Red Ball - World Record Progression (Speedrun History)

(Update from Maximum: 1/19/21) Recently, the Red Ball community has learned that UltraAug, who makes an appearance in this documentary due to his discovery of spike glitch and top route 7, tragically passed away in the summer of 2018. This came as a shock to us all. This video is now dedicated to him to honor his legacy.
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In 2008, a concrete mixer salesman from Russia began development on Red Ball, a simplistic flash game featuring a red ball and 12 unique levels. Released in 2009, the game became an instant hit, being played by millions around the world every year. This one game ultimately spawned a franchise that would come to pull in hundreds of millions of players and KZbin viewers through the mobile release of Red Ball 4. In as early as 2010, speedrunners sought to complete the original Red Ball as fast as possible, drawn to the game's addictive sandbox-style physics and intriguing level design. The history of world records and community actions in the eleven years that followed Red Ball's release have produced an absolutely amazing, inspirational tale that this video will aim to display.
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Community Links:
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Current Red Ball 12 Levels World Record: • Red Ball 12 levels (fo...
Current Red Ball 17 Levels World Record: • [Former WR] Red Ball |...
The Story of Sub 20 Train: • The Most Coveted Speed...
World Record Progression Graph: • Red Ball - World Recor...
Car Compilation (Carpolation): • Carpolation - A Compil...
Red Ball 4 Vol.1 World Record Progression: • Red Ball 4 Vol.1 - Wor...
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Speedrun.com Profile: www.speedrun.com/user/Maximum
Twitter: / itsmaximum_
Discord Server: / discord
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Music Artists:
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HOME: / home-2001
smbdoggy83: / leedelleeproductions
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Music Timestamps:
0:00 - Phenom - Modern Vintage Gamer
2:45 - WarioWare, Inc. - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
6:18 - Red Ball OST
7:59 - Moon Men - Cover by smbdoggy83
8:47 - Red Ball OST (2)
10:23 - Coconut Mall - Mario Kart Wii
11:28 - Red Ball OST (3)
14:01 - Venom - Super Smash Bros. Melee
15:39 - Rainbow Road - Mario Kart Wii
17:45 - $500,000 Question Music - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
17:53 - 04082 - Sam Butler
18:42 - Race Condition - Modern Vintage Gamer
20:35 - Red Ball OST (4)
21:00 - Steam Gardens - Super Mario Odyssey
21:55 - Fossil Falls - Super Mario Odyssey
26:00 - Athletic Theme - Yoshi's Island
26:33 - Main Menu - Mario Kari Wii
28:26 - Stadium - DK Jungle - Super Mario Sluggers
31:19 - Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart DS
35:15 - Toad's Factory - Mario Kart Wii
36:10 - Green Hill Zone - Sonic The Hedgehog
36:18 - Toad's Factory - Mario Kart Wii
36:39 - Corneria - Star Fox
39:16 - Mushroom Gorge - Mario Kart Wii
40:15 - Courtyard Colosseum - Pokemon Battle Revolution
42:00 - Targets! - Super Smash Bros. Melee
44:27 - Castle - Super Mario 3D World
45:33 - In The Final - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
48:12 - World 1 - Grass Land - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
49:14 - Beware the Forest's Mushrooms - Super Mario RPG - Legend of the Seven Stars
51:35 - Minor Boss Theme - Pokemon Battle Revolution
53:01 - Courtyard Colosseum - Pokemon Battle Revolution
54:46 - Magma Colosseum - Pokemon Battle Revolution
56:38 - The Perfect Run 3 - Super Mario Galaxy 2
58:10 - Resonance - HOME
1:02:27 - Phenom - Modern Vintage Gamer (Credits)
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World Record Progression Graph Created Using: flourish.studio/
World Record Data Obtained Through the Speedrun.com API: github.com/speedruncomorg/api
#maximum #Speedrun #RedBall

[@Maximum]

From the description: (Update 1/19/21) Recently, the Red Ball community has learned that UltraAug, who makes an appearance in this documentary due to his discovery of spike glitch and top route 7, tragically passed away in the summer of 2018. This came as a shock to us all. This video is now dedicated to him to honor his legacy.

