The Worst Geometry Dash Level

[@GDColon]

Hey - just an important reminder that you should NOT go after the creator, harass them, spam their levels with hate, etc. This should be common sense. Generation Retro is a VERY creative level with lots of fun theming, but the creator just didn't do a very good job at building it in the editor. It's a random custom level that a kid dreamt up and worked hard on, and usually I would never hate on someone for doing that. *HOWEVER* - this level is in a Gauntlet, which means millions of players are forced to play it. This basically means that the level is "official", and for that reason I wanted to dive deep into it and pinpoint why it's so hated - so new creators don't make the same mistakes. It's a charming level on its own, but an absolute trainwreck inside a Gauntlet. *I don't hate the creator and I don't hate the idea of the level. I hate the fact that RobTop scooped up a random 13 year old's level for a Gauntlet that will be played by a massive audience.* Think of this video as "Why this level shouldn't be in a Gauntlet", and NOT "Why this level shouldn't exist".

[@TERRARlA]

This level was probably made by some 8 year old who just found out about the GD editor

[@CatkinsonGD]

Wtf I just scrolled down here after finishing the video out of curiosity hi colon

[@TERRARlA]

@@CatkinsonGD same lol

[@romancatholicgameing]

smash like if you were here when k lemon's comment was the pinned comment

[@raulzitosilva9971]

too late

[@creakiap]

I love the character developpement : The red alien : "NOOOOO !" The decoy alien : "NOOOOO !" The friendly alien : "NOOOOO !" The player : "NOOOOO !" You after playing the level : "NOOOOO !" Edit : Yes, I misspelled development, french guy here. I'm sori.

[@iSuckAtEveryhting]

Colon after seeing text “Part 2?”: “NOOOOO !”

[@INEEDAUSERNAMEIBEGYOU]

me when:"NOOOOOO!"

[@typeduck9992]

NOOOOO

[@BraveJ28]

NOOOOOO !

[@Mizu2023]

Me internally after seeing the typo "developpement": NOOOOO !

[@Middanoob]

Fun Fact: The insert coin is not for aesthetic purposes, when the text pops up it's the level stealing money from the player's bank account.

[@opkaskun]

bruh

[@Blandyandy123]

​@@opkaskun breh

[@agitated_cat]

new update: the transaction trigger

[@elchuchooofin3807]

@@agitated_cat gd 2.3: the EA update

[@Middanoob]

It is so you cannot pay for therapy

[@MasterGame5129]

If the biggest problem with generation retro is the fact that it is in a gauntlet, then it's technically robtops fault

[@ThomasDeSwert]

Fair point! If the main gripe is its placement in a gauntlet, blame it on RobTop's level selection. We're all just navigating the challenges he throws our way! 🎮🤷‍♂

[@DanielTheMinccino]

yes

[@victortorres6599]

so robtops the issue

[@Vicid7437]

Exactly

[@iSuckAtEveryhting]

that’s why colon is arguing about this for like 30 minutes

[@Konstantin07034]

The "Eyeball" is probably a coin prototype, I think:) Because it is disapearing, meaning Arathhsa tried to make a coin pickup animation

[@GDVINtheGDMER-n5k]

Yes

[@kthelemon]

I have a theory that "jajaja" is not laughing in spanish, the red alien is actually trying to ask you if you're jar jar binks, his long lost brother at birth. Sadly, because of his immense stutter, he can't bring himself to do it and he instead starts trying to kill you because he got frustrated

[@akad_mo]

based take

[@iconx4167]

Pin of brilliancy

[@erikbulux4793]

Perfect Pin

[@CGyoo]

Now that is a theory NO I DON'T WANT TO- a game theory

[@TheVoidofShame]

this is comedy gold

[@diegodelgado811]

You asked for theories, so here’s mine: The red and blue aliens are brothers, and the blue one was always the better kid and their parents’ favorite. As expected, the red alien was jealous, so he kidnapped his own brother and brought him to his own part of the galaxy. The green aliens are his workers and are supposed to make sure the blue alien never escapes. He allows visitors so nobody is suspicious of him hiding something. That’s why he was all nice at the beginning of the level. But when the key is collected, it opens up the area where the blue alien was trapped. That’s why the red alien says “NOOO!!!” The red alien begins to search for the blue alien, and sends his highest ranked worker, the other red alien in the first boss fight, to take care of you. The blue alien knows that you’re in trouble, so he goes to save you. After the first boss is defeated, the red alien decides that he needs to take care of you first. That leads to the “level final.” The red alien then destroys the blue alien, which leads to you getting revenge for him once and for all, as you blast the red alien. I really just spent ten minutes of my life writing a story on a KZbin comment. Welp

[@GDColon]

sobbing

[@SmilingWisp]

@@GDColon No I Am

[@Justanuggy]

​@@GDColonso emotional 😢😢😢😢😢

[@SmilingWisp]

Cuz Of Depression

[@funnybluecandle]

so emotional 😭

[@souljynx]

Never thought I’d see a grown man bully a 7 and a half year old video game level probably made by a middle schooler for half an hour

[@GDColon]

ITS ROBS FAULT HE PUT IT IN THE STUPID GAUNTLET

[@alinluncadenis1849]

​@@GDColon l am 2nd comment

[@raglix]

​@@alinluncadenis1849 did you know that

[@Number_27]

@@Dunnohowtodraw he's 19

[@haydensiders8860]

See my comment gdcolon please I need to know if there is something wrong with my level or if it is fine and just needs decoration

[@SebiGoina]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="645">10:45</a> if you turn on Subtitles you will see that when the red Alien yells “NO!” itS red, idk how he did that

[@arandom_bwplayeralt]

you can color subtitles its not used much tho

[@RRRandA17andOTHERS]

I don't se edit, probably cuz my captions aren't the standard white in black box, but it's red on darker red box

[@Meepolur]

Usually you can use programs like Aegisub to do it, but it's VERY tedious to use them

[@lailoutherand]

He made a more complex subtitle file and then uploaded it to this video.

