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{{Header|[[File:Levelicon1.png|link=]]|967400588}}{{Level_information
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{{Infobox_level
| title1 = John Gutter
| image1 = Spr_titlecards_0.png
|image = Spr_titlecards_0.png
|caption = Peppino in a small spotlight, looking scared at one of the [[Pillar John]]-like creatures.
| escape_time_limit = 2:35
| world = [[Tower Lobby]]
|world = [[Tower Lobby]]
|escape_time = 2:35
| srank = 16000
|srank = 16,000
| soundtrack_used = Unearthly Blues
|soundtrack =
An Entrance Secret
*Unearthly Blues (Peppino)
| demo_appearance = Blue Block Land (small part of the level)
*The Noise’s Jam-Packed Radical Anthem (The Noise)
Noise (much more complete)
*An Entrance Secret
| previous_level = [[Tutorial]]
|window_title = ''A John graveyard... in the Pizza Tower''
| next_level = [[Pizzascape]]
|codename = entrance
}}'''John Gutter''' is the first [[List of levels|level]] of [[Pizza Tower]], and is the first level of the [[Tower Lobby]].
|previous = [[Tutorial]]
|next = [[Pizzascape]]
|first_appearance = [[Blue Block Land]]
|first_playable = [[Blue Block Land]]}}
'''John Gutter''' is the first [[level]] in ''[[Pizza Tower (Game)|Pizza Tower]]'', and is the first level of the [[Tower Lobby]]. This level serves as a testing ground for the player to get an understanding of the game's base mechanics. This level takes place at the entrance of the tower, featuring a jungle, an underground city, and many [[Pillar John]]-like creatures and statues scattered around the level.


==Enemies==
This level takes place at the entrance of the tower, featuring a jungle and a underground city, and many [[Pillar John]]-like creatures and statues scattered around the level.
This level contains the following [[:Category:Enemies|enemies]]:
{{flexbox|type=enemy|
{{enemyicon|Cheeseslime|1|debuts}}
{{enemyicon|Forknight|2|debuts}}
{{enemyicon|Pizzaboy|1}}
{{enemyicon|Swedish Monkey|2|debuts}}
{{enemyicon|Pillar John|1}}
{{enemyicon|Mini John|2|debuts}}}}


==Locations==
The level's titlecard shows an anxious Peppino under a small spotlight, surrounded by several copies of Pillar John.
===[[Toppins]]===
{{flexbox|type=collectible|
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Toppin1.png
|type = toppin
|value = mushroom
|text = Out in the open in the second room, directly where the player would naturally progress to.}}
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Toppin2.png
|type = toppin
|value = cheese
|text = Out in the open in the fifth room. It's accessible by climbing up the ladder or superjumping to the top.}}
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Toppin3.png
|type = toppin
|value = tomato
|text = In the way in the sixth room, directly where the player must go to progress.}}
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Toppin4.png
|type = toppin
|value = sausage
|text = On a platform in the eighth room. Right next to the Toppin is a [[Breakable Block|breakable wall]] that opens up a path to the other end of the wall.}}
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Toppin5.png
|type = toppin
|value = pineapple
|text = On a platform in the ninth room before Pillar John. It's on the top of the level guarded by a [[Forknight]], though it's still out in the open.}}
}}


===[[Tower Secret Treasure]]===
== Enemies ==
{{flexbox|type=collectible|
*'''[[Swedish Monkey]]'''
{{Collectible screenshot
*'''[[Mini John]]'''
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Gerome.png
*'''[[Forknight]]'''
|type = gerome
*'''[[Cheeseslime]]'''
|text = [[Gerome]] is located in the room directly before Pillar John, covered behind a [[Breakable Block|breakable wall]].
*[[Pizza Boy]]
}}
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_GeromeDoor.png
|type = treasure
|value = 1
|text = Gerome's door is located in the seventh room. The easiest way to access this door is during Pizza Time, where the player has to run into a [[Breakable Block#Metal Block-1|Metal Block]] and superjump to the top. The Tower's Secret Treasure present in the level is a stick of butter.
}}
}}


