How Speedrunners Conquered The World's Hardest Game

On December 15th, 2007, a 16-year-old developer named Snubby released The World's Hardest Game, one of the most infamous flash games ever created. The game challenged players to not just overcome it, but to truly conquer it by achieving a completion with the fewest number of deaths possible. However, for many, achieving the game's definition of perfection, zero deaths, wasn't enough. This is the story of how speedrunners truly conquered The World's Hardest Game.
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World's Hardest Game Links:
Update (11/23/22) - After I put up a $500 bounty, Danicker has become the first to complete The World's Hardest Game 2 deathless! • [Former WR] The World'...
Current World Record - • [WR] The World's Harde...
Current TAS World Record - • [TAS] The World's Hard...
WHG Speedrun Version - www.speedrun.com/resourceasse...
Standalone Flash Player - www.speedrun.com/resourceasse...
WHG speedrun.com page - www.speedrun.com/whg1
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Music Credits:
Music List - pastebin.com/66wA2www
Many songs in this video are from Toontown: Corporate Clash, a fantastic recreation of Disney's Toontown: Online, which is worked on by a team of dedicated volunteers - corporateclash.net/
The Relic Song remaster was created by Zame - / zamejack
Snayk's Newgrounds Page (WHG1 Composer) - snayk.newgrounds.com/
A lot of Club Penguin music has been uploaded to KZbin in high quality by one of the game's original composers, Chris Hendricks - / chrishendricks
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Maximum Personal Links:
Twitch - / itsmaximum
Speedrun.com Profile - www.speedrun.com/user/Maximum
Speedruns Channel - @MoreMaximum
Twitter - / itsmaximum_
Discord Server - / discord
World Record Graphs - @SpeedrunGraphs
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Thanks to @aaronspeedruns1727, @hsblue, @fraims, @Danicker, @shiroma, @iBall1 (16 y/o Snubby's voice), and @_Pzula for making this project possible, and to @FairMaidenGames (Snubby) for creating the game!
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World Record Progression Graphs Created Using- flourish.studio/
World Record Data Obtained Through the Speedrun.com API- github.com/speedruncomorg/api
#maximum #speedrun #theworldshardestgame

[@FairMaidenGames]

I'm the developer of the game. It's an honor to have such a well researched and edited video documenting everything. I can attest that all the info is accurate. I am actually still doing game development, but it will be a few years before my next game is released due to having a job now and it being a really large project. My next game will be called Dungeon Dame and although it's mainly a platformer, there's an overworld which is very similar to world's hardest game, but with a bunch of differences and new features. So the WHG series will not officially be continued any further but Dungeon Dame's overworld will be very similar (and hopefully better). Thanks for watching guys.

[@Maximum]

👑

[@gabe456]

rip worlds hardest game, but dungeon dame sounds like it has potential

[@CoderQC]

first also hi

[@gparyani]

I noticed a few years ago that the Snubby Land site had been taken down. I wonder why you decided to take it down then.

[@acat3772]

hi chain

[@yaellevi5448]

I love the fact that it took 7 years and a level selector for someone to beat Shiroma's record by 3 seconds. Shiroma is a legend.

[@Aazel]

He's the real winner tbh. Had he been performing with a level selector back then, he would still be undefeated

[@StopDropDash]

I like dogs

[@on2.2]

He was appearently got skill huge skill

[@Bee-eautiful]

dont forget that pzula also died once in that run

[@Bee-eautiful]

@@Aazel yeah

[@inputnerd_]

Its actually insane how good Shiroma was back then. It legit took 7 years before someone could defeat him. If he had the level selector and 1 more year to practice back then, he would still have the world record to this day.

[@breadboyishere]

probably not even a year, just a couple months

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

Adjusting for era, he is undoubtedly the greatest player in the history of this game.

[@ImNeoFr]

@@deleetiusproductions3497when it comes to goat debates, adjusting for era should be common. people call wilt chamberlain the goat, yet he played against literal accountants and school teachers. people call MJ the goat yet he played against random 40 year old men they plucked from the street. Lebron is playing against generational genetic monsters with 8 foot wingspans who can dunk without jumping. he’s playing against a league who has guys casually dropping 70+ points every other weekend. Lebron is the goat.