[@pangeez2504]

He was a well known member of the community that has made new strats that have allowed people to get world record and new times. He will be remembered.

[@YellowSkarmory]

I came into the game well after him, but I knew about him from his discovery of spike glitch. I hope the best for his family, even 2.5 years later.

[@michaelb4415]

That's stupid how everything can be taken away from you so quickly. One day you are, the other you aren't.

[@LawrenceMK2]

D:

[@obscure.reference]

Michael b is that stupid? or is that why it matters

[@OrloxPhoenix]

I'm a simple man. I see "world record progression"on the title and i click. You did this to me SummoningSalt.

[@tree561]

Me to

[@willkaan9837]

Yes, but is that a bad thing

[@victorholmlund6480]

same

[@JaCaBrA144]

It’s weird not hearing HOME “We’re finally landing” at the beginning

[@griffin4519]

same here

[@danger6204]

my favorite part of this entire saga is flower being accused of cheating and replying with “ahahaah ok”

[@JJan953]

Yeah that guy's an absolute Chad

[@hunterainge5475]

I have very scarring experiences with that car

[@danielcrissinger1684]

Says it in a Dracula voice

[@pranavvarma5097]

@@hunterainge5475 sCARring

[@odiugretsam1597]

chad

[@elvisstrunk7789]

Wow, I can't believe that Jezs guy faked his world record like that. It's a good thing we had someone like Jezs to set the record straight. Still, it's a shame Jezs managed to hide it for so long until Jezs called him out on it. We need more people like Jezs, to protect us against people like Jezs. Jokes aside, I never heard of this game before, but I ended up watching the whole video. Very entertaining.

[@Goober13md]

Somehow Jezs managed to be BOTH the outlaw AND the ranger in this tale!

[@dustyyshellz1320]

@@Goober13md we need the king to return 🤴

[@jbbajangamer]

@Kyaru Momochi Get this, not everybody grew up with flash games

[@jbbajangamer]

@Kyaru Momochi ah ok lol

[@Sightnado]

​@@jbbajangamer thankfully they were nice enough to not go full woooosh on ya

[@Goober13md]

Just need to clear something up here: I was not active in the community when the "YOLO balls" strategy was named. I hope my pronunciation of it accurately conveyed my loathing of that strat name. Thank you.

[@Maximum]

I believe the delivery of the line was adaquate

[@tylerlarsen1842]

I didn't know you were an early record holder in this game (not that I even knew it existed to begin with).

[@MuscarV2]

That name makes it seem lik everyone playing are 12 years old, major cringe shit.

[@kylegregory2876]

@@MuscarV2 so mad over nothing

[@alansmithee419]

@@kylegregory2876 someone doesn't have to be angry to swear. Nothing suggested they were angry, they literally just expressed a strong dislike. Edit: I'd like to note that literally all I was doing was pointing out that Marcus was not necessarily angry, I am not defending the blatant failure of psychoanalysis of an entire group of speed runners they committed.

[@TheKastellan]

looks at channel name randomly *Wait what.*

[@atahualpaarias1840]

Yeap, you're learning history from the ones who made it jsjshs

[@st1ng2k70]

Same vibe as Low percents documentary on smo minimum captures being narrated by smallant

[@samstudley5519]

Lmao my exact reaction biggest plot twist of 2021

[@wolfclaw3366]

@@thatoneguy9666 the channel this video is on is ItsMaximum meaning that one of the main people on the leader boards and who has a large chunk of the video talking about his achievements is the one producing this video

[@adrienbrody6778]

Reminds me of when summoning salt started talking about his own records in the quest to beat Matt Turk

[@cobyabilock5924]

realizing the channel i was watching was maximum himself was like watching summoning salt’s punch out video

[@Ellie_2810]

When he revealed he had the record on Tyson by a massive margin lmao

[@justin8.4]

@@Ellie_2810 Haha yep :)

[@pendhd649]

@@Ellie_2810 lmao he was so humble about it like, “oh yeah I tried running for a little and got a pretty good time”

[@Larszard]

Same for both omg, I had no idea the video was from Maximum until near the end

[@HeadRedShot]

EG is such an unreal person, he had his friends over and bought champagne for a race of red ball

[@namazu5976]

he kind seems like an asshole, pouring champagne into a trophy and slamming on his walls after playing red ball good

[@HeadRedShot]

@@namazu5976 hes living life

[@TokyoXtreme]

What a baller.

