How the 'Flawless' Red Ball Speedrun Record got DESTROYED

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On the 9th of September, 2020, a speedrunner by the name of rare_eg set a phenomenal Red Ball 12 levels speedrun world record with a time of 3:07.900. This run featured extremely refined movement, extremely difficult strategies, and effectively zero visible mistakes. In November, I released a video called "Red Ball - World Record Progression" which covered the history of the speedgame from its origins back in 2009 all the way up to eg's amazing accomplishment of 3:07. Many in the community though that this run was destined to stand for years without ever being beaten, with eg so far ahead of the rest of the competition. However, in January of 2021, an enormous spike in the interest of red ball speedrunning generated largely through the KZbin algorithm multiplied the amount of active red ball runners almost by 30 times at its peak. Many newcomers to the community started to get really good at the game, with speedrunner Caramel coming within grabbing distance of the world record just a month after first picking up the game. Around this time, developments with the "Sub 20 Train" strategy found in level 11 of the game began to take root, with both the consistency and speed of the strategy seeing massive improvements. The prospects of pulling off the trick in a full game run were laughed at back when I first pulled it off, but with the consistency reaching around 1/20 amongst the game's best runners, any runner with enough time, luck, and dedication could potentially have the ability to incorporate it into a new world record, with eg being the first to take on this challenge. So, this is how the 'flawless' red ball speedrun record... got destroyed.
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The Story of Sub 20 Train- • The Most Coveted Speed...
Red Ball - World Record Progression- • Red Ball - World Recor...
Red Ball 12 Levels WR Progression Graph- • Red Ball - Speedrun Wo...
Red Ball Train WR Progression Graph- • Red Ball Train - Speed...
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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 #RedBall

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[@NorXor]

LES GOOO

[@carterbrown2441]

I will turn into a convertible

[@NorXor]

Loved the part where you had to say Dababy Gaming in a very serious tone

[@Maximum]

norxor actually predicts the future (real)

[@marshmellonofficial]

@@Maximum norxor time is ahead so he can watch it earlier

[@benplus1503]

@@marshmellonofficial that’s not how time zones work

[@user-cj4fu8qq9b]

norxor is speedrunning seeing the video

[@MChatlakk]

agreed

[@Mabi19]

If I had a nickel for every Polish person in this video, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that there are two.

[@xdxboxjaja]

actually three 26:10

[@KubickQ]

“Curse you @@xdxboxjaja!”

[@admzwarszawy3141]

Tak, to dziwne, I'm from Poland.

[@Mabi19]

@@xdxboxjaja oh wow I did not see that I guess you could say "There's another"

[@TheEgglet]

@@xdxboxjaja 4 if i got the record sooner :(

[@unseengamer6464]

"Sub-3 is almost certainly the last 10-second barrier the game will ever see" Maximum, don't make this mistake again. If you say something won't happen, it will. So just keep doing this.

[@brandonm1708]

Maybe he knows and is hoping for someone to challenge him

[@unseengamer6464]

@@brandonm1708 good point.

[@GayAnnabeth]

well he mentioned that death warp if that is somehow repeatable, it might give a couple seconds, so that can help

[@CaramelBinkie05]

Death warp is 100% consistent

[@Nevir202]

It's the kind if prediction with no downside. If he's right, he looks like a genius. If he's wrong, there's massive hype for his new video explaining whatever new madness proved him wrong lol.

[@xdxboxjaja]

His name is Tony He’s from Milano He whispers softly in my ears in Italiano

[@tanini56]

Mario.

[@stathinfection]

LMFAO I REMEMBER THAT

[@xdxboxjaja]

wrong chat

[@haronka]

Wow, you Commented before the video went public

[@RGC_animation]

Really?

[@rileycarlson3714]

"Sub 20 train is basically impossible in a full game run" Entire redball community: "and i took that personally"

[@fynnsternis6432]

"Is sub x possible?" - "No" And then it was. That's kind of speedrunning in a nutshell, if I'm being honest xDD

[@nofivefivesevenseven]

Fuggin Odyssey mincaps, the friggin CRCs and stuff, yeah mincap would absolutely agree (in this case: is sub 9 caps possible? no. _cuts to 3 caps)_

[@yoeule0947]

@@nofivefivesevenseven that was a nice moment.

[@veloxplayer098yeeeah7]

2:47 babiesssss

[@IwasFRAMEDiTELLyou]

You can credit your massive increase in subscribers to the fact that you make very high-quality, educational, and enjoyable content. I subscribed pretty early on in the spike of subscriptions, and I remember I was absolutely baffled at how few subscribers you had the time

[@Maximum]

Thanks for being an OG!

