Interstellar (Jolly Jack)
This is no time for caution…
Interstellar, also known as Hans Zimmer - Interstellar (Zyzyx Remix), is a Moderate difficulty level created by Jolly Jack. The level features no boss, and is described by Jolly Jack as featuring experimentation with colors.[1]
Layout
Opening
The level opens with a spinning pair of lines appearing in the center, which persist until the first checkpoint. Helpers for square pulses that attack all at once appear one after another. Additionally, an attack is used with a hexagon appearing that floats around before disappearing. Rectangle walls appear on the edges of the screen as well.
Checkpoint 1
In a flash of the background, a hexagon wall appears and slowly rotates while moving around the screen. From the center of the new arena, square bullets appear that float outwards at an angle and bounce off of the edges. They appear in clusters that gradually increase in numbers, and can be multiple different sizes.
Checkpoint 2
The screen flashes and fades to black. As the player becomes visible again, a square appears in the middle as flipping square bullets drift across the screen. Square pulses appear alongside them as well. As the section reaches its midpoint, rectangles push in from the sides of the screen in varying sizes to attack while a circle slowly closes in. At the end of the checkpoint, the circle must be dashed out from in order to avoid damage.
Checkpoint 3
A square closes in on the center of the screen, zooming out as three laser helpers appear. A neon wall appears in the center and attacks with lasers outwards to the left and right. In a flash of light, more laser attacks appear in a cross formation. This is followed with triangle attacks that fill the outside of the cross, and a square pulse in its center. These attacks are then repeated, with some differences in rotation.
Checkpoint 4
Square pulses appear, as two rectangles rotate slowly around the center of the screen and change in size. The level shows a message crediting Zyzyx for the song and a thanks for playing, as Jolly Jack’s logo appears and the level fades to black.