How I went from ACU to LIST DEMONS in under 2 months . . .

In 2 months, my hardest demon has gone from Acu, to levels on the top 150 demon list. In this video I share some tips that I’ve learned along the way from playing levels up until this point. If you find these tips helpful, please consider subscribing as this video took a lot of effort (2 months worth) and it helps me out a lot!
Sources Mentioned:
GDDP: gddp.pro/tracker
Non-list Demons Spreadsheet:
docs.google.co...
d/1YxUE2kkvhT2E6AjnkvTf-o8iu_shSLbuFkEFcZOvieA
(yt wont let me put links so i have to separate the link, just copy both and put it together)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Beginning
1:13 Finding Levels
2:34 Learning Levels
4:21 Potential Struggles
5:37 Outro

[@AeonAir]

Solid video! I always recommend people to focus on beating a lot of levels, and slowly working up, rather than jumping because you will end up spending just as much time on the level you wanted to jump to, but you beat lots more levels in the process, and at the same time evens out your skillset way more. Quantity of completions will make you overall significantly better, and lets you learn, and beat levels faster as a result. Good stuff :)

[@amplitron]

Definitely, I was going to jump from Acu to Sonic Wave but then I realized how many skillets I would be missing out on and all the levels I wouldn't be able to enjoy as a new hardest. Thank you! You are a huge inspiration to me!

[@Geckowwww]

aeonair huge W

[@window01-GD]

just keep in mind that huge jumps is not good

[@DrChris1]

Thats good to know but I’m still jumping from Nine Circles to Zodiac

[@window01-GD]

@@DrChris1 ok

[@TrideGD]

Super well structured video with practical tips. I always worried that dropping levels early on was a bad habit of just chasing what feels new, but it's good to hear that it's okay to switch to something else more enjoyable. Thanks for this video man :)

[@lowcase677]

Yo its Tride

[@amplitron]

Thank you! You're a huge inspiration for me and I'm glad you enjoyed. Keep up the great content!

[@FRACTUREDFUNGI]

BEEN OVER A WEEK TRIDE WHERES THE GIMMICK LEVEL!?!???

[@woah777_]

Hi

[@Vortrox]

Nice vid bro 5:27 is so real

[@irunosmo5467]

Why did Vortrox get kicked out of the comedy club? Because its jokes were as twisted as its name. I hope that this joke ruined your Day

[@creatorpointspls]

​@@irunosmo5467 ratio

[@justsplotch]

from the future, how are you doing with your inner demons on phobos

[@EchoGD]

This video shows really obvious tips... that 99% of people don't know and it's actually motivated me to play the game again and go for a new hardest :) Really good and concise video! Can't wait to see what you do next

[@amplitron]

Thank you and good luck on your new hardest!

[@hgfdedzry]

Tartarus?

[@epicmushroom3212]

i'm being honest this is far more in depth and detailed than some of the more viewed how to get good videos out there, and it's not dragged out for like 20+ min when you explained everything in under 7 min. you deserve wayyyy more attention. :)

[@amplitron]

Thank you!

[@willo1189]

as someone who mostly plays list demons, i really like your points about playing something you enjoy and also dropping levels. There is such a stigma surrounding the idea of dropping levels and it honestly doesn't make you any worse if you drop said level. You will not lose the prior experience you had playing that level so you will always get a small skillboost from playing something even if you do not beat it. Also so many players today give levels bad enjoyment ratings when it really isnt necessary. Unless your main goal is to clear the entire list or beat something "iconic" there is no reason to play a level you simply dont enjoy. Do not rely on the opinions of others, if you enjoy the level, give it a try!

[@amplitron]

Really well said, I think this is the most important thing I've learned playing up until this point. I've also tried out levels that aren't very popular and ended up having the most fun with those.

[@oakleyprogress5695]

even though i'm definitely NOT following any of these doing a huge difficulty jump, i really liked this video and once i beat kowareta i'll rewatch this and start grinding extremes. thank you for this!

[@amplitron]

Good luck

[@monodragon]

im currently jumping from a medium to an extreme and ive learned these exact things over the last month

[@likudo1124]

boy what the hell

[@monodragon]

@@likudo1124 what i like extremes

[@likudo1124]

@@monodragon massive respect if you beat an extreme after a medium

[@monodragon]

@@likudo1124 lol ty

[@zekidash]

Yo which extreme? Good luck

[@extortion7093]

This video is actually has some editing that i would have never expected to be this good very nice and gg on WOW 🎉

[@eyeballin2485]

I didn’t come here to get the tips since I’m already a good player myself, I came here to make sure you weren’t just saying bad tips and making things worse. I think you did great and I even learned some stuff myself so thank you so much! Definitely subscribing!

