Ok thanks for letting me know. I currently do this with the 3 thin platforms in the Toy Factory, as well as the 3 black platforms in the Ice Castle. They start based on when you flip the switch for Toy Factory and when you step on the previous platform for Ice Castle. I did not do this for the elevator at the start of Toy Factory because I wanted to add a little challenge for the player to time it properly. I added a similar little challenge with making a drop right at the beginning of Candycane Lane if you do not jump right away. But I think people dislike these little challenges so I can remove them. Thank you for the feedback.
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Ok, I didn't know it was intentional. The first drop in Candycane lane I find not so bad, you fall in the first time and then you know it. I would not have built such a challenge directly into the first level, but otherwise I see no problem with it.
I think people are just used to the platforms starting in such a way that the player can run straight through, as long as he doesn't make any mistakes. I'm thinking of games like Crash Bandicoot.