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What are the most fun and unfun enemies in SMW?

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Back on topic, what are the most fun and unfun vanilla enemies/obstacles/hazards in SMW?

For me it is:
Most fun: Flunchers Amazin' Flyin' Hammer Bro
Least fun: Pitchin' Chuck, with Puntin' Chuck as the dishonorable mention.
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Lava Lotuses. When used right, they're a blast; but when abused/used wrong, they become living nightmares or just useless.
Monty Moles and Super Koopas for most fun, both are cool sprites to play around with. For most unfun I'd say Fishing Boos, and for something a little less obvious, Pokeys. Never really liked them, they're pretty slow and hard to use effectively imo.
Best:
When used right, Chucks are pretty fun to deal with. I also like the Eating Blocks.


Worst:
Footballs + Slopes = Guaranteed RNG Hell.

Also Fishing Boo is right up there too.
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I'm pretty fond of Pitchin' Chucks. They throw projectiles aimed towards you and you can use their jumping for setups/puzzles/etc. Lots of possibilities with them.

The most unfun sprite I can think of is the Spiny. It walks slow and doesn't do much else. It's a really boring sprite and doesn't provide a lot of setups other than ones that use spin jumping.
Puntin' chucks are always the worst, dealing with footballs is a gamble, let alone footballs with horizontal speed (I don't care what you say about having techniques to deal with them, I don't enjoy them)

Not sure what sprites I particularly enjoy.
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Best SMW enemies
- All instances of Chucks (except for Pitchin' Chucks and Puntin' Chucks) - there often are a lot of fun setups behind them and you can have a lot of fun with them as long as you're skilled.
- Koopas - not so obvious, but there's a lot of opportunities behind them (like maybe in kaizo) and you can use them fairly creatively, even if you don't make a kaizo level.

Worst SMW enemies
- Pitchin' Chucks - although they're common in kaizo levels, it's pretty frustrating to avoid their projectiles. Amount of thrown baseballs is based on their X position and some of them may not appear if there are too many sprites on-screen. Their hitbox is weird and you can not always predict when you'll die to them if you're in contact with them.
- Puntin' Chucks - footballs thrown by them have RNG which is plain annoyance. You can avoid it using this patch though.
- Fishin' Boo - his behavior isn't always predictable. If his movement were a lot more precise, this wouldn't be a really bad enemy.
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Pitchin' Chuck's numbers are based on X positioning.

Lots of hate for Fishin' Boo, but I think there are specific setups that allow for it to be a difficult, semi-boss kind of encounter in a level. The trick is to not make that encounter too long. A well-made series of tiered obstacles allows for interesting challenges, as there are two parts of the sprite that hurt Mario, but space between them where you are not harmed.

My response to these kinds of questions is usually the same, though: Creative design can make anything in this game work well.
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My most unfun enemy is the mandatory fishin' boo.
I also genuinely hate the pitchin' chucks due to these being so annoying, not to mention the hitbox of their baseballs is kinda inconsistent if they happen to be on an enclosed space. Pokeys are kinda unfun to work with as well.

I'm fond of the creating/eating blocks (even though they aren't really an enemy per se) due to the amount of possibilities you can come up with!
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Most fun:
Magikoopa - after seeing VLDC9´s "Hogwarts" Level i really adore this sprite, since in combination with other sprites it has a lot of potential. Only using it with yellow turn blocks though is boring.

Least fun:
Fishing boo - for obvious reasons
Ghost house exit sign and door - because it´s useless, if you don´t count it´s aesthetical effect.








Originally posted by Sariel
Ghost house exit sign and door - because it´s useless, if you don´t count it´s aesthetical effect.

wait wtf exactly
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Originally posted by Sariel
after seeing VLDC9´s "Hogwarts" Level i really adore this sprite,

the true wtf
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Most fun:
Boo Block
You can use them for pretty creative stuff and some interesting puzzles because you need to line them up, but too many of them will get annoying

Least fun:
Banzai Bill
They are a little slow and you usually just jump over them or duck in a hole which is kinda annoying at times (unless it's used creatively)
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