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Dead Koop's Lake
Legend has it, if you find the 5 stars of Dead Koop's lake, a shine sprite treasure will appear, hundreds have drown trying to find them, but do you have what it takes? (This is an old level, I made a newer, better version,) -> http://runouw.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=48047

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So, the level wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. It didn't have cutoff in the level, but it severely lacked any decoration at all (bushes, trees, rocks... it's all in the 3rd item tab) so it was quite boring to look at. Well, maybe one thing to mention is that the transition from cave tiles to jungle tiles wasn't the cleanest. It was also very... rectangular. It was mostly right angle corridors. Now onto the gameplay: I actually liked the fact that you had to be on your toes while playing the level because drowning. However I felt like the level could be longer. The challenge rooms really didn't feel like anything special, because it was a straight path to get to them, and they weren't that complex to complete either. It was also nice that there was no lag (and no enemy/platform/item spam for that matter).

My advice for the future would be:
- Make the levels longer and more challenging. Add some enemies, maybe moving blocks that push you away.
- Make the levels more decorative. Add some bushes, mushrooms, rocks, fences if needed. Make the terrain more exciting. It's a lake, therefore I'd think that it would have more irregular terrain, more curves, twists and turns.

2/5 It wasn't terrible, but it could use some improvement