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

uncle dane also does that

[@Jesoysauce]

Watching Colon violently screaming over a level made in 2015 in a 2d cube game is just filling my heart with joy.

[@clursunny]

In my opinion there are worse levels, especially the early 2.0 levels

[@fehizorosaclier1629]

@@clursunny Colon specifically said that it's not the worst level quality wise, but because it's in a gauntlet

[@TylerWilson2004]

Really got me rethinking my whole life but at the same time I'm agreeing with everything he's saying

[@christopherhilson-greener2075]

like the coins did lol

[@soapycanthandle]

Ya mean a square?? "A 2D CUBE"

[@spicycorn4]

I would never think a 27 minute video would be committed to complaining about a bad 2.0 level.

[@apastelnerd]

1.9 never had moving objects lmao

[@deleted-something]

2.0 lmao

[@GGsquared]

it’s early 2.0, which is like 1.9 but with moving objects, lol

[@radian478]

2.0 was certainly something

[@Earluntree]

@@radian478 thinking space is newer than this just thought id let everyone know

[@JBRedux]

I think the issue with Scarlet Surge is that if you can't beat it in your first few attempts, it just becomes tedious. Crashing in the last 25% makes you REALLY not feel like playing the entire damn thing again.

[@Haythamsale]

Doesn't that 25% thing apply to literally apply to every harder+ level? But I get your point.

[@virturegd5247]

@@Haythamsaleno because scarlet surge is a XL level and i hate it with a deep passion

[@Haythamsale]

@@virturegd5247 understandable, have a great day

[@trinityy-7]

i beat it when bad at the game and it took me a few hundred attempts. literally cannot see your point

[@trinityy-7]

@@virturegd5247 if your gonna say you hate it dont compliment it first

[@DatOneGuyYea]

i love how he reads all spelling mistakes like they are nothing, and a normal word

[@NaltoGD]

Firts level retro 2.0 😂😂😭

[@devonbennett6559]

Matt rose

[@catalogize]

I feel like if Generation Retro was made today and polished up a bit, it could genuinely be a really awesome level. In my opinion, some of the concepts are really unique but I feel like the creator couldn’t really establish them properly because of the time period the level was made in.

[@unbrokenm6817]

And experience, it was his first rated level

[@blanonsrandomstuff5446]

If generation retro was made today, it wouldnt be in a gauntlet

[@catalogize]

⁠@@blanonsrandomstuff5446 ​that’s probably true lmao, another level could replace it which could be cool

[@Dexzler]

​@@catalogizeyeah but it definitely ah gonna not be switched so no neeeed to say probbly

[@coolboylikesplanets4]

@@blanonsrandomstuff5446 they could update it but might be a bit to hard

[@helloimakebadcontent]

2 more things about this level Colon didn't point out: 1. The alien that kills you in the ball part is actually using fading spikes and is slightly visible. 2. The bullets in the first UFO part are visible all the time and the boss doesn't spawn it.

[@MaskedBattal]

I even realized 1

[@AMONGUSLOVER42069]

UUUUGH THIS HAPPENED WITH MY COMMENT TOO

[@helloimakebadcontent]

@@AMONGUSLOVER42069 whar?

[@Duncan9910]

same@@MaskedBattal

[@Duncan9910]

whar@@helloimakebadcontent

[@koopatroopa7968]

I have a feeling that “You are not win” was inspired by grammatically incorrect phrases from older games, e.g. the iconic “All your base are belong to us” from Zero Wing’s opening cutscene.

[@flooku987]

nice argument kroopa, you should back it up with a source

[@SaItogaming202]

@@flooku987 read the second half of the comment

[@flooku987]

@@SaItogaming202 yes I did, it simply doesn't make sense because being myself latin-american I dont see whats wrong with that line I mean, it would roll of the tongue much better something like "All your base now belongs to us" but my point still stands, it looks like an honest mistake rather than a reference. Greeting from Perú!!!

[@SaItogaming202]

To me both of these theories are valid im just saying that there is in fact a source

[@TenToTu]

so then the whole level is inspired lmao

[@Peper-rd9xf]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="959">15:59</a> Plus, the bullet that the red alien shoots out is just THERE, not the red alien shooting it. It kinda gets blocked by the red alien and moved really quickly to make it look like it’s being shot out. Like… why???

[@katraena5225]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="643">10:43</a> I theorize that perhaps maybe the reason the alien yells "NO!" is that the blind jump just before is actually a trap set up by him, and he is actually upset that you survived his trap

[@ImExistent405]

Genius

[@nonexistent-yt9em]

Wasn't that kinda obvious?

[@WREN-bo9zn]

Oh that makes a lot of sense at first I thought that he welcomed the player at first because he didn’t expect the player to get to far but ur theory makes more sense 👍

[@Cloudy-kg1gm]

@@nonexistent-yt9em man you got to ruin it

[@coolboy4rocks]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="302">5:02</a> just goes to show how far colon goes for good content. Being held hostage and being forced to play generation retro takes some serious guts. Hope you’re ok, Colon

[@prolygamesstudios3443]

Bro he's fine

[@ahmed4363]

​@@prolygamesstudios3443bro its Generation Retro

[@h3971]

​@@prolygamesstudios3443 This might be a stretch but I really reallyyyy think that the comment is a joke

[@subify14]

I was with Hutcheson in Parliament hill waiting area and I said Volcano and made girly sounds and laughs voices and cry and wrote Page 165 with 200 44 swiggly writes and 6° highs Edit THANSK EVER FRO SO MANY LIKES EVER THANK YOU!!

[@AK_804]

@@prolygamesstudios3443 r/woooosh

[@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="284">4:44</a> "The level has a lot of flashing lights making it a potential nightmare for photosensitive players, so picking it for the most important gauntlet in the game is extremely inconsiderate on RobTop's end." Ever heard of Electrodynamix?

