ARKEYNOID

by mint
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.15
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.86
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.27
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★10%
You play as the person behind the scenes of a game of breakout, trying to bounce back the balls to the player's paddle.They can follow a single ball pretty easy but they don't have a very good time following a lot of them!

Hit keys to knock the ball(s) back at the paddle.
You lose if all balls get past the blocks, you win if 3 balls pass the paddle!

A game by mint - @mintchipleaf
(Uses Splat game engine from github.com/ericlathrop/splat)

screenshot

Comments20

alvarop29 Apr 2014, 21:22
Looks like a cool concept but I don't really know what I had to do. I won by randomly pressing keys... which is not good. Care to explain?
michelfontes
michelfontes2 May 2014, 02:14
That's when I find out that I can't type without looking at the keyboard! Very frustrating ('caue I suck at it). For those who master typing, it's a great and fun challenge. I tried several times, though.
mjrevel2 May 2014, 03:01
Enjoyed the game! Made me question how well I really knew the keyboard layout.
Loneshark2 May 2014, 03:44
This would be cool as a 2-player game =)
Fox_in_sox2 May 2014, 06:36
Great idea, but a really really hard game! Seems like I don't know my keybord that good afrerall.:)
GamerTaters
GamerTaters2 May 2014, 06:45
Interesting twist on an old classic. Tough game.
petey1235672 May 2014, 06:48
Great idea! Just needs some bleeps and bloops to really shine!
6072 May 2014, 09:12
Nice concept. When I tried my best to win by just playing I could not succeed though, while by mashing random keys I did. I don't think that's a good thing. It's also too bad that there isn't any sounds or music (at least for me)
Ithildin
Ithildin2 May 2014, 09:49
Great idea! It's a pity that, depending on your keyboard layout, the game can become a bit confusing and hard to play.
whilefun2 May 2014, 12:36
Neat concept, but I found it super hard to play, and a bit confusing to understand what I was supposed to do.
fakeyou
fakeyou2 May 2014, 13:54
Nice idea but I think it's very difficult with multiple balls
v3games2 May 2014, 16:04
Very nice entry!
BeeintheCarGames
BeeintheCarGames2 May 2014, 16:21
Not sure I see the connection to the theme of the jam, but it is an interesting and new game idea.
primaerfunktion2 May 2014, 16:56
Love the concept. This is one great game you made here!
xdegtyarev
xdegtyarev2 May 2014, 18:33
I like the idea. Great! Reminds me keyboard solo or similar trainer from the childhood.
tenpn
tenpn2 May 2014, 21:27
Nice idea, although a bit short. The '/' key is a shortcut for type-ahead-find in firefox and so this block was unavailable to me.
zdonkeyx
zdonkeyx2 May 2014, 22:53
This game was challenging. I had a rough time trying to beat it but I thought it was pretty interesting. Apparently I suck at typing.
Raiyumi
Raiyumi16 May 2014, 07:12
Really nice concept and super tough! I just wish there was more polish and sounds. :)
namuol
namuol19 May 2014, 08:49
Cool take on the action-typing genre!

It's a bit too difficult at first; I'd definitely start by only keeping one ball on the screen for a while, and slow things down a bit; then, gradually speed things up and eventually introduce an extra ball every so often.

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