Red Ball 4 Vol.1 - World Record Progression (Speedrun History)

A Video by Maximum - This is the world record history of Red Ball 4 Vol.1, a well known flash game, but a sparsely known speedgame. This world record history of this game brewed rivalries, friendships, and some amazing moments. This is a story that I and many others were involved with. Here's our story.
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Red Ball Community Links:
Current World Record: • (FWR) [2:59.920] Red B...
Red Ball Speedrunning Discord: / discord
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Modern Vintage Gamer Bandcamp (he made the opening song which absolutely slaps): modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/
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Music Timestamps:
0:00 - Modern Vintage Gamer - Phenom
1:44 - Main Menu - Red Ball 4 [OST]
2:51 - Game Loop 1 - Red Ball 4 [OST]
3:58 - Game Loop 2 - Red Ball 4 [OST]
4:30 - Break the Targets - Super Smash Bros Melee Soundtrack
5:12 - Game Loop 3 - Red Ball 4 [OST]
7:18 - xXxAlExBaLsOnxXx - Turning Off
11:01 - Modern Vintage Gamer - Race Condition
12:43 - Ultra Necrozma Battle Music - Pokemon UltraSun & UltraMoon Soundtrack
18:02 - Minor Boss - Pokemon Battle Revolution Soundtrack
19:37 - WWF Raw SNES Style - CM Punk Theme (Living Colour - Cult of Personality)
24:52 - Waterfall Colosseum - Pokémon Battle Revolution
27:21 - Magma Colosseum Pokémon Battle Revolution Music Extended HD
31:01 - Home - We're Finally Landing
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Corrections:
- While researching, I completely missed a World Record that was by thelegendarymudkip of 5:52 on the 12th of January, 2015. This goes between Jezs' WR of 7:29 set on 11/30/14 and Jumpyluff's WR of 5:11 set on 2/28/15.
- The second jump of a double jump is not frame perfect. The first jump must be executed for exactly one frame, and the second jump can be executed between 3-8 frames later, confirmed with TAS tools. This is much more difficult than it should be since Flash Player drops any inputs which are executed between two frames. Inputs can be as short as 7ms on some keyboards, making it very easy for inputs to be contained entirely in the a 33ms window between frames, causing them to be dropped.
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Huge thank you goes out to Motorjam, Evgeniy Fedoseev (creator of the red ball series), the red ball speedrunning community, and the whole flash speedrunning community as a whole. You guys are the best ^^
#maximum #Speedrun #RedBall4

[@Maximum]

Edit: A huge discovery was made that allows the boss to be completed in as fast as 29 seconds, which made getting sub 3 in this game actually possible. On the 12th of February, I achieved the first sub 3 in this game with a time of 2:59! You can find a video about this discovery here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH3Lg56BqLhssLs Follow me on Twitch to keep up with my speedruns: www.twitch.tv/itsmaximum And join my Discord to stay updated: discord.gg/VgdepznZQT

[@MerihforS]

Sub 3 barrier broken guys

[@tuxtheidiot1767]

Frick you, i wanted to be the first to get sub 3:( guess i gotta grind even more then

[@tuxtheidiot1767]

@Oakley Alonso bot?

[@reynoldskynaston9529]

Dang he’s quoting himself

[@davisdf3064]

Only some people can do it and sound actualy good

[@Kinsaurus]

Only ones with great knowledge can quote themselves -Kinsaur

[@banananana2]

Everyone knows minute barriers are cooler than second barriers... The fact that what I thought was going one off speed game I chose 2 and a half years ago turned into this blows my mind. It truly is an honor to be part of this brief and insignificant part of history and I will cherish this memory forever. Great video. But I'm still not coming back Motorjam 😎

[@Maximum]

most powerful fruit in existence

[@Motorjam]

if banananana says that minute barriers are cooler than second barriers, i know what i have to do 2:59 incoming

[@BowserStrikesEverywhere]

@@Motorjam 2:59 actually incoming monkaS

[@GGamerLiam]

Say banananana 5 times fast

[@Camothor10]

