# HYPER SPEED (Sports Jam SUBMISSION)
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020
**Category:** Global MakeCode Arcade Game Jam
**Tags:** game
**Created:** [May 16, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020 "2026-05-16T21:02:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/1 "2026-05-16T21:02:11Z")
> **[HYPER - SPEED](https://arcade.makecode.com/85811-51210-23895-60311)**
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> In the future, car's zip by in a dangerous sport of speed. In this fast-paced orthogonal and auto-excelerating race, do you have what it takes to get first place?
This is my submission for the Sports Jam! Though I did have some last minute trouble, making the online play unavailable, the game is quite good in both single-player and two-player local play.
> **How to play**
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> This game is quite hard for beginners, so I’m going to do a quick run-through of the machanics.
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> In this game you are always moving. If you hit a wall, you must turn before you hit it again.
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> You turn at 90 degrees. Press Q to turn left, and E to turn right. When coming up on a turn, it is faster to take the turn tight, but be careful to not turn too early and hit a wall.
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> You can use A and D to strafe. This is very useful for taking boosts or yoinking orbs.
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> When you hit one of those green orbs, you will see that your car now has an underglow. You can then press W to shoot it in front of you, potentially hitting an opponent and lowing them down. S shoots them backwards.
This game _is_ really hard to play (my fault) so the first person to provide proof of getting first place on the Twisty track will get a reference in my next big game!
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### Author:  [@BitBot](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BitBot)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/2 "2026-05-17T04:17:13Z")
How many laps does it take to win a race?
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/3 "2026-05-17T16:18:34Z")
It depends on the track. On Original, it’s 4, but Chaos Circuit is a lot shorter and therefore takes 6 laps to complete.
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I would like to note that this game is made for computer. The recommended controls are WASD with Q and E.
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### Author:  [@TheEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheEarth)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/4 "2026-05-18T05:38:36Z")
I use zx
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### Author:  [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/5 "2026-05-19T16:03:39Z")
the controls are really confusing - its basically impossible to use WASD and QE at the same time so i end up using the arrow keys and ZX
> [@Rune](#):
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> This game _is_ really hard to play (my fault)
balance the difficulty then!!! im so fed up of games being uneccessarily difficult!
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/6 "2026-05-19T20:48:51Z")
Yeah yeah, the reason I didn’t is because the difficulty comes from the core concept of fast paced orthogonal movement. I thought about changing it so that the game was easier, but that is the thing that sets this game apart. To change it would be to throw away the games very soul. (And I had already spent a week trying to get it to work)
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### Author:  [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/hyper-speed-sports-jam-submission/44020/7 "2026-06-01T17:13:27Z")
For documentation reasons, I would like to post here that this game won 3rd place!