TIGSource: Gymnast

Gymnast

Derek Yu — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:51:00 +0000

Walaber, the developer behind Jello Car and numerous other physics-ey games, has released Gymnast for the PC (the Xbox version will appear on Xbox Live Community Games). Playing the game requires a joystick with twin analog sticks, as well as Microsoft’s .NET 2.0 Framework. The analog sticks are used to separately control the arms and legs of your gymnast.

It takes quite a bit of time to get used to moving your character with the sticks, but thankfully, even failing is quite entertaining! The awkward spills and deadpan expressions of the characters definitely gave me a few chuckles. After some perseverance the controls start to feel pretty natural.

The game comes with two modes (Challenge and Gymnast), a replay feature, and a level editor. Hit the jump for a fun video of someone playing a custom level they made.

"Gymnast" by X-Tender

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:36:35 +0000

I cant get over the “obstacle” level :/ how do i make controlable flips?

Why is there no forum for the game D=

"Gymnast" by Richard

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:51:45 +0000

Aha, thank Hideous. How thoughtless of me.

This game’s great now that I can play it!

"Gymnast" by Hideous

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:21:01 +0000

I bought the GAME controller. All you have to do is press the “Analog” button and it works, Richie.

"Gymnast" by Richard

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:02:50 +0000

Attention those in the UK who don’t have an XBOX 360 controller: GAME’s own USB joypad has only one analogue stick - the other just hits the same switches as the buttons. This effectively changes the game to be “Gymnast’s Arms”. Aside from being a quirky name for a pub, this isn’t that great.

"Gymnast" by waRsome

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:04:19 +0000

Challenging and addictive - the music. The game itself is very similar.

"Gymnast" by MisterX

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:53:56 +0000

In fact a few GlovePie profiles for use with the Wii controllers are actually already included in the game :)

"Gymnast" by Hideous

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:03:36 +0000

Any chance that Walaber could make a GlovePIE script so you can use two wiimote nunchucks? :D

"Gymnast" by Advenith

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:16:42 +0000

I like it so far, but the music grates on my nerves… Any chance of a BGM/Sound Effect volume option?

"Gymnast" by Annabelle

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:33:08 +0000

hahaha the soundtrack to the video is amazing downloading game now

"Gymnast" by Kenzya

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:02:36 +0000

I have a 7800gt so I should be fine.

"Gymnast" by Willum

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:53:24 +0000

Kenzya, I got the same errors with Jelly Car. It’s because I didn’t have Pixel Shader 2.0 compatible card. Might be the same with you…?

"Gymnast" by Kenzya

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:48:09 +0000

I have had no luck in getting this game to work. I have a PS2 controller and an Xbox small controller just begging to get in on this action.

At first, when this game was on IndieGames.com a couple weeks ago I was getting an initialization error. I tried installing .Net 2.0 but apparently I have 3.0?

Now, the game starts up but when the screen scrolls to the word GYMNAST, a nice little box pops up and says “Gymanst has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. I’ve gotten two errors now that specify absolutely nothing.

grr >:C

"Gymnast" by Moose

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:32:50 +0000

Darn you, Walaber, I just bought a Wired Xbox 360 controller just for this. :)

"Gymnast" by whocare

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:49:11 +0000

sorry, controller.cfg)

"Gymnast" by whocare

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:47:44 +0000

wow i beat level 4 in chalenge mode) X-Tender, try to change config in config.cfg in content folder.

"Gymnast" by Hunty

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:26:35 +0000

that song is awesome, and perfectly mixes my recent fascinations with ragtime and chiptunes.

"Gymnast" by X-Tender

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:50:11 +0000

I would love a keymapping function ingame. with my xbox ONE controller it is inpossible to play

"Gymnast" by Lailoken

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:49:13 +0000

It seems to me that it’s not really ragdoll physics if you directly control all the limbs…

I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks like the physics are more about inertia etc. Swinging your legs to get just the right amount of momentum.

Looks like a great game.

"Gymnast" by Sigvatr

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:28:16 +0000

LOL RAGDOLL PHYSICS

What’s that? The sound of 3452 indie gamers circle jerking.

"Gymnast" by Willum

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:11:57 +0000

Any chance of a non pixel shader version for those of us with dinosaur PCs? :P

"Gymnast" by Topdod

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:43:04 +0000

You can buy a wireless adapter for your wireless controllers. That’s what I’m doing. Anyway this game is a lot of fun. Me and my brother play it a lot and had a good laugh.

"Gymnast" by Corpus

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:25:46 +0000

If only my controllers weren’t all wireless…

"Gymnast" by Derek

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:28:35 +0000

No problem, Walaber! The game is great fun. :)

I clarified the Xbox issue in my post and tidied up the language a bit.

"Gymnast" by Walaber

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:11:58 +0000

Thanks for the write-up, Derek!

The game will be released onto “Xbox Live Community Games” as soon as that system goes live, so you will be able to download and play it directly on your Xbox 360. I don’t think the system is going live until fall however. JellyCar will also be released on there at the same time.

"Gymnast" by Moose

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:05:27 +0000

Hang on, he’s “released it for the Xbox 360”? Does this mean I can grab it and upload it through XNA?

It looks great but I’m not hooking the USB Xbox 360->PC adapter up to my computer again. (The driver is way too flaky and it drains way too much USB power.)