Rank 6 of 30
Tidal Wave
OniLink
Three minutes of wave, 220,134 objects, and the longest Top 1 reign in the game's history.
Tidal Wave — A change
Three minutes, no rest
200 frame
perfects
At 60 FPS — the most of any rated level, against a previous record of 82. Built by OniLink and verified by Zoink on 9 September 2023 after roughly 49,534 attempts. It reached #1 on 18 February 2024 and held it for about fifteen months, longer than any level before or since.
The record
- Host
- OniLink
- Creators
- OniLink
- Verifier
- Zoink
- Verified
- 2023-09-09
- Attempts
- ~49,534
- Rated
- 2024-02-18
- Level ID
- 86407629
- Objects
- 220,134
- Length
- 3m 01s
- GD version
- 2.1
- Peak rank
- #1 on the Demonlist (18 February 2024)
- Song
- Shiawase (VIP) by Dion Timmer
Why it’s here
A monster of a Top 1, wrapped in a tropical beach theme.
For years, the extreme demon list in Geometry Dash has been dominated by the exact same aesthetic: dark, brooding, red-and-black hellscapes like Bloodbath, Tartarus and Acheron. But OniLink did the unthinkable and built an absolute monster of a Top 1 level wrapped in a sunny, tropical beach theme. It completely shatters the mold. Beating your head against a wall of impossible difficulty somehow feels entirely different when it's set to Dion Timmer's upbeat “Shiawase (VIP)” instead of apocalyptic orchestral dubstep.
The sheer endurance required for this level is outrageous. It's over three minutes long, and OniLink didn't waste a single second of it. The gameplay is overwhelmingly wave focused, demanding continuous high-speed precision through insanely tight corridors.
The stats alone are terrifying: 200 frame perfects at 60 FPS. When Zoink verified this thing, it wasn't just a gaming achievement; it was a genuine testament to human limits, and it pushed the boundaries of this game forever.
Footage
TIDAL WAVE VERIFIED // HARDEST LEVEL // ONILINK · Zoink
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Song
Shiawase (VIP)Dion Timmer
Not on Newgrounds — the level carries this track as a custom song.