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What NOT to put in your Platformer Level (Geometry Dash)

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  • Published on Mar 13, 2026

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  • @MoldyGD
    @MoldyGD 5 months ago +3031

    If humanity collapses, my worst fear is what I made for this video being all that survives of me…

  • @crystalcat3696
    @crystalcat3696 5 months ago +7489

    Instructions unclear accidentally made celeste

    • @mdmelonhossain4670
      @mdmelonhossain4670 5 months ago +83

      THE D34D GIRL?

    • @TheRandomizer44
      @TheRandomizer44 5 months ago +56

      Crazy how this comment is up for review

    • @supernova_games1
      @supernova_games1 5 months ago

      ​@mdmelonhossain4670no celeste is an indie 2d platformer this isn't about d4vd

    • @gjoobmsm123
      @gjoobmsm123 5 months ago +31

      Bro I accidentally made minecraft

    • @Noelleyz
      @Noelleyz 5 months ago +159

      instructions unclear accidentally made celeste mods

  • @teteus420
    @teteus420 5 months ago +1953

    1:42 imagine a bus that arrives every 21 frames

    • @F1zzee
      @F1zzee 5 months ago +149

      // TODO: write something about ski lifts here.

    • @kimberlyschwab3224
      @kimberlyschwab3224 5 months ago +34

      whas nine plus ten

    • @thatepic1gd
      @thatepic1gd 5 months ago +36

      @kimberlyschwab3224 tweni won

    • @i_make_beats
      @i_make_beats 5 months ago +7

      lmao

    • @AndriuxDev
      @AndriuxDev 5 months ago +69

      You just HAD to mention the Mario Bros. speedrunning community, didn't you?

  • @Blackvoid11
    @Blackvoid11 2 months ago +357

    How dare you hit me with the magical pipe that sends me to an ad

  • @gdseannnn
    @gdseannnn 5 months ago +930

    I do not condone anything I built for this video.

  • @Vortrox
    @Vortrox 5 months ago +4915

    I definitely did not build one of the examples shown in this video.

  • @MikuMayhem
    @MikuMayhem 5 months ago +1085

    "If it's not fun, why bother?"
    Every Acheron victor: *Aggressive inhale*

  • @FedorLemon2021
    @FedorLemon2021 4 months ago +417

    7:34 is such a silksong moment

  • @NotVixios
    @NotVixios 5 months ago +546

    This video is so satisfying to hover over when it's on the home page because it's like it starts from the corner and expands

  • @creatorshaggy
    @creatorshaggy 5 months ago +641

    8:40 shit. my plan has been foiled

  • @Bub8les
    @Bub8les 5 months ago +252

    Me watching this entire video knowing I'll never make a Platformer Level:

  • @GDPh1x
    @GDPh1x 4 months ago +70

    "I don't really see myself playing that many platformer levels"
    - Colon the Furry before 2.2

  • @Bennybo_BOSS
    @Bennybo_BOSS 5 months ago +632

    I’ll make sure to add everything you said not to do
    Colon why, why did you do this to me, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO MAKE MIKU AHHHHHHHH

  • @golddropper2747
    @golddropper2747 5 months ago +53

    Instructions unclear accidentally made Generation Retro

  • @sdslayer100
    @sdslayer100 5 months ago +1526

    guess I'll have to stop working on my full recreation of oneshot in geometry dash with 750,000 objects

    • @fnafrrayu
      @fnafrrayu 5 months ago +59

      Yeah you should definitely listen to colon and stop working

    • @GDColon
      @GDColon  5 months ago +535

      isnt someone actually doing this with undertale

    • @fnafrrayu
      @fnafrrayu 5 months ago +21

      ​@GDColon wait someone is remaking undertale in gd?

    • @SandboxerSandy
      @SandboxerSandy 5 months ago +115

      @GDColon not only that, but there is a FULL recreation of deltarune chapter 1 by CatsUnited. Impressive stuff, and he’s also working on Chapter 2 right now

    • @DemonMasters54GD
      @DemonMasters54GD 5 months ago +11

      @GDColon yeah I am :)

  • @Phantend
    @Phantend 4 months ago +168

    Alright what the fuck. I was watching this video while playing Silksong and at 2:45 I was just in the exact same location.

