You and the author seem to think perseverance is not a talent.

Perseverance is not a talent.  It's a skill that can be developed by anyone, given the inclination to do so.  It's like learning to juggle or ride a bicycle;  it looks really imposing and scary before you start, but it's actually pretty easy once you get the knack for it.

All it takes is practice, and anybody can learn perseverance in a relatively short period of time.

So... you can learn perseverance if you have perseverance? 

OK, items from top games in TigDB that don't have a character:

Ball of Goo (World of Goo) - When thrown, sticks to the floor. Any player that steps on it is stuck for a few moments.

Wine Glass b/w Manitoba Beast Bug (Gravity Bone) - Subject burps green smoke constantly and slowly loses some health for a while.

Gun (Karoshi) - Ammo 6. Deals moderate damage and some knockback.

Rope (Rescue: The Beagles) - Climb up to a ledge at any height above.

Mimic Potion (DROD) - A ghostly mimic appears beside you, mimicking all your movements.

Pterodactyl (Dino Run) - Carries you to another point of the level.

And some more:

Armadillo (Armadillo Run) - Rolls in a physicsy way until it falls off screen.

Axe (Banana Nababa, You Have To Burn The Rope) - Thrown in an arc, does a lot of damage.

Basketball (Barkley Shut Up And Jam Gaiden) - Bounces with different strength depending on how it's thrown.

you should have just made the particle clumps into sprites so you wouldn't have to spawn as many

<aubade> YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE EATEN BY A PRINCESS

how would I even make a sequel to this

You and the author seem to think perseverance is not a talent.

I thought items were going to come from games that didn't have a character already?

Sexy Hiker tentative moveset v2:

A - Kick. SH's fastest attack (which isn't saying much), but weak.
A^ - Thrust hammer upwards. Knocks enemies up some. If it hits a platform, SH hitches himself upwards.
A< - Swing hammer in front. Knocks back enemies slightly. If it hits a wall, SH is thrown backwards.
Av - Thrust hammer downwards. If there's ground, SH is thrown upwards.

S - Creates a soccer ball item. This ball bounces a couple of times, dealing less damage with each bounce.
S^ - Overhead smash. Knocks enemies back a long distance if they're in midair, rebounds projectiles. If it hits a wall, SH is thrown upwards. Serves as a recovery move when near walls.
S< - Underhand smash. Knocks enemies back and up a long distance, pushes SH back a bit.
Sv - Swings hammer below SH. If there's ground, SH is hurled forward at high speed.

Closest location is 500 km away. I am not sure I can do this.

IndieGameMag's review of Eversion missed the point and was a bit smug about it. I take back my recommendation of the site.

If I have any idea of how to replicate the bug I'll fix it.

That would work better as an item or stage. I can't think of 6 more moves for the guy, and we already have a bit of a character overload.

what 6 more moves? that's all there is

cause FPSes are hard to make

Negative numbers are scarier. That's just science.

Going right certainly feels right, all right.

Take an arcade controller in your left hand. Which is easier for your wrist? Moving right, or moving left?

this must be the first indie puzzle game with a glory hole in it

Lemeza is just that awesome.

A friend's suggestion: Zee Tee (Eversion)

A: Lil' kick that does not much damage.
S: Long charge up time, turns the screen darker. The seventh time you use it, clawed hands rise from the bottom of the screen and do deadly damage to all opponents.

:D Chinese pirate clones competition. That'd be awesome.

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=2865.0
 

REmakes, not DEmakes.

Obviously next we'll do ... postmakes?

That's very strange. Are you using version 1.5b?