Espik
KTaNE - How to - Organization
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Most of the levels in the game (not including the Challenge of Horus mode) are remixes of levels from various Luxor games, Luxor mods, and other Spherematcher games. I have played every level along with its original reference and compared them side-by-side to see how the dev team recreated each of them in its own special way. Each level is played on its hardest difficulty in their game's main campaign mode (with one exception), so you can see how challenging each one is.
This project took me months to research, play, and record, so I'd really appreciate it if you enjoy the video!
Full attempts of every level: youtube.com/watch?v=OtxRs5IT7ak
Download Luxor Mod 2020: modworkshop.net/mod/29384
Spherematchers Forum: spherematchers.boards.net
Spherematchers Discord: discord.gg/maK3J7QASp
Special thanks to Iggy and Shambles for giving me access to Luxor Amun Falling and Mirbun respectively as the mods are not publicly available anymore.
ALL LEVELS:
0:17 - Origin of Everything / Spiral of Doom
1:24 - Galaxlantis / Luxlantis
2:31 - 52nd Layer of Hell / Galaxlantis
3:38 - Lapse of Time / Inner Clock Tower
4:45 - Lake of Sweets
5:52 - Routinoid / Squareroll
6:59 - Footprints in the Sand
8:06 - Rocksalt Deposits / Melting Rock
9:13 - Magnum Opus
10:20 - Arcane Aquarium / Guardians of the Tomb
11:27 - 40 Below Zero / Bitter Brisk Grassland
12:34 - Dots and Dashes / Dents and Splinters
13:41 - Consumed by Greed / Device in Saint Helena
14:48 - Quarry of Healing / Springs of Healing
15:55 - The Second Sky / Cloudy Dragon Crossings
17:02 - Interdimensionally Speaking / Winter Cane
18:09 - Angel's Trumpet / Floral Plateau
19:16 - Lost Artefacts / Evening Spells
20:23 - Gamble of the Gods / The Scarabic Gamble
21:30 - Quetzal's Salty Safehouse / Lavender in Dullsville
22:37 - Gr1m's Malicious Mainframe / Hall of the Apis Bull
23:44 - Derob's Guilty Pleasure / Luxor Scepter Showdown
24:51 - Zephyr's Chaos Theory / Faceoff with the Demon King
25:58 - Kibob's Death Swirls / Dark of Heartness
27:05 - Galactic Space Coral / Skull Coral
28:12 - Galax's Grand Scheme / The Wrath of Set
Log: https://ktane.timwi.de/lfa#file=38cf55e7d83c309b4b13cc9a037489bf213c56de
Log: https://ktane.timwi.de/lfa#file=e7a8a87764aa1a5069aa9352a14fa89b52f2b44e
First of all, DDR STRIKE is... really weird. A lot of the songs feel like acid trips. This course is no exception, with so many of them feeling strange to play. As for the course, I'll let the video speak for itself. Also, G2 is absolutely painful to time and I actually beat Max 300 Super Max Me Mix on my first attempt, which is really nice.
Anyway, regarding this series, this might be it for the PS2 games. I said I would do all of them, but having to grind out each game to unlock the ultimate courses isn't fun. Let alone they're getting hard to pass. Additionally, PCSX2 has a constant ~25 ms delay and nothing I've tried fixes it. I purposely have to hit early and it's pretty frustrating. And although I've played through Supernova and Supernova 2, PCSX2 doesn't handle the games very well, causing a lot of graphics to flicker and glitch out. I can deal with it, but I don't want to purposely include flashing lights in my videos. So yeah, sorry about that.
If you want to see more DDR PS2 courses, go check out LPCrossOver's channel, where he does EVERY course, not just the hardest ones: youtube.com/@lpcrossover5424
However, this won't be the end of DDR content from me. Since last year, I've moved over to Stepmania and have played it for tens, if not hundreds, of hours. I've gotten so much better at the game and have PFC'ed some 15s, 16s, and even an 18. I've also recreated several of the courses I've played on this series as well as making my own ones. Therefore, my plan is to play through those and upload them here instead. And since my accuracy is way better, y'all can see how much I've improved in the last year. Stay tuned for that!
So, thanks for watching the series up until now, and I can't wait to show you what's up next!
