The Day Geometry Dash Almost Died...

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
  • This documentary is an interesting story about how the community of a once popular mobile game almost vanished overnight. The creator of GD, Robtop had trouble with Update 2.1 and 2.2 sneak peeks leading to Extreme Demons (the games hardest levels) having to save the day. Watch all the way through, because you WILL NOT want to miss this one...
    #geometrydash #documentary #gd
    Chapters (sorta)
    0:00 Suspenseful Start
    1:36 BACK TO BASICS
    2:27 MANIX
    4:13 BLOODLUST
    5:57 KNOBBELBOY
    8:17 BLADE OF JUSTICE
    12:03 FUSION Z
    13:57 DARK AGE
    16:12 EPILOGUE
    PERSONAL
    Membership: / @matmart
    Discord: / discord
    Twitter: / matmartm
    Links
    1207-1740 Edited by ‪@EchoGD‬
    000-020 Edited By ‪@MarkUnderMark‬
    Amazing Art by
    / aaaaaaa5601
    / twilight0703_
    Music and Credits: pastebin.com/3cnK4q9s
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Komentáře • 1,4K

  • @manix648
    @manix648 Před rokem +3057

    Very well made video! I will be showing my kids one day as a retelling of the past

  • @MatMart
    @MatMart  Před rokem +384

    If this video gets 10K likes I will instantly release a new documentary...

  • @Lemoncak3
    @Lemoncak3 Před rokem +572

    🔥🔥🔥documentary man, thanks for having me on!

  • @tonyearlgd
    @tonyearlgd Před rokem +510

    can we appreciate how much effort he put into syncing the levels in the background?
    1:37 piano syncs with the pulse in the back
    2:16 the unity circles in the bg go up when he says "lifted"
    2:20 the fading piano syncs with the fading comment
    6:11 drums synced with the cut
    man puts so much effort into little details 🙏

    • @MorseLevvBJ
      @MorseLevvBJ Před rokem +6

      I think the unity one was on accudent

    • @balloonboy7041
      @balloonboy7041 Před rokem +3

      @@MorseLevvBJ doubt

    • @mikedavis1208
      @mikedavis1208 Před rokem +3

      I think these are just accidents.

    • @ixkyu
      @ixkyu Před rokem +2

      @@mikedavis1208 we'd like to believe that these are intentional even if they were accidents

    • @abdcdfefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
      @abdcdfefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Před rokem

      im pretty sure all of these besides the last one and maybe the comment piano thing

  • @IkorEq
    @IkorEq Před rokem +1380

    i remember theese times so much... the fact that knobbelboy was the one who brought up the GD community for a certain time was really amazing.

    • @Kbxbigbro808
      @Kbxbigbro808 Před rokem +5

      Yet knobbelboy isn’t even that popular lol

    • @IkorEq
      @IkorEq Před rokem +36

      @@Kbxbigbro808 he isnt popular only nowadays. At the time he was considered a legend

    • @IlIlIlIIlIIllII
      @IlIlIlIIlIIllII Před rokem +3

      @@Kbxbigbro808 l

    • @Kbxbigbro808
      @Kbxbigbro808 Před rokem

      @@IlIlIlIIlIIllII Go sleep

    • @Kbxbigbro808
      @Kbxbigbro808 Před rokem +3

      @@IkorEq lol at the time he was barely even known

  • @EREnder
    @EREnder Před rokem +596

    yo this video is awesome! Love the storytelling and it's nice to reexperience the events that happened back then

  • @MikalIkal
    @MikalIkal Před rokem +222

    This is an amazing documentary style video for Geometry Dash. The editing, storytelling, and history behind this is incredible and I’m sure it took ages to make. It’s also really cool to hear a few voices from other Geometry Dash players such as lemoncake reading comments as a bit of diversity. This was amazing and your videos keep making me more and more impressed with this community after all this time!

    • @MatMart
      @MatMart  Před rokem +17

      took around 4 weeks

    • @MikalIkal
      @MikalIkal Před rokem +4

      @@MatMart that’s really impressive! Nice work, and keep up the awesome content!

