WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe
“Spend a couple minutes in the mind of a creator who hates who he has become, and wishes desperately that you are happier than him.~ TMNGaming
WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe is a 2.1 Hard level by TMNGaming on 18 July 2021. It is the fourth level of the Portal Gauntlet.
Description
WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe is a commentary of what goes on inside the mind of the creator, TMNGaming, sharing how their passion and excitement for creating slowly turned into a burden due to their anxiety and doubts surrounding if anyone would actually enjoy their creations.
Gameplay
To be added soon
Secret coins
WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe contains three user coins.
- The first coin is located at 39%. To collect it, the player must collect a Mario-styled coin at 36% by jumping onto the platform above. The coin will then be automatically given at 39%.
- The second coin is located at 57%. To collect it, the player must fly above the cube portal at 53%, which leads to an alternate path with a robot portal. Using the robot, the player must hit an orb at 56%, which gives them access to another alternate path with a UFO portal. Clicking a few times leads to a cube portal, after which the player must make one simple jump for the coin. A stick-figure even congratulates you for collecting the coin!
- The third coin is located at 94%. To collect it, the player fly above the UFO portal at 91%, which allows them to continue the section as a ship. After this, they must fly above the cube portal at 92% to find a hidden cube portal. They then must quickly jump to click a yellow orb and a timed pink dash orb, leading to the coin. You then have to recover back onto the main path with a timed green orb click.
Trivia
- This level was nominated for and won Best Story Level in The Geometry Dash Awards 2021.
- When the Portal Gauntlet first released, this level recieved lots of hate from players due to its XL length and irritating gameplay. Many people in the community found this hate to be unacceptable however, noting how these comments were the exact negative remarks that were featured in the level. [1]
- This level used to have a bug at 95% with the orb where it wouldn't register properly if not hit directly in the middle. This was fixed after the level got added to the Portal Gauntlet.
- WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe is one of only six gauntlet levels that exceed three minutes, the others being Snow flies in Fog, Change of Scene, in Silico, I See Stars, and Out of Place.