# HELP - kirupa platform game

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-kirupa-platform-game/249760>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-kirupa-platform-game/249760 "2008-01-22T10:53:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![crillz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@crillz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crillz)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-kirupa-platform-game/249760/1 "2008-01-22T10:53:52Z")

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hi, i need help making my character jump like the one in the kirupa platform game. when i press the UP button my character squats down but doesn’t go up in the air. the character moves left, right, attacks and dies. i also need help on how to make the character shoot.

i basically copied the code from ball onto my character.[URL=“[http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1TEUHK1O](http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1TEUHK1O)”]