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Teeny Tiny Little Ball

By ferraware

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor1023.46
Theme1733.98
Innovation2213.63
Fun2233.48
Overall2543.52
Mood3993.11
Audio4872.84
Graphics8642.62

Comments

kierygeek 2014-12-08 01:44

So clever and fun!

thescragglyman 2014-12-08 02:15

Wow i really like this concept, So simple yet so fun... Props!

shotty456 2014-12-08 02:19

this was great!

agausmann 2014-12-08 02:19

I love it! It's a very interesting game, I wish there was more of a story though

ming_tea 2014-12-08 02:50

Very nice!

nuclearnapalm 2014-12-08 03:15

Simple yet challenging mechanics! I think it can be perfect fit for mobile devices :)
BTW, I encountered a couple issues:
1. at some point bottom white border just disappeared and ball sometimes got stucked there.
2. What after ball police? Nothing happens... Except text about clicking to death.

ferraware 2014-12-08 03:50

Thank you all for your comments!
1. Yeah, I wanted to make more of a story, but the time wouldn't let me.
2. Yeah, there are a couple of bugs :P
3. After the ball police, you've got to click the ball xD

vulture-tamer 2014-12-08 04:05

holy mozes! this is the best so far!

really enjoyed this one! challenging and innovative :-)

karol 2014-12-08 04:07

Cool concept. Enjoyed playing it. The narration was a bit too slow for me though.

fanttum 2014-12-08 04:07

Looks fun, but a bit slow until you start doing stuff.
Also I got stuck in the wall for about a min until it somehow bounced me out. Once it was going things were fun.

daviosmash 2014-12-08 04:09

A fun, quick game. Good job! Really enjoyed it, played it til the end.

quexd 2014-12-08 04:10

GG


I am now a murderer I must flee from this page.

kalman90grape 2014-12-08 04:13

Ha ha ha, that was awesome! Great job. I'm glad he wasn't a PokéBall. I found one bug actually, after the bottom of the box came off, the ball bounce up into the top left corner and got stuck inside the right wall, going up and down. I was able to get out after a little bit of rapid space tapping though. Other than that, good work.

nobuyoshi 2014-12-08 04:46

Very creative. I like it.

lynx 2014-12-08 06:55

Neat concept and nice story too. Although I feel dirty, aiding a criminal....

theholychicken 2014-12-08 07:29

Wow, character development is everything.
Very nicely done!

yosh 2014-12-08 08:45

At first I was a bit skeptical, but it turned out to be really fun to play!
It's also quite original and the dialogs cracked me a few times :)
Cool little game (y)

ratking 2014-12-08 09:05

A One-Button-Game with a story ... and then it's not a One-Button-Game anymore ... woah, what a ride!

tomvert 2014-12-08 09:59

Hey ! Nice game, well explained, good tutorial. It's fun to move the ball. Good job.

fede3751 2014-12-08 10:41

Cool idea!
I wish it lasted a little bit more, but it was really fun!^^

masterhyjinx 2014-12-08 10:51

The simple concept is awesome when you extended it bit by bit. My space bar does not forgive you but if you took this forward it could be a fun game to play on a single screen touch device.

Also, I broke the ball out of the prison, did I win?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2aqaup5wfpwjk5/Screenshot%202014-12-08%2002.48.52.png?dl=0

revolter 2014-12-08 10:51

Aaaaaargh, the clicking part was so frustrating, but I liked the game )

naufr4g0 2014-12-08 10:59

Good game concept with a simple well written story! :) Really nice game!

mdelally 2014-12-08 14:57

Great entry! Loved the little characterization and story. Everything is really tied in well.

dejsan 2014-12-08 16:06

Perfect game for mobile platform, i would port it if i were you.
Anyway, pretty interesting game, only one thing, got bored on the beginning a little bit.

figglewatts 2014-12-08 16:35

Really liked this one. Simple but sweet.

2014-12-08 17:09

This is awesome, so simple yet so deep and thought provoking! Kudos to you!

pjimmy 2014-12-08 17:21

well done, original, fun, humorous and challenging. I love the transparent box counter, I think it's very innovative.

lyxilion 2014-12-08 18:19

Very nice game, but I can survive for 15sec ^^

arkrothe 2014-12-08 20:35

Quite clever!

2014-12-08 21:05

Awesome, this one must be the wineer!

jpmit 2014-12-08 21:43

Really interesting game, I enjoyed playing it a lot, good work.

error031 2014-12-08 22:11

Very cool idea. I had a bunch of fun playing!

2014-12-08 22:43

Great concept and a lot of fun, I loved it!

2014-12-08 22:46

I loved this game! But poor ball D:
It is very fun, i played it four times :P
<3

2014-12-08 23:01

Excellent game!!!!

2014-12-08 23:02

Fuc*kin ball
I played six timesss

2014-12-08 23:14

I love it! It's a very awesome game!!!!

bushmango3 2014-12-09 00:04

Thanks for commenting on my game, Four Seasons!

