![[Upcoming Top 1 Challenge] PHANTOM Showcase (TOP 1 SHIP) @NucDev](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5J0N8MlfY44/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Been working on this one for a few days, and it is done! I hope you guys all like it.
This will be a top 1 challenge, verified by me. If anyone is about to mention how it doesn't look top 1 etc etc, this showcase is just for the level itself and the difficulty is not yet properly made, I have barely played it nor has anyone else, it will likely be buffed from this, and will be a lot harder than interconnected.
Wish me luck!
Been working on this one for a few days, and it is done! I hope you guys all like it.
This will be a top 1 challenge, verified by me. If anyone is about to mention how it doesn't look top 1 etc etc, this showcase is just for the level itself and the difficulty is not yet properly made, I have barely played it nor has anyone else, it will likely be buffed from this, and will be a lot harder than interconnected.
Wish me luck!
![[Upcoming Top 1 Challenge] PHANTOM Showcase (TOP 1 SHIP)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5J0N8MlfY44/mqdefault.jpg "[Upcoming Top 1 Challenge] PHANTOM Showcase (TOP 1 SHIP)
Been working on this one for a few days, and it is done! I hope you guys all like it.
This will be a top 1 challenge, verified by me. If anyone is about to mention how it doesnt look top 1 etc etc, this showcase is just for the level itself and the difficulty is not yet properly made, I have barely played it nor has anyone else, it will likely be buffed from this, and will be a lot harder than interconnected.
Wish me luck!")
![(TOP 5) INTERCONNECTED VERIFIED [TOP 1 SHIP]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7Hb3g7aXsf8/mqdefault.jpg "(TOP 5) INTERCONNECTED VERIFIED [TOP 1 SHIP]
Well, this is a description I never thought Id ever get to write...
I verified INTERCONNECTED, and have reclaimed my Top 1 Ship title, almost a year! I seriously just cannot believe it, it still feels surreal.
I will preface this early, just so people read and understand. This might not be top 3 or hardest ship challenge due to stuff being underrated possibly on cl, it is pretty highly disputed. I guarantee this is at least still top 5 however, worst case scenario. I am just calling it such because I found it much harder than final fantasy, which cl wise is top 3 and above My Backyard. if its easier than My Backyard, it is what it is. For the time being, it is debatable, but well see ig. Wont mind too much if it isnt, still the hardest proper ship challenge, (mb is fps locked), and still an insane new hardest accomplishment for me!
I want to make it clear how much I genuinely love this level, I have never had such fun and constant enjoyment with a level in my life, it was just insane. At all times I was making progress, and if not, I was still just enjoying that I got to play it in the moment. I got mad once or twice but only that, and it was only ever due to me being mad at myself for playing poorly, the level was never at fault. I made the level all myself, and the level itself is around 9 months old, but has changed quite a lot over the months!
This level is dedicated to one of my best and closest friends, Parithon. I have been friends with him for almost 2 years now, and Ive appreciated him a lot over this time. I made this level with him fully in mind, and I hope he likes the level. :)
I am just so, so proud of myself. I verified a TOP 3 CHALLENGE.. WHAT! Never thought I would amount to such, but I guess I did. This is by far my new hardest, this is just miles harder than Sado or Final Fantasy. This is also harder than Combustion (demon), and honestly I think its not much easier than Slaughterhouse lmao. Just surreal man!
As for the decoration, I am also quite proud of myself for creating this! I really like how it looks, and how it feels whilst playing. The level is themed on peace and positivity. I used red and blue for details to represent me, due to my icon colours!
I think I also need to mention, I really wanted to add more names to the credits than I did, so if I missed you, dont worry, I recognise and appreciate you lots! I was just limited in how many names I could reasonably add. Id add much more otherwise!
As for the level, Ill do a bit of a quick rundown:
0%-27%: Not too bad, overall just some hard control gaps, however the 27% blue orb is impossible lol.
27-42%: Pretty chokable gameplay, although designed to be very doable, 30% gap quite difficult, and the 41% transition into the black orb is pretty tricky sometimes.
43%: YES, ONE CLICK GETS AN ENTIRE SECTION. IT IS A 120FPS FRAME PERFECT, IT DESERVES SUCH TREATMENT! This click is just absolutely impossible, it is SO much harder than it looks, not to mention you have to do tight control based gameplay immediately after. I died to it alone over 100 times from 0.
