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Geometry Dash SubZero's Coin Problem
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- Published on Mar 11, 2026
- Geometry Dash SubZero's coins aren't that great. Let's spend a quarter of an hour figuring out why.
UPDATE: THE COINS WERE FIXED!! • Geometry Dash SubZero'...
🎨 Character art by Loafee! / loafeebuns
🎨 Shrine background by NetBa! / netba_art
🎵 Music:
Tutorial from Rhythm Doctor (Sien Yi Tan)
Press Start by MDK
Scarlet Forest from Deltarune (Toby Fox)
Welcome to Mafia Town from A Hat in Time (Pascal Michael Stiefel)
Anticipation from Undertale (Toby Fox)
Dummy! from Undertale (Toby Fox)
Power Trip by Boom Kitty
sans. from Undertale (Toby Fox)
Rude Buster from Deltarune (Toby Fox)
Portabellohead from Crypt of the Necrodancer (Danny Baranowsky)
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If you're reading this, this won't be the last of the funny fox boy we're only just getting started
Agreed.
No way the legend himself replied ( don't roast me please ).
RobTopGames
Nah
Rob I know you're updating all the free games, there's still time to go back and rethink your choices
@GDColon Vanilla Milk
Imagine when he sees the last two coins on Dash💀💀
@AceOfSpades13542 FR
The first and second are good but why do you have to click 6 times for it to
The first is decent, the second is good, the third is…
Beat it with all coins lol
Why you copy me
The fact that RobTop actually saw this and UPDATED THE COINS is such a flex
Bro they made it impossible to get the second coin on power trip on the iPad 9th generation
@ethandeadpool9005 the timing is just really really weird
@ethandeadpool9005 You have to click it late
@ethandeadpool9005 just hold the screen and u get it
flexer.
The fact that he actually changed them
@max_yt1md492 I was going to say the same thing
@bobdavejohn me too lol
@alhassantuber8045 yeah i wanted to say that too
@bobdavejohn Is GDColon a furry?
remember - if you have to use youtube to look up a coin, it's bad. especially since most people are gonna watch advy's videos for coin help.
Real
What if we go to advy's house, take his PC, put it in a box, ship it to Alaska, and then pee on it
so can't let go 1st coin in a nutshell?
@muffin1927 and then the pee will freeze
what about rafer's coins
The first Nock Em coin is something you'd find in the average New Super Mario Bros U level.
Please stop replying the coins have been fixed and frankly I don't even care anymore
lol
as if we never knew *skull face*
Yep, this is true
AT LEAST YOU'D SEE A LITTLE DENT IN THE WALL IN NSMBU
AAAGGHHH
yes
Honestly, I agree entirely with the points made in this video; the secret coins could have been placed much better in Subzero's levels. I had to look that up to know where the secret coins were, which isn't something I would frequently do. I hope these mistakes aren't in the new 2.2 official levels.
Honestly I think they’re alright. It’s really not a big deal since I’ll look up how to do all of them anyway lol
I didn't even know Subzero's levels have coins
"quick" level rebuild from robtop rn
@Chao5 Ma5ter The problem I have is it feels like no skill is required to get these secret coins, not how hard they are to find.
@Chao5 Ma5ter It was never about how hard they were to find.
11:21 *technical anger*
*UPDATE: THE COINS HAVE BEEN FIXED!!!*
RobTop saw my video and just updated Geometry Dash SubZero, fixing EVERY SINGLE coin that I complained about!! I'll probably have to make a follow up video, omg he's an actual gamedev LEGEND
(edit: follow up vid - ruclips.net/video/xnHhinqvkO8/video.html)
Press Start 1 - Glow is brighter
Press Start 2 - Coin is always visible
Press Start 3 - No change(?)