=== [[Secret Eye|Secret Eyes]] ===
==Collectables==
{{flexbox|type=collectible|
<tabber>
{{Collectible screenshot
Mushroom Toppin=
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Secret1.png
The first Toppin is located out in the open in the room immediately after the entrance, directly where the player naturally moves.
|type = secret
|-|
|value = 1
Cheese Toppin=
|text = In the sixth room. Part of the ceiling has cracks and an eyeball scribbled on it, hinting at its location.
The second Toppin is out in the open in the room accessed from the first warp box. It is on a platform that can be easily accessed with a ladder.
<hr/>
|-|
This secret room consists of small, solid platforms with small and large toppings sprinkled on them, connected by strings of semi-solid platforms. The player must turn very quickly on these platforms to retain a constant dash, though it is not necessary to complete the secret.
Tomato Toppin=
}}
The third Toppin is directly where the player must go to progress in the room directly after the Cheese Toppin's room.
{{Collectible screenshot
|-|
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Secret2.png
Sausage Toppin=
|type = secret
The fourth Toppin is on a platform in the large hallway where the player progresses right to to the room before Pizza Time. The Toppin is out in the open on this platform, and the wall in front of it is breakable, allowing the player to continue running without turning back around to go underneath.
|value = 2
|-|
|text = In the 9th room, right before the room with Pillar John. The rightmost area has a spot with a white eye scribbled on the floor. Ground pounding this spot breaks the floor.
Pineapple Toppin=
<hr/>
The fifth Toppin is located on a platform in the room before Pillar John's. It is near the top, guarded by a Forknight, though it is out in the open.
This secret stage is a short vertical climb where the player must wall climb, which in turn grab the large toppings present on top. The player will have to hop to change direction once, so as not to run off the edge of the area.
|-|
}}
Tower Secret Treasure=
{{Collectible screenshot
[[Gerome]] is located in the room directly before Pillar John's. He is behind a [[Fake Wall]] that has plenty of visible open space to see Gerome, and the wall can be broken at any speed or with a grab.
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_Secret3.png
|type = secret
|value = 3
|text = Only accessible during [[Pizza Time]]. After entering the second [[Pizza Box]] during Pizza Time, an eye can be seen scribbled on one of the walls on the right. The player must run at Mach 3 to break the [[Breakable Block#Metal Block-1|breakable wall]] to access the secret.
<hr/>
This secret requires the player to run and wall climb through a short parkour, with [[Breakable Block#Metal Block-1|Metal Blocks]] blocking the way.
}}
}}
===[[Pizza Tower Guy]]===
{{Collectible screenshot
|image = PizzaTower-JohnGutter_PTG.png
|type = ptg
|text = Located in the same room as Pillar John. The player must reach this area within a minute in order to see him. He disappears upon approach.
}}


== Chef Tasks ==
The door to the {{Treasure}} is located in the hallway room where the Tomato Toppin was. Running on the lower section, once the player has smashed the iron block, they can super jump from that spot to reach the door in the ceiling. This door can be reached before Pizza Time. This door can also be unlocked before Pizza Time with [[Gerome]] by doing a frame perfect jump.
This level has the following [[Chef Tasks]]:
</tabber><br clear="all" />
{{ChefTasks
|name1 = John Gutted
|image1 = Spr achievement entrance 0.png
|desc1 = Destroy all the dead john blocks in John Gutter.


|name2 = Let's Make This Quick
==Secrets==
|image2 = Spr achievement entrance 1.png
<tabber>
|desc2 = Finish John Gutter in under two minutes.
First Secret=
In the room to the left of the area with the Cheese Toppin, part of the hanging ceiling of the level is discolored, near where the player enters the room. The player must super jump into this block to break it, entering the secret room.


|name3 = Primate Rage
This secret room consists of small solid platforms with small and large toppings sprinkled on them, connected by strings of semisolid platforms. The player must turn very quickly on these platforms to retain a constant dash, though it is not necessary to complete the secret.
|image3 = Spr achievement entrance 2.png
<gallery>
|desc3 = Get a combo of 99 or more in John Gutter.}}
john gutter first secret.png
*For "Primate Rage", every enemy in the level must be killed, including in [[Pizza Portal|Lap 2]].
</gallery>
|-|
Second Secret=
In the room with platforms that leads to Pillar John's room, the rightmost area on the floor has a spot with a white eye marked on the floor. Ground pounding this spot breaks the ground to reveal a secret.


