MIN(Ball): Post Mortem

Here’s the game page:

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=20494

The Good:

• My first Ludum Dare, and I finished a game!
• Version control saved my bacon a couple of times.
• Got a working prototype, and feedback from friends, very quickly.
• Made a timelapse of the design process. Showed me where I spent too much (or too little) development time.
• The theme: it really enforced the idea of making a simple, solid game.
• Bfxr is the bee’s knees!

The Bad:

• “Developer Perspective” – I thought the game was too easy. So far the reviewers think its too hard.
• I didn’t really have a plan for the music coming into the compo. So I had to pick a program and learn it on the fly.

The Ugly:

• The code is rather… inelegant. I put the source files up, but I hope people will take them with a grain of salt.
• I wanted the colors to be vivid, but I think I erred on the too bright, possibly garish, side.

Still, I had a lot of fun, and I learned quite a bit. It’s amazing how motivating a deadline can be!

Happy Ludum,
Cahman