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The video tells the story of Dray, a dedicated speedrunner of Happy Wheels Demo, a flash game that consists of nine levels with different characters and obstacles. Dray spent years optimizing his movement and strategies to achieve the fastest possible time for completing all the levels in any order. He faced many challenges and competitors along the way, but he never gave up on his goal. He discovered and implemented various skips and glitches that saved him precious seconds, such as the frame 18 setup in Dawn of the Dead that activated the helicopter early. He finally achieved a sub 3 minute run in December 2021, breaking the final minute barrier and setting a world record that was 42 seconds ahead of second place. The video praises Dray's unique dedication and passion for speedrunning, and encourages viewers to watch his full run and subscribe to his channel. The video also thanks other Happy Wheels runners and content creators for their help and contributions. The video ends with a message that speedrunning is not about getting attention or respect, but about setting a goal and doing whatever it takes to achieve it.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Happy Wheels was first released in June 2010.
2. The game became one of the most popular and influential flash games ever created.
3. Happy Wheels has a unique gameplay experience with comical ragdoll physics.
4. The game allows users to create and upload their own custom levels.
5. By 2013, the game had taken YouTube by storm, with let's play videos reaching tens of millions of views.
6. PewDiePie and jacksepticeye were among the popular YouTubers who played Happy Wheels.
7. The game's hosting website, totaljerkface.com, received immense traffic due to the game's popularity.
8. Millions of casual players browsed the user-made levels, with some levels achieving tens of millions of plays.
9. Two levels broke the 100 million play barrier.
10. The game has a mechanic that shows the exact time it took to complete a level.
11. Users can view a replay of their gameplay and upload it to the game's servers for others to view.
12. Speedrunning is built into the DNA of Happy Wheels.
13. The game checks the user's operating system, browser, and bit classification to determine if a replay will play back properly.
14. The in-game leaderboard system became ineffective due to differing hardware configurations.
15. The game was ported to JavaScript after the death of flash on the web.
16. The JavaScript port made every single replay performed before 2021 inaccurate.
17. An external leaderboard hosted on speedrun.com was created to solve the problem.
18. The Happy Wheels Demo consists of nine different levels.
19. The Demo category requires every single level to be completed with one of the available characters.
20. The levels can be completed in any order, and timing begins upon loading the first level and ends upon reaching the flag platform at the end of the last.
21. Dray, a speedrunner, achieved a sub 5-minute time in the Demo category.
22. Dray's run was later beaten by AdamV247, who achieved a time of 3:25.
23. Dray returned to the category and achieved a time of 3:12.
24. Dray discovered a new strategy in Dawn of the Dead that allowed him to activate the helicopter early.
25. Dray achieved a time of 2:59 in the Demo category.
26. Dray finally achieved a time of 2:43 in the Demo category, considered the greatest Happy Wheels speedrun ever performed.
27. Dray estimates that he has made over 100,000 attempts in the category.
28. Dray has spent over 2,000 hours playing the Demo category.
29. Dray's dedication to Happy Wheels Demo speedruns is unique and has pushed the category to new heights.
30. Dray's story is an example of the genuine representation of speedrunning, where someone works towards a goal solely because they want to achieve it.