Hey! You! Make A LittleBigPlanet Challenge Level!

If you're the noncommittal sort of LittleBigPlanet fan I am, you've only dug into the included story levels on a hunt for more Sack-person accoutrement, and not dabbled in the wide, scary world of level creation.

MediaMolecule would like you to change that. They're now running a tutorial video over at their official blog, in which several of the team members give you a lengthy tutorial on how to develop your own LBP challenge level. Those are the quickie action stages that spawn off of the regular levels when you find the hidden keys. They're super short and seem to only let you rack up a high score. I've never figured out what they were for, mainly because I can't pick up a new fuzzy winter hat or oversize novelty glasses for my Sack while I'm playing them.

Anyhow, we've swaddled their nice little video in the Official Giant Bomb FancyPlayer for your viewing pleasure. I'm told you can expect more of these videos in the future offering other DIY tips.

I really want to get this game. I just need a PS3 first.

First comment btw!

That was pretty helpful. Now all I need to do is turn on LBP again.

Schweet!

i relaly would like them to fix the search option its freaking impossible to find someone's level in that game

Very cool thanks for the heads up Brad much appreciated

Man, I never knew LBP's level creation tools were so complicated. It just makes me want to dive in and fiddle with sliders and options for hours.... I really have a problem. Oh well, I'm safe so long as I don't own a PS3.

Now fo forth and create... so i can play your level

Yeah, but every time I try something new I have to go through a tutorial and then I can't get enough of Stephen Fry's joyous voice and need to watch Blackadder.

No subtitles, MM? For shame. Now I can't understand what the hell they're talking about. Good job alienating me, MM, esp. after having subtitles on your tutorials and most of the game's information needing cutscenes.

This was actually really cool. I'm not the best at making any kind of level, but this gave me some idea's I've never even thought of before.  You guys still need to post the giantbomb level on the site, it's so awesome!

Awesome. I feel more inspired now, I've never actually made a level that I've put up online, but I've always wanted to. Really great tips, MM.

This makes me want to play LBP now.

When are you guys gonna play the level that guy made for the site and show it to us?

How in the world did people figure this stuff out before this video.. even after watching the video I'm still confused on how they did some stuff. I'd rather they just makes things less complicated in the first place so dumb people like me don't need videos like this to figure it out. Like, for the first thing they showed where the entrance moves with a wobble bolt, why does there need to be like 3 extra switches just to make sure it only wobbles once? Why don't they just put an option in the wobble bolt's tweak menu to set how many times it goes back and forth?

Wow that was pretty helpful.  I had a much more complicated way to make on way switches, thanks for showing this.

that Giantbomb level is a snore-fest in Boredom town. maybe if i knew the story behind the whole Gianbomb movement it'd be more entertaining. i thought the Jeff dude got fired from Gamespot over a Kane and Lynch review and Ryan and Brad left with him because they're gay for Jeff, then outta boredom they made Giantbomb. apparently there's more to it.

also, on the Bombcast, Ryan said that Giantbomb level is hard to get to. just go to Search, then Text, then type in "Giantbomb". nothin is hard to get to in that game.

that one Sony dude during CES said you could play all the online levels in Little Big Planet 24/7 and it would still take you two years. holy scat.

"also, on the Bombcast, Ryan said that Giantbomb level is hard to get to. just go to Search, then Text, then type in "Giantbomb". nothin is hard to get to in that game. ."

I will make a challenge level! As soon as I finish the one I started months a go.

As if nuclearfish's levels in there :D he'll be stoked

Wow i really like this new segmant from mm.

Interesting stuff... MM are geniouses.

Ryan and Brad left with him because they're gay for Jeff

Just me or does the "Spiralizer" look like the album cover for Pendulum's In Silico?

For those of you confused about the video. I think they are assuming that you've played through most, if not all of the in-game creation tutorials, and have at least a moderate grasp on the creation tools. After all, the only way for you to learn how to create a level is to get in and do it. Learn by doing. No amount of video tutorials are going to give you all the information you need to know. Especially considering that most of that information is found in-game. (For example, there are in-game tutorials for objects like the wobble-bolt, and pistons.)

I've been wanting to have a go at making a minigame for ages now but just couldn't work out how it was possible. NOW I get it!

"fuzzy winter hat or oversize novelty glasses for my Sack"

This made me lol.

Hey i just made one of those ... (sort of). Its more like a 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 Level. But it still has the moving entrance :P They could have released that video one week earlier. If you want to check out my level search for "theaeon" ... The level is called "Kill Zone 3000" The level is a lot better than the name :P#

Anyone else build one yet and likes to promote it a little?

This is totally the right direction they should be heading in, developer to game interactions like this, also they should make a section for this vid and future vids like this you can see on LBP itself.

This is def. a god video for them to put out.  As an LBP level creator, this gives me a "new" way of making levels and having a good time.

my level has over 500 plays now and only 4 people have beaten it LOL

Wow, most of their explanations went way over my head.

Good video, long ass credits.

Cool on how sackboy looks like he's beatin' it while you create a level.

pas.... i like playing the game and levels, but i would not make a level my self. thats not my thing.

Based off this video I made a suvival level.

hopefully they make more for a while

Very helpful!