How Toxic 2 Speedrunners Turned Walls into Liquid

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In 2008, a Flash development company called Nitrome released Toxic 2, a 2D platformer that was a huge step up from its predecessor in almost every way. As it turns out, this game came bundled with a plethora of glitches and exploits that would be uncovered and utilized by speedrunners a decade later. This is the story of how just three speedrunners turned Toxic 2's walls into liquid to collectively set 40 Any% world records in the game.
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Bounty Information / Resources:
Update (4/26/23): All bounties have been claimed!
- The 20 people who got a sub 10 minute Any% run received $50 each.
- The 10 people who got a sub 9 minute Any% run received $100 each.
- @Vertic03 set a world record in Toxic 2 Any% and recieved $1,000.
Bounty / Competition Tracker - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Toxic 2 speedrun.com Page - www.speedrun.com/toxic2 (Game download is in the Resources tab)
Beginner Speedrun Tutorial - • Toxic 2 - Beginner Spe...
Nitrome Speedrunning Discord Server - / discord
Current Any% World Record - • [WR] Toxic 2 Any% Spee...
Any% Segmented Run - • Toxic 2 Segmented Spee...
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Music Credits:
Music List - pastebin.com/cexfJapW
All of the music used in this video was written by Lee Nicklen and Dave Cowen for various Nitrome games. They have uploaded a lot of their songs in high quality on their SoundCloud pages, which you can find below:
Lee Nicklen - / leenicklen
Dave Cowen - / davecowen
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Personal Links:
Twitch - / itsmaximum
Speedrun.com Profile - www.speedrun.com/user/Maximum
Speedruns Channel - @MoreMaximum
Twitter - / itsmaximum_
Discord Server - / discord
Patreon - / maximum
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World Record Progression Graphs Created Using- flourish.studio/
World Record Data Obtained Through the Speedrun.com API- github.com/speedruncomorg/api
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@Maximum Жыл бұрын

Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/maximum - Enter promo code MAXIMUM for 83% off and 3 extra months for free! (Spoilers Below) Update (4/26/23): All bounties have been claimed! - The *20* people who got a *sub 10* minute Any% run received *$50* each. - The *10* people who got a *sub 9* minute Any% run received *$100* each. - Vertic set a world record in Toxic 2 Any% and recieved *$1,000.* Bounty / Competition Tracker - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jdjAhgIY4V5GBnG5hkqwNimyT9TbOMBz8FL6oHbvTSU/edit?usp=sharing Toxic 2 speedrun.com Page - www.speedrun.com/toxic2 (Game download is in the Resources tab) Beginner Speedrun Tutorial - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNyWdsuLvtypfmQ.html Nitrome Speedrunning Discord Server - discord.gg/92hjP7PXRH Current Any% World Record - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdWUbMtoq7bYm6s.html

@Md5offical Жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

@tacopinky Жыл бұрын

congrats on first sponsor!!

@ShadowBulb Жыл бұрын

Where is the resources tab so I can play the game

@lukecoleman3643 Жыл бұрын

not your fault but just so you know VPNs don't actually encrypt your or anything anymore than a browser with a lock in the upper left. look up VPN Tom Scott.

@tacopinky Жыл бұрын

@@lukecoleman3643 yea, but is Tom Scott a speedrunning legend??

@monchete9934 Жыл бұрын

Nitrome games were a huge part of my childhood, i didn't expect to see them again after so many years

@JamesTDG Жыл бұрын

Indeed, it was like being punched with nostalgia

@jplveiga Жыл бұрын

Yess, the hours Ive put into these, and the hype I had when a new one dropped in the site! I checked it frequently. My favorite was the ice vikings

@gdstar6917 Жыл бұрын

the only one i played was nitrome must die

@cyberz55 Жыл бұрын

the one I played was bad ice cream on friv

@RadikAlice Жыл бұрын

Same

@ariamentio Жыл бұрын

misread this as “2 toxic speed runners” and I thought it would be two dudes just constantly doxxing eachother

@bettercalldelta Жыл бұрын

" f you for retaking the WR"

@tieman733 Жыл бұрын

same lmao

@ArjunTheRageGuy Жыл бұрын

i wonder if something like that actually happened

@DiabloOfGod Жыл бұрын

Me too :')

@GumSkyloard Жыл бұрын

"Oh, that's a nice WR! [ip] This you?"