[@micahfisher6125]

UltraAug was one of my best friends back in high school. It absolutely made my day to see him mentioned in this video as I had no idea that he was such an active member of the red ball speedrun community. Thank you for that :)

[@LanTylr]

This was a wonder for me to see after all these years. I can remember him telling me about red ball in our discord calls sometimes :')

[@Maximum]

Is there any chance that you can add me on discord to share more details about this?

[@micahfisher6125]

@@Maximum Yes! I am Brick#6461. I sent you a friend request

[@YellowSkarmory]

The checkpoint is introduced in level 2, just nobody cares about it.

[@Maximum]

NOT FALSE

[@jejeo4372]

I just wanted to comment this but then I saw your comment

[@makemaggaraaagd6820]

Ok haha

[@odiugretsam1597]

Stair at lvl 9 is more ignored

[@Xnoob545]

Hi yellowskarmory

[@Nordanix]

I never thought a record progression of a flash game about a red little ball would be so interesting. Fantastic job on this video!

[@Mr_Frosty]

@Jayden London there is, u could use your own standalone flash player and the swf of game which is on speedrun.com

[@atospro5350]

ANY world record progression video of any game is interesting, and for some reason flash games are even more interesting than everything else

[@fool8304]

I don't think I've seen anything more 2009 internet than a Red Ball playthrough with a Clannad Afterstory wallpaper

[@cartoonpower0]

took me a while to realize itsMaximum was you, love seeing dedicated members do stuff like this, "Summoning Salt isn't going to cover the game I run? Fuck it, I'll do it myself." Extremely well made!

[@kyleweaver1930]

Summoning Salt dropping the Punch Out record was legendary

[@GeneratorFrajdy]

Fantastic video, very well prepared, enjoyed it a lot!

[@Antoni-pi2zo]

prawda!

[@xdxboxjaja]

masz racje

[@MuscarV2]

"well prepared", what? That can mean two things and none of them make any sense in this context.

[@pawegadys2521]

Trollface w prawdziwym życiu

[@Qba116]

Wow ostatnie czego się tu spodziewałem to młody chłopak, gimnazjalista

[@Bharizab]

This is unironically one of the best speedrunning history videos ive ever seen, Bravo!

[@lukamagicc]

I was shocked. Especially after seeing his sub count..

[@KorruptedKat]

Please go watch the speedruning history of battle for bikini bottom by SHiFT

[@atospro5350]

and not only is it that good but guess what, they somehow made you get interested in literally just a red ball going trough obstacles

[@graysooni]

58:23 "Between EG and I..." wait what? *checks channel name* WAIT WHAT?

[@jagi7976]

The narrator switches remind me of a school project presentation lmfao

[@NorXor]

this has been the only thing on my mind for the past few days, especially now that its premiering within the hour, cant wait!

[@Maximum]

SO TRUE!!!

[@theduckynerd831]

big fan norxor

[@atahualpaarias1840]

Bro, 53:28 that's a wild stream you have there hajsjsh

[@enchantedspider8842]

lol, nice overlay there on the 3:12 osu.ppy.sh/users/14936736 this you?

[@NorXor]

@@enchantedspider8842 yes :)

[@szymon200000]

"Aw a flash game, it's been a while since I've seen those! I'll just watch this cute little video before bed!" the video: *a little over than an hour long*

[@mrnubbones8626]

Cute little video?

[@szymon200000]

@@mrnubbones8626 lmao did you only read half my comment. I thought it'd be short, simple, and sweet lol

[@mrnubbones8626]

@@szymon200000 I know it’s just that the wording is weird I dunno I’ve never heard anyone call a vid cute

[@haydenchristensen9278]

@@mrnubbones8626 ok lol

[@felreaverguy]

i didn't even realize it was over an hour long till i read this comment lmao i swear that felt like 20 minutes

[@myentertainment55]

So glad that Jezs came out clean. And prove much later that he actually can do it without spacing.

