{"author_link":"\/author\/cahman\/","author_name":"cahman","author_uid":"20494","comments":[{"author_name":"torcado194","author_uid":"5839","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:04am","epoch":1367193540,"text":"Haha that was pretty fun!"},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:50am","epoch":1367207100,"text":"This was really enjoyable. I didn't think I was gonna actually finish it but got hooked. Good job!"},{"author_name":"gmaker","author_uid":"20390","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:28am","epoch":1367209380,"text":"very difficult game, but interesting"},{"author_name":"dalbinblue","author_uid":"13960","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:28am","epoch":1367209380,"text":"Cool game.  Took me a while to get my head around it (maybe because it's very late, and I'm tired).  But once I got the hang of the mechanics, it all worked out."},{"author_name":"lightnarcissus","author_uid":"20680","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:08am","epoch":1367233380,"text":"Quite innovative! Good job!"},{"author_name":"Toki Anholmes","author_uid":"18147","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:15am","epoch":1367233800,"text":"Fun idea and nice execution. Maybe the art should have been more &quot;subtle&quot; (specially the colors)."},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:37am","epoch":1367235120,"text":"Really cool idea but execution is lacking. The difficulty ramps up too quickly, the player needs a bit more time to wrap their heads around the mechanic and the colors are a bit too chaotic. There is much promise here though."},{"author_name":"CogComp","author_uid":"16225","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:34pm","epoch":1367263740,"text":"Clever idea!"},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:23am","epoch":1367317080,"text":"Pretty fun and minimal ;) Great job!"},{"author_name":"nilstastic","author_uid":"2443","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:26am","epoch":1367317260,"text":"Pros: Excellent idea and gameplay, very fun! =)\r<br\/>Cons: Graphics was a bit lacking. *Argh*"},{"author_name":"cahman","author_uid":"20494","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:55am","epoch":1367319000,"text":"@All -- Thanks for the positive feedback! Trying to make graphics that were simultaneously colorful and vibrant, visually appealing, and minimal was quite challenging!"},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:29pm","epoch":1367324640,"text":"Tough! Would like to be able to cycle before game starts just to see the order."},{"author_name":"oatsbarley","author_uid":"5172","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:36pm","epoch":1367325060,"text":"This is quite an original idea, and some of the puzzles took me a bit to get my head around!"},{"author_name":"Exclamation Mark","author_uid":"22286","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:38pm","epoch":1367325180,"text":"Cool. Just in my sweet spot between &quot;challenging&quot; and &quot;frustrating&quot;. I was just about to rage quit but then not only did I beat a level, but also got the &quot;Kudos&quot; screen - nice touch with the global rankings :) Good concept, works for me, thou it would be nice to have three separate buttons for the three colours. And the graphics are a bit lacking in polish, as some have already pointed out. But still, very good entry! Kudos!"},{"author_name":"cahman","author_uid":"20494","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1367327700,"text":"@Exclamation Mark -- That's quite impressive!  After this many people have played, anyone hitting the kudos has definitely earned it."},{"author_name":"My Milked Eek","author_uid":"7229","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:44pm","epoch":1367336340,"text":"It was hard, but not rage-quitting hard. All in all a fun game."},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:26am","epoch":1367367660,"text":"Thanks for checking out my game! Thats a good idea about a line to show where the ball will shoot. Your game is a lot of fun! Clever mechanic, challenging but in a good way well done."},{"author_name":"Alec Von Arx","author_uid":"22831","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 5:07am","epoch":1367384520,"text":"Awesome game! Really cool idea, would love to see a MINBall 2 or extended level pack or something! Also, nice potato haha similar incorporation to mine."},{"author_name":"cahman","author_uid":"20494","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 10:36am","epoch":1367404260,"text":"@Alec - Thanks for positive comments!  I'm planning on polishing it up some more and making a level editor.  Oh, and rewriting some of the source (it's gross).  From there, who knows!"},{"author_name":"Dabuuker","author_uid":"20827","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1367412540,"text":"Interesting mechanic and fun to play. I feel like it might be better if every color had a dedicated button, not sure though."},{"author_name":"netmute","author_uid":"11213","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 9:25pm","epoch":1367443200,"text":"Beautiful concept, a very fun game! :)"},{"author_name":"johnfn","author_uid":"3187","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 12:37am","epoch":1367454720,"text":"What would make this game really good is if you mapped 1, 2 and 3 to turn on an individual color and turn of all others. I don't really like space because I'm never sure which color is about to turn on. Still it's good, a nice idea."},{"author_name":"cahman","author_uid":"20494","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:11am","epoch":1367456760,"text":"Hey guys!  Thanks for the feedback!  My thought was a single key to cycle R-&gt;G-&gt;B would be &quot;more minimalistic,&quot; but I'll try a dedicated color version after the compo to see how it plays.\r<br\/>Cheers,\r<br\/>Cahman"},{"author_name":"johnfn","author_uid":"3187","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:44am","epoch":1367458740,"text":"Sometimes it's okay to sacrifice a little theme for a little sanity ;-)"}],"images":["ld26\/20494-4adb332454af753f8bce8f2a60a80847.jpg","ld26\/20494-49c5225410c1812abb0e847a86c161d2.jpg","ld26\/20494-3910e0a7e30f883f4b10aef0f8a6f8c6.jpg","ld26\/20494-c7e8429059b82e5e1a2cfb2e9759a912.jpg","ld26\/20494-f3df0a2d6c69efe0e40bc9eb74306e5d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cahman.com\/games\/MIN%28Ball%29\/","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cahman.com\/files\/MIN(Ball)_LD26\/MIN(Ball)_Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cahman.com\/files\/MIN(Ball)_LD26\/MIN(Ball)_Mac.zip","text":"Mac"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cahman.com\/files\/MIN(Ball)_LD26\/MIN(Ball)_Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cahman.com\/files\/MIN(Ball)_LD26\/MIN(BALL)_Source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26945","g_author":"20494","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"26975","g_title":"MIN(Ball)","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"437","g_commentcount":"24","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20494-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20494-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20494-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20494-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20494-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A minimalistic puzzle platformer.\r\nGet the ball to the Goal.\r\nTry to get the LOWEST time and FEWEST switches.\r\nInstructions are in-game, but the only keys are space and r.\r\n\r\nThis game relies heavily on color.  I'm guessing it will be quite difficult if you are color blind.  Sorry...\r\n\r\nTools I used:\r\nUnity\r\nGimp\r\nPaint.net\r\nLMMS\r\nAudacity\r\nChronolapse\r\nBfxr\r\n\r\nTimeLapse : http:\/\/youtu.be\/MtgIQOxJKc4\r\nBy the Numbers:  http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2013\/05\/01\/minball-by-the-numbers\/\r\n\r\nThis was my first Ludum Dare.  Made a game, had some fun, learned a few things, and ate WAY too many tater tots.  The perfect weekend.<\/p>","title":"MIN(Ball)"}