# Platform Games **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 6, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-games/20267 "2003-05-06T23:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fargate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dbc845/32.png) [@Fargate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fargate)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-games/20267/1 "2003-05-06T23:25:42Z")
This is something that has been puzzling me for awhile…how would I use “hitTest” to create a platform game? More specifically, how would I use “hitTest” to prevent my character from falling through the platforms. Any help would be greatly appreciated…Thanks in advance.=)=) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-games/20267/2 "2003-05-08T00:18:55Z")
hello… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-games/20267/3 "2003-05-08T00:47:37Z")
ou’re totally right, its hittest functionm try searching the forums about that topic, ill try to find something sometimes soon… im on the side of the globe thqt needs to sleep :trout: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-games/20267/4 "2003-05-08T01:27:03Z")
good idea…I found one thing that might prove useful. I will have to mess around with the script later…