[@olivernoel8913]

Yeah, that's how splicing works. It doesn't denote a players skill, but rather their patience. Jezs clearly had the skill to pull it off, just not the patience to do it all in one go.

[@BossGamerDK]

Jezs is the perfect example of not only guilt being a deadly weapon. But also someone who fell way downhill but than climbed back up. It's pretty damn inspiring.

[@TheDuckyDino]

I never thought I would feel so betrayed by someone cheating on a flash game about a ball.

[@a-zadri]

This is legitimately a fascinating video about a obscure game, with a gripping progression. Well done!

[@Maximum]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Ascension721]

this isnt that obscure but yeah you're right

[@aw4651]

Me after seeing who made this vid: WAIT ITS THAT GUY

[@1301jeremy]

same lol

[@kalikaku5954]

Popping champagne over red ball is on another level man, this was a trip

[@nathanspaulding7380]

This game was my childhood. Even tho I’m still a teenager, I was literally raised by this game. The nostalgia is immeasurable.

[@hacim42]

Wow, this is quite a high quality documentation of the speedrunning history, with a lot of intrigue, drama, and complicated gameplay. This video deserves hundreds of thousands of views.

[@jamesknapp64]

its over 600k now and will I'm guessing go over 1M in time.

[@iexist1300]

Imagine creating a world record progresion video so good that it's partly responsible for making itself outdated.

[@SixRockFire]

Didn't even know this exists up until now, my bad on the leaderboard thing lmao. Solid work

[@Maximum]

YO ITS SIX ROCK!! glad you found the video lol

[@min8658]

ahahahaha ok

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

You got rekt by Flower lol

[@SixRockFire]

I am still crying to this day

[@namazu5976]

ahahaah ok

[@CupcakeLoverBoy]

I turned this on as a joke to watch for 3 minutes, and here I am after watching the full hour. This video was very well made and was very interesting to watch. Who knows, maybe I'll even attempt to play it 0.0

[@odiugretsam1597]

Please save me i watched it 7 times already

[@batatadoce3025]

When it showed "ItsMaximum" had started running the game, I stopped and thought "I heard that name before... Maybe they commented?" not realising you made the video lol

[@theraven9107]

Car: *exists* Red Ball: I must go, my people need me

[@oscarpena48]

I got to the part where Rareeg came back to claim WR and was like “aight, that was a good vid and a cool way to end it” and was about to close tab when i saw i was halfway through the video. Then i saw who uploaded it! Rollercoaster of emotions

[@StephenClarkOsu]

Idk why this is in my recommended but I’m so glad it is

[@pinut187]

Check out Summoning Salt and Karl Jobst if you liked this. Way better and a more pleasant voice to listen too.

[@StephenClarkOsu]

@@pinut187 they're good too, but it's especially cool when someone without a background in speedrunning history just makes a video on something they're passionate about, which can be seen here

[@malnopenguin4094]

I cannot understate this: This might be the best video to ever exist. I used to play Red Ball as a kid. I thought as a joke recently: what if there was a summoning salt style video on red ball

[@katepuddings2]

Incredible video, wasn't expecting to enjoy this so much. Love eg's hype crew

[@willmilam5385]

Not sure what this is about, but I am not complaining and will definitely be tuning in at 1:00 PM tomorrow. 😎

[@adhesivemailbox1993]

This is the pinnacle of internet culture

[@Redddragon]

Did you really just make me watch a full hour video of speedrunning a 12 year old flash game of a red circle? Yes, yes you did. and I loved the whole thing. Epic.

[@slim4o8z]

10:42 reminded me of the vine of they flying lawnmower

[@xenerigzerx]

Man I remember sitting in high school playing this game nonstop thinking I was a speedrunner back in 2010

[@Vilgotius]

This was like an actual movie, thank you for providing us with this content!

[@EnbyNomad]

I came into this video saying "fuck it why not", I ended up deeply engrossed into this roller-coaster of a story.

