Hado - Flow SirHadoken 2025-08-13 | Eight years ago, I made a promise.I often say I ended up so involved with Geometry Dash entirely by a series of happy accidents, and I would say the most critical domino in the chain was my early 2.0 medium demon, Ebb. As much as I take issue nowadays with how I put it together, Ebb holds a very special place in my heart for a few reasons. For starters, Ebb quite literally put me on the map. There was once a time when you only needed 24 creator points to hit the Top 100 leaderboard, and Ebb is what put me there, and the community paid attention to that at the time. Ebb itself caught people’s eye because of the funky asymmetrical duals; creators at the time had explored that here and there but it was especially strange to see it fitting into a medium demon. I’ve never been a KrmaL or a deffie who could get people talking with every new release; it was uncharacteristically rare for me to get to watch people really sink their teeth into this thing I had worked on and recognize my name in public spaces over it. Before I was Chambers guy, I was Ebb guy. I owe a great part of that level’s success to long-revered community legend Michigun, who had published a YouTube video of it and showed it to more people at a time when no one had ever really heard of me. I did not have a following, did not promote the level in any way, and had no established connections with the community, so if it weren’t for him, Ebb would’ve likely gone on as just another weirdly named demon that nobody played. It took a few years after that video was published before I actually met Michi and talked to him, and we really didn’t talk that often, but what made his death so crushing for me at the time was that quiet understanding that I'd lost someone who had made such an impact on my life.In my head it's always been Ebb and Flow since 2017, and when people invited Ebb into their hearts the way they did, I made the perhaps naive and unwise decision to promise that it'd get an official follow-up someday. Much to my surprise (and chagrin), Ebb is the one level from my early years that people tell me they still remember fondly, as it comes up for them in demon roulettes and casual searches. It means a lot to me that people still care about that level, which is why I knew if I ever followed up on that promise to make a sequel, I would really need to do it right.I have tried to make this level three times. I still have an old Sawdust Angels layout from when I attempted Ebb 2 back in 2019/2020, and I abandoned it because the duals didn't feel good. I started what would be the final draft back in 2021, which means this level took four years to start and four years to finish. It hit me that this was the one when I happened upon that cube and ship dual with the green orbs; even though it's notably harder than the rest of the level, it finally felt like Ebb.If you compare them side-by-side, nearly every part of Ebb has some sort of callback in Flow, from the colors, to the designs, to the pacing, to the title card, even down to the really intimidating mini-wave spam with no safe ground spots that used to be in the original Ebb before the several balancing updates. It's probably an upper-end hard demon, which is a fair bit harder than Ebb, but the people who grew up with Ebb are also older and better at the game now, likely with better hardware too. I owe it to my buddies in the Spirit Day project we've been hosting for cheering me along to the finish line with this level (and for playtesting it). You'll probably be seeing some of their levels coming out today too! When we got this idea to make a bunch of levels in-line with the core spirit of what Geometry Dash means to us, it felt like the perfect opportunity to finally deliver on my promise even though I'm sure it will feel pretty old compared to the kinds of levels that come out nowadays. As a tribute to Ebb, a tribute to Michigun's honor, and a tribute to all of the people who have held space for Ebb in their hearts after all these years, I FINALLY have something that I'm genuinely proud to offer as its official spiritual successor.Cheers to GD's 12th anniversary, to Michi's memory and long-lasting impact on our community, and to the 8 years of life you all have generously given to one of my oldest projects! ID: 124585003Song: Schtiffles - 236newgrounds.com/audio/listen/993344
Updatophobia (Showcase & Verification) SirHadoken 2023-12-06 | While I would’ve appreciated some more time to let my ideas develop naturally before 2.2 threatened to render this project obsolete, I’m excited to finally present to you my 100th level and my farewell to 2.1: Updatophobia. It’s yet another gimmicky memory insane demon, as you’ve probably come to expect from me by now.Having been around for the long haul in Geometry Dash, I’ve always found it particularly interesting how so many people seem to have such a unique affinity for 1.9. No other past update has a bustling private server community, and I constantly hear from creators and players alike that the game peaked in 1.9 and has been on the downhill run ever since. There are even people who didn’t play the game in 1.9 who still religiously swear by its legacy as the Golden Age of Geometry Dash. Maybe they're right, but this is really fascinating to me because out of all the updates I’ve been around for, 1.9 is by a long shot the update I’ve enjoyed the least. The levels were annoying, the lack of editor QOL features was inconvenient, the community was edgy, and unless you were part of one small friend group it was nearly impossible to get your work out there. While it’s quieted down gradually over the years, I’m still occasionally reminded that there are people who harbor resentment for 2.0 and 2.1 for bringing an end to the supposed glory of 1.9, whatever that means. Furthermore, there seems to be a fear looming over the community that 2.2 will also change the game so violently that it will kill all that we hold dear about the current state of the game.One day, this idea occurred to me as a cheeky way to breathe life into this vitriol for the changes that 2.0 and 2.1 brought to the game and its conventions, and this overwhelming fear of moving on. Surely a little change isn’t gonna kill you.. but what if it did? Updatophobia explores a concept I’ve never even seen executed before: every feature implemented into the game after 1.9 kills you on contact. You can't touch any post-1.9 object, you can’t touch anything that isn’t 1.00x scale, you can’t touch custom backgrounds, you can’t touch any moving objects, you can’t play either of my favorite game modes, there’s no H, D, or J block gameplay, I didn’t even include any dual parts so that you couldn’t use a post-1.9 icon and then intersect with yourself. I put a lot of thought into it, but there’s still a lot that can be done with this concept that I didn’t explore or even think of, and I’d love to see what other people could do with this in the future.As a disclaimer, I’ve taken some liberties for the sake of making this level a better experience for you to play, and for me to build. Here's what I DIDN'T do:- I don’t punish you for touching objects colored with color 5 and beyond, because that’s not information you’re given while playing.- I don’t punish you for touching objects that break 1.9’s uncustomizable preset-per-object Z-layering, because that just wouldn’t be fun to have to think about.- I don’t punish you for touching any fully invisible object, because ew.- I made the stylistic choice to only punish you for touching post-1.9 orbs if you click on them, so that it would sting harder when you fall for the fakes.- Sometimes I used post-1.9 tricks for optimization's sake (i.e., pulse triggers instead of color triggers, alpha triggers on blending objects instead of making the color darker and copy pasting stuff on top of itself over and over to make it bright), because there’s no reason to waterboard our computers over indistinguishable technicalities. My end goal was to make this a fun and practical experience for you as you explore this goofy gimmick with me, so I avoided doing anything that would make either of us tear our hair out. Well, tear our hair out too quickly, at least.I'll fix the small layering errors I just now noticed in a future patch-fix when someone inevitably breaks it.ID: 97090315SONG: Creo - Apex (newgrounds.com/audio/listen/623714)Showcase (Normal Route): 0:00 - 1:04Verification (Coin Route): 1:05 - 2:52Swag Route: ???
Album 2 is here! SirHadoken 2023-10-12 | So I was planning on dropping a level at the same time as this, but it didn't work out. Nonetheless, my sophomore DeFord record "Heretic" comes out tonight at midnight! If you're interested in listening, I encourage you to either stop by the live premiere or pull up to the Dordposting Discord server for the watch party to celebrate with us. I'll be around in the VC a little early in case you want to chat, and we'll probably be playing some skribbl.io after the premiere is over!Live Premiere: youtube.com/watch?v=3Jra4SdbapEDiscord Watch Party: discord.gg/vRfyf3uGeQPre-save on Spotify: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/deford/hereticSINGLES:Upper Hand - youtu.be/yFRDIBLlKDE?si=Xbbbxdw_QinGLj9wNot So Bad - youtu.be/Y1u1D2QwpkU?si=OypspbIuYasapSg5Scorpion - youtu.be/yayjq02645k?si=j9TlmwMk7tIXoqsRI hope to see you there!