[@pongon5196]

@@ImNeoFr how did you somehow manage to connect Lebron James with The Impossible Game 💀 The meatriding is crazy

[@TheSpectralFX]

I love how you broke down the jankinest of Flash hitbox detection for viewers, that was VERY informative.

[@bobbobert9379]

Sad that people accused Pzula of cheating over that

[@Creepo_J]

I learned about the hitbox jank early on and felt very proud of it

[@shiroma]

Thank you for introducing me in such a wonderful video. I don't understand English so I still only understand a small part of the video, but I am happy to know the progress of the records from the time I was playing to now. I would enjoy this video so much more if I understood English. At the time, I thought that I was the only one who would challenge the speedrun in this game and that no one would ever beat my record, but now there are many players and I am impressed when I see them beat my record.

[@Mike-tu5fp]

Hehe, snowman guy

[@van_Zju]

Hey Shiroma, KZbin app today can auto-translate subtitles to many languages including Japanese. Hope this helps! シロマさん、今日の KZbin アプリは字幕を日本語を含む多くの言語に自動翻訳できます。 お役に立てれば！

[@shiroma]

@@van_Zju Subtitles translated into Japanese could be displayed. Thank you!😊

[@Maximum]

I am super glad that you enjoyed the video! Thank you for providing your insight of how you got into speedrunning the game; it's really cool that you are still involved with the speedrunning community all these years later!

[@ItsJoever4now]

nice profile picture

[@TheCrazedCaptian]

Honestly, Shiroma, in my heart, is the real champion for figuring out so many cool tricks without level selection.

[@SG2048-meta]

Yeah

[@shadowstorm1657]

YES

[@A_pers0n]

yeah

[@squidstrasse]

100%

[@dfredankey]

He speedran so they could … also speedrun

[@ItsMeVolatility]

Huge respect to Shiroma and Pzula for their contributions to this speedrun’s evolution! (Based on the video at least) It seemed like Pzula was the only hope for toppling Shiroma’s record, not only in finding ways to optimize practicing (which is useful to the rest of the community), but to show others that it was indeed possible, which I think probably got more people to go for the record. He wasn’t trading records back and forth with others, he was just continually grinding his PB down until he got it. I don’t know exactly how to phrase it, but that kind of ‘trudging through it alone whilst making discoveries that will later benefit the community’ thing is very commendable And holy shit, respect to Shiroma for being a decade ahead of everyone else despite not even being able to practice individual levels. That’s fucking insane and it goes to show just how incredible of a player he is. I can only imagine what he could’ve pulled off nowadays with the tools at everyone’s disposal. I think we can all agree (as either viewers or players) that Shiroma is *the* chad of The World’s Hardest Game and laid the groundwork for any subsequent runners. And I feel like through Pzula’s dedication to match Shiroma, he made it seem more accessible/realistic for new runners to go for the record. I wonder how much longer it would’ve been before the record got beat if Pzula hadn’t decided slowly climb his way there alone Great video!

[@The_Jazziest_Coffee]

i guess it would be considered trailblazing, given that hiroma set the gold standard so high that pzula was the only one who was psychotic enough to take it on

[@julipana]

I've never heard of this game before (guess I've been living under a rock), but the way you told its story made me stick through the whole 1 hour video with such interest that I even caught myself smiling several times as if I followed along its way in real time, specially when hsblue got his world record. What a fabulous job you did here!

[@mrtech2259]

Same

[@Vertic03]

So, you're telling me all those insanely high skill runs which clip into enemies in level 7 are NOT cheated? My mind is blown

[@Maximum]

So, you're telling me all those insanely high skill runs (of red ball) which clip into the spikes in level 7 are NOT cheated? My mind is blown

[@frozenbonkchoy4986]

So, you’re telling me that all those insanely high skill Pixel Quest runs which clip into walls are NOT cheated? My mind is blown

[@kimmstiny.6483]

The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep] A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound. [ding] Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.