    • @CesarTorres-ne2je
      @CesarTorres-ne2je Před 3 měsíci

      No

  • @fakeblast
    @fakeblast Před rokem +171

    In my honest opinion Bloodlust was the best top 1 we've ever had, such cool history, the time it took to come out, the decoration and how difficult the level was for the time it came out, it was insane

    • @salomonthefish
      @salomonthefish Před 9 měsíci +3

      Nah it has to be bloodbath. It was insane how much harder it was than anything else, and the race to beat it went on for literal months. The demon list only had like 2 or 3 modern day extremes at the time, the rest was all insane demons.

    • @farewell418
      @farewell418 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Probably Cataclysm, it put the most popular GD song on the radar, it inspired levels such as Artificial Ascent, Bloodbath, and Aftermath. It was peak difficulty for the time, and it showed the game the worlds best players: Cyclic, GironDavid, and Riot. It was just all around revolutionary

    • @deanmark3636
      @deanmark3636 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@salomonthefish And it proved that Riot was one of the best of all time at that time

    • @Doyouknowwho
      @Doyouknowwho Před 6 měsíci +1

      Zodiac?

  • @Mewtwo557
    @Mewtwo557 Před rokem +295

    ah yes, I remember this time. I was still shit at the game, but literally everything I saw from Manix blew my socks off to the other side of the world. Blade of Justice and Bloodlust still stand toe to toe as my favorite extreme demons in the game. Absolutely excellent work here. Also, I really appreciate how you approached "he who shall not be named". I find it very funny.

    • @Dullsonic3
      @Dullsonic3 Před rokem +8

      You mean the evil wizard Voldemort?

    • @ElysiumGD
      @ElysiumGD Před rokem +7

      Even if Crazen has done wrong, I don't think it was it was a necessarily good idea to censor him out of the story completely tho :/ But yes, gud vid and 3 Manix levels :)

    • @Dullsonic3
      @Dullsonic3 Před rokem

      @@ElysiumGD Let me guess, another predator?

    • @angelogaray8019
      @angelogaray8019 Před rokem +7

      @@ElysiumGD Uh... who's Crazen?

    • @xastava7516
      @xastava7516 Před rokem +6

      @@angelogaray8019 who gon tell him💀

  • @EchoGD
    @EchoGD Před rokem +93

    Thanks for letting me edit part of the video! Your script writing, music choice and raw amount of effort you put into these videos is genuinely inspiring. Amazing work :)

  • @ZesilinaNewborn
    @ZesilinaNewborn Před 9 měsíci +4

    Amazing video dude, and honestly i get more and more impressed by how the creators in the community keep pushing the editor again and again, as someone who's been here since 1.3, i'm amazed at how far we've gotten and look forward to the future and i hope gd grows even more

  • @dashingclasher
    @dashingclasher Před rokem +6

    can we talk about how much of an unsung hero knobbelboy is? he went from the unlikely challenger to the overworked intern to the community's scapegoat to a replaceable dummy, and he still pulled through and beat bloodlust. a toast to knobbelboy's sheer willpower

  • @A_Dog_Named_Vox
    @A_Dog_Named_Vox Před rokem +41

    Amazing video! The storytelling was great and the editing was smooth as well. I loved how everything came together in the end.
    Also, the part at 14:45 gave me another idea.
    Can you imagine what will happen if [REDACTED] (Crazen) successfully stole and verified Bloodlust?
    In an alternate timeline, he would be the one to replace Knobbelboy as the top 1 most respected player of the time, be the one to bring GD out of its dark age and bring vitality into the game, potentially take on numerous more projects due to his fame, and influence GD like nobody ever could. His name will be engraved in GD history... But then, he would be exposed as a groomer.
    What would happen to the community at that point? How would they react to one of the most respected and loved people being exposed as a horrible person? It can even potentially be worse than the GHS situation since Crazen will probably delete Bloodlust and all of his other projects before leaving, so there would be huge damages done to the demon list. People would need to find numerous new verifiers to rebeat Crazen's levels and come up with a way to deal with the emotional impact. Maybe even more things will happen. Large players leaving? Civil wars between supporters and enemies of Crazen? Even a return?
    Now I really want to see a GD theory video about this topic. It will probably be super controversial and be demonetized tho :(

