Thats actually a good question. I was VERY VERY conscious of the difficulty as I worked. Regularly things would prove to be too hard and I would balance sections to seem unfair, but give the player a decent bit of breathing room. Traps are designed to make you feel like the game is more unfair than it is. This mixed with the save system and screen progression system makes players feel challenged, yet accomplished as they proceed through the game I didn't just slap a bunch of traps together. :)
The spikes hitboxes are exactly as they appear. There is an area between the kids legs when that you can get hit in, but thats it and it's always consistent.
Dude, you are hands-down, the most evil game maker in existence. This game is the most masochistic thing that has ever been anyone's misfortune to play. AND I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!
I'll be honest, if this video were made by almost anyone else, it'd be horrible. Since you made the game, though, and you're able to provide some interesting insight into it, it's pretty good.
Wow, you have a really awesome voice. I was expecting something more nasely and nerdish...or Satan. Anyway awesome game, I'm workin' on it myself. Keep up the good work!
Gotcha covered. It's the instrumental version of Ai Wo Torimodose from Fist of the North Star, which is frequently used when Kenshiro executes a technique and finishes off his opponent. That can be found at watch?v=P8BYBaDz0Ic This reference came up because not only am I a weeaboo but as an FGC guy, I have a big soft spot for the FotNS fighting game. watch?v=8hSWYyi5BjE
Am I the only person who doesn't fly into an insanely aggressive rage every time I die in this game? For me it's just a chance to listen to some epic death music!
I downloaded this game 2 days ago, it is easily the hardest game I have ever played. It took me about on hour to get the timing on Tyson's punches down, that's how much I suck. Currently, I'm stuck on the spikes that are moving up and down in the graveyard section.
Yo Kayin, this game is so immensly hard, but im not gonna be giving up, i've had this game for a few years now... and i still can't beat this game. But mate, you made a very iconic game, very nice job. People are clearly inspired by your masochism in this game. Because there are numerous games that are made from your creation. Love the game, and hate it at the same time XD ~Giratina3~
I still can't believe you didn't, Kayin. XD Being the brave, foolish soul I am, I actually tested it, on camera, for all of TH-cam to see. I'm still surprised to this day that Ref Mario doesn't kill that poor fragile Kid. Ha hah.
I concur, as long as there is no 'Beat the game on Impossible difficulty' achievement. Seriously, I doubt any of the entire world population could do it on that difficulty.
@LazyMan9000 Deductive reasoning sir! What would be the first possible assumption? Probably that I couldn't screen record the game at a decent FPS. This video is 4 years old, and not only have screen capture programs come a long way, so have computer and I tell you, my computer 4 years ago was a piece of shit.
A very hard game indeed. :D It would've been even better if you pulled a "ghouls and ghosts" at the end. XD In other words, right before you fight the final boss, you have to go back all the way to the beginning (reviving all bosses) to get some crappy weapon you don't even need ;D
oh well that's very neat I must say. Didn't come off as one, felt more like just knowledgeable and good taste in music Also I'm recording my play through of your game for fun(And frustration).
@kayinnasaki wow...and 2:38...you dont know...i assumed it was because the game you got taht sprite from, mike tyson's punch out, has him as one of the hardest (and renouned as such) bosses in video game history...so making him the first boss is...OMG WTF HOLY CRAP...basically telling you this game is really really hard
OH hey Kayin I beat your game(years back, UltraJman mentions it in part 24) and I wanted to know what is the music that occurs when Kraidgeif does his Spinning piledriver
Kayin - You, sir, are the genius for making this game. It has consumed a large part of my gaming life and I still have not become the guy. Damn Doom Dragon. Still, the design is brilliant, the platform glitces are the only downside of the game. =[ Makaris' voice was fantastic. I didn't think there would be voice acting in the game, so you can imagine my surprise when I heard the Kid first talking. =P Can't wait for IWSTK, though I'm not a fan of prequels. =\
alright im thinking about downloading this game so i have a couple of questions. is there any way that this could slow down, or harm your computer in ANY way? can you customize or at least adjust the control scheme? also is it easily managed and used like my zsnes emulator?
