Northernlion Plays: Spelunky! [Episode 13]

[@Sir1626]

After playing Spelunky I have so much respect for Northernlion

[@Jindo1]

NL: What are you trying to tell me, that I can dodge arrows? InfernalDalek: No, NL, I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

[@Girbeagly]

This series is quickly becoming my favorite. Great video, NL.

[@Slim-Fandango]

NORTHERNLION! Thank you for doing a 40 minute episode, I'm sure it's not the "ideal" result of recording, but it IS a very pleasant surprise.

[@godzeka]

@ attackzack21 The head is considered solid rock. Once your inside it, you can't do anything but progress further on, unless you used a ball and chain to damage it, the only thing that'll allow you to use the head and exit it.

[@captainjirk9564]

Every time you say "Well, you can't always get what you want" I always expect, knowing you, "but if you try sometimes, you can get what you need."

[@dextermanus]

1. PAUSE the video. 2. Click anywhere outside the video. 3. Type '1980' 4.: Play a game while listening to Ryan's soothing voice!!

[@Emeraloxis]

He does know. He even mentions it in the video around the 24 minute mark. He calls it "ghosting", which is a favored tag for it.

[@Standardchannel01]

That bomb throw impressed me then getting yourself cornered by anubis canceled it all out.

[@superblooper123]

Earlier today, I ran in to two shops that were totally enclosed by earth. Has this happened to anyone else? I've never seen in before, and I've watched all of NL's and Foxy's let's plays.

[@TheRasuo]

Big advantage of the machete is that you can damage unconscious cavemen, which the whip cannot. It also does twice the damage.

[@ElegantSir]

your channel is very entertaining to watch/listen to. You have a good progression rate and you're always talking about something. Keep it up!

[@KingInYellowTatters]

Okay. As long as I'm an early comment... >.> ... That kapala you got wasn't solely responsible for your 15 health last run. It helped, but about 8 points of it came from sacrificing that 3rd Monty. Making continued sacrifices to Kali DOES help because she rewards you with big health upgrades like that.

[@maxgoedvolk3382]

NL i would like to inform you that gold is a very soft metal. the reason we don ware pure gold rings is because we could easily bend it out of shape by just wearing it. the strength of it is some where between tin and aluminium.

[@Khews]

Just a random comment, but just responding to comments is one of the reasons I like youtubers like you and alpaca, green,etc. Not to mention that silky smooth voice

[@argoth83]

I stopped blessing people when they sneeze. It's a hold-over from a time when we believed people expelled evil spirits and/or possibly their souls when they sneezed. It is a bodily function. Also, your heart does not stop when you sneeze, in case that gets brought up.

[@SteveZavitz]

Damn. I can't remember the last time I got in before 301. Can't wait to watch this episode!

[@jaredwallis2279]

Hey, NL, I love your videos with all of my heart, but gold is THE definition of a soft metal. That's why it's so valuabe, because it's shiny and easy to build with.

[@TrnKIR]

Lol, Kali gives u some things for favor points, u can get them by sacrifice damsels, and other people. 1 live damsel - 8 favor points, 1 dead damsel - 4 favor points, One free item - 8 favor points, kapala - 16 favor points, and for every 16 favor points she will give you 4-8 health, in the last episode u get 8 health from sacrifice, not from kapala.

[@TonyIsntGood]

So glad to see people still don't comprehend these are week old runs he's just now uploading, and most the things people bitch about he knows by now.

[@WaterfallUnderMan]

This video's description, 10/10 Would Recommend

[@newgunz2008]

I'd love to see him do it. It's actually pretty easy, but you know how NL is.

[@RellePlays]

Because you have to carry it, and when you have to juggle that, the Damsel and possibly an idol, the key/chest, etc. it becomes a pain, especially when the whip can one-shot most enemies, and the ones it can't are ones you don't want to have a melee battle with anyway.

[@SuperYoshiBaka]

In that run you said "Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong"? That's the story of all of my Spelunky runs.

[@BobdylanXtreme]

Its not an opinion. Its a mentality. Its something that's hardwired in my brain whether or not I like it. And opinion can be changed and manipulated.

[@dixego]

Is it just me or does NL keep getting (kind of) exponentially better at Spelunky?

[@fnord3125]

So glad to see NL still hasn't figured out that he got the extra 8 health last video from the sacrifice and not from the kapala....

[@StrawberryBongo]

that cave music YOU GOT THAT REALLY RARE CAVE SONG.

[@Ketsuekisan]

NL will never go to the secret levels. Unless it's off-camera, seeing as he likes to talk about how good all his off-camera runs are.