The GD Community Made This Music SirHadoken 2022-05-10 | Since November 9, 2014, creators of Geometry Dash levels have been able to use the expansive repertoire of content on the Newgrounds Audio Portal in their work, which has influenced hundreds of people to experiment with making and publishing their own audio to the Portal. In fact, over the past eight years, Geometry Dash has served as a gateway for community members like Sharks, Lemons, Miyolophone, Valent, and countless others into the vast world of electronic music production, and has even inadvertently lead some, like Zyzyx and myself, down indie singer/songwriter path as well.In spite of this, the audio used by the creator community in-game is dominated by massive talented artists who have very little involvement with the game itself, and this population of musical saplings, rooted in the GD community and flowering somewhere else, is largely underrepresented. My goal with this video, or perhaps this series, is to help change that.Two weeks ago, I asked you to share some of your work with me on Twitter. This is what you showed me!---------------------------------------WARNING: I talk a lot! There are four reasons for this:1.) To point out the artists' compositional choices that are either unnoticeable to untrained ears or devoured by OBS's terrible compression2.) To motivate you to go listen to the songs yourself so you don't have to listen to me3.) To provide some feedback to the artists and help the community learn how to also do so literately with production lingo4.) Because I'm a nerd and I can't help it!---------------------------------------SOURCES:Original Tweet w/ All Responses (FOLLOW THE ARTISTS): twitter.com/sirhadoken/status/1519776552493400064?s=20&t=QmgSQ06enwkCL_Gghv45-QThe songs featured in this video, in order of appearance, are as follows:j-a-r-r-o - "Test 8"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1127736LakiTunes - "Do You Love Me Back"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/956724Sinie - "Sun Death"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1102422JamAttack - "Mechanical Roots"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1092516DnuoZ - "a warm winter's morning"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1101374 Henyx - Remix of "SHOW YA" by Nana Asterianewgrounds.com/audio/listen/1129715RainingHotDogs - "Untitled Song 2: A Little More Titled This Time"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/819565Dj-Dezon - "Prismatic Galaxy"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1032843Zodacx - "Spíd"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1128697Ausk - "Beryl Fortress"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1112009CreativeName01 - "STEAMROLL"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1122707 polarprism - "Weeds"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1128005Alkali - "Starlit Scarlet"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1103241voidprophecy - "easy to breathe" & "again"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1122278newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1117008KayozKun - "Malicious Intentions" & "Alright"newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1122771newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1099768---------------------------------------I did my best to get through as much as I could, but alas, we only got through 21 of the 63 artists on the list, and 15 of them made it into the video! I'd love to keep making these to finish off the list, let me know if you want to see more!Love ya,~Hado
Growing Up with Geometry Dash SirHadoken 2022-02-23 | What impact has being a Geometry Dash creator made on your life? In this video essay I attempt to answer that question by artistically analyzing my egregiously long catalog of levels made and released over the past seven years, and psychologically analyzing what I remember of the past iterations of myself. Are you a new Geometry Dash player thinking about how this game might impact your life down the road? Are you a parent wondering what their child is getting themselves into? My answers will not be one-size-fits-all, but whatever you are looking for, I hope this gives you a better idea or understanding.You tell me your story sometime! I'm all ears.(Yes, the level is named Devestation, the real mistake was made six years ago, I'm merely embracing it this time.) Helpful Links:Miyolophone - World Box:newgrounds.com/audio/listen/995331The Official Geometry Dash Discord Server:discord.gg/geometrydashThe Geometry Dash Creators Server:discord.gg/gdcreatorsNexus's full completion of Old Cataclysm:youtu.be/b9wEGXuLVIoMy Music Socials:twitter.com/defordtunesdeford.hearnow.com/social-crisissoundcloud.com/defordtunesdeford.bandcamp.comMy GD Socials:twitter.com/sirhadokendiscord.gg/rNAZeDhTimestamps:Introduction: 00:00 - 02:5013: 02:51 - 04:5914: 05:00 - 09:4215: 09:43 - 12:5416: 12:55 - 13:5617 & 18: 13:57 - 14:5619: 14:57 - 17:05Outro (20): 17:06 - 17:47Happy birthday to developer RobTop, to the amazing creators and former moderators Fault and alkali, to Dustin, wherever you are now, and to me!
Hado - Hot Flash [Verification] SirHadoken 2022-01-07 | Surprise!Unfortunately, if you're seeing this video and reading this description, then the surprise is already over. Allow me to fill you in:On July 21st, 2021, a musician named Fluubah asked me on Discord to whitelist his Newgrounds work, and I started playing around in the editor with one of his songs. I had accidentally used nothing but 2x1 slopes for the first few seconds, and this became the challenge I accepted for the rest of the level. There are no flat solid objects in this level, nor are there solid 1x1 slopes. The few surfaces that appear flat are actually upside down 2x1 slopes, which have flat or pseudo-flat hitboxes on their backside. At the time I started this, the creating community was at the peak of a self-proclaimed "experimental" trend that was in reality heavily derivative of the styles of para, Wav, and a few other level design influencers. A heavily mocked characteristic trope of this subset of levels was the heavy use of 2x1 slopes to throw the player around in a controlled way (i.e. Wav's level "Brainwash"). Partly to spite the people making fun of the movement and partly because it's just really funny to me, I opted to take the trope to the extreme. Because of this, while the level tries to be an overheated and disorienting experience like a proper hot flash should be, the name is also a nod to "Cold Sweat" (although the para level involved in sparking this trend was actually "Klutz").So, the surprise. I had a conversation with wless on Twitter concerning the surprise drop of Retrograde by Codex in which I mentioned that I would love to see surprise drops happen more often, but that I am too slow of a builder and too antsy to compulsively share every bit of my progress to contribute to this cause. I loved the excitement of when someone like Codex or Hinds dropped a level out of complete nowhere, and I realized that this was my opportunity to give that a try! Over the five and a half months it took to build this, I told exactly six people about its existence. Five were extremely close friends who helped playtest and give feedback, and the other was Fluubah, who made the song.(twitter.com/sirhadoken/status/1378461052988497927?s=20)To egg it on even further, even after releasing the level, I went on about my day as though it didn't exist. No video, no promo, no announcement, no mention of it in public, no mention of it in private. The plan was to just drop it and then see how long it took for people to notice it was there. This is my first level since Flicker in October of 2020, so I was curious to see just how long it could fly under the radar. Alas, I realized I would have to upload a video at some point for people who would prefer to just watch and avoid playing the incessantly janky slope gameplay for themselves. So, if you're watching this, the level has already been out for a bit, people have noticed it's there, and the jig is up. It's a pleasure to finally finish a project again, especially one that I had so much fun with! If anyone actually looks forward to these, I'm seriously sorry that I'm so slow.Song: "I M A X I N A T O R" by Fluubahnewgrounds.com/audio/listen/1055581ID: 77158262
TMNGamings New Masterpiece SirHadoken 2021-07-18 | I don't get to talk this much about levels very often, but I could go on and on about TMNGaming's new level "WhyMeWhyMeWhyMeWhyMe", a level that is at its core a commentary on the anxious, debilitating mental anguish of an artist.Caught somewhere between a gift to the world and a plea for help, TMN narrates this level verbally and visually in a way that is passionately vulnerable, using the bones of his old projects and unrealized ideas to emphasize the impact of bottling up and suppressing these thoughts and feelings until the levees inevitably break, artfully glistening in the light all the way down. It's directionless and scatterbrained, but ultimately culminates to the same grand, incredibly crucial message: "here I stand in my own way."Whether it be an occasional fleeting thought or an omnipresent anxiety, everyone at some point in their lives goes head to head with their own humanity and mortality. listlessly preoccupying ourselves with questions we're not even sure if we deserve the answer to. We constantly look at things from such a big picture that we find ourselves insignificantly small within it, and it raises the questions, "if I am so small, how can I ever be enough to fit in something so big?" and "how can I do anything meaningful when I'm only given one small instance of a lifetime?" As denoted by the momentary dissipation to nothingness in the middle of the level, this existential instability can be a point where scrutiny and unconstructive criticism is the hardest to swallow.This level is a beautiful, brutally honest reflection of an existential crisis and a conflict of personal identity, all through the hauntingly familiar eyes of a Geometry Dash creator. I have insurmountable admiration for creators of any kind who are willing to be so openly vulnerable about their insecurities to go beyond their medium of art to make such a raw human statement.AND it looks good.Song: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/975149ID: 71496773
Announcement... SirHadoken 2021-06-18 | Hi, I made an album over quarantine under a different name! Listen to the full LP, transitions included, at: Check out the album at: youtu.be/dNuSVnhinG8Purchase the album on Bandcamp in lossless quality (.wav) at: deford.bandcamp.comAdd tracks to your SoundCloud playlist at: soundcloud.com/defordtunes/sets/social-crisisFollow my designated musician persona's account on Twitter at: twitter.com/defordtunesJoin my (Hado) Discord server for a potential listening party sometime soon at: discord.gg/rNAZeDhThank you so much!
