It's raining tennis balls! by SraBatata

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made by SraBatata for LD 40 (JAM)

Our first Jam ever! We are very proud of completing it. It is also our first physics based game, so we used the jam to learn a little bit more about it.

Engine: GameMaker

A gif of our game:

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For now our personal best is 730! Tell us yours!

Ratings

Overall 1038th 2.854⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Fun 786th 3.061⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1105th 2.305⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 487th 3.524⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1021th 2.415⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Audio 684th 2.263⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 71🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

🎤 SraBatata
30. Nov 2017 · 05:56 UTC
:smile:
Xwilarg
05. Dec 2017 · 02:58 UTC
Nice little game, I got 1010 points :).
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 03:05 UTC
@xwilarg thanks!!
Caleb
05. Dec 2017 · 05:29 UTC
With more polish, a concept like this can become a good little mobile app. Very simple and intuitive with a clear play session length is a great combination for a mobile game!

I'd suggest a mute button though :)
daul
05. Dec 2017 · 05:29 UTC
Cute little game, but I had to mute the sound after a couple minutes. It may be beneficial to have a longer loop for your music.
disperse
05. Dec 2017 · 05:31 UTC
Only 780 here... Nice job.
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 05:32 UTC
@caleb hahahah thanks a lot for the review and the tips!
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 05:34 UTC
@daul thanks! I'll definetely try this in the next time :)
Thy Duck
05. Dec 2017 · 05:34 UTC
Love the concept, made it into a fun game, nice job!
Regularjohn4
05. Dec 2017 · 05:35 UTC
Oh hey, cute idea, I like it.
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 05:36 UTC
@disperse good! :joy: :joy: thanks!
danman113
05. Dec 2017 · 05:36 UTC
## Surprise hit of the day
Wow I really didn't expect to enjoy this game as much as I did. The graphics are nothing special but man is the game fun. It also fits the theme perfectly!
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 05:47 UTC
@thy-duck thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it =)
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 05:48 UTC
@regularjohn4 hey ho, thanks!! :joy:
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 05:50 UTC
@danman113 oh my, we are speechless. we are very glad all of you are enjoying it and having fun! Thank you so much for your words, it means a lot for us =)
Stix
05. Dec 2017 · 07:14 UTC
ahahaha we did a tennis game too! awesome :D!
FireSlash
05. Dec 2017 · 07:26 UTC
It looks like the racket still applies an upward impulse even when you hit a ball from below.