    • @YodeePlayzGD
      @YodeePlayzGD Před rokem

      big brain

    • @WorkableGoldmanv2
      @WorkableGoldmanv2 Před rokem

      An interesting what if story can come out of this

    • @carkitten67
      @carkitten67 Před 7 měsíci +1

      he wouldnt get fame and it would be like another blade of justice as his version was a lot easier than knobbelboys meaning it wouldnt place at top 1

  • @MiArblys
    @MiArblys Před rokem +134

    What can I say,except that this video is one,if not your best ! The story told is very interesting,the narration is on point,the editing is epic and gives me very good vibes :) This video is excellent,to say the least👍
    It's an obvious Like+Subscribe for this work

  • @gy6v380
    @gy6v380 Před rokem

    Amazing video!
    I been playing gd since 2.0 but quitted the game multiple times... Watching this types of documentary video are very fun and really makes me have hope on the community.
    Im hightlly convinced im not going to quit again at this point, this game has trully one of the most interesting stories of a community

  • @richi3035
    @richi3035 Před rokem +15

    7:50 that's so iconic

  • @mycx8809
    @mycx8809 Před rokem +45

    Incredibly good commentary! You are an underrated creator.

  • @omcogaming50
    @omcogaming50 Před rokem +39

    FitMC wants to know your location
    Edit:The fun fact is that the Redacted player is Crazen

    • @b48292
      @b48292 Před rokem +6

      you just ruined the whole point of redacting

    • @dominatemc983
      @dominatemc983 Před rokem +3

      @@b48292 Wow, my stupid self thought the players name was actually "redacted"

  • @Mythical_8
    @Mythical_8 Před rokem +3

    I started playing the game right before Bloodlust was verified. I never knew that all this was happening before I joined. It’s really interesting to hear this story so many years later. Great job on this video!

  • @emmanuelgaming101
    @emmanuelgaming101 Před rokem +3

    This video was insanely interesting and had me hooked the whole way, incredible work Mat!

  • @sonicwaveinfinitymiddwelle8555

    after watching 5 minutes into the video you already forgot the thing which you came for, the exact date which geometry dash was gonna die

  • @uyscience6336
    @uyscience6336 Před rokem +4

    nice video about the history of geometry dash. this matmart documentary is probably your best

  • @ISuckOffCops
    @ISuckOffCops Před rokem +9

    I like how the clip at 1:50 is just you deleting the level backwards

  • @llamason7044
    @llamason7044 Před rokem

    Excellent video! I think this was around the time I started to distance myself from the community personally before coming back later on.

  • @smurtzii
    @smurtzii Před rokem +9

    This is such an amazing video. You put so much into this video, and I love it so so much. One of my favorite parts is when you were switching between bloodlust and keeping the suspense for it while talking about other levels that were being rooted for Top 1. You executed that perfectly! I also love the ending when you made that smooth transition into getting people to play Geometry Dash. 10/10 content right here, thank you for this masterpiece

  • @debajyotidas1
    @debajyotidas1 Před rokem +7

    This is amazing dude, keep up the good work :)

  • @XcreatorGoal
    @XcreatorGoal Před rokem +32

    Amazing video, super interesting topic and well done edit! 2.2 will def. revolutionize the Game and hopefully it will bring back old players to compete again and bring back the amazing feelings we had when people were verifying extremely hard levels

  • @Gusi8898
    @Gusi8898 Před rokem +9

    My gosh, for someone who doesn't play gd much (myself), it's crazy how long I've been invested in this community. I think your video really captures the essence of what makes it such a fascinating community. Thank you MatMart!

  • @izyne2090
    @izyne2090 Před rokem +5

    One of the best if not the best gd documentaries I’ve ever seen!

  • @mr_dinosaur9271
    @mr_dinosaur9271 Před rokem +9

    4:01 man had a heart attack, stroke, and got new about his cancer all in one go

  • @zMysticat
    @zMysticat Před 11 měsíci +2

    1M VIEWS! Congrats legend. This was such a good video :D love your content!

