The Builder's Tea right after fragments of plaster and asbestos drop into it. I'm also incapable of dealing with shopkeepers with quite as much confidence and style as D Tea. I'll happily admit that having a teleporter wouldn't help me at all - I'm more likely to 'port into harm's way than out of it. Snagging a teleporter so early is a stroke of luck and I shudder to think how many attempts to break the record failed because one of the later levels threw up some dastardly combination. As well as being an impressive feat, like most things Spelunky, it exposes the workings of the various systems - from the fury of shopkeepers to the arrangement of tiles - in fascinating new ways. The runner is D Tea and he shatters the previous 3:52 record for a true ending. It's both chastening and invigorating to begin a weary Friday morning by watching a speedrun that sets a new world record - from start to finish in 3:44.

Caution doesn't always breed success and I rarely reach the ice levels, let alone the hellscape beneath. The centerpiece seen in the main menu door was created while a Lovecraftian-inspired boss was still in mind.I inch my way through Spelunky, trying to get a read on the layout of each randomised cavern.

According to Spelunky creator Derek Yu, a Lovecraftian-style boss fight for the Sunken City was originally considered during development, although Hundun was ultimately decided on.

In version 1.15.0 and prior, there was a glitch allowing the player to shoot Hundun's closed eye with the Arrow of Light, granting access to the Cosmic Ocean without defeating Hundun.

Hundun is a figure in Chinese mythology/cosmogony.

The door at the top of the level also opens, allowing the player to see the second ending of the game.įiring the Arrow of Light from Hou Yi's Bow at Hundun's opened eye creates a portal that transports the player to the Cosmic Ocean. Hundun no longer deals contact damage in this state. If both heads are killed, Hundun will collapse to the ground with its eye open, staring at the player.

Once Hundun's platform stops ascending near the top of the level, it sprouts wings, which it uses to fly in the direction of the player.

If one head is attacked, the other will always prepare a fireball, if they are not killed or still in its shell.Attacking a head just before they spit a fireball cancels the attack.Fireballs deal 2 fire damage, igniting and stunning what they hit.Both heads spit fireballs at the player at regular intervals.After another 2 rooms (12 tiles), the head of a snake will burst out, with 30 HP.After rising up about 3 rooms (18 tiles), the head of a bird will burst out, with 25 HP.As Hundun ascends, 2 heads will slowly burst out from its shell.Its legs and feathered portions damage the player for 1 HP if touched. Hundun walks towards the direction of the player.Hundun will rise up on a platform of spikes in its lair, forcing the player upwards through Sunken City-style world generation to the arena portion of the level. Hundun, as it is seen ingame with both heads.

Hundun appears in its hideaway in the deepest portion of Sunken City, 7-4. Shooting Hundun's open eye with the Arrow of Light from Hou Yi's Bow opens a portal to the Cosmic Ocean

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