Final Score: 110,606,659
Final EX Score: 12802
Mods: 1.5x
Player: Espik
Platform: PCSX2
Controller: Keyboard
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Classic - Luxor Fifth Passage
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Classic - Luxor Fifth Passage
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Bot Boneyard ~ Explore - Pac-Man World 3
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Crystal Palace Crawl [Orchestral Remix] - Paper Mario
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Obsidian Fieldlands ~ Theme 1 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Drowned Valley - Chrono Cross
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Obsidian Fieldlands ~ Theme 1 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
November - bauerklos music
In this commentary, I play through the whole game and provide lots and lots of exposition regarding the choices I made when designing it. It contains HEAVY SPOILERS, so be warned!
Find the game here: hacks.skytemple.org/h/reachingformyself
Log: https://ktane.timwi.de/More/Logfile%20Analyzer.html#file=a2ce027f0eb65a7045dd8d739c01b619c299c82d;bomb=LM2AX9
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Obsidian Fieldlands ~ Theme 1 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
Fur-st Contact - Palworld
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Fur-st Contact - Palworld
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Peace Be With You - The Binding of Isaac
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Fur-st Contact - Palworld
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Voyage ~ Another World - Chrono Cross
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Bot Boneyard ~ Explore - Pac-Man World 3
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambience - Ambient Relaxation
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Midnight - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Nightfall - Pixelmon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambience - Ambient Relaxation
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambience - Ambient Relaxation
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Dark Cave Ambience - Ambient Relaxation
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Bot Boneyard ~ Explore - Pac-Man World 3
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Battle Music 1 - Pixelmon
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Bot Boneyard ~ Explore - Pac-Man World 3
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Battle Music 1 - Pixelmon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Dark Cave Ambience - Ambient Relaxation
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Bot Boneyard ~ Explore - Pac-Man World 3
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Main Menu - Pac-Man World 3
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Dark Cave Ambiance - Ambient Relaxation
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Obsidian Fieldlands ~ Theme 1 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - bauerklos music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 5 - Pac-Man World 3
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 5 - Pac-Man World 3
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
Lightless Dawn - Kevin Macleod
Voyage ~ Another World - Chrono Cross
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC-MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
The First Relic - Owlboy
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
The First Relic - Owlboy
Dark Ambience - Ambient Relaxation
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Zephyr Heights ~ Theme 3 - Pac-Man World 3
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
The First Relic - Owlboy
November - Bauerklos Music
This course feels extremely (no pun intended) well designed. It features a lot of bangers from the early DDR mixes, a fair share of tricky songs like Infinite Prayer, Colors, and Sync, and a mini boss rush at the end with Paranoia Survivor, Cartoon Heroes, Sakura, and Paranoia Survivor Max. Daikenkai is the only real stinker chart in here. Although, for some bizarre reason, this course has so many songs with Challenge charts, and only three of them are used. I suppose that's for the easier difficulty where the Expert charts turn into Difficult and Challenge into Expert.
Being familiar with most of the songs in this course, I was able to get this pass pretty quickly. Sync and Cartoon Heroes were my biggest roadblocks. Learning Sync was quite difficult and it's nerve-wracking to play, but I eventually figured out how to hit it. Cartoon Heroes is still, uh... I don't like the chart or song. I don't think they're bad, but I'd rather play something else. This is also the first course in this series (besides Breaking Point) where I can use mods. I actually can read 480 BPM, but Sakura was giving me trouble on 1.5x, so I decided to not use them. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how I did and only got a few misses, so yeah!
Final Score: 111,633,435
Final EX Score: 12267
Mods: 1x
Player: Espik
Platform: PCSX2
Controller: Keyboard
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Stage - Luxor Amun Rising
PAC MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Peace Be With You - The Binding of Isaac
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Classic Stage - Luxor: Quest for the Afterlife
Menu - Luxor Amun Rising
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Peace Be With You - The Binding of Isaac
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Midnight - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Nightfall - Pixelmon
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mysterious Place - Undertale
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Final Chase - The Chase GSN
PAC MAN CE BGM - Pac-Man Championship Edition
Seperated - Owlboy
Correct Answer - 1 vs 100
Vellie Cave - Owlboy
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
November - Bauerklos Music
Music used:
Wind Sounds in the Mountains - RainbirdHD
Red Screen of Death - Playstation 2
Peace Be With You - The Binding of Isaac
Cave Sounds for Deep Sleep - Asleep in Perfection
Cave - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Seaward Cave - Pokémon Sun and Moon
Waterfall Cave [Remastered] - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness
November - Bauerklos Music


