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Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
The daily challenge is just a randomly generated game that everyone gets one chance at.
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
After playing this on 360 and now PC, I have no desire at all to play this on a 5 inch screen. One misstep and an epic chain reaction ends your run before it begins.
The explorers DLC is already included with the game, it was a bunch of unlockable characters. I assume the same about the arenas but I haven't loaded up multiplayer yet.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
Can we start bragging? This was my first run in two months, I messed up though and didn't get the true ending though which I was disappointed though -_-
And I didn't realize it was strictly the amount of money you had. Still did decent though, though if I knew it was money based, i would have stole from the shop keeps.
Add me on steam for tips and tricks (and to try and beat my dailies of course!)
EDIT: Streaming now!
out0v0rder
Member
Spelunky was already out on pc though right?
Deputy Dangle
Member
The older freeware version was, yes. The new one on Steam, GOG, XBLA, and soon to be, PSN, is like a completely different game.
PandaPedinte
Member
You may be thinking about the original freeware version.
mullet2000
Member
Yup. I remember when I played through the XBLA version my jaw dropped at what he wanted me to do.
But I did it!
dream431ca
Banned
Might get the vita version.
NoPiece
Member
I get that, but it is so worth it. It is a thinking man's platformer. You are constantly facing tough risk vs reward decisions. I liked Rogue Legacy, but love Spelunky!
I got this, I played the freeware version a little but did not pass the jungle. I was so envious of the XBLA version...
Any general tips? Some playthroughs I've seen don't care much about exploring, only getting to the exit and maybe picking up a damsel, is this a good strategy for beginners?
Any general tips? Some playthroughs I've seen don't care much about exploring, only getting to the exit and maybe picking up a damsel, is this a good strategy for beginners?
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
This game is all about learning, time management, item management. Try to learn all the mechanics, learn how the enemies and traps work, observing your surroundings, and whether or not you should waste two bombs for that crate behind a wall.
the game does count your "score" at the end, and by score meaning treasure. The objective of the game is always to get to the end though.
I have an amazing talent for dying in the black market. Fire frogs run into a tiki trap and I get blamed for it (hell, yesterday I'm pretty sure I got blamed for a snail blowing snot bubbles too close to a storefront). Then all of a sudden Spelunky turns into a AAA game and I have to murder everything with guns. That never goes well.
I've died in the black market four times out of ~15 runs since I got the PC remake, and did the same thing repeatedly in the original PC game. I need to stop even going there. It's a death trap and I'm not making proper use of the ankh any time soon anyway.
I've died in the black market four times out of ~15 runs since I got the PC remake, and did the same thing repeatedly in the original PC game. I need to stop even going there. It's a death trap and I'm not making proper use of the ankh any time soon anyway.
Visualante2
Member
The difficulty curve in this game is so good. Hoping to clear the ice caverns tonight.
rohlfinator
Member
You'll want to do some exploring, otherwise you're just passing up free resources. You get 2 minutes on each level, so unless you're going for a speedrun it's good to take your time and find as much gold/tools as you can. Just don't get too greedy and start losing health from taking unnecessary risks.
Visualante2
Member
Ghost riding a boulder around the map like a boss. This game rules.
Just got it on Steam. I can't seem to choose a character. I cannot get passed the character selection. It doesn't freeze, it's just that I can't do anything. I move to the character and the only option I have left is "back," but even that doesn't work. The keyboard doesn't work either (Using my DS3). I have no choice but to alt+f4.
Any help?
Any help?
Unplug the controller and try again.
seems like they're working on a fix (may have to wait a couple days, I'm afraid)...
https://twitter.com/spelunkyworld/status/365877866908483584
you can pretty much avoid a ghost indefinitely if you're smart about the way you move around the level.
Duxxy3
Member
Camera to freeze them, rope to get around them.
I didn't witness the crime but I suspect you may have been indirectly responsible for wrecking his shop.
You can create a route for yourself to go around the whole level while escaping the ghost.
It makes you not waste too much time in a stage, it's better than having a timer tick down that kills you instantly when it hits zero.
So I ended up finding an entrance to the black market for the first time. I was so excited because I found it while I had a stockpile of cash to spend. I proceeded to buy up almost every single stackable item across multiple stores.
The last item I bought was a boomerang. After I bought it, I wanted to test it out to make sure it would come back to me as expected. I tossed the boomerang, and it ended up hitting a shopkeeper.
He blew my fucking head off. What a way to go.
The last item I bought was a boomerang. After I bought it, I wanted to test it out to make sure it would come back to me as expected. I tossed the boomerang, and it ended up hitting a shopkeeper.
He blew my fucking head off. What a way to go.
That's Dark So......Spelunky, bitch.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
Sounds like spelunky alright. Despite having over 1500 deaths, I still find new ways to die
old manatee
Banned
It was so worth the wait.
Kinky John
Member
The sound effects are absolutely delicious in this sexed-up version.
The shopkeepers being total dicks was annoying until I learned to be semi-decent at killing them. Suddenly murdering one and raiding his shop seems like a righteous quest because somehow I'm a damned terrorist when they set up shop outside an arrow trap and set the trap off by existing.
Visualante2
Member
I'm finding it easier except for the re-engineered Aztec spear traps. The piranhas seem a little more vicious too.
Haunted
Member
Daily Challenge is such a brilliant idea, I'm enjoying them not really for the leaderboard comparisons but for the simple incentive and motivation they provide. Like a pair of dumbbells lying around your apartment. You're always reminded you could do something. 
Aiming to fill up the journal, unlock all the characters (there are new ones!) and at the very least repeat most of the achievements (never could get a no gold nor an 8 minute run on the 360 version) and keep sticking around the Top 100 on the general leaderboard.
Good times.
Don't suppose a big golden idol underneath said boulder got moved somehow prior to that incident?
Aiming to fill up the journal, unlock all the characters (there are new ones!) and at the very least repeat most of the achievements (never could get a no gold nor an 8 minute run on the 360 version) and keep sticking around the Top 100 on the general leaderboard.
Good times.
A random ass boulder, huh.
Don't suppose a big golden idol underneath said boulder got moved somehow prior to that incident?
There are a couple ways where the player really didn't do anything and the shopkeeps get aggro'd, but it's rather rare.
Visualante2
Member
Happened to me at least twice.
CarbonRevenge
Banned
Looks like next month i'm buying Spelunky twice. Once on GOG and once on Steam. Well worth it though.
Visualante2
Member
Well I guess that's that
Prophane33
Member
Are the different characters anything more than just different skins?