Densetsu No Stafy - Mysterious Powers

"Level 1-3 from Densetsu No Stafy 5." -Densetsu No Stafy - Mysterious Powers by DecadeDecaf
== Densetsu No Stafy - Mysterious Powers ==
Densetsu No Stafy - Mysterious Powers is a race level created by DecadeDecaf. It is the fourth level in the Reborn campaign. The level was inspired by the Densetsu No Stafy series of games. This is an entry in a series of levels created by DecadeDecaf all based on the Densetsu No Stafy games.
== Level Description ==
The level features many elements from the Stafy series. Big Squiddy's tentacles move up and down to hurt players, water sections with hurt block fish, star blocks that give you swords, smashable walls, and circular push blocks.
On Acid Forums in October 2016, DecadeDecaf talked about the level's gameplay, art, and inspiration.
"I won't spoil too much because I want to see your reaction to the level. The level is called "Densetsu no Stafy - Mysterious Powers" which means "The Legendary Starfy - Mysterious Powers" in English. This is a water-based level with land segments inspired off of level 1-3 in Densetsu no Stafy 5, a Japanese game for the Nintendo DS. It is part of a series of levels, including deathmatches. All of these levels are based on real levels from the game. In level 1-3 (where this map takes place) the character Bunston, who is still recovering from amnesia, is attacked by Big Squiddy. Starfy, the protagonist, fuses with Bunston to become a fire breathing monster called "Monstar." The Starfy-Bunston fusion defeats Big Squiddy, and then Bunston has a panic attack, thinking that Starfy and Moe are actually bad guys out to get him. The remainder of the level is basically Starfy trying to catch up with Bunston while he is running away.
There is a lot of swimming, since Densetsu no Stafy takes place underwater for pretty much half of the game. The stars on the ground give swords, which let you break cracks in the walls. You have to jump over tentacles that are coming out of the ground. There are different paths, most notably the decision you have to make in the middle of the map. Should you continue the level normally, or enter a door that makes you break more walls, possibly decreasing your finish time? Another possible shortcut you can use is to go all the way over the map, completely skipping the water section. For this to actually decrease your time, you'll need a high enough jump height. You can also use the swords to kill the fish and push the push blocks, but doing so may cause you to not have enough ammo left for breaking walls and such. You can also collect pearls which increase your stats.
The start block is Starfy, the main character in Densetsu no Stafy. I drew the background, it's an underwater landscape. I also drew and animated every block except for the Bunston block, which was a reference to Densetsu no Stafy drawn by CatnipOverdose for his Alien Tsunami map. I also drew the thumbnail at the beginning; I made one because I love how Cave Explore has one. Absolutely no default blocks were used and there are 17 active blocks that all do the same thing, just to make it look nice. The tentacles consist of 10 blocks that all do the same thing. The bubbles in the water are animated with 8 frames and the dancing seaweed in the water have 4 frames. I've been constantly improving the level, as I wait for the deadline, listening to the criticism from people that are playing it."
== Reception and Legacy ==
The level was submitted to phase 1 on the campaign contest, and was added during phase 2. 
== Gallery ==
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