[@amplitron]

Thank you!

[@isthatmel7447]

Opinion

[@GrimRplayZzYT]

I feel like you have the potential to became a big youtuber, the thumbnail to the editing and the script to the voice is really well put-together, keep up the great work btw :)

[@amplitron]

Thank you!

[@Astralaa]

Great video! In a split second I went from a beginner extreme hardest to a top 40 hardest!!

[@Martan2010]

Thanks i guess Am goin for bloodbath from nine circles and this will probably help But not now cuz i knew like, everything from this video exept the droping levels stuff :) Good video, we need more

[@kosta106]

I'm so glad this video came up in my recommended. I hope your channel blows up!

[@neontyptron9604]

This video has helped me with beating 6 demons in a month and now my hard demon is windy landscape, I really apricate it man.

[@amplitron]

Nice! Glad the video helped!

[@GlomeGuy]

this is the best gd tips video i've ever seen wth

[@ch50spr_]

what a great video, im currently 86% on acu, hoping to become great at the game and this really helped me

[@amplitron]

Good luck, you got this!!

[@KwailGD]

Actually underrate, thanks for modulating me to keep going on acu

[@7w7y]

for searching demons by tier you can also check GDDL (Geometry Dash Demon Ladder), which sorts all level in 35 tiers. There is 15 tiers for extremes, so it should be good (im a list helper here btw)

[@a1notfound777]

I just recently passed 30 demons, and I'm going for my first memory demon, these tips make a lot of sense but it's east to forget simple things like don't set time constraints in stone since it's such a natural habit. Hope to see more from you in the future!

[@ItzHudzon]

Insane dude, also great video. Subbed

[@Mikrofalówka27273]

You motivated me to beat more hard and insane demons before jumping to Acu

[@NitroFrostMisc]

That first point is great. While I'm not the best, nor even great, especially at XL levels, I'm setting goals for the ones in the future that I want to beat

[@CRnaixx]

Well there's this thing for me, that every time I grow up I get better... I was like 7 years old (2015) that time, and I was kinda bad at the game... And now 2022 I'm kinda better at the game...

[@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555]

100th subscribe and you deserve much more

[@grahamcracker7029]

God the enjoyment factor is what does it more than anything. Nine Circles took me over 2 years to beat, and then I beat Poltergeist in like a week and a half and I'm nearly done with Deadly Clubstep. I never want to play NC again, but I can definitely see myself coming back to the other two.

[@maxrekt]

Thanks a lot for the video, I’m currently have 92 % on acu and I’m kind of depressed, but your video gave me a little motivation to beat it)

[@amplitron]

The last bit of any level is always a struggle but your progress shows that you can do it. Good luck!

[@Anxmaly666]

this is a very well done video and does a really good job at giving less skilled players an idea of how they can improve at the game faster. great work

[@Brownoix]

agreed

[@triplespamlegend]

Amazing video, loved the tips 👍

[@user-ym3cw3dx6k]

This is cool, I even visited the non-listworthy extreme demonlist. Although, I should have never clicked the "Yuri" tab out of curiosity D:

[@Blade-qx9dr]

This has really helped, im jumping from extreme park to bloodbath, and I've been playing since April

[@rubygod2]

This video is really going to help me out on my journey! you got a sub from me!

[@cryptigo]

just bead acu with under 100 hours of playtime! never thought id be beating demons but holy shit this vid pushed me. thanks bro

[@amplitron]

That's really good, I think I had almost 2k hours before I beat my first extreme 😭

[@cryptigo]

@@amplitron hey man thanks! as a player who only really started on 2.2, this community has been insanely supportive. I love yall

[@prestyy]

wish i knew these before i jumped i think this is extremely helpful to new players, Nice job :D

[@Quitzable]

W video bro. I am thinking of jumping from acu to the hallucination. Imma use these tips to hopefully beat it.