Nock Em 1 - Pillar has a different color
Nock Em 2 - Key recolored and moved down (nerf)
Nock Em 3 - Dotted line added to the wall, added an additional saw challenge (buff)
Power Trip 1 - Complete rework, the coin path opens up and is harder to exit
Power Trip 2 - Complete rework, hidden orbs reveal a boost to get the coin
Power Trip 3 - Is now granted immediately instead of at the end of the level
You can find pictures and videos of all the new coins here: twitter.com/TheRealGDColon/status/1546726467710717952
Poggers.
Poggers.
Poggers.
Poggers.
Poggers.
“This isn’t some kids secret minecraft base” Best quote of the video change my mind
I agree
I actually burst out laughing at this part
@AmazingRofa stop self promo
did you like my base though 🥺
@GDColon wait the “kid’s secret Minecraft base” was *YOURS?*
This video actually makes me change my opinion of Polargeist’s third coin.
or Clutterfunk's third coin which is impossible to find by yourself unless you accidentally miss an orb
@randomannoyance where even is it
@ZaidoonTheGolden miss the yellow orb at 85% then jump over te saws and you will get the coin
@randomannoyance Or theory of everything's last coin
or like a lot of the coins in the main levels tbh
Well, that one had a blue pad you could see. It was just overly hard.
11:00 foreshadowing…
I guess Rob’s following in the footsteps of the community and making every single damn coin a chore to get. 2.2 is gonna be great.
ruclips.net/video/1_zoXkJPIxA/video.html
firebird be like
Alpha:
Group 70: coins
Fadetime: 0.0
opacity: 0.0
slam ._.
they literally require less clicks
I agree with this. When I first played GD Subzero, I was very bad at the game and these coins were a struggle to find and collect. I feel like it wasn't friendly to newer players. Great Video!
Exactly!! SubZero is meant to be a game for new players who haven't bought the full version, so the coins are really mean
@GDColon I think the lite version is for that, subzero is meant for players to try out the 2.2 functions
Yeah I barely got the coins for nock em out because there is no HINT on where the COIN ARE!
@GDColon i don t think beginners can handle this one
No, it wasn't made to show the game to new players it was to train them for bad custom levels.
8:08 “I’m looking for a coin that’s fun, *BUT INSTEAD YOU GIVE ME PLATFORM 9¾!”*
lol
i love this
Harry Potter reference
Also that's 2/4 not 3/4.
HAHAHA
14:03 or i can apply to my own game...
I imagine that spinoffs like subzero, meltdown, and world would be a lot of players first experiences with geometry dash, so having these coins be as non accessible as they are is even more infuriating than it would be in the normal game honestly.
ruclips.net/video/1_zoXkJPIxA/video.html
Uhh that’s the whole point of the video?
@Whiskers--5 Uhh that's the whole point of the comment?
@aykarain Uhh what’s the whole point of this comment
never have i ever thought a video about you practically screaming over golden collectible circles in a cube game would be so interesting but here we are
reported, blocked, exterminated, grammar police come take a look at this
@illusionist-r-p *egypt moment*
the cube here is a square
@fluffycookie2056 thats yemen
@s4riat-86 close enough
This video is not only good in explaining the problems in the GD SubZero coins, but it’s good to teach creators on how to properly use coins to make the levels slightly challenging
Did i hear jump at the very start to pickup a coin but if you press the restart button on death you literally cannot get it?
Dont Check My About Page Link no
serpents wrath has the best coin route of all time
Dont Check My About Page Link you’re supposed to say “don’t check my name”
Is my level good?
81688827
to be fair power trip is a banger song
11:20 mom look I made it into a GD Colon video
:)
Your famous now
Yayy 🎉
YES! I’m so glad I’m not the only one annoyed by the coins in Subzero! Hopefully the coins in the 2.2 levels are better, but I didn’t even consider that the might not be until you mentioned it...
ruclips.net/video/1_zoXkJPIxA/video.html
Colon: Deadlocked is the first level to use a key
The seven seas: you didn't have to cut me off
Main level
Viking Arena & Airborne Robots: make out like it never happened and that we were nothin'
13:37 bro sounded like a mom
oh nah 😭
He is
@alexjohns7261 bro, no hate, but are you old enough to be on RUclips? Because i can't remember the last time someone old enough to drive said "sussy"
@alexjohns7261no way you are my same age my generation is so cooked
@alexjohns7261 12 is way too young dude.
