The CRAZIEST Tie in the History of Flash Game Speedrunning
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On the 9th of December, 2017, a speedrunner named ollymuirs completed a flash game called This is The Only Level with a time of 2:24.675. Over the next three years, this time was tied to the exact same frame by four separate runners, leaving a true 5-way tie for first place. In this video, we will take a look at why this tie exists and if it can ever be beaten. Has this game succumbed to the same fate of dragster, or is there more to the story?
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Thanks to ollymuirs and dha for helping me with research and the script:
ollymuirs: / ollymuirs
dha: / dededevideo
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Other Links:
Ollymuirs' first 2:24.675: • [FWR]This Is The Only ...
This is The Only Level on speedrun.com: www.speedrun.com/titol1
This is The Only Level Discord: / discord
Music List: pastebin.com/GUc6Gw9Z
smbdoggy83 (Vsauce Cover): / sethbrodzik
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#maximum #Speedrun #Documentary
@GabrielCruz21 3 роки тому
This is the only record
@Maximum 3 роки тому
I usually pin a comment shilling my socials and stuff, but this is way too funny to not pin. Congrats.
@GabrielCruz21 3 роки тому
@@Maximum I’m honored. Great video
@jpecc8314 3 роки тому
I don’t get it
@aquila1154 3 роки тому
@@jpecc8314 The game is called This is The Only Level
@genericusername4206 3 роки тому
ok
@CactusStrike 3 роки тому
Fun video bro! but have you tried starting your elephant in second gear?
@Maximum 3 роки тому
This guy named "Todd" claims to have done it before, but I can't figure it out myself.
@CactusStrike 3 роки тому
@@Maximum I think you would've "had to be there" to know how to actually do it :/ sadly, we may never find out the secret xD
@masonwicks7348 3 роки тому
Lol
@meepmeep4311 3 роки тому
I don't know how they didn't think of that
@octaviuspepper2887 3 роки тому
Just gotta use the human element
@th3on3c 3 роки тому
It's kinda weird seeing my line on the chart just shoot up so dramatically O_o
@CascadiaAviation 3 роки тому
Oh shit bro you're famous
@frederickntiamoah1562 3 роки тому
I have beaten this game in 3 minutes and 35 seconds I kinda just found the game and tried to beat it quick for the memes Don't try to find my run on speedrun.com cause I haven't submit any time
@aslantzspeedruns6358 3 роки тому
Aye I know this guy!
@Zarzamoritas 3 роки тому
TheonPog
@andrewzhang8512 3 роки тому
@@frederickntiamoah1562 nice, will you be posting better times on the website?
@carterbrown2441 3 роки тому
This new red ball update looks crazy!
@cst1229 3 роки тому
101 likes
@imakevideos5186 3 роки тому
@@cst1229 ?
@miwiki6 3 роки тому
yeah man, really changed the game's looks
@ollymuirs 3 роки тому
Brilliant video :) Hope to see you running the game yourself at some point.
@Maximum 3 роки тому
It'll be a while from now, but I certainly do plan on speedrunning it in the future!
@alexanderwilkie6967 3 роки тому
Where you fea
@ollymuirs 3 роки тому
@@alexanderwilkie6967 Glasgow.
@ProPPlayer 3 роки тому
This is the only legend
@builderbbob 3 роки тому
Hello there ;)
@__8120 2 роки тому
That stage 25 cycle is giving me flashbacks to the framerule system So first imagine a bus...
@danielray9080 2 роки тому
But you can only get on the bus every 21 frames. So if darbian saves 12 frames in a level he will have to wait 9 frames to finish the level
@dubblebrick 2 роки тому
its a 400-frame framerule
@PatrickDavis28 2 роки тому
Update: as of October 30, 2021, the tie has been broken! A few frames were somehow saved in the last few levels, with the new world record being a 2:24.550
@jafetlamadrid2759 2 роки тому
Link to new world record: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/sV2mn5B5b5Vjlac.html
@CalamitasCalliope 3 роки тому
In my mind, this is the point of speedrunning. Pushing a game as far as possible to be at its perfection. So few can reach this, but it's always so amazing when it does
@Tr1Dylan 3 роки тому
Whoever beats the record by 1 frame is going to be a hero.