    • @ambergamer-k4p
      @ambergamer-k4p 4 months ago +25

      Listen to me, colon records ur screen

    • @Teacher-i1w
      @Teacher-i1w 3 months ago +3

      Lol

    • @DarceyDWE
      @DarceyDWE 3 months ago +4

      @ambergamer-k4p I’ve never played silksong AND I still got silksong gameplay

    • @Drawden12
      @Drawden12 Month ago

      @Phantend must've been watching you with this one too 7:33

  • @Dumdumvery
    @Dumdumvery 5 months ago +26

    4:05 the last thing you see before you die

  • @dunkadillo
    @dunkadillo 5 months ago +1352

    10:32 the 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 orb

  • @no_iq_gamer
    @no_iq_gamer 5 months ago +439

    Got it, No Kris, Yes Miku

  • @epik_goofy_goober
    @epik_goofy_goober 4 months ago +25

    8:38 ok ill add kasane teto.

  • @vanillajellyfish
    @vanillajellyfish 5 months ago +281

    7:37 I know this is a geometry dash video, but this feels like a dedicated jab to Silksong as well. It's funny though.

    • @2ux3nGD
      @2ux3nGD 5 months ago +6

      Am I the only one to say you just made an indirect aviation reference?

    • @Hidudupu
      @Hidudupu 5 months ago +48

      It is a jab at silksong, it is just a funny bit

    • @DashSpiderJumpscares
      @DashSpiderJumpscares 5 months ago +22

      He literally took a week off to do some Skonging, there is no way that isn’t the intent here.

  • @SuperSwagWizardReal
    @SuperSwagWizardReal 5 months ago +109

    Really great video! I actually think cutscenes should be LONGER though.

  • @Gixin
    @Gixin 5 months ago +333

    6:11 lol the "Feacher" on the tv in the back 😭

    • @MrAntennasTVTime
      @MrAntennasTVTime 5 months ago +45

      Did someone say…
      FEACHER!?

    • @aquaticstarr4607
      @aquaticstarr4607 5 months ago +24

      That is an incredible detail to notice, as well as one to put in in the first place

    • @JapanimatorGD
      @JapanimatorGD 5 months ago +34

      COMING STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HOUSE

    • @rgbgaming6950
      @rgbgaming6950 5 months ago +16

      ⁠@JapanimatorGD He’s the One! (Coming!)

    • @Muho_is_me
      @Muho_is_me 5 months ago +7

      You cant get this from an egg

  • @i.Jiijdjn
    @i.Jiijdjn 16 hours ago

    caught myself watching this without the full version 👌

  • @familiamendeslacerda7146
    @familiamendeslacerda7146 5 months ago +101

    The most awaited sequel ever is here 🥹

    • @BabyChick8
      @BabyChick8 5 months ago +3

      You mean the sequel to the sequel

    • @ruanaur
      @ruanaur 5 months ago

      *sequel to the remake

  • @i_make_beats
    @i_make_beats 5 months ago +69

    cologne's ability to drop bangers is even greater than marques brownlee's ability to drive at 92mph in school zones

  • @milkxrr
    @milkxrr 2 months ago +5

    Topic: instructions unclear, made games

  • @Higuysxooo
    @Higuysxooo 5 months ago +17

    Okay time to make a new game

  • @ThreeStrikesOfVoid
    @ThreeStrikesOfVoid 5 months ago +57

    OH MY GOD 100% THE SHADER AND SHAKE THING. I have really bad vision and astigmatism, so when the screen shakes all I see is a giant blur. I love it when a game has accessibility settings to turn off camera shaking like Celeste, or keeps the shaking to a minimum and only in certain places like hollow knight.

