# You Have to Burn the Rope **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 8, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423 "2008-04-08T03:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/1 "2008-04-08T03:53:08Z")
[Best game ever](http://www.mazapan.se/games/BurnTheRope.php) (note: it’s a flash game, the link goes right to it). It’s kind of a tricky game. If you get stuck, [here](http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/april08/ropewalkthrough.txt) is a walkthrough. I would recommend you to keep trying or ask a friend for help though, because the walkthrough can really spoil the experience. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/2 "2008-04-08T04:03:37Z")
Um…no, not really. At least it only took me 90 seconds or so. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/3 "2008-04-08T04:12:35Z")
I don’t want to lose my progress… is there a pause or save button? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/4 "2008-04-08T04:16:35Z")
Now wait, I’m confused. I got to the boss. Now what do I do? ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/5 "2008-04-08T04:27:23Z")
I gave it a try, but the interface was just too cluttered and confusing for me. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/6 "2008-04-08T04:27:49Z")
There’s got to be some trick to beating the boss. If I could only figure out how to win. ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/7 "2008-04-08T04:32:15Z")
The instructions state that tapping spacebar uses your weapons; however, this does not seem to work, as spacebar actually only causes your character to jump, same as the up key. Accordingly, I don’t think it’s possible to beat this game. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/8 "2008-04-08T04:42:49Z")
Any mod packs? ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/9 "2008-04-08T05:19:45Z")
[QUOTE=Indistinguishable] The instructions state that tapping spacebar uses your weapons; however, this does not seem to work, as spacebar actually only causes your character to jump, same as the up key. Accordingly, I don’t think it’s possible to beat this game. [/QUOTE] You have to type in the cheat code. Here, I’ll spoiler it:the down arrow ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/10 "2008-04-08T05:21:32Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] You have to type in the cheat code. Here, I’ll spoiler it:the down arrow [/QUOTE] Actually, my research has indicated that the cheat code is pretty much anything that isn’t space, up, left, or right ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/11 "2008-04-08T05:32:16Z")
[QUOTE=Indistinguishable] Actually, my research has indicated that the cheat code is pretty much anything that isn’t space, up, left, or right [/QUOTE] OmG! Haxor’d! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/12 "2008-04-08T15:41:34Z")
[QUOTE=Wargamer] There’s got to be some trick to beating the boss. If I could only figure out how to win. [/QUOTE] You should really try and do it on your own, but if you get too frustrated, I’ve found that… …you have to burn the rope. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/13 "2008-04-08T16:26:38Z")
This is the best game ever, if for no other reason than congratulating song at the end. o/’ o/’ You managed to beat the whole da-amn ga-ame. o/’ o/’ ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/444423/14 "2008-04-08T19:44:15Z")
That game-ending song should be the B-side to “Still Alive” by GLaDOS (Aperture Records ©2007).