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They Blow Up So Fast by RoseNinja

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made by RoseNinja for LD27 (JAM)
Every 10 seconds, an amazing miracle happens. The balloon you are parenting ages another year. It's a miracle of life!

Bounce the balloon to adulthood using your loving hands until it is a healthy 14 year old balloon.

Click the arrows to select your balloon, and then press the balloon to take it into care.

Move the mouse to control your hands.

Made in 72 Hours for LD27 JAM.

Art Assets, Design and Story by RoseNinja
Programming by JellyCakes

Edit: Fixed the bug where you couldn't exit when you die.
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/112024728/TheyBlowUpSoFast/windows.rar
OS/X https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/112024728/TheyBlowUpSoFast/mac.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/112024728/TheyBlowUpSoFast/linux.zip
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/112024728/TheyBlowUpSoFast/TheyBlowUpSoFast.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=27220

Ratings

Coolness 65% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.08 308
Audio(Jam) 2.42 409
Fun(Jam) 3.27 155
Graphics(Jam) 3.22 305
Humor(Jam) 3.43 73
Innovation(Jam) 2.65 416
Mood(Jam) 3.27 157
Theme(Jam) 3.25 224

Feedback

MrBlade
27. Aug 2013 · 01:45 UTC
Awesome game! Bouncing is a little bit unreliable, and the Y seems to have a maximum, loved that you added sounds. Graphics were very nicely done! The tears at the end were the best to. Keep it up!
Entity2D
27. Aug 2013 · 01:56 UTC
Cute little game, great work!
JellyMan64
27. Aug 2013 · 14:20 UTC
Nice little game, but I think it would of been more challenging if you controlled the hands by the arrow keys. Good Game anyway.
udo
27. Aug 2013 · 14:35 UTC
Such a simple concept and yet that was mightily cute!

My second balloon made it to 13 years. Until it died. I probably shouldn't have any children. Ever.
Nizan
27. Aug 2013 · 14:37 UTC
Oh man, when you drop the balloon...
...right in the feels.
maxking1234
27. Aug 2013 · 14:38 UTC
A nice little game!
Brejlounek
27. Aug 2013 · 14:43 UTC
Very nice funny game :D My balloon left me alone for one whole year between 11-12 :( But he returned and lived happily ever after :)
Kimidori
27. Aug 2013 · 15:27 UTC
simple but fun game.
Jicken
27. Aug 2013 · 17:19 UTC
This game is perfect for the theme.
Ken Ichi
28. Aug 2013 · 18:43 UTC
Nice game =] The ballon is enourmous at 15 years xD
ddionisio
28. Aug 2013 · 20:35 UTC
Wow, that was a sad ending. I tried again and let go of it. I didn't realize how deep this game is! I enjoyed playing this game! Great use of the theme.
odeckers
29. Aug 2013 · 19:32 UTC
Fun game, graphics and music were really well done. Good work!
loxo
29. Aug 2013 · 19:37 UTC
Really nice game! The graphics are great, especially the balloons. Some background music would be nice and it could be more challenging.
Ritzblues783
29. Aug 2013 · 20:34 UTC
Nice way to tie a story behind a keep up theme. I like how the balloon gets progressively larger over time. The art style was good. The ending caught me off guard and made me sad.
IHateATMFees
29. Aug 2013 · 21:05 UTC
Love the name.
canvapps
29. Aug 2013 · 21:05 UTC
An emotional game, great use of the theme! Though it does not have much replayability, it is very nice for 3 days of work and a twist on the bouncing ball genre.
ashdnazg
29. Aug 2013 · 21:23 UTC
I'm willing to do anything just to make these balloons smile!
Good job :)
onzephyr
30. Aug 2013 · 14:47 UTC
simple concept . fantastically made.
iterative deepening
01. Sep 2013 · 17:24 UTC
I really like the look of the balloon :)
It's getting a bit hard when the balloon is bigger because we don't really know where are our hands, but it's still a funny game.
netgrind
09. Sep 2013 · 23:02 UTC
God that lose screen made me feel a little rough
dylanwolf
13. Sep 2013 · 01:06 UTC
I like the art (especially the background) and the humor (the game over screen is dark). I also like the game balance--as the balloon gets larger and easier to hit, your hands go out of frame.

As you commented, it really is like the opposite of my game.