Acropolis

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This article is about the 1.9 level. For its 2.0 remake, see AcropoliX.

Acropolis
Level Information
Creator(s)	Zobros
Difficulty	Insane Demon
Stars	10
Level ID	5155022
Soundtrack
Song Name	Final Battle
Composer	Waterflame
Newgrounds ID	598349

“	Easy Coin Update	”
―Zobros

Acropolis is a 1.9/2.0 solo Insane Demon created, verified, and published by Zobros. It is notorious for its numerous tight spaces, slow speed, "thorn balls", many small spikes, and timings. A remake, AcropoliX, was created by SoulsTRK and released in 2.0.

Gameplay

• 0-15%: The level starts with a half-speed cube section consisting of difficult jumps and drops that need crucial timing. This section gets more difficult as it progresses.
• 16-24%: Next, the player enters a moderately difficult ball segment that needs timing because of spikes and spike balls everywhere. This segment usually takes time to learn due to numerous traps and timings.
• 25-33%: Afterward, the player transitions into a ship sequence with tight spaces. This sequence is not difficult compared to the more timing-intensive cubes.
• 34-42%: Afterward, the player enters a difficult cube section containing numerous traps, invisible spikes, and "thorn balls" everywhere that mostly cover the various orbs. This section is too difficult to sight-read and requires some muscle memory. It is considered one of the most difficult parts of the level.
• 43-51%: The player enters a moderately difficult mini-ship sequence with moderately tight spaces, which requires a bit of skill. Despite this, it is mostly considered one of the easier parts of the level.
• 52-59%: After the ship, the player transitions into a tight UFO segment with quite a specific input pattern, notorious for being extremely inconsistent.
• 60-68%: Next, the player enters a ball segment similar to the first, with tricky timings throughout.
• 69-78%: Afterward, they enter a cube section with a few simple jumps over clusters of tiny grey spikes. They are the same jumps repeatedly throughout the 9% segment but requires good consistency.
• 79-100%: Finally, the player enters a wave segment with many open spaces, thorn balls, and spikes. This wave section is considered one of the easier parts of the level, but can be difficult to gain consistency with. Near the end, Zobros' name is shown below a final spam corridor, which has killed its fair share of unlucky players.

User coins

This level has three user coins. The second and third are the hardest to obtain.

1. The first coin is located in the first ball segment at 20%. It is fairly easy to get as the player only needs to hit the pink orb with good timing since the coin is under it. However, it is easy to hit too late (thus crashing into the wall) and hit too early (thus crashing into the spike ball overhead).
2. The second coin is located at the second ship sequence, at 46%. Located near a gravity portal, the player must time their flying very well to avoid crashing into the spikes lining their passage while being in a position that lets them grab the second coin. The coin is placed quite far to the left, so they must input and hold earlier than usual to collect it.
3. The third coin is located at the last wave segment, at the top of the spike balls at 95%. The player must carefully get the coin as there are blocks above it that can result in them crashing.

Fails

• Roby crashed twice at 98%, 96%, 87%, and five times at 80%.
• The player "Someone" crashed at 97%.
• Sung-Su Kim also crashed at 97%.
• GuitarHeroStyles crashed at 95%.
• Andromeda crashed at 90%.
• SoulsTRK also crashed at 90%
• KennethOfSweden crashed at the last spike at 98%.
• ToshDeluxe crashed at 98%.
• Cyclic crashed at 96%.
• GMDBuddy crashed at 97%.
  • Shortly afterward, he said he was so mad that he would not do the level again.
• Merg crashed at 86% and 96%.
  • Overall, he claimed that Acropolis is a fun level after he beat it.
• SpyroPlaysGD crashed at 95%.
• Nelis died at 97% and 98%.

Trivia

• The password for the level is 124574.
• The level contains 11,083 objects.
• The level is 1m 14s in length.
• Zobros released a coin update for Acropolis on March 10, 2016.
  • Zobros accidentally failed to collect the third coin while trying to re-beat his level, as shown at the end of the video below. Later, he updated the video.
  • The coins became verified on May 8, 2020.
• The entire level is at half-speed, showing that even slower speeds can be extremely difficult.
• The level was ranked #48 in GDToday's 100 Greatest Levels of All Time list.
• If the player jumps over the first spike ball just before the wave segment, the word "Turki" appears.
• In the editor, some texts say "Lol" above the coin and "Easy" at the end of the final part.
• In real life, Acropolis translates to the highest part of an ancient city and the citizens' last resort in case of a terrible war.
• The level's success has led to numerous remakes:
  • AcropoliX, a buffed 2.0 remake of this level, was verified on April 28, 2016. A few days later, it was buffed slightly with more detailed decoration.
  • BlassCFB and others created a level inspired by it known as WcropoliX, which was verified on August 1, 2016. However, despite its age and difficulty surpassing Bloodbath at that time, the level was never rated.
  • SrGuillester and AZuLer4 created an urban-themed Extreme Demon inspired by the level known as Hatred.
  • Another level, El Dorado, is believed to be a buffed green remake of Acropolis.
    • El Dorado has a super-buffed remake called The Golden.
  • There is a 2.1 remake of the level called Acrozis, verified by Gokill on July 9, 2021.
  • MindCap is also hosting a mega-collaboration inspired by Acropolis called Heliopolis that is set to be decorated by StarkyTheSalad. It is also set to be the hardest level in the game.
  • The level has an impossible version named "Silent Acropolis" created by Danmaster007.
    • The level also has an upcoming 2.1 remake hosted by The Purgatory, which is also set to be the hardest level in the game.

Gallery

The first coin.

The second coin.

The third coin.

Walkthrough

• Original Version
• Coin Update

Geometry Dash - Acropolis by Zobros (Demon) Complete (Live)

Acropolis' original version. Credits to KrmaL.

Geometry Dash - Acropolis Coin Update!

The coin update for Acropolis. Credits to Zobros.