If I had to rate every single level I have ever played (over a thousand), the number of 0/10s I would have is less than 10. A 0 doesn't actually mean it's literally the worst in every possible way. If a level is bad, I simply feel nothing towards it because who cares. A 0/10 instead means that it manages to piss me off in a way that few other levels do, in a way that I simply cannot ignore or dismiss.

Alien Dream Emulator is one of these levels. This is the most cynical level I have ever seen in my life. The contest judges for the gauntlets have increasingly favoured flashy garbage over all else, so what better level to rise to the top 10 than a level so flashy and epileptic it manages to rival the Electric Soldier Porygon anime episode? It is straight up irresponsible to make a level this flashy. not only is it deeply unpleasant to look at, not only does it hurt my eyes, but it is a legitimate danger to those that suffer from seizures. We used to worry about Nine Circles levels being too flashy - this really is a sign of how much worse it has gotten since then.

This might legitimately be the worst level in the game. Not because it's completely irredeemable - I think the concept is quite cool, and it has two quite decent parts (being the start and the "emulating..." part). But it's the perfect blend of every single awful trend in gauntlet levels mashed up into one rotting turd on a plate decorated with the right amount of glitter to make Nexus viewers soyface. It is a microcosm of everything wrong with 2.2 creating trends and chasing mythics. It uniquely pisses me off in a way few other levels do. It is now featured in the official Space gauntlet, and will be there forever. And that is what makes it deserving of a 0/10.