{"author_link":"\/author\/homletmoo\/","author_name":"Homletmoo","author_uid":"8408","comments":[{"author_name":"Alexandre Szybiak","author_uid":"18469","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:30pm","epoch":1408987500,"text":"Cool idea ! Some levels are evil, that last ones with 4 balls are quite challlenging, but not too much so anyone can finish the game, I appreciate that. Great job !"},{"author_name":"koalamo","author_uid":"40334","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1408999140,"text":"Well executed and designed."},{"author_name":"MrSylar59","author_uid":"38521","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:56am","epoch":1409046660,"text":"Remind me a game on my phone but funier ! You made a good job."},{"author_name":"Artamus","author_uid":"39880","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:10pm","epoch":1409148300,"text":"Nice game, congrats!"},{"author_name":"43iscoding","author_uid":"35110","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:16pm","epoch":1409148660,"text":"Old idea with a new twist. Pretty hard with multiple balls :)"},{"author_name":"Razoric","author_uid":"27935","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1409148720,"text":"Clean, easy to get into and challenging.   Great job!  :)"},{"author_name":"BillToWin","author_uid":"34255","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:18pm","epoch":1409148780,"text":"This game felt real due to the marble rolling and hitting wall sounds being so well done as well the shifting of the board graphical effect. I really enjoyed it. A+"},{"author_name":"foolmoron","author_uid":"36186","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 6:56pm","epoch":1409251860,"text":"Really great execution of a simple idea. Controls and visuals and sounds all come together to enhance the mechanic. Really fun overall!"},{"author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1409251980,"text":"Nice idea and very good execution. It really feels like playing one of those marble games I has as a kid. The sound effects in particular are very pleasing. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"kdunee","author_uid":"2084","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1409252160,"text":"Fantastic, a really well designed and executed game. Sweet marble sounds ;)"},{"author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:04pm","epoch":1409252340,"text":"This was suprisingly good! Looked a little dull and simple, but it got challenging and the sound and graphical effects were rather good :) Could work pretty well on a phone I guess."},{"author_name":"Sunflower","author_uid":"39564","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:23pm","epoch":1409253480,"text":"Pretty neat entry, reusing the old ideas in quite fun and challenging way. Liked the board shifting effect."},{"author_name":"PeerPlay","author_uid":"40389","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1409261460,"text":"Exactly what it promises to be. Marble game, plain, simple, fun, challenging!"},{"author_name":"jmf","author_uid":"4371","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1409261580,"text":"&quot;Real panning marble sounds&quot; - I can attest to that. Great game, well executed."},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:14pm","epoch":1409263740,"text":"Great entry, I enjoyed it a lot!"},{"author_name":"YopSolo","author_uid":"16503","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:14pm","epoch":1409263740,"text":"great entry, just an idea could be cool to use a mobile device as a remote \r<br\/>\r<br\/>http:\/\/rhuno.com\/flashblog\/2014\/08\/19\/airgamepad-example\/\r<br\/>or\r<br\/>http:\/\/www.yopsolo.fr\/wp\/2014\/07\/19\/adobe-air-wand\/"},{"author_name":"rlangewi","author_uid":"34830","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1409264100,"text":"I liked this a lot! The marble sound was perfect!"},{"author_name":"Glaydur","author_uid":"24318","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1409264100,"text":"God I hate this game. But that is good because it's a rage inducing fun! hahah"},{"author_name":"shatterhand","author_uid":"14551","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1409264160,"text":"This is incredibly well polished and a lot fun to play. Loved it a lot, very good work!"},{"author_name":"yodamaster","author_uid":"38165","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 2:51pm","epoch":1409323560,"text":"Very nice! Good levels, very playable, fun to play, and the difficulty gets higher slowly. The sounds are minimal, but fit perfectly."},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1409503140,"text":"I was on one of the levels with three balls and switched browser windows and that closed the game window - please make it stay open.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Other than that, great idea and execution, good level design too!"},{"author_name":"skiddings","author_uid":"15697","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 4:50pm","epoch":1409503500,"text":"good but so hard!"