[@amplitron]

Please don't do that. If u do it will make u really good at wave but you'll struggle with every other game mode in levels harder than Acu. As long as you don't get demotivated after beating it, I cant stop you but jumping just isn't a great idea

[@Quitzable]

@@amplitron Thats a good point. Ill look for another extreme demon, but if i find myself struggling with wave, ill try to make decent progress on The Hallucination

[@amplitron]

​@@Quitzable Good Luck :)

[@rascal6543]

These are wonderful tips! I'm not anywhere near beating an extreme demon, and I don't know that I ever will reach that point, but I do find my skill increasing as I play the game and a lot of these tips still apply to levels that I have played through. Sometimes, my determination to beat a level becomes more of my reason for playing than having fun. It makes me wonder I'm even playing if I'm not having fun. Practicing through levels that you actually enjoy is the better way to build skill, because then if you're still determined to beat a level that you don't enjoy, you can play it when your skill level is so much higher that it isn't as difficult.

[@amplitron]

Definitely, even tho I talked trash about Anoxysm I may go back to beat it now that it isn't as hard for me and (hopefully) won't be as annoying

[@jax2899]

going from acu to wasureta after dropping dark odyssey because it got REALLY boring. wasu felt absolutely impossible on my first day but im just now getting there. solid video man you made some great points

[@iguxus97]

most of these tips are already stuff i do, so it just supports my theory. playing a level from the end IS a good thing.

[@ItsWebostyles]

This video is amazing, i haven't beat something "hard" (i only have beaten 6 easy demons lmao) but i want to do an extreme demon and i don't want to beat other levels to improve my skills, i want to play the level right now, i want to do worse trip or blade of justice as my first extreme demon, but i haven't decided what to do first but this video helped me a lot. Keep it up man :)

[@SpaceUS-u7d]

beat acu like a year ago and i struggled with progression these really helped🗿

[@DeeJay694]

I've been playing cataclysm for a few weeks now as my first extreme, and I just can't get past the ufo, so I considered dropping it, but decided not to due to the time I've spent on it, but now I might, but we'll see.

[@amplitron]

If that's the only part you struggle with, you might just need some more practice with it. Most extremes are pretty unbalanced so some parts will take more practice than others. Good Luck either way!

[@TheRoyalGuardian]

This is a really good tip video, as someone who’s beaten both cata and acu, and currently looking for a level to focus on.

[@simplibetter]

not a bad video, its just for a new player like me who doesnt know how to apply these tips (yet so easily understandable) it makes it hard to not put time constraints and or expectations

[@ajgabe22]

I really appreciate the tips given in this vid. I hope this guide helps me beat more extreme demons in the future! :D

[@jexalsgd]

jumping from ultra drivers to cataclysm i currently have 71% and these tips are great and def something I learned in my time jumping. that last quote is something I remember everyday

[@amplitron]

Considering the balancing of cata, you are really close. You got this!

[@jexalsgd]

@@amplitron thank you I hope to beat it soon it’s more of a mental battle really haha

[@kazidough]

You have a banger icon set.

[@semicool103]

currently still stuck on toe 2 but I’m going to keep it up. great video. hopefully someday I’ll be able to beat extremes

[@palex2346]

I have like 53 on killbot and my hardest is Acu as well so yea never give up and find a level that is fun to you! my example killbot

[@Ramp4ge28]

Thank you, now in 3 months i will be beating acheron

[@BasikGMD]

Great vid but ill add more info because I can: Dont play if you dont feel like it maybe playing 30-60 mins a day or less may be better than playing 3 hours straight, also get good sleep. Dont focus in how much attemps other people did on the same level because you will pass a level with the attempts you need. Also if you are still on a difficulty below extreme demons, I recommend beating 5-6 levels of each difficulty with different skill sets to practice. Lastly, I recommend also checking the AREDL where u can see its top and the level itself its like a demonlist for all the levels. For example, I check many levels there and rn im looking for levels 50-100 tops above the last one I have beaten. For instance, I jumped from hypersonic #800 to draco meteor #710and now doing cat planet #590. That is how in 4 months I went from completing my first hard demon to completing 2 extreme demons. Hope this also helps UwU

[@Guillaume_Cioni]

Really good advice, thank you

[@thenickstrikebetter]

My hardest currently is acu (mobile 60hz) so I feel way more motivated now.

[@constellar6330]

This an amazing video and looks very helpful! It looks like a lot of effort was put in

[@xStarz05]

Underrated creator, great video dude

[@fabricorn6298]

acu to list demons in 2 months is great, nice job!

[@granda3649]

I personally recommend playing challenges as they not only increase raw skill but can also make levels that seem hard more accessible.