[@bathroomshy]

same

[@caoilfhionndunbar]

same, hes up their with Summoning Salt and TheRixer for speedrunning documentaries

[@RichConnerGMN]

nice pfp

[@kblew620]

Maximum has essentially given this community a name, and a good one

[@fenderat1713]

I love speedrunning videos where neither speedrunner is considered the "good guy" and it's just talking about people's great achievements, you pulled that off perfectly mate. keep making videos

[@fenderat1713]

@@issadraco532 LMAO

[@ShinyCyndaquil3]

@@issadraco532 what

[@ShinyCyndaquil3]

Couldn’t you just skip to the end tho

[@nethowarrior3294]

@@issadraco532 then why did you watch the video

[@manthespoon]

@@issadraco532 too bad you have a life so go use it and let the no-lifers no-life in peace

[@sumcarson]

I would say that the one dislike is someone who lost a record, but this community is so nice I can't really say that.

[@elliemeissner9751]

Don’t worry, they’re just Australians trying to like the video

[@liesnoneya]

Thanks to you 80 people disliked out of spite

[@sumcarson]

@@liesnoneya Yep, I am why they disliked. I'm the reason.

[@sonetagu1337]

Its bot, every view = more dislikes

[@joseantoniorodrigueslopes6979]

​​@@sumcarsonwait how can you gays see dislikes? (I meant to write "guys" but I'll keep it like that cuz it's funny)

[@Memer9456]

imagine just making a low-end physics game and a few years later getting like a million players suddenly

[@aeoninfinity247]

a decade, actually, I have distinct memories of playing it all the way back in 2011

[@minescript3345]

It's a very common thing in speedrunning that the record is not beaten for years and then it is beaten twice in the same day

[@hexagon8899]

im so used to seeing the jumping off of the red stuff that dying to it feels weird

[@rm-cd2dy]

I remembered three days ago when your most viewed video had only 54k views 🤧 Time goes fast 😭

[@kdan928]

I dont think that was three days ago but ok

[@GDOsmium]

@@kdan928 Time really does go fast lol

[@theshire9173]

I can't believe your reverse psychology guilted me into subscribing. Very clever

[@moris_tm6670]

Oh nice. We will see how rare.eg did the frickin Sub 20 train

[@Aldar21]

I legitimately thought that rare just got sub 3 today by the title of the video... No worries, it'll happen someday, probably soon!

[@thatoneguy9582]

soon indeed

[@joseantoniorodrigueslopes6979]

​@@thatoneguy9582very very soon, indeed

[@Kalaphant]

Maximum: "Almost certainly the last 10 second barrier that will ever be broken" Miniland: Gets a 2:35

[@theneonbop]

I'm sure this was not what the dev was expecting when they made this game

[@smoothdude8440]

The editing has always been amazing, of course you deserve this

[@Jay-hd2ny]

Now wait until someone finds a trick beating the ground triangle

[@kobzyy]

sub 10

[@ncohagan0541]

This is the first time I've seen a KZbinr with over 20% sub percentage

[@finn596]

I saw one with 76%

[@bakruptfern329]

JSchlatt has about 70-80 I think

[@thepastaprogenitor851]

Matt shea has like 90

[@TheRealNiktWazny]

I hav seen someone with over 95% and two people with less than 2%

[@cheesejam1373]

69th like

[@Zet237yt]

11:45 Everybody gangsta until GameguySD shows up in your speedgame and casually blows your mind wit ha new speedstrat

[@TerraHardcore]

cute pfp

[@Zet237yt]

@@TerraHardcore Thank you. It was made by Chuck Mullin who makes fantastic mental health pigeon comics. You can find her stuff at chuckdrawsthings.com/ or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @charlubby

[@Storster]

I never thought I would be so interested in a game like this and you proved me wrong haha

[@ethangass4524]

This is some good stuff right here. Tight video 🐐

[@Maximum]

🐐

[@marshmellonofficial]

IM WAKING UP AT 2 AM JUST TO WATCH IT

[@moris_tm6670]

I'M WAKING UP TO ASH AND DUST

[@MrCybersnow]

Am i witnessing a rising speedrun channel? Heck yeah, good RNG to you, brother!

[@titouanpeslier5551]

Mariomario:i beated the record other speedrunner:Mariomario this is the third time this week

[@aidikp3663]

Bro, I loved your documentary. I thought that you were one of the casual KZbinrs that do such World Record Progressions with 400.000 subscribers in the back. The documentary was just so good! You deserve all these subscribers and likes!

[@Artsia]

Words cannot describe how much I love stories from the speedrunning community

[@Zarzamoritas]

Loved the part when Jonas says tree oh one tree oh one

[@Zarzamoritas]

Also 3 more days till sussy sunday

[@dababygaming996]

THATS WORLD RECORD!!!

[@JWScube]

@@dababygaming996 TREE O- TREE OH ONE!!!

