JVeg199X

There is no randomness to the wind in the Lost Levels. In fact there is no RNG in the Lost Levels that isn’t the original SMB. In the few levels that have wind, it starts and stops when the screen scrolls to specific locations.

I think he means that there is no cue that warns the player that wind is about to start blowing, which means that death is unavoidable for the first time you play those few levels, regardless of your skill level, until you learn where the wind starts and stops. It’s still a frustrating process and a valid criticism.

Interestingly, DKC2 has the same kind of wind in certain levels, but depending on the level it can even reverse direction at certain intervals!

What is your favorite Game & Watch? Mine is Climber!

Did you ever get to try out the unreleased NES game “Return of Donkey Kong”, or did that game not make it past the conceptual stage?