@astrofish6163 Жыл бұрын

Love how the sponsor money goes towards incentivizing the speedrunning of undervalued games. It even makes sense from a business perspective, allowing for potential new videos to be made on the same game later on.

@Dark_Slayer3000 Жыл бұрын

Bravo Max!

@franco-golpeador2435 Жыл бұрын

*S T O N K S*

@rafaelamendoim 2 ай бұрын

Yep we watched the same video

@Taikamuna Жыл бұрын

My dream has come true. My childhood games being speedran and narrated by Maximum

@Neefew Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved Nitrome growing up. I'd watch a speedrun history of practically any nitrome game

@JamesTDG Жыл бұрын

It definitely has reinvigorated my interest in trying to speedrun the Viking ice breaking games they had. I tended to either play that or the demolition one they had a lot back then. I guess I should probably refresh myself on all of the solutions so I can speedrun it properly. (Oooh, I need to check in on sticky ninja)

@thatoneguy9582 Жыл бұрын

-better see a nitrome must die speedrunning video soon-

@adumbfurry7036 Жыл бұрын

We should

@razorblaze4522 10 ай бұрын

Nitrome was my entire childhood. Ironic that one of my favorite games on the site was Nitrome Must Die

@porglezomp7235 Жыл бұрын

As you got towards the 11 minute speed runs I was thinking “this would have finally been able to be uploaded to KZfaq back at the beginning”

@davidoiltonante8875 Жыл бұрын

me too lol

@zackbuildit88 Жыл бұрын

Ayyy Kanaya pfp? If i recall my horns right, I'm a bit rusty (this is a pun all my OCs are rustbloods or close)

@bobdrooples Жыл бұрын

So the graphic designer with no coding spec, did the coding, while the two coding brothers did the art direction?

@sonicmeerkat Жыл бұрын

honestly sad to hear they got taken down off of flashpoint. i get it they wanna monotise the games themselves still, but it is a huge hit to preservation and let's be real, web ads don't even pay like they used to.

@critarc Жыл бұрын

they're probably going to rerelease them at some point with all these flash -> steam rereleases doing numbers

@gamejitzu 6 ай бұрын

it is what it is, but at the same time I've always hoped we could one day get every single game rereleased on all platforms (maybe consoles would need to remove some). With something like DDLC+ where the entire website is recreated, and you can play the icon games, or even collect profile pictures. But a simple collection would also work though

@leftysheppey Жыл бұрын

I didn't realise nitrome did so many iconic games, nor that it was a team of, like, 4. Truly amazing. Honestly, they just didn't miss

@fyroe Жыл бұрын

I grew up on Nitrome games. I remember my dad showing me the first Frost Bite game one day. Toxic is a certified hood classic and I remember being so excited for Toxic 2 to come out. I probably haven't seen this game in over a decade. Thanks for the massive nostalgia hit.

@emericus4649 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely phenomenal video, you've covered the history of this game perfectly and have done a tremendous job explaining all the cool tricks that were discovered along the way. It blows me away how much further you and Conor were able to push the game after I stopped running it. Seeing the entire history put into a video, especially with the comments at the end about Nitrome games as a whole, was really touching. I hope these games are forever remembered and get all the love they deserve. :3

@boldblazervids Жыл бұрын

12:30 Nitrome wasn't blocked at the computers at my elementary, so I used to play it often and try to "speedrun" Skywire 2 during any indoor lunch hours, before knowing what speedrunning was.

@vesselunknown7961 10 ай бұрын

shoutouts to max for not making a single among us joke for the entire video.

@sophiegrey9576 Жыл бұрын

Toxic's movement tech looks like it'd make for a pretty cool Metroidvania...

@robertzaucha1853 Жыл бұрын

"turn walls into liquid" Nah dude you straight up turned the whole game into liquid

@TLTheLegend Жыл бұрын

maximum during school: finding new strategies for world records me during school: dying inside

@Corpah Жыл бұрын

I remember in Kindergarten seeing a video about this. I drew a picture of a floor, a man in a space/rad suit and a spiked bomb with the number 5 on it. I finally found it now!

