| Sea of Muck | |
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| World 5-1 | |
| Universe Based On | Original
Super Mario Bros 2 (Boss) |
| Level Designer | EddyMRA (aka JudgeSpear) (Original Concept by Finlander, Ben66) |
| Exits | 1 |
| Mini-Boss(es) | None |
| Boss(es) | Clawgrip |
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Introduced in Game Version | v0.4 |
| Red Coin Reward | 2 Cherries and 1 Big Blue Rupee |
Sea of Muck is the 1st level in Gehenna.
Layout[]
The Mushroom Kingdom Coalition has made it to Gehenna after crossing through the world exit area in Isle of Mystery in The Mushroom Kingdom as they see a Message Block (probably by Professor Hector) about this world. The Coalition is now warned, as they are now treading into the realm of existence in between reality and hell. Beforehand, the sea was linking the Bermuda triangle, which somehow linked to here as they went diving into the sea below.
The main area takes place in a polluted underwater sea caused by the many sunken oil ships underneath as they start to spread many goo-like creatures, which are invincible to all attacks and must simply be avoided. In addition to the goo, the player must also deal with the mutant sea animal enemies, such as Skull Fishes, Anemones and Nautilus. After exploring the underwater and even getting a Starman to pass through more Goo, they come across the giant crab Clawgrip, who probably got lost when escaping from the Isle of Mystery, who starts panicking and attacks the player by using his claws to throw boulders at them. The player can use the boulders after they stop bouncing and throw them back at Clawgrip to damage him while avoiding more Goo. After taking enough damage, Clawgrip is defeated as he drops a key that allows the player to open the gate and enter the pipe that takes them back to the surface. Here, they go to the Messages Block as Hector is glad the player has passed the sea, but they have a long way to go as they will face new perils in Gehenna. Finally, the player gets the flagpole to clear the level as they go to Dreary Wastelands next.
Development History[]
Before JudgeSpear (now known as EddyMRA) stepped in to take over development of the level, it had been previously been developed by Finlander and Ben66, who had started the level's design, but had not done much else for it. JudgeSpear stepped in in order to give the level a massive overhaul, while keeping the main premise and musical choices. The level's new tiles come from an obscure SHMUP called Prehistoric Isle in 1930, which were recolored to match the ominous feel of the world that the Sea of Muck takes place in. The level marks the first new completed level in World 5 in almost two years.
Enemies[]
Prehistoric Isle enemies:
Demon's Crest enemies:
Mario enemies:
- Cheep Cheep
- Blooper (SMB3 skin)
Boss[]
- Clawgrip (SMB2)
Trivia[]
- Prior to the v0.8 update of MKF, Cheep-Cheeps and Bloopers were previously absent from this level. The new background for the level comes from Astyanax, edited and recolored by EddyMRA.
Gallery[]
Revamped Version[]
Original Version[]
Video[]
MeR!X Plays MKF v0.8 Sea of Muck
MKF: world 5-1 - Sea of Muck