SASUKE 2 STAGE 1 in Minecraft: Pocket Edition

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Hey folks, I was working on the first stage from SASUKE 2, which is the tournament where Kazuhiko debuted. I thought I'd share my rendition of the course to hear what you guys have to say about it.

Now, I just want you guys to know that I tried to balance out the aesthetics and the experience. Basically, while many people who create replicas of SASUKE/Ninja Warrior in Minecraft try to make their courses look faithful to the actual ones, playing them really feels... Lackluster, and their attempts often feel pretentious with the grandiose designs. I'm not saying that's entirely bad, since we all have our own approaches, and mine is the eclecticism to make the overall playthrough feel close to how it'd feel on the real deal. Likewise, since this is SASUKE 2, if you think it looks easy, it IS supposed to be. However, I have a good feeling that if a hundred Minecraft players took on these courses with no prior knowledge, my guess is that almost 70% of them would fail by the third obstacle. 

Also, I am thinking of remaking all 36 tournaments once I get the PC version, and if you guys are interested, I might host these as semi-annual events in which you guys can participate too. You might also be wondering why I didn't start from the very first tournament, but here's my reason. The first tournament was within a structure (I think it was the NHK hall), while everything after SASUKE 2 were outside, and had similar layouts. Thus, I thought that if I started off with SASUKE 2, I could easily customize it to make SASUKE 1, and everything from SASUKE 3 and beyond. I have already remade parts of SASUKE 17, SASUKE 19, and SASUKE 31 as well. 

So here we go, I've given the obstacles my own name, and the name in the parentheses are their real-life counterparts. 

This is the overall appreance of the first stage at the moment. 


1. Hyouzan Nobori (Taki Nobori/Maruta Nobori)

The name means "Iceberg Climb", and as the name suggest, I used ice blocks. Powered with redstone, the sticky pistons will push out and retract the ice blocks, and in a way, this works like a downward escalator. If you stayed on a level for too long, you get gradually pushed down, and ultimately into the water. 

I've seen countless attempts by other people in which they utilized water flowing down, but in my opinion, that just does not look right. That also slows you down, whereas the original obstacle's idea was to climb up the cataract quickly before you start rolling down. 

By the way, I've tested this out, and it's very lethal. xD I should probably slow my redstone circuit down a bit. 

I've also found out that if you're good enough, you can actually hop onto the second level of ice blocks. Also, if you go onto the white line, that means you're out of bound, and will be disqualified, much like the Rolling Hill from SASUKE 31 and onward.



2. Mukadebashi (Burasagari Maruta)

The name means "Centipede Bridge", because hey, it looks like it, and it sounds deadly.

So basically, I made the water flow to its sides of the log. If you try to rush through it or go off-center, chances are, you'll be swept off of this thing. Believe me when I say this, once you find yourself taken off of the log, there's no recovering.



3. Hyouzan Kudari (Taki Kudari/Maruta Kudari)

Yes, the second-half of the original "Rolling Hill".

Unlike the Hyouzan Nobori, I didn't power it with redstone, because hey, it's ice. You need to be careful when going down, otherwise, you'll just slip off. Whereas Hyouzan Nobori forces you to be quick on your feet, Hyouzan Kudari's goal is to slow you down. 

Now, I've done some calculations and testings, and made it so that if you jump correctly, you can actually jump from the very top of this obstacle to the other side, much like most people did back in the days, as well as Ragivaru Anastase in SASUKE 31. Same rule applies as the Hyouzan Nobori, going on the white line means you're out. 





4. Sosoritatsu Kabe

I decided to keep the original name. This one's pretty straightfoward, go up the hill. I've added some cobwebs for you guys to avoid, but I'm not really too sure if it'll work to ensnare you guys. Well, the only guy who failed this obstacle was The Great Sasuke, so no biggie.

You might've also noticed that this thing's way taller than 5 meters, but to be fair, 5 meters in Minecraft ain't that long/big/tall, and it wouldn't look as impressive (like it does to begin with ).

If you guys happen to have any better ideas, I'm all ears.



5. Shitenbashi (Yureru Hashi)

Let's be fair, folks. The Yureru Hashi wasn't that menacing (even though it took out Shingo in SASUKE 4), and I didn't feel the need to do any additional work for this. You just go around the fence posts without falling off this narrow strip, simple. 




6. Maruta Kudari
7. Vine Climber (Free Climbing)
8. Sleeping Wall (Kabe Nobori)

The Maruta Kudari (NOT the Taki Kudari!) is arguably the most useless obstacle in SASUKE history. I don't think I even need to explain its purpose, but in case I do, you just use it to go down. The reason why it's considered deplorable is because you could just simply jump down. 

