The Fundamentals - Gameplay Tutorials with Manny 

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Manny Heffley tutorial goes hard

0:25 that was personal 💀

0:25 my humor is so broken it automatically played vine boom spund effects when the levels flashed on the screen😭

The whole "limitations can inspire creativity" segment is one of the biggest pieces of advice you can give to a struggling creator. Sometimes the editor can look like a vast expansive canvass, and when comparing to the great levels we've had over a decade, it can be daunting to try match the imagined creativity of those levels. But if you really stop to think about it, a lot of the coolest levels we know have some kind of limitation. Limbo is limited because it needs to take place entirely with memory. But it sprouts some of the most creative parts of any level because of this "restriction". Sunset Sandstorm is limited because the first 33% takes place entirely on pillars that sync to the beat of the music. But it allows for some clever variations that then recall back to the pillars once the harmonica has finished playing. Lotus Flower is limited because it only uses robot for the first half, and an asymmetrical dual for the second half. But from that comes some really creative gameplay. You don't need to force limitations for the entire level either. Future Funk is a level with limitations, where it chooses to only use a certain gamemode for every "segment", and tries to come up with fun ways to play in each section. The limitation ends after 5 to 20 clicks sure, but a new one is imposed on the next section, and these areas are broken up via the decoration. Awesome video Manny, can't wait to see the rest of this series. I'm gonna start implementing these principles in my first level now

damn puberty really hits the 4 year olds these days 💔💔

didnt know a 3 year old could content create like that

Manny Heffley is the younger brother of Rodrick and Greg who is constantly pampered and spoiled by his parents. As the youngest child of the Heffley family, Manny plays a major role in Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, having appeared in all the main series books to date. However, he has never been a protagonist in the series. In fact, Manny is the favourite child of Frank and Susan. Manny is played by identical twins Connor and Owen Fielding in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid film adaptations, and triplet brothers Dylan and Wyatt Walters in the Long Haul movie. He is also voiced by Gracen Newton in the animated adaptations. He is the main antagonist of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever.

Learning how to make gameplay from a 3 year old I’m so washed

can't believe manny heffley is a real person, this is a big day indeed

The tutorial really went hard Nice 0:25 as a Moving Forward victor, I totally agree with you :,D

honestly this is one of the better gameplay tutorials I've seen. You're able to give enough guidance to help a creator improve on their own style but not too much where you're telling them how to build

Im glad menace went so viral. Not only was it deserved but it also pushed you, a very interesting creator into the spotlight and gave us an actually good gameplay tutorial

2:07 its interesting how the concept of motifs in music translate to creating good gameplay in geometry dash aswell. I never really thought of it like that, ill try your recommendation. even your explanation in 4:25 is actually exactly how motifs in music itself work: a small collection of notes or a certain rhythm that captures the essence of a composition, in this context a section of a level. I find it really impressive that you just by experience and experimentation happened to translate a concept in music theory into your geometry dash gameplay, thats really cool dude

slightly off topic but if you could go over how you made the song for "menace" that would be cool

Banger (I haven’t watched the video)

The video that we didn't ask for but all needed

this is indeed the first video of man(n)y!

manny heffley redeems himself, going from the worst character in wimpy kid to the best written person ever absolute insane character development

Thanks manny!

how tf can manny speak fluent engllish and make BANGER gd levels

Epiphany song :o

i love the fundementals

Good video, but I disagree about the part where you said repetition and creative limitation results in good gameplay. Sure, it may make the gameplay unique or interesting, but that doesn't necessarily make the gameplay fun to play. Like yeah Acropolis being only one speed makes the gameplay interesting, but it doesn't make the gameplay fun all by itself. And the dual part in Lit Fuse is super repetitive, but it's not very fun, while I find the first cube part way more fun despite how varied it is compared to the dual. I've played a lot of levels that have really fun gameplay despite not having creative limitations or a lot of repetition, while a lot of levels with creative limitations don't have fun gameplay at all because they didn't use the limitations right. My point being using repetition and creative limitations in gameplay doesn't automatically make the gameplay fun. You still have to know how to make fun gameplay if you're gonna do that. A great example of a level using repetition and creative limitation while still making the gameplay really fun is the medium demon BitBreak by LightPotatoDev. There's a ship part with a multi-click black orb attached to you, which is super interesting all by itself, but the reason the gameplay is fun isn't only because of the mechanic, it's because the creator knew how to properly make the best use out of it. A lot of gameplay can become unfun or frustrating because of a mechanic that wasn't used right, despite said mechanic making the gameplay unique or interesting.

You know he's a good creator when he waits for the music to sync in the tutorial

Thanks Manny

bro hit puberty real fast 💀💀

0:25 as a moving forward victor i appreciate that lmao

I love manny heffley from the wimpy kid books. ❤ I never knew he would grow up to be a gd creator 😢

The stuff you said about indication is very interesting, it points directly at what I have struggled to put into words. It makes so much sense

ploopy

this ones going on the personal favorites playlist. Very good video, I will 100% keep it in mind on my next level. Thanks bubby

a lot of good tips in here, awesome video!!!!!

unironically good advice. ty! also the edits are funny lmao lol

"good night everyone, thank you all for your support" ahh voiceover

I never knew that 3-year old children can create epic content like this

>in the repetition segment >pattern seeker song drop kicks in I see what you did there

How does a 3 year old boy have a deeper voice than mine, what?