[@charlioanimations]

Also GD in general is not very friendly to players with these problems because there are just so many levels like that (and like you said, also electrodynamix). There should be a warning that people need to put when publishing a level for it to get rated.

[@-datque-1410]

I think scarlet surge is a good level

[@blindmanflamingfishdafeesh]

@-datque-1410 Okay. It has flashing lights, though. Also, I was just quoting GD Cologne.

[@leonacurnew]

His name is Colon

[@promadebison3260]

​@@leonacurnewno its cologne

[@AvalancheTV]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="491">8:11</a> I noticed deadlocked does the same thing towards the end with the UFO part, but at least there it looked natural.

[@goofyahhlobster]

Theory: I think the reason why the alien says “NO” after he welcomes you is because he wanted you to have died by now. He welcomed you because this was supposed to be a death trap, but when it became unsuccessful, he got angry. Maybe that can also explain the gameplay at the start. What are your thoughts?

[@prolygamesstudios3443]

Ooo, that's a good theory

[@BilltheChristianPickle]

​@@prolygamesstudios3443a game theory!

[@conan9222]

Oh yeahhh now the key thing makes sense

[@CubingGamer-ox4rt]

Am 69th like

[@kingoftypingqwertyuiopasdf2730]

I think that the alien is mad that you're completing the level, being fully aware that the player will exit once the level was finished, so it tries to make you have not win so you start all over again, hence the bossfight.

[@BlueSailor19]

Fun Fact, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="221">3:41</a> Outerspace was originally the last level in fire, before it and Magmatic Sanctuary were switched

[@thatonefirstpersongamer]

Damnn, talk about balancing...

[@ozelotultra]

Wasn't it Shock? OuterSpace was 3rd I guess

[@Dexzler]

I mean magmatic sanctuary was made before outerspace, so...

[@pugz01234]

Magmatic sanctuary first? I would’ve never finished that gauntlet

[@qseryGD]

@@pugz01234never would have started it 💀

[@JOREYAN-1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="683">11:23</a> colon, it’s a coin texture. Viewable at the end of the level where the boss fight shoots a big wall of pellets, the coin texture is there, where the only easy pathway is. So that isn’t a cult symbol or eyeball, but it’s a used coin texture.

[@nexauu]

We need this guy as a personal trainer. He could point out so many problems in the life editor.

[@thatturtlesdude6405]

I think the eyeball thing at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="675">11:15</a> was an early version of the custom coins seen later in the level. The part that disappears looks kind of like a coin, and the disappearing could be the coin getting collected. My guess is it wasn’t clear enough what it was, so the creator switched to the newer version later on.

[@pza888]

also there's an extra state that looks like the coin part is rotated 90 degrees

[@Hassan_2603]

Or it's a autoing method like devil vortex saws

[@Qaptyl]

thats nice of them to do. wouldnt want to make the level un-sight-readable or anything.

[@ThomasDeSwert]

Nice detective work! The disappearing eyeball might indeed be an early coin concept.

[@ScottMiller-jv1se]

But why would he just leave it there🤔

[@BleddynsStudio]

The major issue is the quality control behind what levels are picked for the gauntlets. I remember the first Fire gauntlet level having a coin with the text “ViPriN iS tRigGerEd”. A blatant community inside joke in a level hand picked to be in an official piece of content shows how poorly gauntlets are managed as a whole.

[@duftx]

Well atleast outer space has fun and interesting gameplay

[@decastar2819]

What does that phrase mean anyway Did viprin do anything wrong back then

[@nut311aman]

@@decastar2819 during 2.0, Viprin would often rate the coins of the levels he reviews. A low rated coin, for example, would be the most blatantly obvious coin that's effortless to get. Viprin would be especially critical on these ratings, leading to jokes about easy coins triggering him

[@akapple2698]

But I like the feeling of gauntlet levels being made by randomUser07 instead of a professional artist

[@TheFluxChampion]

Theres a readon why Outerspace is my favorite level

[@IllyTVuk]

When you’re level gets picked for the line ‘like the absolute lowest of low’ 😞 <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="53">0:53</a>

[@watermelongamefr]

You know it's gonna be good when it's 27 minutes of chaos

[@ItsPedro9898]

i know

[@fexreddineliyev3926]

Yeah and I love gd cologne

[@RosagYT]

This comment is nothing but the truth.

[@inxieratzeygd1913]

Why, how do you know,,, HOW DO YOU KNOW

[@nebula_star14]

You know youtube is drunk when it says 0 comments but then there is comments

[@Eagleleadsmc]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="325">5:25</a> i love how colon doesn't say "if you're not familiar", but rather "if you are not cultured" lmao

[@Crudely-Drawn-Cupcake]

I mean who doesn’t know AVGN?

[@Willio20000]

@@Crudely-Drawn-Cupcake I know it but ive never watched it feel free to bully me

[@DOG_EATER_1887]

you dont know old popular thing??? 😡😡😡 uncultured!!!

[@izakdaturtal3724]

@@Crudely-Drawn-Cupcake me

[@yustinj.3910]

@@DOG_EATER_1887 Apparently something that was still very popular in 2019 is "old popular thing".

[@xflour]

Probably a really unpopular opinion but Generation Retro is one of my favorite levels that’s been put into a gauntlet; however, I’m in the same boat of the “why is this even in a gauntlet”. The level has so much more character and charm then the majority of levels in the gauntlets and I found the gameplay to be really fun! Yeah there’s a couple of iffy parts but compared to other gauntlet levels it’s not bad at all. Or even compared to other levels in the game for that matter. This is extremely biased as Generation Retro was one of the few gauntlet levels I first beat back in the day on an Amazon Kindle with less than 20 attempts (at the time Fire Aura for example took like 170). Really good level, with pretty readable gameplay for its release imo.