Vine Climber and Sleeping Wall are two obstacles in one. To make it a bit more challenging, and to simulate the movements from actual free climbing, I've attached the vines in a grid-like pattern so that you can't just go straight up, you actually have to maneuver to the sides to climb this up diagonally. To some, this might be a very challenging thing to do, and especially since I play on the iPhone, this is extremely tough for me. xD

The Vine Climber (which is the lower half of the final climb) is immobile, and you can just simply climb this thing. The upper half, which is the Sleeping Wall, is the real problem. The sticky pistons will push the stairs out so that they protrude at certain intervals. That means, you could almost be at the top, and then you could get pushed off and fall straight down, only to restart your attempt at scaling this wall. Once you climb over the ledge, you can then run to the button and push it to clear the first stage, and I most likely will be adding dispencers to shoot fireworks. 

Behind the scenes, this was the hardest obstacle to make because of it's very complicated redstone wiring, and I kept on failing on this.



So there you have it folks, it's still a work-in-progress, and I want to hear what you guys think on how I should change some of these things to improve them. On the same note, can you guys provide me some insights on how I should build the Spider Walk for the second stage from SASUKE 1 through SASUKE 4? My traditional method of making the Spider Walk is by using ladders on one side of the panel, and the plexiglass side being left untouched so that I can see the competitors. However, I've been doing some brainstorming, and thought that maybe I could combine signs and water source blocks instead, so that's it's even more unstable and lethal. 

Last but not the least, I want to hear your take on the idea of hosting a semi-annual (depending on the popularity, I could even make it quarter-annual) event in which I open the server to the members of this site, and recreate the tournaments.

[nekomi3]

I have a suggestion for the dismount from Rolling Hill (down part) to Wicked Wall. The max limit for a jump is 4, so make a 4-block distance. For MCPE, that would be a real killer as touch timing is required

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Apr 7, 2018 23:24:51 GMT -5 nekomi3 said:

I have a suggestion for the dismount from Rolling Hill (down part) to Wicked Wall. The max limit for a jump is 4, so make a 4-block distance. For MCPE, that would be a real killer as touch timing is required

I've already tested out your suggestion before. You're right in that the 4-block jump is the maximum, but I don't think it's practical to implement that, considering there's not much space to get enough velocity to make it to the Wicked Wall. I'd much rather keep the possibility of making the jump from the very top of the obstacle than to making even the jump from the lowest ice blocks to the other side very difficult to pull off. 

I might do that for the Rolling Hill from SASUKE 32 and onward, but for the earlier tournaments, I don't see it necessary. 

Regardless, thanks for the thoughtful reply. If you can teach me how to enable multiplayer so that you could join my world and test it out, I'd really appreciate that too. ^_^

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Made a SASUKE 35 First Stage in Minecraft

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Apr 8, 2018 11:57:59 GMT -5 christianpanda said:

Made a SASUKE 35 First Stage in Minecraft

Sick! But like I initially said, accurate portrayal of the course only scales up the size, and personally, that’s a bit on the “errrrr...” for me. Regardless, I really think this is beautifully executed. Unlike mine, it wouldn’t lag too much either since mine is full of redstones. xD

Also an update, I’ve made some tweaks to Stage 1, and made Stage 2.

[nekomi3]

Awww
I am collaborating with StevenPi to make it in Roblox xD
But we are suck lol

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So I decided to revamp my first stage as I finished up the rest of the tournament.



First Stage's first, check out the pimped out version that looks more faithful to the original than my initial attempt.




1.) Hyouzan Nobori/Iceberg Climb

I think it's certainly benefited from the embellishment. 


2.) Mukadebashi/Centipede Bridge

Not much has changed here.


3.) Hyouzan Kudari/Iceberg Descent

Edited to coincide with that of Hyouzan Nobori.



4.) Sosoritatsu Kabe/Wicked Wall

After rewatching SASUKE 2, I tried to match the overall texture to the best of MCPE's capability. I'd give myself a 90% for effort. 


5.) Shitenbashi/Axis Bridge

Obviously, I didn't pay much attention to this one. Let's be honest, balance areas were quite prosaic until much later.


6.) Maruta Kudari (No, not the Taki Kudari one!)
7.) Free Climbing 
8.) Vine Climbing

Yep, I decided to change the vines on the lower half to ladders, because I thought that while it doesn't necessarily look better, my goal is to make the experience as similar to the actual thing, and I'd much rather prioritize the gameplay over aesthetics. 


Here's the very top of the final climb. Once you press the button, whoosh! White smokes come out just like the real thing. They are enabled for the duration of the run, and as soon as the time runs out, even if pressed, no smoke will come out. 

