Hey - just an important reminder that you should NOT go after the creator, harass them, spam their levels with hate, etc. This should be common sense. Generation Retro is a VERY creative level with lots of fun theming, but the creator just didn't do a very good job at building it in the editor. It's a random custom level that a kid dreamt up and worked hard on, and usually I would never hate on someone for doing that. *HOWEVER* - this level is in a Gauntlet, which means millions of players are forced to play it. This basically means that the level is "official", and for that reason I wanted to dive deep into it and pinpoint why it's so hated - so new creators don't make the same mistakes. It's a charming level on its own, but an absolute trainwreck inside a Gauntlet. *I don't hate the creator and I don't hate the idea of the level. I hate the fact that RobTop scooped up a random 13 year old's level for a Gauntlet that will be played by a massive audience.* Think of this video as "Why this level shouldn't be in a Gauntlet", and NOT "Why this level shouldn't exist".

I have a theory that "jajaja" is not laughing in spanish, the red alien is actually trying to ask you if you're jar jar binks, his long lost brother at birth. Sadly, because of his immense stutter, he can't bring himself to do it and he instead starts trying to kill you because he got frustrated

If the biggest problem with generation retro is the fact that it is in a gauntlet, then it's technically robtops fault

10:43 I theorize that perhaps maybe the reason the alien yells "NO!" is that the blind jump just before is actually a trap set up by him, and he is actually upset that you survived his trap

Seriously guys, stop blaming ArathhSA for making the level. Blame RobTop for adding the level into the Poison Gauntlet in the first place.

I love the character developpement : The red alien : "NOOOOO !" The decoy alien : "NOOOOO !" The friendly alien : "NOOOOO !" The player : "NOOOOO !" You after playing the level : "NOOOOO !"

Fun Fact: The insert coin is not for aesthetic purposes, when the text pops up it's the level stealing money from the player's bank account.

6:21 You know, if you think about it, the green orb has technically existed since the game was first released, as creators could have easily created the mechanic by combining a yellow orb with a gravity portal, which was done very often in pre-2.0 levels. Therefore, Arathhsa could have started building the level in 1.9, but that first click would have initially been a yellow orb combined with a gravity portal, and then they changed it to a regular green orb after 2.0 came out.

I have a feeling that “You are not win” was inspired by grammatically incorrect phrases from older games, e.g. the iconic “All your base are belong to us” from Zero Wing’s opening cutscene.

Colon is the only person on this planet to even consider making a half hour long analysis on Generation Retro, let alone go through with it. And I didn’t know we needed that until now

Never thought I’d see a grown man bully a 7 and a half year old video game level probably made by a middle schooler for half an hour

"jajajaja you have not win! you... DIED!!!!" peak cinema & peak gaming tbh

I love how 80% of the video is just nitpicking

I would never think a 27 minute video would be committed to complaining about a bad 2.0 level.

Watching Colon violently screaming over a level made in 2015 in a 2d cube game is just filling my heart with joy.

Extra fact for you @GDColon. When remaking the level, I saw that the dude didn't use a single Alpha trigger (there is only one that makes the mini portals, the first speed portal invisible). The key, the title and the red alien animations are all controlled by color triggers, switching from black (blending) to green/red (blending), which explains whyost of the background was black.

The red alien was trying to save us, he knew a virus was in the game, he wanted to stop you from getting corrupted.

You asked for theories, so here’s mine: The red and blue aliens are brothers, and the blue one was always the better kid and their parents’ favorite. As expected, the red alien was jealous, so he kidnapped his own brother and brought him to his own part of the galaxy. The green aliens are his workers and are supposed to make sure the blue alien never escapes. He allows visitors so nobody is suspicious of him hiding something. That’s why he was all nice at the beginning of the level. But when the key is collected, it opens up the area where the blue alien was trapped. That’s why the red alien says “NOOO!!!” The red alien begins to search for the blue alien, and sends his highest ranked worker, the other red alien in the first boss fight, to take care of you. The blue alien knows that you’re in trouble, so he goes to save you. After the first boss is defeated, the red alien decides that he needs to take care of you first. That leads to the “level final.” The red alien then destroys the blue alien, which leads to you getting revenge for him once and for all, as you blast the red alien. I really just spent ten minutes of my life writing a story on a KZfaq comment. Welp

I feel like if Generation Retro was made today and polished up a bit, it could genuinely be a really awesome level. In my opinion, some of the concepts are really unique but I feel like the creator couldn’t really establish them properly because of the time period the level was made in.

