Thumper - Final Boss & Ending

Edit: Nowhere near #3 global ranking anymore haha
Just beat the game for the first time, this is my playthrough of the Level 9 final boss + the Level ∞ boss.
NOTE: This video is edited for uninterrupted gameplay, it does not show my multiple deaths I endured during this. I probably died about 15+ times during these 3 levels.
Still managed to come out 3rd place overall for Level 9! (at the time of recording the video that is, I've already been knocked down a bit lol)

[@ashtonrogers750]

I KNEW THAT PRISM BEFORE EACH FINAL WORLD LEVEL BOSS WASNT JUST A REFLECTION OF THE ROAD

[@Wonky2]

The true final boss made my feel dizzy and weirdly scared like nothing else... It was an incredible experience.

[@SaltyBlueSea]

I find it ironic that the level Infinity is the shortest of all the levels...

[@meatylad3410]

@Sushi Sandwiches wow so much deep

[@samu350]

It's the shortest if you do it on the first try, but keep failing each iteration and you'll be stuck for aw hile.

[@markmayberry5459]

And yet, we keep playing...

[@moeezS]

3:03 What in sweet lord of hell?!?!?!?!

[@PivotDeerPup]

I swear that was the most heart pounding section of the whole game. I just started screaming.

[@gittesamonte3265]

I think in this part you have to turn even if its in the wrong directon already

[@stonerdemon]

Battletoads!

[@GOLVEL]

@@stonerdemon perfect analogy 🤣

[@PaulHasyn]

ive read a theory about how the beetle is us, mortals, and the track is our reality, and the bosses are forces that mold out reality mentioning this cause i wanna add: the way the infinity boss works makes me believe it is Time itself

[@officersoulknight6321]

Also considering how Time rules everything

[@officersoulknight6321]

Time is the final boss of the human experience: the one thing that could even theoretically scratch God.

[@Absquatula]

3:15 That moment when you realize the Pyramid has been hiding under the track the entire game

[@falcoon_f_zero9450]

Genius final levels for a rhythm game. The sheer panic I was in when the game started speeding up XD

[@dylangreen8797]

wow dude that was nuts. you got quick reflexes

[@Sundershard]

perfect pic for that comment bro ha ha ha

[@dylangreen8797]

Ali- Gee LOL i didnt even notice true

[@Zunree1869]

Its actually quite easy 😅

[@Zunree1869]

On level infinity myself

[@Zunree1869]

The hardest bit is the upcome to infinity. You know where the walls speed up. At 3:04

[@TobyAcid]

you will dream of teeth and nothing else

[@DeathLazorX]

- scratched behind a buckle.

[@saltsey2614]

I finished it today and wanted to see if someone did it better... I stopped counting after so many deaths but the insanity of the last levels is worth it. :D My favourite music game of last couple years.

[@PivotDeerPup]

same! i love this game to death.

[@MrTubz420]

not even my dad can do it and hes better than me lol!

[@RoxheartLollipop]

@@PivotDeerPup Platinum is absolute torture. I would barely know, I stopped at world 5 getting S ranks, it got too difficult.

[@thrice_cube]

It doesnt even like there's a beat anymore ;-; i'm spooped.

[@thrice_cube]

I'm so spooped i cant even grammar right

[@jp_enduresurvive7374]

stephan crump Oh believe, there is a beat in the last boss.

[@Lumakid100]

Not in level ♾.

[@theeguy9022]

That's the point though it's just metallic screeching

[@a-saphmusicofficial]

I don’t even wanna know all of the story behind this game, but what I can get at is that there’s this pencil-like thing drawing the road which you travel in. It seems like the thing your playing as is trying to escape its grasp, so it has to beat it to break free, and that could be why the game ends like this.

[@deathcall7779]

Beosa Draws I didn’t think about that, i never imagined it like that and thought it was just a upside down pyramid

[@ninetailedfox579121]

If there is any possible meaning behind any of this, I'd imagine the pyramid thing at the end is meant to represent God.