TIME FOR MY FAVORITE STAGE!


Second Stage will the time limit of 50 seconds, much like the original one. Trust me on this, it's going be a high-speed deathrace when on this stage. xD


1.) Spider Walk

I initially thought of using water, but meh, I decided to be conservative in my design. The colors of the plexiglass walls correspond to their original counterparts.


2.) Sagari Tenjou/Descending Ceiling (Ugoku Kabe)

Of course, what kind of SASUKE 1~4 Spider Walk doesn't have the moving wall? Now, I didn't want to use command blocks, so I had to make some improvisations. This was one of them, and instead of the whole thing moving, I just had the ceiling press down periodically. If you find yourself wedged here, you better hold on, or you're going for a swim. xD


3.) Spider Climb 

And here's the Spider Climb. I have a good feeling that a good handful of my challengers would fail here, simply because they'll not be familiar with the movements required to clear this part of the Spider Wall. 

Once that's done, you can slide down the pole at the end of the track and run to the next obstacle. 


4.) Goren Piston (Goren Hammer)

This is probably self-explanatory, but yeah, there are five stick pistons that try to push you off of the narrow walkway. 


5.) Gyakusou Conveyor/Reverse Conveyor

If you guys didn't know, this is my favorite obstacle of all time. There's just something about a grown adult ferociously crawling like their life depends on it that I find hilariously entertaining. I used redstones for most of the obstacles that called for their usage, and this was no exception. With my redstone knowledge, I have turned a harmless conveyor belt to a thrilling treadmill of death.


As for this obstacle, I even had the decency to make the track out of soul sand blocks, meaning that you walk slower when on it. That means you gotta spam the jump and sprint like a maniac to get through this thing and the stage within the 50-second time limit. xD


6.) Dancing Wall (Wall Lifting Run)

The classic area that's been in every SASUKE tournament except SASUKE 18 (I hate that one), SASUKE 28 and SASUKE 29 (Passing Wall's still tolerable to a degree, f*** the Shoulder Walk). Again, I took liberty with this obstacle because well, you can't really "lift" sh*t in Minecraft, y'know? So I improvised, and made the "Dancing Wall", and I did my best to make it look and feel as close as I possibly can to the original Wall Lift. 

You might be wondering why it's called the "Dancing Wall"... I'll leave the imagination up to you. I wanna see my challengers panic when they first attempt this damn thing. xD


Once your get through the three walls, you just have to step on any of the pressure plate before the time runs out, and you've beaten the stage. 

Now... HERE COMES STAGE 3!



I made it so that it's more technique-oriented. Also, sneaking on this stage is prohibited and will result in a disqualification. 


1.) Pole Bridge/Pillar Path

This is the very obstacle which eliminated my hero, Kane Kosugi, back in 1997. I added slime blocks because one, it makes it impossible to rush through this thing. Secondly, just jumping on it (remember, no sneaking!) simulates the wobbliness of the original obstacle, and the challengers are forced to slow down and adjust their position. 



2.) UFO Catcher (Propellar Untei)

Well... Cut me some slack, folks. Making the Propellar Untei is not possible in Minecraft because I'm not smart enough. xD

This one may seem a bit complicated at first, but well, you just traverse from one saucer to another when the iron trapdoors line up. Yeah...


3.) Hang Move

Classic parkour trick. Just jump from one foot rest to the next. This picture's a bit outdated, I used stone walls instead of fence because it's a bit easier that way. I might use the fence idea for the Hariyama when I go back to make SASUKE 1.



4.) Gliding Ladder (Pipe Slider)

I bet you guys were excited to see the Pipe Slider manifest in Minecraft, and here it is. It takes some getting used to, since you need to keep yourself levitated/climbing the ladder, but there are notches above your head that keep trapping you if you go too high, hindering your progress on this obstacle. There's also a good chance of slipping off if you go down too far. 

Just a disclaimer, I didn't invent this design. Credit goes to がめ。 from BoxTV. He hosts the annual Minecraft SASUKE in Japan, and I have to say, he was one of my inspirations to making my own courses. 


Here's the final dismount area. Unlike the later rendition (SASUKE 4 and onward), the landing platform isn't far off in the distance, and therefore you can easily drop onto the red. You'll be declared a Finalist once you step on the pressure plate and the smokes come out. 

And finally, we've all waited for this, the Final Stage shall be unveiled! (Yeah, I know you guys got some sneak peeks at it already from the other pictures. )



Time limit's 30 seconds, obviously. I won't go into detail because I want to see you struggle on this evil tower.

Just a fair warning, once your time is up, this thing comes crumbling down. Mwahahahahahahaha!