0:20 this will forever be one of my favorite GD Colon moments

I actually found a skip in that level. There is a well-known robot glitch where if you click right before you hit a jump pad, you’ll go much higher. If you do this in the transition to the wave, and do some precise jumps to get over some slopes, you’ll be underneath the wave part. If you keep going there is a green monster that the creator placed with this exact scenario in mind, but you can just jump over it! Keep going, there’s a random red alien on the floor around halfway but he won’t hurt you, wait some more, and you’ll be able to skip the entire level! You’re welcome, Cologne.

You know it's gonna be good when it's 27 minutes of chaos

I think the issue with Scarlet Surge is that if you can't beat it in your first few attempts, it just becomes tedious. Crashing in the last 25% makes you REALLY not feel like playing the entire damn thing again.

It honestly felt like a passion project that accidentally got into the main game

7:41 Extra layer of confusion - Absolutely correct, take example of tidal wave, slaughterhouse and other demon levels It is a trick to confuse players as the weight gets lighter due to the size and you change it again, and again, and again

5:25 i love how colon doesn't say "if you're not familiar", but rather "if you are not cultured" lmao

5:02 just goes to show how far colon goes for good content. Being held hostage and being forced to play generation retro takes some serious guts. Hope you’re ok, Colon

The reason why this level is in the Poison Gauntlet is that it practically poisons your brain.

“It all started in 1978” WHAT💀

Theory: I think the reason why the alien says “NO” after he welcomes you is because he wanted you to have died by now. He welcomed you because this was supposed to be a death trap, but when it became unsuccessful, he got angry. Maybe that can also explain the gameplay at the start. What are your thoughts?

We need this guy as a personal trainer. He could point out so many problems in the life editor.

4:33 scared me lmao

21:36 i really like how the subtitles chage colors! (note: this isnt the only time it did)

2 more things about this level Colon didn't point out: 1. The alien that kills you in the ball part is actually using fading spikes and is slightly visible. 2. The bullets in the first UFO part are visible all the time and the boss doesn't spawn it.

Fun Fact, 3:41 Outerspace was originally the last level in fire, before it and Magmatic Sanctuary were switched

I think I know why this level doesn't use pixel Blocks. Basically all of the aliens you see are in the background, and Some artstyles use darker lines fairly seperate from each other to make the illusion that it's a shadow.(and that they are in the background) And the aliens that aren't in the background are most likely just copy&pastes, from the bg aliens. (Like for example the ball part and even in the build up when you see the name of the level it has the same aliens from the background but they're just smaller) And the blue and red alien? Probably the same thing but just recolors of the bg ones. But I think the reason why the coin and key aren't pixel blocks, is because they aren't copy&pastes like the aliens are. So in conclusion the lack of pixel blocks is just because of plain laziness, because the creator probably just made the bg aliens first and just copy&pasted them everywhere. (so it probably was just a style choice or that the creator really didin't know that there were pixel blocks and that the coin&key were built in the very end and just then the creator realized that pixel blocks were a thing lol) (:

25:26 i love how the gravestone isn't made of pixel blocks but it has those weird 3d blocks like the little space invader monster style the level has

4:44 "The level has a lot of flashing lights making it a potential nightmare for photosensitive players, so picking it for the most important gauntlet in the game is extremely inconsiderate on RobTop's end." Ever heard of Electrodynamix?

