Napalm Forest and Caves

11th : Napalm Forest and Caves Make a Good Mega Man Level (Remastered)

I love the smell of this level in the morning.

Overview Creator(s): Thoron Artist(s): Capcom Composer(s): Capcom Statistics Scores: 67 61 40 53 40 Total: 52.2 / 100 Rank: 11th Elements: 1 Enemies: Batabattan Batton Beak Bomb Thrown Cannon Cannon Joe Crabbot Crazy Cannon Croaker Gabgyo Jet Bomb M-445 Metall Metall K1000 Metall Swim Mousubeil Pukapelly Shield Attacker Shrink Spine Sumatran Super Ball Machine Jr. Subeil Taban Tondeall Gimmicks: Conveyor (MM5 Wheel) Destroyable Block (Solar Blaze) Falling Platform (MM2) Plantman Platform Spring Sub-Bosses: Lantern Fish

Theme Music Napalm Man (Mega Man 5) Stage Order Location: Tier 3 Previous: Wily Combo Next: Hard to See Land

"They kicked me out of my summer home just so they could expand it for some part of the festival here...I swear, real estate these days..."

―Napalm Man, Make a Good Mega Man Level Remastered

Napalm Forest and Caves is the 11th place entry in Make a Good Mega Man Level. It is an expanded remake of Napalm Man's stage, with gimmicks from Plant Man's stage thrown in as well. It features multiple branching pathways that lead to different parts of the titular forest and caves.

Strategy

This level is somewhat long and has several branching paths. It is recommended to spare weapon energy until you need it. The first bit can be dealt with easily with Top Spin for the most part. At the first branching path, going down and left leads to an alternate path with an E-Tank at the end. Going down and right leads to a few enemy challenges involving the Plantman Platforms. The upper path focuses on Springs instead. After that, you will be sent to another section made with Top Spin in mind before the second branching path. The path leading right, blocked off by a Solar Blaze Destroyable Block, leads to a few water-based encounters, culminating in two Lantern Fish battles and a Falling Platform spike drop. The upper route has Toad Man's geyser gimmick, as well as a few Conveyors followed by Jet Bombs and Jet Butons. Finally, there is a section with Power Musclers and Mizziles before reaching the element.

Judge Comments

Judge Comments
snoruntpyro  : 67 / 100
Personal Fun Factor Other Fun Factor Uniqueness Creativity Graphics Music 17 / 25 19 / 25 8 / 15 12 / 15 6 / 10 5 / 10 I can see you, erm, were...inspired by the sample Blyka's Engine stage. That being said though, I think this level did a really good job of making itself feel new! It's nice to see the Plant Man platforms get some love, and I like how you incorporated Plant Man, Bubble Man and Splash Woman into the stage's design. And having alternate paths was super neat! I'm also a fan of the spike drop with falling platforms, it's an interesting take on a spike drop. I can't believe I just said that.
Cheez8  : 61 / 100
Personal Fun Factor Other Fun Factor Uniqueness Creativity Graphics Music 12 / 25 14 / 25 13 / 15 9 / 15 3 / 10 10 / 10 I like the idea at work here. To explore the area around a stage, rather than the one set path... That was pretty cool, and Napalm Man's stage was a great choice for it. I'm less enthusiastic about the added content- maybe it was just me, but the new parts seemed fairly punishing for what was originally a Robot Master stage, both in terms of death spikes and enemy choices.
Duvi0  : 40 / 100
Personal Fun Factor Other Fun Factor Uniqueness Creativity Graphics Music 7 / 25 14 / 25 1 / 15 6 / 15 5 / 10 7 / 10 I'm sorry, what did I just play? I forgot immediately after playing.
Mick Galbani / Blackmore Darkwing  : 53 / 100
Personal Fun Factor Other Fun Factor Uniqueness Creativity Graphics Music 14 / 25 13 / 25 6 / 15 7 / 15 6 / 10 7 / 10 It's an expansion of Napalm Man's level, and actually a rather well-designed one, with a number of interesting paths and multiple routes to pick from. That being said, I still have a few gripes. One of the sets of spikes in the underwater section behind the Solar Blaze wall, down the ladder after the first section, was hidden behind complete black for some reason. Also, the level itself runs really, really long, which is probably my biggest gripe with this. There's a definite sweet spot for level length in these games, and this does not hit that sweet spot at all. It's a good level overall, but its still really long
MrKyurem  : 40 / 100
Personal Fun Factor Other Fun Factor Uniqueness Creativity Graphics Music 13 / 25 13 / 25 2 / 15 2 / 15 5 / 10 5 / 10 The parts that weren't just copy+paste Napalm Man were fairly decent, although they occasionally used a few too many enemies. Not much to say about this really, as it is, for the most part, just a slight rehash of Napalm Man's stage.

Trivia

• Napalm Man was intended to appear in the level as a boss, but he was cut due to time constraints. Like the stage itself, he would have had a revised and expanded attack pattern. The idea was revisited with Napalm Man Mk. II in Thoron's Make a Good Mega Man Level 2 entry, Conveyor Mayhem.