Basketball game guide
Two Player Basketball Game Tips From Three 40-Second Runs
Key takeaways
- The game shows two hints on screen: HOLD (W) for the left player and HOLD (↑) for the right player.
- In ten test starts we saw five different courts; an indoor gym court appeared in another run.
- After 40 seconds the red score box read 1, 2 and 1 in three runs (hold W, tap W, no keys) and the blue box read 0 each time.
- A BASKET! pop-up appears after every goal.
The first two player basketball tip is to learn the one key: in Wobble Hooper you hold W for the left player and the up arrow for the right player, and the game shows both hints on screen. The rest is timing, because the players wobble around on their own.
How the game works
Wobble Hooper is a pixel-art basketball game with two players on each side of a small court. On the title screen you choose 1p, to play with the computer moving the other players, or 2p, to share the keyboard. A scoreboard sits in the bottom corners, a red box on the left and a blue box on the right, and a BASKET! pop-up appears after every goal.
Three 40 second runs
We chose 1p and played three matches of 40 seconds in a test browser at 1280 by 800 pixels. In the first we held W the whole time, in the second we tapped W for a quarter of a second every second, and in the third we pressed no keys. At the end of each run we read the two score boxes.
| Input | Red box | Blue box |
|---|---|---|
| Hold W | 1 | 0 |
| Tap W | 2 | 0 |
| No keys | 1 | 0 |
Three single runs from one test browser; the court was different in each run, so they are not a controlled comparison.
The court changes
We started the game ten times and wrote down the court. We saw a daytime street three times, a beach twice, a night street twice, a snowy village twice and a sunset street once. In another run we got an indoor gym with a wooden floor and a grey wall. The title on the gym wall reads Wobble Hooper too.
4 tips that follow from the numbers
- Know your key. W is for the left player and the up arrow for the right player.
- Do not expect holding to beat tapping. In our three runs the score did not follow the input.
- Watch the pop-up. BASKET! appears after every goal, and the score boxes go up.
- Play 2p with a friend. One key each means two people fit on one keyboard.
Where to try it
Try it yourself in Wobble Hooper. For a longer basketball game, Dunkhead is a big-head basketball game, and Rampcrest is a bike stunt game.
Frequently asked questions
What are the controls in Wobble Hooper?
Hold W for the left player and the up arrow for the right player; the hints HOLD (W) and HOLD (↑) appear on screen.
Does the court change?
Yes. In ten test starts we saw a daytime street three times, a beach twice, a night street twice, a snowy village twice and a sunset street once.
How many players are on the court?
Four, two on each side, with a hoop on each end.
Does pressing keys change the score?
In three 40 second runs (hold W, tap W, no keys) the red box ended at 1, 2 and 1 and the blue box stayed at 0, so we saw no clear effect.
Can two people play on one keyboard?
Yes: choose 2p on the title screen and use W and the up arrow.
Does Wobble Hooper work on a phone?
It uses keyboard keys, so it plays best on a computer; our version asks you to turn an upright phone sideways.