[@alfinpovg6378]

@@kimmstiny.6483 lmao

[@danisob3633]

So, you're telling me all those insanely high skill portal runs which yeet out of the map are NOT cheated? My mind is blown

[@Flvoq]

You know you're doing well if you're getting called "Chuck Norris" in the 2010s

[@i30]

Chuck Norris was called that in his childhood xd

[@MasterMCGS]

@@i30 lmaooo

[@l1zvrd]

Exactly❤

[@itsd0nk]

Those Chuck Norris memes started going full main stream in 2010-2011 and were around before then.

[@vampenga9277]

This hit me right in the nostalgia. I remember discovering this game in high school and don't even think I made it to double digit levels. Seeing the game just destroyed by so many people in such a short amount of time is flabbergasting. Thank you for this wonderful run down memory lane.

[@dbzkings2626]

I remember being 14-15 in my coding class in high school and my buddy tell me to check out this game. It was crazy hard, and I never completed it. Good times

[@_Pzula]

Incredible work Maximum. The amount of effort you put into this video is insane. Your presentation skills are top notch and the hour just flew by. This was a wonderful trip down memory lane, and a fantastic recount of the game's history. Thank you for shining the light on our strange desire to conquer this old flash game

[@Maximum]

Thanks for all of the help on this project Pzula! I'm hopeful that WHG will be getting some new runners in the coming weeks 🙂

[@Balls199]

1st underneath maxinum

[@ottlight]

@@Balls199 what about maximum?

[@BallGoBalling]

Pazul?????

[@hsblue]

Fun fact: Pzula started timing runs with a real life stop watch

[@brianhitchcox5530]

I think that the funniest part is Aaron not being able to find the right window size.

[@davinchristino]

And him using IE too lol

[@808partkit2]

@@davinchristino thats sad actually. that he cant afford to buy better computer but can afford to spend most of his time for a bad computer game made by 16 year old

[@gruetzig]

he should just have used linux

[@FFKonoko]

​@@808partkit2we all have spare time, we don't all have spare money.

[@transnewt]

i dunno that seems real frustrating

[@tsurugizaki]

Didn't expect a relatively straightforward flash game to have so many techniques. Amazing analysis and incredible skill by all the runners.

[@AMetalPotato]

For an hour, I got emotional by the achievements of people I didn't know existed about something I'd never think I would care about. This video is a masterpiece of narration.

[@hsblue]

This video is a work of art, The wording, the flow, pace and the big moments for everyone perfectly narrated! Nostalgic and emotional.

[@MChatlakk]

youre really inspiring for dedication man 4 years doing this... thats the dedication

[@Maximum]

Thanks so much hsblue. Best of luck on your future whg streams and pb/wr attempts!

[@dropkickedmurphy6463]

oh hey

[@adembacon]

I defiantly teared up while watching this video, especially at your big moment of getting world record!

[@707Pascal]

didn't even notice who wrote this comment until i finished the video.

[@dolger4308]

For me, Shiroma is probably the most important thing to happen to who speedrunning. The effects of his strategies were not only more than 7 years ahead of their time, but are still being used to this day.

[@TheNameOfJesus]

I'm proud that Aaron is from Canada, but My, My My Shiroma. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4OvpnyjZ6ednc0

[@unicorn_xxx3424]

same

[@asterlofts1565]

The human brain and body are the best machine there is (even if it is flawed).

[@bryanbryan6108]

The most important thing to happen to something that is utterly unimportant is like multiplying by zero. 1,000,000 units of effort x 0 = a lot of wasted time.

[@jameshalper5864]

@@bryanbryan6108 mf when someone has fun (but it has to contribute to something bigger!!)

[@unicorntv2048]

I remember playing this game on flash. Then, I kept looking at others play them and I was amazed. Throughout the 2010s, I observed everyones speedruns. It is honestly so impressive seeing them conquer this.

[@generfeld]

The amount of research and preparation to narrate this smoothly is incredible. And the editing is also great. This is among the smoothest, natural feeling documentary youtube videos Ive seen. Amazing job

[@davigurgel2040]

this just makes me respect Shiroma as an absolute beast, it's insane how high he set the bar up for future speedrunners. Dude was the Pelé of TWHG

[@victorkao1472]

Exactly. And to think he did it in the time where there was no level selection

[@sailadun6603]

The cookiezi of osu

[@xynium.]

