Is there anything more satisfying than breaking the rules of a game and finding a way to fly? Developers often create challenges and guide players along specific paths, but clever gamers are always looking for shortcuts – and ways to soar through the air, even if it means completely ignoring how the game is ‘supposed’ to be played.
These games provide a quick path to incredible experiences. Whether you enjoy action-packed shooters or immersive role-playing games, these titles let you push boundaries and achieve amazing feats. Some involve well-known glitches, while others demand skillful execution. But no matter how you do it, they’re all incredibly fun.
Super Mario 64
The Backwards Long Jump
Okay, so if there was a speedrunning Hall of Fame, the Backwards Long Jump in Super Mario 64 would definitely be the greatest of all time. Seriously, it’s like magic! You basically exploit how the game handles movement. If you do a bunch of long jumps up stairs or a slope while holding the control stick backwards, Mario starts building up speed…but negative speed. The game’s code just can’t deal with it! Instead of slowing down, he rockets backwards super fast, and you can actually clip through walls and skip huge chunks of Peach’s castle. It’s wild!
Mario performs funny, uncontrolled flips and movements while teleporting through time and space using a technique called the BLJ. It’s not just a way to skip levels – skilled players can use it to reach hidden areas and essentially skip a large portion of the game. While Nintendo has removed this feature in some newer versions, many dedicated fans enjoy using the BLJ to experience the game in unexpected ways.
Grand Theft Auto 4
The Swing Set Launcher
If you’re looking for unpredictable fun in a video game, the city of Liberty City in GTA 4 is hard to beat, and the swing set glitch is a perfect example. The swing sets in the Firefly Projects neighborhood seem harmless, but if you hit them with a vehicle – especially a motorcycle – at just the right angle, the vehicle launches into the air with incredible force. It’s a classic example of the game’s physics engine going wild!
When the swing tries to settle, it builds up so much power that it breaks the game’s physics, flinging anyone nearby all over the map. What could be more fun than swinging from one side of Liberty City to the other in a single, massive arc? Rockstar Games never patched this glitch, and for good reason – every city needs its memorable quirks and legendary exploits.
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Windbombing
Even though Breath of the Wild is known for its realistic physics, players have discovered incredibly advanced techniques to push the game’s engine to its limits. One example is ‘Windbombing,’ which lets Link launch across the map – sometimes up to half its length – using bombs. To do this, you jump, deploy the paraglider, and quickly drop both a round and a cube bomb. The trick is to detonate the first bomb, then the second, all while carefully controlling the camera and Link’s movement.
When Link uses windbombs, the successive explosions launch him forward, letting him cover ground quickly and avoid obstacles without draining his stamina. Skilled players can even control their direction in the air, effectively flying like a jet. Some have even managed to beat entire games, including bosses, using only windbombs – a testament to Nintendo’s creative and flexible game design.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Those Giants…
Anyone who’s been launched into the air by a giant in Skyrim knows the game has a quirky way with gravity. Bethesda games are known for their strange physics glitches. The famous giant launch sends players flying hundreds of feet, tumbling almost to the afterlife. But that’s not all – players have discovered ways to build up incredible speed by combining abilities like Whirlwind Sprint with potions and exploiting animation errors. This lets them glide across Skyrim at incredible speeds, almost like a high-speed train.
Players have been enhancing the game with mods like Ultimate Dodge and TK Dodge, and when combined with existing game mechanics, these mods allow for incredible, almost superhuman aerial maneuvers, letting you play as a truly acrobatic Dragonborn.
Quake
Rocket Jumping
Rocket jumping is a classic video game move that originated in the game Doom. It’s a clever tactic where players fire a rocket at their own feet while jumping. The explosion combined with the jump’s momentum launches the player to incredible heights.
Skilled players can chain together multiple jumps and bounce off walls for fast movement. However, each jump costs health, forcing players to carefully balance speed and staying alive. While later games like Team Fortress Classic and Quake 3 Arena improved the technique, the original Quake version still feels the most direct and visceral.
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
Bomb Hovering
Using clever techniques, players can overcome limitations in Ocarina of Time, most notably through a trick called ‘bomb hovering.’ This exploit combines a glitch called ‘Infinite Sword,’ which keeps Link from falling off ledges, with the upward force from a bomb explosion. This allows Link to stay suspended in the air indefinitely. By repeating this process, players can slowly gain altitude and float over obstacles, chasms, or even skip directly to the final boss fight.
It takes effort to learn, but experienced players can use bombs to skip parts of dungeons and reach secret areas. Speedrunners use a technique called ‘bomb hovering’ to finish the game much faster, but it’s also enjoyable to push the game’s limits and see what’s possible.
The Halo Series
Physics Exploits Run Amok
As a longtime Halo fan, I’ve always loved how creative players get with the game’s physics! Each Halo game has its own unique ways to break things, and it’s become a tradition. I remember in the original, Combat Evolved, everyone was doing the ‘Warthog launch’. Basically, you’d load a bunch of explosives under a Warthog, park it just right, and boom! The vehicle – and anyone inside – would fly across huge portions of the map. Later games just kept building on that kind of crazy fun.
As a huge Halo 3 fan, one of the things that always blew my mind was how the grav lifts let you launch off of any surface! And it didn’t stop there – we quickly discovered crazy techniques like Banshee boosting, stacking grenades for massive jumps, and the Ghost jump. Honestly, multiplayer became totally chaotic and unpredictable – a real circus! Bungie and 343 have tried to fix the worst exploits over the years, but players always seem to find new ways to break the game and have fun.
Honorable Mentions
These games also have a glitch that lets players fly around unexpectedly, often caused by manipulating the game’s core code.
- Red Dead Redemption
- Half-Life
- Assassin’s Creed 4
- Destiny & Destiny 2
- Portal 2
- Mirror’s Edge
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