Kabloo8 by samh

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made by samh for LD 40 (COMPO)

A PICO-8 demake of a classic arcade/puzzle game.

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Ratings

Overall 101th 3.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 24th 4.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 478th 2.875⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 526th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 244th 3.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 197th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 498th 2.036⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Mood 271th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 2🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

krammetje
05. Dec 2017 · 13:26 UTC
Feels like a really simple idea, but it's so much fun!
Don't really understand why I go Game Over.
Overall it's a great game.
Le Slo
05. Dec 2017 · 13:34 UTC
This is awesome! So simple and innovative but perfect for the theme and for the fun. Congratulations!
Nyri0
05. Dec 2017 · 15:21 UTC
Nice game, I like the implementation of the theme, the game is fun to play, and quite polished (which is good for a pico8 game).

Something that could really improve the game is a simple animation when the numbers go down, in the beginning I didn't understand that it was actually the same level. Moreover bonuses are reset, so it doesn't help. And I think I'm not the only one, because krammetje (a few comments above) says he didn't understand why he got Game Over.

I have had an infinite loop, as you can see on the picture a ball is bouncing horizontally between the 2 walls (it's not really horizontal because it moves a bit up and down and once in a while hits a number). Moreover it doesn't seem to get the bonus.

![bug_kabloo8.png](///raw/c17/8/z/d849.png)


Overall I really appreciated the game ;)
cerno-b
05. Dec 2017 · 16:02 UTC
Nice mix-up between Breakout and Puzzle Bobble! Really addictive. I didn't get past 51 though.

The Graphics are very nice, the sound effects fit well. The extras are meaningful and fun to look at.
The speed-up button is a very important feature.

The only gripe I have is that it's pretty much the opposite of the theme, because the more balls you have, the easier it gets.

Overall a very neat Pico-8 game. Great job!
nusan
05. Dec 2017 · 16:37 UTC
Very great puzzle game, I'm bad at it, but it's pretty fun and I love how everything shake. I had some issues understanding how the bonus where working, they should probably disappear from the board immediately as a feedback. The powerup only available for the current ball could change the background color. Anyway great job!
Lucien Catonnet
06. Dec 2017 · 09:06 UTC
Awesome! I got around 298 and then stopped but it looks like once you get the hang of it it never gets harder. Is that something that needs fixing or a philosophical choice? Are you against hardcore players? What are your views on the latest AC?
Kerdelos
06. Dec 2017 · 21:17 UTC
I'm already spending way more time than I should on this game. It's very polished, there's feedback for everything and it's immediately enjoyable, congrats ! If you could also turn the hit sound a little bit down that would be perfect (I'm looking at you dozens of double boucing balls hitting dozens of bricks ;) )
vfabien21
09. Dec 2017 · 22:11 UTC
Very innovative bricks game ! It feels so cool when we send tens of balls... congratulation !
hunttis
23. Dec 2017 · 06:17 UTC
Ok, this was FUN!

I got up to 33, which is where I somehow managed to make some of the balls go in a horizontal pattern and they would never end up in the bottom of the screen.

So far, this has been my favorite of the whole lot I've been playing this year :) Great stuff!
Blueman
24. Dec 2017 · 19:43 UTC
One of my favorite games in this Ludum Dare so far! The art was very charming, I like the style a lot. It functioned perfectly and was very easy to grasp, excellent work!
Beavl_Games
25. Dec 2017 · 14:12 UTC
Really solid entry. Love the demake on Pico-8! Swipe Brick Breaker was really nice on mobile (and then came Ballz by Ketchapp)... Do you know the original? (I don't!) Anyways, this demake is absolutely fantastic. Cheers!
jk5000
25. Dec 2017 · 19:34 UTC
A very fun little arcade game. The graphics good, and the sounds is okay. The game begins to lag, when I had about 80 balls. Overall a well made game.

My best score was 158.