@Rubienlily 2 роки тому
shoutouts to dha for beating it by 5 frames
@Punykirby 3 роки тому
I loved "This is the Only Level" It was this game that started my love for old flash games Its crazy to think something I played for fun and tried to perfect just for the hell of it, has been perfected 5 times by 5 different people It would be crazy if even a millisecond save is found somewhere
@btf_flotsam478 2 роки тому
2 weeks ago, someone knocked off a whole tenth of a second using a new trick.
@SirTylerGolf 3 роки тому
Clearly you haven't heard of the legendary 19.133 tie
@xdxboxjaja 3 роки тому
TRUE
@QweRinatrtY 3 роки тому
i havent heard of it, what is it?
@el_mr6439 3 роки тому
???
@NoNameAtAll2 3 роки тому
So... What's that about?
@adamecek64 3 роки тому
😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏
@aggold6757 3 роки тому
Nice to see you covering a variety of content.
@Maximum 3 роки тому
Thanks! I'm glad that people are willing to watch content about flash games outside of red ball.
@omniwaffle3163 3 роки тому
@@Maximum I love all these flash game videos! You have such an informative and interesting video style I'd watch anything you do
@_chromo_9264 3 роки тому
Such an amazing video! Glad more light is getting shone on this elephant game everyone seems to remember :)
@Maximum 3 роки тому
Congrats on being the third to get 2:24.675! titol is super cool and I will definitely be speedrunning it at some point in the future.
@_chromo_9264 3 роки тому
@@Maximum Looking forward to seeing you on the leaderboards :D
@Shanyae9 3 роки тому
5:08 "... but perhaps a glitch..." In a glitchless category?
@yoaiou 3 роки тому
Yeah but the problem is discovering a skip no matter the category. It would still be big news
@Shanyae9 3 роки тому
@@yoaiou He was specific about the glitchless run. He wasn't talking about another category... And even if someone discover something, it'll be useless because you can't use it (because it's a glitch...) So... the tie will stay as it is.
@Jowensguy 3 роки тому
"glitchless" is kind of a misnomer in this situation. There is a game breaking glitch that allows almost every level to be beaten immediately, that's the glitch which isn't allowed in any% glitchless. As stated in the video, there's a glitch which allows the player to hold down left arrow key and mash the right one instead of alternating left and right - this glitch is allowed in any% glitchless since it saves a split second in 1 level; it's not game breaking. I'm sure that if another minor glitch like that one is discovered, it would be allowed in the run.
@Shanyae9 3 роки тому
@@Jowensguy When it's only one glitch that isn't allowed, the category should contain said glitch, like "any% no AJS", "any% no OOB" We are talking about Glitchless%, here. Edit: Even the video doesn't know what it's talking about...
@ohitsrusher842 3 роки тому
Pretty sure they mean glitchless as in nothing gamebreaking, the video starts of talking about a glitch where you can noclip through a pipe
@austinfehr1667 2 роки тому
"Whats special about the door in stage 25?" "Alright. So. Imagine a bus..."
@EMOJlZ 3 роки тому
The fact that people are taking flash games so competitively is pretty incredible. It’s so important to them for some reason.
@JustAPlayOnWords 3 роки тому
You’re branching off to other nostalgic flash games and I love it
@technoeevee6969 3 роки тому
This is like SMB Framerules turned up to 11. Forget bus, this Elephant is catching the goddamn train
@ARCHIVED9610 3 роки тому
i named myself after one of the levels and i regret nothing, it fits my profile picture too because all Mr saturn do is march left to right basically
@squadxzo 3 роки тому
Why are the speed runs so quick. Because they are done in a flash.