[@GDColon]

I AGREE!! I poke a lot of fun at the level but I also really adore the unique theming of it (even if it's poorly done), it's just the gauntlet that ruins it for me (and everyone)

[@NedianN_]

I’m getting mixed signals

[@use2l]

im also getting mixed signals

[@budji678]

I am receiving mixed signals too

[@Kripahhhhh1402]

It is really just 2.0 level after all. If this was made in 2.1, then it wouldn't be rated ig.

[@IWantToWatchLNK]

Gd colon at beginning: “WHAT?! DO I LOOK LIKE MATPAT TO YOU?” Gd colon at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="427">7:07</a> “THAT SWEET DELICIOUS LOREEEEEE”

[@undefinedmonoxide]

My theory for the pixel block things: The creator thought that you couldnt scale pixel blocks and decided to use the 3D tile instead because it was larger and "fit" better.

[@QuiteIrony]

That's A Good Point.

[@undefinedmonoxide]

@@QuiteIrony Thanks.

[@Cojajo21-kv2wo]

I actually thought that too

[@cassstclare7046]

Same thing here

[@_Kabir_]

Make snese *makes *sense

[@pyrielt]

That's right. We're going back in time, to get Generation Retro OFF the Gauntlet.

[@leyulis8882]

We should do it or else we will not win, we... DIE!!

[@ruby_from_bfdi]

Nooo!

[@MrSirGaming1]

What about scarlet surge

[@flarezizkool8877]

@@leyulis8882Nah, we either have not win, or we died

[@improbablyfur]

it’s canon bro

[@MB32904]

"jajajaja you have not win! you... DIED!!!!" peak cinema & peak gaming tbh

[@starshinbrightful]

Yeah so true

[@starshinbrightful]

Soo true

[@Stas-pvz]

👾

[@Sveta69420]

🔥✍️

[@mohamadaarizharazmohdasmad4570]

NOOOOO

[@7DQuillion]

what if generation retro is in the piuson gauntlet because someone went back in time to tell rob to not do that, and he did it anyways for laughs and now he forgot about it

[@cac0da]

I love how Colon just suddenly decided to become a game reviewer without any prior experience or knowledge at all.

[@benrythefox365]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="381">6:21</a> You know, if you think about it, the green orb has technically existed since the game was first released, as creators could have easily created the mechanic by combining a yellow orb with a gravity portal, which was done very often in pre-2.0 levels. Therefore, Arathhsa could have started building the level in 1.9, but that first click would have initially been a yellow orb combined with a gravity portal, and then they changed it to a regular green orb after 2.0 came out.

[@TheChallengerB]

Not to mention, I'm pretty sure you can see 1.9 color triggers (the ones specifically for color channels 1-4) in the beginning.

[@davinchristino]

@@TheChallengerB That's not too surprising since the level uses few colours anyway

[@davinchristino]

My personal theory is that the designs were just copied from some random 1.9 level. Since the creator was also likely very young, I can imagine this to be possible. This also ties into the fact that custom objects were new in 2.0.

[@starlessnight321]

🤓

[@Ezzy1331_]

I see it but the majority of the level uses 2.0 items like the move trigger included in the entire bossfight, the text, the coins, the key, clouds, and the moving decorations like the swirl. So with all these factors, it’s most likely a level in 2.0 unless it was a half made layout in 1.9 before 2.0

[@DubstepJoltik]

One thing I really appreciate about Gen Retro being in the gauntlets is that there's no chance in hell it would've gotten so popular otherwise. Even if the execution is pretty bad, I'm really glad to see people talking about how genuinely creative and interesting it is for a starting creator. This level has ideas and a "story" (even if simple) and creative applications of the retro theme (mainly by incorporating it into the gameplay). And as frustrating as it might be to play, it puts creativity over quality, which is something that starting creators should learn is completely okay. During an era where super high quality levels are everywhere and people are always comparing their works to better levels and losing motivation through that, Gen Retro is proof that a level can still offer so much even if it's crudely made, and those are the kinds of levels that creators should be comparing their own levels to: not to compare quality, but for pure inspiration. So, honestly, I'm really happy this level is in the gauntlet for that reason.

[@yellowmarkers]

The Generation Retro segment was my favourite part of your gauntlet video.

[@ahmed4363]

But my levels look worse than generation retro what am i supposed to do then!

[@jullienfridien]

2 minutes of blue alien

[@SandraYang-p1s]

Clap clap clap I agree

[@flaminghotsubstance]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="684">11:24</a> my theory is that its an eyeball watching us complete the level and complete the gauntlet but the eye actually moves on to other gauntlets as u beat the poison one.

[@MarineMammals75]

So your saying that when you complete the Poison Gauntlet and move on to the Shadow Gauntlet, the eyeball moves to that Gauntlet!?

[@flaminghotsubstance]

​@@MarineMammals75yes (also clearly im joking, im making fun of the absurd theories in the comments lol)

[@BestShortsEver316]

The reason why the object count at the end is inaccurate is because since the text uses small pixel blocks, the creator looked at the object count before making the text and put the previous object count into the level, taking up a lot of objects. If he used normal text, he could just look at the object count, put it onto the text, and change the text by 1 to make it accurate.

[@the_egg_]

do not destroy eggs that is mean

[@YAYSAR]

@@the_egg_ nom

[@trollsansofficial]

That's a font in the game

[@gamerguy25270]

I actually found a skip in that level. There is a well-known robot glitch where if you click right before you hit a jump pad, you’ll go much higher. If you do this in the transition to the wave, and do some precise jumps to get over some slopes, you’ll be underneath the wave part. If you keep going there is a green monster that the creator placed with this exact scenario in mind, but you can just jump over it! Keep going, there’s a random red alien on the floor around halfway but he won’t hurt you, wait some more, and you’ll be able to skip the entire level! You’re welcome, Cologne.

[@Haxihoovis]

You can also go back onto the level, because some of the slopes hitboxes extend just slightly too far. However, I'm pretty sure that's a RobTop issue & not an ArathhSA issue.

