The Dropper is a Minecraft challenge map designed to exploit the raising of world height: the player must solve puzzles based on dodging obstacles while falling down a huge pit, trying to land in the safe bit of water at the bottom.
Now has a sequel, The Dropper 2: Newton vs. Darwin.
This map contains examples of:
- Barely Missed Cushion: Just avoiding all the obstacles during your fall isn't enough; you'll also need to land in the water or cobwebs at the bottom of each level, which is easier said than done.
- Bonus Dungeon: Collecting all of the Diamonds in the second game opens up two of them.
- Gimmick Level: In The Dropper 2, DNA gives you Regenerating Health and Feather Falling boots to do many long falls.
- Guide Dang It!: Finding some of the secret chests can be very tricky, especially the one in level 2 of The Dropper 2.
- Incredible Shrinking Man: Level 14 of The Dropper 2 ("Minecraft is huge") imposes this on the player, making them navigate a traditional Minecraft world while shrunk to 1/16th their normal size. The actual "dropper" part comes at the end, where a fall of only a few blocks for the full-sized player becomes deadly.
- Level in Reverse: Some of the levels in The Dropper 2 have a button on black wool that gives you a very strong Jump Boost effect for a few seconds. Instead of going down the level, you then need to go up it to find the Diamond.
- Mooks, but no Bosses: Mooks themselves are rare, only showing up in a few levels, but there are no bosses.
- No Plot? No Problem!: Neither of the maps have a plot.
- Not the Fall That Kills You…: The primary source of the map's difficulty.
- Shout-Out: Several of the maps are references to other works. To name only a few, The Dropper 2 has maps based on The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, and even Windows.
- Trial-and-Error Gameplay: In the original map, level 7 (Some holes are safe) is Exactly What It Says on the Tin; falling into some holes will kill you, and falling into other holes won't. There's no way to know which ones are safe the first time.
