Welcome to I Wanna Be The Guy! This is the enduring icon of the super-difficult troll platformer genre! It wasn't created to amuse you; it was created to break your will with the most illogical and ruthless traps in gaming history.
Left/Right Arrow Keys: Move your character.
Shift Key: Jump. Press again while in mid-air to perform a double jump. The height of the jump depends on how long you hold the key.
Z Key: Shoot. Your only weapon to take down monsters and bosses and trigger save points.
R Key: Suicide/Revive instantly to the nearest save point.
Q Key: Exit button.
To win a game programmed to "troll" players, you can't rely on normal reflexes.
"The Kid" may look big, but the critical hitbox is actually only on his body. His cape, gun, and headband are completely "transparent." When you have to jump through narrow, seemingly impossible gaps, just confidently glide through, as long as your body doesn't touch the spikes.
No traps in IWBTG are random. Every hidden apple falling and every flying spike fragment has a hidden activation code embedded in the map. Instead of trying to dodge by reflex, proactively take a step forward to "activate" the trap, then immediately retreat to observe its trajectory. Dying is the best way to gather data!
The game requires many double leaps in the last frames while falling for maximum distance. After landing, don't immediately hit the jump button again. Get used to freefalling and only jumping when you're near the spikes.
Have a great time playing I Wanna Be The Guy!