[@PapaIuig]

Here's my theory: The first boss is the intentional boss for the level and the second one is a virus who breached the level like the one they were talking about in the wave part (I think the virus's intention is making the level last longer)

[@finray8436]

This wouldn't make much sense, as your supposed "virus" boss appears at the start and welcomes you to the level, way before the "virus" was detected. Otherwise, a very captivating theory!

[@Vercte]

@@finray8436 no, there are two different red aliens 21:55 so his theory fits, but backwards

[@EdibleREAL]

This comment was made by second account of matpat

[@Dexzler]

​@@EdibleREALhaha good joke

[@superluigi6423]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="522">8:42</a> I really thought there would be a congregation jumpscare xDDD

[@CrimsonClaws]

For me it’s Fire Aura for being so inconsistent with difficulty & super frustrating to grind out for less experienced players. It’s like throwing the first Deadlocked Wave in the middle of Jumper

[@Frebbez]

I honestly really like Fire Aura because I enjoy fast paced wave sections, but I can agree that it's a little extreme for the lava gauntlet and it shouldn't have been rated a 7 star.

[@cookieplays3697]

I agree with the comment above me, fire aura is a pretty good level, but the only problem is, is that the first cube should be in a five star, and there’s other parts that i wouldn’t complain if they were in a easy demon. Fire aura is really cool, but it doesn’t have balancing.

[@THE_5050]

This isn't the worst Gauntlet level mostly because of the broken English dialogue. When I was beating this level I was laughing out loud the whole time reading "JAJAJAJA! YOU HAVE NOT WIN! YOU... DIED!!!"

[@harikitteikou6119]

agreed

[@Clowned-er8ec]

Fr its funny

[@fridoxtheleemon]

NOO!!!

[@mwzngd1679]

NOO!!!

[@ThomasDeSwert]

Haha, the broken English dialogue adds a special touch! 'JAJAJAJA! YOU HAVE NOT WIN! YOU... DIED!!!' - Classic. Laughter is the best way to survive challenging levels! 😂🎮

[@pdizzleparker5556]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1459">24:19</a> they met during the ball part

[@asknaf]

colon is actually a generational challenge because i could never connect 1978's pong to a really bad geometry dash level

[@phylactic]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="680">11:20</a> I think this is the creator's attempt to make a "pixel art coin" but probably scrapped it. It disappears after you pass it apparently (like the key)

[@MyHandleIsAplaceholder]

I thought it was a scrapped orb decoration

[@Digg3rL3ss]

for a second i thought you were neiro

[@kronost06]

It disappeared because it's not linked to any group ID, but it's color is. It's you see, as he moves to the right, it disappears because Color ID 220 and 221 I think change to black, which is why we don't see it.

[@averagemushroom]

100th like :D

[@HotIcedEspresso]

The "scary eyeball thing" is most probably just an abandoned custom art for the coin, which explains it's disappearance after you go past it. And it's a pretty decent thing to cling on to, just like Devil Vortex saws, they were styled just for Devil Vortex and were used in the actual level, but the creator forgot about deleting them afterwards. I think this comment is too long.

[@RusRus72]

thats what i thought

[@ThomasDeSwert]

Great observation! The 'scary eyeball thing' might indeed be an abandoned custom art for the coin. Those leftover details like Devil Vortex saws add a unique charm. Short and sweet insights! 🎮👀

[@steffcheshire3374]

I thought that too!

[@HotIcedEspresso]

@RomanianMapper12 For your information, my comment was 67 words long, meaning that no matter how fast you read, it still counts as long. Even though, glad to hear that!

[@HotIcedEspresso]

I just realized that it's actually a really good thing to cling onto, because the level feels like an unfinished preview, because it (the texture) wasn't even deleted or moved in the right place, and there were probably more of such unfinished assets that weren't deleted

[@worldx1091]

As a Spanish speaker, I am sorry you and many other GD players had to endure this. May you heal from this torture.

[@futuf2265]

Incluso para los hispanohablantes, este nivel da un cringe increible xd

[@subify14]

@awwwwwwwwww78 awwwwww I'm Colleen Hutcheson and I cried at gym 2 due to I saw thanks for likes from edit 1-15 super come on! Edit YES OKH THANSK EVER FOR SO MANY LIKES THANKS!! Funniest

[@WinterFamGaming]

"Oh Craig what about Scarlet Surge? SHUT UP!!!" got me rolling 🤣🤣

[@vegtam2869]

I remember when I first played generation retro, I thought it was pretty cool. I guess new players don't really think about if the level the gauntlet throws at you is unfair, I mean after seeing the map packs this would look like straight fire for a newbie 🔥 In hindsight, though, I completely agree with everything you said about this level, but only an experienced player would be able to point out those flaws.

[@pepearown4968]

I finished the poison gauntlet all the way back in 2017, and even I remember this level being horrid.

[@vegtam2869]

@@pepearown4968 Well maybe you had played more /better custom levels than me, so you had higher standards to compare Generation retro against.

[@ThomasDeSwert]

Totally get that! For new players, Generation Retro can be like a fiery initiation. It's only with experience that we start noticing the flaws. Hindsight, the ultimate game guru! 🔥🎮

[@xenontetraflouride]

27 minutes for a video dedicated to a single level? That's some dedication

[@TrainWreckYT]

So I just played through generation retro (traumatising, i know) after watching and the biggest thing that threw me off was actually the blue pad at the start of the ball part. I kept tapping to make the first input, which made me immediately launch off of the first platform and into the spikes. Also it's more than possible to skip the wave portal and enter the wave part as the robot.