[@PedroMata]

Commenting to help the most important speedrunning documentary on this site

[@sharks9044]

Never would have thought I'd end up here at 3am in the morning watching a Red Ball speedrun documentary. This vid was amazing.

[@platinummyrr]

same!

[@tarantuIas]

same here lol

[@swagnoiceswag]

outstanding video! it’s always cool to learn about lesser-known speedrunning communities and their accomplishments

[@Maximum]

glad you liked it!

[@SP33DDesigns]

Really well made, loved every second of it. Especially the overview graph every few minutes, all speedrun progression documentarys should have that

[@Maximum]

Glad you liked the graph! I think it is a great visual tool.

[@Ethan_Simon]

"but what is angular velocity?" Hey that sounds like something Vsa- *Moon Men starts playing*

[@madkirk7431]

I love how KZbin decided to make Redball super popular through this single video. Most of the people who saw this video have probably played Redball 4 in Coolmath.

[@Cole_Is_A_Mole]

32:52 Jezs must have Been so happy when people were finally able to play with him again.

[@llamatown8160]

Me, realizing i just watched the history of Red Ball speedrunning for an hour.

[@commenter3002]

10:31 red ball in the car ignoring physics: oh no, great view from up here!, oww I am now 30 miles ahead of the checkpoint, ooo leme just cram into the car and fly away!

[@mayab8053]

Never did I think I would be fully captivated watching a one hour documentary on a game I used to rage at on my dad’s iPad.

[@geo1496]

29:09 who’s that guy i really wonder who that guy is

[@Maximum]

hmmmmmmmmmm

[@FloofleGD]

Geo! :D

[@d3m0n4dayz]

@@FloofleGD nah I don't think it's geo it's definitely someone else playing

[@super6070]

lol hi

[@liesnoneya]

I am so glad that this video is as long as it is. I have seen a lot of world record progression videos before, but I feel like this one has a full 20 minute long speedrun progression video for each phase of a categories lifetime.

[@Backspaced_]

Unironically a really, really, really great video. Well-produced, well-edited, and a great showcase of how this great community came to be. Also, for any new runners out there, I highly recommend playing the fifth game in the series, Red Ball 5. It's a little underrated because it's not an official game in the series, but it's a very neat game nonetheless. Please play it, I am begging you.

[@RyanYakovich]

backspaced, everybody know rb5 sucks ass

[@Backspaced_]

@@RyanYakovich You've never run it so how do you know huh?

[@CacoPholey]

DO NOT run RB5 You KNOW what you're doing

[@Backspaced_]

@@CacoPholey What am I doing?

[@CacoPholey]

@@Backspaced_ Encouraging people to run RB5 AKA encouraging them to torture themselves

[@turnsout689]

pretty cool story, it seems the community for this game was pretty cool, that clip from the discord call when the guy got the record was really nice and i like how several of you took part in narrating/producting this.

[@brutaler7278]

The Super Mario Galaxy Soundtrack is a treasure to us all

[@hook5995]

I've walked into the wrong classroom and come out with a PhD

[@ultra_exists]

I keep coming back to this video, something about your content is so entertaining and no matter how many times I watch your videos they still never bore me.

[@beastywolf7296]

What a great video I clicked it out of curiosity and stayed for the whole video. I got so invested in this history I was so hype and jumped when WR 3:19 was achieved. Great editing and so interesting to see how this game and community developed.

[@odiugretsam1597]

I already watched that same vídeo 7 times and every time it reaches jesz fake speedrun, eg first ever submited speedrun i always genuinely smile lol

[@quagballl4975]

man that dk jungle theme was hot, i never knew that version existed

[@ronhargash6330]

We just spent an hour staring at a red ball.

[@MontySlython]

Least its far less than they had to, lol

[@user-rl6wr2ny7f]

@@MontySlython 1000s of hours i guess..

[@Vertic03]

Easily one of the best flash speedrunning videos ever

[@froggman66]

YEP

[@Userminusone]

The fact that people are making world record progression videos about less popular games really inspires me to make my own world record progression videos! Thank you so much for putting so much time into this amazing video!

