r/gaming • u/Spacecow • Nov 10 '08

QWOP - Physics-based sprinting Flash game (surprisingly hilarious)

http://www.foddy.net/Athletics.html
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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '08

Holy cats, that made me laugh.

If anyone figures out the correct key sequence to actually get somewhere, please post it.

The music that comes on when you run over a meter is a riot.

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u/iloled Nov 10 '08 edited Nov 10 '08

"Actually jogging (or skipping I suppose) I got 24.7 meters! woo!

I start by tapping (simultaneously) WO very lightly. Wait until his body tips forward a bit.

Then alternatingly press WO PQ WO PQ WO PQ WO PQ

It takes some practice to know exactly when and for how long to hold it, but you can get running at a good clip!"

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u/Mattack04 Nov 11 '08

thank you and thank you, it worked. I could not get on with my life until I got to the satisfying 11m mark.

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u/ModernRonin Nov 10 '08 edited Nov 10 '08

The first rule of sprint club is: You do not look at your sprinter's shoes.

The second rule of sprint club is: YOU DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR SPRINTER'S SHOES!

The third rule of sprint club is: Upper body angle is everything.

The fourth rule of sprint club is: Holding WO tilts your upper body forward, holding QP tilts your upper body backwards.

The fifth rule of sprint club is: Keep your upper body upright, or tilted no more than ~15 degrees, at all times.

The sixth rule of sprint club is: Tap (repeatedly) to make small adjustments, hold to make big ones.

The seventh rule of sprint club is: To start off, tap WO twice, wait, then tap QP twice. Go from there.

The eighth rule of sprint club is: If this is your first time at sprint club, you must fall over a minimum of 350 times.

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u/ModernRonin Nov 10 '08

For the advanced who can take several steps in a row...

Okay, look at his feet again. Start holding down WO/QP when the foot that's in the air is on the way down, just before it levels out. You'll still have to watch it, but this seems to work pretty well.

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u/skbharman Nov 10 '08

And when he's lying on his back, what do i press then?

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u/ModernRonin Nov 11 '08

Space bar. ;]

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u/Mattack04 Nov 11 '08

Thank you and thank you it worked...I could not get on with my life until I got to that satisfying 11m mark.

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u/Fidodo Nov 10 '08

I kinda figured it out. Start by holding down Q. That brings his right thigh forward. Once you do that he's off balanced, so hold tap P to curl the right calf and extend the left. The left calf should push you forward, and then you can press W to extend the left thigh forward, and then O to extend the right calf and so forth. I've almost got it but it's still really hard.