[@lampion4490]

@@dababygaming996 Ten český přízvuk mě praštil do uší xD Ale hodně pěkný run :-)

[@dababygaming996]

@@lampion4490 dík

[@thelegendarybulldozer7256]

Red Ball was my favorite little flash game to play when I was very young and it is extraordinary to see how far it has come

[@carterbrown2441]

You forgot to put in my 2:58.267 world record that happened at exactly 8:43 PM on 7/16/22

[@thatoneguy9582]

Alright todd rogers calm down there

[@blueberrryy]

He didn’t forget to include it just never happened

[@carterbrown2441]

@@blueberrryy you’re bout to look real silly when you realize you’re wrong

[@Z3R0F1V3]

ok and? maybe on next video, as he spent time making this video, its not as simple as record, upload, done.

[@blueberrryy]

@@Z3R0F1V3 yeah I believe him now I should’ve checked his channel it’s just his comment history

[@thebettergamer2988]

I got you max ! You fr need to keep this content going very in love with your story telling abilities

[@globalman2637]

This video is insanely underrated. Very nice video. I got hooked to this more than a movie.

[@innertuber4049]

7:18 "OUCH!" cried I, and died

[@reyernestambayec1686]

"Hit me baby one more time"

[@skaroGD]

Red ball used to be my childhood game. In early 2019 I saw a red ball speedrun, and whithiout watching it, I tried speedrunning it myself (the time of the speedrun was around 3:2X) the best time I could get though, was 12 minutes. I then decided to watch the video. It had spike strat, which I didn't know how to do. So I completely gave up on it. Late 2020, and red ball became a really popular speedgame, so I decided to give it a go again. The community was way bigger than in 2019.

[@SiKw0w]

Congratulations on your recent success, keep it up, proud of you.

[@paddy6976]

bruh i didn't realise i didn't have notifs on, good thing i saw this in my recommended i love your content

[@LeKukie]

That guy in the thumbnail of the right most video at 29:35 reminds me of someone... But I can't quite remember who he is. Jokes aside, this video was thicc. Sub 3 hype.

[@dababygaming996]

Epic Win

[@Maximum]

Niftski also makes a cameo at 21:38 for roughly half a second!

[@splashyflame]

I’ve never even played red ball, but the community around it is insane. These videos are fun to watch!

[@Sandstheskeleton]

I’ve been with your channel since you uploaded the red ball speedrun progression video

[@californiacoffee9305]

Jeez bro I was here when you were at about 500 subs some months ago after playing red ball 1 again and looking through the speedruns on it, and now you got over 20k congrats!!!

[@jajastacha3796]

Nice job maximum, your channel grew really quick

[@jackthejoker6330]

The intro went so hard. Good work

[@Quicksilvir]

Wow wow these just keep getting better and better! Congrats to everyone in the video and all the diligent newcomers!

[@Millsy540]

i love the fact this is the video that I've first seen of yours, and i subbed before you had even mentioned your 100% sub rate. You got the stuff man!

[@_end3rguy_]

I might actually speed run this game, but since this game is one of my earliest childhood memories it feels wrong to destroy it

[@kenziebalhatchet3918]

You’re not destroying it, you’re perfecting on how it lets you play

[@jonasgaming7652]

I'm big fan of you and get real

[@dababygaming996]

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[@odiugretsam1597]

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[@Karmaquota]

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[@Abtesaam]

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[@Metradime]

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[@gameguysd]

Excellent documentary!! It’s so exciting to see how this game and series have taken off. Sub 3 is absolutely a when, not an if. Good luck to the runners!

[@RGC_animation]

Never say never, especially in speedrunning, everything is possible.

[@Parasitemusic]

I love the speedrunning community so much for it's dedication. Each time a mind-blowing hard Tech is found you can be sure that runners will eventuality get it.

[@lebronleonardo4675]

good video man, this will blow up

[@Romanggwp]

Great content mate. You deserve so many more subs

[@MrMommyoftwo1012]

Congrats on 100k max!

[@aubreyterry9453]

LETS GO BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@meowcat7124]

I was kinda late, but at least I was here before premiere ended

[@777KingAce]

I remember playing all the games in the Red Ball series growing up. Now I'm on the edge of my seat for that sub 3! Awesome video essay, sir. :)

[@potatoman7028]

I have never heard of you or redball but this video is interesting so i subbed

[@cptazstudios7952]

Why do I have to wait so long!!!!

[@johanngalland6188]

This whole video and channel is proof that games never truly die, especially flash games, and I find that beautiful !

[@valseedian]

that 100% subscription rate thing got me. i'm just sooooo used to the other way it's normally portrayed. peer pressure or something.

