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ARKEYNOID by mint

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made by mint for LD29 (COMPO)
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)
Web http://mintchipleaf.com/games/ludum/
Source https://github.com/mintleaf/arkeynoid/tree/ld29
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=34790

Ratings

Coolness 10% 2134
Overall 2.75 961
Fun 2.56 942
Graphics 2.86 745
Humor 2.00 849
Innovation 4.08 45
Mood 2.27 1107
Theme 2.15 1171

Feedback

alvarop
29. Apr 2014 · 21:17 UTC
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
02. May 2014 · 02:09 UTC
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.
mjrevel
02. May 2014 · 02:56 UTC
Enjoyed the game! Made me question how well I really knew the keyboard layout.
Loneshark
02. May 2014 · 03:39 UTC
This would be cool as a 2-player game =)
Fox_in_sox
02. May 2014 · 06:31 UTC
Great idea, but a really really hard game! Seems like I don't know my keybord that good afrerall.:)
GamerTaters
02. May 2014 · 06:40 UTC
Interesting twist on an old classic. Tough game.
petey123567
02. May 2014 · 06:43 UTC
Great idea! Just needs some bleeps and bloops to really shine!
byExclusive
02. May 2014 · 07:35 UTC
Great idea!
607
02. May 2014 · 09:07 UTC
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
02. May 2014 · 09:44 UTC
Great idea! It's a pity that, depending on your keyboard layout, the game can become a bit confusing and hard to play.
whilefun
02. May 2014 · 12:31 UTC
Neat concept, but I found it super hard to play, and a bit confusing to understand what I was supposed to do.
fakeyou
02. May 2014 · 13:49 UTC
Nice idea but I think it's very difficult with multiple balls
v3games
02. May 2014 · 15:59 UTC
Very nice entry!
BeeintheCarGames
02. May 2014 · 16:16 UTC
Not sure I see the connection to the theme of the jam, but it is an interesting and new game idea.
primaerfunktion
02. May 2014 · 16:51 UTC
Love the concept. This is one great game you made here!
xdegtyarev
02. May 2014 · 18:28 UTC
I like the idea. Great! Reminds me keyboard solo or similar trainer from the childhood.
tenpn
02. May 2014 · 21:22 UTC
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
02. May 2014 · 22:48 UTC
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
16. May 2014 · 07:07 UTC
Really nice concept and super tough! I just wish there was more polish and sounds. :)
namuol
19. May 2014 · 08:44 UTC
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.