@@GGamerLiam banananana banananana banananana banananana banananana

[@gobe9197]

"But I think speedrunners are happy to find them." bruh wish every game dev had this attitude

[@MappingWithYakko]

bob

[@Rubienlily]

bob

[@gobe9197]

bob

[@dodriothegamer3624]

bob

[@scarlettetherose]

bob

[@alexluongo3163]

Absolutely love the summoning salt music for the last run

[@tcideh4929]

The artists name is “Home”

[@OMN1N]

I love how HOME's music is just known as Summoning Salt music now lol

[@Kagodapop]

@@OMN1N i know it from wirtual and his trackmania videos similar to this one, as well as being a fan of home

[@coolbasedgigachad6820]

spoiler.

[@egg6572]

on one hand it’s mildly annoying to hear home music nicknamed summoning salt music but he also exposed so many people to goos music so i dont wanna complain

[@wsabcha]

not gonna lie, i thoroughly enjoyed this video. i always find world record progression videos enjoyable and interesting, but i questioned whether i would find enjoyment in this one because it’s based on a flash game i have no connection to and it was uploaded by a small creator. i was proven wrong and i did indeed find this entertaining.

[@BatmanYTA]

Same here man

[@theannilators7479]

Yo straight up as a kid playing this game I discovered double jumping but I thought it was a feature that was poorly executed because of how hard it was to pull off and I hated this game because of that. Only now am I finding out I stumbled upon a speed running glitch

[@jayphilipps3904]

obligatory r/thathappend

[@theannilators7479]

@@jayphilipps3904 Dude I was playing on a shitty 2009 Laptop. Literally any flash game with passible graphics would lag that bitch. Also didn't help that is was a family laptop so its storage was always chock full of photos and whatnot. When I pressed a key, I would always either hold it down or spam the key to make sure the button press registered.

[@cranberries24]

The many directions: Left, Right, and *Jump*

[@illford6921]

There's always down

[@TripleBuffered]

Searched KZbin to find Summoning Salt style world record progression videos by small creators. Was not disappointed :) Thanks for all the effort I know has gone into this! It's such a treat to go down a well-presented speedrunning rabbit hole. Liked, commented and subscribed ^_^

[@Maximum]

Glad that you were able to come across this one ^^ thanks for the kind words!

[@sushicat999]

Yes! I love how Summoning Salt inspired people from so many different speedrun communities to make videos of record progression. I don't care if I have never heard of the game, I just love the format, the thrill of thinking "ohh how low can the time go?" Its just so damn fun and this video is fantastic

[@brianmiller5034]

Hi

[@kfoley275]

You made me seriously care about a flash game I had next to nostalgia for. Well played man, well played.

[@Motorjam]

I WAS HERE PogU

[@bnmc]

PogYou

[@fijisharbrough]

Pretty cool glitch, eh?

[@manuelluna5423]

hi matthew thank you for the mac and cheese from like 3 or 4 years ago

[@Motorjam]

@@manuelluna5423 it's a shame brian didn't like it

[@zhedrickgruenfeld]

home - were finally landing is the most iconic music in speedrun histories

[@idaianemaia]

Wold record

[@NorXor]

new boss strat was found, skipping the entirety of phase 2, saving ~25s optimally

[@noahreive1868]

yooooo my guy what is the cost of ballin

[@iexist1300]

Actually it replaces phases 2 and 3 with phase 1, but yeah

[@LawrenceMK2]

Huh

[@CaramelBinkie05]

20:52

[@zir0nic]

underrated video. i’ve speedran my fair share of flash games, and never really got into red ball due to how technical it always seemed. this video brings a lot of stuff to light and was really entertaining. fantastic job.

[@herbs4135]

While I discovered the speedrunning community for this game a year or so ago, it makes me so happy to see how optimized the runs are and how quality these videos are. Along with the Run games, the Red Ball games were my childhood, and me and my friends played it whenever we got the chance in the computer lab at school. Such a groovy game and so much nostalgia. Keep it up!

[@Jumpyluff]

Very cool, thanks for making this!

