Down Wheel

Wow, great game! The control is super smooth. And I'm surprised by the variety of levels packed in this small game. An additional check point after the first actual platformer room might be nice, I feel that was the most difficult part of the game. The rest of the game felt a bit easier, or maybe because i got better lol.

Also, I think I got soft locked in the water level in this location on my first playthrough. Can't jump out or die. Had to restart.

I have no idea why but the embed isn't working on my laptop, and the download isn't downloading. It's probably an "it's me not you" issue, but just wanted to give a heads up in case there is actually something funky with the download.

Either way, I'll try again with the embed on my desktop later.

Realized that I had to hit space instead of enter to make the embed run... oops. But the download still isn't working for me.

I'm not a platformer person, but in terms of levels/zones:

First level seemed odd that the hardest part was at the beginning, then the rest was controlled falls.

Second level seemed similar at first, but then the last checkpoint was really nasty. I ended up getting through it with patience.

Third level: I encountered the same apparent softlock but realized that if I hit it while moving right and mashing space I could make the hop. Still, needs a tweak since the jump feels even less effective in that spot than it did in the actual water level. After that, I got stuck at within that first area, with the tight jump horizontal jump and the saw at the corner. I know that with a well timed jump dash I could probably clear it, but since I'm not a platformer person, I gave up after 10-15 tries maybe.

Other than level design, I really liked the art and the extra bits like the water effect and bubble coming from the character. I personally didn't like the music, found it a bit to grating and repetitive after a few minutes, but maybe that's just the NES style and not your fault.

Overall nice game!