[@the_dark_lord118]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="777">12:57</a> the alien was not moving like the others

[@v5hr1ke]

So far, from what I could say about this is: - There are certainly worse levels out there, but this one's forced. You can blame the creator for inconsistency, but it's up to the players on whether or not they shall play it. At least the creator made an effort to at least appeal to the kids, knowing that this game's made for kids. Wonder why RobTop forced us to finish this is a mystery you could think about. Maybe ask him? - This isn't the worst level. To me, it's just what basically RobTop does- it's to challenge players. It's neat to see a 27 minute critique of the level, but if you think about it: is that necessary? Maybe yes, because it's the worst gauntlet level ever, but it's still better than 50% of the more recent levels in the magic tab. - Probably the reason why the pixel art was inconsistent was that it was made in 1.9 but was updated to 2.0 shortly upon the making of this level. - Awkward mechanics in this level are expected, considering the creator wasn't that much experienced or didn't know much about play testing(it's probably made by a middle schooler bro). It was made for fun anyways. Same goes for the triggers, placement and stuff.

[@jullienfridien]

We can also blame it for its existence

[@angelogaray8019]

Personally, I’d say Fire Aura (lvl 4 of Lava Gauntlet) is way worse. The gameplay is just awful, especially the wave parts, and it’s also forced.

[@soyjakchud]

generation retro meatrider

[@NotBest713]

wdym it's better than the magic tab? isn't that where sent levels go (except demons)?

[@TaxeAndStuff]

@@angelogaray8019still havent beaten the lava gauntlet because of fire aura

[@Gamr5]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1193">19:53</a> I feel like colon is slowly descending into insanity

[@skibbledebabble1853]

he has already gone insane playing the first 5% of the level

[@kronost06]

He's gonna go kill the creator and Robtop for this.

[@CnekYT]

I think the "eyeball" art hidden in the level was meant to be an attempt at recreating the decorative saws -- my theory is that the creator scrapped doing that when they realized that there was no way to rotate objects due to the level being made in 2.0 instead of 2.1 (ie. no rotate trigger, so no way to make the decoration look like a pixelated version of what it was supposed to be)

[@dest3005]

my theory is that it's actually an unused version of the coins used in the level, but yours also makes some sense

[@rosethompson1983]

It’s the decoration around the green orbs in that section.

[@NickAndriadze]

You could've done rotation in 2.0 using toggle triggers or 0 second alpha triggers plus multiple rotated versions of the same texture, plus it would've had the pixely rotation that *CLEARLY* would've gone very well with the style of the level. Too bad it's too much effort for a Spanish kid who can't even use pixel blocks properly.....

[@kuligarl]

hello snek

[@kadenthefamgd4205]

Snek

[@ThatPizzaMonke]

I’m like 99.6374803% sure that the thing at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="670">11:10</a> is a placeholder for coin design, and that’s why it disappears when you pass it

[@Daniboy0826]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="822">13:42</a> *GD Colon:* An Easy 2 Star Level that suddenly turns into an Extreme at the very end is unfair. *Basically every "Full Version" of a RobTop official level:* _intense sweating_

[@prolygamesstudios3443]

Facts bro

[@autumn_sunday]

Fingerdash full! *Turns into tidal wave*

[@PurePain_1]

Press Start: *intense sweating*

[@lance499]

pretty sure that he once "fixed" an easy level and it ended with a 1-block tall straight fly very fair

[@MoolsDogTwoOfficial]

RobTop Archiver: Nah make it all extreme demons lmao

[@maroplaygdpl]

I can't wait for MatPat's 40 minute theory on that mysterious green eye

[@margarinebutter]

I have a theory about the aliens using the 3d blocks. It's that whoever made the level couldn't make the art themselves, so they copied a level with the aliens in it and used custom objects to put it in their level.

[@SkyenNovaA]

i feel like generation retro stands as an example that anyone who can make levels that don't look like an eyesore has a chance at getting their levels featured in gd

[@ceresco_]

Never knew I needed 27 minutes of colon ranting about generation retro but here we are, I think you spoke for everyone who played this level after unlocking it in the poison gauntlet for the first time 10/10 no time wasted

[@aso3250]

Colon is the only person who will spend minutes complaining about one invisible half block and I'm here for it 😅

[@NotAfishAtAll]

😂

[@ThomasDeSwert]

Haha, right? The dedication to complaining about an invisible slab deserves its own award. 🏆😂 Colon, the unsung hero of geometry gripes! 🎮

[@TRINITARIA-MUSIC]

@@ThomasDeSwert this was written by ai wasn't it

[@thomasdetrein6634]

@marshlindsey2763 yes it is, 😆

[@allaxreal]

​@@ThomasDeSwert i smell chatgpt...

[@flyingrafts7287]

This level is hilarious to me. Like I can just imagine the creator writing the dialogue, being like "Oh man this is going to be so epic" Also "Generation Retro" is a better name than "Retro Generation"

[@falkmann2]

no

[@Tearnalte]

@@falkmann2 Oh ok

[@subify14]

Hi I'm Colleen Hutcheson and I hate your 6099 account I cry feck Edit THANSK EVER FOR LIKES But 609 number I hate

[@Mysti_Is_Taken]

@@falkmann2 Oh ok

[@TheScholarOfLemons]