  • @CM.25
    @CM.25 Před rokem +8

    I love me some gd documentaries, and damn this was really well made! Nice job :)

  • @DSMister
    @DSMister Před rokem +39

    It's kind of ironic that you mention that early 2018 was the dark time for Geometry Dash. Personally, I remember during that time that because of the lack of notable events happening, the gameplay community had started forming, especially with the advent of Ocular Miracle back in November 2017. Even from a dark place, a spark had already formed and the small flames of creativity had started from another corner that would roar into an inferno that it is today.

  • @TheLudicrousLuv
    @TheLudicrousLuv Před rokem +8

    As someone who wasnt active on the community even on the times like these, the editing in this video is amazing! Although im not all too familiar with the GD community lore, knobbelboys victory on bloodlust will never be forgotten

  • @The3arthquake
    @The3arthquake Před rokem +1

    I like that you explained things for people who don't play the game or know the community's history. Nice :)

  • @ideac.
    @ideac. Před rokem +1

    i absolutely love that editing and documentary styled video
    nice to see you grow that much i remember when you had like 200 subs and i found your channel incredibly underrated
    nice to see it getting the recognition that it deserves!

    • @MatMart
      @MatMart  Před rokem

      Thanks a ton! Whats ur favorite video from me?

  • @filenotfound_2416
    @filenotfound_2416 Před 5 měsíci +4

    It’s silly to me that people really thought 2.0 was hurtful to the game. Every update to Geometry Dash since it released has been nothing but beneficial to the game and the community. RobTop, as far as I know, has never implemented super controversial features or changes except for the physics changes in 2.2 which is incredibly recent. I know early 2.0 levels were kind of a mess but of course it’s gonna take the community awhile to learn new features in the editor, and guess what? Creators eventually did get a grasp on them and the game ended up fine.

  • @AriLAng11
    @AriLAng11 Před rokem +2

    Video is really nice! Reminds me of a Maximum video. The intro was really interesting and visually impressive. I like that you explained how Geometry Dash works at the beginning however my one piece of criticism is at 0:44 when you were showing how “it gets way worse”. Felt a bit cringy and out of place. And for new players who have never heard of BloodBath, they wouldn’t know how that gameplay you shown would be hard anyways.

    • @MatMart
      @MatMart  Před rokem

      Thanks for the critiques someguy. Imo the new players would know how it would be hard as I show footage of Riot failing. This was the only segment in the video more primarily meant to appeal to newcomers rather then veterans. I tried to keep it short for viewers like you though.

  • @marshalllin1758
    @marshalllin1758 Před rokem +1

    The amazing explaining I love it! It’s insane! Ur very talented

  • @MatPlayz
    @MatPlayz Před rokem +4

    This is actually a really well made video. I can watch this like 10 times over and I wouldn't get bored at all. Good job :D

  • @GDDNID
    @GDDNID Před rokem +18

    Insane and interesting commentary video, GG

  • @quandaledingle305
    @quandaledingle305 Před rokem +8

    4:10 bro got the camera that his grandpa used in WW2

  • @moorcum
    @moorcum Před rokem +1

    Haven't watched a GD video in a while, this one was really fun, I don't really enjoy just watching players beat levels that's gotten old for me but this video was pretty sick, thanks.

  • @MarkUnderMark
    @MarkUnderMark Před rokem +2

    Thanks for letting me do the intro! Because I really really wanted to do that xD

  • @MoldyGD
    @MoldyGD Před rokem +4

    Idk what to say but epic doc yes, you should make some more

  • @Sinner487
    @Sinner487 Před rokem +7

    calling this a mobile game is like calling minecraft a mobile game.

  • @msteria2
    @msteria2 Před rokem +1

    I like your videos and editing, good job ,keep it up !

  • @MishaG4mer
    @MishaG4mer Před rokem

    40K subscribers, all for this quality! This is horrific! You deserve more subs!

  • @GDDNID
    @GDDNID Před rokem +10

    anyone else noticed how everything is synced?

  • @CliveHQ
    @CliveHQ Před rokem +5

    Very interesting and informative!

  • @PokSson
    @PokSson Před rokem

    This video was insane... So many memories. Well done!

