I think, but am not sure, that the water object also seems to be a pixel or two out of place.  Can anyone verify?

I know that I, for one, am still heavily interested.  This is probably because I'm new to the whole Knytt scene in general.  Sadly, I feel that KS can only hold the communities interest for so long, and I wish I would have arrived here earlier.  If only there was a way to make KS popular again, as it once was(new installment, new something).  However, for the time being, I'm still strongly interested.

I appreciate your good intentions, but I agree with minmay - conversion like this would be pointless. Why?

Because Knytt's physics are different from Knytt Stories' physics. Notice that Knytt's movement speed is quicker than Juni's walking speed and quicker than Juni's running speed. Whichever choice you make it would ruin gameplay

• No running power - it will be irritating to explore big map while moving like snail. Also lots of jumps would be impossible
• Running power - All of challenges would be very easy. Also secrets would be too easy to find them out.

First off, regardless of how many times you tell me it's pointless, it won't make a difference.  I am quite fond of the idea.  Secondly, since when was the name of this post "come on in and bash my ideas... go ahead, the purpose of this thread is to figure out who disagrees with my intentions and who thinks I'm wasting my time."  When? Never.  Honestly, I don't need your opinion at all.

With that said, I don't agree with your points either.
Yeah, physics are different; movement speed is different.  Big whoop.  No one ever declared this had to be a 100% true to form remake of Knytt.  In fact, if I wanted to do a 100% true to form remake, I'd just load Knytt in MMF, and save it as "Knytt Remake."  By recreating the level in Knytt Stories, the purpose is to put a new spin on an old environment.

Furthermore: "whichever choice you make it would ruin gameplay."
Lolk.  Whatever you say.  I highly disagree, and again, this opinion is worthless to me.

As for the two supporting details:
No running power - First of all, I do realize some people have a problem with moving like a "snail."  And yeah, some jumps would be impossible.  So no running power is out of the question.  HOWEVER, in regards to the second detail:
Running power - "All of the challenges would be very easy?"  What challenges?  The original Knytt didn't sport too many challenges, save for maybe the last legs of the journey.  Why?  That wasn't the point.  Knytt was at heart an exploratory platformer.  More like a work of art then a game if you ask me.  Who really cares if the so called challenges are easy?  If you're looking for a gut-busting face-palming challenge, you most likely wouldn't want to play the original Knytt in the first place.
And: "Secrets would be too easy to find them out."  One, that sentence isn't even grammatically correct.  Two, if you're playing the original Knytt adventure on KS then it's pretty safe to say you've already played through Knytt.  Most people already know the locations of secrets.  It's going to be easy to find them regardless of the movement speed.

Therefore, I see running power as a perfectly acceptable form of movement, seeing as you can slow yourself down or stop altogether if you want to enjoy a beautiful screen.  Like I said, this isn't suppose to be a 100% perfect remake.  It's a new spin.

Now that that's out of the way...
I do plan to animate many of the things from Knytt.  It's the only way to recapture all of the wondrous charm.
The "cheat" powerup idea may be useful.
I haven't decided between a beginning or a secret for the tutorial area yet.  It could be both.

I hope you've got my point. Copy of Knytt wouldn't be very creative, but how about creating a new map, based on same idea (collecting parts) with same tilesets? It would be a challenge for newb levelmaker, but I would appreciate this kind of work much more than making a copy.

Okay...
So knowing full well that my intentions are to recreate the original story, you start by insulting my creativity.  Then, you tell me to carry out a different task that would be more pleasing to you.  THEN, you say "newb levelmaker," using the term as what could be interpreted as an insult, rather than simply saying "beginner."  Finally, you cap it off with telling me what YOU would appreciate.  o.o

Get this into your head: I'm recreating the original Knytt as a Knytt Story.  It won't be a perfect clone, but rather a quite similar variant geared for KS.  I don't care if it isn't creative by your standards.

"Good luck!"
What the heck is that?  A slap in the face after an attack on my ideals, creativity, and skills.  Classy.

Okay.  Thanks for you're viable advice, and your input.  Have a good day.

I implemented a first approach to allow Juni to jump-climb, please check THIS version with the TestNDS story of the beta.
(Also, this is just for testing the jumps, trying to play KSDS with this version = red JSOD  )

Hey, I gave this a try, and it's a big step in the right direction.  I don't have much time to write a detailed response, and I'll try to get back to you later.  But I will say two things:

1.) I would see about making that jump-climb jump a tiny tad higher.  It just feels a little short.

2.) Also, one of the things that makes the jump-climb a great asset to Knytt Stories is the fact that right after you jump, Juni begins to climb for a short while.  If you don't know what I mean, fire up Knytt Stories, and mess around with it for a while.  When you tap the jump button to jump-climb Juni climbs for a split second before sliding down again(as long as you are holding right).  If you hold the jump button after a jump to jump-climb, Juni climbs for extra time, and comes to a stop.  Play around in KS on the PC and see what I mean.  Maybe it would be possible to implement that.

Hmmm, post was more detailed than I thought it would be.  If anything doesn't make sense, let me know.

Prolly a nice idea.  Should it be a winnable level though?  If so, how?

Absolutely hated this level, and I agree with Miyako on all accounts.  From what I gathered, this level had somewhat of a "set path" that you have to follow in order to complete it.  The problem was that it was too easy to miss items or areas, and wind up skipping necessary parts.  For this reason, one could wind up stranded with no where to go(like the case of that save point).  If you are going to make a forced path for the player to follow, then I would suggest disabling them from taking wrong paths with no return, only to find that they cannot continue.  When a level is created like this, it becomes more frustrating then fun/rewarding.  At that point, what is the purpose of even playing it?  You tell me.

The level design had a unique feel to it, but it was rather bland.  A bland design for a bland level; fitting I suppose.

Also, just as was said above, at least take the time to make a half-decent ending, instead of a half-assed one.

I appreciate the effort put in, and I give you props for that.  But please, just give a thought to distinguishing between what makes a level enjoyable, and what makes a level annoying.

Good luck on future levels.

I'd like to beta-test as well if you're still in need.  I love, love, love environmental levels, and every time I play a Knytt Stories level, I make sure to push it to its limits.  I believe that would make me a great beta-tester.

Thanks.  I feel that if this problem (or at least, I feel it is a problem) is corrected, that the smooth game play flow of the original Knytt Stories will succesfully be recreated on the DS.  Combine this with some general improvements and polish, and I can see an amazing port come to life.  Keep at it!