History YMMV / GeometryDash

* FriendlyFandoms: With the [[EleventyZillion googology]] fandom, strangely enough. This is thanks to the [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GvNWez3Vh3Q6AQXLshYOmA3sXG-9JbV6Zf7ZzRpba0o/edit Theoretically Possible Levels List]], which catalogs levels that use trigger objects to count a player's clicks, requiring them to have an impossibly high framerate to complete the level.

** FIRE IN THE HOLE![[labelnote:Explanation]]This line was used by [=RobTop=] in the third sneak peek for update 2.2 to demonstrate the SFX trigger's pitch-shifting functions. He would later use it during the vertical lift section in The Tower's Sewers. It has since become a popular ironic sound effect in Geometry Dash-related shitposting, such as the lobotomy levels mentioned below.[[/labelnote]]

* FanNickname: "[=RubRub=]", the nickname given to [=RobTop=] himself [[InSeriesNickname by the vault's guard]], is now a very common nickname for him from the fanbase.

** The sideways spider part from "Dash"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In GD Colon's video analysis on "Dash" (the game's 22nd official level), he criticises a poorly-designed section in the level where the player has to control a spider going sideways. He takes a break shortly after to discuss "The Challenge", [[https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxD9C0TfIkESa911n_7u-n-tVARaonI7pM only for the gameplay to be suddenly replaced by the aforementioned spider part.]] Shortly after the video's release, it became popular in the community to recreate the spider part in the style of other Geometry Dash levels.[[/labelnote]]

** The sideways spider part from "Dash"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In GD Colon's video analysis on "Dash" (the game's 22nd official level), he criticises a poorly-designed section in the level where the player has to control a spider going sideways. He takes a break shortly after to discuss "The Challenge", only for the gameplay to be suddenly replaced by the aforementioned spider part. Shortly after the video's release, it became popular in the community to recreate the spider part in the style of other Geometry Dash levels.[[/labelnote]]

** The Limbo keys/"FOCUS"[[labelnote:Explanation]]LIMBO is an extreme demon level that places heavy emphasis on memorization. This culminates in the end segment, where you have to play a memory game and track one specific key out of eight as they shuffle around (while at the same time trying not to die during a Wave segment). The arrangement of the keys in conjunction with the accompanying music ("Isolation" by Nighthawk22) and text ("FOCUS") became very popular among the Geometry Dash community, and Limbo keys have been recreated in other games.[[/labelnote]]

* I just found this drawing that I did when I had 6 or 7 and I’ve been crying everytime I see the normal difficulty,[[labelnote:Explanation]]A tweet of a set of drawings of the difficulty icons became quite popular in late 2023, mainly due to the StylisticSuck nature of the Normal face.[[/labelnote]]

** FIRE IN THE HOLE![[labelnote:Explanation]]This line was used by [=RobTop=] in the third sneak peek for update 2.2 to demonstrate the SFX trigger's pitch-shifting functions. He would later use it during the vertical lift section in The Tower's Sewers. It has since become a popular ironic sound effect in Geometry Dash-related shitposting.[[/labelnote]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Oddly, ''Geometry Dash'' is significantly popular in Spanish-speaking countries by virtue of the most prominent players being from said countries, and thus the majority of the game's playerbase is Spanish or Spanish-speaking.

** Former #1 player on the global leaderboard Michigun's love of [[DemonicSpiders triple spikes]] has reached this status, with many creators jokingly dedicating triple spikes in their levels to him.

** FIRE IN THE HOLE![[labelnote:Explanation]]This line was used by [=RobTop=] in the third sneak peek for update 2.2 to demonstrate the SFX trigger. He would later use it during the vertical lift section in The Tower's Sewers. It has since become a popular ironic sound effect in Geometry Dash-related shitposting.[[/labelnote]]

** FIRE IN THE HOLE![[labelnote:Explanation]]This line, which appears during the vertical lift section in The Tower's Sewers became a popular ironic sound effect in Geometry Dash-related shitposting.[[/labelnote]]

** Lobotomy levels[[labelnote:Explanation]]It's become a notable trend to use the new features 2.2's editor brings to the table to create variants of the official Geometry Dash levels with lobotomy in the name, typically filled with absurd sounds, imagery, and setpieces. Expect to see a lot of difficulty icons as well.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/@BetterThanAeonAir Congregation Jumpscares.]]