So I was looking at improving Generation Retro’s gameplay and the creator had put the mini portals at 5% to do a pad jump which I had fixed to make it work more because the pad isn’t needed and also I love the way you fixed the boss fight

0:44 well i mean you can just choose not to play the game either, same logic applies so youre totally justified in your views if its a mappack or daily level

One thing I really appreciate about Gen Retro being in the gauntlets is that there's no chance in hell it would've gotten so popular otherwise. Even if the execution is pretty bad, I'm really glad to see people talking about how genuinely creative and interesting it is for a starting creator. This level has ideas and a "story" (even if simple) and creative applications of the retro theme (mainly by incorporating it into the gameplay). And as frustrating as it might be to play, it puts creativity over quality, which is something that starting creators should learn is completely okay. During an era where super high quality levels are everywhere and people are always comparing their works to better levels and losing motivation through that, Gen Retro is proof that a level can still offer so much even if it's crudely made, and those are the kinds of levels that creators should be comparing their own levels to: not to compare quality, but for pure inspiration. So, honestly, I'm really happy this level is in the gauntlet for that reason.

My theory for the pixel block things: The creator thought that you couldnt scale pixel blocks and decided to use the 3D tile instead because it was larger and "fit" better.

i love how he reads all spelling mistakes like they are nothing, and a normal word

So, here’s my theory, it’s kinda goofy The blue and red alien were uhh…dating, and then they broke up, but the red alien created the decoy (aka their son) using a soul or smth. (The soul is that weird symbol you pass by) When he says “NO!” To the player, they think that they are the one bringing the virus, due to having some future-vision powers. Then when the blue alien shows up, when they say “and we will end!” They want to sign the divorce papers once and for all. … Yeah, stupid goofy theory, but it’s mine :3

I think the eyeball thing at 11:15 was an early version of the custom coins seen later in the level. The part that disappears looks kind of like a coin, and the disappearing could be the coin getting collected. My guess is it wasn’t clear enough what it was, so the creator switched to the newer version later on.

That's right. We're going back in time, to get Generation Retro OFF the Gauntlet.

I have a theory on the red aliens introduction It says "welcome!" Because it hopes your gonna die in its "trial" or "level", but if you dont, it starts to get annoyed on how good you are and want to do it itself

I liked the level. Of course, when I died at the moment where the green bro gives way to the red one, my exclamations from “I love this level” changed to “I love GD Colon,” but despite this moment, I still enjoyed the level. I especially liked the choice of music - in the first percent of the level I get goosebumps every time. Of course, there are many mistakes at the level, I don’t argue. I watched the video and laughed, but in the last minutes I felt so sad. The author is now criticized so much and insults are written in the comments below the level that I really feel sorry for him. And after watching the video, I specifically completed Potion Gauntlet (I’m not very keen on Gauntlets, I only completed Discord, Shadow and Chaos) just for this level, because I really wanted to support the author. And in general, I advise everyone to go through the level and write words of approval to the author (no need to lie and say that the level is good. Just write something nice). Although it’s possible that I feel this way about the level only because I’m kind jajaja

Probably a really unpopular opinion but Generation Retro is one of my favorite levels that’s been put into a gauntlet; however, I’m in the same boat of the “why is this even in a gauntlet”. The level has so much more character and charm then the majority of levels in the gauntlets and I found the gameplay to be really fun! Yeah there’s a couple of iffy parts but compared to other gauntlet levels it’s not bad at all. Or even compared to other levels in the game for that matter. This is extremely biased as Generation Retro was one of the few gauntlet levels I first beat back in the day on an Amazon Kindle with less than 20 attempts (at the time Fire Aura for example took like 170). Really good level, with pretty readable gameplay for its release imo.

21:06 that part litteraly killed me😂😂😂

Now we need the dash spider part in this beautiful level!

Never thought I'd see my own childhood GD content creator turn into a yappy cartoon reviewer-esque channel. Jesus.

This isn't the worst Gauntlet level mostly because of the broken English dialogue. When I was beating this level I was laughing out loud the whole time reading "JAJAJAJA! YOU HAVE NOT WIN! YOU... DIED!!!"

The major issue is the quality control behind what levels are picked for the gauntlets. I remember the first Fire gauntlet level having a coin with the text “ViPriN iS tRigGerEd”. A blatant community inside joke in a level hand picked to be in an official piece of content shows how poorly gauntlets are managed as a whole.