@ratewcropolix 3 роки тому
frick thou
@ratewcropolix 3 роки тому
frick thou
@stoghetti2043 2 роки тому
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
@SuperDZ555 2 роки тому
Unfunny
@TheLobsterCopter5000 3 роки тому
As soon as you mentioned Dragster, I became extremely nervous... Curse you T.H.E!!!
@GrayMajik 3 роки тому
I was not expecting you to make a video like this, but I was pleasantly surprised. Keep making more interesting videos!
@YoshiBowserFanatic 3 роки тому
I remember playing this game when I was little. The developer of this game also made other Flash games featuring that blue elephant, and that includes "There is Only One Level", which spawned 3-4 sequels, and a spinoff "*insert number here* Achievements". A favorite of mines was their short yet sweet game "Run Elephant Run" where the blue elephant jumps off superstardom in Hollywood just to be with his significant other back in Africa while awesome music blares in the background. Why does Flash have to close down?? -_-
@walugusgrudenburg3068 2 роки тому
Don't forget about LOOT the Game!
@SuperSmashDolls 3 роки тому
"The game has no TAS tools" - No, but you could probably hack some into Ruffle.
@jadedlane6887 3 роки тому
I’m such a fan of Jmtb02 games!! This is a great video. Really interesting and entertaining!
@joshualeeandrews 3 роки тому
All rise for the flash SummoningSalt, ItsMaximum. Your vids are just so enthralling keep it up! When I first saw the 1 hour long Red Ball WR progression show up in my suggestions I thought it was gonna just be a meme, but boy oh boy if it wasn’t some of the best YT content I’ve seen in a while. Keep it up!!
@CaramelBinkie05 3 роки тому
So who's getting that 4:48.000 in 17 Levels now? ;)
@Maximum 3 роки тому
if you got that it would be hilarious
@user-cj4fu8qq9b 3 роки тому
but starting the game on 2nd gear is a good idea im gonna try edit: got banned
@discoduckdummie555 3 роки тому
Good job on getting on eazyspeezy :D I've been watching you for like 4 months now. keep it up man!
@jameseagle9288 3 роки тому
5:03 this mans really just went and pulled a vsauce on us
@chillyisasleep7791 3 роки тому
Hey max, thanks for talking about this little flash game, I love this speedrun community and love it
@ethand2750 3 роки тому
broooooo i remember you from when i used to speedrun Run 2 in 2017...good video!!
@tomasznapieraa9861 3 роки тому
This video is just as fun to watch as videos made by speedrunning youtubers with hundreds of thousands of subscriptions, really hope your chanell will grow
@JerryRoger777 3 роки тому
Love the speed run history videos. Keep up the good work!!!!!
@Maximum 3 роки тому
Thanks for watching! If you are wanting to see more world record graphs like the one shown in this video, they are available on this channel: ukposts.info/the/zpH8F2RVn58iMkjfTGGokg.html I have a twitch channel over at: www.twitch.tv/itsmaximum And consider joining my discord as well for updates on my upcoming projects: discord.gg/VgdepznZQT
@12newangels 3 роки тому
yes join the discord
@oz2957 3 роки тому
Dude I’m getting ads on your vids
@vizonex4316 3 роки тому
The Classic Mario game is getting so optimized they have to match the TAS in some levels.
@smitty0 3 роки тому
Here at 16k subs. Based on the quality of your videos I can see you hitting 100k very easily!
@Xeractyll 11 місяців тому
I didn't expect the Todd Rogers joke, but I'm not disappointed. Had me cracking up 😂
@Weroleytor 3 роки тому
Wasn't expecting a video outside of the Red Ball universe but I'm not complaining, your videos are very good so I'm glad you are expanding your content :D
@venorant-2322 3 роки тому
Nice vid. I liked the human element reference :)
@lassehope 3 роки тому
6:56 lmaoooo dream in the corner
@Maximum 3 роки тому
Nice job spotting the easter egg!