"horrible hitboxes" is like the most silly complaint I here. The kids hitboxes are literally smaller then he is and don't change. They're super consistent. It's like people who say they randomly lose their double jump without realizing they ran off the edge of the platform they were jumping off of. (but yes the game is filled with bugs)
true, but i wasn't talking in relative terms in this case, i mean, you would have had to complete it and test it for bugs and impossibility to complete, over and over and over again. so you'd expect that you would know how to do it without dying so much.
Hey, I played to IWBTG and completed it three times in 3 different difficulties, got the secret items and the boss rush mode, in a short time, so I hope you make more of it or something like it. What will be the bonus of getting the secret items?
@kayinnasaki 4:42 he had to be if like you said you didnt want it to be COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE, since right after you have to land like a meteorite before you can save...
Don't feel bad, gamemeister - I'd say EVERYONE gets stuck on those damn moving spikes in the Ghouls'n Ghosts section. For a good long time, usually. X_X Those things are evil. Inarguably. Argh.
no u dont suck. =] i bet people who play games they created have some trouble with them so dont feel bad ^^ as much as this game is really crazy and hard im really hooked onto it. i suck at this game. im still stuck on the first screen XD i really love challenging games lik I Wanna Be The Guy. i mean i love halo and all those other games but u could beat those faster.this game will keep u goin for a while :D
Ok I gotta ask being that you're the creator...would that doctor that opens the door after you defeat Mike Tyson kill you if you're standing there when he appears?
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Happy 10-year anniversary for this video. Wow
Thats actually a good question. I was VERY VERY conscious of the difficulty as I worked. Regularly things would prove to be too hard and I would balance sections to seem unfair, but give the player a decent bit of breathing room. Traps are designed to make you feel like the game is more unfair than it is. This mixed with the save system and screen progression system makes players feel challenged, yet accomplished as they proceed through the game
I didn't just slap a bunch of traps together. :)
The spikes hitboxes are exactly as they appear. There is an area between the kids legs when that you can get hit in, but thats it and it's always consistent.
dude i finnaly found the creator and i do congradualate you for youre hard work you are a awesome creator of epic platformer >:D
Not even the creator can escape the difficulties of IWBTG..
Wow, I never realized that you could stand on Link's head and dodge the sword.
I always thought that you had to go on his back.
Happy 16-17 years for your channel I guess.
He doesn't. But believe me, I thought about it.
There is certainly a lot of things shitty about! I'm just glad it managed to get a popular as it did despite the flaws!
Wow, I totally missed these videos before. Time for me to go watch though them. This is cool.
I've got to say, you need a medal, this has to be about the most sadistic game I've ever beaten in my life XD
Dude, you are hands-down, the most evil game maker in existence. This game is the most masochistic thing that has ever been anyone's misfortune to play. AND I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!
Man that's so tight that you're making your own let's play! I'm still not that far in the game only beat tyson lol.
Even though it's currently driving me insane, thanks for making the game, dude. At the end of the day, it's still fun.
i must say that you are a genius coming up of a game like this.
The first few times causes laughter.
After that it's full on burning epic level barbarian rage
@HardSteelDragon
Niffles pays people to make extensions for it so he can make things work fine. It's really painful to work with
This is my favorite game.
Ever.
You win, good sir. I'll be challenging this on Impossible soon.
God, I love this game! I'm going through my first run through and the ghouls and goblins dancing spikes thing is really grating on my nerves lately!
I used MMF2. Also how would I use I Wanna Be the Engine? :P IWBTE was MADE because of this game. It was a tool to help people make fangames for IWBTG!
I'll be honest, if this video were made by almost anyone else, it'd be horrible.
Since you made the game, though, and you're able to provide some interesting insight into it, it's pretty good.
Mad props. Having to guts to show how cruel the game is, even to its maker.
Also, delicious fruit!
You made one heck of a game!
I'm excited for your new game!
Wow, you have a really awesome voice. I was expecting something more nasely and nerdish...or Satan. Anyway awesome game, I'm workin' on it myself. Keep up the good work!