[@Northernlion]

Noted! Thank you :)

[@superblooper123]

The 8 point health boost actually happens at 4 Montys. Subsequent ones will give you 99 bombs.

[@JayMonoto]

It always feels like NL gets seeds that are so much easier to deal with than the ones I get. Anyone else share that feeling?

[@HomesliceHobbes]

Just gotta say that you're a huge inspiration Northernlion for both my twitch and youtube channel. I'm about to hit 400 subs and you were actually a huge part of that with some of the advice you've given me in reddit.com/r/letsplay! So thank you :) Keep being awesome and glad you're a fellow Canadian! :)

[@Manzana1C]

Ryan, if you ever see a mistery box and an altar in the same level. Sacrifice the mistery box and you will get a new entry in your journal :D

[@MangoMotors]

Ryan thinks he's the biggest ding dong once he finds that out. So many situations where arrows just messed him up

[@FaceJP24]

He doesn't want to because he believes it's too dangerous. He'll learn and eventually try.

[@Gh0ulishGaming]

NL, Under the royal grave (grave with skeleton with crown,) There is a way to get to the Haunted Castle. There you can unlock a character called Van helsing. Easiest way to do this is go to the top of the tower and run all the way to the right, Then bomb your way into the character coffin. Hope you do this soon. =D

[@tjdwns1291]

well by having spike shoes it opens up opportunities to kill stronger enemies, thus more blood. it allows you to kill things that were too risky to kill before.

[@hyperventalated]

That drawing of you in the end title is really good! It's looks just like you!

[@lolseansback]

Your videos make my day NL. Thank you for doing what you do! :D

[@greatestdayweddings]

Hey Northerlion, besides just people, you can sacrifice a golden idol to get a golden monkey that gives you more treasure! Oh and a little side note, I heard something may happen if you place a mystery box atop an altar.. (you didn't here it from me)

[@iniudan]

Second smallest violin you mean, the world smallest violin broke when he went for the kapala in the 10th of August daily challenge.

[@YingwuUsagiri]

A Monty Python description: The Northernlion story. Nice one Ryan!

[@ecarson441]

Tell this man how to get the eggplant! Place a mystery box on an altar! (Would love to see his reaction)

[@Emeraloxis]

He still wouldn't be able to leave the inside of the statue after dying to pick it up, so it doesn't necessarily matter.

[@legisnuntius]

It's like he doesn't even read the top comments to learn that sacrificing 4 montys gave him all that life, not the capala

[@globox123456789]

I think NL is playing way too safe with those runs. No ghosting, no idol snatching.....

[@TheGamingLikeABoss]

If you try it often, you get used to it. It's not that hard after a while. Still, he could use things like rats, mini frogs, penguins, grasshoppers, the webgun or a teleporter.

[@RaggedyMan78]

5:30 Bless you Kate!

[@biozak1000]

in eu4 as castile there is a decision to start the inquisition, boost missionary, increase revolt risk, the description reads "no one expected it"

[@earthnuts]

05:31 Bless you Kate! =)

[@taciturnsounds]

16:47 Skeletons trigger when you're level to them, so there was no need to attack that one since it wouldn't have attacked you. Could've just run across.

[@Musherino]

You know, NL... You should use those situations where you can't get to the city of gold to go to other places, like worm level or mothership.

[@TheItaloameriCAN]

Northernlion, you got an extra 8 health from sacrificing to the altar after receiving the Capella, not from the Capella itself (though you did receive a bunch of health from the Capella before and after that).

[@nocrot1]

i'm pretty sure he didn't want to chance angering the shop keeper.

[@electricmiragemedia]

Angry thwomps don't just come straight outta nowhere... They come straight outta Thwompton.

[@SuperYoshiBaka]

Also, ghosting is rather easy, and you don't necessarily need to be a "pro" to do it, you juts need to get gems exposed and perform weaving movements to dodge the ghost. I've had the Steam edition for about 4 days and I've already ghosted with relatively no trouble.

[@hahahakumakichi]

NL, throwing that live bomb was pretty mlg

[@TheOddworld98]

Because it makes them drop allot more blood in that one hit on them. But you are right it is better to farm the blood, maybe he's taking into consideration that most people wouldn't want to watch him jump on the same enemy 3-4 times every time he sees one.

[@EripmavRaye]

you can't exist the statue once you respawn. You're stuck inside it and you can't even bomb it beforehand

[@Saikou0270]

Chances are that he hadn't done that daily challenge during this recording.