[@Maximum]

the legend himself

[@th3on3c]

Saw a wr progression video posted on Reddit, and it did not disappoint. I admire your use of foreshadowing more than other videos of this kind! Amazing job :D

[@clabesimp]

Hol up I know you from SDD lol

[@Abtesaam]

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[@liifeyy]

almost 2 years after this videos release i still find myself constantly coming back to it. i genuinely love this video so much and it shocks me to see how underrated this video and ur channel in general is.

[@balloony9497]

Wow, this was really well done, I honestly was completely shocked on good this was. I new nothing about this game yet after watching this I know a lot because of you clear way of explaining it. I also didnt expect much from the progression standpoint because it isnt a famous game but I was proven wrong by ur amazing video. Keep it up!

[@lilcrispy2454]

I like how he’s 14 when he gets wr and sounds like future Ted off of how I met your mother when narrating

[@hemmojito]

I love listening to people talking about their passion. Even though I'm not into Speedrunning this documentary style video was stellar. Congratulations. I'm a speedcuber and I know about grinding something for a very long time to finally reach a goal. I respect the effort put into that.

[@TheGreenFrog]

Thank you for this awesome video! As a former casual Red Ball 4 Mobile speedrunner, seeing all these tricks, tactics, and dedicated runners was fun to watch!

[@IsakMagnusson01]

Everybody gangsta until HOME - "We're finally landing" starts playing

[@GGamerLiam]

Got this recommended while watching here comes the sun by bill wurtz

[@abbiebuit]

Lol

[@jeffrey_jacobs]

w t f same

[@jacobymcguire4928]

I got It from long long journey

[@believer1056]

Can’t wait till someone find a glitch that takes you to the boss skipping all the levels

[@kleck3846]

That's the red ball 5 run in a nutshell

[@goldenboy9674]

A really good work on this video. I respect all the efforts put into strats development. I like speedrunning myself and when I decide to pick up a new speedgame speedrun by no one, but me, I work hard to find optimal starts, so that the speedrun doesn't look like I just play with the timer. So it's so delightful for me to see such dedication to this game. GG everyone!

[@alphatwist2191]

There is something about red ball that is so much better than other games to speedrun. For red ball you don't have to do this pixel perfect crap 10x in a row for a good time. It is chill. Just learn a few tricks and you are good. Instead of having to be a time god, you have to be kinda chill. (my experience compared to other games)

[@mitch9224]

Love your content on these games :) So many of them were ones I played a ton as a kid. Super happy to hear people play them still! Also it's fascinating to see very active communities in games I thought no one played much anymore

[@huejanuel2292]

Bro, that last section when you played "We're Finally Landing" From Home (Also known as the Summoning Salt song) that gave me goose bumps. Absolutely insane video! Love your stuff! Keep up the good work!

[@aweinstock999]

This video was so well made, you got me very interested in the journey and I had never even heard of this series!

[@Blackeyedsusans]

I think that this video is not enjoyable just because you have a good flow and good commentary but also because you were one of the speedrunners involved it just makes the video so much more interesting. Keep up the amazing work my friend!

[@iexist1300]

This video really makes me realise how much better you've gotten at narration and how important it is. Your editing was really good for such an early video though. Its pretty impressive

[@froggman66]

I love this video good job on the world record also red ball is the best game to speed run 🤗

[@somniad]

Interesting to see one of these from a more personal perspective. It's harder to hype yourself up to an audience without it being weird, but this was a story worth telling and I'm glad you told it!

[@mattlovelltv3794]

Dude these videos are awesome, I hope they get recommended to more people, you deserve it.

[@koplopbopthecatsikune9502]

11:10 The music here reminds me of a song used in a long forgotten game called Hooda tower Before late 2010s, a website known as hoodamath, a rival to coolmathsgames, had made tons of escape room type games, like trump tower, waterpark, ect, but also had a platformer escape room with their mascot, hooda, known as hooda tower, but as of late 2010s, the trilogy of hooda towers were removed without a trace of it's existence on any website, not even youtube.

