# Help with background scrolling for platformer game~~

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**Created:** [December 1, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-background-scrolling-for-platformer-game/300943 "2009-12-01T03:40:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-background-scrolling-for-platformer-game/300943/1 "2009-12-01T03:40:53Z")

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Hi, I’m making a simple side scrolling platform game called [Kit Run](http://kitrun.blogspot.com). For moving left and right, I have the sprite run in place while the background scrolls in the opposite direction. However, when the sprite jumps straight up and down, the background stays stationary.

What I need help with is getting the background to scroll down when the sprite moves up beyond a certain point, and up when the sprite moves down beyond a certain point. Ive tried several probably unnecessarily complicated methods that only sort of work -

what would be the best way to do it?