NL, I've been to Hell too. It's called your comments section, where everybody bitches about you, despite your commitment to free entertainment for them. Keep up the good work, dude!
JDizzlington, you're a nice dude! Also, I made it through Hell for the third daily challenge in a row this morning. Didn't record, but you can find proof on Twitter/leaderboards. Might try to make it 4 (and maybe even 5) on Monday's NLSS.
It's interesting to see what kind of different tactics are out now to beat this game since this video, 10 months ago, was aired. Especially the Olmec kill is now handled very differently I'll say.. less a threat. That said, this is still a very good run :)
It's been really awesome watching since the first time you played the XBLA Spelunky, from when Olmec seemed like an impossibility, and watching you slowly get better and better to where you're finally at the point where beating hell is a strong possibility.
Hey NL, I don't know if you'll ever read this, but if you want to maximize the money you can make in a daily challenge, do as many side-areas as possible (like the Mothership) because they give out huge rewards and can make you repeat floors for extra cash/health.
He beat him for the first time live during the NLSS of August 22nd. The stream, of course, was uploaded on his channel, you can watch it there^^ The run starts at around 2:19:00~
Hey NL! Loved the run! I just want to suggest that if you're in hell and have a bunch of bombs (like this run) it's really worth using 3 or 4 to get Vlad's Amulet. With the pitchers mitt and sticky stuff you can easily clear the top area where he's sleeping and kill him without waking him up. Then you're immune to lava men and you can literally run around in lava like it's water; something that's really useful for the Yama fight!
Hey. Love ur videos dude, almost as muxh as i love spelunky. One thing about this run you should bear in mind....at 29.40 there was a perfect opportunity to farm the shit out of mummy vomit using the kapala. Just stand on platform below (or hang using climbing gloves) and get hitpoints galore
Hey NL, vlads amulet makes you immune to fire. And on yama's fight, you took the best spot to kill him. To make your life easier tho you coudlve bombed the block over you. All you need is 1 block to protect your head and youre good. Good job on the great runs. I honestly never thought you would make it to hell when you started playing spelunky.
NL, you are missing out on a lot of health when you have the kapala. You can whip the small harmless things like little frogs and grasshoppers in the temple. They give a lot of blood and you can usually get it all.
Hey NL, if you shoot a web on the wall with the web gun, jump up the web and shoot again (and jump again etc.) you can use it as makeshift climbing gloves!
NL, it's not the locusts that heal you from the mummies, it's the vomit that comes out with them, as shown in the Kapala article on the wiki: "The vomit that Mummies produce when using their fly swarm attack can also be used to fill the Kapala. By standing on a level below a mummy, they will use the attack repeatedly, producing large amounts of vomit. It is possible to accumulate an extremely high amount of health with ease by exploiting this behavior."
i remember that time NL had so much trouble bringing the key from the mines to the tunnel man in the ice caves to unlock the shortcut. I still cant believe i did it in my first try and still could not beat the boss!
The biggest payoff for ghosting IIRC is ghosting vaults which give you $50,000. Unfortunately, it also causes all shopkeeppers for the rest of the game to get angry with you, and I don't quite have the experience with them yet to deal with shopkeepers every floor on the temple, city of gold, and hell. One day, though!
Good job on defeating yama twice on a daily! As one of the better spelunky players out there (at least by ranking lol^^) i think that what you said in the video shows your interest in getting higher scores so i have 2 advices: 1.Learn to kill shopkeepers, and kill them ALWAYS, once you know how to minimize the risk (you waste a lot of money(score) on items and you still get less since you cannot afford all of them). 2.Get into ghosting, which is made rather easy by1.(tip:icecaves+jet pack+vault)
Ah this was a good one to click, look at old northernlion, I miss how he considered not going in blind basically cheating if he was recording something. Gone are those days and now I think he usually plays through everything the first time off camera and then has the lets play of a 2nd play through instead :(
They let you see the gems inside the rocks of the level, it is the same thing that the Udjat eye does and it is considered really bad because of that redundancy.
Donatello5 i often buy climbing gloves or spring shoes if its early since ill make the money back getting into places i couldnt before? at a certain point i wait to rob the market
*** VOTE THIS UP SO HE CAN SEE IT*** If u have a cape and u slowly glide onto spikes,they do not damage you,so u can actually land on them with the cape safely:) easier that using tons of bombs:) Nice job!
You are a brave man using the boomerang on the aliens in the Ice Caves. I never take the boomerang into the Ice Caves for that reason, the temptation to throw it at them and get them hooked back into me is just too great. GG but I cannot believe how chickenshit you were right at the end. Everything was dead and there was like 20+ rubies left and you just bailed. I mean that is just the definition of pussing out.
There are numbers called "seeds" that are used in procedurally generated games. In a daily challenge, everyone has the same seed. While it's possible for developers to circumvent this, it would likely be more than a day's work to do even a little "hand crafting" on a daily challenge, so I am guessing there is no hand-crafting involved.
Actually you can, and NL knows how to, since he talked about it himself, get a hired hand and pick them up after letting them pick up the item you want, and try placing them somewhere safe ^^
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10:15 Worst Monty spawn ever.