  • @Z-101-G
    @Z-101-G Před rokem +1

    This video is amazing, keep up the good work!

  • @hertz5477
    @hertz5477 Před rokem +22

    i thought this man had AT LEAST half a million subscribers, I just realised he only has 30k. This man NEEDS more subscribers.

  • @ybd
    @ybd Před rokem +4

    Change the title to "the day world peace was almost achieved"

  • @octosation
    @octosation Před rokem +1

    This is a very amazingly explained video. It deserves you 100k subs

  • @zEliazar
    @zEliazar Před rokem

    This video is actually amazing. Nice work dude

  • @azivine7
    @azivine7 Před rokem +4

    this is up there with samifying's documentaries. so cool

  • @x_SnowFellDownTheStairs
    @x_SnowFellDownTheStairs Před rokem +9

    10:41 the ꋬꋬꋬꋬꋬꋬꋬꋬꋬ got me 💀

  • @killersharkgaming2
    @killersharkgaming2 Před rokem +1

    I keep watching this over and over again it’s way too good do more stuff like this

  • @Puffman
    @Puffman Před rokem +1

    This might actually be the best gd video I’ve watched. Thank you

  • @SmallLightning_Splash
    @SmallLightning_Splash Před rokem +7

    16:04 i felt that

  • @codename-limbo
    @codename-limbo Před měsícem +4

    I came here from watching debunking analog horror.

  • @That_Blamed_guy...
    @That_Blamed_guy... Před 6 měsíci

    Well made video i like these kind of vids man gg keep it up 💯

  • @ARAGAMINGALOK07
    @ARAGAMINGALOK07 Před rokem

    The intro, it's actually one of the best I had ever seen. It tells a small summary of the documentary of how a mobile game rose to glory and fame, becoming a symbol of extremely hard games, eventually falling into the hands of the community who will decide the fate of this, and it's near death experience.

  • @progCan
    @progCan Před rokem +6

    10:00 OMG THAT IS DA UNDERTALE DEATH SOUND!

  • @patriotseangd
    @patriotseangd Před rokem +4

    It’s ironic how out of all the levels Manix made that he would fear for having bad gp it would be Blade Of Justice, one of the few levels he’s made without bad gp.

  • @WerrorWolf
    @WerrorWolf Před rokem

    A really well-made video, I can feel emotional as well as nostalgic when watching this.

  • @WhitePythor
    @WhitePythor Před rokem

    I began my GD journey in 2014 and usually nostalgize pre 2.0 era in 2014-2015 but this video made me remember some cool moments from 2016-2018

  • @Prometheus_Alt
    @Prometheus_Alt Před rokem +8

    I remember being so hyped, so exhilarated when bloodlust was verified. I know my hardest was like ToE 2 back then but to see that monstrosity of a level verified was a big feat

  • @Oszlfr
    @Oszlfr Před 11 měsíci +4

    1:41 trackmania had a track editor and it was made in 2005

  • @velocitygmd
    @velocitygmd Před rokem +1

    Amazing video! Keep it up (:

  • @PancakeCamilo
    @PancakeCamilo Před 10 měsíci +1

    really well made video, nice job

  • @20Claud1
    @20Claud1 Před rokem +4

    “Everything changed when 2.0 was released.” Why does this remind me of ATLA?

  • @charliepagel3611
    @charliepagel3611 Před rokem +3

    That ending was so wholesome

  • @YourTruemonkE
    @YourTruemonkE Před rokem +1

    I LOVE these documentaries and I will never stop watching these

  • @Antam372
    @Antam372 Před rokem

    i remember back in 2015, i downloaded gd for the first time, i couldnt even beat stereo madness, so i quickly gave it up, i thought it was some hard random mobile game with 10 levels or something (i was on gd lite), when i stopped playing the game i completely forgot about it, i saw this video 4 months ago, and i decided to start again, i had many friends who played gd, since i got the full version now, i explored the search tab, i saw something i hadnt seen before, Demons? tons of times i wanted to quit the game, my friends told me that no matter how many times i died, i could always restart, i am still preety bad at gd, but now it seems extremely fun, and this video is the one that made me replay that "hard random mobile game"
    very well made, good job man

  • @cedrillion581
    @cedrillion581 Před rokem +5

    This video is built like a murder mystery 💀💀💀💀5:52 but still , good video

  • @danraja_75
    @danraja_75 Před rokem +8

    absolutely amazing video, I really can't believe this silly little game's community has people making incredibly detailed documentaries like this.