IMO keys should only be used when the key opens an additional challenge to get the coin, instead of just spawning the coin or opening a wall with the coin inside.
thanks
@divisionn6380 yes, we should be thankful.
@divisionn6380your welcome
Exactly! Imagine a key and then a bonus challenge like the 3rd stereo madness coin
But what if it's already a challenge to get the key?
3:22 I NEVER KNEW THAT THAT IS SO COOL
9:32 I have never seen something this incredibly cursed in my entire life
Noclip momement
5:06,hey,don’t knock ‘‘em till you try ‘em
I feel like this is the video where he screams the most.
That doesn't mean I disagree with hidden coins being so bad like, seriously, I can't wait to see where they hid the 2.2 new coins.
im SO glad that somebody has finally spoken up about coins. i feel like people really struggle with coin routes since they are either completely unknown to the player or just really easy. it should provide a little extra challenge. fully agree with these points, super glad to see this.
thank you for talking about this lol
o7
Double 07
@GDColon o7
o7
Two 07s, double 07
as a level creator, i usually use those tips into consideration for myself, like how in one of my levels there's a part where you go through a wave section and i put question marks in the indents of some structures within reach and going into those indents will make the entire structure glow, there are 5 of these throughout the wave part and all of them are literally impossible to miss
1:08mitmactually says so WooF
This actually does make me think about coin placements and game design with collectibles as a whole. Very inspiring, I’ll see what I can do with it. Thank you for the insight
Agreed
Time for Colon to fulfill his promise,Im hyped for the tier list!
Me too
Same.
guten news
Colon is actually such a good geometry dash youtuber. Like I could watch these for hours haha
Y e s.
Can't agree more
It do be true tho
who are you
@KeaneJ123 treu
12:30 I feel like it could’ve shown the coin after the presses, then it says “see you at the end” then when you pass the level, it’s at the end
4:09 I literally found it because I forgot to tap the second orb....
8:08 honestly this is hilarious
9:43 I actually thought my WiFi was lagging 😂
Hhhhhhhahahahahahahaaaa-
True😅
4:22 “how about we just make it materialize into existence instead?” Got me dying fr ff
The thumping sound Colon made at 10:22 might've been done to sync with the music. It is done right when the song would normally make the second thump.
what about 3:25
@HaxOfHF HALF OF THE COINS
*perfectly switches to the next level*
IN THE *GAME!!!*
*same thing*
@intraced That's part of the song itself, that wasn't edited
@davinchristinohe meant the boom
THÃTS MŒRE THËN HÀLF ÒF THĒ GÆMĘ
Interesting, I was wondering about this a few days ago when I noticed the amount of coins I had in Subzero, compared to the other GD versions. I clearly remember at some point trying to completely cluelessly find the missing coins in practice mode by crashing against every obstacle I could and just randomly finding coins like that. After a while I just gave up on them x’)
11:33 buying an android phone to finally obtain the second power trip coin sounds worth it
especially since the cheapest ones are SO CHEAP
And even better then you'll have an android
7:26 the stupidest way to get a coin
Yes this coin (before the coin update) is a good example of what not to do when designing a coin for you’re level because it’s just running into a random wall no one is going to find a coin like that without finding it by making a mistake or if the level is poplar looking it up
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
I have never seen a man be so passionate and critical about penny organization until now
good video as always colon!
BloodLust_98 who asked?