[@NonCanonGanon]

Aliens

[@Sparkz1607]

This entire game is the ironic purgatory of one of those musicians that committed suicide in their mid-20's. That's why it's scary, challenging, and mocking in the sense it trivializes their livelihood by turning it into a game Alternatively, this is a game that's designed to convey the raw emotion of stage fright. Pure fear tied directly and strongly to a pressure to perform

[@squeaky1963]

You are a beetle. You're traversing an area you shouldn't be in. The game tries to kill you by sending horrifying apparitions and making obstacles meant to stop you, hence why every obstacle in this game is like crashing into it with sparks flying and things breaking. The final boss and stage is the game trying desperately to prevent you from beating it even warping time and breaking its own rules. The end was you finally break the game and it has no choice but to let you win

[@nilesdavid8410]

Must have felt awesome to play that well. I wasnt in the zone when I cleared this so it was sloppy. But the phrase by phrase check point system is great because it allows you to push on and experience such a fun game. This is game sticks in my head like REZ did.

[@WyattFredaCowie]

I love how the non-beat at the end keeps ascending like it's going to go back into another variation of the previous song and then just dropping off into randomness. Terrifying, you've got insane skills

[@Propainus]

The ending is so unsettling.

[@strya27]

Playing the boss in vr was the biggest mistake of my life

[@bloodysugarcube9844]

This is my first time coming back to watch this game, and I've forgotten how intense it could get.

[@CallMeKes]

I think an important part of me has shifted inside... o.o. You are not human. I applaud you.

[@jemr3]

I though the first boss was hard Now I feel dead inside Like always

[@jemr3]

HIGHLIGHTED

[@CrayZigg]

I just beat the 2nd level in this game, and this video made me realise... *I must stop playing it NOW, there is no chance of me beating this game, whatsoever.*

[@PivotDeerPup]

noo!!! keep playing and practice! it's so fun!

[@CrayZigg]

lol i know

[@CrayZigg]

how long did it take you to beat the 9th level?

[@PivotDeerPup]

i honestly can't remember, sorry.

[@CrayZigg]

it's ok

[@shoflo562]

i cant comprehend the amount of things in this (it feels like my eyes are on fire)

[@i.c.7489]

I wonder where the scarab goes in the end

[@watertommyz]

Six, and "she" escapes the Maw.

[@ITakeYourFood]

@Ecci02 JOSUKE HELP

[@BobbinRobbin777]

@Ecci02 and the stuff that cream vores

[@attarguitar2991]

Hey everyone! In case you haven't heard, custom levels are a thing now! I'm one of the moderators for the official Thumper discord, and you can join it here! discord.gg/UgK3dTW We have a dedicated modding channel for all of this. Come join!

[@arrontheprotogen9276]

Oh?

[@walrusonion9yearsago777]

The reaction speed of sonic himself.

[@russelreclusado3401]

Just finished it today. Omg that was super exciting

[@phalamy9180]

This game is a cathartic type of noise overload

[@thewrencherz28racer92]

This is INSANELY difficult to do and get an S ranking. I got the S rank for all levels achievement. The increasing tempo and the wavering tempo in those last levels played havoc with me.... OMG

[@philipbenz2883]

damn great job!! wp^^

[@DanHeroPhantom]

I’m on level 3 and my thumb hurts like hell. Seeing this... bro I don’t know if I wanna continue

[@williamdawson5913]

wow i can't even imagine me being able to do something like that.

[@RealMonoid]

I know it is a rhythm game, but i wish it had some kind of story

[@Shelby-os5lx]

You could probably argue there is a story: You're a bug trying to become free of your chains (the track) and willing to fight various entities to earn your freedom

[@StreetRat53]

WHEN YOU GO INSIDE THE BOSS IT URKS ME IN SO MANY WAYS

[@LirfYT]

Who made this game and how did they come up with this

[@demotori5741]

nice job

[@PivotDeerPup]

thanks!

[@nir5389]

damn nice one the more good u are the better beats lov it xdd

[@bigbeardsniper3058]

Om that was awesome

[@gabrielhanson8575]

The prism of time control

[@dudeman9085]

*What have I witness*

[@RABBiT.94]

holy shit 2nd set of levels are hard af for me :O

[@PivotDeerPup]

B - rabbit keep practicing!!!

[@carsonlujan8134]

I like his game but I hate that you move to fast that what ever you see you never get closer too it’s just there doesn’t move and how the path bends and you can’t see past where it curves

[@ThatOneTylerTube]

Gotta go fast!!

[@MrLegion501st]

I wan't to believe that at the end the fucking bug could finally get out of that hell of world.

[@jessalegaspi5827]

bro ur 10 times better then me ur really good

[@IamArock22]

Huh, That was just straight up Azathoth and a triangle. Cool

[@tidalboxer]

Holy crap. I can’t even get past level 5.

[@Vixensu]

3:41 Triangular Smiley face

[@i8u2manytimes]

I was having a bit of trouble following the movement ..then I realized I forgot to change the video from 2x speed to 1x speed

[@GAL0ISGIRL]

i need a therapist after this game

[@mudnocchio]

One fast beetle

[@citronvi0let847]

How it feels to chew five gum

[@Repetitivestrain-of2zy]

I think the white light at the end is supposed to be the end of reality

[@ZFAIRGENTLEMAN]

*sheeesh....*

[@yeethetree1233]

3:02 my favorite part

[@spacemanthing5204]

If there ever a bomb this guy is going to live because of those reflux's

[@Incrediboyhero01]

Jeeeeeeez!!!!!

[@D4RK21]

I have this game on my phone...i rage quit on the spiky dude

[@pepperbytez8128]

My theory is that the beetle just reeeeally wants to get to the end. Why? Because it just wanna.

[@marshawn_ing]

*_Sexiness._*

[@PivotDeerPup]

;)

[@marshawn_ing]

PIVOTAL! That can be taken multiple ways.

[@PivotDeerPup]

;)))))))))

[@marshawn_ing]

PIVOTAL! I think I need multiple adults.

[@travisdunsmuir806]

man Lighting Bolt fuckin rules

[@BobbinRobbin777]

Cross the delta, Cross the delta-

[@py5196]

I wish I could be in LEVEL 9...

[@skimo1987]

Are you a human ?????? 0_0 How do you react so quick to that ? >.>

[@Wezuyam]

I always think, that Thumper is a game that Dr.Strange would play. 😅

[@RobbiePTSD]

And not a single fuck was given that day

[@farisalmatrook9230]

And scary sound

[@cryox5850]

keyboard or controller? with what you played this?

[@PivotDeerPup]

Xbox One controller: using the d-pad, not the analogue stick.

[@cryox5850]

PIVOTAL! oh well that's seems logic. I am at level 7 and I'll try with the d-pad tomorrow. I feel slow with the stick thing

[@PivotDeerPup]

yeah I switched to d-pad somewhere around level 8 and it made it a lot easier to hit things like mid-air perfect turns.

[@Max-iq8hi]

i don't understand anything what is happening here!

[@Lumakid100]

Who came for level 9-27?

[@kingzane3958]

imagine watching this high asf

[@TheLegendaryZed]

King Zane no imagination required ayy lmao

[@shaerlocke3308]

What ?

[@hunterjoshua8580]

He beat Jacksepticeye?!?!??!?!?!??!?

[@chespops4242]

FireCore Gaming woosh

[@martymaclane4007]

I dont understand how to break the shield at 1m20 :/

[@MisterCasket]

Jump up at one thumper, slam down on the next one.

[@martymaclane4007]

@@MisterCasket that work in previous level but not with this shield :(

[@MisterCasket]

@@martymaclane4007 it should, that's how I did it. Finished the game yesterday. But you need to slam down like three times or else it repairs itself

[@GilDice]

Oh crap it's Pennywise

[@babbisp1]

5:34

[@hunterjoshua8580]

WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!!

[@farisalmatrook9230]

😰

[@MB32904]

1:54 eww

[@ploxyzero]

What the hell is this game lol

[@Zvrra]

#3 is global is me LUL

[@MisterCasket]

Lul means 'dick' in Dutch 😂

[@SmolCanary]

What sort of drugs do the developer use while making this game?

[@PivotDeerPup]

Kizari most likely none

[@pinkpools]

The best kind

[@farisalmatrook9230]

That was bad ending

[@DOC_951]

Awesome game, but not a fan of the music… it’s just random beats and industrial instruments that don’t flow well imo

[@bigbeardsniper3058]

Wolf shit

[@bigbeardsniper3058]

I b

[@jonathansalinas2224]

I hate endings like that

[@nightowlexpress_]

What is the reason of you hating it?

[@jonathansalinas2224]

@@nightowlexpress_ man this was 3 years ago. I dont remember anymore

[@HerrTiSo]

For fuck sake, HOW can you be global rank #3 when you missed SO MANY walls and spots?

[@PivotDeerPup]

oops, i forgot to update the title of the video! look at the upload date and the description. i got this score very soon after the game came out, this was on my very first playthrough. it was #3 at the time but it's waaaaay lower now. somewhere between 80 and 100 I think.