    • @mabel_cat
      @mabel_cat 5 months ago +5

      yeaj i struggle with vision too
      by far the worst offender here is the "glitch" shader imo, it literally just creates constant screenshake that you cant turn off in any way and the entire screen becomes un viewable

  • @KoyLochNess
    @KoyLochNess 5 months ago +115

    backwards facing colon isnt real he cant hurt you
    backwards facing colon: 11:55

  • @Kam-Hornet-Niko-Luigi
    @Kam-Hornet-Niko-Luigi 3 months ago +4

    I feel like a Rhythm Doctor video is LITERALLY necessary.

  • @cooldude7648
    @cooldude7648 5 months ago +173

    5:35 when the orbs are running low, and the (that type of level)s start to grow, and the levels that you know, seem like a joke

    • @MrAntennasTVTime
      @MrAntennasTVTime 5 months ago +34

      There’s a coin inside the wall

    • @endervine3676
      @endervine3676 5 months ago +28

      @MrAntennasTVTime That's not visible at all

    • @Muho_is_me
      @Muho_is_me 5 months ago +12

      And the countless spikes there

    • @coooool_guy
      @coooool_guy 5 months ago

      @endervine3676 don't forget, I have hitboxes on.

    • @cheesymeatball174
      @cheesymeatball174 5 months ago

      @endervine3676 With a boss, that spams you from afar

  • @SadichistMusic
    @SadichistMusic 5 months ago +17

    Instructions unclear, the coin sound effect plays everytime a joker activates in Balatro

  • @NorbYyY_GG
    @NorbYyY_GG 5 months ago +219

    8:40 I'm glad he outsmarted his viewer's outsmarting

  • @Ortho7899
    @Ortho7899 4 months ago +3

    I got a ad after he hit me with a bar

  • @the-can-of-soup
    @the-can-of-soup 5 months ago +34

    24:09 ...and he hits us with the logical paradox. truly one of the best gd youtubers

  • @RandomDude1487
    @RandomDude1487 5 months ago +91

    "THINK FAST-" *metal pipe* was an amazing way to start the segment

  • @Breakker6
    @Breakker6 5 months ago +23

    9:40 Message unclear, I built a 2001 Honda

  • @Iuminya
    @Iuminya 2 months ago +6

    7:47 BUMSPCOSITY!!

  • @molnergame5468
    @molnergame5468 5 months ago +34

    19:56 average roblox simulator nowadays

  • @getsuedbyme
    @getsuedbyme 5 months ago +364

    8:40 "Don't add Miku" ok adds teto instead

  • @MahdiyarSMH
    @MahdiyarSMH 5 months ago +40

    7:40 i silked my song

  • @slunguscoil
    @slunguscoil 28 days ago +2

    4:06 i got an ad right before i got hit

  • @Octobier
    @Octobier 5 months ago +25

    The silksong reference was gold 🙏

  • @TristanHill
    @TristanHill 5 months ago +186

    4:06 that scared me

  • @Xychic
    @Xychic 5 months ago +13

    21:54 Thank you Colon for teaching me the geometry dash equivalent of music theory

  • @flowrling
    @flowrling 4 months ago +12

    All your building guide levels are really insightful, and I'd love to see more of them! I know it's probably too ambitious, but I personally would love something like a mega-collection of editor information at all building levels. I haven't really ever touched the editor, because there's just really too much to digest, but something like a big timestamped video about everything about building would be really cool! And frankly, you're the only person I can listen to about the technical workings or mechanics of GD without becoming bored out of my mind.

    • @GDColon
      @GDColon  4 months ago +3

      Thank you so much! If you're looking for more building tips there's tons of other great channels with vids about them

    • @CheeseNooby
      @CheeseNooby 3 months ago

      its crazy that this comment only have one reply and 5 likes. 😔✌️

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian 5 months ago +318

    honestly i like the player locked camera when its done right i think its fun
    awesome video :D

    • @GDColon
      @GDColon  5 months ago +141

      Ehh it's easy motion sickness for me. It works in games like terraria because it's super zoomed out + you need your mouse to stay positioned. But otherwise there's much better things to do

    • @BondadPlays
      @BondadPlays 5 months ago +12

      @GDColon Maybe not in platformer mode, but what about the player locked camera near the end of Backstreet Boy? Complements the song super well imo