[@amplitron]

I've never actually tried challenges, maybe I will in the future

[@granda3649]

@@amplitron You should, a good place to start would be the CCPL (Cabbage Community Progression List) and the GDSR (Geometry Dash Skill Rating). Once you get into them, they're honestly pretty fun and satisfying.

[@Flipity_Flopity69]

Great video!

[@arealhuman2409]

I 100% agree with you. My main points are: 1.: It's all about enjoyibg the game. If you don't enjoy a level there's no shame in dropping it and you wouldn't believe how much easier enjoyment actually makes a level. 2.: Your mindset is the most important thing in this game. Don't get demotivated because something takes longer than you thought. Basically keep a healthy mindset that allows you to progress in the game, without feeling stressed, or unsatisfied with yourself. I always go by or at least try to go by these points and it has really helped me progressing in terms of skill. But as I said video games are all about enjoyment so there's no point in torturing yourself with hard levels. Cuz one thing I've also noticed is that some people just don't like them. And that's fine. If you don't like grinding hard levels then you shouldn't force yourself to do them. Idk if anyone even read all of my ramblings I just kind of wrote my thoughts down. Eccellent video btw loved it!

[@kingdyicyninja9474]

Very inspiring video, thanks for the advice, I will make sure I put this into consideration when I try to beat Acu first.

[@Wrongpersongd]

I struggled with Acu for a long time (on 60hz mind you) and it ended up taking me 15000+ attempts and almost a year, but now that I'm on 240fps, I feel like I'm beating levels quicker than I should. I guess that's the mentality I built up, levels always take a long time and fluking almost never happens. (This was probably due to practicing the level sporadically and not having a good strategy or plan when starting). Just wanted to share my experience, but I love the video and hopefully I can beat Semicolon 3 very soon with these new tips!

[@MagmaGMD412]

I remember when I thought I’d never even beat a medium demon, and I started this year with death moon as a hardest, now my hardest is supersonic and I’m going for ACU

[@amplitron]

Good luck!

[@Deki_Na]

actual w tips, awesome video

[@RTemi]

This is really good vid bro. I'm actually jumping from Acu to shardscapes (60hz), and I know you can say that it's too hard, but I found it really easy for me. Some of ur tips will be 100% helpful with this journey lol. I already have 66-100% and 41-78%. I'm also playing some other levels, so i won't go crazy. I'm also taking my time. I don't have any time limit or something like that. Also sorry if there's any grammar mistakes, but I'm still learning English 😅

[@amplitron]

Good Luck!

[@RTemi]

@@amplitron thanks!

[@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555]

third of level runs are not really much. even when I connected 2 runs on SubSonic over 2 months ago I got only from 59 to 61% and then lost motivation. also you gain only robot skills (which is the least used skill in extremes) by playing shardscapes.

[@TrideGD]

@@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555 Progress is progress and if that's what they enjoy doing it really doesn't matter

[@dreamsdicc1817]

@@sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555 i find with shardscapes, its easier to get progression on it because robot is like the least played gamemode. So no one hasnt really mastered it

[@hgfdedzry]

I do everything mentioned in this video, and my hardest is Arctic lights, so i guess this is good advice lol. New sub!

[@imarandomperson761]

Thanks for the video man ! I'm currently attempting my 4th insane demon (and maybe new hardest idk if Plasma Pulse is harder than Supersonic) and I really needed this !

[@amplitron]

Good Luck!

[@imarandomperson761]

@@amplitron Thank you ! First day of grind and I already have 43% and 30% - 74% (my hand is currently dead)

[@MicroTheMicro]

Great video, thanks

[@Aw1_bbx]

Nice vid !!

[@txtronixgd7373]

Ya know, one thing you mentioned that I think I forgot about was trying to find levels to improve a certain skill set. I think I got into a mentality of “if you beat x easy extremes you an beat medium extremes” etc, but that just isn’t the case. If I keep struggling with wave on harder levels, it’s probably because I have a stronger timing skill set than wave and should focus on it

[@tupanar4o]

Really really helpful and good video. The only thing I can criticise is telling people how to practice levels. I mean everyone who is starting an insane/extreme demon or something really hard in general probably knows the best way that they can practice levels because their experience. Good tips anyway for the people without much experience in to the game they can be really helpful. Other than that I pretty much agree with everything.The progression should be consistent not to big nor to small jumps that way it is much faster a lot less a lot more fun than jumping to top 10 from nine circles which quoter of the community wants to do right now.

