november ~
black crows pecking
pumpkin remains
pumpkin remains <今私の遺跡で決して来なかった約束るがある>
2023 November 1
costumed <トドスロスヂーアスラマスカラダエスターマンダンドラヤマダ>
2023 October 31
on the sill
watching costumed kids
the black cat
Posted in Haiku, Senryu y amigos, Poetry
muertoween lights <エスタバタラレアンドウナメロヂーアベビエンドデルソルクアンドフエラデエサビスタデコロルナランハ>
2023 October 30
fall twilight ~
muertoween lights glow
on the maple tree
Worst to Best Levels – Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Part 5
2023 October 27
7. Toxic Tower
It only struck me now that this level is, to a large extent, “Animal Antics” done right: the 3 most interesting animal buddies in this game ( & also the new animal buddies 1st introduced in this game ) challenged in a race upward gainst the rising toxic green lava, or whate’er it’s s’posed to be. This is also a much better version o’ “Slime Climb”, as the toxic lava is consistently rising @ the same pace so that gains you make @ certain setpieces give you mo’ time in later setpieces, rather than having the water jump to near where you are @ e’ery so event point, like in “Slime Climb”.
Posted in Video Games, Worst to Best Levels
the turning o’ dusty <シフエラマースビエハポヅリーアアクツアルセグーンミエダヅ>
fall holiday ~
the turning o’ dusty
yellow leaves
Posted in Haiku, Senryu y amigos, Poetry
ripening <ライーセスエンエルインフィエルノイソーロエルチエンポヂラーシツベベーエスターロコ>
2023 October 23
ripening
stone wall leaves & moss ~
fall twilight
Worst to Best Levels – Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Part 4
2023 October 20
15. Kannon’s Klaim
Thanks to its focus on platforming & barrel cannons, this level is much funner than it is to write ’bout. Howe’er, unlike levels like “Hot-Head Hop”, this level’s platforming is a bit mo’ intricate — as well as harder. You have subtle touches like the transition from the upward-shooting barrels under the K to the small platform with the Klomps, where you want to land on 1 o’ the Klomps & bounce onto the head o’ the other 1, but are @ a high risk o’ landing ’tween them & getting hit.
Posted in Video Games, Worst to Best Levels
black shadows & orange holes <ラスゴエンラノチェボルランドラスリーネアス>
scattered leaves
black shadows &
orange holes
standing ’lone on the rail <イエボエスタコロナデミエルダエンミシヤデメンチロソ>
2023 October 16
fall sunset ~
standing ’lone on the rail
portapotty
Worst to Best Levels – Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, Part 3
2023 October 13
23. Topsail Trouble
“Topsail Trouble” feels like 2 different levels joined @ the midpoint, with the 1st half acting essentially an introduction to the animal buddy Rattly & the 2nd half basically being a harder version o’ “Mainbrace Mayhem”, with its nets & ropes littered with far mo’ enemies — & with a greater focus on the mo’ dangerous Zingers, whom you can’t jump on, than Klingers — in much tighter clumps, leaving much less room to maneuver thru them. This 2nd half would’ve probably worked better if it didn’t come only 3 levels afterward — both in terms o’ providing a better reason for this leap in difficulty & for better variety. Then ’gain, maybe a slight rise in difficulty is a good way to end a world, e’en the 1st. I don’t think as a kid I e’er found this level that challenging for where it is — not on the same level as, say, “Red-Hot Ride” or e’en the end o’ DKC1’s 1st world, “Barrel Cannon Canyon”. Jumping & weaving ’tween tightly-packed, fast-moving Zingers is certainly funner than waiting for the slow-moving Klingers to get out o’ your way. Part o’ me feels like this level would’ve worked better if they a’least mixed the disparate elements, but I can see how it would’ve been awkward to keep getting & losing Rattly. Such a stark split would’ve worked better as a rare contrast if it weren’t done on a few other levels, such as “Rambi Rumble” — & e’en that was mo’ memorable. Then ’gain, this level is still somehow mo’ coherent than “Mainbrace Mayhem”.
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