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The 360 version of Spelunky is out on July 4th

10/10 review from Eurogamer
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-02-spelunky-review

I heard it's kind of hard.

That looks great! I haven't been playing much 360 at all since I moved to my new place, due to the stupidest thing - my television isn't in a convenient location to hook up the cable to the internet, and I'm too cheap to buy the router that microsoft sells.

But that tempts me to figure out a solution.

I ain't a typical fan of yer cute traditional platformer but that review pretty much makes it sound like the best game ever. Except maybe this little bit of underselling: a vibrant cartoon aesthetic that blends the painterly tones of Braid with the personality of Plants vs. Zombies.

haha that game sounds like a perfect hell for me

.. is it just a Rogue?

Spelunky is basically a roguelike platformer... i.e. perfect.

The original PC version can still be downloaded for free, here...
http://spelunkyworld.com/original.html

like pretty much all XBLA games, i'll get it when it drops to half price, then play it a year later

i finally hooked my xbox up to my router and downloaded spelunky! cozeny, iforry72 and polyphonique, you better watch out. i am chasing you on the leaderboards

My phobia of bees/wasps is totally screwing me over on the jungle levels on that

beat ya'll. ;)

yeah, i suck at the jungle levels. i guess are there only 5 worlds, with 4 levels in each? i see the top dude on the leaderboard only reached level 5-4.

that's actually kinda nice. i was worried there were like 100 levels and i could only reach the 6th one.

is there anything better than getting smooches from the dog? no, there is not.

obvious stuff a spelunker has heard before, but i love the sense of gradual mastery with this game. the first 20 rounds, it was really a struggle to get through the first mines section. now the first few stages seem less like challenges and more like opportunities to rescue a few peeps and get 6-7 lives instead of working through the jungle off of 2-3 or something.

however, getting up to 8 hearts and then impaling yourself within 5 seconds of starting 2-1, like i just did, is GRRRRRR

Wait, what dog?

ZS, sent you a freind request!

Friend request too!

just accepted! and you're just a bit above my top score ($43,950)

so much more fun to play this with a goal in mind, looking for extra treasure, etc

ok, i'm gonna have to get this

Wait, what dog?

in settings, you can choose the person/thing you rescue. by default it's a lady, but you can also choose a man or a dog. you can also choose to rotate between the three. that's what i chose, so that every level i end up smoochin' a lady or a man or a dog. it's whatever, i'm just a spelunker lookin' for smooches wherever i can get 'em

that spelunky, he don't care, he's poly

I am terrible at this game.

I need to play this. Just downloaded tony hawk though. Time to reminisce.

fuck tunnel man and his increasingly outrageous demands.

Who dares challenge my reign at the top of the ILX leaderboard? ($50,300)

i am basically just trying to con people into playing this with me

i dare! but i haven't gotten around to it yet. we're friends on 360 right?

i'm not sure! i dont' think i've seen you on there. i am:

Z2S5

anyone playing quantum conundrum? it's pretty dope.

Spelunker controls not so enjoyable for me unfortunately. I only tried the demo tho so maybe I should give it another chance before writing it off

do you mean the controls, or the "feel" of the jump? i have to say, after playing Fez for a few hours the other day and then switching back to Spelunker, i was really impressed with the feel of the jump! in Fez i had just repeatedly tried and failed to do a kind of precise jump for about 15 minutes straight, the kind of jump you could do first try in mario 3 or something. switching back to the more precise jumping of Spelunker felt so nice.

The feel of the jump, the feel of the whip, and also the grab controls when executing jumps. Just feels a little sloppy and imprecise.

the jump i've grown to like a lot, the whip i was disappointed in at first (i kept expecting to get an extension to it so i wouldn't have to be up in every enemy's business in order to whip them!) but i've gotten used to. the grab controls, yeah, not a fan. many a time i've died because i'm accidentally holding onto a ledge and can't manage to get free, and then .5 seconds later some spider rips my face apart.

For me, Spelunky is perfection. I feel like it deserves its own thread! Did you see the score I set yesterday Z S?

uh oh. nope! i'm kind of at a loss right now, because i'm totally playing for points, but that means skipping out on the item shop to save money/points, but that means that early on in the jungle levels i just get my ass kicked.

i've never gotten past the jungle levels, btw
*shame*

I've never gotten past the FIRST jungle level.

The controls are completely precise, but it's a cruel precision.

I can't tell you how many times I've had like six hearts and a bunch of cool shit and then fell on some spikes. Game over.

The jungle is really tough - I've only made it through a couple of times myself, but I'm (slowly) getting better at it. It's tough because you have so much less space to operate in, so it's helpful to either have a lot of bombs or especially the pickaxe. Even if you're playing for points, sometimes it's worth it to buy some extra bombs - not only do they make it easier to get past certain problem areas, but often they will help you to reach areas with extra items / cash, and will more than pay for themselves.

When the level is dark I have absolutely no chance.

oh yeah, that's the worst. actually, the very first time i made it to the jungle level, it happened to be dark. i was like "this game is IMPOSSIBLE"

You can make so much money in the dark though (if you can survive). Not only lighting the torches, but more importantly, a bunch (10,000?) for every firefly you touch... I used to dread them, but now I'm sort of always hoping for them...

iirc there's a sun tzu line about viewing the dark levels as opportunities, rather than threats

yarg, just missed you by $2000, JCL!

yo, ZS i friended u. friend me back!

i will say, the music is fantastic.

i think i can now say with a statistically significant level of confidence that i am better at spelunky when i really, really have to use the bathroom.

xbox spelunky is goty hands down

you guys are really tempting me to get it