sclpls Posted September 9, 2013 Watching those Tom Francis videos is becoming part of my morning routine. His streams are great because even when he doesn't verbally articulate it (his commentary is good though), you can usually grasp whatever issue it is he's deliberating on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerofiftyone Posted September 9, 2013 Speaking of Tom Francis, he recently set up the new Spelunky Explorers Club (formerly here) for the compilation of daily challenge runs. My favourites to watch so far have been Tom Francis and Anthony Burch. It's interesting to see how their polite rivalry plays out, to the point where they're now starting to influence each others playstyles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted September 9, 2013 The convergence of play styles is definitely interesting, when I watched the most recent video that was up this morning Tom mentioned some sort of vine climb trick. Any idea what that is referring to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted September 9, 2013 KC Green did some hilarious fanart: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted September 9, 2013 That fan art is appropriate for the daily challenge from this weekend where all the shopkeepers in the black market went ballistic (still not totally clear why). That was a good day of Spelunkying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerofiftyone Posted September 9, 2013 The convergence of play styles is definitely interesting, when I watched the most recent video that was up this morning Tom mentioned some sort of vine climb trick. Any idea what that is referring to? He was talking about Jason Killingsworth, so my guess would be that he was referring to this: That fan art is appropriate for the daily challenge from this weekend where all the shopkeepers in the black market went ballistic (still not totally clear why). That was a good day of Spelunkying. I think a red frog may have exploded in a shop. I almost survived that level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted September 9, 2013 Oh cool, thanks on both counts! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmull Posted September 10, 2013 loving that art! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Latrine Posted September 10, 2013 Yeah, I was in a black market level once where I watched the "slow-motion trainwreck" of a snail spitting an acid bubble into a shopkeeper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 17, 2013 Just watched Chris' first attempt a recording a daily challenge and got a laugh out of it https://twitter.com/chrisremo/status/380025230229397504 I'm going to play the demo again and see if anything magical happens, this time on my Vita. £12 is very expensive.... ... Nah I think I actual find watching other people play more enjoyable than playing myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted September 18, 2013 Yeah, Chris' video was entertaining. I enjoy both Chris and Tom's videos because of their delight in mayhem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmull Posted September 18, 2013 If anyone has seen Tom Francis get to hell, it was amazing! I didnt even know that world existed, and I have played spelunky for a good 50 hours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted September 18, 2013 Just watched Chris' first attempt a recording a daily challenge and got a laugh out of it https://twitter.com/chrisremo/status/380025230229397504 The gentle microphone breathing is super soothing. Berry nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atte Posted September 24, 2013 I have been playing Spelunky a lot lately so I wanted to write something meaningful about it. But then I found a great quote from spelunkyworld.com -"Spelunky looks like a game of execution, but it's really a game about information and decision making. How good are you at looking at a situation and understanding what it means? You can't memorize, and you can't take time to carefully analyze, you must rely on your literacy of the system..."- and made a Spelunkymeetsthumbsfanartgif instead! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted September 24, 2013 Oh gif, you make me so happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thainatos Posted September 24, 2013 clap.gif A splendid work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted September 24, 2013 I have been playing Spelunky a lot lately so I wanted to write something meaningful about it. But then I found a great quote from spelunkyworld.com - "Spelunky looks like a game of execution, but it's really a game about information and decision making. How good are you at looking at a situation and understanding what it means? You can't memorize, and you can't take time to carefully analyze, you must rely on your literacy of the system..." - and made a Spelunkymeetsthumbsfanartgif instead! Oh my god amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted September 24, 2013 That belly button is so gross. Chris, your spelunky exploits are giving me my fix these evenings as I lie in bed sleeping off my cold. You seem so sincere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted October 6, 2013 Day two of daily challenge. I died on 1-1. Highlights include getting hit my own rock and missing a two tile jump and landing on spikes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Latrine Posted October 7, 2013 I got to the City of Gold for the first time today during a warmup then got to Hell and Yama for the first time in the daily challenge (Oct 6th). Unfortunately despite having around 20 health pre-Olmec, a shortage of bombs meant I had a hard fight against him and just kept hemorrhaging health. A vampire dropping down from the ceiling did me in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted October 7, 2013 I got to the City of Gold for the first time today during a warmup then got to Hell and Yama for the first time in the daily challenge (Oct 6th). Unfortunately despite having around 20 health pre-Olmec, a shortage of bombs meant I had a hard fight against him and just kept hemorrhaging health. A vampire dropping down from the ceiling did me in. That's awesome. I ended up in the haunted castle for the first time today and I really enjoyed that novice feeling of being afraid to move. I hadn't seen a new level in a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted October 7, 2013 I've been trying to catch up on the explorer's club. Nick's Oct. 6 run is my favorite so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted October 7, 2013 It gets better upon repeated viewings, when you know what's coming and the futility of the whole endeavor kicks in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