I fixed Toxic Ruins SirHadoken 2021-06-15 | Tuesday's demon for Wacky Demon Week is Toxic Ruins by Gboy, another brilliant classic lost to time because of bugs caused by Rob's fixes to the game's physics in 2.0. I have been waiting on this level to get fixed for years so I could finally beat it, and after the impossible bug finally got patched, there was still another really prolific inconsistency in the dual right after. It was possible, but so unreliable and so late into the level that it may as well have been impossible anyway.Do you have any opinions about Toxic Ruins that you'd like to discuss? Join my Discord server at discord.gg/rNAZeDh and strike up a conversation! We'd enjoy your company.Song: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/476613
Nox - Stalemate SirHadoken 2021-06-15 | Heya, I have been beating some wacky demons lately and I have a big announcement coming up on Friday, so I wanted to start a Wacky Demon Week mini-series today to commemorate some charming and arguably underappreciated levels, albeit a little scuffed. All of the levels I'll upload this week will float around hard demon difficulty, Stalemate being the most difficult of them. Contrary to what I say in the video about not having beaten 10 insane demons, Stalemate is actually my 11th insane demon, following Rebellion, Hyperchasm, Sonic Boom, Night Terrors, Sleepless, Psychosis, Windy Landscape, CONK, Lit Fuse, and Interstellar Infant, in that order. Surprisingly, despite how laughably awful this level is by today's standards of both gameplay and design, it's the insane demon I've struggled with the least, although thanks to its memory sections and jank timings I'd consider only Psychosis to be easier out of the aforementioned 11 levels. The overly simplistic conventions of early 1.9 allow you to use the sparse present decoration as reference points for position-based memory, like the checkerboard wave at 25%, where I sought out individual squares based on their distance from the circle indicators. The last ball, however, takes that resource away from you, and isolates your pattern-and-sync-based memory in a way that was groundbreaking at the time of its release. While it has certainly aged past its prime, Stalemate is an eccentric, but iconic landmark in GD history.ID: 4545425Song: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/482872Have opinions about Stalemate you want to discuss? Join my Discord server at discord.gg/rNAZeDh and spark up a conversation! We'd enjoy your company.
MY WAR on Composer Island | [AOT S4] [My Singing Monsters] SirHadoken 2021-04-07 | I had to curb my obsession for this opening somehow.There may be some mistakes since I did this from memory and since MSM's Composer Island features, while impressive, are still pretty limited. You can only use Natural monsters (the basic tier), there's no syncopation, some monsters have less than an octave of range (I don't think any of them have a full two octaves), and you can't preview what a monster sounds like before you spend gold on them. I know it has nothing to do with GD but I spent way more time on it than I'd like to admit and have no other way to share this with the MSM community since otherwise they'd have to have me friended on Steam or happen upon my island by complete random chance.
Join my Discord Server! SirHadoken 2021-03-22 | We look forward to welcoming you into our establishment! Feel free to reach out in DMs if you have questions or concerns.Permanent Invite Link: discord.gg/rNAZeDhMusic used: SirHadoken - Highway Robberynewgrounds.com/audio/listen/1013959
A Geometry Dash Editor Crash Course SirHadoken 2021-01-04 | This video was made in under 24 hours, and the video definitely reflects fast-paced nature of the process of putting it together. This is a brief introduction to the core elements of the Geometry Dash editor that took me months; probably even years to get fully comfortable with. While anyone with a considerable degree of experience with the editor won't learn anything new from this, my goal is for someone who's never touched the editor to be able to learn a good amount about how it works, and the logical system on which it operates.If you have questions, you can contact me through my Discord server: discord.gg/rNAZeDhYou can find Samifying's ongoing "Know Your Editor" series, mentioned in the video, here (about one hour's worth of content): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCzh7h-CLBw3DIehHzid2YLPJgNe3pJWSI made all of the background music in this video apart from Comet Kid by Dunderpatrullen and Lasers by CRSNT, which accompany Interstellar Infant by Fault and Flicker by SirHadoken, respectively, in the introduction. All other showcased levels and layouts that were not made exclusively for demonstrative purposes for this video are taken from the bones of my unfinished projects.Comet Kid - youtube.com/watch?v=HWAImOVDfeYLasers - soundcloud.com/crsnt/lasers-1
Fault - Interstellar Infant SirHadoken 2020-12-19 | This is a phenomenal level, and my ninth insane demon, following Hyperchasm, Sonic Boom, CONK, Night Terrors, Psychosis, Sleepless, Windy Landscape, and Lit Fuse (if we don't count Obscurum, which was one when I beat it, and Rebellion/The Crimson Depths, which should be). I'm pretty pitiful at flying, so I found the ship parts to be ASTRONOMICALLY frustrating, but 54-100% (from the wave to the end) is some of the most fun I've ever had with the game. To put the balancing of the gameplay into perspective, I did my first 54-100% run in exactly 98 attempts. I have 1100 attempts on this level. In spite of that, the good thing is that the hardest parts are all at the beginning, namely the RNG hold ship at 8% and the Windy Landscape-esque portal-orb-straightfly combo at 23%. Dying at the beginning so many times can get on your nerves REALLY fast, but if you don't mind taking breaks, and ideally if you've beaten Windy Landscape, I HIGHLY recommend going for this as a step forward. ID: 65496280Song: Comet Kid by Dunderpatrullenyoutube.com/watch?v=HWAImOVDfeYJoin my Discord server to be notified about my content, request levels, and have chill conversations: discord.gg/rNAZeDh
KrmaL - Lit Fuse SirHadoken 2020-11-02 | I broke the record for the number of times I've said "fuck" in a single livestream with this level, with the previous record being maybe twice. Yesterday I think I hit the 40s.This is a fantastic level, don't get me wrong. It's certainly a GD experience unlike no other, although for me it was unfortunately a miserable one; one of my worst experiences with the game. I died at the drop 16 times live on Twitch yesterday; Halloween was all tricks and no treats this year. I died two more times at the drop on my second session with the level before I finally got good RNG. I have the worst quality consistency on the face of the Earth; I'm not gonna lie, I didn't even know my microphone was on in the recording with the successful run, but I had no idea it would be that quiet, especially considering I am only a few inches away from it. An unpleasant surprise was that my quality still plummeted underground whenever anything on-screen moved, so all of my fail takes look like what my streams looked like when I was streaming from home.Attempts: ~1500Song: Cacola - Lit Fusenewgrounds.com/audio/listen/657081