@@sailadun6603 the jakad of osu!mania

[@acat3772]

@@nikolas4347atleast they have a good and long life😊

[@Spectator9672]

I am happy I understood every reference made in this reply section

[@doggo7078]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1146">19:06</a> "Your name: Chuck Norris" By 2013 standards, that's a hell of a compliment

[@TheYogai]

I don't know if I am more shocked that you could make an hour documentary out of this or that I watched it all through without losing interest. Great editing. Kudos to all.

[@Forzaigri]

I'm very surprised but then happy to see that every wonderful runner who was mentioned in this video are thanking you or your great job in the comments ! Very happy to see that stuff people like you take time to make these video. I hop people will remember this game and, btw, awesome video !!

[@tetradoge]

Honestly one of the best Speedrun documenters out there

[@cubicallaboratory2063]

Bismuth is amazing too

[@ABeardedLizard]

Definitely one of the speedrun documenters of all time

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@ABeardedLizard Loved the part when he said "It's Red Ball time!" and red balled all over the runners.

[@AirmanTerror180]

Summoning Salt is amazing as well

[@pb_monkey]

One of the best out of the total like 5 lmao

[@Gamesmarts194]

I really like how the competition for this game goes from “Can you beat this WITHOUT DYING” to deaths technically not really mattering (since it’d be slower anyways).

[@rocksteady9826]

I just want to say man, your editing is so on point, so key on that it is an incredible pleasure to watch this video. I stumbled upon this channel from speed running and you have gained a new sub if this is the quality you put out. I know how much time this all takes so I want it to be known that it is appreciated by at least me and I am sure many, many other people here. Great job my friend, incredible homage to speed running and the small niche things that we all deal with when it comes to our passion, either it be this game or many others. I look forward to more of your videos, keep up this excellence.

[@emcustard]

All of the world record holders introduced something new to the game. They're all incredible in their own rights, but I would LOVE to have seen what the early record holders could have done with the level selector when they were still actively speedrunning the game.

[@Maximum]

We've officially progressed from Red Ball 🔴 to Red Square 🟥 Update (11/23/22) - After I put up a $500 bounty, Danicker has become the first to complete The World's Hardest Game 2 deathless! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGTpIBud8ainZY

[@Ascension721]

Omg so true

[@Abtesaam]

Bro we went to the past lets go

[@BallGoBalling]

Ball

[@breadeater1972]

When red 📐

[@AverageTryhard3]

red

[@koharumi1]

Shiroma is still the most impressive. Playing through all the levels all over again. I would die.

[@MoistyHydration]

He and Pzula were the GOATS for sure. Shiroma because he had it rougher than the other guys and had such a good time without clipping all other glitches the other guys used. Pzula found so many strats and improved the time quite a bit. Other guys used there tactics, practiced and found some minor things to improve there time. They all deserve credit but personally this 2 had the most impact.

[@nicodiangelo2040]

Wasn't Hachiman the OG speedrunner?

[@masongraves]

@@nicodiangelo2040 HatredCopter technically was the first person to record attempts

[@Anonymous-qb4vc]

but u get repawn with death counter

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

And the fact that he stayed on top for seven years. You seldom ever see any such accomplishments in speedrunning.

[@solarvoiid.]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2781">46:21</a> average toontown corporate clash enjoyer

[@pax9330]

this was honestly one of my favorite videos i could watch it over and over it was so entertaining whilst also being almost an hour long video keep up the great work Maximum

[@spicyboi88]

Being someone who just beat the World's Hardest Game 2, this is nothing short of incredible. My mind is blown.

[@vinzo0913]

You know you're in for a mind blowing time when you're 1/3 into the video and "it can't possibly be beaten"

[@redmetroid743]

I love watching these speed run documentaries and you got yourself a new sub because damn you're underrated man. Props to the editing pacing music choice and recorded audio. To put it short you're awesome and I'm upset I didn't find you sooner.

