You Have to Burn the Rope

By: Derek Yu

On: April 5th, 2008

With so much uncertainty in the world today… sometimes a nice, straightforward video game is exactly what the doctor ordered.

(Source: dessgeega, via The Gamer’s Quarter forums)

Posted in Browser Games, Platformers, Unique / Bizarre | Tags: Kian

Mekanik

This has got to be a joke. It’s not terribly cool at all.
http://0xdeadc0de.org Eclipse

@GIRLFLASH you have to burn the rope!
well, you have to take one of the flames, jump up above the platforms quickly before the flame disappear and then jump against the rope.

Anyway this game was pretty nice, too bad is a joke game, i’d love to see it with more levels
http://0xdeadc0de.org Eclipse

oh LOL, there’s also a manual here for who wasn’t able to burn that rope
http://www.mazapan.se/YouHaveToBurnTheRopeManual/
Joola

Woohoo! I’m invinceble!
Ogmobot

It’s probably possible to beat it without burning the rope… probably…

(I’m not trying it.)
whocare

without cheating?
phil

I’ll have to post up my speed run.
Once I figure out how to record it.
gulo gulo

“Eclipse said about 21 hours later:

@GIRLFLASH you have to burn the rope! well, you have to take one of the flames, jump up above the platforms quickly before the flame disappear and then jump against the rope.

Anyway this game was pretty nice, too bad is a joke game, iâ€™d love to see it with more levels”

you are the smartest person
beijing

At first I felt a bit shortchanged when the game finished so quickly, but I also felt a sense of satisfaction, boosted by the ending song. Perhaps that is the simple goal of the designer, to give players a sense of satisfaction with very little work? Casual games try at this all the time but none are quite as satisfying as the ending of You Have to Burn the Rope.
Undertech

Game of Year
Dusty Spur

g…goty. goty 2008
http://games.online.co.pt Marco Lopes

Dude, I’m the hero… It even sang a song im my honor at the end!

That was tough to beat!
Jad

Haha, Kian, I’m sure kista grossen was a lot of help to you in making this game. :D

Dangit I miss the cheap sodas. Need to go there again.

Anyhow, thousands of heroes were just made! WHOOP!
Sub-Actuality

guys help plz i’m stuck on first boss after the tunel

i ran up on the platform and i shoot my axis at him but he regenrates???

plz help i dont want to start over
Mazapán

Jad: Those sodas are _really_ cheap! I love Kista Grossen, couldn’t have done the game without it! Let me know next time you’re there so I can recommend some really nice halal meat.
mr

So Roger Ebert said that video games could never be classified as art, and I guess he’s entitled to his opinion. As this game proves, however, they can sometimes be classified as fairly decent comedy. :)
mr

Argh. Comment 42 beat me to the punch. My bad.