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phgQED
For: I wanna be the Gus Needle
For: I wanna be the Gus Needle
An incredibly short and pretty easy needle game that was most likely the creator's first project. For what it's worth, these kind of super short 'coffee break' needle games are some of my favorite, just because you can still get a real sense of the creator's sensibilities and level design philosophy even in a short amount of content. In this case there are a lot of named jumps with a few cute geometric sections, and a sense of difficulty balance that occasionally juts upward because of pixel precise jumps. It's hard to extrapolate this to anything meaningful 'personality' wise... but it does give me a sense of what the creator liked, and what future games from them might look like.
Sweet and to the point, but not much new being said. Still very fun, in my opinion.
Oh yeah. And, if you beat it, you become the needle master. So, there is that.
Time: ~16min
Deaths: 341
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Sweet and to the point, but not much new being said. Still very fun, in my opinion.
Oh yeah. And, if you beat it, you become the needle master. So, there is that.
Time: ~16min
Deaths: 341
Rating: 6.5 65
Difficulty: 21 21
Dec 21, 2021
phgQED
For: Empty Needle
For: Empty Needle
This feels like one of, if not dono's very earliest fangame. The needle is still solid, but you'll see a lot more named jumps and a lot less creative gimmick implementation than dono's later work. That all being said, this is a really cool flash into the past design habits of probably my favorite needle maker ever, and it was a nice little trip down memory lane for that reason. In addition to being minimalist in both design and aesthetics, the game is quite easy, and it would therefore be a great entry point for beginners into this amazing catalogue.
Time: ~25min
Deaths: 590
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Time: ~25min
Deaths: 590
Rating: 5.9 59
Difficulty: 26 26
Dec 21, 2021
phgQED
For: I wanna Break the GellTHE Spike
For: I wanna Break the GellTHE Spike
Does this count as L-Needle? The saves are difficult, frequent, and packed with narrow movement... but almost all the jumps are named jumps, and none of them felt as punishing or demanding as something like other L-needle I've played (which is not much). Possibly this is just very hard, very short save needle? I liked the heavy use of named jumps, though it is pretty egregious at parts: expect a lot of diagonals, corners, diamonds, gates, and other hybrids and inbetweens. One thing to be careful of is your sub-pixel alignment--several consecutive corners are align-dependent, or at least a lot easier with one align, and the game won't tell you that, nor will it let you know which align is a good one to use. I was able to figure out the first align puzzle on my own (on screen two, the ledge you can drop off provides a good align). On the next instance, which I believe was on the second to last screen, I had to consult for help, and was able to find out that the far left wall and the adjacent spike corners provided a good align. The problem is that the far left wall was a save behind, so unless I'd already nabbed it by mistake (or foresight), it would have been a real issue to get. These sections were still fun, but certainly the most arbitrarily demanding in the game. I dunno that I'd recommend them to anyone, but if you're in the mood for some kinda tough needle with weird align implementation, give this a go.
Time: ~41min
Deaths: 1728
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Time: ~41min
Deaths: 1728
Rating: 5.0 50
Difficulty: 41 41
Dec 21, 2021
phgQED
For: Discord
For: Discord
Banger of a short monochrome needle game that has maybe just slightly too many levels to the song choice? Starts easy but ramps up a little bit towards the end, involving some fun drops. The low energy remix of the song fits well to the energy of the levels, though they feel a little prickly around the edges, maybe just due to sheer spike quantity? Recommended for needle coffee breaks everywhere. Also has a lot of skips baked in. Almost all of them are downwards planes, which account for about 50% of my death count (and no, I did not make it through, even once).
Time: ~24min
Deaths: 354
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Time: ~24min
Deaths: 354
Rating: 6.7 67
Difficulty: 34 34
Dec 20, 2021
phgQED
For: I wanna Jiongyohai
For: I wanna Jiongyohai
Really fun intermediate needle with a super-polished aesthetic and challenging extra stage. Would highly recommend as 'coffee break needle' or just for anyone in the beginner to intermediate skill range.
Time: ~26min
Deaths: 330
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Time: ~26min
Deaths: 330
Rating: 9.5 95
Difficulty: 31 31
Dec 20, 2021
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| Game | Difficulty | Average Rating | # of Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| I wanna be the (mis)Nomer | 68.4 | 4.9 | 11 |
| I Wanna be the AIW | 56.0 | 6.9 | 25 |
| I Wanna be the Fleeting Flower Forever | 71.8 | 7.1 | 7 |
| Heart-Shaped Triangle | 61.8 | 7.6 | 10 |
| I Wanna Meet the Oracle at Delphi | 65.2 | 5.8 | 10 |
| I Wanna One Day Wonder | 44.6 | 7.5 | 11 |
| Stranded. | 67.9 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Suffering | N/A | 6.5 | 4 |
| I Wanna [VERB] the [ADJECTIVE] [NOUN] | 67.9 | 6.3 | 11 |
| I Wanna – | 61.3 | 5.9 | 8 |
| I Wanna — | 55.3 | 7.6 | 12 |
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