    • @ashfalcons44
      @ashfalcons44 5 months ago +2

      ​@GDColoni really like when setting up the fixed camera to set the easing on the static camera trigger to something like 5 or 10, it's a lot less disorienting while being much more enjoyable for harder levels. I also like the gp offset camera trigger but that only works for x iirc

    • @RubyRubynet
      @RubyRubynet 5 months ago +2

      @GDColon even in terraria the camera moves from the center a bit if you're going particularly fast

    • @thatgamernoob5186
      @thatgamernoob5186 5 months ago +6

      @BondadPlays like he said in the end, rules are meant to be broken. yes, player locked camera CAN be done well, but 95% of the levels that use it end up being considerably worse because of it.

  • @Qausar010
    @Qausar010 5 months ago +29

    8:32 well then.. I'll play Sonic Racing Crossworlds instead..

  • @BagelDoesStuff
    @BagelDoesStuff 5 months ago +34

    20:51 flashbacks uh oh

  • @EvraimYoussef
    @EvraimYoussef 6 days ago +1

    Instructions nuclear accidentally made stereo madness

  • @Emizut3
    @Emizut3 5 months ago +26

    i love ñcolon

  • @EPR2Musix
    @EPR2Musix 5 months ago +586

    Taking Notes 📝

  • @-Neko_77-
    @-Neko_77- 5 months ago +90

    Instructions unclear: I accidentaly remade Silksong

  • @Yoshislaps
    @Yoshislaps Month ago

    Thanks for the new ideas!

  • @GamingLegend-LetTheGamesBegin

    Ima build a level specifically to trigger Deltarune fans

  • @Computer-Frog
    @Computer-Frog 5 months ago +45

    10:36 I love the impact frames on the 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝓎 𝑜𝓇𝒷 It's so peak

    • @blubtunes76
      @blubtunes76 5 months ago +3

      Pretty sure its the exact ones audieo used in echo delta lol

    • @JitVR-him
      @JitVR-him 4 months ago +2

      What is the ID for the freaky orb level?

    • @starailencippy
      @starailencippy 3 months ago

      122969420

  • @lacresiakimery471
    @lacresiakimery471 5 months ago +81

    4:06 the " THINK FAST " was to funny

  • @tannerdonkey9939
    @tannerdonkey9939 5 months ago +67

    7:47 WHY DOES A GEOMETRY DASH LEVEL NEED A PRIVACY POLICY

    • @DevonBennett-b2p
      @DevonBennett-b2p 5 months ago +8

      also revengeance mode? theres only 2 levels I can think of that need that

    • @CursedSFMS
      @CursedSFMS 3 months ago +4

      metal gear reference

    • @onixxxz
      @onixxxz 3 months ago +1

      STEEL SOUL MODE???

    • @livader0504
      @livader0504 2 months ago +2

      @onixxxz no doubt that Gd colon is a hk fan. He literally had the double damage dig just before it and was questioning why he put it in there

    • @Danpg79
      @Danpg79 Month ago +1

      ​@DevonBennett-b2p IS THAT AN ANTIMATTER DIMENSIONS VIS REFERENCE!?!?!?!?

  • @KID-IN-BATHTUB
    @KID-IN-BATHTUB 2 months ago

    Now I’m going to make a level with all of these

  • @thatmythicalpilot5673
    @thatmythicalpilot5673 5 months ago +9

    Listening to geometry dash while building a level in geometry dash while being in my geometry dash thigh highs is truly something

  • @whereismyrootbeer
    @whereismyrootbeer 5 months ago +5

    instructions unclear accidentally made silksong

  • @Napita_cherry
    @Napita_cherry 5 months ago +11

    I think this will be very useful tips to use when building

  • @102ter
    @102ter 4 months ago +1

    8:17 yooooo its me except I’m depressed

  • @snorlaxtjockofet
    @snorlaxtjockofet 5 months ago +69

    So if someone decides to make a level that goes against all of this, that means they have to break the last rule, and the only way to break that is to follow everything you just said, but that would be breaking the last rule when you're already breaking it, and... (Creator got sucked into a black hole)