Hado - Flicker [Verification] SirHadoken 2020-10-19 | DISCLAIMER: For those susceptible to epileptic seizures, this video could pose serious danger to you. There is a "Disable Shutter" button for the rapid black flickering at the climax of the level, but many of the slower blinking and jittering of objects is unaffected by that. Watch/play with caution!It feels SO damn good to finally be done with this. It took a village, really. Even though this is a solo, there are a lot of people without whom this would not have been finished or released to you today. I started Flicker on October 19th, 2019, exactly one year ago. I have Jayuff to thank for showing me this song back in 2017, and I have always secretly hoped that he would make a level with it, as he is one of the most capable builders to have ever existed. After two years, I accepted that it wasn't happening, and took it upon myself to bring the song to life, even if I couldn't do it half as well as he could've. I made a 23 minute video of all of my unfinished projects called "Unfinished GD Stuff" exactly a week later, and this is the only level that I did not show because I was worried about someone who wasn't Jayuff making a level with the same concept, with the same song, better and more quickly. I am sure even a B tier builder could have executed this in better ways than I am capable of imagining, but this was special to me and, perhaps selfishly, I kept it behind closed doors. Alas, the collision slopes in the UFO gave me a LOT of trouble; sometimes the UFO would just stick to them for a second for no reason, sometimes changing the movement values of the solid part of the object by ONE SINGLE DIGIT shifted the path from being too high to too low. I got frustrated and gave up on it.Several months later, I did a stream showcasing 10 of my unfinished levels, revealing Flicker to the public for the first time. It's thanks to my regular viewers on Twitch choosing this level that I found motivation to continue working on the level, even though all that they watched me do that stream was suffer through the moving slope hitboxes until I finally got them right. I don't know if I could've stayed motivated to continue building this without the continued support of Pan, Cerberus, Drift, CamGotBitten, Viprin, Subwoofer, Pauze, Tony, mbed, and many other close friends who I perhaps too constantly updated with my very slow but steady progress. I started building this level as a high school senior, and finished this level as a freshman in college. That transition has made me even slower than I already was, and there are dozens if not hundreds of people on Discord who helped me stick with it and not give up, whether they know that they helped or not. The level would also not be playable if it weren't for its playtesters, Lowee and Cerberus, who found at least 15 ways that you could skip a huge chunk of the gameplay, including its most fundamental parts. I appreciate their detailed feedback and have put some time and care into fixing everything that they found. With that, I present to you, on its one-year anniversary, what I would consider my magnum opus. Flicker is the level that I am most proud of, and one of the few levels that I am at all proud to call mine. While it has been a long and grueling process, I have still had so much fun putting it together, and I hope that today everyone else can have fun playing it or at least observing it from a safe distance.I am not sure if I will be able to finish levels after this. My first semester of college has already been quite difficult to manage, and thanks to COVID making a lot of it online, I am only on easy mode so far. While this level is far from perfect, I put all of me into it to ensure that I would be satisfied with it being my last, just in case it is. If I do continue building in the future, I am almost certainly not releasing another level before 2.2 comes out, whenever it may be.This level will be released as soon as the premiere of this video ends. Enjoy the ride, and take a break if you get a headache!With love, as always,Hado-----------------------------SONG:Lasers by CRSNT:newgrounds.com/audio/listen/799345JOIN MY DISCORD SERVER:discord.gg/rNAZeDh
Milestone Geometry Dash Demons! (2/2) SirHadoken 2020-09-25 | Hello again! After two months you guys deserve more than an incomplete list, and I wish that I could offer more than this, but I'm just not experienced at all with extreme demons and I am demotivated to order them because I can't personally confirm its effectiveness. Sonic Boom is the hardest level I have beaten, so if I go any farther than that on this list, why should I expect anyone to think this video is credible? That being said, this video covers entry-level easy demons up to around the mid-insane demon range, and by then, I trust that you will know your own skill set enough to set your own milestones from there.I'm really sorry I'm so late! I've had all of this done for like a month, but I was so on-the-fence about including the extremes for so long. This is the last time that I will be using iMovie, because I despise it and I have dipped my toe enough into editing on a computer that I can never go back.Feeling stuck? Don't worry, we were all there at some point. Here are some of the demons of each difficulty that I confide in the most for practice:EASY DEMON:FunnyGame - Death MoonXaro - Toxin Lab IITriAxis - Dear NostalgistsTamaN - Endorphin RushMotleyorc - AbateMEDIUM DEMON:nasgubb - Saturn VSuperopi - The AdventureJayuff - TundraTerron - ReanimationJacobroso - The BehemothHARD DEMON:Grindery - LinkTheGamerDragon Slayer - SubwooferViprin - RadioactiveTamaN - BadlandCodex - A New Kind of SoundINSANE DEMON:ChaSe - SleeplessCodex - RedSamifying - Blast FurnaceScorchVX - Magma BoundZenthicAlpha - UltrasonicEXTREME DEMON:neigefeu - AcuEnZore - Leyak (fight me)Roadbose - Ice Carbon Diablo XYendis - DaydreamJenkins GD - IncipientUnmentioned Levels in order of appearance:ChaSe - SleeplessBlueLite - Deep TravelMotleyorc - BJayuff - Tundranasgubb - Saturn VSweetdude - ManrayZenthicAlpha - Tremblepasiblitz - The CavernsSurv - MomentumBryan1150 - RebellionSerponge - The Final StageJonathanGD - Future FunkDhafin - ProblematicJayuff - Supercalifragilisticnasgubb - Saturn VSirHadoken - FlickerChannels whose footage I used, in order of appearance:Picha - youtube.com/channel/UCrVeIz-XKJVkFGS7WflCqpwLuqualizer - youtube.com/channel/UCxBVqrQLCYYloRNVy6y8lMwChaSe - youtube.com/user/TheCorstxdFerdefunky - youtube.com/channel/UCfOZ7H0SCNfcLZpsjnDLJIgViprin - youtube.com/user/vipringdRandodacamando - youtube.com/channel/UCi6hTH4pdOrhwBuJdc3ZzdQAllan - youtube.com/user/101chanchanTrusTa - youtube.com/channel/UClofA8V_C0mIc3O0Utyzd5gSamiversal - youtube.com/channel/UCVH-EMxk5DQbFauEI3MMu4wcrohn44 - youtube.com/channel/UC_uAx-Nk1tvsVubM9LaJWxQ
Audio Approval in Geometry Dash SirHadoken 2020-09-05 | This video should tell you everything that you need to know about how music is approved for use in Geometry Dash, as well as why and how it came to be that way based on conflicts and resolutions between the game and its audio partner website, Newgrounds.This is my first time editing a video on a computer instead of an iPad, so it probably looks REALLY scuffed, but it gets the job done. I used ShotCut, an open source video editor that is surprisingly really effective despite not being very intuitive. You can download it for free at shotcut.org and probably start making better videos than me immediately.All images and content used in this video are publicly accessible; you can find the guidelines for uploading to the Newgrounds Audio Portal here: newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/audio-guidelinesAs stated in the video, as far as I'm aware I am the only elder moderator on the team who makes music and is thus able to both whitelist and scout, so feel free to contact me on Discord if you need help with this. You can find me in my server at discord.gg/rNAZeDh