@WinnerBit Жыл бұрын

I am SO HAPPY to see Nitrome get the love and attention they deserve all these years later. Their games were my childhood (heck, I even started a Nitrome library completion project last year, which is still going strong!). I hope this video prompts others to discover the amazing games that Nitrome made in the golden years of Flash. 🧡

@An1mat0rz Жыл бұрын

Somebody should make a TAS for a hypothetical maximum, it'd be pretty cool to see how much it blows sub 8 out of the water.

@Maximum Жыл бұрын

There unfortunately isn’t a way to tas the game yet, but once it starts fully functioning in Ruffle, I really hope that someone puts one together

@babythorgaming2166 Жыл бұрын

Hadn't considered Nitrome speedruns before. Makes me wonder if Final Ninja has a speedrun community. If I remember it had really fun movement

@JamesTDG Жыл бұрын

45:21 can confirm. It's made it hard to play for sure. I did like the pop-out player newgrounds had that played most, if not all flash games smoothly. (Unlike ruffle...)

@BevinEG Жыл бұрын

I love so many Nitrome games! Literally a 1/4 of my childhood.

@aeolianthecomposer Жыл бұрын

Wow, a whole 1/4? For me it was only 1/59 at best

@sircamquat Жыл бұрын

I love nitrome so much, I'm so happy to learn about the people behind those games and to hear you acknowledge their unified aesthetic and focus on design. Their style was such a draw for me and I think their catalog as a whole is still a world class lesson in creative design

@ccaagg 10 ай бұрын

The writing was also an absolute treasure.

@bulb9970 Жыл бұрын

I loved this game as a kid and played it countless times when waiting for school. It's incredible how speedrunning can revive so many hidden gems, I wonder what other Nitrome games have similar scenes.

@ThompYT Жыл бұрын

Playing bad ice cream is like a staple of childhood in the 2010s in my country. But I've been on a search for a flash game I only played once for FIVE YEARS. Having it constantly be in the back of my mind and obsessing over finding it on/off for F I V E years... This video helped me find it because it was made by nitrome. So thank you...

@Ddddddddddd381 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow nitrome games is a hit of nostalgia I didn’t know I needed. I’d watch an entire video on that studio

@R4UL1028 9 ай бұрын

Finally! This game got the recognition it deserved! It was a huge part of my childhood along with other nitrome games, i was surprised to see it again

@cheapgorillas Жыл бұрын

First time Max got a sponsor! Ur channel is growing so fast

@tegxi Жыл бұрын

Woah, I wasn't expecting that ending! Honestly a really cool idea, encourages folks to take up speedrunning which gives them potentially a new hobby and gives the communities new life.

@shstv-vw1fj Жыл бұрын

nitrome was me and my brothers childhood, I don't know how I never found out about speedruns for their games. ALso love the use of so many nitrome tracks in this, its like a nostalgia pickaxe to the brain lol.

@LiamSCL Жыл бұрын

Surprised you haven't talked about fireboy and watergirl speedrunning before, it's pretty fun and very precise. Also the world record is currently a tie between two players, which is pretty wild. Anyways, I get it if you don't actually make a video about it but it would be cool to see and fits with your channels flash game speedrunning theme

@SUPER7X Жыл бұрын

I wonder if Nitrome will ever finish Flightless. They pivoted to focus on mobile, but we've seen a few Steam releases in the last few years. I think it could happen. God, that was such a fun demo.

@melly20xx Жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for Super Feed Me 💀

@tyruslawhorn Жыл бұрын

I wasn't even aware of the existence of Nitrome before watching this video and yet I was still captivated from start to finish. I couldn't imagine myself being the person who innovates some game breaking strategy in any game in the same manner that you were able to do several times in Toxic 2. That kind of outside the box thinking which essentially pushes a game right to its limit takes a blend of patience, dedication and creativity along with an intricate knowledge of the game mechanics that very few people possess. And on occasion maybe just a tiny bit of luck. Very well done, young man. I look forward to witnessing your future accomplishments

@4Yahoo Жыл бұрын

I'm already curious about the next Flash game speedrun video. Your videos really good, keep it up!

@lukecwolf 9 ай бұрын

I always so those massive toxic containers and speedrun times growing up as a kid, never knowing how either was possible. thanks for the detailed video!