NL, I've been to Hell too. It's called your comments section, where everybody bitches about you, despite your commitment to free entertainment for them.
Keep up the good work, dude!
JDizzlington, you're a nice dude! Also, I made it through Hell for the third daily challenge in a row this morning. Didn't record, but you can find proof on Twitter/leaderboards. Might try to make it 4 (and maybe even 5) on Monday's NLSS.
Funny how NL has changed more between 2010-2012 compared to 2013-2017
I heard about Hell a lot, but what about Boss Rush???
+cory jacob
He needs to get the teleporter first!
It's interesting to see what kind of different tactics are out now to beat this game since this video, 10 months ago, was aired.
Especially the Olmec kill is now handled very differently I'll say.. less a threat.
That said, this is still a very good run :)
The other one is in the second half of Thursday's stream (August 22nd) on the channel! Go check it out :)
I enjoy these Spelunky videos quite a bit. Thanks NL.
Crazy how much NLs style has changed since these vids! Keep it up egg boy
It's been really awesome watching since the first time you played the XBLA Spelunky, from when Olmec seemed like an impossibility, and watching you slowly get better and better to where you're finally at the point where beating hell is a strong possibility.
This was his second time beating it? Guess I need to hunt for the first one now, the playlist seems to be missing a lot.
Found it. Search "The Northernlion Live Super Show! [August 22nd, 2013]".
+zants thanks you so much
20:54 "Hasn't been the best daily challenge we've ever had."
*Looks at title*
Hey NL, I don't know if you'll ever read this, but if you want to maximize the money you can make in a daily challenge, do as many side-areas as possible (like the Mothership) because they give out huge rewards and can make you repeat floors for extra cash/health.
NL. You are remembered as a great Splunker!
He beat him for the first time live during the NLSS of August 22nd.
The stream, of course, was uploaded on his channel, you can watch it there^^
The run starts at around 2:19:00~
I love that game even after beating it i cant stop playing
Hey NL! Loved the run! I just want to suggest that if you're in hell and have a bunch of bombs (like this run) it's really worth using 3 or 4 to get Vlad's Amulet. With the pitchers mitt and sticky stuff you can easily clear the top area where he's sleeping and kill him without waking him up. Then you're immune to lava men and you can literally run around in lava like it's water; something that's really useful for the Yama fight!
Vert impressive NL. You are getting real good at Spelunky. I remember back when you struggled to get past the jungle hehe. Quite the journey :)
Ornery, there's a word ,I never thought, would be used. But great run NL! Thanks for another awesome run to watch!
I have not played this game but now that I have seen this I am seriously considering getting it. :)
thx man
Hey. Love ur videos dude, almost as muxh as i love spelunky. One thing about this run you should bear in mind....at 29.40 there was a perfect opportunity to farm the shit out of mummy vomit using the kapala. Just stand on platform below (or hang using climbing gloves) and get hitpoints galore
Hey NL, vlads amulet makes you immune to fire. And on yama's fight, you took the best spot to kill him. To make your life easier tho you coudlve bombed the block over you. All you need is 1 block to protect your head and youre good.
Good job on the great runs. I honestly never thought you would make it to hell when you started playing spelunky.
NL, you are missing out on a lot of health when you have the kapala. You can whip the small harmless things like little frogs and grasshoppers in the temple. They give a lot of blood and you can usually get it all.
Hey NL, if you shoot a web on the wall with the web gun, jump up the web and shoot again (and jump again etc.) you can use it as makeshift climbing gloves!
EXACTLY! No-one seems to get that! Especially yesterday when he did it while streaming.
My God. I died a little inside when you missed the dangerless idol right before the city of gold.
Love the part of wild wild west in description
Love how there was a snake just chilling out in the ice caves.
Getting better NL! Good job
NL, it's not the locusts that heal you from the mummies, it's the vomit that comes out with them, as shown in the Kapala article on the wiki:
"The vomit that Mummies produce when using their fly swarm attack can also be used to fill the Kapala. By standing on a level below a mummy, they will use the attack repeatedly, producing large amounts of vomit. It is possible to accumulate an extremely high amount of health with ease by exploiting this behavior."
Congratulations NL!!!! Its about time! :D
i remember that time NL had so much trouble bringing the key from the mines to the tunnel man in the ice caves to unlock the shortcut. I still cant believe i did it in my first try and still could not beat the boss!
The biggest payoff for ghosting IIRC is ghosting vaults which give you $50,000. Unfortunately, it also causes all shopkeeppers for the rest of the game to get angry with you, and I don't quite have the experience with them yet to deal with shopkeepers every floor on the temple, city of gold, and hell. One day, though!
Rest in peace in peace-Northernlion 2013
The first one (I think) was the last NLSS I think, the one where they played spelunky at the start an end,and played Splinter cell MP.
Chilling tale, chap.
great run
Ahhh... memoriesss
They reveal gems much like the Udjat Eye, but they also let you see better on the dark levels.
I was on the livestream :) I am so happy to be your subbie!
