How can I not fail hard at QWOP?

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I'm trying to beat the epic struggle that is QWOP, but I clearly haven't mastered it. I've been able to get to the first hurdle at 50m by essentially scraping my knee the entire time, but my strategy breaks down when trying to get past it:

A truly epic QWOP failure

Is there an ideal key sequence to generate the intended/proper running form so that I may find out what magical things lie in wait beyond?

When you master QWOP, you can try GIRP: http://www.foddy.net/GIRP.html — Doozer Blake, Apr 03 '11 at 11:21
i don't want to get better at qwop. qwop's the game i play when i need more laughter and stomach pain in my life. — oscilatingcretin, May 08 '12 at 01:45

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited May 08 '12 at 00:03

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Tap O at the beginning to lean forward a little

After that, you use WO and QP alternately take your strides. Make sure you stay leaning slightly forward. Don't wait until your front foot hits the ground before you take your next stride; push off a little earlier.

Be prepared to fail many, many times.

edited May 08 '12 at 00:03

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answered Apr 03 '11 at 07:33

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Don't worry, everyone is a winner! – Joe the Person Sep 03 '12 at 17:58

Doozer Blake · Answer 2 · 2011-04-03T12:50:58.653

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An alternate method that some people use to get far is basically falling to their knees and only using Q and W (thighs) and dragging themselves along. This really only gives me a good excuse to post this inspirational video.

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answered Apr 03 '11 at 11:29

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 08 '12 at 00:48

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Instead of hitting w and o at the same time, hit them in really quick succession. It works a lot better and you can run faster.

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answered May 07 '12 at 23:52

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 23 '16 at 16:07

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First press W and O at the same time on your keyboard. Then, for the next step press Q and P at the same time. Keep alternating these for each step.

It takes practice to get used to the timing (when and for how long to press the keys). It worked fine for me while playing QWOP unblocked and i did 100.2 as final result

answered Apr 23 '16 at 16:07

Georgiev Petar

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Ooh, interesting website... – Comic Sans Seraphim Apr 23 '16 at 16:47

How can I not fail hard at QWOP?

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