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Geometry Dash 'The Tower' Speedrun: A History of Records Beyond Human LimitsThe platform mode 'The Tower', introduced with the Geometry Dash 2.2 update, immediately garnered significant attention from speedrunners upon its release. This video details the incredible journey of how players discovered bugs and skips, evolved their strategies with game updates, and ultimately achieved records that pushed the limits of human capability. Join us as we explore the history of world records born from countless attempts and frustrations.
1. 🎮 The Emergence of 'The Tower' and the Speedrunning Craze
· 'The Tower' is an official platform mode level set released with the Geometry Dash 2.2 update.
· It immediately drew significant attention from the speedrunning community upon release, with many players competing to set the best records.
· Players sought out bugs and skips in the platform mode, delving into the game's physics engine to find ways to shorten their times.
· It immediately drew significant attention from the speedrunning community upon release, with many players competing to set the best records.
· Players sought out bugs and skips in the platform mode, delving into the game's physics engine to find ways to shorten their times.
00:00 - 00:37
1. 🎮 The Emergence of 'The Tower' and the Speedrunning Craze
· 'The Tower' is an official platform mode level set released with the Geometry Dash 2.2 update.
· It immediately drew significant attention from the speedrunning community upon release, with many players competing to set the best records.
· Players sought out bugs and skips in the platform mode, delving into the game's physics engine to find ways to shorten their times.
· It immediately drew significant attention from the speedrunning community upon release, with many players competing to set the best records.
· Players sought out bugs and skips in the platform mode, delving into the game's physics engine to find ways to shorten their times.
01:46 - 03:15
2. 🚀 Early Records and the Discovery of the First Skip
· The 2.2 update was released on December 20, 2023, and numerous speedrunners jumped into the 'The Tower' record competition.
· Less than a day after its release, player ZНcд set the first record of 7 minutes and 40 seconds.
· The next day, Tiger 4048 shortened the record to 7 minutes and 7 seconds, discovering a skip in the first level that saved 2 seconds by jumping early as the gate descended.
· This skip exploited the fact that the gate's hitbox was not active while it was moving down.
· Less than a day after its release, player ZНcд set the first record of 7 minutes and 40 seconds.
· The next day, Tiger 4048 shortened the record to 7 minutes and 7 seconds, discovering a skip in the first level that saved 2 seconds by jumping early as the gate descended.
· This skip exploited the fact that the gate's hitbox was not active while it was moving down.
03:16 - 05:08
3. 🔍 Skip Exploration and Tackling Difficult Levels
· The speedrunning community analyzed the game's physics engine and hitboxes, but due to the nature of Geometry Dash, no bugs allowing players to pass through blocks were found.
· Therefore, players focused on finding skips, hitbox weaknesses, and optimized routes.
· Two weeks later, a high-difficulty skip was discovered in the final part of 'The Serр' level, saving 2 seconds. This skip required perfect timing and precise movements, making it very risky.
· The 'The Sever' level was a particularly interesting challenge for speedrunners. It seemed there were no sections to shorten other than the yellow trampoline skip, and due to the subtle timing differences required to jump on moving platforms, a skip was thought to be impossible.
· Therefore, players focused on finding skips, hitbox weaknesses, and optimized routes.
· Two weeks later, a high-difficulty skip was discovered in the final part of 'The Serр' level, saving 2 seconds. This skip required perfect timing and precise movements, making it very risky.
· The 'The Sever' level was a particularly interesting challenge for speedrunners. It seemed there were no sections to shorten other than the yellow trampoline skip, and due to the subtle timing differences required to jump on moving platforms, a skip was thought to be impossible.
05:09 - 06:10
4. 🔑 Late-Game Level Optimization and Boss Battle Strategy
· In 'The Secretтхолу' level, a method to save 2 seconds by finding the optimal path in the key section was discovered after a month.
· The final boss battle was highly difficult due to unpredictable random triggers. The time could vary by up to 20 seconds depending on the boss's attack patterns.
· The luckiest boss battle involved the boss repeatedly floating in the air and shooting only fireballs, a pattern that allowed a TAS bot to achieve 6 minutes and 58 seconds.
· After the boss battle, a skip was found in the bridge appearance section, allowing players to complete the level early by passing through an invisible part, exploiting a bug where the bridge appeared 4 seconds sooner.
· The final boss battle was highly difficult due to unpredictable random triggers. The time could vary by up to 20 seconds depending on the boss's attack patterns.
· The luckiest boss battle involved the boss repeatedly floating in the air and shooting only fireballs, a pattern that allowed a TAS bot to achieve 6 minutes and 58 seconds.
