QWOP

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QWOP
Senior Developer Bennett Foddy
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 November 2008
platform Web browser , iOS , Android
genre Browser game , game of skill
control keyboard
language German

QWOP is a Ragdoll - Browser Game of Bennett Foddy. As a player you play the athlete "Qwop", who takes part in a 100-meter run at the Olympic Games . The figure can only with the keys Q, W, Oand Pbe moved. The buttons control the figure's legs. After 50 meters the player has to overcome a hurdle . After the 100 meters, the player can do a long jump .

Since its release in November 2008, the game has been known for its high level of difficulty. The game rose to prominence in early December 2010 after blogger Ray William Johnson covered a YouTube video commenting on the game. Since then, the game has become an internet phenomenon. Despite the criticism of the complicated keyboard controls, Foddy's homepage reached over 30 million views, according to Wired magazine.

The game was on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on July 27, 2011 and was part of an event called Arcade sponsored by Kill Screen, a video game art company. After the success of the game, Foddy developed another game called "GIRP" which was published on his website in 2011.

An iPhone app was also released during this time. The app follows the same gameplay as the original version, only the controls differ. The player controls the character by moving his thumbs around the diamonds on the screen. A version for Android finally followed on July 3, 2013.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Tim: Browser Game Pick: QWOP (Benzido). Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  2. ^ A b Matthew Torino: QWOP: Dumbest and Hardest Game Ever , accessed March 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ video: The Most Difficult Game Ever Created Gameplay And Commentary Nov. 2008 neowin.net
  4. ↑ GOOFY RUN. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  5. ^ The Most Difficult Game Ever Created Gameplay and Commentary. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Web Search Interest , accessed November 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ Current Google Insights trends: Elizabeth Edwards, QWOP and Chrome OS. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ QWOP Flash Game. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  9. ^ A b Fred Benenson: Meet Bennett Foddy: The man behind QWOP and GIRP. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ Barbara Chai: Kill Screen Hosts Game Night at the Museum. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ QWOP for iOS. Play QWOP on your iPhone! ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 7, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / qwop.foddy.net
  12. ↑ QWOP for iOS for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App store. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  13. ↑ QWOP for iOS by Bennett Foddy app detail , accessed on November 7 2011th
  14. ↑ For Android: QWOP stumbles into the Play Store. Retrieved July 4, 2013.