[@swisscheesek]

This is so beautiful seeing so many people come into a community

[@JocouGCK]

Flawless video

[@justicicle9673]

Almost too good so

[@dupisdisasterpiece1058]

My diarrhea is huge btw so nasty chivken fat

[@JocouGCK]

@@dupisdisasterpiece1058 Idiot

[@pineapplekiwi7804]

when you have to wait another 13 hours to watch smh

[@bakruptfern329]

?

[@Andy_does_stuff]

15:45 I Like how read about jumping is synced with the music

[@gone4now864]

i love you for putting the gran turismo 4 music on

[@tfk_001]

I'm just here waiting for a wrong warp to be discovered; a new one was discovered around january for Containment breach, and the world record for it is now 2:01. In a similar light to red ball, it feels as if the final minute barrier is about to be broken

[@vantheman4237]

omg I love your streams!

[@tfk_001]

@@vantheman4237 thank you!

[@xsmamb0357]

Level 11 of this gives me vibes of super mario bros 4-2. 👁

[@SadToffee]

Your videos are like a mix of squatch gaming and summoning salt. It's great.

[@sagacious03]

Decent video! Thanks for uploading!

[@PreviouslyFresh]

it so weird for me i started speedrunning the game for fun back in 2018 without uploading my runs, where only a few runs were recorded now a redball video with almost 300k in my recommended bruh.

[@theravenpirate4744]

Are you going to do a video on Red and Blue Balls one day? I find that to be one of the most interesting of the red ball speedruns

[@Maximum]

Yes! Its on my video ideas list.

[@Rubienlily]

i just came here to say that it is out if you dont know

[@theravenpirate4744]

@@Rubienlily I do know and it was great!

[@robertglogowski777]

Amazing music choices! :)

[@rafthesheep]

The part when you showed the subscriber ratio was genius!

[@flan_fan1234]

7:28 Song is World's End Girl's Rondo (Asterix DnB Remix)

[@paulagarciallorente]

Ah yes, the fellow osu!™ enjoyer

[@flan_fan1234]

@@paulagarciallorente i come from the taiko map

[@outlawgecko8471]

42 hours left 👀

[@moonsterdark5255]

I love how 30 min of video feels like 5. keep up the good work.

[@channelwithnotopic]

23:34 the only man to actually make a video after he says that

[@tommopolis]

21:36 thats me lol also congrats to all the runners for helping the red ball time go down and making this community bigger.

[@sico.]

let me just set my time to 7pm and I can watch it earlier

[@Maggerama]

Your videos hit the right spot. Grow on!

[@ignazachenbach5406]

07:34 I very much appreciate the _AHiT_ time-rift music. Nice addition.

[@MChatlakk]

This video so enjoyable I like it

[@smal_brain]

Caramel Got 2m57s800m like five days ago Pog

[@daleopatrick]

These videos remind me of Wirtual with Trackmania. Love the content

[@etopowertwon]

Oh. Music at 7:30 seems to be World's End, Girl's Rondo(Asterisk DnB) / ワールドエンドガールズロンド

[@MatharuCH]

2:36 He did it. He pulled off the impossible.

[@saidahrorspeedruns1065]

No. My secondary was the only account that wasn't subscribed (fixed that, so hopefully 0,00%)

[@xejux4928]

Imagine doing sub 15 train so wr train, doing the run with 1-12 so wr sub 3, continue for wr 17 and get it. Oof

[@GuidoHaverkort]

"This will be the last 10 second mark to happen" Okay he said it, see you guys in 6 months

[@Maximum]

Why put quotation marks around something that I never said 🤔

[@iexist1300]

Great video. Just wondering where you were when all this happened.

[@andgadzthenolif5510]

Good job caramel!

[@troyeze]

Record got Get Real'd By the jonas and gaming (In trollface tuesday) 国防部 Sub 20 Train 部国防 itsmaximum conspiracy theory 部国防部国防 dababygaming

[@divinesleeper]

man this makes me so excited about a game I've never even played

[@asdasf8817]

the sub 20 train strat sounds like bhop market gardening in tf2 but harder

[@thatonedude9148]

I love seeing my own name in stuff

[@Maximum]

the other jonas

[@dababygaming996]

FAKE

[@thatonedude9148]

@@dababygaming996 Idk what you are talking about.... >:)

[@YellowSkarmory]

smh I discovered death warp and I got no credit better see it in the death warp video

[@Maximum]

"As much as I would love to explain how this strategy works and the discoveries that led up to it, that is going to have to wait for its own separate video"

[@xdxboxjaja]

Ska-badabadabadoo-belidabbelydabbladabbladabblabab-belibabbelibabbelibabbelabbelo-doobelidoo I'm the Jetman

[@dababygaming996]

insane jetman discovered it first!

[@MChatlakk]

CRY ABOUT IT

[@YourPalKindred]

I don't even know what red ball is but I'm still gonna watch this

[@themightybean3071]

Music was on POINT, I was dancing half the time!