@gabelee417 definitely not the person who wanted you to say this
gonna stream myself on day 1 of 2.2 running into every wall in Explorers and Dash until I find the coins
honestly smth abt this video just really gives off that classic GD youtube era like 2017-2019 and i like it a lot, super solid video bro
Sdslayer lol
Lol sdslayer
when 2.21 releases remember to run into every wall of explorers
@had0j ok
Bro has two verified commenters
i actually think the 2nd press start coin is not bad. the platform layout looks pretty promising as an alternative route and it wouldnt be an uncommon thought to try skipping the second orb to get a new route, even if you could crash from it
Completely agree
0:12 I agree those types of coins are arguably the best
10:39 when you exit, I heard sirens near my house
lol
BRO HES GOING TO YOUR HOUSE RUN
He caused Chicxulub
RUN
8:00 this is one of the most well made example in HISTORY.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:07 How coins should look
1:01 Colon
1:17 GDSubZero Introduction
2:25 Press Start 1st coin
3:27 Press Start 2nd coin
4:29 Press Start 3rd coin
4:55 Nock 'Em 1st coin
5:53 Nock 'Em 2nd coin
7:14 Nock 'Em 3rd coin
8:28 Power Trip 1st coin
9:46 Power Trip 2nd coin a.k.a 2nd 1st coin
11:53 Power Trip 3rd coin
12:59 Conclusion
14:12 End
why
@wmp. idk im bored
Another one
0:00 Colon rage
Video finally starts at 2 minutes into the video
0:52 when I donated
7:26 “FOR THE LOVE OF GOD?!!?!”
The first coin of Nock em already has a strange but tiny indicator, you could see it in the left of the coin wall that it has a shine effect, not all of the walls have it tho.
The spider coin where you go in the wall also has a tiny indicator
@Xnoob545 yeah, but DUDE, that missing glow is gonna be hard to find
@cryonitric true
it does have a shine indicator, but pretty much all the spikes have that same shine effect so that halves the little effectivity this hint ever had in the first place
Here's the thing tho
I've had SubZero for years and only noticed that after you pointed it out
The first coin in Nock Em has a visual indicator, actually! Did you notice those sparkles on the spikes? Don't worry, I didn't either. But! There's a Sparkle that is just a wee bit too high, and a little greenish, and only appears 2 jumps before you miss it. Very visually obvious and easy to catch.
ruclips.net/video/1_zoXkJPIxA/video.html
Idk about easy to catch but I do see it
Yeah there is one sparkle next the the wall, one tiny sparkle, all the other spikes are sparkling so the only thing that gives it away is one tiny sparkle and with everything else going on in the level, how are you gonna notice it?
@Kyjack1556 sarcasm
@ziwuri can’t believe I did not notice that :/
10:42 rage incoming...
3:20 if you let it play for a little longer, it does the Mario pipe noise when you enter the pipe. Great video though, as always. Very entertaining
Cool
2:08 Coming back to this video in 2.2… Colon had a good reason to be worried lol
Truly a prophesier.
ummmmm...... yeah I agree, but only for the tower coins
@gwenavery5899 cough cough coins 1 and 3 in dash cough cough
@ariell6849 Coin 1 in Dash was decent. Coin 3 on the other hand…
This was absolutely hilarious and informational at the same time.
I love the Celeste secret reveal sound effect at 7:26
fun fact i added at the last minute - was watching through the final product and just went "this NEEDS that one celeste sound"
@GDColon at least celeste has little indicators
That one clip "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!" got me kinda laughing
If you look closely there no glow in the bottom 2 tiles of where you need to go through
1:02☠️💀
7:33 I found this funnier than it should've been 💀
5:37 “its in a spot where nobody would think to jump”
my phone on its way to jump there because i accidentally put my other arm there:
10:15 had me dying
10:23 guys… I think he crashed out…
@wwandomguyy-g6f valid
Yea he did
I remember that the last coin in power trip was painful to find because I reset level every time I didn't find the coin at almost the end of the level in practice mode until I tested to click randomly 💀
11:02 turns out that’s where they actually put the coin in Dash
Did anyone notice at 11:44 the little faces on his shirt is angry
Just now
11:45
Oh my god
this is his first video with a ""fursona"" and robtop watched it
so?
