Ball Room by BroCade
Please to enjoy our 2nd attempt at a Ludum Dare jam.
Operating on far too little sleep to provide a full description of the game, but i will try anyway.
There are few thing more fun than taking a abstract theme literally, so in that spirit we present "Ball Room". An attempt to cram as much game onto one screen as possible, including 4 power ups, 10 starts to collect, various obstacles and platforming puzzles to over come, and even an easter egg.
Work your way through the board and collect all the stars as fast as possible, current record time is 205.1 seconds. Can you beat it? Post your time in the comments below ;)
Operating on far too little sleep to provide a full description of the game, but i will try anyway.
There are few thing more fun than taking a abstract theme literally, so in that spirit we present "Ball Room". An attempt to cram as much game onto one screen as possible, including 4 power ups, 10 starts to collect, various obstacles and platforming puzzles to over come, and even an easter egg.
Work your way through the board and collect all the stars as fast as possible, current record time is 205.1 seconds. Can you beat it? Post your time in the comments below ;)
| Web | http://www.brocadegames.com/games/play?tag=ludum31 |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=42427 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 81% | 2 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.79 | 102 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.21 | 300 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.60 | 137 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.13 | 568 |
| Humor(Jam) | 2.32 | 640 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.66 | 165 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.19 | 388 |
| Theme(Jam) | 4.02 | 129 |
Never have I seen so much game squeezed into two buttons and one screen :) Ship it! :)
It can also be called Backtrack: The Game :P
The interactions are so smart and well designed. I really have no words. I can only get 8 stars though, can't work out the rest.
Also I think I cheated by squeezing the tennis ball into tunnels :P
Also I think this is what Snoopy will play like as a game :)
Getting the tennis ball though the tunnel is technically not cheating, but there are easier and faster ways to get those stars.
Which 2 stars are you cant you to get?
Do you have plans for a mobile release at all BroCade? The fact the controls are so simple lends itself really well to the idea.
Haven't really thought about a release. But if we can get a scoreboard working I'd love to do an itch.io release. Not sure if there is enough content for a mobile release.
Nice work guys. Really solid concept!
Haven't really thought about a release. But if we can get a scoreboard working I'd love to do an itch.io release. Not sure if there is enough content for a mobile release.
I played until I collected all of the stars and beat the level a few times. I couldn't figure out how to get the easter egg though! D:
A couple of really nitpick comments: I wish that the ball moved with the moving platforms. Also getting the tennis ball to bounce under a platform could be a little frustrating.
Still awesome level design. I learned how to play because of how the level was layed out. I don't think it's possible to get stuck and some of the puzzles were very clever! I also really liked how I thought I was getting to the finish until I got really close, then had to go all the way around the screen. After winning I felt like I really knew the game very well.
Awesome job you guys! :D