[@elliotperes]

Loved that all people featured in the video left a comment, Aaron, HsBlue and Shiroma. Speedrunning is indeed an group enterprise, everyone builds on top of previous effort and the community as a whole gets better. If everything in the world followed this mindset we would be in a very better place.

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

Your storytelling skills are improving every video mate, I'm loving it

[@PaintMyTaint]

You sound real gay right now, man. Gotta stop that.

[@RepostCollection]

"He was able to cut his amount of deaths in half from 15 to 12" Seems legit

[@humanbeing3551]

Yeah its obviously cut in half: one half is 3 and the other half is 12. logic

[@DarkXypher]

Hatred copter got 24 deaths, which he cut in half to get 12.

[@dihqdown6426]

The amount of effort put into the making of this video is incredible. Very well done my friend. I remember playing this game when it came out when I was a kid and I don’t think I ever got close to beating it, just too hard! Amazing speed runs AND no death!

[@qafo]

100K! GG! but on a serious note, ive watched you for a while now and you absolutely deserve it

[@Danicker]

Awesome video Maximum! Whg1 truly has some insanely dedicated players!

[@Maximum]

I hear WHG2 has some pretty dedicated runners as well!

[@klimtkiller]

@@Maximum yeah and WHG3

[@bumbus4103]

@@klimtkiller yeah and WHG4

[@klimtkiller]

@@bumbus4103 also WHG5

[@justvictorgd]

@@klimtkiller :(

[@LiperioHK]

I love how everytime it's like "This run is the perfect one, they can't do better than that. But they did better."

[@bettergang2004]

And it's not going like "as expected", but actually going insane with every chapter and each chapter was unique as a whole and feels like a finished piece of art, but then the picture gets wider and wider, making an old scratch of a game to a complete masterpiece of the storytelling, once again proved that reality is the best storyteller. It's not just the game in the first place, but the history of beating it. Isn't it the real definition of any masterpiece? Being once again perfected to a whole 'nother level each time record is beaten is such a great thing to see and hear nowadays. Did you enjoys as much as i did? It's like a neverending story of becoming better and better, which could be a core plot similar to gaining power in munchkin, influence in romance taking place in kingdoms and even managing to survive some deadly hopeless environments. It requires mc to do something incredible, which are core plot for any incredible story after all

[@bettergang2004]

I'm not convinced that my english is good enough, that you don't need to call for a doctor in order to heal your eyes from my bull s*#t, but thanks anyway for your attention, like, i think i'm bad at english

[@tappajaav]

@@bettergang2004 There isn't really much wrong with your english, but the comment could really use some formating. If anything just press enter every now and then, makes it much more enjoyable to read.

[@UnknownRager96]

I'm pretty sure that's just every speedrun progression video, or summoning salt is just really good at implementing that mechanic to where I think it's the standard

[@waffleplayzmc1575]

Few things: 1. I never thought I’d watch a video on the worlds hardest game considering how fed up with it I was in school (coolmath), but this was truly amazing. 2. It’s so funny you explaining how clipping essentially works in this game since I’d do it so often accidentally and just think I was the luckiest person ever for it not registering lmao. I learned so many neat things and I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t make me wanna turn my pc on and attempt a speedrun or record, but I don’t have that kinda dedication 🤣😭 I’ll keep an eye out for your content though, this video was really cool!

[@kikonrust1346]

this is one of the best youtube videos so far on the internet man i really loved your video andit was just i just dont have any words for it it was , Perfect

[@azuravian]

I don't think I've been more emotionally invested in someone's success than each time you showed all the cool stuff that someone had done, then said "all he has to do is...". This is a masterfully researched, narrated, and edited essay.