1:19
Colon: Breathes in
The subtitles: *_The chemical formula for cellular respiration_*
Lmao
Loved that specific detail lmaoooo
c6h12o6 + 6o2 → 6co2 + 6h2o
it's cellular respiration hahahahah
@jiancarlomaurillo3492 respiration and breathing are the same word in Turkish sorry
At the first glance I thought this is just a useless hot take on mere secret coins, but this was so well-explained and actually MAKES SENSE, and the fact that this video also gives tips for the other creators on how to create coin routes at the same time. This video is so based, so is Colon.
Crazy cuz robtop actually saw this and updated the coins 💀💀💀
It actually seems like they have taken his advice! During the second coin on press start it’s now visible, and the first coin on Nock em, there’s a red dot on that platform to signify it’s different. That’s all I’ve seen so far
here we go again. it’s nacho night… with passing diarrhea
8:54 yea i thought you just had to click EXTREMELY late
I've never really sat down and thought about the secret coins in GD. They've always been something that's there, with little impact on the game for me. Sure you collect them to unlock RobTop demons, but you only need 30 out of the 149 present and you could potentially get all of them from Map Packs if you feel like torturing yourself.
My favourite secret coins have always been the ones that require something small to get, like the first coin in Electroman or the second coin in Geometrical. So comparing that type of design to the Sub Zero coins, yeah, they aren't designed the best.
What's weird about the coins where you smash yourself into a wall to get them is that they were already done perfectly fine in Meltdown. Viking Arena's second coin is just falling in a particular spot, but it's different in that you have a visual indicator on where you're meant to fall with a slightly transparent platform that juts out of the wall. So why not do that exact same thing in Sub Zero?
Ultimately I think Sub Zero was designed with the levels first and then Rob suddenly remembered he had to put in secret coins, so threw them in in like 5 minutes, verified that they worked (somewhat) and then sent the games. It would certainly explain why most of them aren't well designed or why Power Trip's second coin is bugged on iOS. Maybe the game itself was rushed out, to meet an arbitrary deadline set by Rob. That would explain why Power Trip feels so empty and why the coins are like that.
I do hope the secret coins in 2.2 are in better spots, but judging by the Sneak Peek we got where there's an unnecessary gravity change portal with no secret coin in sight, I'm not too confident that Rob has actually improved his coin placement. Here's to hoping though.
UPDATE: While I think the new coins are better, my issues with Power Trip's first and second coin have changed from "It's just smashing yourself into a wall" to "It feels like you're playing an early 2.0 level with constantly moving platforms and invisible orbs."
I wouldn't call the map packs torture. They were pretty fun, all things considered.
@Tornnnado MANIAC
@Tornnnado i got really anoyed playing them because i needed coins for deadlocked and was always a level short where i got stuck on before completing the map pack and hat to pur in hours of attempts... :(
(Also im not so good at gd. I need about 1-2k attempts for robtops insane levels)
Damn this guy wrote a whole pharagraph about gd coins
Where is this unnecessary gravity portal in the sneak peak?
4:25 That Is Hilarious
10:33 I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIM LOADING A GUN 💀💀💀
That I would do
Me too 😭
Same
A little glitch that i found:
When i was collecting the first coin in Press Start i think i did a pixel perfect noclip strat and fell through the ground in the coin area and then crashed behind a tiny spike.
me too
Same
same thing happened to me
Same
Same
even though subzero shows the cool features for 2.2, i think it’s a big downgrade compared to the rest of the games, because the levels don’t really flow like the rest of the levels, especially the coins.
also the jokes in this video were absolute gold, props to you man
thank you!!
@GDColon do you know 5ta1ker? their coins are impossible xd
@exadecii also kr1t
@GDColon hi
the subtitles at 1:20 when he breaths loooool
photosynthesis
@TrungNguyen-no9mx it's the gaseous exchange in breathing
@TrungNguyen-no9mxNo, it uses O2 to produce CO2, its aerobic respiration.