That loud 'SHUT UP' destroyed my eardrums.

20:30 just recently i found out you can go inbetween the bullets lmao😂

The reason why the object count at the end is inaccurate is because since the text uses small pixel blocks, the creator looked at the object count before making the text and put the previous object count into the level, taking up a lot of objects. If he used normal text, he could just look at the object count, put it onto the text, and change the text by 1 to make it accurate.

I love how Colon just suddenly decided to become a game reviewer without any prior experience or knowledge at all.

AWW THAT IS SO SWEET THANKS FOR REMEMBERING US IN THERAPY I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!

I agree with you on Scarlet Surge. It’s fun, well balanced, and the music goes hard! The flashing lights aren’t great but the level’s fine other than that? Maybe my favorite of the Chaos Gauntlet.

The "scary eyeball thing" is most probably just an abandoned custom art for the coin, which explains it's disappearance after you go past it. And it's a pretty decent thing to cling on to, just like Devil Vortex saws, they were styled just for Devil Vortex and were used in the actual level, but the creator forgot about deleting them afterwards. I think this comment is too long.

Here's my theory: The first boss is the intentional boss for the level and the second one is a virus who breached the level like the one they were talking about in the wave part (I think the virus's intention is making the level last longer)

I feel bad for the creator, he doesnt control gauntlets.

worst level is definitely those flappy bird/ufo levels

So far, from what I could say about this is: - There are certainly worse levels out there, but this one's forced. You can blame the creator for inconsistency, but it's up to the players on whether or not they shall play it. At least the creator made an effort to at least appeal to the kids, knowing that this game's made for kids. Wonder why RobTop forced us to finish this is a mystery you could think about. Maybe ask him? - This isn't the worst level. To me, it's just what basically RobTop does- it's to challenge players. It's neat to see a 27 minute critique of the level, but if you think about it: is that necessary? Maybe yes, because it's the worst gauntlet level ever, but it's still better than 50% of the more recent levels in the magic tab. - Probably the reason why the pixel art was inconsistent was that it was made in 1.9 but was updated to 2.0 shortly upon the making of this level. - Awkward mechanics in this level are expected, considering the creator wasn't that much experienced or didn't know much about play testing(it's probably made by a middle schooler bro). It was made for fun anyways. Same goes for the triggers, placement and stuff.

For me it’s Fire Aura for being so inconsistent with difficulty & super frustrating to grind out for less experienced players. It’s like throwing the first Deadlocked Wave in the middle of Jumper

This video was just as funny watching it for the second time. As someone who hated Generation Retro when I first had to play it in the gauntlets, it brings me pleasure listening to Colon roast it.

"This is the end for you" "NOOOOOOOOOO" "peeeeewwwwwwwww" 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

19:53 I feel like colon is slowly descending into insanity

truly one of the videos of all time

11:18 The eyeball thingy is the same texture as the custom coin texture so it was probably used for the coin

“Generation Retro is the best level ever.” -Evil GD Colon

Colon: "Putting Scarlet Surge in a gauntlet was very inconsiderate." Also Colon: *Proceeds to bully a ten-year old over how his level is the worst out of millions in a 2D cube game*

As a Spanish speaker, I am sorry you and many other GD players had to endure this. May you heal from this torture.

I have a theory, With the decoy thing. Maybe,the main boss was trolling you all along and tried to have some fun but killed you instead then, he went away sad.Then his brother came because his brother thought that the player made his big brother(main boss) sad so he came to try to kill you but the other blue alien thought that the decoy or the little brother of the main boss was just trying to kill you and not protect his big brother or main boss in any way then the player and blue alien finished the little brother of the main boss so he was too angry and now tried to kill the player and the blue alien then came to help the player but sadly couldn't and the thing happens that happens in most good ending movies or sort of movies the hero just gets his second form of anger to fight for his best friend or partner or sibling or something and then boom! He shoots the most powerful and most iconic attack for last then the level ends. Hope you liked my theory . And if you're wondering that why the main boss said "you again!!?" So when you were talking about the part you hate the most with the fake jump and that you said "This is not troll this is mental torture" which i don't think is completely right that i spelt it you probably didn't say "this is not troll" idk,but I'm not going through a 27:00 minutes long video to find that part so the blue alien just came right besides the main boss asking him to stop saving player from the fun. (in reality the kill)