[@Maximum]

are the games on flashpoint?

[@koplopbopthecatsikune9502]

@@Maximum No, like I said, they were just completely wiped from existence, it's weird, almost makes me sound crazy being probably the only one to know of it's existence but they did exist, I played all 3 when I was in school around 7 years ago.

[@elliemeissner9751]

Idk what it is about these vids but they’re just so...relaxing and calming

[@maccy7658]

This started popping up in recommendations again btw bro, your channel will gain rapid growth soon

[@thehelper1164]

Dude, the Pokémon Battle Revolution music is such a good choice - the vibes of this video were immaculate because of it. Absolutely elite

[@woah786]

I’ve watched so many world record progression videos I somehow landed here. Anyway nice vid and add HOME were finally landing more often that song slaps

[@Ender_Onryo]

This was amazing and it's cool to see that small flash games can have entire communities and histories of their own. Here's to someday seeing sub 3. But as for myself I will stick to just game completion. I don't really go for records unless there is an in game tracker for it but I wish you the best of luck in pushing it ever lower.

[@noahmorgan3944]

You deserve way more subs than you have. I’m gonna show all my friends your channel

[@tiny9720]

My guy put Home in this vid lol nice vid

[@idaianemaia]

Scuba ball

[@landeeztutors]

Amazing editing and I love your voice! Keep going maximum!

[@mussy9387]

Didn't know this game had a speedrunning scene! maybe ill take a go ;)

[@user-vw4xp5nt9f]

23:59 "the stars had aligned" *proceeds to jump over all the stars*

[@yuriiknapik7241]

Here to support you ma man

[@pretzelbomb6105]

Oh the nostalgia… it hurts, but it’s a good hurt.

[@jjowens8506]

I like this channel because it has so many world record progressions

[@MeesterTweester]

Another great video as always :)

[@-SeventeenF]

Having a segment called "The Era of Maximum" in your own video is quite the chad move.

[@idaianemaia]

Rush G

[@idaianemaia]

Rᴜsʜ G

[@idaianemaia]

ʳᵘˢʰ ᵍ

[@idaianemaia]

𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝙶

[@idaianemaia]

𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐆

[@SuperSam12345]

The boss in this game used to give me nightmares as a kid because of his red angry eyes 😱

[@stevetrm3395]

14:23 How prophetic of you Motorjam. I like this line

[@nicholaskroeplin81]

Incredible Video! You should be more popular

[@Techno-Universal]

I had no idea that this old Flash game I remember playing on browser game websites as a kid in primary/middle school back in 2011-2013 would end up becoming a speed run trend all these years later! :)

[@bnmc]

15:54 "you're a lot better at this game than I am" oh no no no pepeLaughing

[@Maximum]

I mean, at the time...

[@Motorjam]

maximum sounds like a fetus in that clip

[@YellowSkarmory]

@@Motorjam maximum sounds like me in that clip*

[@Motorjam]

@@YellowSkarmory no, he doesn't

[@YellowSkarmory]

@@Motorjam well I practically sound like a fetus

[@EaterOfGeese]

I like how everyone was SUPER impressed when someone got sub-4:05 but then you are just like "hmm yeah 3:29 why not"

[@Wet..]

Congrats on 6k

[@LLClawz]

great video!

[@sugarmeep5861]

There is an official variant of red ball that has multiple worlds

[@svant7921]

Great vid man

[@finnthomas7014]

It's nice to know this game is getting a ton of attention

[@thogn3344]

Any% runners be like *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* *bang* FUCK I MISSED A DJ *resets*

[@bnmc]

NOT FALSE LULW

[@sunsteel_guardian5967]

the second the speedrun music comes on you know thats the run he gets sub 3:30

[@clippygoat]

I knew it, i knew that double jumping is possible in the game. My classmates back in 5th grade told me i was crazy for mentioning it, let alone doing it as a proof.

[@Maccaroney]

Good content.