@@falkmann2 Oh ok

[@BasedArmenian17-k6k]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> Intro <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="108">1:48</a> About "Space Invaders" And Influence <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="194">3:14</a> Objection to Inclusion in Gauntlet <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="270">4:30</a> Brief Defense of Scarlet Surge <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="296">4:56</a> Song & Intro to Level <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="332">5:32</a> Beginning <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="354">5:54</a> Objection to Not Using Pixel Blocks <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="386">6:26</a> Objection to Lack of Protection from Flying into Void <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="418">6:58</a> Objection to placement of beginning three orbs <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="424">7:04</a> Introduction to Angry Red Alien <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="439">7:19</a> Objection to Spamming of Non-Syncing Invisible Mini-Normal Portals <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="470">7:50</a> Objection to Random Fading Slab <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="504">8:24</a> Objection to Half-Blind Jump <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="527">8:47</a> Objection to Buildup Bug <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="538">8:58</a> Objection to Janky Robot Part with no change in Style <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="552">9:12</a> Objection to Non-Syncing Random Key made in Contrast with Pixel Art with a Lack of Touch-Enabled Alpha Trigger <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="618">10:18</a> Objection to Strange Inconsistent Platform <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="631">10:31</a> Objection to Blind Jump which Generally Contributes Negatively to this Part <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="643">10:43</a> Introduction and Speculation about Angry Red Alien Getting Angry <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="660">11:00</a> Praise of Teleporting Part <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="669">11:09</a> Speculation about Weird Circular Object Visible Only through Certain Mistakes <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="695">11:35</a> Praise for Not-Wrong Wave Part <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="706">11:46</a> Noticing of Generically Located Pixel Art Coin with a Lack of Any Alpha Trigger <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="722">12:02</a> Introduction to Dark turn of this Level <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="732">12:12</a> Objection to Invisible Mini Wave Portal <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="744">12:24</a> Introduction to Alien Platforms (Look at those Hitboxes) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="754">12:34</a> Objection to Blue Pad at the Beginning <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="759">12:39</a> Objection (+Rant) to Unexpected Memorization of Fake Alien Platform <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="890">14:50</a> Introduction to Helpful Blue Alien and why the Movement and Color Change of his Speech to Black is Humorous <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="909">15:09</a> Objection to Inconsistently Undecorated Pink Orb <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="914">15:14</a> Objection to Overall Ball Part, Alien Platform Hitboxes, and Unnecessary UFO which Follows you <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="937">15:37</a> Praise of UFO part <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="969">16:09</a> Objection to Invisible Size Changes Throughout UFO Part <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="979">16:19</a> Introduction to Boss Fight <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="993">16:33</a> Objection to the Alien's Speech, in Content, Pacing, and Inconsistency between the Creator's and the Game's Standard Language <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1039">17:19</a> Objection to Invisible Platform Used During Cutscene <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1049">17:29</a> Introduction to Actual Boss Fight <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1059">17:39</a> Objection to Invisible Speed Changes <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1070">17:50</a> Objection to Jetpack-Looking Thing: in Method to Attain, Complex and Unclear Design, Inconsistent Usage of Pixel Blocks <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1159">19:19</a> Intermission: Objection to Bossfight Not Syncing <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1173">19:33</a> Objecting to Jetpack-Looking Thing 2: Invisibility of Third Bullet Shot from it <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1195">19:55</a> Objection to Easy Placement of Coin and Coin Route and Alpha Triggers <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1242">20:42</a> Reintroduction to Helpful Blue Alien <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1258">20:58</a> Objection to Bad Pacing of Cutscene Ill finish later lol

[@SystemPhantom]

i love overly specific video chapters, keep going

[@calook1334]

"You have not win! You...DIED!" is probably the funniest thing I've ever heard

[@troingle]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1491">24:51</a> This is obviously a carefully considered choice that reveals that your player character has a split personality disorder

[@GameristicForce]

also minor side detail: terraria JUNGLE music

[@kronost06]

And you get to fight the Split personality disorder in Hexagon Force

[@sdslayer100]

JUSTICE FOR SCARLET SURGE Also the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="922">15:22</a> ufo gives me the vibes of that one platform in Geometrical Dominator

[@SdThe25218]

TheFakeSdSlayer + Real = TheRealSdSlayer

[@themememan7455]

I found this with the timed comment section

[@MonkeyGo911]

4 has been chosen for a good choice

[@cosmicretro1608]

​@@themememan7455 we all probably did

[@themememan7455]

@@cosmicretro1608 good point, now an argument in replies will start

[@ruthlessZ]

Creator :“Part 2?” Colon : “NOO”

[@RemittalADOFAI]

truly one of the videos of all time

[@user-yg9vx2re3u]

agreed

[@_Gam3r]

how does this only have 7 likes

[@DumbAssWater]

very respectable opinion

[@MarioMastr]

Indeed

[@AustynL]

what are you doing on a colon video lmao

[@hot_soup]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1266">21:06</a> that part litteraly killed me😂😂😂

[@GDColon]

RIP

[@ScoplerOfficial]

I agree 💀

[@hot_soup]

​@@GDColonthis is the end for... nooo!!!!

[@muffin1927]

It also killed the decoy

[@OrangeyGuy]

@@GDColon rest in peace hot soup

[@iamtotallyspace]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1527">25:27</a> I love how he also made the tomb from that 3D object

[@AvalancheTV]

I just noticed that what the hell?!!

[@Theanimatedgroup]

I think that weird circular at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="680">11:20</a> might be the original coin texture.

[@BinaryThePsycho]

Colon: "Putting Scarlet Surge in a gauntlet was very inconsiderate." Also Colon: *Proceeds to bully a ten-year old over how his level is the worst out of millions in a 2D cube game*

[@purpelvortex]

Ah yes 2d cube

[@Korkhik]

​@@purpelvortexintelectual statement

[@FPBRM23]

@@purpelvortexbros onto somethin

[@cubebutpro298]

2d cube

[@antoninasobodzian8163]

Kappaclysm -_-

[@PiotrPSkowronski]

My theory is that the "eyeball" was a test design for the coin that he was too lazy to get rid of, and the one without the coin is just a copy + pasteable deco design that yet again, was too lazy to get rid of.

[@rosethompson1983]

It was the decoration around the orbs in that section.

[@whatGD]

@@rosethompson1983 Nah, the orb decoration looks slightly different and why would it just disappear? only reason is that its a scrapped coin desgin

[@socioception4546]

Yea that's what I was thinking as well

[@Lighttworkk]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1511">25:11</a> I'm imagining him doing this irl

[@IsntPhoenix]

XD

[@your_local_coward]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Luke-1411-Oficial]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1522">25:22</a> My theory for that is that the Red alien was distracted celebrating his victory and the player used this to defeat him with no problem

[@milli-ns]

The level was probably made in late 1.9 and rushed to completion in 2.0, you can see some fade ins that look like they come from 1.9 (ball part) and the only pixel arts made with real pixel blocks are 2.0 features (key, custom coin)

[@Snowy_OSC]

The red alien was trying to save us, he knew a virus was in the game, he wanted to stop you from getting corrupted.