Me (not a creator at all): Mhmm yes very interesting

Manny Heffley tutorials

Manly Humphrey tutorial?

bro is so good a building... and hes onwy thwee

LETS GO A FREE 6 MINUTE MANNY YAP SESSION!!!

goated ( i have watched 2 minutes)

Raspberry ticklebear 😡

I mean manny is genius in books too

Dude this video is actually peak I wasn't expecting this when I subscribed but I'm all for it. Just wondering, would it be possible for you to make a video on extreme demon gameplay? From my experience I've seen nearly every new creator starts by trying to make the hardest thing they can and push themselves, and as someone who mainly does 9 star to medium demon gameplay I'd be very interested in how to expand my range of difficulties I can build to, the dos and don'ts, if there's any difference between that and easier gameplay (besides the difficulty lmao), etc. Anyways awesome video, hope to see more like this!

Dying to clicks in unintentional ways is my least favorite way of dying in GD, in my levels I try to avoid that as much as possible. Glad you brought it up in this video since I havent seen any other gameplay tutorials that mention it :)

weird voice for a 3y/o but ok

Damn you have a pretty deep voice for a 3 year old

Please deco tutorial 🙏

Greg better pay attention

1984 by george orwe

empress is such a banger

Sick

W video

Good tips bro

Love him or hate him, Manny makes some fire gp (also aren't you too young for discord manny?)

Sorry but I’m not taking gameplay advice from someone who’s only fwee

good luck getting your feet wet in the RU-vid scene Manny heffley o7

1:23 this also adds a bunch of artificial difficulty to the level because you now have to account for two different obstacles in one input

ploopy

Sick video and all, but how is a 3 year old making such a comprehensive tutorial?

bro i just realized empress was playing as you were talking about repetition.. nice reference to pxttxrn sxxkxr

This is a gp tutorial from the guy who made some of the fun gameplay rn so it has to be good. And it is! I really like your levels big man, I hope you can get big in the RU-vid scene! :D

I really enjoyed this video! I agree with everything you had to say. I also think repetition, variation, and limitation are keys to other art forms such as music and painting.

Also, just realised, the overuse of funny sound effects and images kinda messes w/ the flow of your tutorial

Good video. I struggle to understand the difference between the last and the first point, and I thought you were going to talk about how sometimes, the exact timing of one click can affect when you should click the next. Thought that would be worth talking about as well. Other than that I really liked it

intentional clicks and sequences of clicks are head and toes the most important aspect of making good gameplay. making every note of a song an input isn't intentional- it's lazy. often levels that are not truly synced to a song feel the most synced, whereas levels that have "true" sync feel disjointed and awkward to play. in levels that aren't extreme demons, it's also important to allow the player ample freedom to create their own sync to a song.

Holy shit this an awesome tutorial! I definitely agree with your statements on gameplay and will be taking those into account when building layouts (especially the limitation part). Just wanna say though, repetition can be good in moderation. Overusing an element or repeating entire sections can make a potentially good level stale and sometimes annoying.

I like how the song from PXTTXRN SXXKXR starts playing when you talk abouy repetition lol

That’s 💯 true 👍

Thank you Manny heffley creator of peenos and Menace, I am know better at gameplay creation

dw about being broad tho, base ideas are like that and you pointed them out perfectly imo hyped for when you do more!!

this is a great video!!!!! (seriously) (well done) (keep it up)

no suggestions, this is the best video ever (133134123134242232212/10)

Now THAT'S what I came for when I subbed

we got Manny Heffley GD tutorials before GTA 6

I've been building layouts for my entire gd career and although your points in this video are on the surface level just yet (referring to your description), I can say that I agree with all of your points. Especially the limitation one, the thing that I always take advantage of. I'm so glad that someone is mentioning it. Keep up the great work, I'll be looking for your next tutorials 👍👍

Making a level for yourself instead of for views of for making a difficult level or getting your level on the list is the first way for you to improve at creating levels ESPECIALLY top 150 levels. Anyways great video I agree with most of what you said and I think this kind of video has been needed for gd for a while

can you make a How to make mannyheffley music tutorial i love your music bro

i like this type of video, informative and straight to the point

why would I trust you when you have cube spam in menace

1:21 i always labeled such things as "non-local timings". timings that seem to be bounded by objects closer to the player, but are actually bounded by other, unexpected objects

Manny Heffley the third what is your opinion on Greg having more money than you?

havent watched it yet but i know that everything you say here will be factual and objective fact

holy shit therealmannyheffley creating tutorial

i dont need to worry about limitation because my creating skill is already limited. it would be a historic feat for me to create a good level

I kinda feel bad that most of the comments are just about you being called Manny Heffley and not the actual content Speaking of, great video, there's a lot new ideas here I haven't seen before on other gameplay tutorials

No way I’m being educated by Manny Heffley 😭

Ahh SWI... what an original conecpt for a level

That was a super interesting video, thank you :D

Missed out on the chance to use a voice changer, still, great video

Everyone hates you in the books but onot in the gd wo4ld

Unrelated but what’s your hardest? A three yr old has a harder than prolly so early lmao

💯

I like moving forward :( Good video tho

i wonder how greg feels knowing you know more about good gameplay than he does

thank you manny, awesome tutorial!

I rly liked this tutorial for some reason