8:12 I love how Colon is just crashing the fuck out and his persona is just standing there like: 🧍
Glad to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. IMO the last coin in Power Trip is the worst. It's just so cryptic and no other coin works like that at all. I also think the transition before the 2nd Nock 'Em coin makes it especially annoying. Maybe I just suck at it but I feel like it's harder than any of the official coins. I agree that overall SubZero is really good though
It's because of the annoying yellow pad
3:31 nice sync
8:23 - For some reason I thought I actually felt a small breeze of wind on this part.
Also you explained the problems well, and I agree with this video.
6:00
Nobody.
Me who never seen the key and I’ve beat that level over 10 times…
11:12 😂😂😂
9:16 honestly with this one the solution was my first thought when I saw it there
Nock Em 3 DOES have a visual indicator, but you need to be PIXEL HUNTING to see it. There's a very slight loss in glow associated with using fake blocks. That's it. That's the indicator.
wow i actually didn't notice. i just looked and saw that its also VERY slightly darkened where you enter, but its so hard to notice in gameplay so W H A T S T H E P O I N T
1:20 thanks for the very conveniently written requirements for photosynthesis
Just gonna say, love the PNGtu- i mean the totally not related to anything talk sprites. They add a level of personification to the video almost unimaginable. altough some more angry/indignated sprites would help set the feel a bit better
yeah it's something we'll work on. it's a touch task to make so many drawing but we can probably modify some existing ones to get a wider range of emotions
rip colon icon for talking bits
@pizzaburger21 true true
@AmazingRofa bro wtf
@GDColon i think as long as you can get the arm, torso and head sprites separated from one another you can easily modify them to create a bunch of new ones
No joke, when I first played Knock Em, I thought that platform hiding the first coin would be a good place to hide a coin, so I jumped into it. That was three only coin on Subzero that I figured out myself lol.
5:18 The wall actually has one small detail - theres a green shimmer effect thingy
Like you would see that on a tiny phone screen, there needs to be way more shimmer for it to be seen
1:20 gotta love that equation for photosynthesis, thanks for educating us, colon
the worst coin in all of geometry dash's spinoffs is obviously the last coin in airborne robots though
Agreed
Yes
I think it's a good coin, I even touched on it in the video. (0:31)
You're likely going to miss the coin on your first attempt, but even if you miss the coin you can still SEE it hanging up there. So it's pretty easy to conclude that there must be a hidden orb, or at the very least some kind of path. By letting the player know when they've missed the coin, it encourages experimentation and coming up with your own creative ideas. A lot of the coins in SubZero would be okay if the coin was visible, but for some reason Rob decided to keep them hidden until you find them.
@GDColon but if you mess up once you have to wait till the end of the level to try again
I would disagree; there is an indicator of the invisible orb being there, the white circle thing that appears when you can use the invisible jump orb.
11:19 always wondered why I could never get the 2nd coin
9:22 Even if change the blocks, you still won't feel anything
The platform 9 and 3 quarters reference is awesome
For the two people wondering what the chemical formula at 1:15 is. It's the chemical formula for cellular respiration. (Its in the subtitles)
He forgot the 30 adenosinetriphosphate
also the equation is thermodynamically inadequate. Must've also added the states of the substances
(thermodynamix reference)
Well hi
I'm late but
It is a chemical reaction/equation
Not a formula.
3:37 Fun fact: I actually found this coin by accidentally missing the 2nd orb and I thought I was gonna die but I instinctively just spammed and I got the coin.
The animated version of you looks pretty good 👍
(I also like the Celeste sound effect at 7:26 :D)
8:16
Hey so.. about ViPriN.. you wanna sit down for this.
Huh? I’m confused.
@ He got exposed for "liking" young anime girls in a different way..
@flyingBlooperOh.