},{"author_name":"Homletmoo","author_uid":"8408","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 4:53pm","epoch":1409503680,"text":"Oops, sorry about that. My whole website's codebase is a bit of a mess at the moment. I've been a bit discontented with the current system on that page, so I'll probably add a dedicated 'close' button to the popups soon."},{"author_name":"Rock48","author_uid":"34078","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 6:03pm","epoch":1409507880,"text":"Pretty fantastic game, the sound design was pretty good too"},{"author_name":"Fazz","author_uid":"4894","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 11:32pm","epoch":1409700420,"text":"Genuinely quite a fun little game. Sounds work really well."},{"author_name":"whalebot","author_uid":"36369","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 11:32pm","epoch":1409700420,"text":"I loved playing the real life version of this game, but that only had one ball... X( Nice work with this! It feels and looks really good!"},{"author_name":"kidando","author_uid":"31330","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:06pm","epoch":1409749260,"text":"Now this is an entry I have mad mad respect for. I'm not sure how you came up with the physics and mechanics in less than 48 hours but it had my kinda challenge. When I had to handle 3 marbles, I knew I was screwed. This is going to be a killer android game. Superb!"},{"author_name":"mrspeaker","author_uid":"9199","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:10pm","epoch":1409749500,"text":"Ha, really good take on this concept - there were a few similar ideas in this LD, but adding the rolling marble aesthetic (with those ever-so-authentic sounds!) makes it my favourite of them. I'd say that the hit boxes on those holes was a hair too picky though - I feel like it would be a bit more &quot;fun&quot; if you could move fast n loose a bit more. Besides that, it had a really good feel to the movement... great job!"},{"author_name":"twintrite","author_uid":"39215","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:11pm","epoch":1409749560,"text":"Cool simulation and response to the inputs and nice simple style. I like the interpretation of the theme and playing it is fun :)"},{"author_name":"Homletmoo","author_uid":"8408","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:16pm","epoch":1409749860,"text":"The collision is probably one of the weaker points, I agree. The problem is trying to simulate round objects with hitboxes and pixel maps - which are, by nature, not round. I didn't really have the time or knowledge to extend Flashpunk's collision engine to support circular bodies, so the marbles are represented by a square, and the holes by a circular pixel map (with jagged edges, because pixels).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>One feature I would have liked to add would be a slight acceleration towards the centre of a hole when you get close enough. That way, if you are travelling fast enough, you could skim around the edge of a hole."},{"author_name":"thecolorhacker","author_uid":"40333","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 1:18pm","epoch":1409749980,"text":"Nice and fun entry! I lasted 6 minutes in my first try"},{"author_name":"dancingmad","author_uid":"39644","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 12:43pm","epoch":1410266280,"text":"I finished the game in 5:36. It was fun!"},{"author_name":"jprogman","author_uid":"15225","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 6:57pm","epoch":1410288720,"text":"I'm glad the physics are tolerable unlike those real marble labyrinth toys. Those buggers are such a pain to control. I'm glad this game is well executed."}],"images":["ld30\/8408-d89eb59077bc9a44d7334e5a40fa4f73.jpg","ld30\/8408-8b0fc9f089ff85e0e34a735a96728ae8.jpg","ld30\/8408-45679b8d35f12acafab90fefbe10a80a.jpg","ld30\/8408-75870e58e4e6dc39f2c99aaf8067d53c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/homletmoo.co.uk\/ld.htm#30","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Homletmoo\/LD30","text":"Source (Github)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GHi_Jxfjt1o","text":"Timelapse"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NJeS0nr9HE0","text":"Walkthrough"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"15669","g_author":"8408","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"15699","g_title":"Marble Run","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"139","g_commentcount":"33","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/8408-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/8408-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/8408-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/8408-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The best marble run simulator you'll ever play. It has real panning marble sounds in it. There's not really much else to say about it.\r\nArrow keys \/ WASD to tilt board.\r\n\r\nTools used:\r\n - Flex SDK - Actionscript compiler\r\n - Flashpunk - Game framework\r\n - Flashdevelop - Actionscript IDE\r\n - GIMP - Graphics package\r\n - Chronolapse - Timelapse software\r\n - Garageband (iPad) - Recording marble samples\r\n - Ableton Live Lite - Processing marble samples\r\n - iTunes - Music","title":"Marble Run"}