Show HN: Web swing through midtown NYC

jeromechoo

That was pretty fun actually. Very thoughtful snapping to the nearest possible building to ensure you never end up falling into the nether.

sjacob

Just played this while sitting in a midtown building. Fun.

N_A_T_E

Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.

1970-01-01

Best Clamber-Man video game ever. https://chinafake.fandom.com/wiki/Clamber_Man

mncharity

I'm not oriented, but am puzzled by the diagonal avenue - it's like a mirrored Broadway?

jonasmst

Haha this is fun, man, well done. As someone who's never been to NYC, how accurate is this, the buildings and streets?

ryankrage77

Is it possible to swing smoothly like the spiderman movies? Every swing seems to slam me into a building immediately, then start actually swinging.

7734128

Fun. For all people with VR headsets I'd strongly recommend the game Windlands 2. It's an awesome swinging game. The default settings are more "grapple hook" than swing, but it can be changed.

montebicyclelo

Fun, and enjoyed the track it uses: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJ23mRbmps

TSiege

very fun. kind of hard to swing where I want. I often aim for a building in front of me but hook onto something behind me and it throws me off course

mips_avatar

I'm not sure it would be more fun, but you could probably ingest openstreetmaps data so it's actually a real manhattan

joelres

Very fun! A few tips for others that I learned via struggle: - Use Space to air dash, do it every time after releasing a swing to position yourself for the next swing - Use WASD while swinging to steer away from your anchor point for a nicer swing curve - Otherwise, use pointer to pick your anchor (holding space did not work well for me)

goosethe

this is so cool