[@maximofernandez196]

I hope this could be useful :) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> - Introduction <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="142">2:22</a> - Early Years and First Completion <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="303">5:03</a> - The Cheating Dark Years <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="383">6:23</a> - HatredCopt3r's Foundation <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="461">7:41</a> - Hachimen's First Perfection <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="615">10:15</a> - Shiroma's Old Era <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1196">19:56</a> - Pzula's Revolution <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2059">34:19</a> - A New Challenger Has Appeared <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2180">36:20</a> - Hsblue's Dream <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2516">41:56</a> - Aaron's Unbeatable Mastery <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2930">48:50</a> - Conclusion

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

This should be pinned

[@gamesnotfound4135]

Pin this comment

[@maximofernandez196]

@@gamesnotfound4135 Keep in mind that the pinned comment is fron the game creator himself. I think he deserves recognition :)

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

@@maximofernandez196 maybe copy and paste it on the description?

[@Yzora]

Thanks

[@CandleMedpet]

Wow, the Gran Turismo 4 and Digimon World 3 music made this amazingly well researched and thoroughly put together video absolutely perfect. Incredible content man

[@nikroth]

Bloody amazing, thank you for creating this masterpiece of a documentary !

[@n2k970]

Still crazy that nobody has beaten World’s Hardest Game 2 in 0 deaths, let alone less than 10. That game is an actual contender for the world’s hardest game, some of the levels are insane Edit: Well, now we wait for Danicker to beat WHG3 deathless, lol.

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

This game makes Superman 64 feel like playing madden on rookie difficulty

[@77elite9]

The current wr of WHG2 has only 1 death, maximum put a $500 bounty for the first person to beat WHG2 deathless while beating the 11:57 by danicker

[@movedchannel4944]

guess what ;) danicker finally did it

[@ZER0--]

@@movedchannel4944 Have you got a link? Actually, it's OK. I just seen a link in the comments.

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

@@movedchannel4944let’s gooooo

[@Gust3883]

Still blown away by this speedrunning history. Everybody putting hours and hours perfecting every little detail, saving miniscule things like the level 1 frame skip. Meanwhile there's me, still not being able to win the game once.

[@justaregularnoob8239]

I cant even beat level 1

[@turdboi94]

same i can't beat the game and only made it to level 2

[@AB-vj4op]

Great video, so much work was put into that. Thank you!

[@allurereal]

TTCC music in a speedrun history video of a nostalgic game. I’m in heaven

[@Janjan8bit]

great video! and Wow -- i was not expecting to hear some of my own music in it, hah! glad you liked pacesetter's lobby theme and hope you're hyped for 1.3!! 🎉🎉

[@Maximum]

Thanks for making such a banger track🔥Can't wait to hear more in 1.3!

[@klimtkiller]

I’m proud that I was one of the first people who did this in 0 deaths 10 years back. I made a vid of it but I had it set to private so i missed out on being in the video :( prob wouldnt have anyway since it was slower than hachimen’s and not as old

[@Maximum]

Oh snap, make the vid public if you can

[@klimtkiller]

@@Maximum just did :) it’s slow af as I came up with my own strats which were super safe.

[@Maximum]

Good stuff, definitely submit it to the speedrun.com board: www.speedrun.com/whg1

[@klimtkiller]

@@Maximum thanks. I did that but it got rejected because of suspected splicing

[@Maximum]

@@klimtkiller I don’t know if it was every rejected or not, but I talked to them about it and it looks like it’s on the boards now!

[@nschive]

i remember playing this game in college.. i cannot recall if i managed with 0 deaths in the end, but i completed it with 2-3 deaths A LOT of times. Great fun, so thank you for a beautiful game :)

[@OhhWelll]

I just got recommended this video yesterday and I have now watched every single one of your videos. I love the long form content

[@SpeedrunningSimplified]

Absolutely incredible video documenting one of my favorite flash games from childhood. Well done =) I really enjoyed it.

[@Maximum]

Thanks Kroma! 😄

[@Myszkaedzio]

Oooo... I remember World's Hardest Game. It was really tough. Big respect to the speedrunners, I would never think of even beating the game.

[@ItsNotMonky]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="320">5:20</a> wow this is insane. So, i know this is random, but thank you for including this image. I've been looking for the game titled "choose your weapon" for so long because I remember playing it when i was young and i remember a vivid image of the game however I did not know what it was called or where to really begin when searching for it. So... thank you.

