# Two Player Basketball Game Tips From Three 40-Second Runs

> Two player basketball tips from Wobble Hooper: hold W or the up arrow, five courts in ten starts, and scores of 1, 2 and 1 in three 40-second runs.

- Source: https://yesthisgame.com/blog/two-player-basketball-tips/
- Published: 2026-11-09, updated: 2026-11-09
- Author: Yes This Game (the team that makes the games on the site)

## 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](https://yesthisgame.com/wobblehooper/) 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.

*Score boxes after 40 seconds*

| 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.

![Bar chart of the scoreboard after 40 seconds in three runs: with W held the red box read 1, with W tapped 2 and with no keys 1, while the blue box read 0 each time](https://yesthisgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/wobblehooper-40s-scores.png)
*Score boxes after 40 seconds in three runs.*

## 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](https://yesthisgame.com/wobblehooper/). For a longer basketball game, [Dunkhead](https://yesthisgame.com/dunkhead/) is a big-head basketball game, and [Rampcrest](https://yesthisgame.com/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.

## Games in this guide

- [Wobble Hooper](https://yesthisgame.com/wobblehooper.md): Play Wobble Hooper online: pixel-art basketball for one or two players, one key per player, with a new court every match. Hold W or the up arrow.
- [Dunkhead](https://yesthisgame.com/dunkhead.md): Play Dunkhead online: big-head basketball for one or two players. Pick a team, shoot, dash, steal and block. Keyboard controls, no download.
- [Rampcrest](https://yesthisgame.com/rampcrest.md): Play Rampcrest online: ride a dirt bike over ramps, barrels and crates in 25 levels and earn up to three stars. Arrow keys or touch buttons.