Red alien:😈 Colon:🤬

This level is hilarious to me. Like I can just imagine the creator writing the dialogue, being like "Oh man this is going to be so epic" Also "Generation Retro" is a better name than "Retro Generation"

27 minutes for a video dedicated to a single level? That's some dedication

The idea of the aliens being 1.9ish is actually genius. It reminds us that Space Invaders is a VERY old game, just like 1.9. And "Generation Retro" is something like Generation Alpha.

The free birds we need to back in time ending is perfect

I can't wait for MatPat's 40 minute theory on that mysterious green eye

"You have not win! You...DIED!" is probably the funniest thing I've ever heard

Great thanks for giving another game an obby based on this level.

People have been improving generation retro, and you really should make a video on its improvement levels.

JUSTICE FOR SCARLET SURGE Also the 15:22 ufo gives me the vibes of that one platform in Geometrical Dominator

12:47 Colon: "misses a single jump" also colon:"start talking about extreme memory demons"

I think the coin/ eyeball thing is maybe a unused coin like at that wave, but he scrapped it, and for some reason, moved it away instead of deleting it.

The "You're gonna crash and Have Not Win" part Made me laugh crazy

11:20 I think this is the creator's attempt to make a "pixel art coin" but probably scrapped it. It disappears after you pass it apparently (like the key)

I remember when I first played generation retro, I thought it was pretty cool. I guess new players don't really think about if the level the gauntlet throws at you is unfair, I mean after seeing the map packs this would look like straight fire for a newbie 🔥 In hindsight, though, I completely agree with everything you said about this level, but only an experienced player would be able to point out those flaws.

Colon, he fixed the key maybe other things can u make part 2 ? Btw i love your content

The worst rated level is (Theory Impossible) Idk what robtop was thinking when he rated this

Colon is the only person who will spend minutes complaining about one invisible half block and I'm here for it 😅

Okay, here's my theory for the complete Generation Retro story and lore. I think first, the red space invader is trying to welcome you to grow your trust in him. But he's really only trying to get a virus installed on your computer. He suddenly says "NO!" near the beginning because he notices you're just getting through the level without caring about his virus or whatever. I think the virus/scam theory makes sense when you realize the "Insert Coin" really only means he's here for business. The wave portal represents eventually downloading the virus, with the wave specifically representing cryptocurrency graph, related to the point of this virus. But this virus actually has an emergency "antidote" or whatever to save your PC from the virus. It was used for testing the virus but was accidentally left in by the scammers. This antidote is Blue Space Invader. He helps you through the level. He starts deleting parts of the virus, which makes Red Space Invader glitch out, explaining his physical change, and him becoming spanish. But then disaster strikes. The blue space invader thinks he's done after attacking his red enemy, but in actuality, he just moved in another location where the antidote couldn't find him, so he could heal and come back full force. It took consiousness and erased the antidote tragically in a fierce battle but the antidote hinted at the location of the virus in his death, allowing you, the user, to erase it. The reason the player color changes is because the virus is making this level inconsistent, which flows as a thematic throughout the level. The final coin represents getting your money back a lawsuit later. Truly a fascinating story.

i feel like generation retro stands as an example that anyone who can make levels that don't look like an eyesore has a chance at getting their levels featured in gd

Maybe the broken English is a clever reference to how some retro games had poor translations, leading to humorous phrases like "a winner is you" "I feel asleep" and the classic "all your base are belong to us" Nah, the creator just ain't speak english good

13:42 *GD Colon:* An Easy 2 Star Level that suddenly turns into an Extreme at the very end is unfair. *Basically every "Full Version" of a RobTop official level:* _intense sweating_

24:19 they met during the ball part

Generation retro is epic

Credit where it's due, this level had some great ideas and a unique two-phase boss fight. I'd love to see someone fix this level's mistakes.