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RetroBall

By timothyolt

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness371
Innovation1633.18
Fun2282.97
Theme3282.61
Overall3282.95
Humor3741.95
Graphics4052.69
Mood4222.43
Audio4691.47

Comments

2013-12-17 02:46

Wonderful :D

timothyolt 2013-12-17 02:58

Note: It does crash when it prompts you to "Click to restart". But hold your horses, that's totally because "You only get one" try.

code-11 2013-12-17 04:29

I liked the gameplay, but it was frustrating to restart the game each time I died. :P

timothyolt 2013-12-17 08:32

I would think fixing that crash bug would be allowed, it wouldn't add anything, just allow for more play. Will work on it as soon as I can.

dst 2013-12-18 21:29

Loving The Incredible Machine, this is right up my alley! :)

nelien 2013-12-18 21:31

It crashed when "restarting" which was annoying since the tutorial screen at the start is not skippable and takes a very long time to disappear. Otherwise, a neat concept and very pleasing retro graphics!

fritzendugan 2013-12-18 21:37

Incredibly frustrating to have to restart (and sit through the unskippable intro screens) every time. A countdown (3,2,1) before the ball drops would be nice so I can have a little bit of time to place my platforms.

tomski 2013-12-18 22:05

Great game, right up my alley. Apart from the crashes, great job :)

glovecat 2013-12-18 22:16

Wow, it's a very original concept, and very difficult for me too :P. Great job

(I need to restart the game again every time I lose, it crashes everytime I press "Click to restart")

donutttt 2013-12-18 22:47

Awesome, great work, nice graphics and an interesting dynamic

playhabit 2013-12-18 22:55

This game is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it.

"I would think fixing that crash bug would be allowed, it wouldn't add anything, just allow for more play."

Per the "MY GAME CRASHES, IS UNBEATABLE, OR I MADE A TYPO" section, I don't see a problem with you fixing the crash.

lyje 2013-12-19 03:14

Neat idea, but needs more polish.

pkenney 2013-12-19 04:09

All the delays in the wrong places! Made me watch the intro screen more than it let me play, and then launched abruptly into flinching toward the ball which was already falling, and then once I was unhappy with my first line, it was all downhill from there.

Still, a cool idea and a nice graphical style.

flatgub 2013-12-20 13:19

Really fun game!
My major complaint is that the title/tutorial screen is unskippable, and is way too long if i've gotta see it every time i lose. But other than that its a lot of fun! Great job
-Flatgub

timothyolt 2013-12-24 05:25

Fixed that crash bug, something weird happened like trying to add platforms to a nonexistant world. Anyways Enjoy being able to fall off the screen more often!

archaeometrician 2013-12-24 21:04

Nice game and very challenging ! I love it, made it to 5772 ! Really addictive !

thepsc1997 2013-12-27 12:11

I've got over 2000 points ^^
Woow! I very like idea! And overall game is very good ;)
Gameplay is interesting and addictive ;)
Congratulations ^^

van-noctar 2013-12-27 13:54

Yeah! I love this gameplay! :D

taocayo 2013-12-31 22:33

Loved the control mechanics. Maybe a pickup that adds speed to the ball? the extra bounce is not enough to make the game last longer than a few mins without losing.

thegamingproject 2014-01-01 00:21

Reminds me of line rider, was fun

keymaster 2014-01-06 15:47

Nice concept, really difficult though. Still had fun!

jedi 2014-01-06 17:15

Really innovative and fun! I got over 2000 points :)

My biggest complaint is that you spend about 90% of the time in the bottom 25% of the screen, just because of physics.

I would have really liked it if the game area were more like 3 or 4 "screens" tall and the screen scrolled.

timothyolt 2014-01-06 20:27

@Jedi I am planning to further the game a little in a post-compo version. That sounds like a good idea to add, never thought of it. I will probably include it.

saulopz 2014-01-07 01:07

interesting and fun.

jfroco 2014-01-07 01:07

Nice mechanics. I found it a little too hard. Nice art. Congrats.