    • @ImZaneXDXD
      @ImZaneXDXD 4 months ago +3

      The Big Bang Theory

    • @terrabow
      @terrabow 2 months ago +1

      @snorlaxtjockofet same goes for if you do follow the advice

  • @silemtree
    @silemtree 5 months ago +7

    Instructions unclear accidentally made deltarune

  • @jacobfrias7478
    @jacobfrias7478 5 months ago +4

    You knew what you were doing putting the bossfight part RIGHT after miku

  • @charmeleonevolves5553
    @charmeleonevolves5553 3 months ago +1

    4:06 metal pipe hit me so hard I got an ad 😭

  • @ShadowFireOnYoutube
    @ShadowFireOnYoutube 5 months ago +6

    12:56 I think Colon might’ve been to an area in a small indie game that starts with bile and ends with water

  • @MuffinGDYT
    @MuffinGDYT 5 months ago +752

    Prediction 2: Colon will say "a" or "the" at 3:12

    • @RədHawk22
      @RədHawk22 5 months ago +274

      Nah he'll probably say rattledash

    • @StarlightSylveon
      @StarlightSylveon 5 months ago +10

      Dashing Rattles

    • @otsegolo
      @otsegolo 5 months ago +2

      i bet hes gonna say when

    • @thewind_aintme
      @thewind_aintme 5 months ago +12

      ​@RədHawk22he hearted it this must be true!!

    • @allnoobsyt
      @allnoobsyt 5 months ago +4

      he’s going to say “so” i bet (10 sec before premier)

  • @McFishFilet_
    @McFishFilet_ 5 months ago +203

    19:49 average roblox obby

  • @limòn-help
    @limòn-help 2 months ago

    Goddamn NOW I HAVE SO MANY LEVEL DECOR IDEAS

  • @ScoriaGD
    @ScoriaGD 5 months ago +33

    instructions unclear, accidentally made the hardest citadel from etoh

    • @m0dnaR12
      @m0dnaR12 4 months ago +4

      Somehow, that got a heart…
      (Just surprised)

    • @RavellJamesMartin
      @RavellJamesMartin 4 months ago +2

      please tell me it isnt cov

    • @goodbyingg
      @goodbyingg 4 months ago +4

      cootwi has everything this video mentions

    • @zamasoom.
      @zamasoom. 3 months ago +1

      citadel of voiding

    • @UTNoHits
      @UTNoHits 19 days ago +1

      COLON KNOW WHAT ETOH IS

  • @jlc7252
    @jlc7252 5 months ago +12

    24:15 "Take my advice: don't take my advice" ahh situation

  • @sellular_r
    @sellular_r 5 months ago +109

    14:00 BRO.....

  • @inksazyy
    @inksazyy 27 days ago +1

    "think fast" and an ad pops up

  • @someonesgenericfish0
    @someonesgenericfish0 5 months ago +56

    4:50 wait that's an actual issue for GD now? bruh

    • @orangedog343
      @orangedog343 5 months ago +19

      we are going to start having to deal with segmentation faults in 2.3

    • @EdsGregorio-d8x
      @EdsGregorio-d8x 4 months ago +8

      WH-

    • @Anish_Guy
      @Anish_Guy 3 months ago +7

      wait until we have to optimize the gpu/cpu usage in 2.3

  • @realwaterenderman
    @realwaterenderman 5 months ago +8

    19:50 your leaking elixir bro place something

  • @garfieldinblacktea
    @garfieldinblacktea 5 months ago +6

    FINALLY A SEQUEL AFTER 7 YEARS

  • @R0ULXSS
    @R0ULXSS 3 months ago

    ok thanks for telling me what to do

  • @maze-exe
    @maze-exe 5 months ago +5

    “Show not tell” in a Colon video brought back memories from 5th grade 😭

  • @CheeseandQuackers64
    @CheeseandQuackers64 5 months ago +35

    12:25 "bridging" is that a bridge

  • @custi
    @custi 5 months ago +29

    8:17 dude just made enemies with all the needle gameplay enjoyers lol

    • @GDColon
      @GDColon  5 months ago +22

      needle gameplay is still needle gameplay regardless of the spike shape 🥺

    • @_Solaal_
      @_Solaal_ 5 months ago +6

      @GDColon as a fan of the needle gameplay, I assure you that it feels way more fun and rewarding cheesing the hitbox by touching the side of the spike than just shrinking the spike and landing on the block.