[Spin Rhythm] SAVANT - Virgin | Expert Showcase SirHadoken 2020-08-20 | So I've been getting into Spin Rhythm charting lately, in all the wrong ways. I should clarify that I have cleared all of the base game levels on Expert (most with an A or above) so I do know what the game is SUPPOSED to feel like. I just didn't abide by it.I cut the song at 80 seconds, making it CONSIDERABLY shorter than the average Spin Rhythm level, because I knew that if I was gonna fill it with bullshit I was gonna need to be a little forgiving. Many people will probably find this abhorrent, and that's fine, because I had a LOAD of fun with it. Maybe I will redeem myself someday with something more universal.This is probably not very friendly to Click to Move players, either, because I don't know how it feels to be a Click to Move player. I tried to keep it in mind, but there was only so much mind-keeping I could do as an outsider to the Click to Move universe. I haven't made this available to play yet on SpinShare yet because I want to look over the terms and conditions, as well as debate whether or not I want to add more difficulties. When/if I do release this to SpinShare, I will make a little notice about it in my Discord server, which you can join here: discord.gg/rNAZeDh-------------------------------------------------------Music: SAVANT - VirginIf you like this song, check out the full album, Cult, here: youtube.com/watch?v=qPn2FclmBD4&list=OLAK5uy_lVQMo-A5gaT6C0xVg10I15QLoop-MaDyo
Milestone Geometry Dash Levels for Beginners! (1/2) SirHadoken 2020-07-12 | Heya! It's been a while since I've released any content, so I wanted to put some stuff together for the community to help them out in determining a procedural order to handle levels in order to get progressively better at the game. I feel like I could've included many more levels here to consider as milestones, but it's best to have a good gap between each one because otherwise you lose sight of what you're working towards. I'm not sure when Part 2 will be out yet, but I have already started and will be working diligently.Feeling stuck? Don't worry, all of us were at some point. If you're struggling to make your way up to Can't Let Go, here are some community levels that may help you get better at reading and feeling the game.- EASY 2* -Peasy World II by Dimavikulov26Flickering by SkittenVapored by SerpongeThoughtless by PauzeRetray by Dimavikulov26Hyper Dream by SerpongeOcean of Dreams by Spu7nixWarmth by KFAOpitarSonar by JerkRatCosmic Dolphin by EtzerDark Paradise by Roli GDWhirlwind by SUOMIWhen the Leaves Fall by HyenadaPromises by Adiale- NORMAL 3* -Because I Loved Her by JayuffWistful by EchonoxYagmur by BerkooThrough Time by BerkooDark Seaside by TamaNReflected by SkittenCavern of Light by TheebKepler by TamaNAdrift by TamaNUnder by SerpongeGear by GD JoseOutLine by Serponge- MUSIC -I do not own the rights to any of the music used in this video, but seeing as only 3 or 4 seconds of each song can be heard without me talking over it, it does not classify as redistribution of others' intellectual property. All music in this video can be found below, organized by where and how they show up in the video.All levels made by RobTop use music included in the official soundtrack for Geometry Dash, listed below in order of appearance.Can't Let Go by DJVI: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/485351Stereo Madness by ForeverBound: youtube.com/watch?v=JhKyKEDxo8QBack on Track by DJVI: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/522654Polargeist by Step: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/523561Dry Out by DJVI: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/498543Base After Base by DJVI: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/404997Clutterfunk by Waterflame: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/505816Jumper by Waterflame: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/168734Time Machine by Waterflame: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/291458Cycles by DJVI: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/529148xStep by DJVI: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/516735Electrodynamix by Dj-Nate: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/368392All milestone levels made by the community use music readily available for free download on Newgrounds, listed below in order of appearance:Tiny Tunes by Fantomenk: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/311087Undertale Ghost Battle/Dummy! Remix by ZeroCakes: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656853Sawdust Angels by Schtiffles: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/782964Chaoz Impact by ParagonX9: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/152047Nuclear Flash (Mega Man 2) by zirconmusic: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/175013Levels showcased in this video that were not highlighted as milestones are as follows, in order of appearance, with their song credits included. I recommend taking a look at them once you are comfortable with their difficulty!Metropolitan by SpKale (Hard 5*)Styx Helix x800 Remix by xenith800: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/693127Speedballing by Jayuff (Insane 8*)GAYCORE 2008 by mrsimon: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/872570Destination Utopia by Gibbon765 (Normal 3*)Long Story Short by Imagine-Blue: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/565934Triangulum by Wlfn (Hard 5*)Lights on the Boulevard by AgentOrangeXx: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/935880Daydream by Skitten (Hard 5*)Asau by 1f1n1ty: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/695247Sunshine by Unzor (Harder 7*)Tessa Violet - Just Right Remix by djhoneyb: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/734590 FunnyGame Holiday by FunnyGame (Harder 7*)Stereo Madness by ForeverBound, previously creditedDragon Slayer by Subwoofer (Hard Demon 10*)Crushed to Bits by Mattashi: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/735852Sad Machine by TamaN (Insane 9*)Porter Robinson - Sad Machine Remix by Ardor: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/677007Nefarious by Lemons (Insane 9*)GG WP Bronze Edition by Canonblade: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/724081Level Up by Viprin (Insane 8*)Bonus Level by EnV: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/570434- OTHER CREDITS -In Silico footage by ChaSe: youtube.com/channel/UCyba8QmmlDzYy2BFbKnV4QADragon Slayer footage by Subwoofer:youtube.com/channel/UCm4RdR7m5N_uOMP0SFHZghQThumbnail by twitch.tv/dannyin2d- DISCORD -Need to contact me? Stop by my Discord server! discord.gg/rNAZeDh
CONK - Hado SirHadoken 2020-06-02 | Goodness fucking gracious, it's done.This level will be made playable in a few days or so when it has been thoroughly playtested for inconsistencies. Their names will be included in the background of the white flashy part in Phase 4.This is the first solo level I have completed in almost an entire year. Out of the levels I have built, this one actually means quite a lot to me, and I should explain why.I've gotten slower and slower at putting levels together over the years not only because I've realized how little patience I have for it, but I have always felt frustrated to meet standards and expectations. I would feel guilty for trying to present something that I didn't think the community would view as good enough, and that damaged any enjoyment for building that I had left. It had no longer become something to do for fun, and had instead become trying to put a professional product together for really no reason.This is what became the exception to that. CONK started as a layout of the first two or three parts two years ago that I lost interest in and dropped. You can find it in some unfinished levels videos of mine. Ever since I first heard this broken, choppy, distorted song, I have always wanted to make a broken, choppy, distorted level to accompany