MIN(Ball)

by cahman
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.24
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.05
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★85%
A minimalistic puzzle platformer.
Get the ball to the Goal.
Try to get the LOWEST time and FEWEST switches.
Instructions are in-game, but the only keys are space and r.

This game relies heavily on color. I'm guessing it will be quite difficult if you are color blind. Sorry...

Tools I used:
Unity
Gimp
Paint.net
LMMS
Audacity
Chronolapse
Bfxr

TimeLapse : http://youtu.be/MtgIQOxJKc4
By the Numbers: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/05/01/minball-by-the-numbers/

This 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.

Comments24

torcado194
torcado19429 Apr 2013, 00:04
Haha that was pretty fun!
adnzzzzZ29 Apr 2013, 03:50
This was really enjoyable. I didn't think I was gonna actually finish it but got hooked. Good job!
dalbinblue
dalbinblue29 Apr 2013, 04:28
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.
gmaker29 Apr 2013, 04:28
very difficult game, but interesting
Toki Anholmes29 Apr 2013, 11:15
Fun idea and nice execution. Maybe the art should have been more "subtle" (specially the colors).
cmayhem29 Apr 2013, 11:37
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.
CogComp
CogComp29 Apr 2013, 19:34
Clever idea!
HelkeGames30 Apr 2013, 10:23
Pretty fun and minimal ;) Great job!
nilstastic30 Apr 2013, 10:26
Pros: Excellent idea and gameplay, very fun! =)
Cons: Graphics was a bit lacking. *Argh*
cahmanauthor30 Apr 2013, 10:55
@All -- Thanks for the positive feedback! Trying to make graphics that were simultaneously colorful and vibrant, visually appealing, and minimal was quite challenging!
DustyStylus
DustyStylus30 Apr 2013, 12:29
Tough! Would like to be able to cycle before game starts just to see the order.
oatsbarley30 Apr 2013, 12:36
This is quite an original idea, and some of the puzzles took me a bit to get my head around!
Exclamation Mark30 Apr 2013, 12:38
Cool. Just in my sweet spot between "challenging" and "frustrating". I was just about to rage quit but then not only did I beat a level, but also got the "Kudos" 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!
cahmanauthor30 Apr 2013, 13:20
@Exclamation Mark -- That's quite impressive! After this many people have played, anyone hitting the kudos has definitely earned it.
My Milked Eek
My Milked Eek30 Apr 2013, 15:44
It was hard, but not rage-quitting hard. All in all a fun game.
Travis Irby1 May 2013, 00:26
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.
Alec Von Arx1 May 2013, 05:07
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.
cahmanauthor1 May 2013, 10:36
@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!
Dabuuker1 May 2013, 12:54
Interesting mechanic and fun to play. I feel like it might be better if every color had a dedicated button, not sure though.
netmute
netmute1 May 2013, 21:25
Beautiful concept, a very fun game! :)
johnfn
johnfn2 May 2013, 00:37
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.
cahmanauthor2 May 2013, 01:11
Hey guys! Thanks for the feedback! My thought was a single key to cycle R->G->B would be "more minimalistic," but I'll try a dedicated color version after the compo to see how it plays.
Cheers,
Cahman
johnfn
johnfn2 May 2013, 01:44
Sometimes it's okay to sacrifice a little theme for a little sanity ;-)
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