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Here’s a game that’s simple, but at the same time really fun to play. QWOP is a 4-key running game created by Bennett Foddy. Here’s how to play QWOP, along with some tips and tricks to win at it, brought to you by Techspirited.
Q-W-O-P Record
The Guinness World Record is held by Roshan Ramachandra, a resident of Karnataka, India, for doing the fastest 100 m run in QWOP, on April 10, 2013, completing it in just 51 seconds.
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QWOP is a flash game which was launched in November 2008. There are also mobile versions which have been launched for Android and iOS platforms, which demand the use of thumbs instead of keys.
The player controls an athlete QWOP, who is the local sporting hero of a prosperous country in the Scandinavian Alps. Due to improper funding, QWOP isn’t a really good runner, as seen from the intentionally bad controls. The game is quite tough to play, as it requires perfect coordination of one’s fingers. It gets really humorous when one struggles at the controls, making the athlete swing or flail, and at times doing something like a back-flip. The game simply requires 4 buttons, but is 400 times more difficult than real-life running. Let’s take a quick look at the basic controls of the game, and also some strategies that will help you play it like an expert.
Basic Controls
The game begins with the instructions screen. Use ‘Q’, ‘W’, ‘O’, and ‘P’ keys to control the athlete. The easiest way to make a successful run is to understand the controls and the stances involved in a real-life run.
Thigh Movement
Q moves the anterior thigh forward (the one facing the player), and the posterior thigh back.
W moves the posterior thigh forward, and the anterior thigh back (opposite of Q).
Calf Movement
O moves the anterior calf forward, and the posterior one back.
P moves the posterior calf forward and the anterior one back (opposite of O).
Tips To Play
#1
While playing, assume that the upper body is just a piece of dead weight which needs to be balanced by limb movements. Try and visualize the different stances of a sprinter. How does he begin running? You can actually try seeing your stance in a mirror when making a run.
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A runner would always lean slightly forward and shift more of his body weight in the direction of his run. When taking the first step, he raises the thigh of one leg and pushes himself forward with his other leg, and repeats this all along his run. Though it sounds easy here, it’s tougher when playing QWOP, but it’s really important to get the physics right.
#2
Start by tapping O a couple of times so that the athlete slightly leans forward, with his anterior calf moving ahead.
#3
Once his position seems okay, press Q and P to take the first step. The position in this step should be such that his anterior thigh should be parallel to the ground, and the other one at around 60 degrees from the ground. (Refer to the illustration below)
#4
Now you’ll have to push the anterior leg back and get the posterior one forward. So, basically, you have to repeat the position in the previous step, but inversely. Press W and O to accomplish this.
#5
Keep alternating between PQ and WO to make a proper run, but be careful about timing. If you feel that the athlete is leaning too much backward or forward, use W and P or Q and O, respectively, to prevent him from falling down.
Keep practicing so as to perfect your timing and coordination. You can play QWOP online on a computer for free, or purchase the mobile versions for the same. See you at the finish line!
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Keys: S W O L.
Feature requests? Issues? Want multiplayer? Please hit me up!
Art by Jason Prentice @KoalaAesthetic
Music 80's Workout - Gustav Eriksson (Licensed via AudioJungle)
Status | Prototype |
Platforms | Windows, Linux, HTML5 |
Rating | |
Author | wgoddard |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | Physics, qwop |
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Development log
- New Tutorial AddedApr 07, 2019
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I love how the keys you play with are literally S W O L. This game is fun btw.
Hey it's pretty fun. One thing I noticed when playing, I got kinda confused when he starts leaning one way or the other. I think it has to do with the big red stop circle that appears on either the S or the L. I kept feeling like I was suppose to hit the opposite to correct really quick, but that just made the guy completely fall to that side. What I found worked was just hitting the W or the O more depending on which way he was leaning so maybe instead of, or maybe in addition to, the big red stop sign you could flash a green circle around the W or O depending on which would help stabilize the guy. Idk, just a thought. Again, I thought it was pretty fun lol.
I really loved this game! It felt like a more... fair QWOP? Thank you for making this, look forward to future updates.
It seems like it's mostly there, just not quite. Some things are just kinda confusing, like the circles. It doesn't feel like they're actually tracking anything, when I hit them perfectly, they don't move sometimes, and other times they'll move when I'm nowhere close to them. There also seems to be a problem and continuous complaint that the character just wants to lean to the right. Not exactly sure what's up with that and when he winds up going fully verticle with the weights, it's nearly impossible to get him back up. Made a video, hope you enjoy!
Hi Cyberwolf. Thanks for your feedback! I've just updated a new version with a tutorial that changed the way the character sways from side to side so hopefully that helps with leaning to one side over and over. Currently both targets need to be hit at the same time, requiring the character to be upright and centered. In the next version I will add some feedback to make that work better and give feedback. Thanks and I appreciate the video and the patience through it all! Awesome, very much appreciated.
So difficult! Pressing all the buttons at once with a heavy bar-bell is defiantly guy job!
I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to do. Whenever I press something in the game the dumb bell just starts going lower and lower until his hands get ripped off and no matter what buttons I press it still doesn't do anything.
You are suppoposed to press the S W O L buttons right ?
Yeah, same. No matter which of the SWOL keys I press, the character always leans to the left and ends up with their arms ripped off.
There definitely needs to be some clearer instructions. Why does pressing a key suddenly make most of the on-screen keys have a red cross over them? What's with the two circles that move downwards then keep flashing purple and green?
Hi NatSpectrum, Pishenden, I've added a new tutorial for the game that should help with some of the confusion. I've also changed the difficulty scale so it starts off more playable (it was impossible for new players!). Thanks so much for your feedback!
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Awesome! The game is much easier to understand now. Managed to get 10 reps!
Thank you for letting me know! Please try clicking on the game window before pressing any of the keys: S W O L and see if that works.
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If not, I have uploaded a Windows and Mac downloadable for you. Thanks again.