Gotcha covered. It's the instrumental version of Ai Wo Torimodose from Fist of the North Star, which is frequently used when Kenshiro executes a technique and finishes off his opponent. That can be found at watch?v=P8BYBaDz0Ic
This reference came up because not only am I a weeaboo but as an FGC guy, I have a big soft spot for the FotNS fighting game. watch?v=8hSWYyi5BjE
You made UltraJMan cry. i will probably through my comp out the window. then buy another and throw it out the window
@kayinnasaki What are you talking about? We have MMF2 at our school's EAST program and I found it very user-friendly.
game maker 8.0 wasn't even out when this video was released, let alone the game itself
Wow, you're much better at this game than me ^^; (took 15+ tries to get to the first save point along the upper route)
I understand that perfectly, but good quality is always better than bad quality.
Ah, i'm pretty relaxed! Maybe it's my inner masochist?
Am I the only person who doesn't fly into an insanely aggressive rage every time I die in this game? For me it's just a chance to listen to some epic death music!
I downloaded this game 2 days ago, it is easily the hardest game I have ever played. It took me about on hour to get the timing on Tyson's punches down, that's how much I suck. Currently, I'm stuck on the spikes that are moving up and down in the graveyard section.
Yo Kayin, this game is so immensly hard, but im not gonna be giving up, i've had this game for a few years now... and i still can't beat this game. But mate, you made a very iconic game, very nice job.
People are clearly inspired by your masochism in this game. Because there are numerous games that are made from your creation.
Love the game, and hate it at the same time XD
~Giratina3~
1) Understandable!
2) Indisputably. If you check the IWBTG forums you can see me link to this account occasionally (like for the interview)
I can't even get passed the part at 1:20. The second moving cloud moves up when I even get near it, so I never, ever reach it.
Maybe some day I'll make a game called I wanna be the dark boshy
NEEDS MOAR CAMSTUDIO
wow !
he made all that till the second checkpoint without dieing
I can't tell you how relieved I was to find out you actually speak English... Love your game =)
Still seems like an interesting game!
Mike Tyson is one of those bosses that is almost impossible to truly master. I've found that out after many playthroughs.
I'm surprised you don't get to fight the Tails Doll in this game! lol
I thought I was losing my vision during this video..
single jump over the spikes, then double jump over the sword
I still can't believe you didn't, Kayin. XD Being the brave, foolish soul I am, I actually tested it, on camera, for all of TH-cam to see. I'm still surprised to this day that Ref Mario doesn't kill that poor fragile Kid. Ha hah.
I concur, as long as there is no 'Beat the game on Impossible difficulty' achievement. Seriously, I doubt any of the entire world population could do it on that difficulty.
Wow i dont know if u really are the creator of the game but if u are u sir are pure genius ..
@randomancrossoverfan Yes.
I think it really is really hard.
this has gotten me in the playing mood XD 5/5
@LazyMan9000 Deductive reasoning sir! What would be the first possible assumption? Probably that I couldn't screen record the game at a decent FPS. This video is 4 years old, and not only have screen capture programs come a long way, so have computer and I tell you, my computer 4 years ago was a piece of shit.
A very hard game indeed. :D
It would've been even better if you pulled a "ghouls and ghosts" at the end. XD
In other words, right before you fight the final boss, you have to go back all the way to the beginning (reviving all bosses) to get some crappy weapon you don't even need ;D
a multiplayer would be evil, I say GO FOR IT! lol
doesn't seem that he doe snow does he?
@zipdat
you are probably just pressing the Z button in the main menu. No press SHIFT(aka jump button)
I'm having more trouble with Mike Tyson than I should...
oh well that's very neat I must say. Didn't come off as one, felt more like just knowledgeable and good taste in music
Also I'm recording my play through of your game for fun(And frustration).
If God were a video game designer, could he make a game that He himself could not beat?
Lol. Insulting him at the same time as calling him "sir".