Holy shit, dude, that was awesome. I can hardly get out of the jungle, myself, who even knows if I can finish Hell...
18:41 rest in peace in peace - The Northernlion Story
He did it on his livestream
Good job on defeating yama twice on a daily! As one of the better spelunky players out there (at least by ranking lol^^) i think that what you said in the video shows your interest in getting higher scores so i have 2 advices:
1.Learn to kill shopkeepers, and kill them ALWAYS, once you know how to minimize the risk (you waste a lot of money(score) on items and you still get less since you cannot afford all of them).
2.Get into ghosting, which is made rather easy by1.(tip:icecaves+jet pack+vault)
I saw his score on yesterdays daily challenge :)
The Olmec spawns new monsters every time he breaches a new layer. Just in case you still didn't know.
Ohh EMM GEEE This was like the besssst daily challenge EEVUURRR
One of those Thwomps trapped me into the Wall Trap that comes down on top of your head. It was my first time to the Temple. RIP best run. =/
Awesome run!
Not to mention it also removes some website's ability to stay on the web.
it isnt automatic. you have to collect the individual drops or chunks of blood for it to count.
That was simply amazing.
holy cow i wish this game had a level editor, this game was made for steam workshop
only when the stars are perfectly aligned...
Ah this was a good one to click, look at old northernlion, I miss how he considered not going in blind basically cheating if he was recording something. Gone are those days and now I think he usually plays through everything the first time off camera and then has the lets play of a 2nd play through instead :(
The green goop from the mummies heals you.
He does that a lot
omg i just realized, you could sacrifice yourself if the statue is on a level with an alter, get the item, and resurect!!
They let you see the gems inside the rocks of the level, it is the same thing that the Udjat eye does and it is considered really bad because of that redundancy.
4:45 "dont do it NL, its not worth it" andddddddd a few pixels away from death
nobody BUYS anything in the Daily. . .
Donatello5 Nor does NL anymore...
Donatello5 i often buy climbing gloves or spring shoes if its early since ill make the money back getting into places i couldnt before? at a certain point i wait to rob the market
Kara Kerley Naughty Naughty...
*** VOTE THIS UP SO HE CAN SEE IT***
If u have a cape and u slowly glide onto spikes,they do not damage you,so u can actually land on them with the cape safely:) easier that using tons of bombs:)
Nice job!
you cant keep any active times after using the ankh because there is no way of getting out of that blue statue.
I managed to mine just enough for the jetpack on the second floor
Yes.
No game, I refuse to play your game - The Northernlion Story
Shh it's okay let's just enjoy this moment together
A lot of people already mentioned it in some Videos earlier.
The scepter has a massive chance to kill you when you use it
Yes, but if you attack any of them every shopkeeper/vault keeper from then on is aggressive so it's quite a risk
Necronomicon? It let's you know the location of hell during the olmec fight by chattering it's teeth faster when you are underneath it.
the damsel "doppelgangers" are called succubuses
Good on you, my man.
Love SPELUNKY
Wow, good stuff NL!
yeah i noticed you bought the pitcher's mitt instead of the spike shoes and i was thinking to myself what are you doing? lol
I hear they updated it so fall damage is affected by distance fallen.
ty northernlion for finally checking out other people vids to improve yourself
Holy shit, good job northernlion!!
the eghiptian god you call anubis 2 is kali!
anyway you're awesome!
That was amazing!
OMG LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Love that description.
They reveal more gems. And this does stack with the eye.
The locusts from the mummies don't heal you. It's the green vomit stuff that comes out with the locusts.
I just opened a champagne bottle and yelled hallelujah. I'm sure my neighbors aren't too happy but HOLY CRAP YOU DID IT!
"RIP in peace" -- Northern Lion.
8% click on those.. but the video ads are ones you have to watch sometimes.. and they give more money any way...
You are a brave man using the boomerang on the aliens in the Ice Caves. I never take the boomerang into the Ice Caves for that reason, the temptation to throw it at them and get them hooked back into me is just too great.
GG but I cannot believe how chickenshit you were right at the end. Everything was dead and there was like 20+ rubies left and you just bailed. I mean that is just the definition of pussing out.
There are numbers called "seeds" that are used in procedurally generated games. In a daily challenge, everyone has the same seed.
While it's possible for developers to circumvent this, it would likely be more than a day's work to do even a little "hand crafting" on a daily challenge, so I am guessing there is no hand-crafting involved.
Good play!
That's new, though, isn't it?
I remember the scepter being IMBA on the old free PC version.
I remember he was asking for friends on steam in his earlier videos
classic
final a good run ;) great video northenlion
Ha, succubi, that's good to know. It's especially ridiculous considering he solely uses the pug damsel.
omfg, i'm so jealous of NL's skills.
whip the damsel twice when you have the kappala to get extra blood
You always want the kapala, then get a spike shoes, and without knowing you fuck up your chance of blood farming
Actually you can, and NL knows how to, since he talked about it himself, get a hired hand and pick them up after letting them pick up the item you want, and try placing them somewhere safe ^^
Its all because he finally entered a curse room!!