44-69%: Honestly, my favourite piece of gameplay Ive ever made. Its so fun, so consistent, and just the best dude. It feels so cool to do too. It is quite hard, mainly only from 0 however, 47%, 50%, 54% become quick notable common deaths. 61-62 is a pretty major chokepoint, this release is just super hard.
69%-100%: This gameplay by itself is like, pretty hard, a 120fps frame perfect at 77%, as well as some very tight control based gameplay and a very hard transition out of the cube auto, however.. THIS PART IS SO UNBELIEVABLY HARDER FROM 0%!! WITH NERVES THIS PART IS JUST HELL MAN.. But very fun :D
Overall the entire level is just, perfect in my eyes. I know this is self glaze, but like, I just really really love it, and I hope others do too.
If anyone feels worthy enough to take on this challenge, I absolutely wish you the best of luck and hope you enjoy it as much as I did, please, feel free to send me progress whenever!
I spent somewhere between 60-70k attempts, I lost quite a lot of attempts over the time I played it, due to various reasons, but this is the best estimate I have. It would not be much higher than 70k max.
Attempts: 60-70k
Level Rating: 10/10
Enjoyment Rating: 10/10
Best Runs: 82%, 80%x2, 77%x4, 16-100
Current Placement on Challenge List: N/A
My Placement on Challenge List: #3
ID: 121310778
Amazing thumbnail by @marinergmd
Edited by AllieCat07
Thank you all so much.
GG!")
![[Top 1 DDL] Torremount Verified!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7dQ6o-_0O9U/mqdefault.jpg "[Top 1 DDL] Torremount Verified!
hello this completion is for Denouement Demon List (hence title)
new hardest demon!!
BEFORE YOU COMMENT, fps switching is allowed. I used auto deafen to play a hotkey that enabled Unlock FPS on megahack so I would automatically be set to 240fps whenever I got to torrent. This list disallows cbf (stupidly) so I did this without cbf, which is like, VERY HARD. This alone is way harder than arcturus. This leads to the other thing which is that, this is my new hardest demon. Yep. I am an IDIOT. Genuinely I will have to call this my hardest demon now. Thanks.
GG!")
![[Upcoming Top 10 Challenge] INTERCONNECTED by NucDev showcase (Top 1 ship)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7kzhozGgHR8/mqdefault.jpg "[Upcoming Top 10 Challenge] INTERCONNECTED by NucDev showcase (Top 1 ship)
This challenge has been in the works for, well, probably a while now. I really wanted to make a challenge focused on positivity and optimism, two areas I have just never explored before this level, especially with my previous edgy levels like GRIM lmao.
I wanted to make a more innovative cave ship challenge, similar to torrent I guess, but a lot better in terms of requiring insane control and maintaining certain momentums. The gameplay is by no means even close to being final, I just havent played it properly yet so it will probably be harder than this. Oh yeah and because of the Flatline-esque gimmick, especially the ground spikes are a lot harder than they may seem.
As for the deco, I am proud of it. I really wanted to go for a simplicity esque, whilst using the monochrome + red overlay and I think it turned out really chill. I put some positive words onto the deco to really add to that divine atmosphere, inspired from Sinister Vermilion.
Verification begins very soon, and honestly, I cant wait. I am super excited to begin the verification of this, and will post progress updates when I make notable progress!
Furthermore, this level is dedicated to my great friend @Parithon , whom I have been friends with for over a year now and he is both an incredible player and just an incredible guy so I wanted to devote this level to him.
Ty for watching, and I hope you enjoyed the showcase. Wish me luck...")
![[filler in title cuz Im so ego and nonchalant] Quantum Processing 100% by Riot and that other guy](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8sCv83ywhpU/mqdefault.jpg "[filler in title cuz Im so ego and nonchalant] Quantum Processing 100% by Riot and that other guy
I beat
GG!")
![[Top 60 Demon Verifying] Excelsus 82%](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8zF5nPQ8Rog/mqdefault.jpg "[Top 60 Demon Verifying] Excelsus 82%
hi I got 82 and this version is probably like a bit harder than arcturus idk lol here
best mashup
GG!")