[@Arch-mv5te]

@NotBooster and so was the creator's computer

[@maytegonzalez1778]

The only way to save one from corruption, is to *erase*

[@MHE202]

Parts where i mostly died while playing the level for the first time are -That stupid "moving platform that pops out of nowhere" -That dam triple medium spike that comes right after the custom teleport portal -That horrendous introduction into that terrifying ball part (I thought you were supposed to switch gravity bc I had no idea there was a blue pad) -The evil virus guy in the ball part because the arrow indication is way to late making you either think its for after the space invaders dude or just not see it at all -The devious ground spikes after the first dialog with evil boi -Yeah I barely died to the boss fight other than that bc you can just keep down where the coin is -Except for in the second phase where he suddenly makes you do real gameplay (yay) also i thought that the shield was a portal and the arrow was just too small to even see

[@karenwakefield2574]

Thx colon I can't stop watching this video it is really addicting thank you for one of the best GD video in the world

[@lonitamez847]

The worst rated level is (Theory Impossible) Idk what robtop was thinking when he rated this

[@_Abdo.]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="767">12:47</a> Colon: "misses a single jump" also colon:"start talking about extreme memory demons"

[@unsmart42069]

I knew the trick and I still fell for it

[@_Abdo.]

@@unsmart42069 after playing that level i can confirm lol

[@ruby_from_bfdi]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="960">16:00</a> also, you can se that the bullet appears before the red alien.

[@Diji967]

Someone else noticed :D

[@ClassicCheezburger]

You are not the only one who noticed it

[@kronost06]

In on it to fix it. With Alpha. Since there are none of those triggers in the game.

[@bayecheek5987]

I saw it to

[@-hoopoe-]

its still a decoy because in the tourture mock part where a platform is the red alien, the blue guy appears next to him

[@GDGroundflower]

Only GD Colon can come up with so much interesting lore for a singular Geometry Dash level

[@ijupiter8439]

i honestly like it when the vid is over 20 minutes. and, take your time on these videos, they are 100% worth watching when im bored, or when im not. thanks for making these

[@44Hd22]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1153">19:13</a> I actually got a good idea watching this. It’s like a complex bossfight but at some point a wall of spikes is chasing you and you have to go through speed portals to survive. You get slowed down periodically.

[@adieuing]

ooh like dear nostalgists speed portal part

[@44Hd22]

@@adieuing what? cool that that already exists

[@mwzngd1679]

@@adieuing that part is basically the opposite of what he's talking about lol (you die if you go faster)

[@44Hd22]

@@mwzngd1679ohhhh I have seen that in a Partition video. Sorry.

[@goomba_wave]

The red alien said “You again?” Is because the met in the ball (theory)

[@bigsharty]

I think the art at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="690">11:30</a> was a coin that went unused, it makes sense because it disappeared after you pass it similar to the key

[@gabilegameur]

Okay, here's my theory for the complete Generation Retro story and lore. I think first, the red space invader is trying to welcome you to grow your trust in him. But he's really only trying to get a virus installed on your computer. He suddenly says "NO!" near the beginning because he notices you're just getting through the level without caring about his virus or whatever. I think the virus/scam theory makes sense when you realize the "Insert Coin" really only means he's here for business. The wave portal represents eventually downloading the virus, with the wave specifically representing cryptocurrency graph, related to the point of this virus. But this virus actually has an emergency "antidote" or whatever to save your PC from the virus. It was used for testing the virus but was accidentally left in by the scammers. This antidote is Blue Space Invader. He helps you through the level. He starts deleting parts of the virus, which makes Red Space Invader glitch out, explaining his physical change, and him becoming spanish. But then disaster strikes. The blue space invader thinks he's done after attacking his red enemy, but in actuality, he just moved in another location where the antidote couldn't find him, so he could heal and come back full force. It took consiousness and erased the antidote tragically in a fierce battle but the antidote hinted at the location of the virus in his death, allowing you, the user, to erase it. The reason the player color changes is because the virus is making this level inconsistent, which flows as a thematic throughout the level. The final coin represents getting your money back a lawsuit later. Truly a fascinating story.

[@gabilegameur]

also, the offscreen thing looks like a coin but is a fake coin for a simple reason. It was supposed to be used by the red space invader to convince you that you can "win a million dollars without even breathing" if you click his link. Eventually it's offscreen because you're too dumb to even need a reason to click it so he doesn't use that motivation.

[@12aj100.]

How long did this take you?

[@b0xl3y_boxington_III]

i think bro saved it

[@masonthecyanhairedgirl]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1403">23:23</a> “Actually you know what, yeah this alien would definitely du that.”

[@GDVINtheGDMER-n5k]

GD Cologne- and everyone, for that matter- will hate me, but I played Generation Retro outside of the poison gauntlet

[@isoceptic]

That loud 'SHUT UP' destroyed my eardrums.

[@PurePain_1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1331">22:11</a> I love how GD Cologne* wrote an entire paragraph that only shows up for a split second _*not sponsored_

[@Its_Him0824]

gd colonge*

[@AndroidKitKat4.4Offical]

Cologne** ​@@Its_Him0824

[@randomannoyance]

i feel so bad for the creator, they probably just liked 2.0 features and decided to make a level not even as bad as some early 2.0 levels, most likely without even aiming for it to be rated. and then robtop put it in the gauntlet for everyone to hate the poor kid who built the level

[@davinchristino]

Robtop definitely takes part of the blame here

[@RetrOHeaD5805]

​@@davinchristino Yes RobTop didn't choose the best level possible... But Colon chose to make this video

[@momaizgamer]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="695">11:35</a> it's the "gun" in the bossfight