FUTURE FUNK MY GOATTTTTTTT

The 10 is almost entirely due to nostalgia but I also think there's a good reason that feeling came to be in the first place. I remember watching a certain video about the last coin of this level in around 2019, probably back before I even knew what Deadlocked was. I got curious and watched a full video of the level soon after, and although I wasn't too invested in it at the time playing the level again in 2023 when I actually built up the skill to confidently get through a practice run just hit different. Something about the simple act of having distinct parts in a level makes Future Funk incredibly memorable, even through the ~2 year period where I didn't seek out content related to the game at all. The immediately recognizable visual style, beautifully groovy song, and especially the iconic end parts combine for an incredible burst of nostalgia that I've never felt with any other level I remembered from middle school. Even now, playing the space part before the ending makes me cry a little inside, no less evocative than many other parts of the level. I'm not even sure how I'd feel about this level if not for the middle school brainworms but it definitely makes me wish that more people saw nostalgia as a truly valid way to connect with art. It may be hard to get people to relate to at first, but with enough reflection and elaboration I see it as an incredibly powerful source of admiration, even for a GD level.