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    macncheese@lemmy.world
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    My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

    Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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      My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

      Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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      slowtrain33@lemmy.ml
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      Watching someone play qwop for the first time is one of the finer joys in life. I’ve had so many belly laughs thanks to this game.

      I think I got to 40m, but it took ages.

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        My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

        Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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        depress_mode@lemmy.world
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        Always loved Bennett Foddy's games. I played this so much back when I was a kid like 15 years ago that I actually figured out how to do it. My strat still isn't exactly easy, but with a little practice you'll be able to actually beat the game as I've done before, even getting past that nasty surprise at 50m. I just broke it out for the first time in years and it was almost like riding a bike, no joke. Within a few minutes, I was almost hitting 15m. The key is to more or less always control two keys together; you'll probably only pull off finer single-key adjustments when you actually get a feel for the controls. Getting a feel for the timing and how much to push the buttons is also important. Some other tips are not to allow your knees to get too high, try gradually completing strides in short stuttery presses to prevent flipping backwards, and momentum is key.

        To start, briefly tap W and O simultaneously. This is to get the character to put a foot out and lean over it, setting up the next stride.

        Then, a slightly longer press of Q and P simultaneously. The runner will extend his other foot much like real runner.

        After that, you'll go back to W/O and begin cycling between that and Q/P. That's pretty much all there is to it as far as the control scheme goes. That will at least have your runner looking a lot more coordinated than attempting to scoot across the ground or whatever.

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          My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

          Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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          UntimedDiffusion
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          Is this the first foddian game? I remember as a kid getting to the hurdle but I don't think I ever got beyond it

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            Is this the first foddian game? I remember as a kid getting to the hurdle but I don't think I ever got beyond it

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            linkphis@lemmy.world
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            There is a hurdle in this game?! I don't think I ever saw that

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              Is this the first foddian game? I remember as a kid getting to the hurdle but I don't think I ever got beyond it

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              macncheese@lemmy.world
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              There's a hurdle?!?

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                Always loved Bennett Foddy's games. I played this so much back when I was a kid like 15 years ago that I actually figured out how to do it. My strat still isn't exactly easy, but with a little practice you'll be able to actually beat the game as I've done before, even getting past that nasty surprise at 50m. I just broke it out for the first time in years and it was almost like riding a bike, no joke. Within a few minutes, I was almost hitting 15m. The key is to more or less always control two keys together; you'll probably only pull off finer single-key adjustments when you actually get a feel for the controls. Getting a feel for the timing and how much to push the buttons is also important. Some other tips are not to allow your knees to get too high, try gradually completing strides in short stuttery presses to prevent flipping backwards, and momentum is key.

                To start, briefly tap W and O simultaneously. This is to get the character to put a foot out and lean over it, setting up the next stride.

                Then, a slightly longer press of Q and P simultaneously. The runner will extend his other foot much like real runner.

                After that, you'll go back to W/O and begin cycling between that and Q/P. That's pretty much all there is to it as far as the control scheme goes. That will at least have your runner looking a lot more coordinated than attempting to scoot across the ground or whatever.

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                macncheese@lemmy.world
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                Woah I got to 9m! What a thrill! 😂

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                  There's a hurdle?!?

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                  UntimedDiffusion
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                  Yup right at 50m lol

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                    There is a hurdle in this game?! I don't think I ever saw that

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                    UntimedDiffusion
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                    Appears at 50m

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                      My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

                      Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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                      kakler bitmap
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                      • M macncheese@lemmy.world

                        My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

                        Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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                        suck_on_my_presence@lemmy.world
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                        I would also love to point out that KLOP is the horse version and it's really something.

                        But my favorite Foddy game has always been GIRP, which is a climbing game that'll test your keyboard :3

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                          bootloop@sh.itjust.works
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                          A classic

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                            My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

                            Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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                            iamthetot
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                            Games Done Quick has a QWOP mini game that pops up between runs where chat controls the runner by typing their desired commands!

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                              Always loved Bennett Foddy's games. I played this so much back when I was a kid like 15 years ago that I actually figured out how to do it. My strat still isn't exactly easy, but with a little practice you'll be able to actually beat the game as I've done before, even getting past that nasty surprise at 50m. I just broke it out for the first time in years and it was almost like riding a bike, no joke. Within a few minutes, I was almost hitting 15m. The key is to more or less always control two keys together; you'll probably only pull off finer single-key adjustments when you actually get a feel for the controls. Getting a feel for the timing and how much to push the buttons is also important. Some other tips are not to allow your knees to get too high, try gradually completing strides in short stuttery presses to prevent flipping backwards, and momentum is key.

                              To start, briefly tap W and O simultaneously. This is to get the character to put a foot out and lean over it, setting up the next stride.

                              Then, a slightly longer press of Q and P simultaneously. The runner will extend his other foot much like real runner.

                              After that, you'll go back to W/O and begin cycling between that and Q/P. That's pretty much all there is to it as far as the control scheme goes. That will at least have your runner looking a lot more coordinated than attempting to scoot across the ground or whatever.

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                              egrets@lemmy.world
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                              Foddy's most recent game, Baby Steps, is getting good reviews. I've not played it myself, but it's a 3D game in the same genre; you're a very unfit basement-dwelling 30-something who gets teleported (in your onesie) to the wilderness, and you're trying to manage your balance as you make your way to a mountain.

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                                Naho_Zako
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                                Please tell me this guy is on drugs or else I'm going to hell for laughing

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                                  Please tell me this guy is on drugs or else I'm going to hell for laughing

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                                  august27th@lemmy.ca
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                                  99% sure this person is cosplaying as QWOP

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                                  • M macncheese@lemmy.world

                                    My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

                                    Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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                                    charmed_electron@programming.dev
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                                    I loved this one. His next one was called GIRP and I played it so much I started speedrunning it, back before twitch was a thing

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                                      My six-year-old asked me how we walk and as I was trying to tell him a literal simple explanation of how our brain tells our muscles to move and lift our leg etc. he lifts his knee and as soon as I see his pose it hits me like HEY there's a game that is about exactly this. QWOP!

                                      Ah ladies and gentleman, take a trip down memory lane to the absurdity and inanity of trying to get your able-bodied runner down the track in his quest for the 100m. My personal best is... 3.7m and I consider that a feat! Ah this game is the best of the Internet.

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                                      LiveLM
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                                      My six-year-old

                                      Goddamn, we're getting old aren't we? 🥲

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                                        I loved this one. His next one was called GIRP and I played it so much I started speedrunning it, back before twitch was a thing

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                                        Go-On-A-Steam-Train
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                                        Wait... GIRP is finishable?! I assumed it was infinitely generated because I'm terrible at it and didn't get anywhere near the end! Aw I might play it at lunch tomorrow 🙂

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                                          My six-year-old

                                          Goddamn, we're getting old aren't we? 🥲

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                                          macncheese@lemmy.world
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                                          I, for one, embrace that I am no longer hip nor cool. Feels great.

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