[The Impossible Game] All levels
2I decided to revisit The Impossible Game (and actually record it) after years of not playing it. I managed to beat all levels pretty easily, though the smaller jump height (excluding Phazd) and more unforgiving hitboxes compared to GD still present a challenge, even if I had already beaten all the levels in the past. Chaoz Fantasy and especially Heaven add increased difficulty in their own ways, while the two Fire Auras and Phazd are more straighforward, matching the lack of background changes in either of those 3 levels. for the most part this game has aged quite well and it's pretty clear why GD became as big as it is, being the natural evolution of this genre of game.
there was a game similar to TIG and GD called The Runthrough, which came out as a WIP title inbetween those two games and I used to have a copy of it when I was like, 11 or 12. if I manage to get my hands on it again somehow I might do a similar video to this one but with that instead
Also the ending of Phazd is funny because in this version it does the last jump of each level automatically, but in Phazd's case it just forces you to jump directly into the pit. but since the level is technically over at that point, you survive and just teleport back onto the blocks
also if I had to rank the levels from easiest to hardest, erm..
Fire Aura, Original Level, Phazd, Chaoz Fantasy, Heaven
Timestamps
00:00 - Level 1 - Fire Aura
01:30 - Level 2 - Chaoz Fantasy
03:00 - Level 3 - Heaven
04:29 - Level 4 - Phazd
05:54 - Original Level