@MINECRAFTLOVER4000 Жыл бұрын

havent even started the video yet but nitrome is like the absolute best game studio, i used to play mutiny all the time with my dad when i was like 10

@joseaca1010 Жыл бұрын

I remember Nitrome games always blew my mind due to how high quality they were If i remember correctly, you could paint your own Ballon in Hot Air 2, they even had a function to share your designs online, so cool

@mariahs6 Жыл бұрын

This video was an absolute nostalgia rush! I love Nitrome, it's one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to drawing! Recognizing each song in the background made me so excited, as did the overview of the company's history! All the speedrun strats were a lot of fun to learn about too!

@krumblemumble8628 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing, Maximum! Can't wait to watch through this one 😊

@hoodieninja_7203 Жыл бұрын

Admittedly a little surprised this is one of the most popular nitrome speed games, rather than one of the Final Ninja games, considering they're rather fast-paced by default and have some fairly interesting high-skill mechanics. Or at least, that's how I remember them. Maybe I should look into the series again.

@schrodingerskitten7206 4 ай бұрын

I just wanna talk a bit abt how _musical_ your editing is! maybe it hits me harder bc I'm a musician, but whenever there's a montage with music over it in _any_ of these videos, it's just so _nice_ how there's always something that matches with the pace of the music, from cuts on the first beat of a bar to the rhythm of the melody falling perfectly with in-game actions. I've been binging your videos and this is easily the best part for me quite frankly :D you're awesome mr maximum carry on!

@Yum0987654321 Жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong with the choice of Nitrome music in the background. Good choices too. At first I was kind of unimpressed with the video, realizing that the record would just be swapped back and forth between two people (one of which is also the author of the video), but you managed to present the discoveries and exploits in a manner that kept it interesting. It must have been a little difficult to present the records without coming off as flaunting; I think I still get a bit of that sense in the video, but when the majority of the work is only between two people, it seems unavoidable. Great video nonetheless.

@xdxboxjaja Жыл бұрын

Im in your liquid

@PixelZyxelPH 3 ай бұрын

👁️👄👁️

@redscyther7725 Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I managed to discover that Bigfoot skip on my own, because I was so scared of fighting him. I used it for years, never actually defeating Bigfoot until well into my teens. Seeing that there was a skip for Mother as well warms my heart, because my young self struggled with her fight for a while and lamented that I couldn't skip her like I could Bigfoot (I never thought of the exploit until I saw speedruns doing it)

@x8c8r Жыл бұрын

Ah yes a hood classic, turning walls into liquid

@Vertic03 Жыл бұрын

Rewatching and looking at all the details, the production quality here is crazy. You're getting really good at this youtube thing heh?

@SaltpeterTaffy Жыл бұрын

That moment where you showed Bowman was a nostalgia nuke for me. I played that game a bunch.

@shentt. Жыл бұрын

This sort of speedrunning stuff is my favorite thing. Ever. Thank you for this video and this story

@elricconry5589 11 ай бұрын

I knew about Nitrome games because of the amount of time I spent playing Moshi Monsters as a kid, but I've never heard of Toxic. This was a really cool video!

@nikostsigos4998 Жыл бұрын

I played that game nonstop when I was a kid, thanks for the nostalgia

@Dark_Slayer3000 Жыл бұрын

Nitrome was my childhood, I'm happy to finally see videos about their games :)

@moomoocowmaster8427 Жыл бұрын

Agh I miss this game!!! The music is so good too. Never thought I’d see it again, but omg I loved playing this one

@kapoofca Жыл бұрын

I love Nitrome games so much. They've been a big part of my life that I always come back to, sad not every one is ported to HTML yet but there's always work arounds if you can find them.

@msp654 Жыл бұрын

At first my brain went "wtf does he mean he was doing this stuff IN CLASS" and then I checked the clip dates and realized ah yes I was also in class back then lmao. Still getting used to the idea that the content creators I watch aren't like, a decade older than me, minimum

@hydroxide7372 Жыл бұрын

I love Nitrome games, and this was one I never played. I was happily surprised to see a brief history of their games company along with this epic video.

@PretzelBS Жыл бұрын

Mans gonna become a full time flash speedrunner

@xaius4348 Жыл бұрын

Seeing this brings me immesurable joy to know that there is still a community playing old Nitrome games.

