Rules you should know
In order to access this world, you only need to complete Levels 04, 05, and 07 from the Hubworld. All three of these teach you about the rule 3D. Babarcade is the only subworld that requires knowledge of a rule from the New Adventures hubworld.
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Babarcade
There are no new rules taught in Babarcade. In fact, most levels don’t involve visible rules at all! Levels in this world redesign a classic video game using the rules of Baba is You. Every level in this world is easy, so you might as well play them all, though you only need to finish 3 of the 7 to clear the world.
Babarcade is not required to complete the game as it does not open up new worlds. However, seeing as there are only seven subworlds and you need to clear five, you may as well do this, the easiest one.
Reminder: Bold text refers to rules themselves. Italics refer to the objects affected by rules - every one of them in the level. Regular text only refers to specific instances of those objects. “Quoted text” refers to the actual noun, property, and connecting word text you can interact with on the level. All hints are invisible until you highlight text.
Babarcade A: Baba Hour
Difficulty: **
About the Level
This is a parody of Rush Hour, the popular puzzle game that asks you to move a vehicle out of a maze of other gridlocked vehicles. They can only move either horizontally or vertically. Move the Cursor onto the vehicle you want to operate and wait (on PC, press Space). You will now be in control of that vehicle. If you wait again, the Cursor reappears and you can freely select another vehicle. Your objective is to get one of the vehicles out of the pen.
Hints
There is no need for hints in this level. If you know how to play Rush Hour, you know how to solve this.
Babarcade B: Baba Invaders
Difficulty: *
About the Level
This is a parody of Space Invaders. You’ll note that Space Invaders isn’t a puzzle game, and this level isn’t a puzzle. Pressing left or right will move the Rocket sideways, while pressing up will fire a bullet - actually a Bolt. Your objective is to remove all the encroaching Baba, Keke, and Ufo.
Hints
It's impossible to really provide hints for this one either. The level is a bit fussy due to the turn-based nature of Baba is You fighting the expectations of real-time in Space Invaders, but you can easily rewind when things go wrong.
Babarcade C: Gravity Chamber
Difficulty: **
About the Level
This is a parody of multiple gravity-based puzzlers, Gravnik from the NES being one of them. When you move Baba one direction, they will continue to fall that way until hitting the wall. Your goal is to get Baba onto the Flag.
Hints
Gentle Nudge: Where should Baba be right before the final move? What is preventing you from putting her there?
Babarcade D: Snakeke
Difficulty: *
About the Level
This is a parody of Snake. When you move the front-most Keke in the group, the rest follow behind. You cannot cross over yourself and must collect all the Fruit that appears. Each time you collect one, the Worm at the bottom of the screen will move forward one space. Collect enough Fruit and you win, simple as that.
Hints
There's no real way to help you out here. Either you know Snake or you don't.
Babarcade E: Darkish Dungeon
Difficulty: **
About the Level
This is a parody of multiple first-person adventure games, specifically old-school dungeon crawlers. Sorry I can’t show you the actual map. You can see the full level by opening the map in the level editor, but that will 100% spoil the level for you. Also, the rules are crazy complex. It’s much easier to figure out what the heck is going on by playing the level yourself. Like all 3D levels, the interface itself is harder than anything else.
Your goal is to find the flag. There are a lot of different obstacles, and this level is intended to be solved trial-and-error. As in, step on the thing and see what happens, and undo your move if it was bad. Unlike typical Baba is You levels, objects here are designed to do kind of what they look like they’d do - Wall is Stop, Rock is Push sort of stuff.
Hints
Gentle Nudge: What do you think you need to get through the Door at the very beginning?
Gentle Nudge Again: Are there objects which cause "damage" when you collide with them? What happens to those objects? How much damage can you safely take?
They're All Gentle Nudges, This Level is Easy: Did you collect an item that doesn't seem to do anything immediately? Should you take that item somewhere? Have you noticed anything different?
Babarcade F: Teamwork is a Must
Difficulty: ***
About the Level
Just like the previous, this is a parody of multiple first-person adventure games, specifically old-school dungeon crawlers. Everything from that level applies here. There are only four rules you can see at all times. These are the rules you need to know to solve the level. All other rules can be easily understood by observing what happens, just like you did in the previous level.
Hints
Door One: Have you been given any objects which can help the Key cross the Water?
Door Two: Why can't you just push the Key to the Door here? Where does the Key really need to go? Which character do you need to do this?
Door Three: Why is Jiji Stop?
Babarcade G: Jump Up, Babastar
Difficulty: *
About the Level
This is a parody of platformers, specifically Super Mario Bros, in case you just crawled out from under that rock. By moving upwards, Baba can jump just a little bit, but after a few tiles upward he crashes back down to earth. Your objective is to get to the flag. However, it is possible to find an Orb as well if you want to try.
Hints
This is another level where the solution is obvious - it's a matter of mastering the mechanics. As for the Orb... I'll let you figure that one out.
World Complete!
Clearing Babarcade does absolutely nothing but give you a flower.
In the meantime, do these hints work? Any hints too spoilery? Too vague? Let me know. Or, if you’ve though of better hints or alternate solutions, you can reach out to me. Don’t comment anything spoilery below. You can find me @keyofw on pretty much everything, like Twitter or Reddit. DM me anytime.