it. It wasn't until recently that I realized how much value that had for what I was looking for in building.I was looking for a catharsis, essentially. I was looking for a way to put something together without giving a single damn about the norms. I wanted to make something that wasn't necessary conventional or unconventional, but was just its own product that was not influenced by expectations and standards of the community and, really, of myself. Going into decorating this, I knew there was no way that it would meet the community's standards, because it's completely and totally illegible. It's absolutely all over the place and has no visual indicators. This level must be committed entirely to memory in order to complete. With that thought in mind, all of the boundaries kind of melted away, and I just built to the song, doing whatever I felt like. If I didn't want to spend a lot of time on detail, I didn't. This is by no means a low-effort level; I still sunk two months or so into it and put a lot of attention into it, but in different ways that I found more entertaining. This was my opportunity to break free and make what I want to make with no obligations to anyone else's enjoyment, and I had a hell of a time.That being said, I hope others find some way to enjoy it. It is perhaps as far from flowing and cohesive as possible, and is probably a real pain, but I know there are players out there who may find it a fun challenge, and I personally think it has a kind of personality to it that most of my stuff really lacks. I had to damn near break everything to accomplish that, but I feel like that's a personal goal of mine as a creator that I can finally say I've reached.With that, I present to you quite possibly the least pleasurable experience any 2.1 level has ever presented. Stay tuned for it to be released in about a day or two once I fix the refresh rate bugs and awkward transition issues that the play-testers run into.Difficulty: Hard-Insane Demon?ID: Not yet releasedSong: Squid Melody [Red Version] by TheLivingTombstoneyoutube.com/watch?v=SabrsZiRFYIThe sections I divided it into to feel good about myself:Phase 1 - 0:04 - 0:28Phase 2 - 0:29 - 0:49Phase 3 - 0:50 - 1:29Phase 4 - 1:30 - 1:56
Windy Landscape - Woogi SirHadoken 2020-05-25 | Ugh.So I've never really liked this level to begin with even since it came out, just because I always found a lot of the decoration to be really spammy and obnoxious, and four years ago I made a vow to never play this level again when I finally made it to the drop and died at 58%. I didn't think I'd ever come to play it again.Apparently there's this argument going on about whether or not this is harder than Psychosis? Like, that's an actual question? Spoiler alert: it is! It is not even remotely in the same difficulty bracket as Psychosis. It's harder than Night Terrors. In fact, I would consider it my hardest demon to date. But when I heard that people thought this was easier than Psychosis, of course I thought "hurr durr, I beat Psychosis, I can do Windy Landscape too!" I've only ever heard great things about this level, which is why it shocks me that it is my worst experience with the game to date, and that Windy Landscape has sealed its place way down there with Forsaken Neon as one of my least favorite demons of all time. This is the first and only time I have ever beaten a demon and not felt accomplished or excited. I just angrily muttered "UGH, thank God, finally," and moved on. That being said, I would like to apologize for cutting off the recording early. I was literally so beyond done with this level that I stopped recording the second I landed in the little completion wall thing. I was REALLY ready for it to be over, and it finally is.Good riddance.Song: Windfall by TheFatRat:newgrounds.com/audio/listen/621135Stop by my public Discord server!discord.gg/rNAZeDh
Sleepless - ChaSe SirHadoken 2020-04-23 | Ladies and gentlemen, the best level in the game.I don't particularly enjoy uploading just gameplay with no commentary or anything whatsoever, but a buddy of mine recently released a solo insane demon and it's absolutely mind-blowingly phenomenal. It has its kinks here and there that could've benefited from some minor polishing, but overall the flow of this is more satisfying than anything I've ever played and taking into account the design, visual variety, and atmosphere on top of the remarkable gameplay and sync, I'd say this is one of the best levels ever made. That being said, my experience with it was still nothing short of complete and total anguish. My worst death here was at the last jump at 97% and that doesn't even take into account the 15 to 20 times I died at the dual, or the 35 to 45 times I died at the robot at 60%. I got 67% on this within 35 minutes of starting, and I had a whopping 47 attempts on the level, 600 counting the copyable. By the time I had beaten it, I had sunken 1500 attempts into it and multiple hours. Needless to say, I absolutely adore this level and that love is most CERTAINLY a one-way street.As for an update, I want to get back into streaming at some point although my bitrate will still be underwhelmingly low because of my 0.6 Mbps upload speed. I'd also like to make some more actually original scripted videos as well now that quarantine has put some time on my hands. I totally also started a bunch of solos out of boredom, although I doubt I'll ever finish them. Be on the lookout for that stuff I guess.
Montage of my 2019 Levels SirHadoken 2019-12-30 | Time flies, and I don’t.Music: uplift by garlagan - youtube.com/watch?v=dSGYpP2XXooThumbnail by genericqueso - youtube.com/channel/UC9UVrlQy_4YB6jMXDVMuHIgLevels shown in this video:0:05 - 0:08 - Sonic Boom0:09 - 0:11 - Sonic Boom0:11 - 0:13 - Sonic Boom0:14 - 0:16 - Sonic Boom0:17 - 0:18 - Sonic Boom0:18 - 0:19 - Sonic Boom0:19 - 0:22 - Sonic Boom0:22 - 0:24 - Sonic Boom0:24 - 0:27 - Sonic Boom0:27 - 0:29 - Sonic Boom0:29 - 0:32 - Sonic Boom0:33 - 0:35 - Sonic Boom0:35 - 0:37 - Sonic Boom0:37 - 0:40 - Sonic Boom0:40 - 0:43 - Sonic Boom0:43 - 0:45 - Sonic Boom0:45 - 0:48 - Sonic Boom0:48 - 0:51 - Sonic Boom0:51 - 0:53 - Sonic Boom0:53 - 0:56 - Sonic Boom0:56 - 1:02 - Sonic Boom1:02 - 1:09 - Sonic Boom
Unfinished GD Stuff SirHadoken 2019-10-26 | I’d rather my most recent upload be serious than a meme. Just in case this is the end of the line, I’m sharing all of these now until further notice. I wanted to keep them secret but there’s really no point. I can’t imagine anyone would want to watch me talk about my failed projects for 23 and a half minutes but the actual level part of it is only 9 and a half minutes if you skip the backstories. I still manage to find parts of this game fun every now and then after all this time, and it’s played a pretty huge role in my childhood, but I grew up. I have no real way of telling if the future will give me much free time, but even if it does, building uses up way more of it than I’m comfortable with. It’s still fun, but my patience is thinner than what it used to be. I’m not sure what you guys will think about these and I’d love to know. If I get to continue building, I want to finish the stuff people would enjoy to see finished the most. I might give a few of them away to people I trust will connect well with them, but most of these you’ll probably never see completed. With that being said, I hope they’re enjoyable in this current state.As mentioned in the video:Fourgees - twitch.tv/fourgeesThe Scrapyard doesn't show anything that isn't shown here, but I was actually thinking of this one:youtube.com/watch?v=57jfWChRcmk
throwing an inventory full of eggs into the sky at sunset and living to tell the story SirHadoken 2019-10-21 | 1080p60