@krenzer7 3 ай бұрын

I love watching long videos about games I’ve never played before

@invertedmind8937 Жыл бұрын

this music is hitting me with levels of flash game nostalgia i didn't know i had

@brawlstarsdoge 4 ай бұрын

thank you for getting me back into nitrome games as bad ice cream was my childhood game

@midnamidnightwhisper7529 Жыл бұрын

Nitrome and Super Mario 63 brings back eons of nostalgia, the Test Subject series on Nitrome was one of the games i'll remember fondly for such a simple game, and how its story developed

@averyraresnom2451 Жыл бұрын

Most the time others are doing the speed runs but this time your the main focus nice work :)

@epicstar86 8 ай бұрын

didn't know nitrome games (a part of my childhood) were this known to be speedran

@tritonwe8937 Жыл бұрын

oooh this game is so much nostalgy. i remember finding it when i was super young, like 7 or so, and i was scared of those wheel robots. i'm so happy to learn that this game was made by Nitrome, a company which I love

@oxk_gaming Жыл бұрын

Bro the Nitrome history portion of this video is awesome :))

@pavlegrujovic2750 11 ай бұрын

I'm really glad that I've found your YT channel, you hold my attention pretty good. Awesome content, keep it up!

@KremBotop Жыл бұрын

My eyes glowed when I found this in my feed. Played this duology and Nitrome games in general a lot in my youth...

@Maggerama Жыл бұрын

As always, an extremely amusing and soothing watch. Keep 'em coming!

@BubGames Жыл бұрын

i had completely forgotten about this game until now

@BrilliantBouncingBall 11 ай бұрын

good to see a nitrome game on this channel. great video.

@SirLampsALot 11 ай бұрын

When you played the Icebreakers theme, you sent me on a confused nostalgia trip. Well done sire.

@drazzie22 10 ай бұрын

i had no idea people were speedrunning nitrome games! i loved them as a kid

@jacksfacts20 Жыл бұрын

Holy shit I remember playing sandman as a kid, talk about a flash from the past.

@smileyface2411 Жыл бұрын

Finally you made a video about this game 😮😮😮

@benjamincoco8602 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional coverage of the history of this game and Nitrome as a whole. I'm for sure tempted to try to claim one of those bounties, but unfortunately, I have a thesis due in a week and a half so I have negative for anything. Best of luck to all of you who go for it.

@somelurker6115 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know people speedrun nitrome games! I played these so much when I was younger. I remember playing Square Meal on an old Mac that could barely manage 20 FPS. The art and music are just so good!

@AlmostNamedOne 8 ай бұрын

I love when youre actually apart of these history videos

@theeeldeal8470 2 ай бұрын

Sandman was such a weird core memory that i did NOT expect to be unlocked in this video

@RedYoshiGD Жыл бұрын

Great vid, i liked the editing a lot. :)

@z_lock1701 10 ай бұрын

OMFG! I'VE been looking for this game for the idk how many years I remember playing it as a kid, didn't remember the name. Finally! I'm gana be able to enjoy this game again, Thank you sooo much!!!!!

@jayisasalad Жыл бұрын

Brings me back to when I would stay the night at my friends house as a child and we would play Nitrome Must Die for hours on end. Great video as always Maximum!

@ccaagg 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see Nitrome getting some attention. Recognising which of their games each music track is from was wild.

@melissamilford4186 Жыл бұрын

always a good day to see a maximum video

@beriukay Жыл бұрын

At first, myy brain couldn't help but read it as "How 2 Toxic Speedrunners Turned..."

@poopsmithjones1 Жыл бұрын

damn that first big foot skip was epic you should of used some more intense summoningsalt style music, the angle works just perfectly for you to fly right underneath the boss you're about to skip and then just BARELY make it through the gate lol the stars aligned

@Bebeu4300 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching my brother play this game and absolutely loving it, so it has a special place in my heart.

@Dark_Slayer3000 Жыл бұрын

Your brand is a 3 minute drawing, that's just awesome xD

@notlikely4955 Жыл бұрын

I seriously love your channel icon it's so good

@Meichrob7 11 ай бұрын

This channel is not longer filed under “the red ball guy” in my brain, it has now changed to “Summoning Salt for flash games.”

@oceanbeans8546 Жыл бұрын

I loved Nitrome games so much. That was my favorite Game Dev as a kid

@GetOffUrPhone 11 ай бұрын

Man, i remember so many afternoons after school at the school library, playing all sorts of nitrome games

@nekoettechan5433 Жыл бұрын

the revelation that this game isn't on flashpoint is devastating because as i was watching i was thinking i should boot flashpoint back up to play it :(