** Check Steam[[labelnote:Explanation]][=RobTop=] allegedly said this on a Twitch stream just as update 2.1 was released. It resurfaced following the announcement of update 2.2's release window, with many players using the quote to deliver false news about 2.2's release. There's even a [[https://youtu.be/C8OfqwccsgE rated level]] named "Check Steam".[[/labelnote]]

** The official 10th anniversary celebration video contains a hand-drawn animation of a BossRush against some of the community's most iconic "boss fight" levels, portraying the PlayerCharacter as actually ''fighting'' them head-on with weapons and magic instead of simply outrunning them in an {{Animesque}} manner that [[https://youtu.be/mWi_zuXBECw?t=786 has to be seen to be believed]]. It even changes the endings of Ultra Violence and The Eschaton to favor the player much more than in the originals, complete with the appropriate visuals.

* BrokenBase: What is the hardest official Demon? Clubstep, Theory of Everything 2, or Deadlocked?
** A more serious example was when Russian players Vernam and Eiriley (which are known for lots of questionable speechs) didn't like the Pointercrate rules and demon placement, so they made their own demonlist, which was at first named "RCGD demonlist", and then renamed to "Global Demonlist". While in the international community most people prefer Pointercrate, in Russia there were lots of arguments about which one is better. It ended with Eiriley somehow losing control over his demonlist and both lists placing Avernus at top 2, followed by the level having no serious progresses for 2 months.
*** The reason of this is because while GD has official leaderboard for players who grind stats, such as stars, coins, diamonds etc., it does not have an official list of the hardest demons, so community members create their own lists with their own ranking systems and rules. Apart from this list, there are many more niche lists, such as "Challenge List"[[labelnote:Explanation]]List of hardest short levels[[/labelnote]], "Sh---y Demon List"[[labelnote:Explanation]]list of deco-less remakes of hard levels[[/labelnote]], "2 Player Demon List" etc. The only ones that might have some broken base are "Mobile Demon List" and "High Refresh Rate Mobile Demon List", because the first one only allows max of 60 FPS on mobile devices, while the latter allows any real FPS. However, the list teams themselves aren't in bad relationship unlike Pointercrate and Global List used to.

** Check Steam[[labelnote:Explanation]][=RobTop=] allegedly said this on a Twitch stream just as update 2.1 was released. It resurfaced following the announcement of update 2.2's release window, with many players using the quote to deliver false news about 2.2's release. There's even a [[https://youtu.be/JbHfZ37G9SI rated level]] named "Check Steam".[[/labelnote]]

** Check Steam[[labelnote:Explanation]][=RobTop=] allegedly said this on a Twitch stream just as update 2.1 was released. It resurfaced following the announcement of update 2.2's release window, with many players jokingly believing that he will shadow-drop 2.2 in the same manner as the previous update.[[/labelnote]]

*** This screaming spider icon is famous in Russian community as "The Pink Bug" ("Розовый Хрущ") because a [=YouTuber=] DeCody made a song about it that continously repeats something like "It's a pink bug. Looking ahead. Window's so dark That he can't understand", which is like a remake of a Russian meme song with the same lyrics, but originally there was a pink goose instead of a pink bug.

** [[https://youtu.be/tC5-t9oflFQ Have you sent it to RobTop yet?]]

** Clubstep Monsters. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Their popularity with level creators seems to be widely mocked nowadays. The meme most likely originated from Twitter user [[https://twitter.com/cclubstep?lang=en Committee of Clubstep]]. Usually paired with the monster from [=JonathanGD=]'s part in [=Mystic=] by [=EndLevel=].[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://youtu.be/YvgRzt5NjrI After a mental breakdown...]][[labelnote:Explanation]] Another meme mocking over the top reactions, this one comes from Bo’s verification video of VSC, which was considered to be the hardest wave challenge level. After it was later discovered to be hacked, people ended up mocking it to no end.[[/labelnote]]
** Some of Riot’s reactions briefly became stock reaction clips within the community.

** [=TrusTa=]’s infamous nerfing of Yatagarasu. Aside from the MemeticMutation involved, it caused Yatagarasu (which was believed to be harder than Sonic Wave, the current #1 demon at the time) to be placed at #2 on the Demons list, below the easier level, Sonic Wave. Cue the outrage towards [=TrusTa=] for the nerfs that contributed to its spot on the list. This would eventually be fixed, with Yatagarasu being placed at #1.

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