10 Secret Ways Video Games Make You Feel Like A Badass
1. Coyote Time
Popularised by Wile E. Coyote, the starving canine doomed to spend purgatory trying to murder the Roadrunner for sustenance, “Coyote Time” refers to the split-second of grace time given to a player so they can jump... even if there’s no ground beneath them.
So ubiquitous is Coyote Time now, that it feels unbelievably punishing to play a platforming game without it - when a player leaves a platform, that brief window to press jump can be anywhere between a frame and half a second, but if it doesn’t exist at all, even seasoned gamers presume the game to be cheating them somewhat.
In the speedrunning community, Coyote Time is such a vital tool that the record holder for Super Mario Bros, Kosmic, brought his “warpless” record for a full game completion under nineteen minutes by abusing Coyote Time for long jumps (which shaved off vital frames).
Though there are far more obvious or huge ways games can make you feel like a gaming god, Coyote Time is absolutely one of the most prevalent and downright staple additions in modern gaming, and therefore it’s my number one Secret Way To Make You Feel Like A Gaming Badass.