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Balloon Ride (HTML5/Web) by jeplmr

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made by jeplmr for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

A simple mobile game about riding in a hot air balloon. Fly though the rings to get points. Avoid the spikes. Refuel if you're running low on gas. It's basically a more chill version of Flappy Bird. Go for the high score!

The controls are simple. Tap(Click) and hold anywhere on the game window to ignite the burner, warming the air in the envelope, causing your balloon to rise! Release to shut the burner off, causing the balloon to sink. Believe it or not, the game features realistic-ish buoyancy calculation!

Youtube https://jeplmr.itch.io/balloon-ride
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/balloon-ride

Ratings

Overall 2113th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2040th 2.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2497th 2.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2354th 2.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1782th 2.294⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1803th 3.029⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

kjscott
21. Apr 2020 · 09:57 UTC
I never knew hot air ballooning was so dangerous! Not a bad little game. You probably have gotten more out of the view if you did it horizontally rather than vertically as there was a lot of dead space above and below the hot air balloon.
🎤 jeplmr
21. Apr 2020 · 15:18 UTC
Thanks for the feedback @kjscott! I actually fought with the landscape vs portrait mode decision for a while. I eventually want to build this out as a mobile game. I ended up running with portrait because I felt the game would be easier to play with one hand on a phone. Although, I guess it would be just as easy to hold the phone landscaped.

I'll mess around with it. I agree that the top and bottom parts of the screen feel too empty.
instanti8
08. May 2020 · 02:44 UTC
I really like the physics of the balloon. This was really fun to play. I think this would be a great mobile game.
Aceofsquares
08. May 2020 · 03:16 UTC
When I played, I was listening to a remix of a super mario song and thought the gas refills were part of the song. XD Fun little game. Managed to get 29 points second time around. I wonder if there is an ending.
Koolruz
08. May 2020 · 19:50 UTC
The way that the balloon handles feels very satisfying! Just the right amount of acceleration/deceleration as you're igniting the burner - Great job on that! :)
Mark Keeble
10. May 2020 · 02:36 UTC
I think the pacing of the game was a little bit slow and it wasn't very exciting. Maybe some more feedback when the player enters through a ring or something. The graphics were neat though. Good submission!
Gildar76
10. May 2020 · 20:36 UTC
Nice game, would have liked to see a different aspect ratio get see more ahead. It's very difficult, maybe slightly lower gravity would help. the baloon is dropping fast hehe.
DangItsPang
10. May 2020 · 20:40 UTC
It's a pretty good game, my only minor complaint is how the rings are sometimes aligned away from each other, making it harder to go from one to the next. Good job though!
Phoenix Fireflower
10. May 2020 · 21:04 UTC
The realistic buoyancy calculation really made controlling the balloon fun. Doing the research did pay off.