I just wonder how in the world you made something so hard, yet still beatable (in theory, I suck)
@TheSophera thanks! :)
@kayinnasaki wow...and 2:38...you dont know...i assumed it was because the game you got taht sprite from, mike tyson's punch out, has him as one of the hardest (and renouned as such) bosses in video game history...so making him the first boss is...OMG WTF HOLY CRAP...basically telling you this game is really really hard
because i had the same situation...but at this point people prefer me using a camera than camtasia
OH hey Kayin I beat your game(years back, UltraJman mentions it in part 24) and I wanted to know what is the music that occurs when Kraidgeif does his Spinning piledriver
Kayin - You, sir, are the genius for making this game. It has consumed a large part of my gaming life and I still have not become the guy. Damn Doom Dragon.
Still, the design is brilliant, the platform glitces are the only downside of the game. =[
Makaris' voice was fantastic. I didn't think there would be voice acting in the game, so you can imagine my surprise when I heard the Kid first talking. =P
Can't wait for IWSTK, though I'm not a fan of prequels. =\
alright im thinking about downloading this game so i have a couple of questions. is there any way that this could slow down, or harm your computer in ANY way? can you customize or at least adjust the control scheme? also is it easily managed and used like my zsnes emulator?
Beat this a month or so ago.
You must pay, dearly.
What button skips the Mike Tyson entrance?
Thank you so much for making this awesome game :D
I love this game at the moment, but when I play it tomorrow I'll probably start hating it again.
I expected Mario to kill me when I beat Mike Tyson.
"horrible hitboxes" is like the most silly complaint I here. The kids hitboxes are literally smaller then he is and don't change. They're super consistent.
It's like people who say they randomly lose their double jump without realizing they ran off the edge of the platform they were jumping off of.
(but yes the game is filled with bugs)
lol. But still, is it normal to have a death count well over 400 by the ghouls and ghosts screen?
if skill or comedic value are in play, yes
Ah, thank you :D
Again, awesomely fun game.
true, but i wasn't talking in relative terms in this case, i mean, you would have had to complete it and test it for bugs and impossibility to complete, over and over and over again.
so you'd expect that you would know how to do it without dying so much.
Hey, I played to IWBTG and completed it three times in 3 different difficulties, got the secret items and the boss rush mode, in a short time, so I hope you make more of it or something like it.
What will be the bonus of getting the secret items?
what ehere you thinking when you made this really tell me
Weird, I expected your voice to be much more... demonic.
@kayinnasaki 4:42 he had to be if like you said you didnt want it to be COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE, since right after you have to land like a meteorite before you can save...
What'd you think I was? :O
Did you make this on game maker 8.0 pro/i wanna be the engine or did you make it on your own game maker?
What's the program you use for that thing where it pops up and has a few programs?
who made all the sprites for this game? some of them are mpressive
Did you play it again, even though you said you were done in your videos?
This game should be on Xbox Live Arcade.
Is there anyway to emulate IWBTG to play on A PSP?
It matters all the time. It matters less if the content is good, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter at all.
hahaha 4:14 "what the hell is wrong with me??" like he's pissed at himself for making such a hard game ^_^
Don't feel bad, gamemeister - I'd say EVERYONE gets stuck on those damn moving spikes in the Ghouls'n Ghosts section. For a good long time, usually. X_X Those things are evil. Inarguably. Argh.
There is a sequel. its called "i wanna save the kids"
lol, for some reason, i could beat mike tyson in punchout when i was like six but not anymore
no u dont suck. =] i bet people who play games they created have some trouble with them so dont feel bad ^^ as much as this game is really crazy and hard im really hooked onto it. i suck at this game. im still stuck on the first screen XD i really love challenging games lik I Wanna Be The Guy. i mean i love halo and all those other games but u could beat those faster.this game will keep u goin for a while :D
Ok I gotta ask being that you're the creator...would that doctor that opens the door after you defeat Mike Tyson kill you if you're standing there when he appears?
Noted, sir!
Oh why hello there handsome!
Is this just me, or does Kayin sound like Andy Six?
About the lack of cheat codes, does the Konami Code (Up up down down left right left right b a) kill you in this game?
Gah, is anyone other than me finding that mouse pointer right on the game window really, really irritating?
lol your the one that drove cloud insane
How do you know that?