[@Luxtraa]

Yo this video is so helpful what

[@silaninus]

now that the AREDL exists, we can find levels more easily!

[@NatertotGD-v1j]

tbh i havent even beaten a hard demon but i found my level and its acu. it's really fun and i love to play it. I'm also mildly good at it, but practice makes perfect.

[@amplitron]

Good luck!

[@IsaacNelson54]

If you dont randomly get hand pain you will be able to do this guys

[@N.E.X]

I really felt good about aa but once i started playing it i hated it so much. But recently i dropped aa and im trying atomic cannon instead a level i really enjoy :)

[@pasternaid5637]

i just played shit i found fun and my skill gradually improved i jumped from pyromaniac to killbot

[@Lumi_na_Lumi]

Awesome work right here! I'm so bad playing hard demons but I want to improve when I get the opportunity to do live streams It would make my mentality more positive because now it sucks XD Such a good video tho, congrats! :)

[@NitroFrostMisc]

HOW DO U ONLY HAVE 680 SUBS THIS IS CRAZY

[@zialexgd1297]

I completed my first extreme demon in 75k att

[@ENDI8089]

If only i watched this after i beat acu but its been to late now

[@amplitron]

Mostly everything I said can apply at any time so its never too late, only difference is that it takes longer to get to the list now

[@ENDI8089]

@@amplitron thank you

[@idkwhattoputhere1324]

4:05 i did that with shardscapes where i was doing a jump of bloodbath to xo but i wasnt finding it fun so i jumped to shardscapes instead and now i have a list level completed

[@Spod1s]

i did acu to zodiac like a month ago as my fourth demon

[@ENDI8089]

Gg space uk

[@HyperComet369]

4:05 Thats what I did with delta interface and so I played artificial ascent (which is slightly easier) for a week and beat it for a new hardest.

[@argiapclol]

i've decided to jump from clubstep to acu after 2k attepms i got 29 :D

[@drige2913]

Fantabulous

[@PaulChills]

bro got 87 subs and its a 88 now. you deserve to have more than 10k +

[@LKLOCO]

Very good video, +1 sub

[@richstar03]

Cool video! One thing i just slightly disagree with is, how you say dropping levels is completely worth it. I think sticking with the level can really test, and strengthen your persevearence. However, all of my skill basically comes from jumps which is easier because im bad at dropping levels... So take this with a grain of salt

[@amplitron]

You're right, I just think at times when you really don't enjoy a level, dropping it isn't a bad idea. I don't want ppl to get stuck on a level I recommend and have a horrible time on it and be scared to drop it, if that makes sense. Perseverance is definitely a good mindset to have

[@_alexGD_]

4:03 bro soo true (i just dropped wasu because it just wasn't fun anymore)

[@Schtaggy]

my hardest is acu but i'm practicing and making good progress on nhelv because i'm super committed to the level

[@coldfizzysoda]

im sure this will be helpful!

[@FNAF_Jumpscares]

jumping from acu to hot rod, currently have 62% on hot rod. wish me luck.

[@beepduck]

stcubing is the fucking goat

[@handsomeorange198]

It took me 3 years to go from my first extreme to a list level bruh

[@Daniel-tl6hx]

I’m going to beat sunburn by pocke someday, that level is a banger

[@jachii196]

Ok time to beat acropolis in 2 months👍 (My hardest demon is death moon)

[@amplitron]

Good luck!

[@TheMarshiiRose]

I will finally be able to beat stereo madness now

[@amplitron]

Best of luck

[@babagd]

in 9 months my hardest has gone from acu to acu, I suck

[@ymgwade8220]

I jumped from windy landscape to acu and it took me 18,000 attempts

[@Vorbino_GD]

im doing the same!! i already have a 34% in zodiac with 40k att and over 5 months

[@MemePiano69]

bro did not get the memo

[@anothernoobingd5105]

I tried to beat Hypersonic for almost 5 years, and well I still don't progress (45%) I don't drop the lvl because I tried other extremes and after 2 months I quit because I can't progress consistently, is that my problem? insane demons are difficult but I can beat them in 1 and a half weeks, but the extremes... no matter how hard I try, I can't get consistency. I think I'll continue playing insane. Sorry for my english

[@amplitron]

Just keep doing insane demons until you feel comfortable with a specific skill set and choose an extreme that fits in that skill set

[@DRYOLOHORSE26]

400th sub❤