WALTMAKES STUDIES

DWARD RUNNER

Week 03 · Grappling Hook Platformer Study

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The Study

Toy Story 2 on GBA had this perfect little lasso swing mechanic that I never forgot. Woody would throw his pull string and swing across gaps—simple but satisfying. I wanted to recreate that feeling.

I ran out of time halfway throuhg so thelasso's a bit jank. was Is fun to make an infinite regardless.

Built in Godot 4.6 as an infinite runner with a lasso grappling system. Click to throw your lasso, swing from rings, and see how far you can go before falling into the void.

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Controls

keyboard

• A/D or Arrows — Move left/right, control swing direction
• W or Space — Jump
• Left Click — Throw/release lasso

Controller

• left joypad — Move left/right, control swing direction
• A— Jump
• Right bumper— Throw/release lasso

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Inspiration

Toy Story 2 for the GBA. That little platformer had no business being as good as it was. The lasso mechanic stuck with me for decades—simple physics, satisfying arcs, perfect risk/reward.

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Resources & Links

• walts.blog — Deeper writeups

• @WaltMakes — Weekly WIPs

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Part of my weekly game dev studies. Learning in public, one swing at a time.