  • @Trees6790
    @Trees6790 Před rokem

    Watching that video did something great to me… it made me want to play geometry dash more and more, thank you MatMart

  • @Bushes21
    @Bushes21 Před rokem +2

    Good job insane storytelling and entertainment 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @tmsh_
    @tmsh_ Před rokem +8

    Brilliantly made documentary. Editing, audio and storytelling all on point! Good job!

    • @MatMart
      @MatMart  Před rokem +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @superslago2028
    @superslago2028 Před rokem +5

    0:29 man just explained the entirety of the game

  • @laurafootefluper1384
    @laurafootefluper1384 Před 7 měsíci

    This was amazing! Tho the end was like a sponsor lol

  • @wKraw
    @wKraw Před rokem +1

    Yo i love the fact that this video made for new players, people who never played gd and old ones at the same time

  • @CliveHQ
    @CliveHQ Před rokem +10

    9:10 lemoncake voice xDDDD

  • @Geckofallinga
    @Geckofallinga Před 10 měsíci +3

    as long as at the speed of light exists geometry dash will remain

  • @enplixedy
    @enplixedy Před 11 měsíci

    Bro 0:50 is gold I’ve never heard a more straight forward “damn” ever

  • @mysterioussoup3393
    @mysterioussoup3393 Před rokem

    This entire video was just a really long advert for geometry dash and I love it.

  • @O00v00OGD
    @O00v00OGD Před rokem +8

    Where is the bloodlust moon

  • @silverdragon2462
    @silverdragon2462 Před rokem +3

    It's an ok video but to give realistic feedback, the whole premise is confusing. The idea that the GD Community would "almost vanish overnight" if Bloodlust was not completed is just clickbait and you give 0 evidence that the community was about to die, or that Bloodlust's completion "saved" anything (handpicked YT comments do not count). In truth, GD has been one of the most consistent games in terms of popularity level, and there was never a day it was remotely close to vanishing / dying. There's no evidence that extreme demons like Bloodlust or Fusion Z or BoJ had any impact on how future creators decided to improve their levels, so the entire epilogue is confusing and out of nowhere. In other words this whole timeline with different extreme demons being made / passed on to different verifiers is interesting but has little implications for the game itself.
    But the story-telling / animation is good, so I'll give you that.

  • @chara381
    @chara381 Před 9 měsíci

    How much did robtop pay you for the ad at the end lol. In all seriousness that was an amazing video keep up the work 💪

  • @vikings6984
    @vikings6984 Před rokem

    Well made video, I remember all of this like it was yesterday

  • @Onvil_
    @Onvil_ Před rokem +6

    my man mat is recruiting new members to the gd cult, i mean fandom

  • @NovaaZR
    @NovaaZR Před rokem +4

    7:57 i felt that
    jesus

  • @Classic_SonicSuperSpeed
    @Classic_SonicSuperSpeed Před rokem +1

    the unforgettable journey... I still play geometry dash to this day. I've been inspired to play by youtubers I've been getting better at this game. Let lord make this game to never die.

  • @sethtrombley235
    @sethtrombley235 Před rokem

    I love how you used the music that sea 1997 would use in his GD videos.

  • @eternalvoid974
    @eternalvoid974 Před 10 měsíci +4

    What next after 2.2 comes out?

  • @SkulltexWasTaken
    @SkulltexWasTaken Před rokem +3

    as a gamer once said, "Take a break, and youll come back better"
    15:41

  • @harvestgirl
    @harvestgirl Před rokem +1

    that's so entertaining, holy crap great job

  • @jayarr211
    @jayarr211 Před 11 měsíci +2

    on 3:47 he said get rekt son" (or surv) that line... looks familiar... it was in a song named "fun dance" by Sharks.