HWYDT: Swinging from Vines

The Venerable History of Vine-Swinging Swinging on vines has been a favorite game mechanic since 1982, when both Jungle Hunt (a thinly disguised Tarzan arcade game) and Pitfall! (on of the Atari 2600's best-selling action games) hit the market. Since then, swinging from vines, ropes, webs, grappling hooks, extensible bionic arms, etc. has been a recurring staple (including in such modern hits as Spider-Pig! ). But how can you actually do this in your own games? Let's dig in and find out! The Big