[@cosmicdust2668]

God videos like this give me life. Nothing I love more than some random guy giving the history of speedrunning a game I haven’t heard of in years for over an hour. Makes me feel so fucking alive. I have literally no interest in speedrunning outside these videos but they’re so important to me

[@Walnutr35]

It was so cool to hear and recognize Corporate Clash music! Love to see support for that amazing game! Can’t wait for the 1.3 update any day now!

[@Maximum]

I'm super pumped as well! Hoping to max my toon before the update (currently at 133 laff)

[@habukichan]

Although I'm not a speedrunner, this video was higher entertaining to watch as I still check out stuff in the speedrun community. The editing and storytelling is perfectly paced, and this video is a Mastercraft. Thanks for introducing me to such a nice game and history.

[@rentworth]

I felt incredibly insane when I thought I started hearing corporate clash music great video though

[@Justanotherpersonn-]

Yeah it’s really nice hearing it here :)

[@infinitycrazez8]

Jeez. That was an absolute BANGER of a video. Keep up the hard work!

[@BeastnodeG]

HOLD THE PHONE??? PACESETTERS LOBBY THEME???? INCREDIBLY BASED <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="460">7:40</a>

[@Maximum]

What can I say, the Corporate Clash team puts out some amazing tracks!

[@BeastnodeG]

@@Maximum duke trickyflip and main do compose some pretty insane tracks

[@tori9664]

What a high quality video documentary, your channel is criminally underrated.

[@thewatcher2305]

THIS VIDEO WAS AN HOUR LONG??!! Man that’s some good content I don’t think I’ve ever watched a KZbin video for this long and been this engaged with it completely losing track of the time going by.

[@DieselFlux]

I love the Mario Kart Wii music in the background!

[@ItsTi0]

Maximum, your videos are amazing, you are the one who made me start playing red ball and fancy pants. Also, I'm probably entering the rb speedrunning discord and I'll start my speedruning! Thanks for making my days better, keep up the great content

[@Komatic5]

This game was a large part of my childhood and it’s honestly amazing to see how far people have come with it.

[@insectbah]

Speedrunners are such a special kind of person. Thanks for making this!

[@ErYsZ]

It's amazing how people went from barely beating it to barely being able to optimize something any further. Truly astonishing what people can achieve, when they are passionate about something

[@cosmicsupernora]

the corporate clash music used is like a fucking jumpscare

[@snewythe24th]

toontown player out in the wild spotted clash player on the youtube gettin million views with da clash music omg ong for real for real pacesetter lobbyu thememe

[@PaDSt3r]

I remember about a decade ago I was able to finish the game with only 10 deaths and I felt so much accomplishment for it. The music is nostalgic af

[@patrickneuhauser15]

Crazy how good this Video is about such a simple Game. Great Video!

[@Miju001]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="470">7:50</a> Using this OST is among the best advertisements you could've made for Toontown: Corporate Clash lol, this is a jam

[@bnmc]

we've finally moved on from red ball to red square, well done!

[@Maximum]

🔴?

[@Blackfromstickworld]

we finally moved from red square to red triangle virus

[@lukeflint3853]

What an absolutely fantastic video! The quality and understanding you have about a admittedly niche subject is phenomenal Earnt a subscribe from me

[@gryphka]

Being able to even just make it to double digits in this game made you the coolest person in elementary school. Incredible seeing what other people have been able to do with it. I meant to just watch a couple minutes and go do something else, but I ended up staying for the full thing. Amazing job on this video 👏

[@piguyalamode164]

wall clips depending on window size is the most flash thing ever

[@90enemies]

If anything, this just highlight even more of what an accomplishment Shiroma time was. If he had access to all of these things that the modern speed runners have, just imagine all the things he could have discovered and optimized.

[@iiGhostFire]

you deserve so much more support and attention, this is one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen.

[@aziznh5229]

I’m impressed really, but what shocked me most is how you managed to keep me exited for 54 minutes in a topic that doesn’t have much to be talked about and is new to me! You are a natural presenter

[@jackfelder2560]

God the quality of your videos is so high! I’m so impressed that you do such high-effort, longform content like this. Im always so excited to see one of your videos cause I know you’re gonna give the topic the time it deserves, and stay interesting the whole time!