==Music==
This secret stage is a short vertical climb where the player must use the mach dash to scale the walls, automatically grabbing the large toppings on top. The player will have to hop to change direction once, as to not run off the edge of the map.
Level's soundtrack:
<gallery>
; [[File:Iconpep.png]] Mr. Sauceman – Unearthly Blues
john gutter second secret.png
{{MusicEmbed|bc=967400588}}
</gallery>
; [[File:Noise (Offscreen Coop Icon).png]] Mr. Sauceman - The Noise's Jam-Packed Radical Anthem
|-|
{{MusicEmbed|bc=1896049321}}
Third Secret=
; [[File:PTWiki-IconSecret.png]] ClascyJitto – An Entrance Secret
After [[Pizza Time]] has begun, the player will enter a room in which they must progress downwards while fighting enemies. The player needs to run into a wall with cracks on it at Mach 2, which is located on the segment directly before the player can descend down into the warp box. Mach 2 can be reached by running at the wall directly from the opposite wall.
{{MusicEmbed|file=PT-music_-_Entrance_Secret_V1.mp3}}


==Sub-pages==
This secret requires the player to mach dash through steel blocks while retaining momentum by wall jumping.
{{flexbox|type=subpage|
<gallery>
{{subpage
john gutter third secret.png
|image = PT-WikiGuidelines_Galleries.png
</gallery>
|page = {{FULLPAGENAME}}/Gallery}}
</tabber>
{{subpage

|image = PT-WikiGuidelines_Prerelease.png
<br clear="all" />
|page = {{FULLPAGENAME}}/Pre-release}}

}}
==[[Chef Tasks]]==
{{Cheftask
|name = John Gutted
|image = Spr achievement entrance 0.png
|description = Destroy all the dead john blocks in John Gutter.
}}<br/>
{{Cheftask
|name = Let's Make This Quick
|image = Spr achievement entrance 1.png
|description = Finish John Gutter in under two minutes.
}}<br/>
{{Cheftask
|name = Primate Rage
|image = Spr achievement entrance 2.png
|description = Get a combo of 99 or more in John Gutter.
}}<br/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{TriviaNote}}
* As the selection of playable levels expanded over the course of Pizza Tower's development, John Gutter became the third to be the introductory level of a demo release. The first was [[Oregano Desert]] and the second was [[Pizzascape]].
*As the selection of playable levels expanded over the course of game's development, John Gutter became the second to be the introductory level of a demo release. The first was [[Oregano Desert]].
* The long Pillar John seen in the first few rooms changes appearance during Pizza Time. It gains a more angry look and opens its eyes, revealing yellow-ring shaped pupils, like those of the regular Pillar John.
*Since the assets of the level were designed before [[Pillar John]]'s current design, the Pillar John-like creatures are noticeably rounder and have brow ridges instead of eyebrows.
* John Gutter used to be a tutorial level.
*After beating [[The Noise]], the level was originally supposed to permanently transform into Noise Gutter, all of the Forknights replaced by by [[Noisey|Noiseys]]. The level music would also be replaced with The Noise's Jam Packed Radical Anthem.
* This level was at first titled '''Entrance''' in the [[List of Builds|December Patreon Build]] before getting its final name.
*The [[Chef Tasks|Chef Task]] in this level, "Primate Rage" requires you to get a [[combo]] of 99 in this level, this requires every single [[List of enemies|enemy]] killed in the level, including [[Pizza Portal|Lap 2]].
*When entering this stage, the game's window will rename itself to "".

==Gallery==

=== Collectables ===
<gallery>
File:GeromeDoor JohnGutter2.jpg|Tower Secret Treasure location.
File:Gerome JohnGutter.jpg|Gerome location.
</gallery>
=== Regular sprites ===
<gallery>
Bg tower.png|Background #1. A purple castlesque building with long bricked pillars.
Bg johnentrance 0.png|Background decoration #1. A bunch of deformed and damaged Johns.
Nom.png|Background decoration #2. A fat John eating pizza.
N.png|Background decoration #3. A long, damaged, and bandaged John.
Flet.png|Background decoration #4. A long squished John with a bored look.
Zombie aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.png|Background decoration #5. A half-buried open-mouthed John.
File:Small John.png|Background decoration #6. A small and chubby John.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.png|Background decoration #7. A fallen John.
Round.png|Background decoration #8. A round spherical John.
Moyai.png|Background decoration #9. A strange-looking John resembling one of the characters from this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FalvF-ikTzY animation.]
LONG BOI.png|Background decoration #10. A long flexible John.
Spr entrancepillar.png|Background decoration #11. A large pillar-like John.
Spr entrancepillarpanic.gif|Background decoration #11 (Pizza Time variant). A large angry pillar-like John.
Bg entrance3.png|Background #2. A purple underground jungle.
Bg entrance1.png|Background #3. A purple underground city.
Bg entrance2.png|Background decoration #12. Some purple banana pizzas, a reference that was used for the base of Swedish Monkey.
File:Spr entrancedestructibles.png|Breakable Blocks, Dead John Blocks
</gallery>