[@Kitthecatgod]

I love these videos ngl

[@16montana24kobe]

good vid my guy

[@iamelbows1318]

Wow the double jump is one frame? When I played this I did it all the time lol

[@MijasWatchesYT]

I watched one Red Ball video and now I’m getting them recommended 😂

[@bonkers5451]

You know this Maximum guy sounds pretty good at speed running.

[@Kotius_]

red ball is always nostalgia for me

[@kieranwhitton3671]

That version of cult of personality is absolute fire 🔥

[@natnpc3136]

I appreciate the summoning salt esq music at the end

[@Zyx3ds18]

Looks like the algorithm is starting to pick up your vids, jus that recommended this video along with another red ball video

[@Omer3k]

Well played. 👍👍👍

[@sonicescu280]

double jumplng joins the battle is omg i love

[@Titantr0n]

I swear, of all the summoning-salty channels that have popped up this is definitely S tier.

[@stoic_rose]

he busted out the we're finally landing for the final section, thats how you KNOW its good

[@real_c0w]

Double Jumping in Red Ball 4 is the BLJ (Backwards Long Jump) in SM64 (Super Mario 64)

[@qmwfdjmbo7347]

WHY IS THIS SO INTERESTING

[@squirrelsanstv9621]

And to think that I used to know red ball 4 as that 1 game a played on the bus and 100 percented back in 4th grade.

[@poundcayx]

that Cult of Personality cover is an absolute banger

[@Maximum]

Thanks, unfortunately it caused this video to get copyright claimed with a revenue split 🫠

[@poundcayx]

@@Maximum NOOOOOO

[@wheedler]

It's funny that a song called Home feels so much like home for unintended reasons.

[@dohjdohj]

the artists name is home you dumbs

[@circumplex9552]

@@dohjdohj you beat me to saying it

[@want-diversecontent3887]

@@dohjdohj OH NO IT'S TOO LATE HE FOOLED 7 PEOPLE

[@mzntori]

shit is bout to go down if the summoning salt music hits

[@austonspear13]

Amazing video a few seconds in to the video really caught my attention I remember playing this game when I was younger I thought I was pretty good at it but now im jealous I downloaded load the game on my phone I used to play it on my iPad but I broke it and to get it fixed the member was wipe the iPad is old but this video made me want to speedruns this im starting to day I might be 7 month late but im not last

[@austonspear13]

10 months late but still

[@bladeofduke1209]

I used to play this game all the time at church school

[@iexist1300]

This isn't completely related to the speedrun but for some reason on level 9 starting from the restart position, if you hold right before pressing restart you bounce off the first enemy, but if you press right after a tiny amount of time since the restart, you go past the enemy. Since there is probably someone here who knows what this is I would like to know what exactly is going on.

[@Rubienlily]

first frame accels since in that level you spawn in the air for a bit, its actually useful for a consistent glitchless setup

[@nerd5741]

You know stuff was about to go down once the Summoningsalt music started playing

[@Andrewkosche]

3:11 hit by motor jam yesterday

[@sleepysombra]

you seem like you would know the answer to this so here goes my question So whenever I downloaded the offline version of red ball 4 volume 1, I tried opening it after I had extracted it, yet it wouldn't really open. Rather it would just show an "f" in a weird font with an "i" in the bottom right of the small square. Could you explain how to fix this problem?

[@rufftimes6891]

Hey I remember playing this game when I was bored at school

[@liammaclean632]

What are we all doing here and what have we done to have the KZbin algorithm direct us all to this channel

[@wish]

good video, good game

[@bumbus4103]

I got a red ball 4 ad whilst watching this

[@xyzgokart]

I am currently attempting red ball 1 personal bests thriving for better times!

[@Maximum]

Awesome! Make sure to submit your times to the leaderboards.

[@xyzgokart]

Now I got a new PB will be uploading it soon!

[@bucketslash11]

you need to make a video for each of the red ball games

[@Rugiball]

Ahh, nostalgia.

[@ramzis1278]

good ol' memories

[@notgifgodman5187]

Finally a red ball video without a disabled comments

[@SpeedyFolf]

Aren't I the only one that disables them? 🤔