures/Objects: 8/10
The only creature is the thing at the beginning, and I liked it. More on the simple side, but still good.

Gameplay: 9.3/10
Fun stuff. As said in the spotlight, the option to have this level be a race is friggn' intense!! As intense as camping!! (which I'm kinda guessing nobody understood the joke on that.. In-tense.. In-tents... No? okay...) Anyways, the platforming is solid and very fun. The replay value is endless as well. Good job.

Overall: 8.5/10 (not an average)
Very fun and fast-paced. Crazy fast-paced. It would've been nice to see a more detailed level from you, but even so, the gameplay is awesome and thats what matters most in my opinion. This is random.. but.. it's great to see you back on the PSP side again :)

F4F: Wooden Isles has gotten terrible attention, it would be great if you could review it for me :)

Thanks for the feedback and pics Val! I'll be sure to get that review up asap!

I assume that main stone material in the pictures is from DLC? I still have yet to play your level and those gears look like Sony Cambridge objects, so I'll get on that right away!

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Originally Posted by WoodburyRaider

I assume that main stone material in the pictures is from DLC? I still have yet to play your level and those gears look like Sony Cambridge objects, so I'll get on that right away!

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I think the stone is from the islands pack (which is well worth ur $) and the gears are objects from turbo (I'm pretty sure..)

...that is if you were interested :P