=== Hub assets ===
<gallery>
Spr_gate_entrance_0.png|Level gate.
Spr_gate_entranceBG_0.png|Level gate background. Purple wall with John face.
Spr_gate_entranceBG_1.png|Level gate background decoration #1. Bananas.
Spr_gate_entranceBG_2.png|Level gate background decoration #2. Floor with Johns.
Spr_list5_0.png|Level's icon on [[Pizza Granny]] sign.
Spr_titlecards_0.png|Level's title card.
Spr_title_johngutter_0.png|Level's name in Chef Tasks room.
</gallery>

===Scrapped assets===
<gallery>
Spr entrancepillarsecret.png|Unused version of background decoration #11.
</gallery>
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{{PTlevels}}
[[Category:Levels]]

Latest revision as of 12:33, 26 June 2024

John Gutter is the first level in Pizza Tower, and is the first level of the Tower Lobby. This level serves as a testing ground for the player to get an understanding of the game's base mechanics. This level takes place at the entrance of the tower, featuring a jungle, an underground city, and many Pillar John-like creatures and statues scattered around the level.

Enemies

This level contains the following enemies:

Locations

Toppins

Mushroom

Out in the open in the second room, directly where the player would naturally progress to.


Cheese

Out in the open in the fifth room. It's accessible by climbing up the ladder or superjumping to the top.


Tomato

In the way in the sixth room, directly where the player must go to progress.


Sausage

On a platform in the eighth room. Right next to the Toppin is a breakable wall that opens up a path to the other end of the wall.


Pineapple

On a platform in the ninth room before Pillar John. It's on the top of the level guarded by a Forknight, though it's still out in the open.


Tower Secret Treasure

Gerome

Gerome is located in the room directly before Pillar John, covered behind a breakable wall.


Treasure

Gerome's door is located in the seventh room. The easiest way to access this door is during Pizza Time, where the player has to run into a Metal Block and superjump to the top. The Tower's Secret Treasure present in the level is a stick of butter.


Secret Eyes

Secret Eye 1

In the sixth room. Part of the ceiling has cracks and an eyeball scribbled on it, hinting at its location.


This secret room consists of small, solid platforms with small and large toppings sprinkled on them, connected by strings of semi-solid platforms. The player must turn very quickly on these platforms to retain a constant dash, though it is not necessary to complete the secret.


Secret Eye 2

In the 9th room, right before the room with Pillar John. The rightmost area has a spot with a white eye scribbled on the floor. Ground pounding this spot breaks the floor.


This secret stage is a short vertical climb where the player must wall climb, which in turn grab the large toppings present on top. The player will have to hop to change direction once, so as not to run off the edge of the area.


Secret Eye 3

Only accessible during Pizza Time. After entering the second Pizza Box during Pizza Time, an eye can be seen scribbled on one of the walls on the right. The player must run at Mach 3 to break the breakable wall to access the secret.


This secret requires the player to run and wall climb through a short parkour, with Metal Blocks blocking the way.


Pizza Tower Guy

Pizza Tower Guy

Located in the same room as Pillar John. The player must reach this area within a minute in order to see him. He disappears upon approach.


Chef Tasks

This level has the following Chef Tasks:

John Gutted
Destroy all the dead john blocks in John Gutter.
Let's Make This Quick
Finish John Gutter in under two minutes.
Primate Rage
Get a combo of 99 or more in John Gutter.
  • For "Primate Rage", every enemy in the level must be killed, including in Lap 2.

Music

Level's soundtrack:

Mr. Sauceman – Unearthly Blues
Mr. Sauceman - The Noise's Jam-Packed Radical Anthem
ClascyJitto – An Entrance Secret

Sub-pages

Trivia

This section is dedicated to trivia and miscellaneous information about John Gutter.
Remember to read the wiki's trivia guidelines before adding trivia or making changes.
  • As the selection of playable levels expanded over the course of game's development, John Gutter became the second to be the introductory level of a demo release. The first was Oregano Desert.
  • Since the assets of the level were designed before Pillar John's current design, the Pillar John-like creatures are noticeably rounder and have brow ridges instead of eyebrows.