[@e-party4865]

Wow! So cool too see Snubby, hsbule, Shiroma and Pzula all in one comment section. Makes me wonder what Hachimen and HatredCopter are doing today... I have been playing that game since 2012 and I still never completed it. The fact that Aaron was able to bit it in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="314">5:14</a> amazes me. :P

[@Chavanun555]

All these speedrun stories are so great. I usually watch the NES games like Super Mario or Ninja Gaiden but flash games are also fun to watch as well

[@4thtimerunning409]

wasn't even aware this game existed an hour ago after watching a red cube glide around for over 50 mins I can safely say this is one of the most commendable and dedicated speedrun communities to observe. Who knew you could make a gripping documentary on a barebones flash game barely older than myself, you (and of course the runners who set the bar) really have a skill for content creation.

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

It's great seeing how some flash speedrunners run games for nostalgia, and some run it just because it's the only games their system can handle

[@jacksfacts20]

Just found your channel, one thing I really liked your speed running video that sets it apart from others like summoning salt is the running counter of all the top runners as a background. Shows how close everyone is together and new people joining the scene. As a lover of speedrunning docs, this one is excellent and i'm def subbing for more!

[@ShadowTaze]

When Shiroma completes a level it feels like the smack-text is him talking to the game.

[@akioasakura3624]

🔥🔥🔥 you made me watch a 1 hour video about an old flash game. Insane. Fantastic

[@squidtentacles3492]

I was initially just going to put this on as background while playing a game and checking the video out here or there. The way this was presented, and how well the research and pacing of the documentary was, actually made me drop everything else I was doing and sit here watching the whole thing. Didn't even realize how long the video was until it was over. Amazing work! It's crazy how much this game had going on. I remember playing it (probably on Newgrounds) and could never even get close to beating the game. I didn't even know there were leaderboards! Brought back a lot of forgotten nostalgia. Thank you for this awesome piece of art!

[@DominoPivot]

What a nostalgia trip. TWHG speedruns were indeed an inspiration, and I remember spending a lot of time running the Shift series after watching them. Thanks for making this beautiful documentary on the history of the records with so much detail, it's always fascinating to watch videos like these as an outsider of the community.

[@camoz]

Bro the effort put in to this video is as mind blowing as these speed runs

[@scottrastyles2592]

I like how music syncs at around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="480">8:00</a>, good choice!

[@tappajaav]

Amazing documentary. Pacing, editing, narration all top notch. I also love the fact that many of the mentioned record holders you mentioned can be seen in the comment section. All of them have had their fair share in speedrunning the game but I must say I'm most impressed by Shiroma, especially due to the fact that he got his records without level selection.

[@sethsmith2608]

man worked 4 years to hold the record in a flash game. That is some serious dedication

[@zypA13510]

But misplaced. Imagine dedication at this level to solve real-world problems. 😔

[@pikapikachu4665]

@@zypA13510alright maybe instead of complaining about speed runners on social media and go cure cancer or something

[@zypA13510]

@@pikapikachu4665 How do you know that I'm not? And what is it that YOU have done to contribute?

[@zypA13510]

@@pikapikachu4665 And btw, I don't see it as "complaining". I did not suggest that they must spend all this time on real-world problems, but more like "I implore you to think what could be achieved IF they spend all this time on real-world problems". I'm sorry if you can't find the distinction.

[@bloxp8477]

thanks for the shoutout, October 18th 2008 day i was born they mustve known they had to do something big for my bday

[@chriskaprys]

Riveting stuff. What a well-made video. The only mod I can think of that could add the next level of difficulty - for people like this who have the mettle to go the distance - would be this or a similar game wherein the cycle timing is global to the whole game. I.e. where the cycle begins on level 2 depends on what cycle/frame you completed level 1 on. I imagine that'd be a tough nut to crack, and also something that certain speedrunners could sink their teeth into. Thanks for all the hard work and time you put into this great documentation!

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

'This mistake probably didn't matter that much' Now in the industry, that's what we call foreshadowing.