This is probably a flash limitation, but I wish the mouse was captured. The racket going dead when the mouse exits the window is super frustrating.
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 07:35 UTC
@fireslash thanks for your feedback, we will improve this in a future version :slight_smile:
🎤 SraBatata
05. Dec 2017 · 07:37 UTC
@stix awesome! we are tennis buddies! :joy: :joy:
Badly Drawn Rod
05. Dec 2017 · 19:48 UTC
Good use of the theme. It would be amusing if you had a mode whee you just cower in fear at all of the tennis balls hurtling at you.
Badly Drawn Rod
05. Dec 2017 · 19:48 UTC
Good use of the theme. It would be amusing if you had a mode whee you just cower in fear at all of the tennis balls hurtling at you.
Badly Drawn Rod
05. Dec 2017 · 19:48 UTC
Good use of the theme. It would be amusing if you had a mode whee you just cower in fear at all of the tennis balls hurtling at you.
Badly Drawn Rod
05. Dec 2017 · 19:48 UTC
Good use of the theme. It would be amusing if you had a mode whee you just cower in fear at all of the tennis balls hurtling at you.
FussenKuh
06. Dec 2017 · 03:17 UTC
920 for me! Good work on your first physics game. I'd say it met the theme rather nicely and it was easy to figure out. That said, for me, I found the music a bit annoying after it looped a few times. Though I did like the ball hitting sounds Overall, nice job!
🎤 SraBatata
06. Dec 2017 · 05:13 UTC
@badly-drawn-rod oh man I liked your idea :joy: thank you so much for the feedback!
🎤 SraBatata
06. Dec 2017 · 05:14 UTC
@fussenkuh thank you very much! Yeah the sound was a very challenging and fun part. we will work harder in the music in the next time :smiley:
LandoSystems
06. Dec 2017 · 06:31 UTC
More fun than I expected it to be. Got 700 points first time around. Nice work!
🎤 SraBatata
06. Dec 2017 · 06:43 UTC
@landosystems Great, we're glad you liked it! Thanks! :smiley:
Baby Dino Herd
06. Dec 2017 · 06:45 UTC
Really cute game! I think the graphics and audio really went well together to create a nice 'lo-fi' aesthetic. Game was fun, although I didn't get the high scores of some of the other posters. Wasn't sure exactly what changing the racket side did; a little more feedback on that would have been helpful. Well done! :tennis:
🎤 SraBatata
06. Dec 2017 · 07:02 UTC
@baby-dino-herd Thanks for your feedback! I honestly don't know how some people got so high scores either, it's impressing :joy: We're very glad you liked it :smiley:
sidewalksleeper
06. Dec 2017 · 09:03 UTC
A cute little game with a surprising sense of escalation. I wish it controlled better, though. But nice job regardless!
erd0s
06. Dec 2017 · 11:29 UTC
hehe surprisingly satisfying, i had fun, nice work!
wrexialmt
06. Dec 2017 · 12:39 UTC
Cool little game, got 930, I didn't understand what switching the racket would do except the direction the ball is going to be thrown back.
howardcs
06. Dec 2017 · 15:48 UTC
I was playing perfectly and then it all went horribly wrong! 720 points. Simple yet fun game. Great job.
TheMadStrauss
06. Dec 2017 · 19:28 UTC
Great game! At the beginning was easy but after a while so many balls started to drop! Very fun!
Sylver_Kovy
06. Dec 2017 · 20:37 UTC
Nice Game, very fun and fits with the theme.
🎤 SraBatata
08. Dec 2017 · 05:28 UTC
@sidewalksleeper Glad you had fun, thank you ! We'll improve it in future versions :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
08. Dec 2017 · 05:29 UTC
@wrexialmt nice score :joy: yeah that's the purpose hahha thanks for playing it
🎤 SraBatata
08. Dec 2017 · 05:30 UTC
@howardcs :joy: so happy you liked it, thanks!
🎤 SraBatata
08. Dec 2017 · 05:31 UTC
@themadstrauss glad you liked it! thanks :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
08. Dec 2017 · 05:31 UTC
@sylver-kovy thank you for the feedback :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
08. Dec 2017 · 05:38 UTC
@erd0s so good that you had fun! thank's a lot :smiley:
gatinmnsok
08. Dec 2017 · 09:02 UTC
In the beginning you think it will be easy. Then all the balls come and they bounce against eachother and you can't clear them in time and 890 points. Funny game.
Swagdorf
08. Dec 2017 · 09:02 UTC
Genuinely fun game! There was a bit of delay with the racket that was a little awkward but otherwise this could be a great mobile game!
Traak
08. Dec 2017 · 10:11 UTC
Wow
Eraleis
08. Dec 2017 · 10:22 UTC
I feel like the hitboxes are not quite where they should be, but it's a fun little game that i enjoyed playing :)
LaPapagena
08. Dec 2017 · 19:29 UTC
This was fun!
🎤 SraBatata
11. Dec 2017 · 05:21 UTC
@gatinmnsok we're glad you had fun, thanks! :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
11. Dec 2017 · 05:27 UTC
@swagdorf thanks for the feedback, we're happy you had fun :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
11. Dec 2017 · 05:31 UTC
@traak thanks! :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
11. Dec 2017 · 05:36 UTC
@eraleis we'll check it out. thanks for playing it! :slight_smile:
🎤 SraBatata
11. Dec 2017 · 05:42 UTC
@lapapagena nice to know, thank you! :smiley:
Fylipp
11. Dec 2017 · 11:11 UTC
Nice game. Maybe you could have added some more complex mechanics. I scored 1030 on my first try :)

![Score](///raw/3f1/z/e78e.png)
Marco
11. Dec 2017 · 11:17 UTC
Cool game. Got a score of 2660 with touchpad

![Screenshot_2.png](///raw/2f1/z/e790.png)
🎤 SraBatata
12. Dec 2017 · 05:40 UTC
@fylipp thank you for the tip! it's good to know you enjoyed the game! :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
12. Dec 2017 · 05:44 UTC
@marco thanks ! wow, the highest score so far! :smiley:
aemiliu5
12. Dec 2017 · 09:31 UTC
fun little game!
CaylebLucas
16. Dec 2017 · 09:15 UTC
Really enjoyable game, well executed too :)
🎤 SraBatata
18. Dec 2017 · 06:07 UTC
@aemiliu5 thank you! :smiley:
🎤 SraBatata
18. Dec 2017 · 06:09 UTC
@cayleblucas thanks for the feedback! :smiley:
Tinis Games
18. Dec 2017 · 18:47 UTC
Very nice game. I didn't find it really useful to change the side of the racket though. I confess that I also searched for the mute button :p
ponywolf
19. Dec 2017 · 18:10 UTC
Nice work. I'd keep pushing the gameplay... a little too simplistic right now.
🎤 SraBatata
28. Dec 2017 · 05:45 UTC
@tinis-games Thanks ! We appreciate the feedback, we'll try to make the button more visible and work on the racket. :slight_smile:
🎤 SraBatata
28. Dec 2017 · 05:46 UTC
@ponywolf We'll work on it! Thanks for playing it! :slight_smile:
dollarone
28. Dec 2017 · 12:36 UTC
Nice idea! starts off EASY then gets harder before it's suddenly SUPER HARD. Alyways seem to fail around the ~1000 point mark. I like that you only get points if you hit the ball properly - makes it more skill-based.

The music was a bit repetitive but the controls were good!
🎤 SraBatata
28. Dec 2017 · 19:42 UTC
@dollarone Thank you so much! :smiley: