Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Oh boy, I actually managed to pull this off in time. My original plan was to beat Night Terrors on Christmas Eve but a few days before it I decided to change that plan. And it payed off, even if this took a lot of work! This year has been a revival era for me gd-wise. I published a new level, got 2 Creator Points, grinded around 6K stars, beat 50 lemons, and especially many insane ones. Thus, I wanted to conclude this year by beating an extreme lemon. And now, I present to you, Retention. One of my hardest completions :D

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I initially began playing Retention back in high school, around the same times I started the practicing of The Ultimate Phase. I learnt the whole level in a few days if I remember correctly, but couldn't get further than around 30% that autumn. I got 47% in 2018 with my new phone and played it on and off. Then, on the 21st of December, I played this for fun and got 48%, and then fluked to 66! Then I felt I could actually beat it so I grinded it a lot in the next few days, then had a Christmas break and tried it again 28th of December. And I did it at 1:30am the next day lol.

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Now I have only one thing left for this year in gd. To release Growl. It will take a lot of work on the next few days.. This was my 650th lemon and also 32 000th star :D What a year, I beat Alphabet X, Leyak, Acropolis, Crimson Clutter, El Dorado, Ultrasonic and Retention all in just one year! This is epic!

P.S I got Logitech G502 as a Christmas present. But I'll still play on mobile as well since I only have a 60hz laptop

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About the level: A great one, gameplay is mostly fun and designs have aged really well. There aren't really any difficulty spikes that really stand out, and it's a lot easier to get consistent on this than on Crimson Clutter. It's fun to learn all the parts in this level and when you don't fail, it's really satisfying to go from one part to another. This is a true classic made by one and only Woogi1411! But please don't let others to suffer and fix 54% bug, I died 14 times there D: This is now my hardest 2.0 lemon :D

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Level name: Retention
ID: 18697406
Creator: Woogi1411
Difficulty: Extreme Lemon
Stars: 10
Personal Difficulty: Extreme/Insane Lemon
Attempts: 28 849 (Around 21 100 were before 21st of December)
Easier than Crimson Clutter
Harder than Ultrasonic
Hardest part: Idk really, the level is very well balanced. Maybe ship parts before drop.
Best part: I like all parts, they flow very well together
Enjoyment: 85/100
Worst fail: 92%x1
Other fails: 50%x1, 51%x2, 53%x3, 54%x13, 55%x3, 56%x4, 57%x8, 58%x4, 60%x2, 61%x1, 62%x3, 66%x1, 67%x1, 74%x1, 81%x1, 82%x1, 84%x1, 92%x1 (In total: 51 fails at 50% or higher)
Thumbnail: Me
Device: LG K8 2017