@lassehope 3 роки тому
@@Maximum love it, keep up the good work bro! 😊
@hirocoldy6023 3 роки тому
You know shit got serious when Ultra Necrozma's theme starts playing
@ARCHIVED9610 3 роки тому
that music tho
@randomplayer3826 3 роки тому
Ooh I almost forget this game existed, it was one of my childhood online games and I missed it so much
@vitormaiscedo8527 3 роки тому
Damn your videos are amazing, I hope one day you'll get the recognition you deserve
@LuckyHamburger 3 роки тому
I was going to make a video like this but I ended up dying on it. Thanks so much for doing this, it's better than I could have done! Edit: lmao I was a fucking squeaker back when I set that run
@ShakyWillow 3 роки тому
Hello there, Lucky_Hamburger
@AlexEEZ 3 роки тому
hahah you have a nice squeaker voice
@Storster 3 роки тому
YES.
@beaksters 3 роки тому
I love this game so much and I’m happy it’s entire series was saved and won’t be forgotten to flash
@kobzyy 3 роки тому
that intro transition was amazing
@Finicheti 3 роки тому
Good shit, really. This content is phenomenal
@moris_tm6670 3 роки тому
I just want to say that I really like your channel.
@americantoastman7296 3 роки тому
Fresh maximum content? Yes please!
@Makura6901 2 роки тому
This single elephant has been there my whole childhood in so many games. Legendary character who shall live on in my memory forever.
@Jonloo1 3 роки тому
holy fuck i didn't remember this game existed, what a memory
@averagegh0st555 3 роки тому
Hey, thanks for verifying my run today! It means a lot to me.
@JohnFortner1 2 роки тому
I enjoy your videos
@triklop_8708 2 роки тому
I was about to call you out on not mentioning Todd Rogers legendary Dragster run.
@pepearown4968 3 роки тому
Seeing a solid blue elephant like that confuses me.
@archived1573 3 роки тому
Just watched this video and would like to say that I love this new content. Would you ever do one on Celeste Classic?
@semisemicoloncolon 3 роки тому
YESSS THIS IS AMAZING
@JM-us3fr 3 роки тому
Man this game brings me back. I feel like it was more than a decade ago that I played this.
@derekconwaygd 3 роки тому
damn wish i coulda got the tie before this video came out. still great content
@DemiCape 3 роки тому
elephant be looking like a default pivot animation elephant.
@ZeroGDucks 3 роки тому
Why this brings back a few memories :D
@archive6094 2 роки тому
I'd love to give this a try sometime
@lordlouckster2315 3 роки тому
6:40 That's me! Perhaps I can say that, in a way, I changed this video!
@AlexEEZ 3 роки тому
pog
@FalB27 3 роки тому
DHA is legendary for the flash community and the italian speedrun community te se vole bene frate
@Maximum 3 роки тому
Yep, dha is by far and away the best flash speedrunner
@a_puntato29 3 роки тому
I'M SO HAPPY IT HAPPENED ON THIS GAME
@Happy156 3 роки тому
How did you know? I was actually just researching this game and it's speedrunning strats because I wanted to see if I could beat it. Thanks for proving I can't!
@btf_flotsam478 2 роки тому
Hey, there's no proof that the 2:24.550 time is perfect.
@rexythet.rexfromjpreadabou186 3 роки тому
Achievement unlocked 3 was my favorite flash game.
@Josuh 3 роки тому
Maximum you made me click this on accident smh we live in a society I'm sure this is a great video but that notification just yeeted itself into my finger
@Maximum 3 роки тому
yeah that was actually deliberate. The upload was timed perfectly beforehand to make this happen
@Josuh 3 роки тому
@@Maximum you're now using speedrun tricks on youtube? legend
@FalseRadiation 3 роки тому
It took me so long to read the level titles
@gemmypie 2 роки тому
7:30 When I decided to randomly speedrun this game just cuz I thought it'd be funny one day, I did not expect to see myself on a video with 123k views. Good video, by the way! I started off doing attempts at this game just cuz I thought it'd be funny but it's actually surprisingly fun and interesting to do so!
