It's kind of lonely in here. I'll come bro out with you.

I love Spelunky, but I haven't beaten it. It seems like whenever I boot it up I'm fated to play it non-stop for like 3 or 4 days then not touch it for a month or two. The furthest I've gotten was to level 3 or 4 of the Ice Caves. I don't think I did it "the hard way" either. Does that mean not paying the guy to build the shortcut for you?

I totally agree with you about the awesome little things that make the game so great. It's so funny stealing trout from the shopkeeper, watching him go berserk, and then watching him die from some random trap or something. 9/10 times it doesn't work out, but if you can come out of the shop with something awesome stealing is a viable option in some situations (though perhaps I'd have made it further through the game if I stopped stealing stuff )

I might have to fire it up again; this thread is making me crave adventure and that sexy Spelunky music.