Stair Dismount is a computer game originally made by Jetro Lauha of tAAt

TAAt

tAAt is a Finnish humor-based demogroup founded in 1992 which is active in participating and organizing demoscene events...

. It is a puzzle game where the goal is maximising the 'damage' done to a 3D stickman figure; the player causes damage by applying a force to the figure to make it fall down a staircase.

The stick figure's falls are accompanied by various sound effects — cracks, wails and groans — as it makes its way to the bottom. Stair Dismount uses ragdoll physics

Ragdoll physics

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, so the figure is very floppy as it falls, like a ragdoll.

The game was first published in Assembly 2002, where it won the first prize in the game development competition.

The newest version, 1.0.3, is available for Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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, Mac OS X

Mac OS X

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 and Linux

Linux

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.

Stair Dismount for iPhone

IPhone

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 and iPod touch

IPod touch

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 was released in 25 Nov, 2009 (originally announced as Stair Dismount Touch). Later it has been modified to be an "Universal" build to add support for iPad

IPad

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. Subsequently it has also been released for Android devices in June 2011.

External links

• http://stairdismount.com
• http://secretexit.com/freeware/stairdismount
• http://jet.ro
• http://dismount.4t.com - Fan Site
• http://www.planetfreeplay.com/interview/7/ - Interview with Jetro Lauha (classic) (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
• Sauna Dismount prototype