Sonic Boom Verification [Awful Quality + LDM] SirHadoken 2019-08-10 | I finished this solo remake of Supersonic a few weeks ago and all that's been left for some time now is the verification, which was placed initially in the hands of Trusta. Trusta dropped it a week and a half afterwards, though, so in pursuit of a new (or technically old) verifier I asked crohn44, and he would've been glad to do it, but there was a lot on his schedule and I didn't want him to feel any pressure with having to do this, so I did it myself.I refrained from beating it myself at first because I couldn't record it, but hopefully this is acceptable. I verified it in Low Detail Mode and it still looks like it was recorded in 1996, but I recorded this on a laptop made in 2011 with OBS Classic, so this is the best I can do. I was hoping I'd get to show this off to you in 1080p at 60 frames, crystal clear, but since this is an insane demon I figured any proof that I beat it is better than no proof at all. STUFF THAT THE LOW DETAIL MODE GOT RID OF:- Some of the smaller rainbow square designs in the Jeyzor wave- All of the backgrounds in the fast Daddepro section- 80% of the deco in the Gboy shipIt DOES NOT change the gameplay in any way, but a few specific parts look a lot better without it.TO SEE IT IN NORMAL DETAIL:Here's a cut video of the whole thing in a bit better quality that I threw together on mobile. You can see on the end screen that this is back when Trusta was verifying the level. I know it's not much better, but it at least gives you a better idea of what the level looks like:youtu.be/QqphxvpngKYWith that being said, I trust that you all who find the level appealing will enjoy playing it! I may not release anything else after this as far as I know, so hopefully if this is the end, I'm ending it on a good note. Also, I know you all haven't really heard from me much on this channel anymore, and that isn't because I no longer want to use my channel, but rather there are some people IRL I know who I wish would just forget about this channel and my presence online. I'm not blaming them for anything because it's my own insecurity that's causing the issue, and I've never voiced my concerns to them about it, but that's why I've been dead here for like 8 months.I do have a few other videos planned that I want to make before it's too late, because I'm gonna have to move on with my life soon now that college is just around the bend. This isn't necessarily a goodbye, but more of a "I hope to see you around but if you never hear from me again this is why". In case I never get the chance to say it again, I've had a great time being a part of your community and making stuff for you guys to enjoy (even though most of my stuff isn't enjoyable for most people), and I can't thank you guys enough for the management and social skills that I've learned throughout my time here. While it may not have been the most productive use of my time, it certainly wasn't a waste either.To make a long story short, sorry for the text wall of dubious personal gushy stuff, sorry for the really awful video quality, sorry crohn for giving you the level to verify and taking it back twice, and thank you all for everything I didn't deserve. Enjoy Sonic Boom!
i really love bathroom lagoon! SirHadoken 2018-08-06 | Do you love your life?NUH!(It’s the dead Dolphin on Wheels meme in case you’re not cultured)
daily make me cri ;~; SirHadoken 2018-07-25 | This is so sad can we hit VPNs and Dynamic IPs :FeelsBadMan:
Awesome Sauce - SirHadoken and TD Epic SirHadoken 2018-07-17 | A collab that took nine months to pull off because I’m a lazy heck that can’t finish anything lolEnjoy our repugnant use of the entire RGB spectrum. :)Song: Elevatia - Meganeko remix
[Soundodger+] Englewood - Crystal Dolphin (by SirHadoken) SirHadoken 2018-07-02 | So this is my first uploaded Soundodger+ level and the second one I've ever worked on. I had a lot of fun with this; the editor is much more limiting than that of GD, so it's a lot harder to make something interesting. I doubt I've done anything cool here but hopefully it's good enough. :)Play Crystal Dolphin for yourself:soundodger-community.com/files/file/141-crystaldolphinzipVideo recorded by para:youtube.com/channel/UCB4j7yuVZyUnPmCxNLg4sEABuy Soundodger+ (on sale for $1.59 until July 5th):store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=soundodger%2B
Do We Need Written Standards? [Geometry Dash] SirHadoken 2018-06-19 | Pardon my absolutely masterful editing. I fancy never using iMovie ever again. Let me know how you feel about the issue in the comments below; I’ll likely be responding to them if I have words to chime in. I just want to know if it’s worth suggesting this and trying to get this implemented into the game. Cheers! NOTE: If you somehow know who any of the personal identities are in this video whose names and profile pictures have been censored for the sake of their privacy, please do not reveal their confidentiality; unless YOU are that person and you choose to reveal that (this does not exempt you from revealing other people’s identities, mind you).NOTE: Please do not feel any offense by any of the content included in this video. My intention was not to attack any individual person, but rather to introduce an idea and how it could potentially benefit the game and its community. Most of the things in here that can be considered “jabs” are included for humorous purposes only. Thank you, and enjoy the video.SONGS USED:Lemons – Crystsal Clear: NG: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/745724YT: youtube.com/watch?v=-p8WZJftlGoGarlagan – Boomerang:NG: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/488529NON-SIRHADOKEN FOOTAGE:Pishifat – osu!mapping drum n bass:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KnfQnssxcAndromeda – “[Hard Demon] Jawbreaker by ZenthicAlpha | Geometry Dash”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=hYQHw8tuAUAAspiral Geometry Dash – “Geometry Dash- ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Me! [DEMON?] Purple Nine Circles!”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=JAUdoJiMa68Skitten – “MY BEST LEVEL! Fusion Flare (Easy Demon, 3 Coins) - Skitten (me) | Geometry Dash [2.11]”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=d7FiQGC6HM4Cubeline – “Like a Blast (By Torch121) [All Coins] Daily Level #509 | Geometry Dash 2.11”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=GDyAy4685LEGay – “[2.0] Geometrical Insanity - By Thedevon (me)”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=DlNqskCkUcQGeometry Dash Viprin – “[2.1] MasterGame (demon) - Serponge {FULL PLAYTHROUGH}”:YT: youtu.be/azgK0u-MsNI?t=577Jafet 7u7r – “[Poison Gauntlet] "Generation Retro" by Mordeth | Geometry Dash 2.1 | All coins”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=b_uyGTX3S0A&tDadde – “Tyrian Wall – Geometry Dash – By Jabagrullo”:YT: youtube.com/watch?v=fmU0msPqX18@P_O_C_H_A – “Dancing Hero Bubbly Piplup”:twitter.com/P_O_C_H_A/status/987710273082482688THUMBNAIL:SaabS - youtube.com/channel/UC-9TeymPOMcqpOT1wKcUcQwGET OSU:https://osu.ppy.sh/home/download
Maybe Upcoming, Maybe Not SirHadoken 2018-05-18 | Hopefully I can finish at least 1 or 2 of these. Ideally 3 or 4. Sorry for the lsck of Gauntlet Critics recently, finals happened. Enjoy the filler. ;3;
My Part in Project Epsilon SirHadoken 2018-04-21 | Rainbow vomitRainbow vomitRainbow vomitRainbow vomitRainbow vomitRainbow vomitRainbow vomitRainbow vomitSirHa-GRODY!!! I got cooties from this :(((
