Editing Tunnel of Despair

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 |verifier   = [[Zoink]]
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 |updated    = [[Update 2.2]]
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 |length     = 1m 44s (Long)
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 |likes      = 16.1K
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'''Tunnel of Despair''' is a [[Update 2.1|2.1]] Extreme Demon collaboration level by [[Exen]] and [[ivyteal]], verified by [[Zoink]] on 7 June 2023.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpS4JREhW98</ref> Known for its challenging timings and an infamously lengthy wave section, the level features a greyscale theme accented by pulsing red during song drops. It was initially aimed to top the [[Demonlist (Pointercrate)|Demonlist]], but Zoink eventually verified it in a nerfed state after about 12,000 attempts.

==Description==
''Note: Exen created the gameplay, while ivyteal decorated the level.''
*'''0-9%:''' Tunnel of Despair begins with a cube section at half speed, with many size and gravity changes. It accelerates to normal speed at the song's beats, then slows again. This part ends with a mini-cube, where the player must hit a toggle orb to remove a saw blocking their path, then accelerate to double speed and enter the next part.
*'''9-19%:''' This part begins with a half-speed mini-spider section containing tight timings, including orbs and pads. The player becomes normal-sized and then a ball at 14%, becoming mini and performing many of the same timings as the spider.
*'''19-24%:''' The player becomes a UFO and accelerates to normal speed. Again, many orb timings and size switches follow as the player navigates the claustrophobic space.  
*'''24-31%:''' A robot at double speed begins this section. Size changes, orb timings and more tight spaces are used here. It accelerates to triple speed and briefly becomes a ship, slowing down to half speed and going through a small straight-fly. There is a brief pause before the drop begins.  
*'''31-63%:''' The drop begins with a quadruple-speed mini-wave. This section prominently uses size and gravity changes, D-blocks, fake spikes and tough timings. There is a small pause between the song's drops, where the player slows to half speed before being thrown back into quadruple speed. The player briefly becomes a cube three times during these pauses, then becomes a wave again. 
;''Work in progress; more to be added soon''
==Gameplay==
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==First 10 Victors==
{| class="wikitable"
 !Victor #
 !Player
 !Date Completed
 !Total Attempts
 !Furthest Fail
 !Video
 |-
 |'''Verifier'''
 |'''Zoink'''
 |7 June 2023
 |~12,000
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpS4JREhW98 YouTube]
 |-
 |1
 |[[wPopoff]]
 |17 March 2024
 |?
 |90%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj_HNqcwxQ0 YouTube]
 |-
 |2
 |[[Trick]]
 |18 March 2024
 |~12,000
 |91%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A4841TqLdg YouTube]
 |-
 |3
 |SerVax
 |26 April 2024
 |46,315
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBSZrtBJh8 YouTube]
 |-
 |4
 |Abdieldevil
 |2 July 2024
 |42,003
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QmQS9Kc4IQ YouTube]
 |-
 |5
 |GuillExprex52
 |26 September 2024
 |66,316
 |94%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhlND5zfwpE YouTube]
 |-
 |6
 |iamfinley
 |27 September 2024
 |70,544
 |86%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UthS6ka-Vd4 YouTube]
 |-
 |7
 |Lukie
 |1 October 2024
 |52,045
 |93%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLJcTqzPE1o YouTube]
 |-
 |8
 |[[Taiago]]
 |14 October 2024
 |?
 |92%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVYYripWUrk YouTube]
 |-
 |9
 |Lanx
 |18 October 2024
 |151,228
 |86%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAwfsfu-faQ YouTube]
 |-
 |10
 |nickname
 |19 October 2024
 |32,434
 |88%
 |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwOBua0A7s8 YouTube]
|}

==Trivia==
*Tunnel of Despair was rated on 1 September 2023 and placed at #17 on the Demonlist on 30 September 2023, above [[arcturus]] and below The Hallucination.
**This addition pushed Asterios into the Extended List and Shmarley Ville into the Legacy List.
*Tunnel of Despair was initially underrated on the Demonlist, largely relying on Zoink's opinion that it was around Top 20 difficulty. However, as more players completed it, they disagreed, finding it much harder. Over the next year, its difficulty ranking surged from #20 to #5 at its peak.
*wPopoff reported Tunnel of Despair after he completed it. He was the first victor, beating the level nine months after Zoink.
*There is an upcoming reimagination/remake of Tunnel of Despair called Tunnel of Serpent, named after its current verifier, Serpentical, whose best progress on the level is 60% and 21-100%.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtMZGXKdHxY</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3T8oUPawwQ</ref>
*The placement of [[Every End]] on 20 April 2025 pushed Tunnel of Despair out of the Top 10 on the Demonlist, alongside the former Top 1s being pushed out of the lists, with [[Zodiac]] into the Extended List, and [[Bloodlust]] into the Legacy List.
**The placement of [[ORBIT]] on 10 March 2026 pushed Tunnel of Despair out of the Top 20, alongside another two former Top 1s: [[Tartarus]] into the Extended List and [[Crimson Planet]] into the Legacy List.

==References==
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[[Category:Demon List levels]]