[@josephfredal5574]

I've never seen better music in a speedrunning documentary.

[@varth_3048]

Well this was the last thing I expected to appear in my recommendations today, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great video.

[@jigbizzer]

I feel like I'm going to cross paths with red ball speedruns when I ask Alexa what happened this day in the past

[@jackmaclay7403]

weird seeing certain strategies were discovered by certain people in certain years knowing full well me and my friends playing this absolute A tier game back in 2010 in the school ICT suites were doing them accidentally while trying to not get caught not doing our scratch projects - serious nostalgia in this video good work!!

[@callumbal]

out of this world editing, brilliant video!

[@LucDaMan4]

Yep, this is going in the save to watch later list

[@benjaminchen4367]

The rare gang is comedy. Had me geeked when the whole squad pulled up after the tournament win

[@maybetomorrow5204]

Holy shit nearly went through the whole video without realizing YOU were maximum

[@eggseventy4905]

This is honestly a fascinating topic, and i commend all of you for your dedication and persistence! This is super accessible to people with no knowledge of the run, and it's just generally super well made c:

[@TripleBuffered]

This deserves so many more views! Outstanding speedrunning documentary!

[@epet00]

R.I.P. UltraAug, you will be remembered

[@Hatimax1]

Masterpiece Of A Documentary Didn't Expect To Watch It All

[@thevoidwalkerbr]

Who would imagine that im addicted to videos of speedruns of a game that i loved as a child

[@jadeeeeen_]

This is one of the best videos to see on a game so unexpected. I didn’t even know it was an hour long video until it ended!

[@biohazard9215]

You weren't a kid if you didn't play this during IT class.

[@brazzzzz]

I need you to understand that this is top tier content. I’ve never played this game before and watched the whole thing. Thank you for what you do.

[@thebigc1462]

This is epic! Incredible that you're able to talk about the speedrunning history of a simple flash game for an hour

[@thebigc1462]

48:48 Laughing at this, going through all the different version files to find the one with the correct jump. CLASSIC!

[@thebigc1462]

55:34 CLASSIC

[@odiugretsam1597]

i just love that video so much, never have felt so much hype watching a 1 hour video in months, i just wanted that this had more hours lmao

[@HiddenGully]

this is a great video. thank you so much for taking the time document this

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

Having Jezs not only describe his own villain story, but also be a co-narrator for the parts involving your own records, was an inspired choice. It's nice to see that some speedrunning communities have redemption stories. Cheating almost always results in excommunication forever.

[@datguyfoss3915]

I love speedrun WR progression vids and this is definitely top tier.

[@esotericVideos]

The shortest documentary on redball speedrunning you'll ever see!

[@AudioGearhead]

That's the first 1h+ video I've ever watched. Didn't even look away. Awesome job!

[@ashzika2619]

The amount of times I've finished red ball as a teen is embarrassingly high

[@thatoneflutist57]

This is some dedication to a 12 level game

[@jackscrivens9520]

I like how the chapters refer to the music. It is very helpful, and should be done by more KZbinrs. Also, as a Mario fan, I was happily surprised with all the Mario music.

[@tablehetfield9508]

this game was such a big part of my childhood! never knew there was a community of speedruns for this game, or even a community at all, fantastic work!

[@BowserStrikesEverywhere]

Let's freaking go. High quality vid as always

[@jared-cohen]

I played this game for years not knowing there was a whole community dedicating their free time to speedruns. Glad to see that there's others who enjoy the game as much as I did :)

[@neeko2198]

I’m surprised I was invested throughout the entire video. Wow. Great job. Loved it

[@itztaken]

Wasn't expecting such quality from a Red Ball speedrun progression video.

[@fernweh8709]

I was so hooked that I didn't even realize you were one of the speedruners in this video

[@CallMeSpace]

took me 58 minutes into the video to realize you’re itsmaximum

[@PaToUisDaRk]

Very good speed run progression vid, really liked the editing and narration style !

[@infelulmeu4494]

I love the car level segment a lot, both because it seems funny, and because you also use coconut mall, which is my favourite track from Mario kart Wii (both as racing track and sound track)