I got stuck at the ball police -- I think I killed them too quickly. :(

I like the simple controls and concept.

kitch 2014-12-09 00:09

Lot of interesting and fun mechanics there. Bonus points for making my wife scream "What are you doing up there!" in response to my rapid spacebar slapping.

officialcodenmore 2014-12-09 00:11

Sweet game! Simple medchanic, looks good, awesome!

wakka 2014-12-09 06:32

318 seconds! great game with a ball with personality ;-)

ossi 2014-12-09 07:38

Very clever and very simple. I love the story you built around the tiny ball and I especially like the timer zone mechanic. Also at the end you literally broke the fourth wall. Well done!

ithildin 2014-12-09 08:23

This was a very clever (and funny) use of the theme! The mechanics were simple, but used in a really interesting way. Great job! :)

lolwned 2014-12-09 09:56

Great game ! Really liked it.

drtizzle 2014-12-09 10:06

225 seconds :)

Very neat!
Controls are responsive, dialog is funny and the tasks are fun to do.
This is perfect for a mobile game ;)

Great job!

markusfisch 2014-12-09 11:30

Really good! I love how strikingly simple it is! Just one button/touch and a world of challenges! That concept has a lot of potential. Well done!

kalaskrysset 2014-12-09 13:12

244 seconds :) really fun game. Simple but challanging and creative. I had fun :D

mechamew 2014-12-09 22:15

Lovely entry! Nice humor and inventive gameplay. Cool tie in between narrative, gameplay and the theme. Great job!

Lucariatias 2014-12-09 22:53

Ahaa, great narrative - the combination of shapes and a unique narrative style reminds me of Thomas was Alone. There was a wide variety of different ideas in here, and so the shortness can be attributed to the 48 hours. The music loops well and it's fun to solve each "puzzle". The graphics are simple, but very effective. A very good entry.

mrsun 2014-12-09 22:55

Really like the concept. I like how you gave the ball such personality

hotboxgames 2014-12-09 23:03

At first it was a bit slow, but then I was charmed, fantastic game! If only it was longer. :(

endesga 2014-12-09 23:47

awesome game! :D I love it

rodobodolfo 2014-12-09 23:56

Really Interesting Idea! Love the one-key controls. Sound fits well too, couldn't help to make a beat off the ball sound and the bgm

admix 2014-12-10 02:53

Nice idea, and I like how the player is being guided.

yazara 2014-12-10 04:07

I like how much variation and depth you have created while only using one button :) It's really fun to play, and the learning curve is well done.

ferraware 2014-12-10 04:32

Hey guys, I just wanted to thank you for the feedback you gave me!

I'm planning on doing an Android release, having in mind all your comments, so I really, really aprecciate it :)

solifuge 2014-12-10 05:39

This is a nice little entry! Easy to pick up but the challenges are both appropriate and not tedious. You've got a good difficulty curve, here. I was frustrated by a few bugs, though. The ball gets caught on the shooting blocks a lot, and on the frames on the edges. I had to spam space to get it unstuck. I also am not sure if I won the game or not... I got to a point where the ball was going so fast I couldn't possibly click it, and then ended up giving up. Stopping before that point would probably be a good idea ><

It's a good game, though. Thank you!

fergusontv_ld31 2014-12-10 14:29

Clever, fun, funny... great job :D

arcturusdeluxe 2014-12-10 16:20

A simple game but with some cool gameplay ideas. It's cool that you do a lot with such a basic concept. I thought the clicking on the ball at the end was an interesting twist. I found the text narration a little long-winded. Good stuff though!

pht59x 2014-12-10 16:40

The kind of simple game mechanics I love and for which everything is in the details. With regard to controls, it is simply the opposite of my own entry: here, you have to keep banging on the space bar to get somewhere. Congratulation.

manou 2014-12-10 17:08

Minimal and fun !

daraziel 2014-12-10 17:27

Very fun approach to the topic. Like the dialogue a lot! Well done!

liamlime 2014-12-10 17:46

Really fun.

lody 2014-12-10 18:30

Great game! I could see playing that for a long time. Very addictive :)

xaychru04 2014-12-10 18:45

Nice concept, I found the text a bit too slow though. Good job for your first LD! :)

yarek 2014-12-10 19:19

A nice concept and a good story overall :)

dunin 2014-12-10 20:44

cool game. nice story, nice gameplay (but it's like a demo, more "levels" will be cool)...

aske 2014-12-10 22:30

Favourite game so far! You did a great job on implementing the theme!

6downstudios 2014-12-11 00:25

Very outside the box! Breaking the 4th wall figuratively and literally. Keep it up!

kepamun 2014-12-11 01:34

Interesting implementation of a story on simple mechanics. Well done!

webravenz 2014-12-11 12:52

what an simple but hard gameplay, good job, also great story / humor ;)

cxsquared 2014-12-11 15:41

Really simple but really fun mechanic. Good work.

maxgun 2014-12-11 23:44

Oh, that was great. I was skeptical at first, but the more you play till the end the more you have fun. Well done :)

lmt 2014-12-12 21:37

Lovely little story based game!

felladrin 2014-12-14 16:34

Very well done! Great use for a ball! Enjoyable gameplay.

themeorch 2014-12-15 21:18

I like how you explored a bunch of different mechanics and permutations of those mechanics. The story segments, especially at the beginning, took a long time and dragged down the pacing a bit, though. Being able to skip to the next line would help move things along back to the gameplay, which was really enjoyable! Nice work!

maybeimelias 2014-12-16 04:43

Awesome, innovative game.

asobitech 2014-12-16 19:13

Love the different challenges.
Good use of single button play.

piscythe 2014-12-22 01:09

Excellent. Nice core mechanic, a good variety of challenges, and text that kept me wanting more. The challenge trying to stay within a square for 5 seconds with danmaku blocks was difficult, but the forgiving nature of the game made it workable. Good job!

simianlogic 2014-12-29 14:58

244 seconds! Overall a really fun entry. I personally hated all the text, but I enjoyed the variety of minigames (I'd prefer a straight wario-ware style playlist of games, though).