Gauntlet Critic #3 - Time Gauntlet SirHadoken 2018-04-15 | **NONE OF THESE CRITIQUES SHOULD BE TAKEN AS PERSONAL ATTACKS. THEY ARE MOSTLY OPINIONATED AND ARE INTENDED TO HELP.**So, I really didn’t want to cover the Poison Gauntlet because it’s the most annoying thing to have ever existed, so I decided I’d crank out the episode covering the gauntlet from which I got the idea to start this series. I’ve been really excited to cover this one, and I hope that the quality is fine. I also hope that it’s fine that I went out of order, because I’m really, REALLY, not looking forward to beating Generation Retro. I might just use someone else’s recording; I really have better ways to spend two hours.Side Note: Guys, can I like, skip the Poison Gauntlet and do that later? I'm not looking forward to that one.Other Side Note: Hyenada I love you bby ;3; I was just trying too hard to be funny, please don't kill me lolINTRO SONG: Slow Down by Creonewgrounds.com/audio/listen/800646Non-Gauntlet Level Shown: Delusional by Squared OUTRO: This exact clip can be found in my 100 CP montage video, "A 27-Month Journey".Outro Song: Astro Soda by Meganeko and Rymdkraftnewgrounds.com/audio/listen/754029Thumbnail made by Drift, check him out!youtube.com/channel/UCCDZKZieEPCbHUQAi5HdA5w
Gauntlet Critic #2: Ice Gauntlet SirHadoken 2018-04-13 | **NONE OF THESE CRITIQUES SHOULD BE TAKEN AS PERSONAL ATTACKS. THEY ARE MOSTLY OPINIONATED AND ARE INTENDED TO HELP.**Next gauntlet in order is the Ice Gauntlet. Thanks to everyone for supporting the first video so strongly! I felt like this one was harder to do since I didn't really know what points to make without sounding redundant. It sounds a lot similar to the first video because the gauntlets are pretty much at the same quality; I'd say this one is actually worse overall. Side Note: Guys, can I like, skip the Poison Gauntlet and do that later? I'm not looking forward to that one.INTRO SONG: Europa by Blackhole12newgrounds.com/audio/listen/600642Non-Gauntlet Levels Shown: Colorful Chaos by GDFlake, Yunique by Yunhaseu14. OUTRO: This exact clip can be found in my 100 CP montage video, "A 27-Month Journey".Outro Song: Astro Soda by Meganeko and Rymdkraftnewgrounds.com/audio/listen/754029Thumbnail made by Drift, check him out!youtube.com/channel/UCCDZKZieEPCbHUQAi5HdA5w
Gauntlet Critic #1 - Fire Gauntlet SirHadoken 2018-04-07 | **NONE OF THESE CRITIQUES SHOULD BE TAKEN AS PERSONAL ATTACKS. THEY ARE MOSTLY OPINIONATED AND ARE INTENDED TO HELP.**I know I'm not the best at making videos because I have next to no equipment for it, but I feel like it might be important to point out that these levels may not be the best role models for new creators to try to mimic, considering how permanent and valued the gauntlets actually are.There were two bumps in the recording here and there; I couldn't really help that, my rabbit was bounding around like an idiot and making noise while I was recording. ;PI do want to make more of these, but let me know if you really do want me to continue them in the comments. Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve them (suggestions that don't require me to spend money), I would also greatly appreciate those.It is also perfectly fine to argue FORMALLY AND RESPECTFULLY against the placings or the critiques, since that's just more for the creator to analyze, however I might offer a rebuttal. ;pIntro Song: Summer Vacation by IAHN: newgrounds.com/audio/listen/710518Non-Gauntlet Levels shown: INTRO: Insurgent by Filaret, ? ? ?, Space Fight by Mnhgtr43, Mixed Signals by SirHadokenOUTRO: This exact clip can be found in my 100 CP montage video, "A 27-Month Journey".Outro Song: Astro Soda by Meganeko and Rymdkraftnewgrounds.com/audio/listen/754029Thumbnail made by Drift, check him out!youtube.com/channel/UCCDZKZieEPCbHUQAi5HdA5w
Space Fight by Mnhgtr43 SirHadoken 2018-04-02 | Quite a neat and well-executed Galaga/Space Invaders themed level by a creator who has little to no recognition. By no means is this a “perfect level,” but it’s quite nicely polished and has a proficient amount of variation. It has a few frustrating bits, but not enough to be completely unplayable. The art is really nice, and there isn’t too much nor too little. It’s well worth checking out, and I hope it gets a feature. :)
Mixed Signals by SirHadoken SirHadoken 2018-03-24 | Dude, what would happen if you took inspiration from your lack of inspiration?I feel like this is a bit more edgy and glitchy than it really needed to be, but it’s something different. Sorry it’s taking me so long to put levels out there! Song: why not tho. by Jacques Melissa
Breath of Life by Gran Polli SirHadoken 2018-02-17 | Another impressionable level from Polli. Ever since Birds Can Fly, I’ve been following his work, and his work has never failed to please me. Do go show him some love. :)
A 27-Month Journey (100 Creator Point Montage) SirHadoken 2018-01-28 | I know I’m still only at 99 CP, but I figured I’d make and share this 100 CP montage with you folks a bit early since I had time to procrastinate from everything else! iMovie isn’t the most versatile software in the world, but hopefully I made it enjoyable enough in spite of my limitations. I just want to thank you all for sticking around and giving me a chance, especially since it’s clear by the entire first half of the video that I didn’t really deserve one. While the amount of support varied among each person, it wouldn’t be the exact same had any single one of you not done so. From the day of Foreshadow’s feature on the fifth of October of 2015, all the way up to today, it’s been a wild ride, on which we’ve definitely come quite far. Yet, still, no one knows when that ride will come to an official end. Only time will tell! :3(Also, I totally didn’t just record myself watching YouTube for that transition bit. What kind of idiot would do that? 8)))) )CREDITS:2.0 Music: Sugarspike by Zyzyx and EtzerFind it here: youtu.be/22SjDHnlIXQCheck out Etzer here: youtube.com/channel/UCBU4H9_Wo_1IAsfbHhNJ5xACheck out Zyzyx here: youtube.com/channel/UCSz-G7qCVOWmQs86ppzJ89A2.1 Music: Astro Soda by Meganeko and RymdcraftFind it here: youtu.be/41tWZlh4SP8Check out Meganeko here: youtube.com/user/robothugglesCheck out Rymdcraft here: youtube.com/user/rymdkraftTransition: tv turn off effect by DaesonggureeFind it here: youtu.be/-MH6JZdGZcICheck out Daesongguree here: youtube.com/user/DaesonggureeAnd all of you lads, of course, for making this possible. You know who you are. If you don’t, there’ll likely be a list someday. ;)
Are You Dead? SirHadoken 2017-11-21 | I might end up having to give layouts away, I can’t keep up anymore lol
Birds Can Fly by Gran Polli | Feel-Good Level! SirHadoken 2017-10-16 | Birds Can Fly by Gran Polli | Feel-Good Level!everyplay.com/videos/47990019Video recorded with Everyplay. Download Geometry Dash on the App Store: itunes.apple.com/app/id625334537
Enchant by TrueDee Fabian SirHadoken 2017-10-14 | Here's a really cool level from the creator who brought you Nicktoons. I had high expectations when I saw a level from him in my Followed tab, and he CERTAINLY did not disappoint me. While the gameplay isn't the best it could be, and some of the spaces are a little empty, the art and effects are phenomenally executed, and the flow of the level in general is just really pleasing. That's worthy of a feature in my book. :)I need to start editing these descriptions more often! I'll try to keep up with that from this point forward, but I can't make any promises. ;3;
Summit | Official Megacollab Preview! SirHadoken 2017-10-11 | Winter is coming!This level has been in progress since last March, people.We're finally getting to a reasonable point in progress, and you should expect the level to be done around mid-November. :)Preview recorded by Destroyer6401, go check him out here:youtube.com/user/destroyer6401FEATURING:SirHadoken, SlimJim, La7i, JoeyPlays, Chlorines, Thomartin, Pauze, Destroyer6401, Ardant, LumiX, PotatoBaby, PrismDash, BananaMuffin, Delcherro, Unerve, TriStorm, Hfcred, and Opichious.