@ils8143 3 роки тому
2:45 vid starts getting interesting here
@Somerandomguy2763 3 роки тому
Player: Trys to get a new speedrun record That one Timer door: imma end this mans career
@Electric0eye 2 роки тому
I got scared when halfway through the video Vsauce Michael Here broke through my screen and dragged me to action 52
@NorXor 3 роки тому
dude do a video on the 1 IL in red ball cmon :)
@Maximum 3 роки тому
im not trying to bore people to death here
@chickpeepv2266 3 роки тому
this is so cool
@miwiki6 3 роки тому
got into flash game speedrunning 5 hours ago, got 9th place in my currently most played flash game
@pawer_themaw 2 роки тому
this is crazy. AND the tie was broken!!!??? we never expected that
@Machs2Point0 3 роки тому
Clean Intro
@KodasGarden 3 роки тому
For some reason I interpreted the thumbnail as "5-Way the Elephant" and I was wondering why the elephant had such a strange name
@hielum1337 3 роки тому
nice vid
@JonGamer16 3 роки тому
imagine speedrun categories allowing a game speed multiplier to do a whole run at a constant faster/slower game speed to break up optimization and make it more interesting
@ayte3656 3 роки тому
This man is like summoning salt 2.0
@orvilleredenpiller338 2 роки тому
Imagine a security gate. In order to get to the next level, the elephant must go through the gate. The guard can only open to gate every 400 frames. The elephant has to get within sight of the security guard (on the same stage) for it to open.
@mr1sign925 11 місяців тому
5:09 I thought this was the pauseless/glitchless category
@Ifarmplasma 3 роки тому
*I remember playing this on Cool Math Games O:*
@RewindOGTeeHee 2 роки тому
Someone needs to make a tad for this. Would love to see a sub 1:50 gate cycle.
@noodles830 2 роки тому
A part 2 would really age well…
@snicksandstones 3 роки тому
That's a lot of time for just one level
@lawrencebermudez 3 роки тому
0:47 it seems like the timesaves become less significant at certain points over others. is there perhaps, a way for someone new to the game to visualize how these "10 second waiting cycles" work?
@naed_coral 2 роки тому
Fuck I loved all these elephant games, the developer was a legend but he got hired by a company and put these projects to one side - it was so cool chatting to him back then :) jmtb02 right?
@Maximum 2 роки тому
That developer has actually seen this video and shared it on his twitter, which is super cool. Another developer that worked on the elephant games, Tasselfoot, is actually a part of the speedrunning community for them.
@Xdqer.Yxw0 Рік тому
BRUH WHEN I HEARD OLLY'S VOICE I DID A FUCKING DOUBLE TAKE- MY SCOTTISH ASS WAS NOT EXPECTING TO HEAR ANOTHER SCOTSMAN?!
@ENCHANTMEN_ 2 роки тому
I don't really get the door cycle thing. Is there some sort of vehicular metaphor you could use to explain it better?
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Every 10 seconds, a traffic light briefly turns green to red. Thus, cars are only able to get through at 10 second intervals.
@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad 3 роки тому
I love this game.
@KookeePenguins 3 роки тому
I’m gonna learn to speed run this to hit first place and flex on my portal 2 speed running friend
@mayjkepharipy44 2 місяці тому
flashmuseum lets you play all the old flash games
@lmlagg 3 роки тому
The Necrosma theme 😩
@NStripleseven 2 роки тому
That’s gotta mean the movement is basically frameperfect with the current strategies
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Aside from the jump into the gate in 20, not really, since you can buffer inputs between levels
@ceka50 3 роки тому
If I know one thing about speedrunning it's that you should never say "unbeatable time"
@Mandakins347 3 роки тому
So from 4:27 to 4:34 I want you watch that... they all in different positions so I think that you could get 1-3 frames faster so if they put in a couple hundred hours of play time a new record can be achieved
@silksongreactions 2 роки тому
Update: 7 people are now tied for 1st with that same time. Also dragster is now tied by 20 people
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