· After the boss battle, a skip was found in the bridge appearance section, allowing players to complete the level early by passing through an invisible part, exploiting a bug where the bridge appeared 4 seconds sooner.
06:11 - 07:23
5. 🏆 The Emergence of Alex and Breaking Human Limits
· Alex, a speedrunner from Australia, jumped into 'The Tower' speedrun, practicing each level individually and discovering new skips.
· In early 2024, Alex set a new world record of 7 minutes and 6 seconds, and later achieved a sub-7-minute record with a perfect performance in the boss battle.
· His record was 2 seconds faster than the TAS bot's, and at the time, many considered it the limit of what humans could achieve.
· In early 2024, Alex set a new world record of 7 minutes and 6 seconds, and later achieved a sub-7-minute record with a perfect performance in the boss battle.
· His record was 2 seconds faster than the TAS bot's, and at the time, many considered it the limit of what humans could achieve.
07:24 - 08:18
6. 🔄 2.201 Update and the Impact of 'Coyote Time'
· In the 2.201 update, RobTop added a new physics feature called 'Coyote Time.' This feature slightly extends the time a player can jump after leaving the edge of a platform.
· Thanks to this feature, a skip in 'The Sever' level, previously thought impossible, became feasible, and player Jack successfully executed it, saving 2 seconds.
· Zephyr utilized this update to achieve an astonishing record of 6 minutes and 37 seconds with a TAS bot.
· Alex challenged himself again to break this record, enduring over 10,000 failures.
· Thanks to this feature, a skip in 'The Sever' level, previously thought impossible, became feasible, and player Jack successfully executed it, saving 2 seconds.
· Zephyr utilized this update to achieve an astonishing record of 6 minutes and 37 seconds with a TAS bot.
· Alex challenged himself again to break this record, enduring over 10,000 failures.
08:57 - 10:01
7. 💔 Alex's Frustration and Breaking the 7-Minute Barrier
· Alex shortened Zephyr's record by 3 seconds, but suffered severe mental strain due to over 40,000 attempts and more than 20 hours of playtime.
· However, he challenged himself again with a final passion to prove that the 7-minute barrier could be broken by human effort.
· On January 26, 2024, Alex finally achieved a sub-7-minute record, surpassing human limits. His record, achieved with an ideal random attack pattern in the boss battle, remained the world record for 6 months.
· However, he challenged himself again with a final passion to prove that the 7-minute barrier could be broken by human effort.
· On January 26, 2024, Alex finally achieved a sub-7-minute record, surpassing human limits. His record, achieved with an ideal random attack pattern in the boss battle, remained the world record for 6 months.
10:02 - 10:37
8. 📉 Boss Update and Alex's Retirement
· In June, RobTop released a boss update that fixed boss bugs and reduced its health to 10. This significantly impacted record times.
· Alex utilized this update to set a new world record of 6 minutes and 42 seconds.
· However, he expressed deep disappointment, stating that this update rendered his previous efforts meaningless, as his perfect prior record no longer held its value.
· Ultimately, Alex announced his permanent retirement from the Geometry Dash speedrunning scene.
· Alex utilized this update to set a new world record of 6 minutes and 42 seconds.
· However, he expressed deep disappointment, stating that this update rendered his previous efforts meaningless, as his perfect prior record no longer held its value.
· Ultimately, Alex announced his permanent retirement from the Geometry Dash speedrunning scene.
10:38 - 11:07
9. 👑 Current World Record: Vertex's 6 minutes 36 seconds
· Alex predicted that a record in the 6 minutes 30 seconds range would be possible.
· Subsequently, player Vertex achieved 6 minutes and 36 seconds, showcasing a perfect performance akin to Alex's prime.
· This record has remained the world record for 'The Tower' speedrun for over 8 months to date.
· Subsequently, player Vertex achieved 6 minutes and 36 seconds, showcasing a perfect performance akin to Alex's prime.
· This record has remained the world record for 'The Tower' speedrun for over 8 months to date.
| Player | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ZНcд | 7 minutes 40 seconds | First Record |
| Tiger 4048 | 7 minutes 7 seconds | First Skip Discovered (Gate Skip) |
| Alex | 7 minutes 6 seconds | Broke Tiger's Record |
| Alex | 6 minutes 58 seconds | Broke TAS Bot Record, Surpassed Human Limits |
| Zephyr (TAS Bot) | 6 minutes 37 seconds | After 2.201 Update |
| Alex | 6 minutes 55 seconds | Broke Zephyr's Record (3 seconds faster) |
| Alex | 6 minutes 42 seconds | After Boss Update |
| Vertex | 6 minutes 36 seconds | Current World Record (Held for over 8 months) |