[@RMarsupial]

You know where you could get an offensive item? The Mothership. You should consider going there; the plasma beam is awesome.

[@JesseRalts]

Ryan probably does, considering it could have saved his run. You don't have to be rude to the guy dropping some legitimate advice right away.

[@Minnnnows]

the best music in this game by far is that sexy ass saxaphone in the ice caves.

[@jkxzgyk]

It only despawns if he is holding it when he died, if it is dropped on the ground it will not despawn.

[@TATEQUAKE]

Northernlion. You can ->glide

[@Ketsuekisan]

17:51 "Let's be smart about this." *does the dumbest thing possible*

[@xianos707]

"its harder than it looks i promise" ohh northernlion, your stories just write themselves ;)

[@1800weebetrollin]

You didn't need to use a rope at 6:50...

[@yolomobile]

Pure gold is about as hard as play-dough.

[@BobdylanXtreme]

If he was good, hed realize the gold-to-bomb ratio, and know to bomb for gems. Hed also be great at ghosting, and take idols more often.

[@MallocBrace]

"We have a climbing gloves" -Northernlion 2013

[@SaccadeGG]

On the kali points system im pretty sure 8 points gets you a first item, 16 gets you the kapala and 36 points gets you a bunch of health and that's it for the sacrifices if im correct.

[@xXRazorbladeSmilesXx]

That Nick Cave reference. ilysm.

[@TheOddworld98]

You people do know these are back logged episodes right? Telling him that he got the extra health from the alter not the kapala is pretty much redundant now. He would of seen at least one person saying it by now. the only reason his commentary doesn't say it because he recorded these about 10 days ago

[@KingInYellowTatters]

At 8:13, Northernlion says "Half-Life". Half-Life was made by Valve, who also made the Team Fortress series. Therefore, 813 new hats for Team Fortress 2 are confirmed... ... Hey. It's more likely to be true (and/or be true sooner) than the HL3 theory... :P

[@nickyjules10]

But in that instance, NL being paranoid over that skeleton led to his death.

[@aaronb8787]

SPOILER ALERT: NL went so long thinking he could whip those pink rings from Anubis when they were actually just coincidentally disappearing just before they killed him. Today, the truth comes out.

[@TheMonroe654]

I love how nl says all these scumbag things in such an offhanded way

[@Y0G0FU]

thanks to you NL i have Spelunky now... :D its incredible hard to play with the keyboard xD best thing about my few spelunky runs: in every single run i had the level with the massive Grandfather Spiders and they did somehow allways anger the Shopkeepers t.t

[@ballzymgee]

It's Northerlion, it's safe to assume he doesn't know.

[@YingwuUsagiri]

Also that's what Ryan said. "Certainly not the definition of a soft metal"

[@mbacci1]

NL PLEASE you didnt get 15 health from the kapala you got it from the dog you sacrificed. 1 dog- random item 2 dogs- kapala 3 dogs- 8 health

[@patrickcal]

Not sure if you know this already Northerlion but on dead are resless levels if you bomb below where you get the crown from the skeleton you can go to a secret level.

[@FaceJP24]

It's the web spider after it's fallen out of the web.

[@hockeater]

And right the hell after I learned to expect the Spanish inquisition.

[@JPK314]

The box gives you an eggplant. No idea what to do with it.

[@azfooddudes]

You should do rogue legacy runs. Especially once you get through higher number playthroughs it'll be really interesting to see you make it through anything.

[@DerpyJhonson]

"I could have gotten a Half Life there" Then goes to Jungle 1-2. 1+2=3 *Insert original joke here*

[@DenonomousYT]

Why does NL think that spike shoes synergize with the capala? It makes it so that you can only stomp on an enemy once, rather than being able to farm blood.

[@BrianRampage]

someone needs to check the calibration of their sarcasm detector.

[@HotCheetos116]

13:12 you can see the black market entrance on the bottom right

[@Ketsuekisan]

He's got tunnel vision, and can only see 3 pixels at a time.

[@lmedved5000]

Egad! You know who Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are, Northernlion?!

[@kraljmatjaz1]

NL you can safely land on the spikes if you have the cape.

[@FairlyUnknown]

he knows about that kind of stuff.

[@Emeraloxis]

No, because you cannot leave the statue except by going through the exit.

[@JayMonoto]

I'm not sure, but I don't think so. I haven't played retro Spelunky very much, but it seems like one of those things added in the 360 version.

[@VoidHugger]

It is, you're right. *hands over certificate*

[@dwanedibly2550]

Instead of episode 13, NL should have called this "The episode where I'm a ding-dong".