I just came back to the game after a long-ish break.


~~I looked at the run by @DemetriusDima for reference, and I noticed a major difference between our runs:~~
~~- When I jump (with the up arrow key on the keyboard), the character always jumps to a constant maximum height.~~
~~- In the other run, DemetriusDima can control the height of the jump and sometimes do low jumps. I assume they used an Xbox controller or similar, because when I tried it myself I can control the jump height with the A button.~~

~~I don't know why the developer did such a thing... ~~
~~But anyway. By comparing our runs, I think that by using a controller in this way, we have the potential of saving an overall 30-45 seconds across the game.~~

~~First, that makes anyone who use the keyboard at a disadvantage, because they are locked away from an important game mechanic.~~
~~Second, I can use the controller myself, but I really dislike playing 2D sidescroll games with a controller. My hands are not good for this combination.~~

~~Some suggestions:~~
~~* Make a new subcategory of input device, to split runs by keyboard or controller.~~
~~* Instead of a subcategory, make it a normal variable, so we can still compare runs with each device.~~
~~* I didn't managed to make it work yet, but I'm quite sure it's possible to re-map keyboard controls onto a virtual Xbox controller, and then fool the game with it. Then I could set up a jump button on the keyboard, that will behave exactly like the A button on the controller.~~

~~What do you think?~~

Disregard everything I said.
Thanks to @DemetriusDima, it turns out you can use the space key for continuous jumps (you can do short, middle and high jumps), while the "up" arrow key will always do a high jump.

Keyboard controls are at a disadvantage against controllers

Oreo321

DemetriusDima