    • @petrikhorr
      @petrikhorr 5 months ago

      @GDColon needle gameplay is still needle gameplay without fixed hitboxes (the thing everybody hates and says to not do)

    • @KPoWasTaken
      @KPoWasTaken 5 months ago

      for a second by needle gameplay I thought you meant actual needle games and I was so confused cuz those have pretty accurate hitboxes

  • @ldb2024
    @ldb2024 4 months ago +1

    I was literally just on SoupTimmy's easy cubes video😂

  • @VortexinRoblox
    @VortexinRoblox 5 months ago +351

    7:37 **cough *silksong *cough*

  • @Blue_Highlighter-0
    @Blue_Highlighter-0 5 months ago +8

    12:24 "Bridging" you say?
    Look to your right of the screen

  • @yahoo5726
    @yahoo5726 2 months ago +1

    6:08 This shit cracks me up given the context

  • @MaybeStevYT
    @MaybeStevYT 5 months ago +82

    1:42 smb frame rule referenced?

  • @Ventrium0
    @Ventrium0 5 months ago +50

    21:50 bro wasn’t slick

  • @R1N3Y
    @R1N3Y 5 months ago +17

    19:27 screw 4:3 option at the start of level I LOVE making 4:3 shaped rooms as the default on all my rated platformers :3

    • @R1N3Y
      @R1N3Y 5 months ago +1

      ​@thekewlboy real

  • @JPlays0
    @JPlays0 3 months ago

    Retrospective code in the wraith gives you that one ufo you want

  • @NautikalTwilight
    @NautikalTwilight 5 months ago +10

    5:22 You can use Extended Collision to mitigate the issues.

  • @ElectroConeDAH
    @ElectroConeDAH 5 months ago +6

    20:56 this is the sound effect from your seabunnies game

  • @Zyrone0
    @Zyrone0 5 months ago +4

    I love how like 60% of these also apply for mario maker

  • @ThursdayPlaysYT
    @ThursdayPlaysYT 4 months ago

    very good tips, thanks will use later

  • @YourLocalAzar
    @YourLocalAzar 5 months ago +7

    4:57 im not gonna say it. IM NOT GONNA SAY IT.

    • @sum-t2t
      @sum-t2t 4 months ago +2

      The stop trigger lol

  • @astric.official
    @astric.official 5 months ago +66

    19:51 this is the type of Roblox game that clutters your screen with gamepasses

    • @Prettyeggcat
      @Prettyeggcat 5 months ago

      @astric.official 100% true

    • @Илья3000-ж6н
      @Илья3000-ж6н 4 months ago

      101% trueeee

    • @Lighttexxx
      @Lighttexxx 4 months ago +7

      >be me
      >playing Roblox
      >no good games
      >oh wait i found a good* game
      >ui looks like this
      >now i see why there is an asterisk after good

    • @WennysonTilliam
      @WennysonTilliam 4 months ago

      I literally was going to comment this bro

    • @DaNotEpikNoob
      @DaNotEpikNoob 4 months ago

      Or games that have way too many buttons that aren't in their own menu

  • @Sandstone_GD
    @Sandstone_GD 5 months ago +5

    BOYS WAKE UP THE COIN MASTER JUST DROPPED A BANGER.

  • @Cheeseburger2000
    @Cheeseburger2000 2 months ago

    at 4:04 when he said think fast i got an ad for beast games saying turn on the lights

  • @chaken6187
    @chaken6187 5 months ago +31

    24:32 ts caught me off guard, cool idea!

    • @nuhuh518
      @nuhuh518 5 months ago

      gangalang do you know what the level is called

    • @AlephLeaf
      @AlephLeaf 5 months ago +2

      IM GONNA STEAL THE IDEA